Emberwood Coast Armed Forces
Banner of the ECAF
Service branches	Emberwood Coast Terrestrial Forces Emberwood Coast Naval Forces Emberwood Coast Aerospace Command Emberwood Coast Special Forces
Headquarters	Aura-Glenn JFCC
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	Nimona Poole
Secretary of Defense	Lance Ikalima
Manpower
Military age	19
Conscription	No
Reaching military age annually	(2016 est.)
Active personnel	21,850
Reserve personnel	192,000
Expenditures
Budget	1.2 Billion
Percent of GDP	5.3%
Related articles
History	Auroran Imperial War Independence Movement Foratemerian Incedent Operation Liberator * Setzna-UIRF War * Battle of Tival Four Days War

Military Forces

Emberwood Coast's military is extremely technologically advanced, taking scientific ideas from the ECSEA and other research organizations to increase the power of the otherwise small fighting force. The combined forces of all four branches are quite capable of defending the Coast, however, most operations are in defense of allied nations on foreign battlefields.

Command

There are two corps of military forces in Emberwood; Domestic and Foreign. The Domestic corps is tasked with defending the nation itself, while Foreign forces fulfill combat orders in other nations and theaters of combat.

Intercontinental Ballistics and Orbital Weaponry Classifications

The nation has a strong stockpile of older ICBM technology left over from the Morstaybishlian and Norogradian empires. Besides those, the nation's defense laboratories, spearheaded by the Department of Strategic Defense Technology, or DSDT ("Dis-dat") have been developing advanced warheads capable of far more damage than the aging 40-year-old stockpile of warheads the nation would otherwise implement. To defend against foreign attacks, four high-velocity magnetic rail impact cannons (railguns) are installed at each military installation in the Coast, and are believed to be able to intercept any incoming ballistic attack.

Pictured: Secretary Ikalima addresses the press.

As said by Secretary Lance Ikalima upon passage of the Nuclear Deterrence Act, "Pursuant to item #021 of the Military Deterrence Act, this normally peaceful nation has diverted a modest proportion of our space program's funds into the development of orbital weaponry. Should the need arise, the nation is prepared to use these systems, as well as more conventional systems located in strategic points within our earthly borders. This nation asks that all countries abide by World Assembly statutes on peace and engagement. Refusal to do so will result in your obliteration.

If you test us, you will fail."

Intelligence

Since 1976 the Central Security Agency has collected data on any threats to the homeland, and has kept Emberwood safe from any external threats.

Also in operation is the Federal Intelligence Agency, responsible for collecting and centralizing records on the rest of the world. The FIA works in close concert with its counterparts in allied nations.

Ground Forces

A F-30 Assault Vehicle, armed with a 12mm magnetic cannon

Uniforms

Private Uniform
Specialist Variant
Info
Fireproof	Up to 80C
Bulletproof	Up to 6mm
Developed	2014

Ranks

01 President
02 General
03 Commander
04 Captain
05 Lieutenant
06 Colonel
07 Master Sergeant
08 Sergeant
09 Specialist
10 Private

Equipment

A G5 Model Assault Vehicle used by Emberitian gorund troops.

The Army of Emberwood Coast operates only on small and very limited levels. The nation is simply not equipped to invade or conquer a foreign area, simply because, it should never need to.

Vehicles

Among the vehicles used are the G5 Assault Truck, the G4 Fast Attack Truck, and the G6 Armored Personnel Carrier. The F-55 Multirole Attack Vehicle, the F-43 Light Battle Tank and the F-30 Light Assault Tank are reserved primarily for extreme military scenarios, and almost all heavy vehicles have not yet seen military action.

Also used is the A-32 Transport, and the D-02 Heavy Transport.

Firearms

* Quicksilver Industries is the most heavily government contracted arms corporation in Quartz Fern Coast. 
It is almost solely depended upon to supply Emberitian infantry forces.
* The military has four basic divisions of weaponry. 
They are sidearms, long rifles, assault rifles, and heavy weapons.

For sidearms, the 22R is a perennial favorite by all regular tour troops due to its capacity and reliability. Some special forces favor the 60R, for its versatility, or the 12R for its stopping power and superior penetrability.

For long rifles, the 8S is the standard issue battle rifle, beloved by eastern Aurora for its versatility, capacity, and reliability. Also used are the 16S, a designated marksman rifle, or DMR, version of the 8S, or the 4S, a reliable shotgun used the world over. The 2Y is an extremely high power sniper rifle used on many special forces missions.

Assault Rifles include the Steyr AUG A3 and Steyr STM 556, (Used less than the A-3) which are both Axdelian imports (domestic assault rifles include the 50W and 90W. Also in operation are LMG's such as the 120W Foxhound. Because of the practical uses of chemical versus electromagnetic weapons, rapid-fire weapons are still primarily chemrail based; while any accuracy dependent weapons are now pure railguns.

Heavy weapons are mostly anti-material rockets, such as the 12W, a powerful rocket launcher that has the power to destroy most light tanks.

Divisions

• The ground forces of the Coast are divided into levels;

• For example, a section might be comprised of four squads, and a platoon of four such sections, and so on.

Naval Forces

The deck gun of the Portside-class UNV-Andromeda

A view of a Dakota-Class Patrol Boat, the UNV-Cassini

Uniforms

Ensign Uniform
Captain Variant
Info
Fireproof	Up to 100C
Bulletproof	Up to 6mm
Developed	2013

Ranks

01 President
02 Fleet Admiral
03 Admiral
04 Rear Admiral
05 Captain
06 Commander
07 Lieutenant Commander
08 Lieutenant
09 Ensign
10 Chief Petty Officer

Equipment

The Emberitian navy is a formidable force amongst the smaller nations of the Southern Hemisphere.

Vehicles

Fleets

The Navy is divided into two flotillas and ten fleets.

Aerospace Forces

Uniforms

Air Lieutenant Uniform
Pilot Variant
Info
Fireproof	Up to 500C
Bulletproof	Up to 5mm
Developed	2016

The experimental A-54 Longsword is the high-speed attack fighter of the Emberitian Air Force

The A-23 Arrow is the most common multi-role Air-Force jet in operation in the ECAF

This A-14 is the official state jet, used primarily by the president.

Ranks

01 President
02 Sky Marshal
03 Captain
04 Commander
05 Air Lieutenant
06 Corporal
07 Pilot
08 Crewman

Equipment

The most common vehicles in the Air Force are A-54 and A-23 interceptors. Additionally, the A-32 transport craft and A-44 bombers also play important offensive roles.