Axdelian Armed Forces

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Axdel Armed Forces
Emblem of the AAF
Founded	1845 (Korstazian Defence Force) 1923 (Norograd Armed Forces) 1996 (Axdel Armed Forces)
Service branches	File:AXD ARMY.pngAxdelian Army File:AXD NAVY.pngAxdelian Navy File:AXD AIR.pngAxdelian Air Force File:AXD SPEC.pngSecrets and Intelligence
Headquarters	Virtus Complex, Montakaan Citadel
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	Diego Corbinn
Chief Overseer	Jargk Reita
Manpower
Military age	16 for training, 18 for deployment
Conscription	No
Active personnel	213,827
Reserve personnel	267,092
Expenditures
Budget	♅82,455,643,234
Percent of GDP	2%
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Sentinel-ARMS National Ballistics Systems
Foreign suppliers	Great Morstaybishlia
Related articles
History	Norograd: Auroran Imperial War The Norograd Civil War Axdel: Battle of Tival Four Days War Auroran-Pacific War

The Axdel Armed Forces 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 with modern, sophisticated equipment, renown standards of training and a flexible yet powerful combat doctrine.

Thought the political landscape has changed significantly in recent history, the AAF can be traced back to the early 19th century when experienced soldiers returning from the first Posolic war were organised into the the Korstazian Colonial Defence Force, the formation of which heralded the devolution of the region as a principality of the Morstaybishlian Empire. In 1969, the KCDF supported a Noroist coup led by Winston Ulysses which took control of the region, sparking the Auroran Imperial War. The KCDF was reorganised as the Norogradian Armed Forces and proved itself as a highly capable force fighting alongside other Rivendale pact states, and was key in guaranteeing the independence of Norograd. Since the Formation of Axdel in 1996, the armed forces have adopted an active and cooperative stance on the global theatre with Axdel as a founding member of the IRSA and supporting their peacekeeping efforts.

The AAF is considered to be one of Urth's foremost military powers with a defence budget of ♅82.5 billion kiribs accounting for 2% of the nations nominal GDP, the ability to project power across much of the globe, a robust intelligence and counterintelligence service supported by the SIA, and a recent history of largely successful military operations.

General Equipment

Small Arms

Small Arms

Type	Name	Cartridge	In service	Notes	Image
Sidearm	Alkurmeda AP-1	9x19mm	1997	Standard issue sidearm Imported from Ethalria
Assault rifle	Sentinel St20 gen3	5.56×45mm	2011	Standard issue assault rifle (pictured with under-barrel grenade launcher)
DMR	ARMS DMR-3	7.62×51mm	2016	Standard issue DMR. Comes equipped with an ACOG sight as standard
GPMG	MG504	7.62×51mm	2004	A very versatile, modular weapon. Imported from []
Sniper Rifle	Sentinel AX338	.338	2011	-
Anti-Materiel Rifle	ARMS IWS 2000	15.2×169mm	1981	Utilises APFSDS rounds. Poweful armour-piercing capabilities
	Sentinel AS50	.50 BMG	2006	Used alongside the IWS
Shotgun	National Ballistics Systems Gellas S4	12-guage	1998	Standard issue combat shotgun for CQC
	SC-SG AA-12	12-guage	2006	Automatic combat shotgun imported from the UK
PDR	Jagpul PDR	5.56×45mm	2010	Imported from a South Hills private company
Portable Anti-Material Weapon	National Ballistic Systems ATLAW	150mm	2007	Fire and forget anti-tank missile launcher
		127mm	2000	Fire and forget top-strike anti-tank missile launcher	[[Image:|200x200px]]
	NATADORK	90mm	2003	Imported anti-tank and anti-structure recoilless rifle
Anti-Air Weapon	Halberd	130mm	1996	Laser guided MANPADS Can be vehicle mounted or launched from a portable emplacement
Grenade Launcher	Ferrus KRKK	40x53mm	2004	Grenade launcher machine gun imported from the UK

Crewed Ground Platforms

Crewed Ground Platforms

Type	Name	Entered Service	Armament	Notes	Image
Main Battle Tanks	Taurus 3	2007	120mm smoothbore	Current Main Battle tank of Axdel A revised and upgraded version of the Taurus 2
	Taurus 2	1985	120mm smoothbore	Engineering variants remain in service
Armoured Fighting Vehicles	Scout GPTV	2012	40mm Autocannon coaxial 12.7mm RWS	A modular AFV with variants serving many roles, incluing IFV, ATGM launcher, command and control, engineering, and reconnaissance
Tank Destroyers	Vareoth II TD	2016	120mm smoothbore	Modular wheeled tank destroyer based on the Vareoth II chassis
Self Propelled Howitzers	Vareoth II SPH	2016	155mm smoothbore	Modular self propelled howitzer based on the Vareoth II chassis
Mortar Carrier	Vareoth HMC	2005	120mm Mortar	Heavy mortar carrier based on the Vareoth chassis
Self Propelled Anti-Air	David Kite-2	2017	Kite-2 1-45km range missiles	Anti-air missile launcher equipped with Kite-2 missiles
Counter-Battery radar	Cobra	2007	N/A	Projectile tracking radar for counter-battery operations

Naval Vessels

Naval Vessels

Type	Class	Displacement	Entered Service	No. Constructed	No. Deployed	Image
Aircraft Carriers	Ziggurat-class	70,600 tonnes	2012	2	2
Amphibious Helicopter Assault	Fortress-class	14,500 tonnes	2004	4	4
Destroyers	Barque-class	8,000 tonnes	2006	10	10
Frigates	Falcon-class	6,900 tonnes	2010	11	11
	Legion-class	4,000 tonnes	2014	15	15
Mine Countermeasures	Diavewa-class	600 tonnes	1987	20	20
Patrol Boats	Arkalo-class	274 tonnes	1998	24	24
Attack submarines	Proton-class	7,000 tonnes (surface) 7400 tonnes (submerged)	2004	6	6
	Apep-class	1930 tonnes (Submerged	2015	11	11
Strategic Submarines	Quark-class	17,200 tonnes (submerged)	2016	2	2
Dock Landing Ships	Globe-class	16,160 tonnes	1994	4	4
Landing Craft	Landing Craft Utility	240 tonnes	1997	23	23
Replenishment ships	Knight-class	37,000 tonne	2014	6	6
	Cardinal-class	24,000 tonne	2014	4	4
Roll on/roll off transports	Headland-class	23,000 tonne	2000	8	8

See Also: List of Axdelian Naval Vessels

Aerial Vehicles

Aerial Vehicles

Type	Name	Entered service	Armament	Notes	Image
Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles	HK2 Buzzard	2012	6 hardpoints with a maximum payload of 3000kg	Remotely operated aerial hunter-killer
	SV1 Taranis	2009	Internal bay with 2 hardpoints	medium-range multirole drone
	ARMS SVH Albatross	2009	2 missile launchers	VTOL capable lightweight surveillance and assault vehicle
	National Ballistics SVX Owl	~2010's	n/a	Long-range high-altitude reconnaissance drone
Fighter Aircraft	A-104 (A-23) Arrow	2009	Internal bays with 8 hardpoints 4 optional underwing hardpoints 20mm revolving gun	Air superiority fighter imported from Emberwood Coast
	ARMS A-105 Raven	2013	Internal bays with 4 hardpoints 4 heavy-duty underwing hardpoints 25mm revolving gun	Axdelian Multi-Role VTOL fighter
	Sentinel A-205 Rook	2015	Flexible Payload System (FPS) 6 underwing hardpoints 27mm revolving gun	Joint Axdel-MBE ground attack fighter
Strategic Bombers	Sentinel S-3 Vulture	2008	2 Internal bays with a maximum payload of 20000kg	Joint Auroran stealth bomber
Attack Helicopters	H-11 Universal Gunship	1998	20mm rotary gun 4 heavy-duty hardpoints	Primary helicopter Gunship
Utility Helicopters	Eastland Coyote S	2012	Multiple Torpedoes, Depth charges, or anti-ship missiles 2 mounted MG504 machine guns	Naval Multirole Helicopter serving a number of combat and logistical roles
	Eastland Cleric	1995	Multiple Torpedoes and Depth charges	Naval transport and Anti-submarine warfare helicopter
Transports	Airtram B400m	2006	n/a	Imported military transport turboprop
Aerial Refuellers	Voyager 330RE	2004	n/a	Imported and converted Airliner
AEW&C	Voyager 757AR	2001	Radar dome	Imported and heavily modified Airliner

Army

An Axdelian Army soldier during a training exercise

The Axdelian Army is the principle land warfare force of the Axdel Armed Forces. The force is primarily tasked with the defence of the nation, though it is well capable of overseas deployment and is an able invasion force through the amphibious arm of the navy.

Navy

The Axdelian Navy is the principle sea warfare force of the Axdel Armed Forces. It is divided into three fleets, the surface fleet, the sub-surface fleet, and the logistics fleet. The surface fleet is comprised of surface vessels of the navy, whereas the sub-surface fleet is comprised of the submarines, and the logistics fleet comprised of the axillary support and replenishment ships. The naval air arm consists of two Kalamitas-Class aircraft carriers and

Air Force

The Axdel Air force is the principle aerial warfare force of the Axdel Armed Forces. It deploys a diverse range of attack aircraft for combatting enemy aircraft and ground forces. The air force makes ubiquitous use of UCAV's in combat for long-range ground attack missions and reconnaissance, and has very well developed stealth technology for its fighter aircraft.

Historic Equipment

A list of historic equipment fielded by both the Axdelian and Norogradian armed forces.

Small Arms

Small Arms

Type	Name	Cartridge	In Service From	Notes	Image
Assault rifle	Ferrus Industries/National Ballistics SC-AR3	7.62×51mm	1957-2001	Originally designed by Ferrus Industries, and produced by the National Ballistics for the Norogradian Army after their secession from the MBE. Still occasionally used by reserve forces though not officially active.

Crewed Ground Platforms

Crewed Ground Platforms

Type	Name	In Service From	Armament	Info	Image
Main Battle Tanks	Taurus 1A	1970-1987	105mm rifled	Used in large numbers during the AIW
	Taurus 1A-12	1971-1987	120mm smoothbore	Upgraded version fitting a 120mm Smoothbore gun
	Taurus 1B	1973-1991	105mm rifled	Upgraded version of the Taurus 1 with improved armour and electronic targeting systems Used in large numbers during the late AIW
Armoured Fighting Vehicles	(name)	(service dates)	(armament)	(notes)	File:(temp)

Naval Vessels

Naval Vessels

Type	Class	Displacement	In Service From	No. Constructed	Image
Aircraft Carriers	(name)	(displacement)	(service dates)	#	File:(temp)
Destroyers	(name)	(displacement)	(service dates)	#	File:(temp)
Frigates	(name)	(displacement)	(service dates)	#	File:(temp)
Mine Countermeasures	(name)	(displacement)	(service dates)	#	File:(temp)
Patrol Boats	Arkalo-class	(displacement)	(service dates)	#	File:(temp)
Attack submarines	(name)	(displacement)	(service dates)	#	File:(temp)
Strategic Submarines	(name)	(displacement)	(service dates)	#	File:(temp)
Dock Landing Ships	(name)	(displacement)	(service dates)	#	File:(temp)
Landing Craft	(name)	(displacement)	(service dates)	#	File:(temp)
Replenishment ships	(name)	(displacement)	(service dates)	#	File:(temp)
Roll on/roll off transports	(name)	(displacement)	(service dates)	#	File:(temp)

Aerial Vehicles

Aerial Vehicles

Type	Name	In Service From	Armament	Info	Image
Fighter aircraft	N-101 Arkhalis	1970-1989	2-4 hardpoints	Norogradian interceptor fighter
	N-112 Morsteg	1970-2003	2x 30mm cannons 5 hardpoints	Captured and later reverse engineered Morstaybishlian attack aircraft
	N-204 Crow	1986-2010	1x mm cannons Internal bay with 2 bomb and 4 missile hardpoints capable of carrying a maximum of 2200kg	Carrier-capable stealth attack aircraft First stealth craft ever deployed Replaced by the A-115 Raven as part of the CAST program
	N-102 Farside	1985-2014	1x 30mm cannons 10 hardpoints	Air superiority aircraft licence built from East Cerdani Replaced by the A-22 Arrow
Strategic Bombers	S-1 Broadweaver	1970-2009	Internal bay and 4 underwing hardpoints capable of carrying a maximum 4500kg (S-1A/C) or 7000kg (S-1B) of bombs and missiles	Norogradian supersonic bomber and reconnaissance jet
Transport	(name)	(service Dates)	none	(notes)	File:(temp)
Aerial refuellers	CAW KC-211	1987-2006		Imported from East Cerdani	File:CAWKC11.jpg