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Factbook: The Azraelonian Federation Military Forces

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Contents
1. Basic Facts
2. Order of Battle
3. Weapons Information
4. Military Rank System
5. Conflict History

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Basic Facts

Full Official Name: The Armed Forces of the Federation of Azraelonia
Branches: Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps
Motto: "Azraelonia Shall Prevail"
Joint Chiefs of Staff: General Samuel McGyver (Army), General Tyler Watkinson (Air Force), Admiral Oswald Maguire (Navy), General Leo Charlestone (Marine Corps)

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The War Flag of the Military, displayed on all Military vehicles and equipment.

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Order of Battle

Total in Military: 300,000
Total Fighting Personnel: 75,134

Army

Infantry Soldiers: 50,000
Type 63 Light Amphibious Tanks: 250
Crew: 1000
Type 85 122mm SPGs: 150
Crew: 900
Tridon 40mm AA Systems: 100
Crew: 400
FNSS IFVs: 250
Crew: 750
Troop Capacity: 2500

Total: 55,550

Navy

Pauk I Class Patrol Boats: 10
Crew: 360
Vosh Class River Patrol Monitors: 5
Crew: 170

Total: 530

Air Force

MIG-19 'Farmers': 250
Crew: 250
F-4G 'Wild Weasels': 100
Crew: 200
C130 'Hercules': 200
Crew: 1,000
Troop Capacity: 18,400
Paratroop Capacity: 12,800
E3 'Sentrys': 3
Crew: 54
Mi-24 'Hind Ds': 50
Crew: 100
Troop Capacity: 400

Total: 1604

Marine Corps

Marines: 17,000
T-90E MBTs: 50
Crew: 50
BMP-3 ICVs: 100
Crew: 300
Troop Capacity: 700

Total: 17,450

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Weapons Information

Colt AR-15/M16A1 Assault Rifle

http://world.guns.ru/assault/m16a1_m203.jpg

Ammunition: 5.56x45mm NATO - 30 Round Clip
Rate of Fire (Rounds Per Minute): 800
Weight (Loaded) in Kilograms: 4.47
Maximum Effective Range (Metres): 550

Used as the standard military rifle by the Army Infantry forces, the M16A1 has proven to be a reliable weapon with hundreds of military forces around the world, and still serves its purpose to this day. Shown here with an M204 underslung Grenade Launcher, also issued as standard to infantry personnel.

Colt M4A1 Carbine

http://world.guns.ru/assault/m4m203.jpg

Ammunition: 5.56mm NATO - 30 Round Clip
Rate of Fire (Rounds Per Minute): 950
Weight (Loaded) in Kilograms: 3.00
Maximum Effective Range (Metres): 360

Utilised by the Marine Corps,the M4 provides a fully automatic punch on the battlefield and in smaller combat situations where the Marines are utilised, giving the Army a larger concentration of firepower where required.

Colt M1911A1

http://world.guns.ru/handguns/1911a1.jpg

Ammunition: .45 ACP, 7 Round Clip
Weight (Loaded) in Kilograms: 1.80

The M1911A1 is issued to Infantry, Marines, and all other military personnel likely to come into contact with a battlefield situation, such as vehicle crew and aircraft crew.

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Military Rank System

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Conflict History

Updated 25/06/06: Added Order of Battle

[OOC: You lack a lot of logistics, especially for your air force. Who is going to maintain the aircraft? The pilot? You're going to need a lot more people in the AF, as well as personell in the Navy and Army to help care for your troops and equipment. It could also be an idea to have equipment from only one side (ie western or russian), since the logistics will be difficult. Other than that, it looks like a good military. You might want to get some NS-equipment though, because the stuff you have here is old and may easily be crushed if you up against NS-equipment. I would suggest visiting Kriegzimmer or CSJ for equipment, because they have good stuff. Apart from that, good job. [/nitpick]]

[OOC: You lack a lot of logistics, especially for your air force. Who is going to maintain the aircraft? The pilot? You're going to need a lot more people in the AF, as well as personell in the Navy and Army to help care for your troops and equipment. It could also be an idea to have equipment from only one side (ie western or russian), since the logistics will be difficult. Other than that, it looks like a good military. You might want to get some NS-equipment though, because the stuff you have here is old and may easily be crushed if you up against NS-equipment. I would suggest visiting Kriegzimmer or CSJ for equipment, because they have good stuff. Apart from that, good job. [/nitpick]]

I appreciate where you're coming from. However, if you look at the total military personnel, you'll see that the fighting personnel is only a fraction of that - the logistical personnel make up the rest of that total. However, because I want to minimise the amount of statistics I have to write down and maximise the amount of fun I have. Thankyou for the constructive criticism. :)

For a starter, its nothing bad. Although you should seriously update your vehicle park...Some good main tank and a better type of interceptors. If your military budget is low you should stick to the russian weapons, they come in cheap

Just out of curiousity, are you a landlocked nation? If you aren't you probably want to update your navy. Otherwise, anybody you go war with is likely to park a ship outside your nation and turn your coasts into rubble.

Wanna do an RP, you are just the kind of nation the Griffincrest Corporation looks for.

[OOC: You lack a lot of logistics, especially for your air force. Who is going to maintain the aircraft? The pilot? You're going to need a lot more people in the AF, as well as personell in the Navy and Army to help care for your troops and equipment. It could also be an idea to have equipment from only one side (ie western or russian), since the logistics will be difficult. Other than that, it looks like a good military. You might want to get some NS-equipment though, because the stuff you have here is old and may easily be crushed if you up against NS-equipment. I would suggest visiting Kriegzimmer or CSJ for equipment, because they have good stuff. Apart from that, good job. [/nitpick]]
Hey, Cotland, about how many ground personnel should and Air Force have per craft? I have something like 8 to a craft, but I don't know if that's enough... Help me out?

I appreciate where you're coming from. However, if you look at the total military personnel, you'll see that the fighting personnel is only a fraction of that - the logistical personnel make up the rest of that total. However, because I want to minimise the amount of statistics I have to write down and maximise the amount of fun I have. Thankyou for the constructive criticism. :)
[OOC: Its cool. Glad to be of assistance. =)]
Hey, Cotland, about how many ground personnel should and Air Force have per craft? I have something like 8 to a craft, but I don't know if that's enough... Help me out?
[OOC: Well, it depends on the type of aircraft and how old it is. I use relatively new aircraft (0 - 10 years old) and have about twenty personell to one smaller aircraft (fighters, ground attack, etc), barring the pilot(s), and somewhere around thirty per the large aircraft (bombers, AWACS, etc) to keep them at peak condition. I maintain a relatively small but professional Air Force. For comparison, the RL F-15C Eagle used by the USAF requires 30 personell per aircraft to keep it operational, but that is mainly due to the great age of the aircraft. If I am wrong, someone let me know.]

[OOC: Well, it depends on the type of aircraft and how old it is. I use relatively new aircraft (0 - 10 years old) and have about twenty personell to one smaller aircraft (fighters, ground attack, etc), barring the pilot(s), and somewhere around thirty per the large aircraft (bombers, AWACS, etc) to keep them at peak condition. I maintain a relatively small but professional Air Force. For comparison, the RL F-15C Eagle used by the USAF requires 30 personell per aircraft to keep it operational, but that is mainly due to the great age of the aircraft. If I am wrong, someone let me know.]
OOC: Thanks.

Just out of curiousity, are you a landlocked nation? If you aren't you probably want to update your navy. Otherwise, anybody you go war with is likely to park a ship outside your nation and turn your coasts into rubble.

I'm not a landlocked nation, however my economy and military budget is still relatively small, so coastal policing and interdiction is the only thing my Navy is set up for at this time. However, as my nation and it's economy grows, I will begin to purchase vessels that will allow myself to defend against larger threats and extend the reach of Azraelonian power.