Axdelian Armed Forces
The Axdelian 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.
Axdel Armed Forces | |
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Founded | 1814 (Axdelian Defence Force) 1967 (Axdelian Armed Forces") |
Service branches | Axdelian Army Axdelian Navy Axdelian Air Force |
Headquarters | Andel |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | Diego Corbinn |
Chief of Defence | Esai Koloa |
Manpower | |
Military age | 16 for training, 18 for deployment |
Conscription | No |
Active personnel | 374,586 |
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 | Second Posolic war The Great War Auroran Imperial War Lyrevale Continuation War Axdelian Civil War Auroran-Pacific War 2023 Axdel-Rodenia Crisis |
Thought the political landscape has changed significantly in recent history, the AAF can be traced back to the early 19th century when Great Morstaybishlia allowed the newly formed principality of Axdel its own independent military detachment, the Axdelian Defence Force. When Axdel transitioned into becoming a Dominion in 1917, the ADF expanded and was put under the responsibility of the new Axdelian parliament. In 1966, the ADF backed the Noroist coup led by Winston Ulysses which took control of the region, gaining independent but remaining broadly unrecognised as a state. After being reorganised into the Axdelian armed forces, it proved itself as a highly capable force fighting as part of the Ribenstadt pact in the Auroran Imperial War, leading a campaign of total war against Morstaybishlia and their allies. Post-AIW, the AAF played a key role in overthrowing the apartheid government of North Lyrevale during the Lyrevale Continuation War. During the Axdelian Civil War, the AAF was fractured between loyalty to Admiral Huralo Yensi and the legislature, but eventually succeeded in forcing him to renounce his leadership and usher in democratic reforms that lead to the end of the war. Since 1996 The armed forces have since 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 largest and most powerful militaries, 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.
History
Present day
Expenditure
From 1999-2018, the military budget has averaged at approximately 10% of annual government expenditure, before peaking at over 20% in 2017 during the Auroran-Pacific War. Since then, spending has reduced to 8% after a cut intended to divert funding towards rebuilding, infrastructure development and social programs, with the 2021 budget announced at 82.4 Billion Kiribs. Funding is divided between branches based on their needs at the beginning of each fiscal year and may be amended quarterly with changing circumstances.
A large fraction of the military budget from each branch is put towards research and development, often supporting independent domestic development companies and manufacturers such as Sentinel-ARMS and National Ballistics Systems.
Organisation
Axdelian Army
Axdelian Aerospace Force
Current Equipment
This page (or section) is a work in progress by its author(s) and should not be considered final. |
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Small Arms
Type | Name | Cartridge | In service | Notes | Image |
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Sidearm | Alkurmeda AP-1 | 9x19mm | 1997 | Standard issue sidearm Formerly imported from Ethalria, now license built |
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Assault rifle | Sentinel St20 gen3 | 5.56×45mm | 2011 | Standard issue assault rifle (pictured with under-barrel grenade launcher) |
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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 [] |
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Sniper Rifle | Sentinel AX338 | .338 | 2011 | - | |
Anti-Materiel Rifle | ARMS IWS 2000 | 15.2×169mm | 1981 | Utilises APFSDS rounds. Poweful armour-piercing capabilities |
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Sentinel AS50 | .50 BMG | 2006 | Used alongside the IWS | ||
Shotgun | NBS 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 |
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Grenade Launcher | Ferrus KRKK | 40x53mm | 2004 | Grenade launcher machine gun imported from the UK |
Crewed Ground Platforms
Name | Origin | Type | Introduced | In service |
Notes |
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Tank | |||||
Aethoo 1A | Axdel | Main Battle Tank | 2021 | [] | 500 total on order. Set to eventually replace the Khaurus 3 |
Khaurus 3 | Axdel | Main Battle Tank | 2007 | Revised, and up-armoured Khaurus 2 with improved sensors and gun control | |
Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Armoured Personnel Carriers and Reconnaissance | |||||
Kareqa 2 CG | Axdel | Wheeled AFV / Tank Destroyer / Light Tank | 2016 | [] | 120mm Gun Carrier based on the Kareqa IFVA |
Nakuu MVA | Axdel | IFV / ATGM launcher / C3 / Reconnaissance | 2012 | [] | IFV variant of the Nakuu tracked chassis, with specialised variants for command and control, anti-tank, and reconnaissance |
Kareqa IFVA | Axdel | APC / IFV | 2000 | [] | APC variant of the Kareqa GC 8x8 Chassis |
Artillery and Air Defence | |||||
Genlo 155m | Self-Propelled Howitzer | [] | |||
Kareqa MPS | Axdel | Self-Propelled Mortar | [] | ||
Larezhqu MRLS | Rocket Artillery | [] | |||
Kite 2 | Surface-to-Air Missile System | [] | |||
Nakuu SAM | Axdel | Surface-to-Air Missile System | Nakuu chassis mounting a halberd SAM system | ||
Combat Engineering and Recovery | |||||
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Radar and Electronic warfare | |||||
VRS Snipe | Counter-Battery Radar | [] | |||
SIGINT | [] | ||||
Electronic Warfare | [] | ||||
Logistics | |||||
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Aerial Vehicles
Name | Origin | Type | Introduced | In service |
Notes |
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Combat Aircraft | |||||
Q-106B/C Raven | Emberwood Coast | Stealth Air Superiority | 2009 | [] | Originally ordered directly from Emberwood Coast, with later variants license built. C variant possesses improved avionics and the Situational Awareness and Targeting Augmented Reality Helmet found on the Q-107 |
Q-107 Grackle | Axdel | Stealth Multirole | 2013 | [] | Primary ground attack and carrier aircraft. |
Q-104ES/EQS Rook | Axdel | Strike Fighter | 2010 | [] | Derived from the original license built Q-104 variants. An extensive redesign utilising modern materials, engines and a new airframe design. Produced alongside the EQS carrier variant |
Q-103 Swift | Axdel | Multirole | 1974 | [] | Will be fully replaced by the Q-107 by 2032 |
S-4 Vulture | Axdel | Stealth Strategic Bomber | 2000 | 22 | |
S-2S Magpie | Axdel | Strategic Bomber | 2008 | 60 | Extensive modernisation of the AIW-era license built S-2 originally designed in 1959, with new engines, avionics and in-flight refuelling capability |
AWACS | |||||
Voyager 737AR | [] | AEW&C / command and control node | intro date | [] | |
Reconnaissance | |||||
name | origin | type | intro date | [] | |
Tanker | |||||
Voyager 330RE | [] | Aerial refuelling / command and control node / transport | 2007 | [] | |
S-2SRE Magpie Replenisher | Axdel | Aerial refuelling | 2010 |
[]| Aerial refuelling variant of the S-2S | |
Transport | |||||
Airtram B400m | [] | Tactical / Strategic Airlifter | intro date | [] | |
(name) | [] | Strategic Airlifter | intro date | [] | (must be capable of transporting an MBT) |
Helicopter | |||||
RH-02 Gryphon | Axdel | Attack | 2002 | 78 | License built |
UAV | |||||
HK-2 Buzzard | Axdel | ISTAR / UCAV | 2011 | [] |
High altitude reconnaissance and hunter killer |
LKH Albatross | [] | Reconnaissance / Patrol | 2013 | Light rotorcraft | |
SV-2 Owl | Axdel | Reconnaissance | ~2010 |
Type | Class | Displacement | Entered Service | No. Deployed | Notes | Image |
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Aircraft Carriers | Kalamitas-class | 70,600 tonnes | 2012 | 2 | ||
Amphibious Helicopter Assault | Fortress-class | 14,500 tonnes | 2004 | 4 | ||
Destroyers | Barque-class | 8,000 tonnes | 2006 | 10 | ||
Frigates | Falcon-class | 6,900 tonnes | 2010 | 11 | ||
Legion-class | 4,000 tonnes | 2014 | 15 | |||
Mine Countermeasures | Diavewa-class | 600 tonnes | 1987 | 20 | ||
Patrol Boats | Arkalo-class | 274 tonnes | 1998 | 24 | ||
Attack submarines | Proton-class | 7,000 tonnes (surface) 7400 tonnes (submerged) |
2004 | 6 | ||
Havdjevel-class | 2900 tonnes (Surfaced) | 2007 | 11 | Imported from Norgsveldet | ||
Strategic Submarines | Quark-class | 17,200 tonnes (submerged) | 2016 | 2 | ||
Dock Landing Ships | Globe-class | 16,160 tonnes | 1994 | 4 | ||
Landing Craft | Landing Craft Utility | 240 tonnes | 1997 | 23 | ||
Replenishment ships | Knight-class | 37,000 tonne | 2014 | 6 | ||
Cardinal-class | 24,000 tonne | 2014 | 4 | |||
Roll on/roll off transports | Headland-class | 23,000 tonne | 2000 | 8 |
See Also: List of Axdelian Naval Vessels