African Commonwealth
12-12-2004, 19:22
Commonwealth Armed Forces, a comprehensive history and overview
Since the Democratic Republic of the African Commonwealth(henceforth DRAC) and its inception in the mid-nineties, the Commonwealth Armed Forces(henceforth CAF) has been an integral part of its national culture and daily life. Then-ruler and founder of the DRAC, Nwabudike James, forged the a large ground force from a union of the warring tribes of Zaire and Rwanda, -almost- literally carving the great Commonwealth from the flesh of those who would not see the reason in peacefully giving over their national sovereignty to the AC.
Since then, the CAF has undergone many changes, and has transformed from a largely unskilled and poorly outfitted host of tribal warriors to one of the most technologically advanced and highly trained armed forces on the continent.
The CAF currently employs 1,350,000 service men and women, including combat effectives, support personnel and reserves; divided into the four branches of the African Commonwealth Army(ACA), African Commonwealth Air Force(ACAF), Commonwealth Naval Forces(CNF) and the Republican Reserves. Also, an unknown number of servicemen are members of the Manus Nigra, a secret service located formally under the auspices of the CAF.
Hierarchy
Technically, the president of the DRAC is the supreme Commander-in-chief of all armed forces, but this power is mostly symbolic and the respective heads of the CAF branches command the forces through the Defense High Council and the ministry of Defense/War(the title is traditionally switched in wartime).
Below the president is the Defense High Council representing the highest authority in the CAF, of which the president is a member, along with the five "branch" heads(the 5-star ACA general, the Sky Marshall of the ACAF, the Supreme Admiral of the CNF, the 4-star general Administator of Reserves and the True Hand, leader of the Manus Nigra). Also, 5 senior military advisors and strategists are members, for a total of 11 seats. The president needs the unanimous approval of the High Defense Council as well as approval from the DRAC parliament to declare a state of war with another country. This is done to ensure that any declaration of war is militarily feasible as well as supported by the population. Also, the president and the members of the DHC are the only 11 people in the DRAC with the ability and authority to fire ICBM or IR/SL/SR-BM with WMD warheads. In addition, the ACAF and CNF will need unanimous DCH approval to fire any air-launched WMD-carrying munition.
African Commonwealth Army
Personnel: 500,000 troopers
With a core of 40,000 support personnel and about 460,000 combat effectives, the ACA forms the mainstay of CAF combat capability. Combat effectives are, to take some examples, the armoured brigades, the cutting-edge CAF special forces, ground-based self-propelled anti-air gun crews and the like. The ACA covers most ground-based military demands of the DRAC, save local area defenses undertaken by and large by the local reservist militias.
For a detailed overview of the tracked and wheeled combat systems employed by the ACA, please review the ACA Ground Systems Overview (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=370309&highlight=African+Commonwealth).
OOC= ACAF, CNF, reserve and Manus Nigra sections to come, along with some info on CAF ground war doctrines and a history of engagements, honours and important events of the CAF.
Since the Democratic Republic of the African Commonwealth(henceforth DRAC) and its inception in the mid-nineties, the Commonwealth Armed Forces(henceforth CAF) has been an integral part of its national culture and daily life. Then-ruler and founder of the DRAC, Nwabudike James, forged the a large ground force from a union of the warring tribes of Zaire and Rwanda, -almost- literally carving the great Commonwealth from the flesh of those who would not see the reason in peacefully giving over their national sovereignty to the AC.
Since then, the CAF has undergone many changes, and has transformed from a largely unskilled and poorly outfitted host of tribal warriors to one of the most technologically advanced and highly trained armed forces on the continent.
The CAF currently employs 1,350,000 service men and women, including combat effectives, support personnel and reserves; divided into the four branches of the African Commonwealth Army(ACA), African Commonwealth Air Force(ACAF), Commonwealth Naval Forces(CNF) and the Republican Reserves. Also, an unknown number of servicemen are members of the Manus Nigra, a secret service located formally under the auspices of the CAF.
Hierarchy
Technically, the president of the DRAC is the supreme Commander-in-chief of all armed forces, but this power is mostly symbolic and the respective heads of the CAF branches command the forces through the Defense High Council and the ministry of Defense/War(the title is traditionally switched in wartime).
Below the president is the Defense High Council representing the highest authority in the CAF, of which the president is a member, along with the five "branch" heads(the 5-star ACA general, the Sky Marshall of the ACAF, the Supreme Admiral of the CNF, the 4-star general Administator of Reserves and the True Hand, leader of the Manus Nigra). Also, 5 senior military advisors and strategists are members, for a total of 11 seats. The president needs the unanimous approval of the High Defense Council as well as approval from the DRAC parliament to declare a state of war with another country. This is done to ensure that any declaration of war is militarily feasible as well as supported by the population. Also, the president and the members of the DHC are the only 11 people in the DRAC with the ability and authority to fire ICBM or IR/SL/SR-BM with WMD warheads. In addition, the ACAF and CNF will need unanimous DCH approval to fire any air-launched WMD-carrying munition.
African Commonwealth Army
Personnel: 500,000 troopers
With a core of 40,000 support personnel and about 460,000 combat effectives, the ACA forms the mainstay of CAF combat capability. Combat effectives are, to take some examples, the armoured brigades, the cutting-edge CAF special forces, ground-based self-propelled anti-air gun crews and the like. The ACA covers most ground-based military demands of the DRAC, save local area defenses undertaken by and large by the local reservist militias.
For a detailed overview of the tracked and wheeled combat systems employed by the ACA, please review the ACA Ground Systems Overview (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=370309&highlight=African+Commonwealth).
OOC= ACAF, CNF, reserve and Manus Nigra sections to come, along with some info on CAF ground war doctrines and a history of engagements, honours and important events of the CAF.