Integrated Theater Defense Organization

Historical Overview

The Integrated Theater Defense Organization (IDTO) comprised the bulk of Santa Barbaran military forces during the administrations of Bob Pratt and his successor, Heinrid Abadas. This crucial time period saw the nation leap, boots-first, into the area of space technology, exploration and exploitation, and the first through fourth generations of Santa Barbaran spacecraft were largely built and operated by the ITDO. Although the national government has collapsed and been reformed several times, the ITDO remains relatively static in organization and continues to this day.

Branches

There were initially seven branches, though an eighth (the IOTG) was slowly introduced during the last days of the CoFedCo.

GADTG -

The Ground Assault/Defense Theater Group traditionally received the bulk of manpower and the budget; the latter began to change with the development of Santa Barbaran space force.

AOTG -

The Air Operations Theater Group had only diminished in size, scope and importance by the time it was further reduced under SCC Cheng.

NOTG -

The Naval Operations Theater Group suffered massive cutbacks in funding and equipment during the mid to late Pratt Dynasty, and never fully recovered it's power and prestige.

SOTG -

The Special Operations Theater Group was a highly vaunted, elite branch that accepted few new recruits. It's performance and role has been surrounded by much mystery and rumor.

OOTG -

Most contemporary Santa Barbaran space forces belonged to the Orbital Operations Theater Group, though with the introduction of increasingly more mobile and far-ranging warships, the IOTG was expected to 'replace' the OOTG as soon as the older, more limited warships were phased out.

IOTG -

The Interplanetary Operations Theater Group consists of very few personnel, but is tightly integrated with the Combined Resources Corps and the Joint Interplanetary Legions of the Order of the Seraphim's CSF.

LTSTG -

Vitally important, the Logistics, Transport and Supply Theater Group received a large share of funding and material. The LTSTG was the primary maker and shaker of any ITDO war operations.

CCCTG -

Command, Control, Communications Theater Group was the administrative "brain" of the ITDO.

In addition, the Santa Barbaran Interplanetary Trade Guard (SBITG) fell under the overreaching command of the ITDO. However, as part of the CoFedCo judicial system, the chain of command is not always clear-cut with the SBITG; it also reported to the Registry of Shipping (RoS).

Forces

Space Forces

The space capable forces of the OOTG have been long neglected by the new United Trade Republics. As a result, they consist of mostly obsolete ships with skeleton crews and ammunition resupply problems. Ever since withdrawing from Mars, the fleet has done little but orbit Earth and suck up UTR tax revenues. Most of the shipbuilding corporations field their own fleets of advanced warships now. With the exception of some ships in the so-called Mars Fleet, the ITDO's space forces are powered and propelled by fusion reaction.

Units

• 1st Battle Squadron: 1st Battlecruiser Group (4 Battlecruisers), 1st Destroyer Group (5 OMI-55D Destroyers), 1st Destroyer Battle Group (16 Starspear Destroyers), 1st Merchant Cruiser Battle Group (16 OMI-95 Merchant Cruisers)

• 1st Carrier Group: 1 OMI-17 Kirigo Assault Carrier, 2nd Destroyer Group (5 Saltshaker Destroyers)

• 1st Destroyer Battle Squadron: 3rd Destroyer Group (5 Destroyers), 4th Destroyer Group (5 Destroyers), 5th Destroyer Group (5 Destroyers), 2nd Merchant Cruiser Battle Group (16 Merchant Cruisers)

• 2nd Battle Squadron: 6th Destroyer Group (5 Destroyers), 2nd Destroyer Battle Group (16 Destroyers), 3rd Merchant Cruiser Battle Group (16 Merchant Cruisers)

• 3rd Battle Squadron (The Mars Fleet): 2nd Battlecruiser Group (2 Mars Battlecruisers, 2 Ensis Cruisers, 1 Informis Destroyer, 4 Vexare Corvettes), 3rd Battlecruiser Group (1 Mars Battlecruiser, 2 Merchant Cruisers, 2 Sword of Damocles Frigates, 2 Sicarius Missile Frigates), 3rd Destroyer Battle Group (5 Informis Destroyers, 4 Sword of Damocles Frigates, 4 Sicarius Missile Frigates, 3 Vexare Corvettes)

• 2nd Mobile Logistics Group: 2nd Merchant Cruiser Group (5 Merchant Cruisers), 2nd Logistics Group (4 XKCS Kerry Corporate Strategic Transports)

Statistics

• Total Ships: 164
• Total Crew: 54,789
• Total Estimated Mass: 22,980,478 metric tons
• Total Estimated Value: $13,824,363,000,000
• Annual Maintenance Cost: $1,021,595,000,000
• Average Ship Value: $84,295,000,000
• Average ROF for Standard Kinetic Missiles: 16.3/s
• Average Standard Kinetic Missiles Load: 4,117