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31-07-2006, 19:50
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The Royal Cottish Navy
The Royal Cottish Navy is the military branch which is responsible for protecting the Cottish territories and its interests on the sea. It is the most powerful branch in the Royal Cottish Military.
History
Since the beginning of the Cottish nation, its military strength has been in the sea. In the Viking days of old, the kings had a system called the leidang, where the country was divided into districts where each district was responsible for constructing, crewing and maintaining one ship of war. In the event that the leidang was to be mobilized, a network of fires on top of mountains would be lit. When the districts saw this, they would activate the leidang and await the orders. Over the 11th to 15th century when the leidang was in use, it was activated several times and managed to repell every single invader. However, by the late 15th century it was antiquated.
In the early 16th century, the first origins of what we consider the Royal Cottish Navy was founded when King Harald III ordered a fleet of thirty warships be built and maintained in order to "protect the Realm from invasion." This fleet was the origins for what would become one of the most powerful naval forces on Earth. Over the years, the Navy would evolve and expand in light of new discoveries, technology and tactics.
During the attempted invasion of Cotland by the Dictatorship of Sunnmore in 1942, the Royal Cottish Navy, then consisting of six battleships, twenty-nine cruisers, fifty destroyers, thirty frigates and twenty submarines fought the largest naval battle in Cottish history against an enemy matching its strength. The battle of Doom Bay lasted two days until the Cots were able to defeat the Sunnmorians. It was not long until the Royal Marines were landed on the Isles of the Outcast and the Dictatorship of Sunnmore was implemented into the Realm.
It is this proud legacy that today's Navy carries with it in its ongoing mission to protect the Realm and its interests, with force if necessary.
Rank System
Generals
G4 Admiral [Admiral]
G3 Viseadmiral [Vice Admiral]
G2 Kontreadmiral [Rear Admiral]
G1 Flaggkommandør [Commodore]
Officers
O6 Kommandør [Captain]
O5 Kommandørkaptein [Commander]
O4 Orlogskaptein [Lieutenant Commander]
O3 Kapteinløytnant [Lieutenant]
O2 Løytnant [Lieutenant Junior Grade]
O1 Fenrik [Ensign]
Enlisted
M6 Flaggkvartermester [Master Chief Petty Officer]
M5 Overkvartermester [Chief Petty Officer]
M4 Kvartermester I [Petty Officer 1st Class]
M3 Kvartermester II [Petty Officer 2nd Class]
M2 Ledende Menig [Petty Officer 3rd Class]
M1 Menig [Seaman]
The Royal Cottish Navy
The Royal Cottish Navy is the military branch which is responsible for protecting the Cottish territories and its interests on the sea. It is the most powerful branch in the Royal Cottish Military.
History
Since the beginning of the Cottish nation, its military strength has been in the sea. In the Viking days of old, the kings had a system called the leidang, where the country was divided into districts where each district was responsible for constructing, crewing and maintaining one ship of war. In the event that the leidang was to be mobilized, a network of fires on top of mountains would be lit. When the districts saw this, they would activate the leidang and await the orders. Over the 11th to 15th century when the leidang was in use, it was activated several times and managed to repell every single invader. However, by the late 15th century it was antiquated.
In the early 16th century, the first origins of what we consider the Royal Cottish Navy was founded when King Harald III ordered a fleet of thirty warships be built and maintained in order to "protect the Realm from invasion." This fleet was the origins for what would become one of the most powerful naval forces on Earth. Over the years, the Navy would evolve and expand in light of new discoveries, technology and tactics.
During the attempted invasion of Cotland by the Dictatorship of Sunnmore in 1942, the Royal Cottish Navy, then consisting of six battleships, twenty-nine cruisers, fifty destroyers, thirty frigates and twenty submarines fought the largest naval battle in Cottish history against an enemy matching its strength. The battle of Doom Bay lasted two days until the Cots were able to defeat the Sunnmorians. It was not long until the Royal Marines were landed on the Isles of the Outcast and the Dictatorship of Sunnmore was implemented into the Realm.
It is this proud legacy that today's Navy carries with it in its ongoing mission to protect the Realm and its interests, with force if necessary.
Rank System
Generals
G4 Admiral [Admiral]
G3 Viseadmiral [Vice Admiral]
G2 Kontreadmiral [Rear Admiral]
G1 Flaggkommandør [Commodore]
Officers
O6 Kommandør [Captain]
O5 Kommandørkaptein [Commander]
O4 Orlogskaptein [Lieutenant Commander]
O3 Kapteinløytnant [Lieutenant]
O2 Løytnant [Lieutenant Junior Grade]
O1 Fenrik [Ensign]
Enlisted
M6 Flaggkvartermester [Master Chief Petty Officer]
M5 Overkvartermester [Chief Petty Officer]
M4 Kvartermester I [Petty Officer 1st Class]
M3 Kvartermester II [Petty Officer 2nd Class]
M2 Ledende Menig [Petty Officer 3rd Class]
M1 Menig [Seaman]