Allied States Orbital Command

Allied States Orbital Command

The Allied States Orbital Command (AA-sock) is in command of the Allied States' space forces. Within this branch of the services, there are the Elite Advance Squad Orbital Paradroppers, or EASOPs. ASOC currently commands the Orbital Navy, as well as the shipyards, weapons sattelites, and the new Apollo II space station. The navy has launched the first interstellar vessels in the Santa Maria class exploration vessels, and all four are being deployed to explore the space surrounding the Sol system.

Command Structure

The command structure of the Orbital Command is unique in all the military branches of the Allied States, combining traditional ranks with a newer series of sub-designations. The Department of Defence is currently refining the ranking system and applying it to the other branches of the military

A standard Orbital ranking consists of three parts: the traditional rank, the intra-rank level, and specialization. For example, a commander of a Dunedin class light cruiser would rank as a Captain, 2nd level, and in command and control specialization. The rank would be written as such: Captain Command/2nd. The traiditional ranking structure emulates the classic naval pattern, with some small changes. Each traditional rank has three levels, with 1st being the highest rated and 3rd the lowest. Each specialization, while informing one of the person's job within the Orbital Command, also doubles as a way to determine seniority in combat. Note that each specialization has a rate with that specialization to determine their job and pay rate, but has no impact on seniority. All combat specializations rate over the non-combat variety

Below, each branch of a full rank is detailed.

Traditional Rank, enlisted (Lowest to Highest):
Seamen
Petty Officer
Chief Petty Officer
Master Chief Petty Officer

Traditional Rank, officer (Lowest to Highest):
Ensign
Lieutenant
Commander
Captain (A captain in charge of multiple vessels is given the honorific of commodore)
Vice Admiral
Admiral

Specialization (Combat, Lowest to Highest):
Medical
Science
Engineer
Weaponer
Intelligence
Tactical
Command

Specialization (Non-combat, Lowest to Highest):
Medical
Science
Construction
Logistics
Staff

Military Hardware

EASOP Hardware

• GM-05 Particle/Magrail Rifle
• GM-05-C Magrifle Carbine
• GMR-AP1 Armor Piercing Anti-Tank Rockets
• Liquid Polymer Coated-Solid Kevlar Battlesuit (LIP-sicked Battlesuit)
• LPC-SK Titanium Mesh Helmet with ASLACF.net connection

ASOC Naval Hardware

• Nuclear Particle Cannon
  • Current Active Stock: 1
  • Description: A dismantled weapon with condensced the power of a nuclear explosion into a coherent beam through manipulation of magnetic fields. Dismantled because of the excessive maintenance cost and danger.

• Dunedin class light cruiser
  • Current Active Stock: 4
  • Currently Under Production: 3
  • Dimensions
    • Length: 300 meters
    • Width: 125 meters
    • Height: 45 meters; 10 decks with 3 meter height and additional crawlspace
  • Armaments
    • 20x 50mm Depleted Uranium autoguns
      • 3x Forward arc
      • 3x Rear arc
      • 4x Ventral arc
      • 4x Dorsal arc
      • 3x Port arc
      • 3x Starboard arc
    • 10x KAM-1 Kingwinder Missile Banks
      • 25x Missiles per Bank
    • 1x Particle Accelerator Cannon; Foreward Arc
  • 289 Crew Compliment, Including Officers

• Santa Maria class exploraiton cruisers
  • Current Active Stock: 4
  • Currently Under Production: 0
  • Dimensions
    • Length: 682 meters
    • Width: 231 meters
    • Height: 83 meters; 22 decks with 3 meter height and additional crawlspace
  • Armaments
    • 35x Class I Particle Pulse Cannons
      • 6x Forward arc
      • 5x Rear arc
      • 7x Ventral arc
      • 7x Dorsal arc
      • 5x Port arc
      • 5x Starboard arc
    • 3x Class I Fusion Acclerator Cannon
      • 2x Forward arc
      • 1x Dorsal arc
    • 8x Plasma Torpedo Launchers
      • 1x Forward arc
      • 1x Rear arc
      • 2x Ventral arc
      • 2x Dorsal arc
      • 1x Port arc
      • 1x Starboard arc
    • 1x Mass Acclerator Cannon; Foreward Arc
  • 735 Crew Compliment, Including Officers

• Saint Andrew's Cross class space superiority frigate
  • Current Active Stock: 10
  • Currently Under Production: 3

• Apollo II class orbital station
  • Current Active Stock: 1
  • Currently Under Production: 0
  • Description: The Apollo II is the headquarters of the ASOC. The Apollo II houses the administrative centers, but the EASOP headquarters along with the training grounds for the Orbital Paratroopers and orbital personnel have been moved back onto Earth. They are currently based out of Camp Farnworth, but construction on a permanent base for the OC is underway at a classified location.

Brief History

The Allied States Orbital Command was formed to oversee the Allied States expansion into space. There first program was the Apollo Starbase, built jointly with the Military Republic of Jace. The base has since been upgraded and expanded to the point where it is now almost quadrupled in mass, and is now classified as the Apollo II. The ASOC is the newest branch, but is quickly becoming the most elite and respected branch, mainly because of it's small size (only approximately 200k members serving active combat duty). The OC has also developed faster-than-light technology known as a HOD gravdrive, which involved manipulation of spacetime to create a hole into higher-order dimensions, which physicists have now postulated is the source of gravity. They've also developed advanced energy-focused room