The Realm of Cotland - Factbook [Earth II, reference thread]
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Introduction
This thread is a reference thread for the Realm of Cotland, and is primarliy composed of the information relating to my nation. I'm making this thread to consolidate all information about the Realm in one, easy to find place, making it easier for both me and for those interested in the Realm to find the information they're seeking.
This thread will be updated infrequently, but the information found here is official public knowledge unless otherwise specified. Please take this into account when you're reading it. Additionally, I would appreciate it if no one posts in this thread.
Thank you, and enjoy reading.
Contents
[url=http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12391844&postcount=1]1.0 Introduction (]Earth II[/url)
2.0 Basic Facts & Statistics (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12391893&postcount=2)
2.1 Realms (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12409960&postcount=3)
2.2 Protectorates (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12410145&postcount=4)
3.0 Vital Information (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12412780&postcount=5)
3.1 Climate (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12412785&postcount=6)
3.2 Economy (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12412788&postcount=7)
3.3 Culture (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12412790&postcount=8)
3.4 Demographics (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12412791&postcount=9)
4.0 Administrative Details (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12628327&postcount=10)
4.1 Central Government (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12628332&postcount=11)
4.2 Realm & Protectorate Government (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12628338&postcount=12)
4.3 Local Government (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12628355&postcount=13)
4.4 Domestic Policies (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12628360&postcount=14)
4.5 Foreign Relations (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12628362&postcount=15)
4.6 Law Enforcement (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12628407&postcount=16)
[url=]5.1 Organization & Structure (]5.0 The Military[/url)
[url=]5.3 The Army (]5.2 Summary[/url)
[url=]5.5 The Air Force (]5.4 The Navy[/url)
[url=]5.7 Special Forces (]5.6 The Home Guard[/url)
[url=]5.9 The Intelligence Service (]5.8 Weapons of Mass Destruction[/url)
Basic Figures & Statistics
Statistics
Full Name: The Realm of Cotland
Common Name: The Realm, Cotland
National Animal: Lion
National Anthem: Kongesangen
National Motto: Evig og Tro til Dovre Faller
Official language: Cottish
Capital: Oslo
Largest City: Yarkutsk (7.6 million)
Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Head of State: King Haakon VIII of Cotland
Head of Government: Prime Minister Thomas Rothsky (DMC), since september 1993
Seat of State: The Royal Palace, Oslo
Seat of Government: The Storting, Oslo
Independence: May 17, 957
Constitution: May 17, 1814
Largest Religion: Protestant Christian
Total Area: 8,885,247,77 km²
Total Land Area: 7,185,385.60 km²
Total Water Area: 1,699,862.17 km²
Total Population (2007 est): 950,000,000
Total Population (2005 census): 828,271,000
Total Population Density (2007 est): 106.92 people/km²
Total Population Density (2005 census): 93.22 people/km²
Eschange Rate: Kr 1 = $1.3632
GDP (Total Kr): Kr 23,772,857,000,000.00
GDP (Total $): $ 32,407,160,000,000.00
GDP (Per Capita Kr): Kr 25,024.06
GDP (Per Capita $): $34,112.80
HDI: 0.902 (high)
Currency: Krone (Kr)
Internet TLD: .cot, .mil.cot, .myn.cot
Calling Code: +19
Nation-States Information
Nation-States Population: 5,024,000,000
Nation-States Region: New York
Nation-States Tech Level: Modern Tech
Organization & Leadership
Central: Cabinet lead by Prime Minister
Realm: Governor
Protectorate: His Majesty's Representative
Country: County Mayor
Towns, Villages, Cities: Mayor
Realms
Stor-Norske Riket (Greater Norwegian Realm): Norway, Svalbard, Murmansk, Faroe Islands, Shetland Islands, Jan Mayen, Arkhangelsk, Franz Josef Land, Komi, Nenetsia, Novaya Zemlya, Severnaya Zelmya, Vologda, Ivanovo, Kostroma, Yaroslavl
Karibiske Riket (Caribbean Realm): Saint Lucia, Barbados
Sibirske Riket (Siberian Realm): Yakutia, Magadan, Khabarovsk, Amur, Yevrey
Indiske Riket (Indian Realm): Kerala, Lakshadweep Islands, Car Nicobar island, Rajastan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu
Protectorates
Israeliske Protektorat (the Israeli Protectorate): Israel
Alaska Protektoratet (the Alaska Protectorate): Alaska
Brasilianske Protektoratet (the Brazilian Protectorate): Brazil (Amapá, Pará)
Manske Protektorat (Manx Protectorate): Isle of Man
Realms
Det Stor-Norske Riket (the Greater Norwegian Realm)
Total Area: X.XX km²
Highest Point: Mt. Galdhøpiggen (2,469 meters)
Time Zone: GMT through GMT +2
Capital: Oslo, Norway
Population: 485,074,062 (2005 census); 500,000,000 (2007 estimate)
Territories: Norway (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/norway_rel96.jpg), Svalbard (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/svalbard_1970.jpg), Murmansk (http://map.rin.ru/maps_e/Murmansk.gif), Faroe Islands (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/faroe_islands_1970.jpg), Shetland Islands (http://www.destination-scotland.com/images/largemaps/shetland.gif), Jan Mayen (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia04/jan_mayen_sm04.gif), Arkhangelsk, Komi, Nenetsia, Vologda, Ivanovo, Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Karelia
Settled: 957 (Norway), 982 (Faroe Islands, Shetland Islands), 1275 (Jan Mayen), 1668 (Murmansk), 1901 (Svalbard), 2000 (Arkhangelsk, Komi, Nenetsia, Vologda), 2006 (Ivanovo, Kostroma, Yaroslavl), 2007 (Karelia)
Det Karibiske Riket (the Caribbean Realm)
Total Area: 1,050.00 km²
Highest Point: Mount Gimie (950 meters)
Time Zone: GMT -4
Capital: Castries, Saint Lucia
Population: 1,390,000 (2005 census)
Territories: Barbados (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/barbados.gif), Saint Lucia (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/saint_lucia.gif)
Settled: 1994 (Barbados), 1996 (Saint Lucia)
Det Sibirske Riket (the Siberian Realm)
Total Area: 4,757,405.83 km²
Highest Point: Mount Gora Podega (3,003 meters)
Time Zone: GMT +9, GMT +10, GMT +11
Capital: Yarkutsk, Yakutia, Khabarovsk, Amur, Yevrey
Population: 400,610,000 (2005 census), 416,000,000 (2007 estimate)
Territories: Yakutia (http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/resources/rfn/map_sa1.gif), Magadan (http://www.peterhambro.com/uploads/magadan.gif), , [url=]Amur (]Khavarovsk[/url),
Settled: 2006 (Yakutia, Magadan), 2007 (Khabarovsk, Amur, Yevrey)
Det Indiske Riket (the Indian Realm)
Total Area: 707,835.00 km²
Highest Point: Mount Punda Peak (1,116 meters)
Time Zone: GMT +5.30
Capital: Cochin, Kerala
Population: 175,000,000 (2007 estimate)
Territories: [url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/kerala/kerala-district-map.gif]Kerala (]Yevrey[/url), Gujarat (http://mapsofindia.com/maps/gujarat/gujarat-map.gif), Rajastan (http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/rajasthan/rajasthan-map.gif), Lakshadweep Islands (http://www.all-indiatravel.com/india-map/lakshadweep-map/images/map-1.gif), Car Nicobar (http://www.indiancoastguard.nic.in/indiancoastguard/sar/Aug%202006/Car%20nicobar%20Map.JPG), Tamil Nadu (http://ibec.21publish.com/pub/ibec/IBEC--HOME/tamilnadu-district-map.gif)
Settled: 1999 (Kerala, Lakshadweep Islands), 2005 (Car Nicobar), 2007 (Gujarat, Rajastan, Tamil Nadu)
Protectorates
Alaska Protektorat (the Alaska Protectorate)
Total Area: 1,717,854.00 km²
Highest Point: Mount McKinley (6,193 meters)
Time Zone: GMT -8, GMT -9
Capital: Juneau, Alaska
Population: 7,700,000 (2007 estimate)
Territories: Alaska (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/alaska_90.jpg)
Settled: 2006 (Alaska)
Det Manske Protektorat (the Manx Protectorate)
Total Area: 572.00 km²
Highest Point: Mount Snaefell (x meters)
Time Zone: GMT
Capital: Douglas, Man
Population: 24,000 (2007 estimate)
Territories: Isle of Man (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia06/isle_of_man_sm_2006.gif)
Settled: 2006 (Isle of Man)
Vital Information
The Realm of Cotland is a vast area, stretching in size over many continents, climate and time zones, and geographical zones. The Realm stretches from the far north of the Arctic Circle, past the Equator to the Indian Ocean, and even as far south as the South Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
The Realm has four main areas where its power is centralized.
The most important area in the far northern Europe where the homeland of the Realm lies, namely the Greater Norwegian Realm which is where the federal government and royal family resides. This is considered the primary territories of the Realm and is where the nation of Cotland emerged more than a thousand years ago. This region also includes several protectorates which are considered sovereign Cottish territory.
Further to the east of the primary territories, we find the Siberian Realm where in excess of fifty-five million citizens reside. Mostly liberated ex-slaves held captive of a long-gone nation, these citizens now form the bulk of the population of this vast and vital area.
Along the shores of the Indian Ocean, the Indian Realm, the newest of the Realms, is located on the Indian sub-continent. Here, the majority of the Realm's food originate, and millions of faithful Cottish citizens call this realm home. This Realm is special since it is divided into two geographically different parts, with the northern part being seperated from the southern part by another political entity.
In the west near the Equator, we find the smallest of the four Realms that make up the Realm of Cotland, namely the Caribbean Realm, which is located on the two islands of Barbados and Saint Lucia. While these islands should normally be considered colonies or protectorates, the federal government has given them Realm status due to their great importance of tourism and national economics. With a permanent population of some 1.39 million and tens of millions of visitors every year, the Caribbean Realm is considered the diamond in the Realm's crown.
In addition, the Realm has protectorates on other places of the world such as in the Pacific Ocean and in the Middle East, whose importance is either insufficient to warrant Realm status, or that they have recently been brought under Cottish control and are not yet ready for becoming true realms.
Through its thousand-year history, Cotland has gone from a mere 250,000 km² to in excess of 9,245,000 km², a great feat. It has also forced the Realm to adapt to the new conditions in the territories which it embraced as its own, and has developed a flexible policy as a result. With climates ranging from arctic wastelands to lush tropical jungles, construction methods and economic policies has been adapted to suit the territory. As a result, the Cottish economy is a flexible and strong one which can adapt to almost any situation that may arise. As a further result of the expansions over the thousand-year history of the Realm, the economies has changed from relying solely on one good to cover many different aspects, creating a more flexible market within the Realm.
Climate
The climate of the Realm of Cotland varies due to the diverse geography of the various territories of the Realm. In this section, you will find a general description of the climates in the various Realms and Protectorates.
The Greater Norwegian Realm
The Greater Norwegian Realm is situated in the north, directly against the fierce Norwegian Sea and Atlantic Ocean, something which gives it a harsh climate. However, the majority of the Greater Norwegian Realm is moderated by the Gulf Stream which brings warmth up from the Gulf of Mexico across the Atlantic Ocean and up the coast of Norway, something which gives it a surprisingly temperate climate, especially along the coastline. Winters are relatively mild along the coast, but very windy and snow is a guarantee. Along the interior and in the north of the Greater Norwegian Realm, the climate is significantly colder, with increased precipitation but with less wind than at the coastline. Snow is a guarantee in the late auntum, winter and early spring. Summers are generally cool throughout the Greater Norwegian Realm, with rain being a constant "threat", but the temperature is known to reach as far as up to +35°C in certain areas in the summer months. In Oslo, the capital of the Greater Norwegian Realm, the average temperature is +16.4°C in July and -4.3°C in January. In Murmansk, the northern-most city of the Greater Norwegian Realm, the average temperature is +13.4°C in July and -9.9°C in January.
Caribbean Realm
The Caribbean Realm enjoys a tropical climate, with the warmth and lack of precipitation such a climate brings. Precipitation that is significant to mention only occurs during the wet season, which lasts between June and December, and brings up to 170 millimeters of precipitation on Barbados in the wettest month, November, while precipitation peak at 250 millimeters in September in Saint Lucia. It should be noted that during the wet season, the rain comes in quick showers that are over just as quickly as they started. With the heat of the Gulf Stream and the sun warming up the waters around Barbados and Saint Lucia, the water temperature is warm with an average temperature of around +30°C. The climate in Saint Lucia is slightly different from Barbados, with the difference being that the wet season lasts between May and August. Both islands that make up the Caribbean Realm are moderated by the northeast tradewinds, making sure the islands aren't unbearably hot when it's bright and sunny. The average temperatures are average throughout the year, with Barbados having +25°C in January and +27°C in July, and Saint Lucia having +27°C in January and +31°C in July.
Siberian Realm
The Siberian Realm is by far the coldest territory of the Realm. The climate varies from territory to territory, but the climate in the north is very cold, with only a very short (one month long) summer, falling in under the classification of tundra. The summer temperature is roughly +9.7°C in July, the summer month, and around -46°C in January. As a result of the cold climate, the ground is in a permanent state of permafrost, and vast fields of ice cover the sea in the coldest of the months. Further south, the climate classifies as subtropic, with an average temperature of -15°C in January and +20°C in July. This, combined with an abundance of sunshine and exceedingly fertile chernozem soils, allows for the southern-most territories to be excellent for agricultural purposes. One shouldn't forget that this is Siberia though, and the extreme temperatures of the largest territory in the Realm, Yakutia, proves this: The city of Oymyakon has a record temperature of -71.2°C, giving it the distinction of being the coldest city on the planet! Precipitation in the Realm is surprisingly low though, as it never exceeds 500 millimeters. Snowfall is frequent in the cold months, but it is extremly light. The average temperature of Yarkutsk, the capital of the Siberian Realm, is -43°C in January and +32°C in July.
Indian Realm
Coming...
Culture
The culture of Cotland is an ancient and distinguished culture, proud of its nation' thousand year history. Over these thousand years, the culture has changed profoundly, from the ancient Viking society to the modern, relatively liberal society we find in Cotland today. x major periods distinguish themselves when one look at the events that has helped to shape Cottish culture.
The first period, the Viking era, is hailed as the beginning of the Cottish culture. In this period, ranging from well before 700 AD to around 1000 AD, the Cottish society first began to form. In this period, women stood on equal legal ground as the men, although it was commonly accepted that the men were superior to the women. Marriages could be arranged, although that was more common for those of noble standing than for the normal folk. The religion was a major focal point at the time, and those who trespassed against the dieties were harshly punished. Organization was done primarily around the village structure, a permanent settlement lead by a nobleman known as a jarl (Earl). The jarl answered to the local king, who's kingdom usually consisted of nothing more than a couple of villages. The King was considered to be the representative of the gods and godesses, and hence he reigned with absolute power as no one would dare to question the will of the Gods. Litteracy rates were very low, as only a very few knew how to read and write the ancient runes, with the majority of these being the village cleric, who served as the priest, doctor, scribe and teacher within his village. The primary responsiblities of the people in this time was to support themselves and those in the village, and to conduct trade with other villages and far-away peoples. The early Cots were traders of nature, and very skilled sea-arers. This helped the Cottish people spread far, and it wasn't uncommon for a young Cot to leave his or her village and not return for many years, having settled in another area.
Around 957 AD, the Cottish nation was formed when King Harald I Hårfagre vanquished the various local kings and united the land under one Realm, forming the Realm of Cotland. This had very little effect on the culture though, other than sowing a spire that would develop into the sense of nationalism that any modern Cot has today.
Around 1000 AD, the Cottish culture started to change dramatically with the introduction of Christianity. There was much unrest during the thirty years it took for the religion to be introduced, which is partially attributed to the way the people were converted. Those who refused to convert peacefully were forced to convert under threat of death, and those who still refused were slayn through the forced injestion of living serpents, which stung the victim from within and caused him or her to die a horrible death. There were several battles and thousands of people killed, but eventually Christianity replaced the Norse religion. With Christianity came the Christian moral beliefs, which started with the complete restructuring of society. Where the ancient offering sites had stood, churches were erected. The old cleric was replaced by a priest, and women were suppressed further. Over the next centuries, Christianity consolidated itself in the people's minds and any attempts of critisism was considered heresy and severely punished. The Black Death also ravaged through Cotland between 1349 and 1353, killing between 40 and 50 % of the population, causing a decline in both the society and economics. This forced the Cottish society to let women do more of the things men used to do before the plauge, and started the Cottish people on the road towards equality between the sexes. The time from around year 1050 AD and up until the age of protestant reformation is considered the Middle Ages, and was dominated by the absolute belief in God and the fear of eternal damnation in hell, which we can find in Cottish poetry, litterature and art of the era.
In 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the cathedral door in Wittenberg, starting the Protestant Reformation and the hundred year war in Europe. By 1533, Luthers ideas had reached Cotland and caused what is considered the first Cottish civil war. After three years of fighting between Protestants and Catholics in a war that left the Cottish people largely untouched, the Protestants won and the King at the time ordered that the Lutheranism would become the mandatory relgion of the land. This form of Christianity eventually evolved into Evangelical Lutheranism, and was a more liberal religion than the old Catholisism that had been the Cottish religion before. Slavery, once a quite normal thing in the Cottish society was abolished and the renaissance emerged. In this time, great works of art and litterature were created, and the Cottish national identity was truly formed. Power was consolidated, and a few wars of expansion was fought and won, further strengthening the Cottish identity. Throughout all this, trade flurished.
With the Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution hitting the Cottish nation in the 1800s, the people started to feel discontent with the absolute monarchy that had ruled over Cotland since the forming of the Cottish nation in 980. The era of national romanticism also helped to fuel the fires of the people wanting a chance to decide over themselves for a change. So, the people rose against the oppressive regime and a revolt in the capital in 1813 brought with it enormous changes. The King was forced to accept the people's demand for a parliament and a constitution. With the adoptation of the constitution on May 17th, 1814, the Cottish people could vote for who would rule them for the first time, although voting was restricted to males above the age of 25 in the beginning. This was altered to males above the age of 20 in 1825, and to both men and women above 20 years of age in 1857. The new parliament, called the Storting, also made laws forming the basis for the modern worker's laws and education policies, establishing for the first time the rights of the people. A great emphasis was put on education and technological advancement, and on the rights of workers. This has also helped form the Cottish modern society. In 1905, full equality between the sexes, apart from military service, was established by law. During this period, called the era of national romanticism, the ultimate of Cottish litterature and art can be found, with great authors such as Jørgen Moe, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje and Henrik Ibsen, painters such as Adolph Tidemand, Hans Gude and J.C. Dahl, and composers such as Ole Bull and Edvard Grieg representing the cultural elite of this era. With the age of national romantisicm, the role of religion had diminished significantly.
The culture was also shaped by the events of the modern era, such as the failed invasion of Cotland by the oppressive dictatorship of Sunnmore which was defeated in 1942 and which sparked the wars of expansion which has occured with regular intervals up and into the early 2000s. With victories on the battlefields since 1942, the Cottish has a sense of national pride and invincibility, the latter sense which is further encouraged by the Cottish entrance into the October Alliance in 1976 and which has helped save the Realm from disaster on several occations since then.
This has all helped to shape the Cottish culture anno 2007. The Realm of Cotland, as Cotland is known as, is a constitutional monarchy which enjoys the safety of living in a free nation where both sexes has equal opportunities and where the people are well aware of their rights as citizens, workers, and human beings. However, rights are always accompanied by duties. Schooling is mandatory up to the 10th grade, and while attendance of High School is voluntary, it is strongly encouraged. Immediately after High School, all youths must undergo their mandatory 18-month National Service, whether it be in the military (for most males) or in the local communities, working at schools, retirement homes, hospitals, et cetera (all who does not enter the military, and conscientious objectors). As a result of this mandatory unisex National Service, the youth make a difference for the nation, something which help their self-esteeme, and they bond, meeting people their age from all over Cotland. This helps on the national feeling, and is paramount in maintaining the feeling of nationalism that's reigned throughout Cotland since the early 1800s. Also as a partial result of the National Service, extensive welfare programs are offered to any citizen of the Realm.
The Cottish nation prides itself in the low crime rates, which is partially thanks to the national feeling, but mostly thanks to the extremely strict punishments in the otherwise liberal legislature. Justice is very important in the modern Cottish culture, and courts are highly effective, normally having reached a verdict within a maximum of three months after the criminal has been apprehended. One thing that describes the Cottish legal system is common sense: Frivilous lawsuits are harshly punished. In terms of economics, the Cottish nation relies on capitalism with certain modifications, primarily those aimed at workers rights and the often and strict smack-downs on corruption, which is a capital offense in the Realm. In terms of taxation, the Cots enjoy a flat 20 % tax rate, giving the people a significant amount of money to spend. With the focus on modern technology, education and healthcare, it is only natural that modern Cotland enjoy a high HDI of 0.902. However, every Cot knows that it is his or her responsibility to make sure their way of life remains that way, and will therefore defend their nation with all means necessary when it becomes necessary.
Demographics
As a result of the latest census which was undertaken in 2005, the Realm of Cotland’s population consists of 828,721,000 citizens, of which 51.63 % are of the female sex and 48.37 % are of the male sex. The distribution of the population is 22.57 % [0 – 16], 71.19 % [17 – 64], and 6.25 % [65+]. The average age of males is 26.85 years and 24.67 years for females, giving the Realm a median age of 25.76 years. With an annual growth rate of 2.79 % with an average birth rate of 12.71 births per 1,000 people and a death rate of 6.63 deaths per 1,000 people. The Realm is experiencing moderate migration levels, primarily consisting of retired citizens seeking a warmer climate due to the cold environment in which the bulk of the Realm resides and of students studying abroad, with 1.68 % per 1,000 people.
Infant mortality rates are low, with the median rate of 2.61 deaths per 1,000 live births. Life expectancy at birth is, for males, 81.62 years and 87.69 years for females, giving a median life expectancy level of 84.66 years, giving the Realm one of the highest life expectancy levels in the world. On average, each woman gives birth to 2.13 children.
When it comes to sexually transmitted deceases such as HIV/AIDS, the Realm is fortunate enough to have a very low number of individuals carrying the decease, numbering less than 2,000. This is primarily thanks to the advances in medical science, strong encouragement of contraception, and strong sexual education programs in schools. It should also be noted that transmitting deceases such as HIV/AIDS to others is a capital felony in the Cotland.
When it comes to the ethnical side, anyone studying the Cottish society and the demographics scales will find that the vast majority of the Cottish population is white. Approximately 92.79 % of the population are Caucasians, with the remaining percentages divided among 4.21 % Arabs, 3.95 % Asian (hereunder Indian), 0.011 % Blacks and the remaining 0.039 % fall under the “Other” category.
Religion-wise, some 81.16 % of the population consider themselves as Christians, 2.72 % are Roman Catholics, 11.59 % are Muslims, 1.26 % are Jewish, and 2.38 % are Agnostics or Atheists. The remaining 0.89 % fall under the “Other” category or are simply not listed.
The primary language of the Realm is Cottish, which are the administration language and the official language. It is taught in all schools, and some 99.99 % of the population knows the language. Other significant languages in the Realm include Arabic and Hebrew (Israeli Protectorate), Bjornoyan (Bjornoyan Protectorate), various Indian languages (Indian Realm), and English (Caribbean Realm). The average Cot speaks Cottish and at least two foreign languages, predominately English (taught as a mandatory second language in schools), Spanish, German, French or Russian. Literacy rates are established by the 2005 census as 99.83 % with an HDI of 0.902.
Realm & Protectorate Government
The Army
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Introduction
The Royal Cottish Army is highly mechanized fighting force, designed to take and hold territory and protect the interests of the Realm of Cotland anywhere in the world, and the doctrine, training and equipment of the Cottish soldiers reflect this fact. A mechanized unit is capable of moving over terrain far quicker than a walking force, a necessity in this modern day and age of Blitzkrieg-tactics and precision strike weapons. If the unit can fire at the enemy from one position and then get away from there quickly enough to avoid being hit by the enemy's counter-fire, the unit will survive to deliver the final crushing blow to the enemy's units and thus win the battle and conflict. It is this line of thought that is reflected by the organization of today's Royal Cottish Army.
The total size of the Royal Cottish Army is on roughly four million (4,000,000) men and women, divided into one hundred and forty-five (145) Divisions, each numbering some 22,988 well-trained soldiers, and fifteen (15) Airborne Divisions, each of which is manned by 23,500 elite paratroopers who are selected to be the finest of the Cottish troops. A division under the command of a Major General. Smaller units are divided into Cavalry, Infantry and Aviation Brigades, of which an independent Division has three, three and one of, respectively.
This organization enables the Cottish units to operate as a self-sufficient fighting unit, capable of relocating quickly and fight the enemy whereever he may lurk without having to depend on the other units to back it up, although this is still a very possible course of action for the Cottish Army to take as this fits perfectly with the ancient saying Strength in numbers. Still, it is important to note that in peacetime, the Cottish Army is primarily geared around defense of Cottish soil.
Equipment
Vehicles
M20A2 Samaritan ARV: 5 220
M22A1 Deployer MDV: 2 610
M22A2 Deployer MCV: 2 610
M24A2 Grizzly II BV: 3 480
M51A2 Sabertooth MBT: 10 440
M52A2 Haubits SPH: 15 660
M56A2 Dragon MLRS: 5 220
M57A1 Terrier CEEV: 6 960
M58A1 Resupply RSV: 15 660
M65A1 Arrow APC 38 280
M65A2 Arrow C3 2 880
M65A3 Arrow ADU 720
M65A4 Arrow EW 1 920
M65A5 Arrow AT 6 120
M65A6 Arrow MRTR 5 220
M65A7 Arrow MEV 18 120
M66A1 Skjold AT: 7 830
M66A2 Skjold ADU: 5 220
M67A1 HEMTT: 9 420
M67A2 HEMTT: 4 800
M67A7 HEMTT: 960
M67A10 HEMTT: 6 960
M67A15 HEMTT: 1 740
M68A4 MTV: 25 920
M68A6 MTV: 1 740
M68A7 MTV: 1 740
M68A8 MTV: 5 220
M68A9 MTV: 7 500
M68A10 MTV 10 380
M68A11 MTV 18 150
M68A13 MTV 5 760
M68A15 MTV 48 240
M68A16 MTV 7 680
M70A1 Dragon IFV: 33 930
M70A3 Dragon C3: 3 480
M71A1 LW155 ART: 810
M72A1 Namtaru LBT: 810
M74A1 CMPLV: 45 810
M74A2 CMPLV: 42 660
M74A3 CMPLV: 34 020
M78A1 Fennek RV: 1 920
Aircraft
AH-10/B Stalker: 3 480
AH-11/B Reaper: 3 480
CH-21/A Super Stallion II: 2 320
CV-50/A Coba: 2 320
Q-37/A Mariner UAV: 580
Q-38/A Shadow UAV: 1 740
UH-29/A Lord: 6 960
The Navy
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History
Since the early days of the Cottish Realm, Cotland has been renowned for its seafarers and their skills. It is only fitting that the Cottish Navy, an organization that has existed in one form or another since the days of King Harald I Hårråde, the first King of Cotland. It was thanks to the King's Navy that he won the battle of Hafrsfjord and thus was able to conquer all of what was to become Cotland, culminating in him being crowned King of all Cotland in 957 AD and proclaiming the existance of the Realm of Cotland.
The initial Navy was little more than conscripted seafarers and farmers who formed the leidang, which was the mobilization fleet. When ever danger loomed, a network of bonfires were lit, signalling that the leidang was to be mobilized. In such an event, each coastal village or town was to mobilize and deploy one longboat complete with crew, weaponry and supplies. It is not known how well such a tactic would work, as the leidang was never mobilized in the four hundred years it existed. There simply were no naval threat to Cotland. After the Black Death had ravaged Cotland, there were very few people left to be able to mobilize a leidang, or even a military for that matter, and this combined with the fact that the leidang was an obsolete way of keeping a Navy caused the Cottish King Olav III to order the establishment of a permanent Navy, to be named the Royal Cottish Navy, in the year 1403 AD. The initial warships in the Royal Cottish Navy were little more than converted trading vessels and small boats, but over the next century, the Navy was modernized with new purpose built warships.
Over the centuries that followed, the Cottish fleet was primarily geared towards defense of its home waters, but as international trade started prospering with Cottish merchantmen sailing halfway around the world to trade, wars over trade and the ever present pirate threat forced the Royal Cottish Navy to adapt to the changing situations. By 1760 AD, the Royal Cottish Navy consisted of six man-of-wars, nine ships of the line, twenty-one frigates, nineteen corvettes and sixteen sloops, as well as a number of other, smaller vessels. In the mid-1800s, the Cottish Navy followed the development and started converting its ships to steam-powered ironclads, culminating in 1908 with the introduction of the HMS Fryktløs, the first Cottish Dreadnaught. The Fryktløs is conserved in the Museum of Naval History in Horten, Cotland.
During the 1930s, the Cottish fleet was completely modernized, replacing the old dreadnaughts and torpedo destroyers with state-of-the-art destroyers, frigates, cruisers, submarines and battleships, and introducing the first Cottish aircraft carrier HMS Gaupe. This modernization came just in time, because in 1942 the oppressive dictatorship of Sunnmore launched an all-out invasion of Cotland, attempting to subjugate the Realm to reap its natural resources. Most of the ships that had been ordered by the Cottish Navy had been delivered to the Navy and were available for the defense of Cotland. The Navy won the day during the Battle of the Barents Sea, which was the first and only real battle in the Cottish-Sunnmoran War. Here, a Cottish fleet of six battleships, five heavy cruisers, seven light cruisers, one aircraft carrier and thirty destroyers sunk the entire Sunnmoran fleet of five battleships, nine heavy cruisers, eleven light cruisers and twenty destroyers in a harrowing three day engagement, effectively stopping the Sunnmoran invasion attempt and opening the way for the Cottish to get started on their wars of expansion that was the order of the day for the past fifty years, starting with the invasion and occupation of Sunnmore in 1943.
The Royal Cottish Navy has played a part in every single war the Realm has participated in since 1942, and has shown itself to be a highly capable and respected fighting force, and the pride of every citizen of Cotland. Reaching a top in ships, aircraft and manpower in the late 1980s, the Navy has been reduced somewhat to reach today's level of just over a thousand ships.
Royal Marines
The Royal Marines are the ground arm of the Royal Cottish Navy, enabling the Navy to operate as a single entity and not having to depend on the Army for coastal ground operations. While the Royal Marines is a vastly smaller branch than the Army is, the Royal Marines are specialized warriors, experts in conducting amphibious landings and taking ground. The Royal Marines were established in 1634 to provide the Navy with a counter to the threat of pirates and boarders, and to give the Navy an edge when it came to taking prizes. The original Royal Marines were sharpshooters, and this is a legacy the current Royal Marines value and cherish. There are no designated marksmen in the Royal Marines, as being a marksman is synonymous with being a Royal Marine. One thing to note about the Royal Marines though is that unlike other marine infantry forces, the Cottish Royal Marines use naval ranks instead of the traditional army-style ranks.
The Royal Marines are the only professional branch of the Cottish branches, as it does not include conscripts. This in itself makes the Royal Marines an elite force, capable of competing with every other military in the world in every aspect save for size. Training is gruelling, lasting close to four months, and only applications from people who have already served their National Service in either the Army, Air Force or Navy are being considered. If the recruit lasts through the training, he or she is offered a contract which binds them to serve a minimum of four years in the Royal Marines. If the recruit is deemed capable and fit for it, he or she is offered Officer School, which lasts another two years, at the end of which the recruit is committed to serve as an officer in the Royal Marines for at least seven years. The Royal Marines are as a result a highly professional and well-trained fighting force. This is necessary, as their tasks include, but aren't limited to: Spearheading an amphibious invasion, coastal defense, embassy defense, and peacekeeping operations.
The size of the Royal Marines is roughly 640,000 personnel, of which some 603,000 are fighting forces. The rest are either attached to a Cottish embassy abroad, the various schools the Royal Marines operate, or attached to the various Joint Operations Commands of the Royal Cottish Armed Forces. The fighting forces of the Royal Marines are organized into sixty-nine Marine Infantry Regiments which are attached to the sixty-nine Coastal Artillery Regiments; fifty-five Marine Infantry Brigades, and fifty-five Marine Cavalry Regiments. Three Marine Infantry Brigades and three Marine Cavalry Regiments can combine to form a Marine Division. Marine Divisions are created on an ad hoc basis where needed of the Marine forces available to the operational commander at any given time.
Equipment
Note: A star (*) denotes that the ship/aircraft is Top Secret IC.
Vessels
Enrajb class MCM: 24
Forsakelse class AE: 42
Forsyner class AOEN: 23
Havoc class SSGN: 16
Heimdal class CGN: 36
Hermes class CV: 10
Heyerdahl class FFG: 221
Hordaland class CBGN: 21
Hornet class ML: 6
Indefatigable class DDGN: 240
Loke class SSK: 28
Medusa class DDG: 21
Mexia-IV class BCGN: 10
Moengen class AO: 47
Nightingale class AHN: 8
Odin class CVN: 6
Odin class CVAEN: 7
Osiris class LPD: 21
Poseidon class ASN: 21
Ragnarok class BBG: 5
Retaliation class SSBN*: 12
Royal Lion class AG: 2
Røyskatt class K: 60
Tigerhai class SSN: 36
Skjold class FPB: 60
Wilson class AKRN: 63
Ynoga class CVLN: 7
Aircraft
AH-11B Reaper: 70
DT-36F Trofast: 64
EJ-30F Enforcer: 64
EH-14D Merlin: 14
HH-14B Merlin: 503
JA-20B Enforcer: 568
J-21B Typhoon: 304
JA-22A Savage: 168
JA-23B Demon: 376
LVT-36C Trofast: 78
RU-41A Mariner: 58
RU-42A Fire Scout: 1 265
SH-14A Merlin: 1 074
T-36B Trofast: 78
TH-12A Super Stallion II: 98
UT-36A Trofast: 104
Ground Equipment (Royal Marines)
M50A4 Invader IFV: 2 750
M50A2 Invader C3: 220
M51A2 Sabertooth MBT: 990
M65A1 Arrow APC: 5 728
M65A2 Arrow C3: 1 296
M65A3 Arrow ADU: 880
M65A4 Arrow EW: 496
M65A5 Arrow AT: 220
M65A6 Arrow MRTR: 220
M65A7 Arrow MEV: 2 700
M67A1 HEMTT: 1 984
M67A2 HEMTT: 550
M67A3 HEMTT: 552
M67A6 HEMTT TEL: 2 208
M67A7 HEMTT: 524
M68A4 MTV: 6 972
M68A9 MTV: 1 212
M68A10 MTV: 990
M68A11 MTV: 1 980
M68A13 MTV: 3 960
M68A15 MTV: 7 920
M68A16 MTV: 880
M71A1 LW155 ART: 3 474
M74A1 CMPLV: 7 194
M74A2 CMPLV: 7 190
M74A3 CMPLV: 5 952
M78A1 Fennek RV: 496
Royal Cottish Air Force
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Aviation Corps
The Aviation Corps is the organization within the Royal Cottish Air Force responsible for operating and maintaining the aircraft operated by the Air Force. It includes a total of almost eleven and a half thousand aircraft of all kinds, including but not limited to 5 500 fighter aircraft, 1 100 bomber aircraft, 1 500 transport aircraft and more than 600 UAVs. In total, the Aviation Corps include almost 500 000 personnel and operate from over two hundred airbases of various sizes throughout the world.
The Aviation Corps is divided into six Air Commands, each of which is responsible for a Cottish territory and its immediate surroundings. These are Air Command HJEMME, which is responsible for the Cottish homeland territories (Norway, Atlantic Ocean, Barents Sea, Western Russia); Air Command SIBIR, which is responsible for the Cottish holdings in Siberia (Yakutia, Amur, Magadan, Khabarovsk, Yevrey, Sea of Ohthosk); Air Command INDIA, which is responsible for the Cottish holdings in India (North India, which includes Gujarat and Rajastan, and South India, which includes Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Car Nicobar island, and the Lakshadweep Islands); Air Command KARIBIA, which includes the Cottish holdings in the Caribbean Sea (Barbados, Saint Lucia plus the Caribbean Sea); Air Command TSJUDERIKE, which includes the newly reconquered territories that were occupied by Pantheaa (Vladimir, Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Mordvinia, Tambov); and Air Command UTENRIKS, which includes all Royal Cottish Air Force units deployed overseas.
A-15A Super Tucano: 176
A-16A Torden: 656
AT-35B Slegge: 33
B-24A Grevling: 480
B-24B Grevling: 300
B-25C Incubus*: 48
B-26A Sphinx: 176
B-27A Candrian: 96
EJ-20E Enforcer: 412
EP-37B Poseidon: 38
ET-32B Gulfstream: 22
J-21A Typhoon: 672
JA-20A Enforcer: 1 894
JA-23A Demon: 2 080
DT-34B Robin: 736
DT-35C Slegge: 120
LVT-5A Bataleur: 41
LVT-6C Spyglass: 250
MH-12B Pave Low V: 132
MH-17B Dark Lord: 264
MH-18A Explorer: 132
MT-30B Super Hercules: 264
MT-30C Super Hercules: 132
P-37A Poseidon: 114
RU-41A Mariner: 522
RJ-20C Enforcer: 168
T-31A Kondor: 432
T-33A Sherpa: 88
T-35A Slegge: 960
Base Defense Corps
The Base Defense Corps is the ground unit responsible for the defense of the Royal Cottish Air Force's airbases and other vital installations. Divided into Airbase Defense Regiments, each regiment contain the necessary armor, artillery, infantry and other support vehicle needed to successfully fend off or at least delay any enemy attackers until reinforcement can arrive. The regiments can also be found in the front lines of an invasion force, parachuting in with the paratroopers to capture airbases that are needed to operate the Aviation Corps' assets from. It is therefore equipped with state of the art equipment and weaponry, and is a fierce adversary. The Base Defense Corps includes some 270 000 soldiers divided into seventy-five regiments.
M56A2 Dragon MLRS: 450
M65A1 Arrow APC: 1 800
M65A2 Arrow C3: 450
M65A5 Arrow AT: 900
M65A6 Arrow MRTR: 900
M65A7 Arrow MEV: 450
M67A7 HEMTT: 150
M68A4 MTV TRK: 1 200
M68A8 MTV TRK: 450
M68A9 MTV TRK: 600
M68A10 MTV PLS: 1 050
M68A11 MTV PLS: 1 050
M68A12 MTV C3: 450
M68A14 MTV NCBR: 300
M68A16 MTV TRK: 600
M71A1 LW155 ART: 900
M72A1 Namtaru LBT: 900
M74A1 CMPLV: 1 200
M74A2 CMPLV: 600
M74A3 CMPLV: 600
M75A1 Scimitar RT: 900
M76A1 Striker AT: 600
M77A1 Berger LARRV: 300
M78A1 Fennek RV: 300
M79A1 Cougar MRAP: 7 500
M79A2 Cougar MRAP: 7 500
Air Defense Corps
The Air Defense Corps is the organization within the Royal Cottish Air Force responsible for operating and maintaining the Air Defense Network that protects the Realm of Cotland from airborne and ballistic threats. This includes surface-to-air missile batteries, anti-ballistic missile batteries, anti-aircraft artillery, and radars. Elements of the Air Defense Corps is located throughout the Realm, and are responsible for operating an air defense system that completely covers the Cottish borders. It includes a total of 835 000 personnel divided into 40 Early Warning Regiments (radars), 70 Anti-Ballistic Missile Regiments, 100 AAA Regiments, and 490 Surface to Air Missile Regiments.
M37A1 TEL: 2 240
M65A1 Arrow APC: 9 040
M65A2 Arrow C3: 800
M65A4 Arrow EW: 1 200
M65A7 Arrow MEV: 1 760
M66A2 Skjold ADU: 2 000
M67A1 HEMTT: 5 600
M67A2 HEMTT: 2 800
M67A7 HEMTT: 2 240
M67A8 HEMTT: 2 320
M67A10 HEMTT TEL: 9 600
M67A11 HEMTT TEL: 1 120
M67A12 HEMTT: 14 080
M67A16 HEMTT TEL: 1 120
M68A4 MTV TRK: 16 080
M68A9 MTV TRK: 3 520
M68A10 MTV PLS: 5 600
M68A11 MTV PLS: 9 040
M68A12 MTV C3: 4 020
M68A13 MTV MEV: 2 480
M68A14 MTV NBCR: 2 160
M68A16 MTV TRK: 5 600
M74A1 CMPLV: 11 680
M74A2 CMPLV: 14 720
M74A3 CMPLV: 12 560
M78A1 Fennek RV: 2 160
Strategic Missile Corps
The Strategic Missile Corps is the organization within the Royal Cottish Air Force responsible for maintaining the land and air-based means the Realm has to retaliate in case of a nuclear attack upon the Realm by a foreign power. It is staffed exclusively by professional and loyal soldiers. The Strategic Missile Corps is divided into Strategic Missile Regiments, and is responsible for the nuclear-tipped cruise missiles, intermediate range ballistic missiles, train-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles, and air-launched ballistic missiles and gravity bombs. It includes 76 000 personnel divided into forty regiments.
M62A1 TEL: 480
M65A1 Arrow APC: 1 040
M65A2 Arrow C3: 420
M65A4 Arrow EW: 1 080
M65A5 Arrow AT: 240
M65A6 Arrow MRTR: 120
M65A7 Arrow MEV: 60
M67A5 HEMTT TEL: 672
M67A5 HEMTT TEL: 288
M67A7 HEMTT: 60
M68A8 HEMTT: 60
M68A4 MTV TRK: 1 080
M68A9 MTV TRK: 180
M68A11 MTV PLS: 120
M68A12 MTV C3: 90
M68A13 MTV MEV: 120
M68A14 MTV NBCR: 120
M68A15 MTV TRK: 360
M68A16 MTV TRK: 240
M72A1 Namtaru LBT: 240
M74A1 CMPLV: 720
M74A2 CMPLV: 1 200
M74A3 CMPLV: 1 080
M78A1 Fennek RV: 240
Hades Missile Train: 10
Air Reserve Corps
The Air Reserve Corps is the Royal Cottish Air Force's reservist formation, and is designed to reinforce the Aviation Corps in the event of invasion and war. Despite it being equipped primarily with old aircraft that has been decommissioned from front-line service, the Air Reserve Corps is by no means obsolete. The aircraft are constantly upgraded and maintained, and the pilots fly at least once a month to keep their skills intact. The Air Reserve Corps is also responsible for most of the VIP flights, leaving the active component of the Air Force to do more important things. Most of the pilots are commercial pilots when they're not flying for the Air Reserve Corps, and have years upon years of experience to draw from. The Air Reserve Corps operate and maintain approximately ten thousand six hundred aircraft, including 8 450 fighter aircraft, 1 680 transport aircraft, and 460 refueling aircraft. It includes 19 000 pilots, 223 000 logistics personnel, and can transport 182 300 persons in one go.
DT-29E Extender: 422
DT-30D Super Hercules: 38
J-21A Typhoon: 260
J-26C Tengriy: 1 840
JA-20A Enforcer: 600
JA-24A Swift: 3 680
JA-24B Swift: 920
JA-25A Priest: 800
JA-27G Super Falcon: 272
JA-27H Super Falcon: 68
T-26M Super Galaxy: 100
T-28B Super Globemaster: 260
T-30A Super Hercules: 500
T-31A Kondor: 50
T-32A Gulfstream: 52
T-33C Sherpa: 700
T-34A Robin: 16
The Home Guard
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The Cottish Home Guard is the reservist ground formation responsible for territorial defense of Cottish territory. Consisting exclusively of men who have served their mandatory eighteen months of military service, the Home Guard is primarily equipped with aging equipment that has been retired from front-line service, relegating it to the reservist forces.
The Home Guard is organized in a very similar manner like the Army, and employ the same kind of small-arms and ammunition to the rest of the military. This enables the Home Guard to fight alongside the Army. Indeed, the Home Guard is organized under the Army and is included in the wartime organization of the Army. The Home Guard consists of two hundred and eighty-six (286) divisions, each consisting of a total of twenty-one thousand three hundred and ninety (21,930) soldiers divided into one Cavalry Brigade and three Infantry Brigades. The Home Guard Division is commanded by a Major General.
The Home Guard consists in all of 6,200,000 reservists. These soldiers will provide the Cottish Army with a significant boost in manpower and equipment in the event of war. The Home Guard also includes a substantial amount of Intervention Forces, which assort under the Special Forces. These forces will be described under the section detailing the Special Forces.
M20A2 Samaritan ARV: 10 296
M22A1 Deployer MDV: 5 148
M22A2 Deployer MCV: 5 148
M24A2 Grizzly II BV: 6 864
M51A2 Sabertooth MBT: 20 592
M57A1 Terrier CEEV: 13 728
M58A1 Resupply RSV: 30 888
M65A3 Arrow ADU: 10 296
M67A1 HEMTT: 17 160
M67A2 HEMTT: 8 580
M67A7 HEMTT: 3 432
M67A10 HEMTT: 13 728
M67A15 HEMTT: 3 432
M68A4 MTV: 46 332
M68A6 MTV: 3 432
M68A7 MTV: 3 432
M68A8 MTV: 10 296
M68A9 MTV: 13 728
M68A10 MTV: 18 876
M68A11 MTV: 32 604
M68A13 MTV: 10 296
M68A15 MTV: 123 552
M68A16 MTV: 13 728
M74A1 CMPLV: 72 072
M74A2 CMPLV: 77 220
M74A3 CMPLV: 51 480
M76A1 Striker AT: 17 160
M78A1 Fennek RV: 3 432
M109A6 Paladin SPH: 30 888
M113F3 APC: 63 492
M577F3 C3: 10 296
M270A2 MLRS: 10 296
M1064F3 MRTR: 10 296
The Special Forces
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Overview
The Cottish Special Operations Forces, hereafter refered to as SOFs, are the elite of the elite in the Royal Cottish Military. These forces are the best trained and best equipped soldiers Cotland have, and they are employed accordingly. The SOFs are divided into three seperate units, each with its own special field of expertise. These units are Unit HJK, Unit MJK, and Unit HV-I. Service in the SOFs is completely voluntary, but requires the soldier in question to commit himself to five years of service. The Special Forces consist of one hundred ten thousand (110 000) operatives in peacetime, which increases to four hundred seventy-five thousand (475 000) in wartime.
Unit HJK
Unit HJK is the Cottish Army's Special Operations Forces, and assort under the operational chain of command of the Royal Cottish Army. Unit HJK is organized into battalions as the largest operational unit. Each Special Battalion consists of four Special Companies, which each includes one hundred eighteen (118) soldiers.
The smallest operational unit in Unit HJK is the A-Team. Each A-Team is made up of twelve soldiers, of which two are officers (a Captain as CO with a Lieutenant at XO) and the rest are sergeants. A Special Company has nine (9) HJK A-Teams, which are the forces that operate in the field doing the actual work. The operational command and support element of the Special Company is the B-Team, which consists of ten soldiers. The B-Team has two officers (a Major as CO with a Captain as XO) and seven sergeants providing medical, signals and logistical support to the A-Teams.
The Special Battalion consists of four Special Companies and a C-Team providing operational leadership and support in the field. The C-Team consists of five officers and twenty-three sergeants, with a Lieutenant Colonel as the CO and a Major as the XO. In addition, there are three Captains who head up the Medical, Intelligence and Logistical sections of the C-Team. The C-Team is responsible for giving the four Special Companies under its command the support it needs, and to serve as a liason between the divisional headquarters and the units in the field. Each member of the Special Battalion is a qualified Special Forces operator, and is qualified in airborne operations. A Special Battalion consists of a total of five hundred (500) soldiers.
Unit HJK consists of a total of one hundred sixty-two (162) Special Battalions, with one battalion attached to each Division and two independent battalions. The unit also has several educational units and support units organic to it. Its specialty is general purpose operations, which include among others deep reconnaissance, strike operations, and guerilla warfare. The unit is commanded by a Lieutenant General.
Unit HJK consists of 85 000 soldiers.
Vehicles
M64A4 Shadow: 1 296
M73A1 Light Strike Vehicle: 2 592
Unit MJK
Unit MJK is the Cottish Navy's Special Operations Forces, and assort under the operational chain of command of the Royal Cottish Navy. Unit MJK is divided into Special Naval Battalions as the largest operational units, although they rarely deploy in strengths over company size. A Special Naval Battalion consists of four Special Naval Companies, each with ninety (90) soldiers.
The smallest operational unit in Unit MJK is the A-Team, which unlike the Army's A-Team is a smaller, more flexible unit. It consists of eight sailors, with two officers (a Lieutenant Commander as CO and an Lieutenant as XO) and six petty officers. The A-Team is qualified in both airborne and maritime operations, as is the rest of Unit MJK. The A-Team can deploy from both aircraft, ships and submarines. Ten (10) A-Teams and one (1) B-Team, which is virtually identical with the Army's B-Team, make up the Special Naval Company.
The Special Naval Battalion consists of four Special Naval Companies, but unlike the Army's Special Battalion, the Special Naval Battalion also includes seven (7) Boat Teams, each of which includes a Nightmare class or Stinger class special operations craft and its crew, and one (1) C-Team. This gives the Special Naval Battalion a total of five hundred (409) operators.
Unit MJK consists of a total of fifty-four (54) Special Naval Battalions, and a small number of educational and support units. The unit are specialists in maritime and coastal special operations as well as general purpose operations, and is commanded by a Vice Admiral.
Unit MJK consists of 25 000 sailors.
Vessels
Nightmare class SOC: 378
Stinger class SOC: 25
Unit HV-I
Unit HV-I, which is the Home Guard's Special Operations Unit, popularly called the Intervention Force, assort under the operational command of the Home Guard. Consisting exclusively of volunteers from the reservist forces, HV-I is without a doubt the largest of the three SOFs in Cotland. It specialize in General Purpose operations similar to the Army. While the HV-I use the same team organization as Unit HJK, the force dispositions are a little different.
The Intervention Detachment is a company-sized unit consisting of fifteen (15) A-Teams and one (1) B-Team, totalling one hundred ninety (190) soldiers. Three Intervention Detatchments form an Intervention Force, which is supported by a C-Team, giving the Intervention Force a total of five hundred ninety-eight (598) soldiers.
Unit HV-I consists of a total of six hundred Intervention Forces and a small number of educational and support units. The unit is commanded by a General.
Unit HV-I consists of 365,000 reservist soldiers.
Vehicles
M74A1 CMPLV: 14 400
M74A2 CMPLV: 13 800
M74A3 CMPLV: 12 000