Military of the Oan Isles
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The Oan Defence Services form the military of The Oan Isles. They are responsible for the defence of Oan territory, projection of her power and protection of her allies. They are made up of three branches: the Terrestrial, Maritime and Aerial Defence Services. They are under the authority of the civilian government and within the portfolio of the Member of the National Council for Defence, Kiahuaeni Uye, while the operational head and highest ranking officer is Admiral Tukama Uataka. It is supplied by a combination of local and foreign suppliers. It is headquartered in the capital, La Rochelle, and its operations are coordinated by the Joint Operations Command. The O.D.S. is an entirely volunteer force. The O.D.S. has an operating budget of 50 billion kiribs and employs 150,000 personnel.
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Terrestrial Defence Service
Manpower and Ranks
The Terrestrial Defence Service employs 70,000 commissioned officers. They are structured according to the following ranks and organised into the following subdivisions:
Component | Commanding Officer | Number of men |
---|---|---|
Army | Field Marshall | Employed only during war |
Front | General | 30,000 |
Corps | Major General | 10,000 |
Brigade | Brigadier General | 2,000 |
Batallion | Colonel | 500 |
Company | Captain | 100 |
Platoon | Lieutenant | 20 |
Squad | Sergeant | 10 |
Fireteam | Corporal | 4 |
Private | None | 1 |
Infrastructure and Equipment
The T.D.S. uses the following infantry weapons, produced by the Oan National Arms Corporation:
The T.D.S. uses the following armour produced by the Oan National Motor Corporation:
Weapon | Amount | Image |
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O.N.M.C [[Wikipedia:M1 Abrams| Series III Main Battle Tank | 500 | |
O.N.M.C. Armoured Car (Series I to Series III) | 2,500 | |
O.N.M.C. Armoured Truck (Series I to Series V) | 1,700 |
Maritime Defence Service
Manpower and Ranks
The Maritime Defence Service employs 50,000 personnel. The M.D.S. is organised and its personnel are ranked as follows.
Rank | Unit | Description (approx.) |
---|---|---|
Admiral | Fleet | All ships |
Rear Admiral | Task Force | 16 seacraft |
Vice Admiral | Task Group | 8 seacraft |
Commodore | Task Unit | 4 seacraft |
Captain | Task Element 1 | 1 tier 1 seacraft* |
Commander | Task Element 2 | 1 tier 2 seacraft** |
Lieutenant | Task Detail | Part of a ship |
Sub-Lieutenant | None | Assist a Lieutenant |
Midshipman | None | None |
- A tier 1 seacraft is a destroyer, frigate or nuclear submarine
- All other smaller commissioned ships, auxiliary ships and submarines are tier 2 seacraft.
Infrastructure and Equipment
The M.D.S. uses the following commissioned ships:
Vessel | Class | Amount (In service) | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Destroyer | 8 | ||
Frigate | 12 | ||
Corvette | 18 | ||
Docking/Landing ship | 2 | ||
Large patrol boat | 7 |
The M.D.S. has the folliwing auxiliary ships:
Vessel | Class | Amount | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Replenishment | 2 | ||
Transport | 10 | ||
Medical/Search & Rescue/Firefighter | 4 |
The M.D.S. has the following submarines:
Header text | Amount | Image |
---|---|---|
Nuclear Attack Submarine | 5 | |
Diesel/electric submarine | 7 |
Aerial Defence Service
Manpower and Ranks
The Aerial Defence Service employs 30,000 personnel. The A.D.S. is organised and its personnel are ranked as follows: