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House of Boothby: Armed Forces (read-only)

The House of Boothby
14-02-2008, 23:31
The Constitutional Monarchy of the House of Boothby's Armed Forces Factbook

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Opening notes: The House of Boothby's Armed Forces are divided into five major departments: Royal Ground Forces (RGF), Royal Air Service (RAS), Coastal & Maritime Securities (CMS), Domestic Security Service (DSS), Border and Hither-land Rangers (BHR). The five departments are governed by the Ministry of Security, with Thomas Christopher Clark Boothby, hereditary ruler of the House of Boothby, acting as executive chief.


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Total Members of Armed Forces (RGF, RAS, CMS): 1,680,000 (3% of total pop.)


Royal Ground Forces:

42% of all troops = 705,600
Ratio of ‘combat troops’ to ‘non-combat troops’ = 1:5
‘Combat Troops’ = 141,120


Royal Air Service:

20% of all troops = 336,000
Ratio of ‘pilots’ to ‘non-pilots’ = 1:10
‘Pilots’ = 33,600


Coastal and Maritime Securities (Navy):

38% of total troops = 638,400
Ratio of ‘sailors’ to ‘non-sailors’ = 1:4
‘Sailors’ = 159,600

Grouping Structure


Army group (1)
Army (2)
Corps (4)
Division (8)
Brigade (16)
Regiment (32)
Battalion (64)
Company (128)
Platoon (256)


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Rank Structure

Higher Staff Officers:

General
Corps Commandant
Divisionier
Brigadier


Staff Officers:

Colonel
Lieutenant-colonel
Major


Captain:

Captain


Subaltern Officers:

First Lieutenant
Lieutenant


Non-Commissioned Officers:

Chief
Major
Major of State
Under Officer
Sergeant Major
Sergeant
Corporal


Enlisted:

Appointed Chief
Appointee
Soldier
Recruit


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HOB Officer's Uniform and Basic Combat Uniform

Equipment and Armaments

Small Arms:
SIG SG 550 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIG_550)
SIG P220 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIG_P220)
MG4 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG4)
Brugger Thomet MP5 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brugger_%26_Thomet_MP5)
FN Minimi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_Minimi)
Gewehraufsatz 97
Remington 870 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_870)
Panzerfaust 3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzerfaust_3)
M47 Dragon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M47_Dragon)
FIM-92 Stinger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM-92_Stinger)
Sako TRG-42 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRG-42)
PGM Hecate II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PGM_Hecate_II)
MG 710 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_710_machine_gun)

Armored Vehicles:
Leopard 2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_2)
CV9030 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CV9030)
M109 Howitzer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M109_howitzer)
Mowag Piranha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mowag_Piranha)
MOWAG Eagle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOWAG_Eagle)

Maritime Vessels:
Nimitz class
Wasp class
Ticonderoga class
Arleigh Burke class
Oliver Hazard Perry class
Ohio class
Seawolf class
Fremantle Patrol Boat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremantle_class_patrol_boat)
Moa Patrol Boat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa_class_patrol_boat)
Severn Lifeboat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severn_class_lifeboat)

Aircraft:
Northrop F-5 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_F-5)
FA-18 Hornet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F/A-18_Hornet)
Eurocopter Super Puma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocopter_Super_Puma)
Alouette III (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alouette_III)


HOB Coastal and Maritime Securities

Major classes

Nimitz class – 5
Wasp class – 3
Ticonderoga class – 10
Arleigh Burke class - 14
Oliver Hazard Perry class – 15
Ohio class – 3
Seawolf class – 5

Baltic Fleet

CMS Black Cloud – Nimitz class
CMS Dark Cloud – Nimitz class
CMS Osprey – Wasp class
CMS Blood Sky – Ticonderoga class
CMS Steel Sky – Ticonderoga class
CMS Fire Sky – Ticonderoga class
CMS Granite Sky – Ticonderoga class
CMS Wolverine – Arleigh Burke class
CMS Lion – Arleigh Burke class
CMS Hyena – Arleigh Burke class
CMS Badger – Arleigh Burke class
CMS Scorpion – Arleigh Burke class
CMS Python – Arleigh Burke class
CMS Cyprus - Oliver Hazard Perry class
CMS Maple - Oliver Hazard Perry class
CMS Ash - Oliver Hazard Perry class
CMS Dogwood - Oliver Hazard Perry class
CMS Fir - Oliver Hazard Perry class
CMS Spruce - Oliver Hazard Perry class
CMS Hickory - Oliver Hazard Perry class

Barents Fleet

CMS White Cloud – Nimitz class
CMS Red Cloud – Nimitz class
CMS Blue Cloud – Nimitz class
CMS Pelican – Wasp class
CMS Stormy Petrel – Wasp class
CMS White Sky – Ticonderoga class
CMS Red Sky – Ticonderoga class
CMS Blue Sky – Ticonderoga class
CMS Black Sky – Ticonderoga class
CMS Dark Sky – Ticonderoga class
CMS Bright Sky – Ticonderoga class
CMS Shark – Arleigh Burke class
CMS Wolf – Arleigh Burke class
CMS Tiger – Arleigh Burke class
CMS Viper – Arleigh Burke class
CMS Hawk – Arleigh Burke class
CMS Raptor – Arleigh Burke class
CMS Terrapin – Arleigh Burke class
CMS Wasp – Arleigh Burke class
CMS Oak – Oliver Hazard Perry class
CMS Elm – Oliver Hazard Perry class
CMS Beech – Oliver Hazard Perry class
CMS Cedar – Oliver Hazard Perry class
CMS Black Pine – Oliver Hazard Perry class
CMS Juniper – Oliver Hazard Perry class
CMS Birch – Oliver Hazard Perry class
CMS Willow – Oliver Hazard Perry class
CMS White Thunder – Ohio class
CMS Red Thunder – Ohio class
CMS Blue Thunder – Ohio class
CMS White Lightening – Seawolf class
CMS Red Lightening – Seawolf class
CMS Blue Lightening – Seawolf class
CMS Black Lightening – Seawolf class
CMS Dark Lightening – Seawolf class