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The Armed Republic of Skibereen(I omitted the phrase 'Three isles' as that makes no sense in this world)

South Africa, Iceland, Netherlands, Austria, Mauritius

President: Gen. Thomas O'Donnelly rtd
Capital: Pretoria
GDP: $1,533,200,000,000(PPP)
Population: 70,321,037
Technology: Western and Soviet mix--South African Dominates
Land: African, Pacific Ocean, North Atlantic, Western European

International Relations:
-Friendly/ Open-Naashan Canadian Union
-Friendly/ Semi Open-Union Of Kansiov
-Friendly/ Open-United Commonwealth of Anglo-Belgian Barronia
-Friendly/ Semi Open-Socialist Republic of Honakon
-Friendly/Semi Open- Kingdom of Donaghadee
-Very Friendly/Open-Republican Monarchy of Granate
If your nation isnt listed it is because we have no direct relationship at all, this however does not exclude indirect relationships

Military:






Bibliography
http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign
http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg54-e.htm
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/sf.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)
https://www.cia.gov/
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rsa/index.html
http://samilitaryhistory.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_National_Defence_Force
And many others

Work In Progress.

Official Diplomatic Message

The Naashan Canadian Union wishes to open diplomatic relations with your nation and would be pleased to invite you to establish an embassy within our capital of Ottawa and a consulate in Toronto if you wish. We also request our embassy within your capital and would like to enquire about placing a consulate within your other territories.

Response From the Foreign Services Offices Americas to the Diplomatic corps of the Naashan Canadian Union

Subject: Diplomatic Exchange

Body:
The Republic would be most honored to open an embassy in your great and in the lovely city of Ottawa

We welcome a Canadian Embassy.
However we establish foreign embassies as closely to the foreign nation as possible. As well the representative to the Americas/Europe is the Icelandic President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson.

On occasion due to extreme proximity Embassies are open in other regions of the Republics. However since Iceland is nearest to your lovely nation it would be policy to place the primary Embassy there, and consulates elsewhere.

So we hope the humble city of Reykjavík, Iceland will suffice for your Embassy.

Consulates maybe established in any city you wish with in the republic.

Offices of Foreign Service America
Signed
With Respect
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
President of Iceland

Military Structure
Skibereen Afrikan National Defense Force(SANDF)
Annual Defence Budget: 4% GDP($61,328,000,000)
Personnel: 1% Population(703,200)
Mandatory 18 months service upon Age 18(Universal/Special Dispensation Available)
Directorate of Military Intelligence: Reykjavik, Iceland
Directorate of the Armed Forces: Cape Town, South Africa
Directorate of Special Operation: Classified

Special Operations Units of International Merit:
KCT (Korps Commando Troepen)
-108 S.O.C./Tasked with conducting DA (Direct Action), sabotage, and reconnaissance missions.

7 Netherlands Special Boat Squadron(7NL SBS): 7NL SBS is known as the Amphibious Platoon. The platoon is organized, equipped, and operates in a fashion similar to the British SBS, who they would operate with in war time. When conducting operations alongside of the British SBS, the unit is known as C Squadron, SBS. The members of this highly trained combat swimmer unit are trained parachutist, scuba divers, and demolition experts. The unit is also capable of performing maritime CT operations, and is tasked with protecting Dutch off shore oil platforms from terrorist attack.

*Skib AfriKan Special Forces Brigade*

Víkingasveitin (Viking Squad, special Federal Law Enforcement Unit-Comparable SAS CT Units)

Jagdkommando

Skibereen Afrikan Republic Arms in use:

Side Arms
Vektor SP1 & SP2
Vektor CP1
RAP-401, RAP-440
Glock
Steyr GB
Steyr M

Submachine Guns
BXP
Steyr-Solothurn MP.34
Steyr MPi 69
Steyr TMP
Steyr AUG para

Shotguns
MAG-7
Neostead
Striker / Protecta

Assault Rifles
Vektor CR-21
Vektor R1
Vektor R4
Vektor R5 and R6 assault rifles (shortened barrel R4)
Steyr AUG
Steyr ACR

Sniper Rifles(APR/AMR)
Steyr IWS 2000
Steyr .50 HS
Truvelo .50
Mechem NTW-20
Steyr SSG
Steyr Scout Tactical
Unique Alpine TPG-1

Machine Guns
Steyr AUG /Hbar
Vector SS-77 / Mini-SS
MG 74 multi purpose machine gun

Grenade Launchers
Milkor MGL
PAW-20 "Neopup"

Shoulder Fired Weapon
RPG-7

Missiles(ATGM)
MILAN 3
AT4 anti-tank rockets
Carl Gustav anti-tank rockets
M47 Dragon anti-tank missiles
Gill anti-tank missiles
Bofors Bill 2

Missile(SAM)
Starstreak MANPADS(FPR-Not for Sale)
FIM-92C StingerMANPADS (FPR-Not for Sale)




Land Vehicles
Tanks
Leopard 2A6 Main Battle Tank(Currently 196)
Olifant 1A/1B series main battle tank(Currently 250)
Olifant Mk2 (Currently 75)
Rooikat 76 wheeled armoured fighting vehicle(Currently 160)
CV-9035 Light Battle Tank(Currently 194)
SK-105 Kurassier Light Tanks(Currently 253)
Jaguar 1 Tank destroyers (Currently 86)

AFV
Ratel 20/60/90 family of infantry fighting vehicles(Currently 1200)

Badger IFVs (Currently 264)

Mamba MKIII and RG-32 Nyala Mine protected patrol vehicles(Numbers Vary-350 currently)

Saurer APC Armoured personnel Carriers (Currently 465)

Ulan infantry fighting vehicles (Currently 112)

Pandur APC(Currently 71)

Pandur II 6x6 and 8x8 (Currently 12)

Dingo 2 Protected vehicles(Currently 35)



(Currently 600) AIFV (YPR-765) Armoured personnel carrier. Several versions: Armoured personnel carrier (APC), Anti-Tank, Command Post Vehicle, Reconnaissance, Engineering, Battle Damage Repair, Recovery (YPR806), Cargo, Battlefield Ambulance.

Fennek Armoured cars (reconnaissance, general purpose, anti-tank infantry carrier, air defence vehicle) (Currently 400)



Boxer Armoured Assault Vehicle(Currently 200)

Patria XA-188 Armoured Personnel Carrier (CUrrently 95)

Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicles (Currently 25)

BvS10 armored personnel carriers (Currently 74)

XA-188 wheeled armored personnel carriers (Currently 20)

Leopard 1 BARV (Currently 2)

Other armoured vehicles

Observation tanks (Currently 27)

Bergepanzer Armoured repair and recovery vehicles(Currently 70)

A1 Armoured engineer vehicles(Currently 18)

M577 Command Post Vehicle (Currently 100)

Biber (Leopard 1) Bridgelayer (Currently 16)

Leopard 1 Engineering Tank (Currently 16)

Buffel (Leopard 2) Recovery Tanks(Currently 25)

Fuchs Electronic Warfare vehicles (Currently 23)

Fuchs 2 NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle (Currently 6)

Other vehicles
BV206 all-terrain vehicles (Currently 156)

Landrover Defender

Unimog 1.2 ton truck(Currently 500)

MAN 12.240 Trucks (Currently 307)

DAF Trucks, various versions

Scania WLS Trucks, various versions

MB 290 Wolf various versions

Land Rover Wolf various versions



Artillery
SPG/MLRS
M109 Self Propelled Howitzer(Currently 400+)
PzH 2000 Self Propelled Artillery
GV6 155 mm self-propelled howitzer
GV5 155 mm howitzer (75) being replaced by the G4 155 mm gun and the G2 140 mm gun
G7 105 mm gun(still under development - a contract was awarded to Denel for this during April 2007) to replace the G1 88 mm gun
Bateleur 127 mm 40 tube multiple rocket launcher
Valkiri-22 24 tube self-propelled multiple rocket launcher

Non-combat vehicles
SAMIL 20 an (upgraded Magirus Deutz 130M7FAL) 4x4 truck
SAMIL 50 an (upgraded Magirus Deutz 192D12AL) 4x4 truck
SAMIL 100 an (upgraded Magirus Deutz 320D22AL) 6x6 truck
MAN heavy duty trucks
Various engineer vehicles (combat bridgelayers etc.)

Air force(Including All Air Arms of Each Branch)

Rotary Aircraft
Agusta A109LUH
Agusta-Bell 412
Denel AH-2 Rooivalk(For Sale)
AH-64D Apache
OH-58 Kiowa Scout helicopter
MBB/Kawasaki BK 117
Westland Super Lynx
AEROSPATIALE ALOUETTE III
Alouette Recovery helicopters.
21 SH-14D Lynx anti-submarine warfare helicopters (2 helicopter squadrons)
AS 532U2 Cougar Mk2
CH-47D Chinook
S-70 Black Hawk
Bell 206 JetRanger

Fixed Wing
Eurofighter Typhoon
Saab JAS 39C/D Gripen
F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon
F-5 Tiger
Atlas Cheetah C
Atlas Cheetah D
Atlas Oryx
BAE Systems Hawk Mk 120
Beechcraft Super King Air 200
Boeing 707-328C
Boeing 737-7ED BBJ
CASA C 212
Cessna 185A Skywagon
Cessna 185D Skywagon
Cessna 185E Skywagon
Cessna 208 Caravan
Cessna 550/551 Citation II
Dassault Falcon 50
Dassault Falcon 900B
Douglas DC-3/C-47 Dakota III & IV
Douglas C-47TP Turbo Dakota
Lockheed C-130B Hercules
Lockheed C-130BZ Hercules
Pilatus PC-6 Porter
Pilatus PC-7 Mk2 Astra
Pilatus PC-12
PC-7 Turbo Trainer
C-130H-30 Hercules
Fokker 50
Fokker 60
KC-10 (KDC-10) Extender Aerial refueling/tactical transports
DC-10 transport
Short Skyvan Transport aircraft
Saab 105 aircraft

Gulfstream IV

Naval Assets

Surface Combatants

Frigates
4 F802 De Zeven Provinciën class air defence and command frigate (LCF, officially classified as frigates but in size and role they could be classified as destroyers)
HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802)
HNLMS Tromp (F803)
HNLMS De Ruyter (F804)
HNLMS Evertsen (F805)

4 F827 Karel Doorman class multi-role frigates (also known as M-class)
HNLMS Van Speijk (F828)
HNLMS Van Amstel (F831)
HNLMS Van Nes (F 833)
HNLMS Van Galen (F 834)


4 Valour class Frigates (MEKO A-200SAN) (FSG):
o SAS Amatola (F145)
o SAS Isandlwana (F146)
o SAS Spioenkop (F147)
o SAS Mendi (F148)

Amphibious assault ships
2 L800 Rotterdam class landing platform dock (LPD) Amphibious Transport Ships
HNLMS Rotterdam (L800)
HNLMS Johan de Witt (L801)

Landingcraft

5 L9525 LCU Mk2 class landing craft utility
o L9525
o L9526
o L9527
o L9528
o L9529

All ships of the L9525 LCU class have been upgraded to Mk2. This upgrade meant enlarging the vessels and increasing their payload (being able to transport the Leopard 2 A6 of the SAR Army).

6 L9536 LCVP Mk3 class landing craft vehicle personnel
o L9536
o L9537
o L9538
o L9539
o L9540
o L9541

6 L9530 LCVP Mk2 class landing craft vehicle personnel
o L9530
o L9531
o L9532
o L9533
o L9534
o L9535



Fast Attack Craft
Warrior (ex Minister) class Fast Attack Craft (Missile) (FAC (M)): Modified (Saar 4) (Israeli design)
o SAS Adam Kok (ex SAS Frederic Creswell)
o SAS Isaac Dyobha (ex SAS Frans Erasmus)
o SAS Galeshewe (ex SAS Hendrik Mentz)
o SAS Job Maseko (ex SAS Kobie Coetsee)
o SAS Makhanda (ex SAS Magnus Malan)

Mine detection and clearing ships

4 River Class(Coastal Mine Hunters - MHC)
SAS Umkomaas
SAS Umhloti
SAS Umgeni
SAS Umzimkulu

4 City Class(Mine Sweeper Coastal - MSC)
SAS Thekwini
SAS Kapa
SAS Tshwane
SAS Mangaung

10 Tripartite (Alkmaar class) mine hunters
HNLMS Haarlem (M853)
HNLMS Hellevoetsluis (M856)
HNLMS Maassluis (M857)
HNLMS Makkum (M858)
HNLMS Middelburg (M859)
HNLMS Schiedam (M860)
HNLMS Urk (M861)
HNLMS Vlaardingen (M862)
HNLMS Willemstad (M863)
HNLMS Zierikzee (M862)

4 A851 Cerberus class diving support vessels.
HNLMS Cerberus (A851)
HNLMS Argus (A852)
HNLMS Nautilus (A853)
HNLMS Hydra (A854)





Submarines
3 Type 209/T.1400 class Submarines (SSK):
o SAS Manthatisi (S101)
o SAS Charlotte Maxeke (S102)
o SAS Queen Modjadji (S103)

4 S802 Walrus classDiesel/electric attack submarines.
HNLMS Walrus (S802)
HNLMS Zeeleeuw (S803)
HNLMS Dolfijn (S808)
HNLMS Bruinvis (S810)



Auxiliary vessels
2 SAS Drakensberg (A301) Fleet Replenishment Ship (AOR)

1 Improved Poolster class replenishment Ships
o HNLMS Zuiderkruis (A832)

1 Amsterdam class replenishment Shipso HNLMS Amsterdam (A836)

1 A900 Mercuur class Torpedo recovery ship
o HNLMS Mercuur (A900)

1 A804 Pelikaan logistic support vessel for the Netherlands Antilles
o HNLMS Pelikaan (A804)

1 A887 Thetis class logship
o HNLMS Thetis (A887)

1 A8500 Tax class logship
o HNLMS Tax (A8500)

Survey ships
1 Hecla class survey ship (AGS):
o SAS Protea

2 A802 Snellius class hydrographical survey ship.
HNLMS Snellius (A802)
HNLMS Luymes (A803)

Training ships

1 A902 Van Kinsbergen class training ship
o HNLMS Van Kinsbergen (A902)

1 Y8050 Urania class sailing naval training vessel
o HNLMS Urania (Y8050)


Other vessels
10 - 20 Small Harbour Patrol Boats; Three Tugs; Three Inshore Patrol Vessels.

As well.
5 A874 Linge class large tugs.
o HNLMS Linge (A874)
o HNLMS Regge (A875)
o HNLMS Hunze (A876)
o HNLMS Rotte (A877)
o HNLMS Gouwe (A878)

2 Y8018 Breezand class harbor tugs
o HNLMS Breezand (Y8018)
o HNLMS Bergzand (Y8019

5 Y8055 Schelde class harbor working boats
o HNLMS Schelde (Y8055)
o HNLMS Wierbalg (Y8055)
o HNLMS Malzwin (Y8055)
o HNLMS Zuidwal (Y8055)
o HNLMS Westwal (Y8055)

1 Y8536 Patria class inshore tanker
o HNLMS Patia (Y8536)

1 Y8005 Nieuwediep class touring boat
o HNLMS Nieuwediep (Y8005)

2 Y8200 harbor vessels
o Y8200
o Y8300

1 WM1-9002 Jonge Jan class harbor vessel
o Jonge Jan (WM1-9002)

1 WM1-9003 Jonge Prins 3 class harbor vessel
o Jonge Prins 3 (WM1-9003)

3 patrol cutters for the Netherlands Antilles Returned to Netherlands main base (HNLMS Jaguar P810, HNLMS Panter P811 and HNLMS Poema P812)

Military Structure (in depth)
Skibereen Afrikan National Defense Force(SANDF)
Annual Defence Budget: 4% GDP($61,328,000,000)
Active Personnel: 1% Population(703,200)
Reserves: 800,000
Mandatory 18 months service upon Age 18(Universal/Special Dispensation Available)
Directorate of Military Intelligence: Reykjavik, Iceland
Directorate of the Armed Forces: Cape Town, South Africa
Directorate of Special Operation: Classified


SANDF-ARMY
Army(Active): 605,000
Army(Reserves): 600,000




Afrikaan Legions(150,000)
Port Elizabeth Legion(50,000)
1st Infantry Division(20,000)
1st Cavalry Division(10,000)
1st Mountain Division(10,000)
1st Armor Division(10,000)

Cape Town Legion(50,000)
8th Infantry Division(10,000)
4th Fallschirmjager Division(10,000)
6th Cavalry Division(10,000)
3rd Armor Division(10,000)
17th Infantry Division(10,000)

Johannesburg Legion(50,000)
12th Infantry Division(20,000)
7th Mountain Division(10,000)
9th Fallschirmjager Division(10,000)
2nd Recon Brigade(2,000)-Special
3rd Assault Brigade(2,000)-Special
1st Special Combat Brigade(2,000)-Special
1st Skib AfriKan Special Forces Brigade(2,000)-Special
1st Korps Commando Troepen Brigade(2,000)-Special

Dutch Legions(150,000)

Rotterdam Legion(50,000)
2nd Infantry Division(20,000)
5th Fallschirmjager Division(10,000)
7th Cavalry Division(10,000)
2nd Mountain Division(10,000)

Breda Legion(50,000)
9th Infantry Division(10,000)
4th Armor Division(10,000)
6th Armor Division(20,000)
9th Cavalry Division(10,000)

Amersfoort Legion(50,000)
13th Infantry DIvision(10,000)
16th Infantry Division(10,000)
6th Mountain Division(10,000)
10th Cavalry Division(15,000)
2nd Assault Brigade(5,000)-Special

Iceland Legions(150,000)
Höfn Legion (50,000)
3rd Infantry Division(20,000)
1st Fallschirmjager Division(15,000)
2nd Cavalry Division(10,000)
1st Assault Brigade(5,000)-Special

Grindavík Legion (50,000)
10th Infantry Division(10,000)
6th Fallschirmjager Division(10,000)
7th Cavalry Division(10,000)
3rd Mountain Division(10,000)
5th Armor Division(10,000)

Reykjavík Legion (50,000)
14th Infantry Division(10,000)
15th Infantry Division(10,000)
8th Fallschirmjager Division(15,000)
8th Cavalry Division(10,000)
1st Recon Brigade(5,000)-Special

Mauritius Legion (50,000)
Port Louis Legion(50,000)
4th Infantry Division(20,000)
2nd Fallschirmjager Division(10,000)
4th Cavalry Division(10,000)
4th Mountain Division(10,000)

Austria Legions (105,000)
Aanval Legion (50,000)
5th Infantry Division(20,000)
11th Infantry Division(10,000)
2nd Armor Division(10,000)
3rd Cavalry Division(10,000)

Aanslag Legion (50,000)
6th Infantry Division(10,000)
3rd Fallschirmjager Division(10,000)
5th Cavalry(10,000)
5th Mountain Division(10,000)
7th Fallschirmjager Division(10,000)
1st Jagdkommando Brigade(5,000)

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To Gen. Thomas O'Donnelly,

The Socialist Republic of Honakon wishes to greatly improve diplomatic relations with your nation. Firstly, we would like to exchange embassies, and we hope in the future we can create closer relations between our two countries.

Signed,
Commissioner Modesto Vega

Offical Diplomatic message

The Kingdom of Donaghadee believes an exchange of embassies would benifit our nations

We would like to begin with an exchange embassies to help build a stronger Africa.

We would like to work together to help our continent out of squaler and decay
and look forward to a prosperous future.

President
Laurent GBAGBO

OOC:
We should form a African Defense League of some kind

From the Foreign Services Office Pretoria, Suid-Afrika.

In response to the communique from the president of the Ok-La-Ho-Ma Commonwealth.


Dear sir,
We welcome an exchange of diplomatic envoys with your nation.

Signed
Gen. Thomas O'Donnelly rtd.
President of the Skib-Afrikan Republics


OOC: I am attempting to avoid Power Blocs...certainly some trade agreement can be brokered in the future. However I am currently working on a trade deal in the Atlantic and I try to focus on one thing at a time.