Total People's Defence

Total People's Defence also known as TPD is the official name of the military doctrine and theory of the Council Republic of Veikaia, planned in case of a military invasion of Veikaia. It's based around the use of highly mobile mechanized and motorized units alongside irregular Red Guard forces armed with modified civilian and military vehicles to harass enemy forces as they advance onto the nation's borders. The doctrine was formulated as a last resort scenario and deterrent, where the war would be inevitably lost but devastating amounts of damage would nevertheless be inflicted upon the enemy. Total People's Defence involves highly decentralized military command and high amounts of leeway given to smaller unit commanders on the field.

Red Guard units, the current police and gendarme force of the nation, would be deployed as militias in contested territory to harass enemy forces and engage in irregular guerrilla warfare across the nation's forests and hills. Vehicles would be modified to carry large caliber machine guns, cannons and even anti-tank and anti-air missiles to support the main military force of the Workers' Revolutionary Army in their attacks. The WRA's main objective would not be to stop the enemy advance but to instead "bleed the enemy dry" at every turn, with the use of preexisting defensive positions.

The TPD was developed through the 80s and 90s by the Veikan high command, as they witnessed the increasingly dire situation the country found itself in. Surrounded by potential enemies almost on all sides, Veikaia is under constant threat of an invasion by a superior military force in the form of the Pan-Artemian Coalition or others, and the state lacks direct access to its International Movement for Socialism allies in case of a surprise attack. The Veikan high command devised the TPD less as a real military doctrine that is expected to be used and more as a deterrent to make any form of invasion of the nation ultimately not worth the damage it would cause to the invading force.

The doctrine is also strengthened by the large numbers of gun owners in the country, most of which are party members or participants in the country's political system in one way or another. This has been exploited by the Veikan high command with the creation of Citizen Rifle Battalions, citizen militias which would be mobilized in case of an emergency.

Total People's War
In case of the TPD being put into action, the Veikan economy would be mobilized for total war. This is called Total People's War (Veikan: Totali lide vojni) in Veikan circles. The TPD is seen as a last resort doctrine and the total mobilization of the country's economy would allow the country to quickly shift production towards military matters and bolster the power of the existing military units in the country. The population would also be mobilized and conscripted as necessary to acquire more manpower when needed. Ultimately, large amounts of damage would be done to the country's economy in the process but this would be deemed a necessity to ensure the continued existence of the Ignatovist revolution.

The first phases of the mobilization would involve the seizing of non-essential industries and their shift towards productions of munitions and other military equipment, followed by the increased production of military equipment and conscription of female workers and males not in combat condition into the military production workforce. The economy would be shifted into a direct command economy closer to that of nations such as Goetia for the sake of efficiently managing the country's resources. A fourth phase will involve the mass conscription of men in combat condition in the age range of 18 to 48 to fully replenish the country's manpower reserves. In case of an emergency the conscription range can be extended to the age range of 16 to 50.

Citizens' Defense
Another major principle in the TPD is the use of the portions of the civilian population that own firearms for "Citizens' Defense" (Veikan: Oviatel brovna). Citizens' Defense is centered around the organization of disorganized militias and other organizations within the nation into regiments and battalions that can better be used in the defense of the country. Firearm owners would be called to join their local or assigned Citizen Rifle Battalions to defend the country. Civilians that met the requirements would be conscripted as to bolster the country's existing military units' manpower.

Due to the way gun ownership works in the nation, most gun owners are either party members or participants in the country's political system one way or another, this is believed by the nation's high command to ensure some level of loyalty to the cause of the Ignatovist revolution by gun owners in the nation. Still, in case the situation is severe enough, surplus firearms would be handed over to non-party members and the general population at large as to further bolster the defensive capabilities of the country.

Mobile Warfare
The use of mobile military units is a very important aspect of the TPD. It stresses how it is important to have access to a wide range of highly mobile military units that can be used to harass the enemy with hit and run tactics that would slow down their advance as much as possible while minimizing extended combat with the enemy. Veikan equipment, while not too out of date, is still largely inferior to the PAC's high technology military gear, this would mean that a long and large scale engagement would end in disaster for the Veikan forces. For these reasons, it is believed by the country's high command that minimizing the amount of time spent in direct combat with the use of fast mobile mechanized, motorized and armored units is the best way forwards. Quick and devastating attacks would be done against the enemy forces followed by a quick and swift retreat covered by Red Guards and Citizen Rifle Battalions.

Red Guards and Citizen Rifles would be assigned modified light military vehicles with attached high caliber machine guns, cannons and missile launchers (both anti-air and anti-tank), similar to what is commonly known as "Technicals", that could be used in short engagements with the enemy followed by quick retreats. The Red Guards and Citizen Rifles' primary goal would be to support the movements of the armed forces and engaging in irregular combat with the enemy across the nation's forests and hills. The Red Guards would be the best equipped and trained for this goal, but Citizen Rifles would also be given training on urban and guerrilla combat.