Divanzahgi Imperial Navy

The Divanzahgi Imperial Navy (DIN) is the branch of the Divanzahgi military tasked with the maritime defense of the the nation, as well as other duties such as preventing illegal entry into the country and conducting anti-smuggling and anti-piracy patrols. The DIN receives approximately 17.8% of the country's military budget. Its current commander is Admiral Muhammad Pakravan, a distant cousin of the Sultan.

The Fleet

The DIN operates many vessels of all shapes and sizes, from gargantuan battleships to river patrol boats. Its vessels are as follows:

Surface combatants

• Battleships
  • 5 Jamshid I class battleships
  • 1 Fereydun II class battleship

• Cruisers
  • 4 Ticonderoga class guided missile cruisers

• Destroyers
  • 40 Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyers
  • 20 Sheffield class guided missile destroyers
  • 15 Farragut stealth destroyers
  • 15 Farragut armed blockade runners

• Frigates
  • 35 Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates
  • 35 MEKO 200 class frigates

Aircraft carriers

• 5 Charles de Gaulle class aircraft carriers (each with 14 Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard carrier-borne strike fighters, 14 Dassault Rafale M carrier-borne multi-role fighters, 2 E-2 Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning aircraft, and 10 Eurocopter Dauphin transport/utility helicopters)
• 2 Nimitz class supercarriers (each with 15 AV-8 Harrier II multi-role aircraft, 30 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet carrier-borne attack aircraft, 15 P-8 Poseidon anti-submarine warfare aircraft, 2 P-3 Orion maritime surveillance aircraft, 2 E-6 Mercury airborne command post and communications center aircraft, 2 E-2 Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning aircraft, 2 EP-3E Aries II signals reconnaissance aircraft, 2 EA-18 Growler electronic warfare aircraft, 10 F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighters, 5 C-2 Greyhound cargo planes, and 5 C-130 Hercules cargo/personnel transports)
• 2 Kitty Hawk class aircraft carriers (each with 25 T-45 Goshawk trainers, 25 Pilatus PC-7 trainers, 10 C-12 Huron medical evacuation aircraft, 10 O-2 Skymaster liaison aircraft, and 20 Bölkow Bo 105 utility helicopters)

Submarines

• 4 Typhoon class ballistic missile submarines
• 4 Ohio class guided missile submarines
• 12 Virginia class attack submarines
• 25 Collins class patrol submarines

Auxiliaries

• 5 AOE 6 Supply class fast combat support ships
• 9 AOR-1 Wichita class replenishment oilers
• 9 T-AO 187 Henry J. Kaiser class oilers
• 16 MCM-1 Avenger mine countermeasure ships
• 18 Osprey class coastal mine hunters
• 16 Huon class coastal minesweepers
• 6 Frank S. Besson logistic support vessels
• 4 Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles
• 10 T-AKR 287 Algol SL-7 class fast sealift ships
• 20+ seaplane oilers and tankers
• 10+ RORO ships
• 5 hospital ships

Organization

The DIN is organized into several operational fleets, which are as follows:

• Amphibious fleet
  • The amphibious fleet has permanently assigned amphibious vessels to transport Marines and Army personnel, as well as a small number of frigates to escort them.

• Battle fleet
  • The battle fleet is permanently assigned battleships, light carriers, and most of the DIN's destroyers, in addition to a few frigates.

• Aviation fleet
  • The aviation fleet is permanently assigned supercarriers, in addition to token numbers of destroyers and frigates to escort them.

• Submarine fleet
  • The submarine fleet is permanently assigned all submarines (as can be surmised by the name).

Aircraft

The DIN operates several aircraft, including - but not limited to - carrier-borne fighters, search-and-rescue aircraft, medical evacuation helicopters, and more. Note that these do not include aircraft permanently assigned to carriers.

List of Divanzahgi naval aircraft

• 35 Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard strike fighters
• 32 Dassault Rafale M multi-role fighters
• 12 ATR 72 (6 anti-submarine warfare and 6 anti-surface warfare)
• 14 CASA CN-235 (7 for maritime patrol and 7 for surveillance)
• 50 T-45 Goshawk trainers
• 50 Pilatus PC-7 trainers
• 25 C-12 Huron medical evacuation aircraft
• 12 Bölkow Bo 105 utility helicopters
• 10 Bell 412 utility helicopters
• 16 SH-60 Seahawk multimission maritime helicopters (12 search-and-rescue and 4 combat search and rescue)
• 8 C-2 Greyhound cargo planes
• 8 C-130 Hercules cargo/personnel transports
• 15 E-2 Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning aircraft

Marine Corps

The Marine Corps, the branch of the military specializing in amphibious warfare, is a subdivision of the Divanzahgi Imperial Navy. The Marine Corps receive similar weapons and training to their Army counterparts. It has the ability to deploy a combined-arms task force to any place in the world in mere days. The basic structure of each unit incorporates a ground combat component, an air component, and a logistics component, all serving under a common command element. There are two Marine Corps divisions, each 18,000 strong. Each Marine Corps division employs the following vehicles:

• 250 AAV-7A1 amphibious assault vehicles
• 42 M1 Abrams main battle tanks
• 65 M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles
• 40 M113 MTVL armored personnel carriers
• 29 155mm: M-198 towed artillery
• 27 76.2mm M1939 howitzers
• 12 81mm mortars
• 12 Soltam 120mm mortars
• 15 Brandt 60mm LR gun-mortars
• 21 Rascal light self-propelled guns
• 12 M1097 Avenger air defense missile systems
• 100 M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles
• 10 AC-130H Spectre air support gunships
• 10 AC-130U Spooky air support gunships
• 11 OH-58 Kiowa scout helicopters
• 9 UH-60 Black Hawk assault helicopters

Coast Guard

Tasked with patrolling the rivers, lakes, seashores, and harbors of Divanzahg, the Coast Guard's primary responsibles include anti-smuggling and anti-piracy patrols. It also performs search-and-rescue missions and other duties, as needed. It operates over 1,000 boats, including, but not limited to, Motor Life Boats, Utility Boats, Deployable Pursuit Boats, Aids to Navigation Boats, Transportable Port Security Boats, Short Range Prosecutors, Long Range Interceptors, PBR in-shore fast patrol craft, and Sa'ar 5-class missile boats.