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Event: 1997 rebellion in Albania

The 1997 unrest in Albania, also known as the Lottery Uprising or Anarchy in Albania, was an uprising sparked by Ponzi scheme failures. Albania descended into anarchy and violence in which the government was toppled and some 2,000 people were killed.

By January 1997 the inevitable end came, and the people of Albania, who had lost $1.2 billion (out of a small population of three million), took their protest to the streets.[8] Beginning in February, thousands of citizens launched daily protests demanding reimbursement by the government, which they believed was profiting from the schemes. On March 1, Prime Minister Aleksander Meksi resigned and on March 2 President Sali Berisha declared a state of emergency.[8] On March 11, the Socialist Party of Albania won a major victory when their leader Bashkim Fino was appointed prime minister. However, the transfer of power did not halt the unrest, as protests spread to northern Albania. Although the government quelled revolts in the north, the ability of the government and military to maintain order began to collapse, especially in the southern half of Albania, which fell under the control of rebels and criminal gangs.[8]

All major population centers were engulfed in demonstrations by March 13, and foreign countries began to evacuate their citizens from Albania.[8] These evacuations included Operation Libelle and Operation Silver Wake.

The United Nations Security Council, in Resolution 1101, authorized a force of 7,000 on March 28 to direct relief efforts and to restore order to Albania. The UN feared the unrest would spread outside Albania's borders and contribute even more refugees to Europe. On April 15, the 7,000 troops launched Operation Sunrise, an Italian-led mission which helped restore rule of law to the country.[8]

After the unrest, over three million guns were transported to Kosovo and the guerrilla forces of Kosovo Liberation Army had received considerable armament.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_rebellion_in_Albania
 
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Alright I have looked for the Albanian ports during the '90s and found this.
Name of the port/province - level of the port - ID number of the province it's located in:

Dürrës - level 3 - 1082
Sazan/Pasha Liman - level 2 - 1113
Port Palermo - level 1 - 1115
Shëngjin - level 1 - 1070
Vlorë - level 1 - 1111
Sarandë - small - 1124



Most of these ports are today closed metal scrap ports but was used before by the commies.

If you have some info of new ports, other level values or something else, please share with us! :)
 
Army


Personel: 35,000


Organization:
4 Regional Commands


Equipment:


MAIN BATTLE TANKS: 150
Included in the above number are:
T-34, T-54, T-59, T-63.


INFANTRY COMBAT VEHICLES: 200
Included in the above number are:
Type 531, BDRM-1, BTR-40/50


S/P ARTILLERY: N/A
Included in the above number are:
SU-76/100.


ROCKET LAUNCHERS: 5
Included in the above number are:
Type 63.


TOWED ARTILLERY: 500
Included in the above number are:
Type 56, Type 66M-1931, M-1937, M-1942.


A/A ARTILLERY: N/A
Included in the above number are:
ZPU-1, ZSU-23, S-60, KS-12.


A/T WEAPONS: N/A
Included in the above number are:
Type 56, Type 85, M-1942, M-1943.

MORTARS: N/A
Included in the above number are:
82mm, 120mm, 160mm.


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Air Force


Personel: 6,000


Organization: N/A


Equipment:


FIGHTERS: 90
Included in the above number are:
J/F-2,J/ F-5,J/F-6, F-7.

TRANSPORT: 20
Included in the above number are:
Y-5, Li-2.

TRAINING: 40
Included in the above number are:
FT-2, FT-5, CJ-5.

HELICOPTERS: 30
Included in the above number are:
Z-5, Bell 222, SA 350.




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Navy


Personel: 3,000


Equipment:


SUBMARINES: 2
Included in the above number are:
Whiskey class.

MISSILE/TORPEDO/PATROL BOATS: 45
Included in the above number are:
Kroshtadt, Shanghai II, PO2, Huchuan, Arcor.

MINE WARFARE VESSELS: 3
Included in the above number are:
T301, T43.

SUPPORT VESSELS: 30
 
If the names are missing from the version you have then I've lost the changes. I'll try to find then in one of the map versions sent to Gukan. I think I lost changes after Gukan provided a new map based on the old files without names. Let me search this when I get home and I'll advise if they need re-doing.
 
Have you found the missing Albanian(and Montenegrin) sea province names?

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Ground Forces


Albania Table of Contents


The ground forces had about 35,000 men, or about threequarters of all armed forces personnel. Because the strength of the ground forces was sufficient to man only about two divisions, brigades of approximately 3,000 soldiers became the largest army formation. In 1991 four infantry brigades constituted the bulk of combat units in the ground forces. During the 1980s, Albania had reduced the number of infantry brigades from eight to four. It had shifted to fully manned units from its prior reliance on the mobilization of reserve soldiers to flesh out a larger number of units manned at a lower level. Each brigade had three infantry battalions and one lightly equipped artillery battalion. Armored forces consisted of one tank brigade. Artillery forces were increased from one to three regiments during the 1980s, and six battalions of coastal artillery were maintained at strategic points along the Adriatic Sea littoral.

Most equipment used by the ground forces was old, and its effectiveness was questionable. In addition, shortages of spare parts for Soviet and Chinese equipment reduced combat readiness. The infantry brigades lacked mechanization, operating only about 130 armored personnel carriers. They included Soviet BTR-40, BTR50 , BTR-152, and BRDM-1 vehicles produced in the 1950s and Chinese Type-531 armored vehicles. Armored forces were equipped with 200 Soviet-made T-34 and T-54 tanks. The T-34 was a World War II model, and the more recent T-54 was introduced during the late 1950s. Soviet and Chinese artillery in the ground forces inventory was towed rather than self-propelled. It included Soviet M-1937 and D-1 howitzers and Chinese Type-66 152mm guns, Chinese Type-59 130mm guns, Soviet M-1931/37 and M-1938 guns of 122mm, and Chinese Type-60 guns of 122mm. The ground forces also operated Chinese Type-63 107mm multiple rocket launchers and a large number of Soviet and Chinese mortars, recoilless rifles, and antitank guns. Organic air defense equipment for protecting ground forces units consisted of several types of Soviet towed antiaircraft guns, including the 23mm ZU-23-2, 37mm M-1939, 57mm S-60, and 85mm KS-12.

The lack of modern equipment was a major deficiency in the ground forces. The infantry lacked mobility and antitank guided missiles. Moreover, without mobile surface-to-air missiles or radar-controlled antiaircraft guns, army units would be vulnerable to attack by modern fighter-bombers or ground-attack aircraft. Yet the obsolescent weapons of the ground forces were suited to the relatively low technical skill of the country's soldiers as well as its rugged terrain. The tactical skill of the officers might make it possible to deploy this older equipment successfully for a short period in a static defensive posture. A defensive operation that prevented an enemy from rapidly neutralizing Albanian opposition would enable Albania to seek international diplomatic or military assistance against an aggressor. Alternatively, it would gain time and retain the military equipment needed to establish a long-term guerrilla force capable of resisting a better armed conventional occupation army. The logistical support required to resupply and maintain such a defense, however, was either lacking or nearly impossible to achieve over much of the terrain.

Source: U.S. Library of Congress
 
Add fortifications on Albania borders. Not so strong. Because its outdated fortifications, and besids large numbers of 600 000 those fortifications are not so effective.

Lets put 3 on every province border.
 
Add fortifications on Albania borders. Not so strong. Because its outdated fortifications, and besids large numbers of 600 000 those fortifications are not so effective.

Lets put 3 on every province border.

Level 3 is to high for these bunkers, I would stretch and maximally give level 2 to some provinces. It seems these bunkers were built in every corner of Albania not only at the borders.

At various places along the coast, large numbers of QZ bunkers were built in groups of three, linked to each other by a prefabricated concrete tunnel. Elsewhere bunkers were constructed in groupings around strategic points across the country, or in lines across swathes of territory.[20] Tirana was particularly heavily defended, with thousands of bunkers radiating out in fifty concentric circles around the city.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunkers_in_Albania

The bunkers (Albanian: bunkerët) are still a ubiquitous sight in Albania, with an average of 24 bunkers for every square kilometre of the country.

concrete-mushrooms-4.jpg


Supaplex, could you please try to find a more detailed map where these bunkers were built and concentrated?
 
Albania is not a focus at the moment at all. It is likely to be unplayable country in the initial beta/alpha.

We will make her as realistic as it can be done... it will have lot more than 5 ICs.