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Latest revision as of 20:28, 19 October 2007
The armed forces of the Confederacy of Dannistaan is known as Her Majesty's Dannistrian Armed Forces or more commonly simply the Dannistrian Armed Forces. The Joint Commanders-in-Chief are the Dannistrian Governor-General/B'ani'r-daah, the Dannistrian Prime Minister/Ti'vol B'ani'r and the Secretary of Defence. The Ministry of Defence and Central Defence Command manage the armed forces.
History
The island was previously highly dependent on garrisons from the United Kingdom based in camps scattered across the island. The first use of local warriors to defend the island was recorded in 1866, when ad hoc militias of warriors were used. This was formalised later in 1950 shortly after the events of the second world war.
Seperate State Armed Forces
Around 1959, it was decided after national Government reorganisation that each state of Dannistaan would have it's own set of armed forces, as at the time ethnic differences were too great to overcome. This meant that each state would have a seperate Army, Air Force and Navy. They would work together under an umbrella organisation called the Dannistrian Defence Command, a name that is used in a modified form today.
Volunteer Militia
Shortly after the 1982 Civil War, it was decided to disband all the states armed forces and use a system of national voluntary militia until the armed forces could be reorganised to a satisfactory position, namely by creating 3 single national armed forces. This proved to be a long process culminating in the Defence Expenditure Act 1999. It would take about 3 years to bring the plans to fruition.
Current strength
In reestablishing the armed forces of Dannistaan, it was decided to take a more unified approach. This consisted of four branches of the armed forces that was manned and managed on a national level.
The current 4 Armed Forces are:
- Royal Dannistrian Air Force
- Dannistrian Army (No "Royal" in the title)
- Royal Dannistrian Marines
- Royal Dannistrian Navy
The following is an outline of figures from the Dannistrian Ministry of Defence briefing file:
Royal Dannistrian Air Force
Current Equipment
- 1100 F-4G Phantom IIs (D4/D5 Upgrades)
- 400 F-4K Phantom IIs (D4/D5 Upgrades)
- 350 F-4E Phantom IIs (D4/D5 Upgrades, 175 of these are Israeli spec Kurnas 2000 model)
- 205 F-104G Starfighters (D3/D4 Upgrades)
- 130 MIG-23MLD Flogger-Ks (D4/D5 Upgrades, License built models)
- 15 MIG-29A Fulcrums (D1 Upgrade)
- 30 F-14A Tomcats (Most serve in Fleet Air Arm) (D4/D5 Upgrades)
- 175 F-16C Falcons (D2/D3 Upgrades, Block 50/52 Equivalent)
- 65 F-15C Eagles (D3/D4 Upgrades)
- 35 F-105 Thunderchiefs (D3/D4/D5 Upgrades)
- 45 SEPECAT Jaguars (D5 Upgrades)
- 100 Panavia Tornados ADV/F3 (D4 Upgrade)
- 55 Panavia Tornados GR1 (D5 Upgrade)
- 175 A-10A Thunderbolt IIs (D4/D5 Upgrades, Operated Jointly with the Army)
- 50 F-111K Ardvarks (D3/D4 Upgrades)
- 25 FB-111 Ardvarks (D3/D4 Upgrades)
- 10 Valiant B.2s (D3 Upgrade)
- 60 TU-95 "Bears" (D5 Upgrade)
- 20 TU-22K "Blinder Bs" (D3 Upgrade)
- 10 E-767 AWACS (D1 Upgrade)
- 30 KC-10 Extenders (D1 Upgrade)
- 65 C-130A Hercules (D3/D4 Upgrades)
- Numerous other aircraft
Dannistrian Army
Current Equipment
- 4100 M113 APCs (Some converted into rudimentary IFVs)
- 2050 Warrior family Armoured Vehicles (Mostly IFV variant)
- 105 M2A3 Bradley IFVs
- 160 ADATS Vehicles
- 80 M6 Linebacker ADVs
- 1000 M163 VADS
- 120 Centurion MBTs (For Training)
- 400 Chieftain MBTs
- 1050 Challenger Mk.2B MBTs
- 800 T-72 MBTs (License built)
- 400 T-90 MBTs (License built)
- 250 M-1A2 Abrams MBTs
- 1500 Land Rover Defenders (Armoured and in different variants)
- 200 HMMWVs
- 640 Jeeps
- 200 AH-64A Apaches
- 100 AH-64D Apache Longbows
- 75 WAH-64 Apache Longbows (UK Variant)
- 175 CH-47 Chinooks
- 75 UH-1 Iroquois'
- 250 Westland Lynxes
- 500 Armored Core Mechs (Various types)
- Numerous other vehicles including 5 ton trucks.
Royal Dannistrian Marines
Current Equipment
- 150 A-4 Skyhawks (D3 Upgrade, owned by the RDN Fleet Air Arm, in process of being retired)
- 200 AV-8C Harrier IIs (D3/D4 Upgrades)
- 300 GR.9 Harriers (D3/D4 Upgrades)
- 125 F/A-18A Hornets (D5 Upgrade, owned by the RDN Fleet Air Arm)
- 75 F/A-18F Hornets (D1 Upgrade)
- 30 A-6E Intruders (D3 Upgrade, in process of being retired)
- 100 AH-6J Littlebird Gunships
- 50 Eurocopter Tiger ARH Gunships
- 4 Invincible Class VTOL Carriers (Converted for Marine Amphibious use)
- 20 Solo Class Amphibious Assault Ships
- 300 LAV-25 APCs
- 150 Land Rovers (Various types)
- 14 LSD-49 Harpers Ferry Class Amphibious Landing Dock Ships
Royal Dannistrian Navy
Current Equipment
- 500 F-4K Phantom IIs (D4/D5 Upgrades)
- 105 F/A-18A Hornets (D5 Upgrades)
- 160 F/A-18C Hornets (D4 Upgrades)
- 75 A-4 Skyhawks (D3 Upgrade, in process of being retired)
- 90 A-6E Intruders (D3 Upgrade, in process of being retired)
- 65 A-7 Corsair IIs (D3 Upgrade, in process of being retired)
- 230 F-14A Tomcats (D4/D5 Upgrades)
- 100 S-3B Vikings (D4 Upgrades)
- 75 FRS.1 Sea Harriers (D4/D5 Upgrades)
- 175 FA.2 Sea Harriers (D4/D5 Upgrades)
- 35 E-2 Hawkeyes (D4/D5 Upgrades)
- 80 CH-46 Sea Knights (D3 Upgrade)
- 75 Westland Sea Kings (D2 Upgrade)
- 225 Westland Lynxes
- 3 Nimitz Class Carriers (2 being refitted, 1 under construction)
- 8 Invincible Class VTOL Carriers
- 20 Echo Class Cruisers (Based on elongated Type 42 Destroyer Chassis)
- 10 NG-BB Heavy Battlecruisers (Based on elongated US Arleigh Burke Destroyer Chassis, 4 Commissioned, 6 under construction)
- 40 Dragon Class Destroyers (Based on Royal Navy Type 42 Destroyers)
- 30 Dragoon Class Destroyers (All under construction, Based on Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyers)
- 150 Talon Class Frigates (Based on Royal Navy Type 23 Frigates)
- 6 Vanguard SSBNs (Dannistrian Variant)
- 2 Russian Typhoon Class SSBNs
- 20 Los Angeles Class SSNs
- 30 Trafalgar Class SSNs (Dannistrian Variant)
- Numerous other aircraft and vessels
The biggest problem with the Dannistrian Armed Forces right now is the lack of modern equipment, with most of it dating back from the early 80's. With this in mind, the Government is trying to procure as much modern equipment as it can afford.
