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The Axdel Armed Forces
Emblem of the Axdel Armed Forces

The Axdel Armed Forces (AAF) serves as the military of Axdel, tasked with defence of the country, global peacekeeping, humanitarian aid, and to promote the wider interests of the nation. It is a highly capable force, outfitted with the latest technological innovations available, and renown training methods.

Defence

Axdelian Defence Drome

A Prototype laser undergoing testing at an unknown location

The Axdelian Defence Drome is the primary mechanism of defence for Axdel. It consists of various arrays of anti-ballistic missiles, anti-air laser systems, fast-react artillery and experimental railguns. The dromes' purpose is to both prevent any hostile attacks on the nation and to combat any hostile forces within the nation effectively. The drome was originally created in the late 1970's following Norograds independence, where it was known as the Norogradian Defence Drome, and was designed to counter any possible future attacks from neighbouring nations after the conclusion of the Auroran Imperial War. It originally consisted of fixed artillery turrets and anti-ballistic missiles, and it was not until the early 1990's that upgrades began. A nationwide electronic subnet devoted to defence was implemented, and prototype lasers were tested, however the outbreak of the Norograd civil war (Seven Days of Anarchy) and the destruction of Norograd halted development of the drome until newly formed Axdel gained stability.

Equipment and Budget

Overview

The Axdel Armed Forces is quite well equipped, outfitted with a combination of pre-1996 Norogradian weaponry and modern Axdelian technology at an approximate ratio of 1:2 respectively. The armed forces enjoy a relatively large budget of A♅98bn, which is currently being utilised to replace the outdated Norogradian units of every department. The current goal is to have a 1:9 respective distribution of technology, predicted to be completed by the late 2020's, after which the military budget will subside until further development is required.

Army

The Axdelian Army receives the 2nd largest departmental budget overall (excluding ANSA) and has the highest ratio of outdated Norogradian weaponry to modern weaponry. It's relatively low budget priority is due to the little need to update anything, notably the Norogradian Axdelian Defence Drome, the nations primary defence system, which remains effective and requires no modification other than digitalisation. Thus, the army is currently utilising its budget outfitting troops with the best appropriate small arms available and replacing the older Norogradian land invasion engines. Although there is little need for improvement other than digitalisation with those too, as Norograd had amassed an invasion force for a '2nd Auroran imperial war' in the early 1990's which was cut short by the civil war, thus most of the equipment remains effective today. The standard issue Rifle's are the Steyr AUG A3 and the Steyr STM 556.

• Standard issue arms (most common only)

The Steyr AUG A3

(Halted until tech level is established)

Navy

The navy receives the largest share of the military budget, and like the army there was plenty of older Norogradian ships amassed for the planned '2nd Auroran imperial war'. However unlike the army, the older Norogradian vessels were deemed unfit for conflict, and as soon as Axdel became stable huge swathes of budget went towards new ship programmes. Controversially, some of the budget was leftover humanitarian aid, however no official denunciation has happened as of yet, and is not expected. The programmes have yielded significant results, with the new vessels being highly innovative and combat effective, allowing Axdel the capability to operate a blue water navy. Today the naval budget is focussed on the construction and replacement of the older Norogradian vessels. Like the army this programme is predicted to be completed in the mid 2020's.

• Aircraft carriers

ANV Ziggurat

ANV Ham Valley

ANV Sledgehammer

ANV Quark

• Destroyers

• Frigates

• Submarines

• Combined Railgun Cruisers

• Corvettes

• Mine Countermeasures

(wip)

• Patrol Boats

Air Force

ANSA

• Currently operating recon satellites