Exetonia
22-11-2005, 15:45
The Imperial year is 2035 AD. For the past 30 years Exetonia has been closed to all international nations and has sat building her own Military and Defence network as well as many civilian projects including manned flights to the moon, planned flights to mars and a fully working civilian space station. Below is a long, detailed list of Exactly what this glorious nation has been up to:
Government:
The Government is led by the Supreme Benevolent dictator Harold Johanson the 12th who has below him several advisors ranging from Military to civilian jobs. The 5 most important advisors are:
Greg Basildon Military Advisor to Harold Johanson, Chief of the armed forces.
Sarah Cohagen Civilian Advisor (business sector) to Harold Johanson
Dr. Eric Von Kesselwhaite Civilian Advisor (Space/aerotech industries) to Harold Johanson.
Elizabeth Horaden Chief Treasurer
Alex DuChannel Media Advisor to Harold Johanson.
Of course there are many other advisors in more positions such as religion, health/social care and education but these are considered unimportant to the international world.
Each Advisor has 2 people below them who in turn have 4 people below them which makes up a governmental department (although Exetonia has no government as such.)
Civilian Developments
EASA
Over the many years Exetoinia has been away from the international scene the civilian sector has been very busy indeed. With the economy booming and being led by a massive Automotive industry (with almost every Exetonian driving an Exetonian Automobile) it was decided that civilian scientists be allowed to take on the role of going into space rather than the military purley and simply to save costs to the military budget. (Allowing Exetonia to build a sizeable military and unbelievable defence network. More about that later.)
This worked out best for both sectors. In 2010, EASA ([the] Exetonian Aerospace Association) was born and work began immediately on coverting dissuesd missile silos and missiles to rocket launch stations and rockets for unmanned travel into space. Alongside this project plans were being drawn up for manned projects into space with EASA looking at going to the moon, then to mars and then eventually getting a working scientific space station built in orbit and sustainable for 40-50 years.
By 2014, 3 missile silos and approximately 40 missiles had been converted to Rocket launch stations and rockets respectively. Several prototype guidance devices had been constructed to test with these rockets as well as the Ex1 prototype communications sattelite and Ex2 prototype Military sattelite. The first test launch took place on september 24th 2014 and was an unmitigated disaster. The launch vehicle exploded 45 seconds in to flight. Luckily, this first test rocket was only carrying a dummy payload.
Scientists went back to the drawing board and in 2017, on the 15th of may, the second test flight of an exetonian Rocket took place. This was a complete sucess using the ExGD [Exetonian Guidance Device] mkII. EASA now had approximately 250 to 300 expendable launch vehicles and research was well under way to devise a rocket safe enough and powerful enough to get a manned space capsule into space. Plans were also being drawn up for a space shuttle capable of launching/landing from/on a runway.
Over the next three years 145 rockets would be launched of which, 130 would sucessfully deliver their payload, (100 civilian communications satelites and 30 military satelites.) 10 would unsucessfully deliver their payload, (10 military satelites,) due to malfunctions with guidance and release software and 5 of which exploded before reaching the atmosphere. (these 5 were also carrying Military sattelites.
By 2020, the construction of a rocket powerful enough to get a manned space capsule into space was complete and the building of a specialised launch silo had begun. In the 10 years EASA had been around, 1.5 trillion Exlots (approximately 1.527 trillion dollars) had been spent on research, construction and launching of space vessels and had been pretty much left alone by the government. Now the Government was starting to take notice and felt it was time to match the funding that EASA had from the civilian sector to speed up the process of research and construction.
In 2022, EASA launched its first manned space mission. Although the total time in space would only amount to 45 minutes, the manned mission from a rocket launch was a sucess. It had, by this point, been worked out by the EASA research teams that rockets like this one would be needed to get the moon, let alone mars. This the point at which it was decided a shuttle launched from a runway would only be suitable for launching/repairing satelites and carrying parts for any space stations that may be designed/built in the future. The plus side to this was that EASA could eventually abandon rocket launched satelites and the military (in the near future) could convert these rocket launch sites back into missile silos. [more on that later.]
In 2025 EASA had launched over 450 satelites (350 civilian, 150 military) and 15 manned space mission (starting at 45 minutes and eventually reaching as long as 3 days) and the Space Shuttle prototype had been constructed. On March 1st 2025 this prototype was launched sucessfully from Cape Verdi in the North of Exetonia. The crew spent 1 week in space carrying out maintainance on 12 satelites before returning safely home to Cape Verdi. EASA sent the space shuttle into mass production and over the next 3 years built no less than 29 shuttles whilst decomissioning the old launch sites and rockets.
Also during this period, the Manned rocket program was set the task of converting the rocket and manned capsule into a system capable of making it to the moon. 1.75 trillion Exlots (approximately 1.78 trillion Dollars) was spent by EASA and the same amount by the military during this period to design and implement the systems required for this task. 5 Rockets were built and 5 crews trained for their mission.
June 21st, 2028 is a day that will be rememberd for a long time by all Exetonians. On this day, Lunar 1 and her crew were lost in the atmosphere after a catastrophic reaction in the fuel tanks. All 5 crew were lost instantly when Lunar 1 Exploded at 187,000 feet. This was a huge setback for EASA and a 1 year investigation was launched. The disaster was caused by a sabotuer working for a then unknown terrorist group. New security meaures were introduced and exactly 1 year later, Lunar 2 and her crew were launched from the now renamed Lunar Rocket center and Laverfal point in the southeast of the country. The mission lasted just over 37 days with the men spending 7 days on the moon. This was a brilliant boost for EASA and a huge morale boost for the civilian population.
Also during this period designs had been made for a space station to sit in orbit above Exetonia monitoring all civilian and military communications coming from exetonia and to keep a check on the satelites status. These plans would be presented to EASA in August 2030 before being submitted to the government in the december of that year. By Feburary 2031 construction of parts for the space station had begun and with all 10 shuttles being launched at any one time carrying parts (and eventually supplies) by the end of 2031 the station was well underway. It would be completed by the end of 2033.
By the time of writing, EASA had spent over 6 trillion Exlots with the government matching that. in 30 years the space program had cost 12 trillion Exlots total (approx 12.21 trillion dollars) but, Exetonia had established itself as a modern day space nation. Plans are underway to build a small launch base on the moon to be able to start manned missions to mars and also to design a shuttle capable of making it to the moon, although it is believed these will have to be constructed/fuled in space and a new space station will have to be built to accomodate this.
The Uranium mining/refining industry
In 2010, geologists located an abundance of Uranium in the Exelotian mountains in the center of Exetonia. It was decided by the Government that this fuel source be mined. within 5 years 20 huge Uranium mines had opened up across the 200 Km expanse of the Exelotian mountains. At first Candu reactors were built and unenriched uranium used. This created enough power for Exetonia ut the government wanted better. Enter the ENRT (Exetonian Nuclear Research Team) This team over the next 5 years (bringing us to 2020) began reserach into enriching Uranium and producing more energy. They also realised another more 'useful' potential for Uranium 235. (more about that later.)
By 2022, 14 Uranium enrichment centers had opened up across the country. There were protests but in the minorities because of the stringent security around these centers and the nuclear power plants themselves. It is in the year 2022 that the conversion of all existing candu power plants into fully fledged nuclear powerplants would begin. This would take 7 years. Increasing the output of energy an estimated 3-4 times.
By 2030 Exetonia was producing a huge surplus of Uranium. The government was using what it could to build up a nuclear arsenal (more on that later) but, there was still an abundance of Uranium left over. The uranium mining/refining industry was one of the first to put pressure on the government to open up her borders again (though it this process would take 5 years)
It is now estimated that the Uranium export industry in bith refined and unrefined quantities is worth approximately 1.27 trillion Exlots a year (around about 1.30 trillion dollars). Countries and organisations wishing to buy Uranium from Exetonia have to pass stringent checks. It is believed that Exetonia wises indepoendant nations/orginisations to carry out these checks are maintained. A request has been made for the black list of nations/orginisations who should not be sold nuclear material.
Other Industries
The Automotive and IT industries are booming in Exetonia and have been for over 30 years now. Exetonia is one of the leading Automoblie countries in the world with its citizens driving around mainly in hydrogen cell cars and/or eletric cars.
The IT sector in Exetonia is huge with EXOSoft commanding the market. All the major business networks are looked after by EXOsoft. EXOsoft has many anti-virus programmes out and about (they are looking to break into the international world) and also has controling shares in a lot of software companies. Business like this is not illegal in Exetonia.
Military developments
Exetonia didnt just spend the last 30 years building up her civilian business' she also spent her time building up her military to quite a sizeable level. By 2035 this is what the Exetonian military looked like:
The Army
Infantry
The Infantry is comprised of the following.
2 Theatres:
Each Theatre contains 2 army groups
Each army group contains 2 armies
Each army contain 2 corps
Each corps contains 2 divisions
Each division contains 3 brigades.
Each brigade contains of 2 regiments
Each regiment contains of 3 batallions
Each batallion contains of 5 companys
Each company contains 5 platoons
Each platoon contains 3 squads
Each squad contains 3 fire teams.
Each fire team contains:
1 Rifleman
1 Grenadier
1Automatic Rifleman
1 Team Leader
In surplus to this are the support units which include:
1000 M113 Armored Personnel Carrier
504 Self-Propelled Howitzers
108 Mobile Gun Systems (MGS)
4320 Infantry/General Purpose Carriers(ICV)
1752 various Reconnaissance Vehicles
396 Antitank Guided Missile Vehicles (ATGM)
1344 Command and Control/TOC Vehicles
1008 Mortar Carriers
552 various Engineer Vehicles (EV)
360 various Striker/Fire Support Team Vehicles
120 NBC Reconnaissance Vehicles
1152 Medical Evacuation/ Medical Treatment Vehicle (split 70/30 respectively)
192 various recovery vehicles
Total:13648 support vehicles
Armoured
20 Tank Brigades:
Each brigade contains 2 regiments
Each regiment contains 3 batallions
Each batallion contains 5 companys
Each company contains 5 platoons
Each platoon cosnsists of:
1 M1A2 Abrams
3 Stingray light tanks
Total crew:96,000
20 Artillery Brigades:
Each brigade contains 2 regiments
Each regiment contains 3 batallions
Each batallion contains 5 companys
Each company contains 5 platoons
Each platoon cosnsists of:
1 x M109A6 Paladin Self Propelled Howitzer
1 x M270 MLRS Self-Propelled Loader/Launcher (SPLL)
2 x M1064A3 Self-propelled 120mm Mortar
Total crew:51,000
20 Support Brigades (below is the total vehicles per brigade. Each Brigade is usually split into 2 Regiments)
792 antitank guided missile Vehicles (ATGM)
527 Command and Control/TOC Vehicles
896 various Engineer Vehicles (EV)
720 various tracked recovery vehicles
Total Crew:1,174,000
Total Armed forces Front line /defence personnel: 1,893,992
The Airforce
There are 3 airforce Divisions within the Exetonian Airforce. These are:
Home Defence Force (HDF)
120 F-16C
50 F/A-18C
5 F/A-18E
Total Crew:175
Total Ground Crew:875
Air Attack Force (AAF)
480 F-16C
200 F/A-18C
20 F/A-18E
Total Crew:875
Total Ground Crew:4,375
Air Assult Force (AAssF)
400 B-52 StratoFortress Bombers
200 B-1B Lancer Bombers
100 B-2 Spirit Bombers
Total Crew:3000
Total Ground Crew12,000
Total Airforce personnel (pilots + ground crew):12,300
Although the airforce may seem small, it is manageable and does its job well in times of war.
The Navy
This is where most of the military Budget is spent. Exetonia takes great pride in her navy and her 12 naval stations based around the country from Falmouth to Plymouth and Portsmouth to Southhampton (the four major bases). Athough small compared to many navys, the exetonian Navy is well equipped and ready for action. She is split into 4 distinct battle groups. Red, Orange. Green and Purple. Each group contains the same number and same types of ships:
Exetonian Standard Naval Battle Group (ESNBG)
1 x LCC 19 Command Ship (IEV Praetoria, IEV Nebraska, IEV Londinium, IEV Sputnik)
1 x CVN-68 Nimitz-class (IEV New Zealand, IEV Truronia, IEV Guilder, IEV Hopes Fall)
[Each Nimitz carries 85 F/A-18E Hornets]
4 DDG-51 ARLEIGH BURKE-class AEFIS destroyers
2 x BB-61 IOWA-class battleships
8 x FFG-7 OLIVER HAZARD PERRY-class frigates
ESNBG Crew:16618
Total Naval crew(onboard ship):66,472
That constitutes the Exetonian Military. It has taken 30 years of production to get to this size and expansion at the moment is not a possibility as with funding being dverted to EASA every year, the military budget that is left is just enough to pay the wages of all the service men and women and maintain the equipment. At this stage, The Exetonian army embaresingly will require help from other nations to transport herself accross any body of water due to lack of funds to buy the nessicary amphibious vehicles for this.
Defence projects/networks
Since the discovery of Uranium and ways to enrich it and due to a lot of research into nuclear fission and fusion, Exetonia was able to stockpile a quantity of nuclear weapons located at silos located across Exetonia. In total there are a predicted 50 to 75 silos each containing at any one time 20 to 30 Peace Keeper Missiles. Each contains 21 Avco MK 21 re-entry vehicles each containing an estimated 4 megatonne yeild.
Since realising that the proliferation of nuclear weapons might make Exetonia a target there is installed in the country at a great cost to the tax payer a syatem of bunkers capable of containing just over 375 million citizens. In the event of nuclear war, the people who will gain access to these bunkers after senior offcials and business men will be decided by national security numbers.
Within this bunker network, there are also 5 permanently manned defence bunkers which in the result of a nuclear warhead detonating on Exetonian soil are orderd to fire all the missiles. This order cannot be undone on anyones authority except that of the current supreme benevolent dictator. It requires eye and voice and finger print recognition via a secure link up to the bunkers from the government bunker. This transmission is not through sattelite but rather through cable due to the high risk factr of an emp pulse from a nuclear blast knocking out communications.
Well, that just about sums up whats been going on in Exetonia for the last 30 years. I hope you have enjoyed your read. Goodday.
-Written By Alexander Harris, editor, International times.
(ooc:This has taken me over 4 hours to write... I hope you like it.)
Government:
The Government is led by the Supreme Benevolent dictator Harold Johanson the 12th who has below him several advisors ranging from Military to civilian jobs. The 5 most important advisors are:
Greg Basildon Military Advisor to Harold Johanson, Chief of the armed forces.
Sarah Cohagen Civilian Advisor (business sector) to Harold Johanson
Dr. Eric Von Kesselwhaite Civilian Advisor (Space/aerotech industries) to Harold Johanson.
Elizabeth Horaden Chief Treasurer
Alex DuChannel Media Advisor to Harold Johanson.
Of course there are many other advisors in more positions such as religion, health/social care and education but these are considered unimportant to the international world.
Each Advisor has 2 people below them who in turn have 4 people below them which makes up a governmental department (although Exetonia has no government as such.)
Civilian Developments
EASA
Over the many years Exetoinia has been away from the international scene the civilian sector has been very busy indeed. With the economy booming and being led by a massive Automotive industry (with almost every Exetonian driving an Exetonian Automobile) it was decided that civilian scientists be allowed to take on the role of going into space rather than the military purley and simply to save costs to the military budget. (Allowing Exetonia to build a sizeable military and unbelievable defence network. More about that later.)
This worked out best for both sectors. In 2010, EASA ([the] Exetonian Aerospace Association) was born and work began immediately on coverting dissuesd missile silos and missiles to rocket launch stations and rockets for unmanned travel into space. Alongside this project plans were being drawn up for manned projects into space with EASA looking at going to the moon, then to mars and then eventually getting a working scientific space station built in orbit and sustainable for 40-50 years.
By 2014, 3 missile silos and approximately 40 missiles had been converted to Rocket launch stations and rockets respectively. Several prototype guidance devices had been constructed to test with these rockets as well as the Ex1 prototype communications sattelite and Ex2 prototype Military sattelite. The first test launch took place on september 24th 2014 and was an unmitigated disaster. The launch vehicle exploded 45 seconds in to flight. Luckily, this first test rocket was only carrying a dummy payload.
Scientists went back to the drawing board and in 2017, on the 15th of may, the second test flight of an exetonian Rocket took place. This was a complete sucess using the ExGD [Exetonian Guidance Device] mkII. EASA now had approximately 250 to 300 expendable launch vehicles and research was well under way to devise a rocket safe enough and powerful enough to get a manned space capsule into space. Plans were also being drawn up for a space shuttle capable of launching/landing from/on a runway.
Over the next three years 145 rockets would be launched of which, 130 would sucessfully deliver their payload, (100 civilian communications satelites and 30 military satelites.) 10 would unsucessfully deliver their payload, (10 military satelites,) due to malfunctions with guidance and release software and 5 of which exploded before reaching the atmosphere. (these 5 were also carrying Military sattelites.
By 2020, the construction of a rocket powerful enough to get a manned space capsule into space was complete and the building of a specialised launch silo had begun. In the 10 years EASA had been around, 1.5 trillion Exlots (approximately 1.527 trillion dollars) had been spent on research, construction and launching of space vessels and had been pretty much left alone by the government. Now the Government was starting to take notice and felt it was time to match the funding that EASA had from the civilian sector to speed up the process of research and construction.
In 2022, EASA launched its first manned space mission. Although the total time in space would only amount to 45 minutes, the manned mission from a rocket launch was a sucess. It had, by this point, been worked out by the EASA research teams that rockets like this one would be needed to get the moon, let alone mars. This the point at which it was decided a shuttle launched from a runway would only be suitable for launching/repairing satelites and carrying parts for any space stations that may be designed/built in the future. The plus side to this was that EASA could eventually abandon rocket launched satelites and the military (in the near future) could convert these rocket launch sites back into missile silos. [more on that later.]
In 2025 EASA had launched over 450 satelites (350 civilian, 150 military) and 15 manned space mission (starting at 45 minutes and eventually reaching as long as 3 days) and the Space Shuttle prototype had been constructed. On March 1st 2025 this prototype was launched sucessfully from Cape Verdi in the North of Exetonia. The crew spent 1 week in space carrying out maintainance on 12 satelites before returning safely home to Cape Verdi. EASA sent the space shuttle into mass production and over the next 3 years built no less than 29 shuttles whilst decomissioning the old launch sites and rockets.
Also during this period, the Manned rocket program was set the task of converting the rocket and manned capsule into a system capable of making it to the moon. 1.75 trillion Exlots (approximately 1.78 trillion Dollars) was spent by EASA and the same amount by the military during this period to design and implement the systems required for this task. 5 Rockets were built and 5 crews trained for their mission.
June 21st, 2028 is a day that will be rememberd for a long time by all Exetonians. On this day, Lunar 1 and her crew were lost in the atmosphere after a catastrophic reaction in the fuel tanks. All 5 crew were lost instantly when Lunar 1 Exploded at 187,000 feet. This was a huge setback for EASA and a 1 year investigation was launched. The disaster was caused by a sabotuer working for a then unknown terrorist group. New security meaures were introduced and exactly 1 year later, Lunar 2 and her crew were launched from the now renamed Lunar Rocket center and Laverfal point in the southeast of the country. The mission lasted just over 37 days with the men spending 7 days on the moon. This was a brilliant boost for EASA and a huge morale boost for the civilian population.
Also during this period designs had been made for a space station to sit in orbit above Exetonia monitoring all civilian and military communications coming from exetonia and to keep a check on the satelites status. These plans would be presented to EASA in August 2030 before being submitted to the government in the december of that year. By Feburary 2031 construction of parts for the space station had begun and with all 10 shuttles being launched at any one time carrying parts (and eventually supplies) by the end of 2031 the station was well underway. It would be completed by the end of 2033.
By the time of writing, EASA had spent over 6 trillion Exlots with the government matching that. in 30 years the space program had cost 12 trillion Exlots total (approx 12.21 trillion dollars) but, Exetonia had established itself as a modern day space nation. Plans are underway to build a small launch base on the moon to be able to start manned missions to mars and also to design a shuttle capable of making it to the moon, although it is believed these will have to be constructed/fuled in space and a new space station will have to be built to accomodate this.
The Uranium mining/refining industry
In 2010, geologists located an abundance of Uranium in the Exelotian mountains in the center of Exetonia. It was decided by the Government that this fuel source be mined. within 5 years 20 huge Uranium mines had opened up across the 200 Km expanse of the Exelotian mountains. At first Candu reactors were built and unenriched uranium used. This created enough power for Exetonia ut the government wanted better. Enter the ENRT (Exetonian Nuclear Research Team) This team over the next 5 years (bringing us to 2020) began reserach into enriching Uranium and producing more energy. They also realised another more 'useful' potential for Uranium 235. (more about that later.)
By 2022, 14 Uranium enrichment centers had opened up across the country. There were protests but in the minorities because of the stringent security around these centers and the nuclear power plants themselves. It is in the year 2022 that the conversion of all existing candu power plants into fully fledged nuclear powerplants would begin. This would take 7 years. Increasing the output of energy an estimated 3-4 times.
By 2030 Exetonia was producing a huge surplus of Uranium. The government was using what it could to build up a nuclear arsenal (more on that later) but, there was still an abundance of Uranium left over. The uranium mining/refining industry was one of the first to put pressure on the government to open up her borders again (though it this process would take 5 years)
It is now estimated that the Uranium export industry in bith refined and unrefined quantities is worth approximately 1.27 trillion Exlots a year (around about 1.30 trillion dollars). Countries and organisations wishing to buy Uranium from Exetonia have to pass stringent checks. It is believed that Exetonia wises indepoendant nations/orginisations to carry out these checks are maintained. A request has been made for the black list of nations/orginisations who should not be sold nuclear material.
Other Industries
The Automotive and IT industries are booming in Exetonia and have been for over 30 years now. Exetonia is one of the leading Automoblie countries in the world with its citizens driving around mainly in hydrogen cell cars and/or eletric cars.
The IT sector in Exetonia is huge with EXOSoft commanding the market. All the major business networks are looked after by EXOsoft. EXOsoft has many anti-virus programmes out and about (they are looking to break into the international world) and also has controling shares in a lot of software companies. Business like this is not illegal in Exetonia.
Military developments
Exetonia didnt just spend the last 30 years building up her civilian business' she also spent her time building up her military to quite a sizeable level. By 2035 this is what the Exetonian military looked like:
The Army
Infantry
The Infantry is comprised of the following.
2 Theatres:
Each Theatre contains 2 army groups
Each army group contains 2 armies
Each army contain 2 corps
Each corps contains 2 divisions
Each division contains 3 brigades.
Each brigade contains of 2 regiments
Each regiment contains of 3 batallions
Each batallion contains of 5 companys
Each company contains 5 platoons
Each platoon contains 3 squads
Each squad contains 3 fire teams.
Each fire team contains:
1 Rifleman
1 Grenadier
1Automatic Rifleman
1 Team Leader
In surplus to this are the support units which include:
1000 M113 Armored Personnel Carrier
504 Self-Propelled Howitzers
108 Mobile Gun Systems (MGS)
4320 Infantry/General Purpose Carriers(ICV)
1752 various Reconnaissance Vehicles
396 Antitank Guided Missile Vehicles (ATGM)
1344 Command and Control/TOC Vehicles
1008 Mortar Carriers
552 various Engineer Vehicles (EV)
360 various Striker/Fire Support Team Vehicles
120 NBC Reconnaissance Vehicles
1152 Medical Evacuation/ Medical Treatment Vehicle (split 70/30 respectively)
192 various recovery vehicles
Total:13648 support vehicles
Armoured
20 Tank Brigades:
Each brigade contains 2 regiments
Each regiment contains 3 batallions
Each batallion contains 5 companys
Each company contains 5 platoons
Each platoon cosnsists of:
1 M1A2 Abrams
3 Stingray light tanks
Total crew:96,000
20 Artillery Brigades:
Each brigade contains 2 regiments
Each regiment contains 3 batallions
Each batallion contains 5 companys
Each company contains 5 platoons
Each platoon cosnsists of:
1 x M109A6 Paladin Self Propelled Howitzer
1 x M270 MLRS Self-Propelled Loader/Launcher (SPLL)
2 x M1064A3 Self-propelled 120mm Mortar
Total crew:51,000
20 Support Brigades (below is the total vehicles per brigade. Each Brigade is usually split into 2 Regiments)
792 antitank guided missile Vehicles (ATGM)
527 Command and Control/TOC Vehicles
896 various Engineer Vehicles (EV)
720 various tracked recovery vehicles
Total Crew:1,174,000
Total Armed forces Front line /defence personnel: 1,893,992
The Airforce
There are 3 airforce Divisions within the Exetonian Airforce. These are:
Home Defence Force (HDF)
120 F-16C
50 F/A-18C
5 F/A-18E
Total Crew:175
Total Ground Crew:875
Air Attack Force (AAF)
480 F-16C
200 F/A-18C
20 F/A-18E
Total Crew:875
Total Ground Crew:4,375
Air Assult Force (AAssF)
400 B-52 StratoFortress Bombers
200 B-1B Lancer Bombers
100 B-2 Spirit Bombers
Total Crew:3000
Total Ground Crew12,000
Total Airforce personnel (pilots + ground crew):12,300
Although the airforce may seem small, it is manageable and does its job well in times of war.
The Navy
This is where most of the military Budget is spent. Exetonia takes great pride in her navy and her 12 naval stations based around the country from Falmouth to Plymouth and Portsmouth to Southhampton (the four major bases). Athough small compared to many navys, the exetonian Navy is well equipped and ready for action. She is split into 4 distinct battle groups. Red, Orange. Green and Purple. Each group contains the same number and same types of ships:
Exetonian Standard Naval Battle Group (ESNBG)
1 x LCC 19 Command Ship (IEV Praetoria, IEV Nebraska, IEV Londinium, IEV Sputnik)
1 x CVN-68 Nimitz-class (IEV New Zealand, IEV Truronia, IEV Guilder, IEV Hopes Fall)
[Each Nimitz carries 85 F/A-18E Hornets]
4 DDG-51 ARLEIGH BURKE-class AEFIS destroyers
2 x BB-61 IOWA-class battleships
8 x FFG-7 OLIVER HAZARD PERRY-class frigates
ESNBG Crew:16618
Total Naval crew(onboard ship):66,472
That constitutes the Exetonian Military. It has taken 30 years of production to get to this size and expansion at the moment is not a possibility as with funding being dverted to EASA every year, the military budget that is left is just enough to pay the wages of all the service men and women and maintain the equipment. At this stage, The Exetonian army embaresingly will require help from other nations to transport herself accross any body of water due to lack of funds to buy the nessicary amphibious vehicles for this.
Defence projects/networks
Since the discovery of Uranium and ways to enrich it and due to a lot of research into nuclear fission and fusion, Exetonia was able to stockpile a quantity of nuclear weapons located at silos located across Exetonia. In total there are a predicted 50 to 75 silos each containing at any one time 20 to 30 Peace Keeper Missiles. Each contains 21 Avco MK 21 re-entry vehicles each containing an estimated 4 megatonne yeild.
Since realising that the proliferation of nuclear weapons might make Exetonia a target there is installed in the country at a great cost to the tax payer a syatem of bunkers capable of containing just over 375 million citizens. In the event of nuclear war, the people who will gain access to these bunkers after senior offcials and business men will be decided by national security numbers.
Within this bunker network, there are also 5 permanently manned defence bunkers which in the result of a nuclear warhead detonating on Exetonian soil are orderd to fire all the missiles. This order cannot be undone on anyones authority except that of the current supreme benevolent dictator. It requires eye and voice and finger print recognition via a secure link up to the bunkers from the government bunker. This transmission is not through sattelite but rather through cable due to the high risk factr of an emp pulse from a nuclear blast knocking out communications.
Well, that just about sums up whats been going on in Exetonia for the last 30 years. I hope you have enjoyed your read. Goodday.
-Written By Alexander Harris, editor, International times.
(ooc:This has taken me over 4 hours to write... I hope you like it.)