Dragon of the Reach

Doctrines and Contracts

Disclaimers: I do not own Battletech.

A/N: So here we go with a plot I kind of wanted to abandon but decided that it would potentially lead to character growth for a number of people, plus it had some more Nico/Kamea interactions and showing off more of the respect the two have for each other. Everyone's back on the Argo in the next chapter.

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Doctrines and Contracts

"Are you sure the two of you are ready for this?", Alexander asks once more to Nico and Darius in the hallways outside of the main conference within the royal palace "This meeting is going to include all the representatives of the Founding Houses and powerful governors throughout the Reach."

"I think we can handle it", Darius replies, "The Dragon's Raiders have done briefings of their own during the war and such."

"This is a military reconstruction briefing, I assure you it will be entirely different than what you are used to", Alexander states, "This will discuss what efforts will be taken to bring the entire Reach back up to full-military readiness."

"The coronation was only about a month ago, why are we doing this now?", Nico questions.

"Kamea wants it out of the way so she can move on and attend to her other duties", Alexander answers before leaning in to whisper, "As well as get the other Founding Houses and governors off of her back."

"That bad, huh?", Nico asks.

"Like you would not believe", the head of House Madeira answers just as the doors open up and a servant steps out and informs them that they may enter.

"Here we go", Nico says as he led the way with Darius behind him, "Into the belly of the beast."

The meetings with the Coalition High Command pass in a blur of holograms, statics, data-slate, charts, and graphs.

Standing military numbers. Potential recruitment numbers. The number of training camps that are currently operating. The number of recruits each training camp can hold. The number of new soldiers being fully trained each month. The waiting period before fresh recruits can be transferred in to take their place.

Infantry divisions creations. The number of battalions and regiments each division will hold. Their bases. Their rallying points should the planets they were on come under attack. Their officers. What houses these officers belong to. Their highest rank enlisted. Their ammunition supply. The type of guns and grenades that they use. Their food supplies. Their medical supplies. The number of vehicles allotted to them to transport their troops. The fuel amount that these vehicles will use up yearly.

Armored divisions creations. They differentiate between light, medium, and heavy tanks. Their fuel supply. The time needed to repair them depending on the gravity of their damage. The caliber of all their guns. The amount of ammo each tank carries for their guns. Each division chain of command. Their artillery support. The range of their guns. The accuracy of their guns. The length a gun can be fire continuously before it has to stop to prevent overheating of the barrel. The total number of men needed to fully load and fire a gun. The time it takes to set up a gun.

Mech divisions creation. The types of mechs available to the Coalition. The handful of production factories the Reach has. Their locations. The number of military units protecting these locations. The defensive positions entrench around the factories. How long a position can hold out before reinforcements are needed. The workers that operate the machinery. The background checks performed on the workers. The number of mechs kept in reserve. The standard lance formation used by the Reach.