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| 1943-1955; A improved and more capable version of the Thunderbolt. | | 1943-1955; A improved and more capable version of the Thunderbolt. | ||
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+ | | Rhode Aviation Vergate | ||
+ | | Heavy Fighter | ||
+ | | 5× 20 mm cannons, up to 1,640 kg bombload | ||
+ | | Navy | ||
+ | | 1943-1955; When the Navy needed a long range fighter capable of carrying a heavy armament, many various competitors submitted varying designs. Seen as an equivilent to the [[South Hills]] P-38, the Vergate was selected in 1942. | ||
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| 1× 20mm forward cannon, 2× .50 BMG dorsal machine guns, 2× 8mm Mauser machine guns in lateral "waist-gun" ports, 1,200 kg (2,645 lb) internal bomb load or two external 450 millimetres (17.72 in) torpedoes | | 1× 20mm forward cannon, 2× .50 BMG dorsal machine guns, 2× 8mm Mauser machine guns in lateral "waist-gun" ports, 1,200 kg (2,645 lb) internal bomb load or two external 450 millimetres (17.72 in) torpedoes | ||
| Navy | | Navy | ||
− | | 1936- | + | | 1936-1942 |
|[[File:357395SM79 1.jpg|150x150px]] | |[[File:357395SM79 1.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
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+ | | Rhode Aviation Kestral | ||
+ | | Medium/Torpedo Bomber | ||
+ | | 4× .50 BMG machine guns (1 in dorsal turret, 1 in ventral position and 2 in waist positions), 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) of bombs or 2 × torpedoes | ||
+ | | Navy | ||
+ | | 1940-1951; Implemented as the successor to the Sparrowhawk. The engines are more powerful, with a redesigned tail and more aerodynamic body. | ||
+ | |[[File:Savoia-marchetti-sm84-bomber.jpg|150x150px]] | ||
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! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | '''Aerial Tanker''' | ! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" | '''Aerial Tanker''' |
Revision as of 18:11, 29 January 2017
Veridian Union Armed Forces | |
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Founded | 1923 |
Current form | 1965 |
Service branches | Navy, Air Force, Army |
Headquarters | Cape Hope |
Leadership | |
Supreme General | General |
Manpower | |
Military age | 18 years of age |
Conscription | Yes |
Fit for military service |
18,060,543 males, age 16–49 (2016 est.), 17,244,838 females, age 16–49 (2016 est.) |
Reaching military age annually |
783,405 males (2016 est.), 748,647 females (2016 est.) |
Active personnel | 403,025 |
Reserve personnel | 840,861 |
Expenditures | |
Budget | US$62.328 Billion (2016) |
Percent of GDP | 5% (2016) |
The Veridian Union's armed forces are unique, primarily the integration of four different branches under one common command. Upon the Union's foundation, the armed forces is comprised solely of the Department of the Navy, and the subordinate Marines. A "Infantrymen To General" officer enlistment structure, where only officers were former enlisted infantry, is the core structure of leadership.
Contents
History
After the formation of the Veridian Union, the leadership faced challenges trying to reform the Armed Forces. Historically all land forces were considered "Marines" due to the maritime heritage. The Navy had a larger influence in everyday life since the colonial days. Not wanting to upset the status quo, the government has decided to keep the same two branches.
Many of the military equipment since the founding has been inherited from their former democratic nation. At the time, the industries lacked the capabilities to manufacture tanks or guns. The Military Council has petitioned the Commission heavily to jumpstart military industries towards firearm and munitions manufacturing within the first five years.
The Aerial Rift (1925-1930)
With the development of aircraft, a massive rift started developing between the Marines and Navy. The Council was deadlocked, a rarely seen event that required the Commission to step in. It was with the vote of the Commission, 82-23, that decided the field of aerial developments and stance be given to the Navy.
Upset over this decision, several Marine higher ups retired out of discontent. A maneuver that gimped the Union's Marines from continuing their duties. However, the Union was content to continue on with the issues of those who retired gone by 1930 after intense Commission Hearings to confirm the new selections.
Struggles to update the Military (1930-1938)
In the Second and Third Five Year Plans, the Commission has invested heavily into armored vehicle design and manufacturing. Industrial plants, proving grounds, and various R&D groups were constructed. By the end of the Third Five Year Plan, WECO (WEstern COoperative) was formed from several R&D groups to head production of the new Armored Car, the HARV.
Despite massive results in what is considered a successful design, the tank industry lagged heavily. The terrain and ecology of the Veridian Islands were not accepting of steel beasts. To save time and money, the Third Five Year Plan stipulated the acquiring of a foreign design to utilize, copy, and develop. The Tank III was chosen for it's simplicity and durability at the time, although in small numbers. It wasn't until the First Incursion did larger orders come in.
First Incursion (1939-1946)
Fighting in North Gondwana started with the Veridian Union's declaration of war on 10 June 1939. On 14 June, the Navy undertook interdiction and patrol routes in the Straight of Hope, clearing the seas for open transportation and a full scale invasion. However, air power was lacking during the first few years of the Incursion.
The Veridian Union Marines's 4th Cavalry Division (assisted by elements of the 1st Armored Division) crossed the straight from Veridia into Toloria and captured the Tolorian Fort Caluzzi. This was followed by an Tolorian counter-offensive into Union-held territory and the capture of Sidi Barr in December 1940 and again in February 1941 following a Union counteroffensive, Operation Marksman. During Operation Marksman, the Tolorian 2nd Army was destroyed and the Genoshan 1st Corps was dispatched in February 1941 during Operation Day Sun to reinforce Tolorian forces in order to bring the Union war effort to a grinding halt.
A stalemate of battles for control of regions of Toloria followed, reaching a breakthrough in the Invasion of Genosha in April 1943 when Veridian Union forces under the command of General Benjamin Siphiwe inflicted a decisive defeat to the 2nd Corps and forced its remnants into Toloria. After the landings (Operation Relief), and subsequent battles against Genoshan forces (who then changed sides), the Union encircled several thousand Genoshan personnel in western Genosha and finally forced their surrender in May 1944.
Operation Relief in April 1943 was an operation that met the Union's objective of relieving pressure off the 4th Cavalry Division, and severed the flow of crude oil to Toloria. The cutting off of such a strategic resource proved critical to Union success in North Gondwana. The massive victory against Genosha culminated in the downfall of the Caliphate-leaning government the elimination of a potential Pax ally.
In August, 1946. Toloria capitulated after the siege of Honnes. The Caliph leaning members of government and military were purged, with a fascist leaning monarch reinstalled.
Fleet Air Arm
Marines
Marine Aviation
The aviation branch of the Marines. Responsible for rotary assets.
Equipment of the Armed Forces
Ammunition
- 6.5x45mm Union (.25-45 Sharps)
- B342 Ball
- B342A1 Ball
- BTHP436A2 Ballistic Tip, Hollow Point
- T351 Tracer
- T351A1 Tracer
- AP422 Armor Piercing
- 9.3x64mm Brenneke
- T287 Tracer
- B753 Ball
- BLR634 Ball, Long Range
- BTHP723A1 Ballistic Tip, Hollow Point
- DT276 Dim Tracer
- AP923 Armor Piercing
- 10mm Auto
- B382 Ball
- JHP539 Jacketed, Hollow Point
- 12.7x99mm (.50 BMG)
- API83 Armor Piercing Incendiary
- T17 Tracer
- APIT20 Armor Piercing Incendiary-Tracer
- B33 Ball
- SLAP903 SLAP
- SLAPTM962 SLAP-T
- LRS1022 Long Range Sniper
- Mk 211 HEIAP "Raufoss"
- Mk257 API Dim Tracer
- Mk 300 Mod 0 API-T
- 12 Gauge
Small Arms
Name | Type | Caliber | Branches | Notes | Picture | ||
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Assault Rifle | |||||||
Wey-Yu WY-36A3 | Assault Rifle | 6.5x45mm NGU (.25-45 Sharps) | Marines, Navy | The entire platform was updated in 2010 with an updated folding stock and picatinny rail to ease operating operationally. The rifle will continue to be used as the standard service rifle of the Union well into the future. | |||
Wey-Yu WY-36C | Assault Rifle | 6.5x45mm NGU (.25-45 Sharps) | Marines, Navy | A shortened version of the WY-36A3. It is only given to special purpose groups and boarding parties. | |||
Marksman/Sniper Rifle | |||||||
Danal 700 | Marksman Rifle | 6x52mm NGU (.243 Winchesthair) | Army, Navy, Air Force | An marksman rifle that first came into service in 1974, it continues to serve as the faithful guardian of many soldiers across the battlefield. | |||
Hurval Arms Hammer | Heavy Marksman Rifle | 9.3x64mm Brenneke | Army, Navy, Air Force | Dedicated Sniper Rifle/Marksman Rifle of the Armed Forces | |||
Anti-Material Rifle | |||||||
Danal AMR-67 Lynx | Anti-material Rifle | .50 BMG | Army, Navy, Air Force | Dedicated Anti-Material Rifle of the Armed Forces | |||
Shotgun | |||||||
Danal S-50 | Combat Shotgun | 12 Gauge | Army, Navy, Air Force | First seeing service in 1955, the venerable shotgun has been updated over the years to maintain relevancy. Still friend to door kickers and police units across the NGU. | |||
Submachinegun | |||||||
Wey-Yu MP10 | Submachine Gun | 10mm Auto | Marines, Navy | Only one thing needs to be said about this, 10mm Auto. | |||
Machine Gun | |||||||
Wey-Yu WY-36MG | Squad Automatic Weapon/Light Machine Gun | 6.5x45mm NGU (.25-45 Sharps) | Marines, Navy | Standard Squad-issued SAW. Comes equipped with a built-in 4x scope, heavier barrel, 20" barrel, and 100 round beta magazine. | |||
M-93 Minigun | Six-barreled Gatling gun | 9.3x64mm Brenneke | Army, Navy, Air Force | ||||
M2 Browning Machine Gun | Heavy Machine Gun | .50 BMG | Army, Navy, Air Force | ||||
Sidearms | |||||||
Danal 1911 | Service Pistol | 10mm Auto | Army, Navy, Air Force | The oldest piece of equipment in the Northern Gondwana Union's inventory. Chambered in the "Ass-kicking" 10mm Auto, eight round magazine capacity is all you need. | |||
Grenade Launcher | |||||||
AGL-98 | Automatic grenade launcher | 40x53mm Grenade | Marines, Navy | ||||
Danal RBGL | Revolving grenade launcher | 40mm Grenade | Marines, Navy | ||||
Anti-Tank Weapons | |||||||
Danal M72 LAW | Anti-tank Rocket Launcher | 66mm | Marines | ||||
Danal Carl G | Anti-Tank Recoiless Rifle | 84mm | Marines | ||||
DuVall Ordnance | Anti-Tank Missile Launcher | 139mm | Marines | ||||
Wey-Yu MILAN | Wire-guided Anti-Tank Missile | 103mm | Marines | ||||
Anti-Air Weapons | |||||||
LGAM-84 Honeybee | MANPADS | Marines, Navy | |||||
Mortars | |||||||
Bull Industries MWMS | Mortar | 120mm mortar | Navy | ||||
M-81 Mortar | Mortar | 81mm mortar | Navy | ||||
M224 Mortar | Mortar | 60mm mortar | Navy |
Crewed Ground Platforms
Name | Type | Caliber | Branches | Notes | Picture | ||
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Artillery/Howtizer | |||||||
TH-5 Howitzer | Towed Howitzer | 150mm | Marines | Towed Howitzer | |||
TH-6 Howitzer | Towed Pack Howitzer | 110mm | Marines | A pack howitzer, where most of it's strength comes from portability and light weight. | |||
Packard MCV | Mortar Carrying Vehicle | 120mm Mortar | Marines | ||||
Armored Fighting Vehicles | |||||||
Rhode Heavy Works MBT-6M Mbogo | Main Battle Tank | 120mm | Marines | A mainstay tank of the Marines. Shown here with tropical camo and featuring DU armor inserts. | |||
Packard IFV | Wheeled Infantry Fighting Vehicle | 25mm Chaingun | Marines | ||||
Packard APC | Infantry Carrier Vehicle | .50 BMG Browning | Marines | The mainstay APC of the VU. | |||
Mite IFV | Tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicle | 25mm Chaingun | Marines | ||||
Marauder MRAP | MRAP | Marines | Standard front-line MRAP used in areas known for IEDs. Note the mounted .50 BMG Browning on a Remote Controlled system. | ||||
Engineer Vehicles | |||||||
Rhode Heavy Works CEV-6A | Combat Engineer Vehicle | .50 BMG Browning | Marines | ||||
AVLB-6 | Armored Vehicle Landing Bridge | Marines | A armored vehicle used in bridge-laying to cross various gaps in terrain. | ||||
Packard Recovery Vehicle | Recovery Vehicle | Marines | Used by Engineering to recover damaged vehicles or to aide in general logistics/construction. | ||||
ARV-6A1 | Armored Recovery Vehicle | Marines | Used by Engineering to recover damaged vehicles or to aide in general logistics/construction. | ||||
Utility and Support | |||||||
Zula M500 | Ultra Light Recon/Utility | Marines, Navy | 1984-Present Day; The evolution of the motorbike in the Union's service. Now in the form of a dirt bike, it's terrain handling is superior to other more classical forms of motorcycles. | ||||
Rhode Heavy Works Humvee | Light Armored/Utility Vehicle | .50 BMG Browning | Army, Navy, Air Force | A domestic replica that started production in 1989, having phased out the Lund Rovers completely in 1995. | |||
Rhode Heavy Works Prime Mover (RHWPM) series | General Utility Vehicle | (.50 BMG Browning on Some Variants) | Army, Navy, Air Force | Variants exist for multiple roles, such as prime mover, cargo, and recovery. | |||
WECO Heavy Hauler | Heavy Utility Vehicle | Army, Navy, Air Force | Used for heavy logistics and carrying military pallets. | ||||
Rhode Heavy Works Wester | Extreme-Heavy Utility Vehicle | Army, Navy, Air Force | Used generally for transporting tanks on low-boy trailers or oversized loads. | ||||
Anti-Air Platforms | |||||||
Packard SPAAG | Self Propelled Anti Air Gun | 20mm Autocannon | Army | A SPAAG variant of the M113 APC, utilizing the same chassis and high parts commonality with other Packards. | |||
Wey-Yu Integrated Defense System | Air Defense System | 35mm twin Autocannon, 4 cell Ground to Air Missile Launcher | Army | A integrated air defense system consisting of two automated 35mm Twin Autocannons and two G2A Missile Launchers. (Note in the picture the two missile launchers are excluded.) |
Aerial Crewed Platforms
Name | Type | Caliber | Branches | Notes | Picture | ||
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Utility/Attack Helicopters | |||||||
RAe Gazalle | Light Attack Helicopter | 4x Wire-Guided Anti-Tank Missile | Marines | ||||
Wey-Yu Mamba | Attack Helicopter | 30mm Gun with hardpoints | Marines | First seeing service in 1998, bought from South Hills in parts and assembled by Wey-Yu. | |||
RAe Boomslang | Light/Medium Utility Helicopter | Marines | The universal utility helicopter. | ||||
RAe Caracal | Medium Utility Helicopter | 2x GPMG | Marines, Navy | The newest out of a long line of predecessors, this design has been improved to suit the needs of the Union. Capable of carrying 28 troops. | |||
Wey-Yu Kipanga | Heavy Utility/Transport Helicopter | Marines, Navy | The backbone of the Union's heavy lift fleet. Bought from South Hills in 1983, it continues to see use and constantly upgraded over the years. Military officials predict it being phased out in 2025 completely by the upcoming South Hills CH-53K King Stallion. | ||||
Fighters/Strike Aircraft/Multi-Role | |||||||
RAe Gale C | Fighter | 30mm Cannon with various loadouts and strike packages. | Navy | Supersonic fighter that saw service in 2001. | |||
RAe Gale B | Strike Fighter | 30mm Cannon with various loadouts and strike packages. | Navy | A dual seater version of the Gale, equipped with conformal fuel tanks to extend the reach of the Union. | |||
RAe Mirage C | Multi-role Fighter | 30mm Cannon with various loadouts and strike packages. | Navy | A single seater multi-role fighter, first seeing service in 1982, it now serves as a supplementary force to the Gale. | |||
RAe Mirage D | Strike Fighter | Various loadouts and strike packages. | Navy | A two seat version of the Mirage, used primarily for Multi-role purposes and strike capability. | |||
Cargo/Utility Planes | |||||||
Danal Industries Ridgeback | Light Cargo Lifter, Carrier Transport/Delivery | Air Force | A light cargo plane capable of operating in remote areas, it's a favorite of the NGU for logistics. | ||||
RAe Guppy | Tactical Cargo Lifter | Navy | |||||
Wey-Yu Hawk Hauler | Carrier Onboard Delivery | Navy | |||||
Aerial Tanker | |||||||
RAe Milk Eel | Aerial Tanker | Navy | A Milk Eel refueling a Gale and Mirage D. Note the Tolorian RAe Mirage F1 | ||||
Electronic Warfare/AEWC/ELINT | |||||||
Danal Platypus | Electronic Warfare, Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses, Offensive Counter Information | Air Force | |||||
RAe Eel | AEW&C | Navy | |||||
Wey-Yu Hawkeye | AEW&C | Navy | Ordered from South Hills. The entire avionics suite was designed and made in-nation, installed when deliveries were made. | ||||
Danal Spike | SIGNT | Navy | The Spike, obvious moniker given by it's crew, is used in intelligence gathering of signals in Low-Intensity Conflicts. | ||||
RAe Seeing Eel | SIGNT/Electronic Warfare | Navy | |||||
Maritime Patrol/ASW/SAR | |||||||
RAe Sea Guppy | Maritime Patrol, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Search and Rescue | Navy | |||||
RAe Sea Boomslang | Anti-Submarine Warfare, Search and Rescue | Navy | |||||
Special Operations/CSAR | |||||||
RAe Super Caracal | Combat Search and Rescue, Special Operations | Marines, Navy | A CSAR variant of the Caracal. | ||||
Danal Combat Guppy | Combat Search and Rescue, Special Operations, Aerial Tanker | Navy, Marines |
Waterborne Crewed Platforms
Class | Image | Individual Ships | Notes | ||||
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Aircraft Carrier | |||||||
Rhode-Class Aircraft Carrier | NGUS Cecil "The Colossus" Rhodes
NGUS Standford "The Wig" Hillberg |
One in construction, one more planned | |||||
Hawkins-Class Aircraft Carrier | NGUS Madison "Milk Float" Hawkins
NGUS Victoria van Brazet |
2 completed | |||||
Amphibious Assault Ships | |||||||
Comona-Class Amphibious Assault Ship | NGUS John M. Harlan
NGUS John "Big Head" Vera |
Slowly being phased out by the Peoria-Class AAS | |||||
Peoria-Class Amphibious Assault Ship | NGUS Cape Hope
NGUS Valewood NGUS John M. Harlan NGUS John de Whitt NGUS van Dewett |
5 completed, 2 constructing, 1 planned | |||||
Amphibious Transport Docks | |||||||
Traveler-Class Amphibious Landing Dock | NGUS Oscar "The Fifth" Abergel
NGUS br>NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS |
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Dock Landing Ships | |||||||
Abraham-Class Dock Landing Ship | NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS |
Expected to stay in service until 2035, replacement contracting will take place in 2025. | |||||
Destroyers | |||||||
Yvonne de Breit-Class Destroyer | NGUS
NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS |
26 completed, service is expected to end in 2027. | |||||
Frigates | |||||||
RANZAC-Class Frigate | NGUS
NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS |
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Corvettes | |||||||
Johannes-Class Corvette | NGUS
NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS |
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Mine Countermeasure Ships | |||||||
Huron-Class Minehunter | |||||||
Coastal Patrol Ships | |||||||
Cyclone Class | |||||||
Technological Research Ship | |||||||
Banner Class | Template:Ship | Captured and currently possessed by North Korea | |||||
Original Six Frigates | |||||||
Classic Frigate | Template:Ship | The oldest commissioned vessel in the US Navy |
Historical Equipment of the Armed Forces
Ammunition
- 6.5x45mm Union (.25-45 Sharps)
- B342 Ball
- B342A1 Ball
- BTHP436A2 Ballistic Tip, Hollow Point
- T351 Tracer
- T351A1 Tracer
- AP422 Armor Piercing
- 9.3x64mm Brenneke
- T287 Tracer
- B753 Ball
- BLR634 Ball, Long Range
- BTHP723A1 Ballistic Tip, Hollow Point
- DT276 Dim Tracer
- AP923 Armor Piercing
- 10mm Auto
- B382 Ball
- JHP539 Jacketed, Hollow Point
- 12.7x99mm (.50 BMG)
- API83 Armor Piercing Incendiary
- T17 Tracer
- APIT20 Armor Piercing Incendiary-Tracer
- B33 Ball
- SLAP903 SLAP
- SLAPTM962 SLAP-T
- LRS1022 Long Range Sniper
- Mk 211 HEIAP "Raufoss"
- Mk257 API Dim Tracer
- Mk 300 Mod 0 API-T
- 12 Gauge
Small Arms
Crewed Ground Platforms
Name | Type | Caliber | Branches | Notes | Picture | ||
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Artillery/Howtizer | |||||||
Cape Hope Ordnance Light 105mm | Towed Pack Howitzer | 105mm | Marines | 1941-1971; In the late 30's, a memorandum was issued stating the need for a pack howitzer for "Light Infantry in Immobile Environments." Soon the Light 105mm showed up as a contender. It wasn't replaced until the Second Intervention when the platform began to show it's age. | |||
Howtizer Model 1917 | Towed Howitzer | 155mm | Marines | 1922-1941; | |||
Cape Hope Ordnance Model 1941 | Towed Howitzer | 155mm | Marines | 1941-1972; The first domestically made howtizer, it served with pride. Note the picture, it is at the DuVall National Military Museum. | |||
Gerald Bull Industries GC-45 Howitzer | Towed Howitzer | 155mm | Marines | 1972-1983; Genius Gerald Bull designed the GC-45, proving to be one of the deadliest howitzers in the world. It boasted unrivaled range at the time, a significant improvement over the previous Model 1941. | |||
Rhode Heavy Works "Gorilla" | Self Propelled Howtizer | 155mm | Marines | 1944-1957; The Gorilla was an invaluable fire support asset in the Northern Gondwana Intervention. It provided mobile fire, capable of dodging counter-battery fire thanks to speed. Despite it's successful stint, it never served for long after the conflict. | |||
Tanks/Assault Guns | |||||||
Tank III | Medium Tank | 75mm | Marines | 1939-1962; The first tank in service to the Union. The nation lacked the know-how to manufacture it's own tanks at the time. So foreign armor was looked at for suitable service. Originally armed with a 50mm cannon, it was upgraded to the 75mm cannon around 1942. It continued to see use and held it's own in the Nothern Gondwana Intervention against all odds. | |||
Rhode Heavy Works Tank III Assault Gun | Assault Gun | 75mm | Marines | 1942-1962; A casemate version of the Tank III, it continued to see service until the late 50's with a remarkable service history. | |||
Rhode Heavy Works "Chaffee" | Light Tank | 75mm | Marines | 1944-1955; A domestically designed light tank, it's service was ended by the Northern Gondwana Intervention due to heavy losses. It became evident that it could not compete against the proliferation of advanced tanks at the time. | |||
Rhode Heavy Works RHW-30 | Main Battle Tank | 105mm | Marines | 1966-1992; After the disappointing Chaffee, it became obvious a new generation of tanks were needed. The RHW-30 sought to restore Rhode Heavy Work's honor and provide a exemplary fighting vehicle on the battlefield. It proved itself in the Second Incursion, fighting T-62s and T-64s. The honor restored, it sees use in other nations to this date. | |||
Armored Fighting Vehicles | |||||||
WECO Heavy Armor Recon Vehicle (HARV) | Wheeled Recon Vehicle | 20mm Autocannon and 8mm Mauser GPMG | Marines | 1937-1942; The HARV was the one that gained the Union's reputation for using light, fast, and hard hitting vehicles during the First Incursion. | |||
WECO Heavy Armor Recon Vehicle 1 (HARV-1) | Wheeled Recon Vehicle | 20mm Autocannon and 8mm Mauser GPMG | Marines | 1939-1946; After the original HARV saw action in Toloria and Genosha, it became evident a upgraded version was needed. Equipped with a longer range radio and a large aerial. | |||
WECO Infantry Assault Gun (IAG) | Wheeled Assault Gun | 75mm Cannon | Marines | 1940-1946; With the rise of tanks being used by combatants during the First Incursion, the need for a light, fast, and heavily armed vehicle became a necessity. Existing tanks were not able to meet such demands of crossing vast deserts, so the HARV was selected as a platform. | |||
WECO Command Armored Vehicle (CAV) | Wheeled Command Vehicle | 8mm Mauser GPMG | Marines | 1937-1946; The CAV was the go to vehicle of any higher command during the First Incursion. Boasting extended fuel and radio range, coupled with it's all terrain capabilities, it was a favorite of officers and generals. | |||
WECO Puma | Wheeled Heavy Armored Vehicle | 20mm Autocannon and 8mm Mauser GPMG | Marines | 1942-1956; The successor to the HARV and introduced halfway through the First Incursion, it is a rock-steady platform. | |||
WECO Heavy Puma | Wheeled Assault Gun | 50mm Cannon | Marines | 1942-1944; The successor to the HARV and introduced halfway through the First Incursion, it is a rock-steady platform sporting a 50mm cannon. Perfect for engaging light armored vehicles, tankettes, and tanks at the time. Sadly it lived a short life and was later phased out by a bigger armed version of itself. | |||
WECO Super Puma | Wheeled Assault Gun | 75mm Cannon | Marines | 1944-1957; The upgunned version of the Heavy Puma. It had the capable firepower of knocking out tanks and providing excellent infantry support. The main strength of the Super Puma came from it's speed and terrain capabilities, outmaneuvering any enemy forces on the battlefield. | |||
Engineer Vehicles | |||||||
Rhode Heavy Works CEV-6A3 | Combat Engineer Vehicle | .50 BMG Browning | Marines | ||||
AVLB-6 | Armored Vehicle Landing Bridge | Marines | A armored vehicle used in bridge-laying to cross various gaps in terrain. | ||||
Packard Recovery Vehicle | Recovery Vehicle | Marines | Used by Engineering to recover damaged vehicles or to aide in general logistics/construction. | ||||
ARV-6A1 | Armored Recovery Vehicle | Marines | Used by Engineering to recover damaged vehicles or to aide in general logistics/construction. | ||||
Utility and Support | |||||||
Zula M39 | Ultra Light Recon/Utility | Marines, Navy | 1938-1983; The motorcycle that started the motorcycle craze in the Union. After the First Incursion, veterans returning from the war bought domestic versions of the bike. To this day, the descendants are recreational riders in the Union. | ||||
Rhode Heavy Works Humvee | Light Armored/Utility Vehicle | .50 BMG Browning | Army, Navy, Air Force | A domestic replica that started production in 1989, having phased out the Lund Rovers completely in 1995. | |||
Rhode Heavy Works Prime Mover (RHWPM) series | General Utility Vehicle | (.50 BMG Browning on Some Variants) | Army, Navy, Air Force | Variants exist for multiple roles, such as prime mover, cargo, and recovery. | |||
WECO Heavy Hauler | Heavy Utility Vehicle | Army, Navy, Air Force | Used for heavy logistics and carrying military pallets. | ||||
Rhode Heavy Works Wester | Extreme-Heavy Utility Vehicle | Army, Navy, Air Force | Used generally for transporting tanks on low-boy trailers or oversized loads. | ||||
Anti-Air Platforms | |||||||
Packard SPAAG | Self Propelled Anti Air Gun | 20mm Autocannon | Army | A SPAAG variant of the M113 APC, utilizing the same chassis and high parts commonality with other Packards. | |||
Wey-Yu Integrated Defense System | Air Defense System | 35mm twin Autocannon, 4 cell Ground to Air Missile Launcher | Army | A integrated air defense system consisting of two automated 35mm Twin Autocannons and two G2A Missile Launchers. (Note in the picture the two missile launchers are excluded.) |
Aerial Crewed Platforms
Name | Type | Caliber | Branches | Notes | Picture | ||
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Utility/Attack Helicopters | |||||||
RAe Lark II | Light Attack/Utility/Observation Helicopter | 2x Wire-Guided Anti-Tank Missile or Torpedos | Marines, Navy | 1957-1985; | |||
RAe Lark III | Light Attack/Utility/Observation Helicopter | 4x Anti Tank Missiles or 2x torpeodos | Marines, Navy | 1960-1999 | |||
RAe Boomslang | Light/Medium Utility Helicopter | Marines | The universal utility helicopter. | ||||
RAe Caracal | Medium Utility Helicopter | 2x GPMG | Marines, Navy | The newest out of a long line of predecessors, this design has been improved to suit the needs of the Union. Capable of carrying 28 troops. | |||
Wey-Yu Kipanga | Heavy Utility/Transport Helicopter | Marines, Navy | The backbone of the Union's heavy lift fleet. Bought from South Hills in 1983, it continues to see use and constantly upgraded over the years. Military officials predict it being phased out in 2025 completely by the upcoming South Hills CH-53K King Stallion. | ||||
Fighters/Strike Aircraft/Multi-Role | |||||||
Rhode Aviation Celeste | Fighter | 2x .50 BMG Machine Guns. | Navy | 1933-1945; The first domestically designed and produce fighter, it had a very successful service life early on in the First Incursion. By 1940, the Celeste was relegated to trainer and secondary roles. | |||
Rhode Aviation Falcon | Fighter | 2x .50 BMG Machine Guns, with two more on underwing fairings; 200 kg (440 lb) bombs on 2× wing hardpoints | Navy | 1939-1949; A evolution of the Celeste, the Falcon was very maneuverable and light. Although not as capable as later fighters, it held it's own. In 1942, it was moved to primarily trainer roles like it's predecessor. | |||
Weyland Industries Arrow | Fighter/Bomber | 2× .50 BMG machine guns, up to 2× 150 kg (330 lb) bombs under the wings | Navy | 1939-1950; A revolutionary fighter designed and built from Yuve Weyland's garage. Once submitted to the state's application for a monoplane fighter, the platform was approved in 1938. In 1939, full scale production from a factory given to Yuve started. | |||
Weyland Industries Thunderbolt | Fighter | 4× .50 BMG machine guns; up to 2× 160 kg (350 lb) bombs or 2× 100 L (26.4 US gal; 22.0 imp gal) drop tanks | Navy | 1941-1951; Yuve Weyland faced another problem from encroaching companies wanting to shut him out. As a statement, he produced the Thunderbolt. It instantly became an iconic fighter for the Union. | |||
Weyland Industries Greyhound | Fighter | 2× .50 BMG machine guns, 2× 20mm cannons, 2× 160 kg (350 lb) bombs | Navy | 1943-1955; A improved and more capable version of the Thunderbolt. | |||
Rhode Aviation Vergate | Heavy Fighter | 5× 20 mm cannons, up to 1,640 kg bombload | Navy | 1943-1955; When the Navy needed a long range fighter capable of carrying a heavy armament, many various competitors submitted varying designs. Seen as an equivilent to the South Hills P-38, the Vergate was selected in 1942. | |||
RAe Hurricane | Fighter/Bomber | 4x 20mm Cannons with 5,000 lb payload. | Navy | 1952-1971; The first jet fighter that saw service in the Union. | |||
RAe Super Hurricane | Fighter/Bomber | 2x 30mm Cannons with various missile loadouts and strike packages. | Navy | 1957-1977; | |||
RAe Mirage I | Interceptor | 30mm Cannon with various loadouts and strike packages. | Navy | 1961-1985; A single engine interceptor, designed out of the need to intercept Pax Caliphate Bombers and Fighters over the Straight of Biznes. | |||
RAe Mirage F1 | Multirole | 2x 30mm Cannons with various loadouts and strike packages. | Navy | 1973-2014. | |||
Cargo/Utility Planes | |||||||
Danal Industries Tern | Cargo/Transport Floatplane | Navy | 1940-1957; The iconic Tern, a favorite of luxury passenger flights across the region. The union has ordered a military cargo version to transport enlisted and other equipment across the seas. | ||||
Rhode Aviation Super Savio | Heavy Transport | Navy | 1940-1961; Developed as a larger, militarized version of the Civil Savio. | ||||
Wey-Yu Hawk Hauler | Carrier Onboard Delivery | Navy | |||||
Bombers | |||||||
Rhode Aviation Sparrowhawk | Medium/Torpedo Bomber | 1× 20mm forward cannon, 2× .50 BMG dorsal machine guns, 2× 8mm Mauser machine guns in lateral "waist-gun" ports, 1,200 kg (2,645 lb) internal bomb load or two external 450 millimetres (17.72 in) torpedoes | Navy | 1936-1942 | |||
Rhode Aviation Kestral | Medium/Torpedo Bomber | 4× .50 BMG machine guns (1 in dorsal turret, 1 in ventral position and 2 in waist positions), 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) of bombs or 2 × torpedoes | Navy | 1940-1951; Implemented as the successor to the Sparrowhawk. The engines are more powerful, with a redesigned tail and more aerodynamic body. | |||
Aerial Tanker | |||||||
RAe Milk Eel | Aerial Tanker | Navy | A Milk Eel refueling a Gale and Mirage D. Note the Tolorian RAe Mirage F1 | ||||
Electronic Warfare/AEWC/ELINT | |||||||
Danal Platypus | Electronic Warfare, Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses, Offensive Counter Information | Air Force | |||||
RAe Eel | AEW&C | Navy | |||||
Wey-Yu Hawkeye | AEW&C | Navy | Ordered from South Hills. The entire avionics suite was designed and made in-nation, installed when deliveries were made. | ||||
Danal Spike | SIGNT | Navy | The Spike, obvious moniker given by it's crew, is used in intelligence gathering of signals in Low-Intensity Conflicts. | ||||
RAe Seeing Eel | SIGNT/Electronic Warfare | Navy | |||||
Maritime Patrol/ASW/SAR | |||||||
Danal Gull | Maritime Patrol, Search and Rescue | 3× 8mm Mauser machine guns, and 640 kg (1,400 lb) bombs carried externally | Navy | 1934-1946; | |||
Danal Heron | Maritime Patrol, Naval Bomber, Search and Rescue | 1× .50 BMG machine gun and 3× 8mm Mauser machine guns; 1,200 kg (2,600 lb) of general ordnance or 1× 800 kg (1,800 lb) torpedo | Navy | 1936-1959; | |||
Rhode Aviation | Maritime Patrol/Reconnaissance | 1× .50 BMG machine gun, 2× 8mm Mauser machine guns; up to 400 kg (882 lb) of bombs | Navy | 1941-1948; | |||
Special Operations/CSAR | |||||||
RAe Super Caracal | Combat Search and Rescue, Special Operations | Marines, Navy | A CSAR variant of the Caracal. | ||||
Danal Combat Guppy | Combat Search and Rescue, Special Operations, Aerial Tanker | Navy, Marines |
Waterborne Crewed Platforms
Class | Image | Individual Ships | Notes | ||||
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Aircraft Carrier | |||||||
Rhode-Class Aircraft Carrier | NGUS Cecil "The Colossus" Rhodes
NGUS Standford "The Wig" Hillberg |
One in construction, one more planned | |||||
Hawkins-Class Aircraft Carrier | NGUS Madison "Milk Float" Hawkins
NGUS Victoria van Brazet |
2 completed | |||||
Amphibious Assault Ships | |||||||
Comona-Class Amphibious Assault Ship | NGUS John M. Harlan
NGUS John "Big Head" Vera |
Slowly being phased out by the Peoria-Class AAS | |||||
Peoria-Class Amphibious Assault Ship | NGUS Cape Hope
NGUS Valewood NGUS John M. Harlan NGUS John de Whitt NGUS van Dewett |
5 completed, 2 constructing, 1 planned | |||||
Amphibious Transport Docks | |||||||
Traveler-Class Amphibious Landing Dock | NGUS Oscar "The Fifth" Abergel
NGUS br>NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS |
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Dock Landing Ships | |||||||
Abraham-Class Dock Landing Ship | NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS |
Expected to stay in service until 2035, replacement contracting will take place in 2025. | |||||
Destroyers | |||||||
Yvonne de Breit-Class Destroyer | NGUS
NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS |
26 completed, service is expected to end in 2027. | |||||
Frigates | |||||||
RANZAC-Class Frigate | NGUS
NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS |
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Corvettes | |||||||
Johannes-Class Corvette | NGUS
NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS NGUS |
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Mine Countermeasure Ships | |||||||
Huron-Class Minehunter | |||||||
Coastal Patrol Ships | |||||||
Cyclone Class | |||||||
Technological Research Ship | |||||||
Banner Class | Template:Ship | Captured and currently possessed by North Korea | |||||
Original Six Frigates | |||||||
Classic Frigate | Template:Ship | The oldest commissioned vessel in the US Navy |