Military in Disraeliland

The military agency of the Confederate States of Disraeliland is the Federal Defence Force. It is provided for by Chapter III of the Constitution of the Confederate States of Disraeliland, and its Commander-in-Chief is President Sir James Brand DKC. It consists of five armed services (The CSD Army, the CSD Navy, the CSD Air Force, the CSD Marine Corps, and the Federal Coast Guard), and a civilian government department (the Federal Department of Defence) [N.B. The Federal Coast Guard is controlled by the Federal Attorney General's Department in peacetime]. There are approximately 4 million men and women under arms at this time.

Command and Control

The Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Defence Force is President Sir James Brand, DKC. He implements the resolutions passed by the Federal Executive Council. In practice however, all important decisions are made by Prime Minister Chris W. Marshall and Cabinet. These decisions are implemented by the Federal Minister of Defence Emilio Juarez MP.

The military commander known as the Chief of the Defence Staff, and this post is held by Field Marshal Rölf Sternheim. Under him are three service chiefs, the Chief of the General Staff, the Chief of the Naval Staff, and the Chief of the Air Staff, and the Chief of Operations.

Chief of the General Staff: General David Levi
Chief of the Naval Staff: Admiral Peter Banks
Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Lee Chang
Chief of Operations: Air Chief Marshal Albert Cousins

The Chief of Operations coordinates assets from all services in order to conduct current operations, and prepare for future operations.

The CSD Army

The CSD Army is the main land force of the Federal Defence Force. It consists of 22 Divisions, a Special Operations Command, a Special Aviation Division, several administrative Corps, and Long Range Missile Batteries. The mission of the Army (according to the Federal Defence Act, 1950) is to conduct ground combat operations anywhere in the world to defend the Constitution, territory, people, allies, and intersts of the Confederate States of Disraeliland

Divisions

• 1st Medium Cavalry Division
• 2nd Heavy Cavalry Division
• 3rd Light Infantry Division
• 4th Airborne Division
• 5th Medium Cavalry Division
• 6th Medium Cavalry Division
• 7th Air-Mobile Division
• 8th Medium Cavalry Division
• 9th Medium Cavalry Division
• 10th Heavy Cavalry Division
• 11th Light Infantry Division
• 12th Airborne Division
• 13th Medium Cavalry Division
• 14th Heavy Cavalry Division
• 15th Heavy Cavalry Division
• 17th Heavy Cavalry Division
• 18th Medium Cavalry Division
• 19th Light Infantry Division
• 20th Heavy Cavalry Division
• 21st Medium Cavalry Division

Special Operations Command

• 16th Commando Division
• Disraeliland Special Air Serivce
• CSD Special Forces

Speical Aviation Division

This unit provides the Army's heavy lift capabilities.

• C-47 Dakota
• DHC-4 Caribou
• DHC-5 Buffalo
• C-27J Spartan
• CH-54 Tahre

Small Arms

[N.B. These small arms are common throughout the Federal Defence Force]

• M-14 7.62mm Rifle
• M-16A3/A4 5.56mm Rifle
• M4A1 5.56mm Carbine
• Colt Commando 5.56mm Carbine
• L4A1 Bren 7.62mm Light Machine Gun
• FN Minimi Light Machine Gun
• MG3 7.62mm General-Purpose Machine Gun
• M2 QCHB Heavy Machine Gun
• MP40 Sub-Machine Gun
• MP5 Sub-Machine Gun
• Colt 9mm Sub-Machine Gun
• Browning High-Power 9mm Pistol
• Glock 17, 19, 26 9mm Pistols
• M-21 7.62mm Sniper Rifle
• Accuracy International: Arctic Warfare Folding 7.62mm Sniper Rifle
• AI: AS50 12.7mm Sniper Rifle
• RPG-7V/D Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher
• Carl-Gustav M3 Recoilless Rifle
• Javelin Anti-Tank Missile
• Predator Light Anti-Armour Missile
• Stinger Man-Portable SAM

Armour

• M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank
  • Grizzly (engineering vehicle based on the M1 Abrams)
  • M104 Wolverine (Arnoured Bridging Vehicle based on the M1 Abrams)
• Chieftain Main Battle Tank (being phased out)
  • Chieftain AVRE (being phased out)
  • Chieftain AVLB (being phased out)
• T-90 Main Battle Tank
  • T-90 Air Defence Vehicle (Disraeliland-designed turret system with 18 Cobra-1 SAM's, and two twin barrel 30mm cannon)
• T-80U Main Battle Tank
• Leopard A5 Main Battle Tank (being phased out)
• M60A3 Main Battle Tank (being phased out)
• M8A1 Thunderbolt Airborne Tank
• AMX-13-105 Airborne Tank (being phased out)
• CV-90 Family
  • CV-9040 Infantry Fighting Vehicle
  • CV-90 AMOS Twin 120mm Mortar System
  • CV-90 Command Vehicle
  • CV-90 Recovery Vehicle
  • CV-90120 Mobile Gun System
  • CV-90 Cobra-1 Air Defence Vehicle (Disraeliland-designed turret system with 18 Cobra-1 SAM's, and two twin barrel 30mm cannon)
• MTVL
  • MTVL Fitters' Model
  • MTVL Recovery Model
  • M577A4 Command Vehicle
  • M1108 Cargo Vehicle
  • M1108 E-FOGM Launcher
  • MTVL AMOS Twin 120mm Mortar System
• M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier (family being phased out)
  • M113A3 APC
  • M113A3 ACAV
  • M113A3 106mm Recoilless Rifle Carrier
  • M113A3 Twin 106mm Recoilless Rifle Carrier
  • M113A3 Tactical Command Vehicle
  • M548A3 Tracked Truck
  • M125A3 81mm Mortar Carrier
  • M1064A3 Royal Ordnance 120mm Mortar Turret System
  • M1064A3 AMOS Twin 120mm Mortar System
  • M577A3 Command Vehicle
  • M578A3 Recovery Vehicle
  • M579A3 Fitters Vehicle
  • M163A3 20mm AA Gun Carrier
  • M727 HAWK Carrier/Launcher
  • M752 LANCE Launcher
  • M901A3 TOW Missile Carrier
  • Tracked Rapier
• M50 ONTOS Tank Destroyer
• M270 MRLS
  • Carries both MLRS, and A-TACMS
  • Cobra-2 Medium Range VL-SAM
• CVR(T) Sabre
• CVR(T) Scimitar
• Wiesel
  • Wiesel 1 [TOW]
  • Wiesel MK20 Cannon Carrier
  • Wiesel 2 [Command]
  • Wiesel 2 [120mm Mortar]
  • Ozelot SRAD
  • Ozelot Radar/Command Post
• M109A6 Paladin
• Rascal 155mm Self-Propelled Gun
• M142 HIMARS
• BvS 206
• BvS 210

Aircraft

• AH-64D Longbow Apache
• AH-1G Hueycobra (being phased out)
• SA.341 Gazelle (being phased out of the anti-tank and reconaissance roles)
• C-27J Spartan
• C-47 Dakota
• CH-47 Chinook
• CH-54 Tahre
• DHC-4 Caribou
• DHC-5 Buffalo
• DHC Twin Otter
• NH-90 TTH
• Pilatus Turbo-Porter
• U-27 Caravan
• UH-1H Iroquois
• UH-60 Blackhawk

Long Range Missile Batteries

Currently, the CSD Army has 14 long range missile batteries each equipped with 10 Broadhurst 2B missile launch units, with 30 missiles.

Reserves

Reserves consist of 5 Light Infantry Divisions, and 2 Medium Cavalry Divisions

CSD Navy

see Main Article Confederate States of Disraeliland Navy

The CSD Navy is the maritime component of the Federal Defence Force. It also controls the CSD Marine Corps, and the Federal Coast Guard (in wartime). The mission of the CSD Navy is to conduct maritime, littoral, and amphibious combat operations anywhere in the world to defend the Constitution, territory, people, allies, and intersts of the Confederate States of Disraeliland

The Fleet

• Battleships
  • 3 Improved Vanguard-class Battleships (BB)
  • 1 Disraeliland-class Battleship (BBGN) (1 Building, 2 Planned)
    
• Aircraft Carriers
  • 3 Kitty Hawk-class Aircraft Carriers (CV)
  • 1 Nimitz-class Aircraft Carrier (CVN) (1 Building, 4 Planned)
  • 3 Hermes-class Aircraft Carriers
  • 3 Principe de Asturias-class Aircraft Carriers (2 Building, 1 Planned)
    
• Submarines
  • 5 Ohio-class SSBNs
  • 2 Ohio-class SSGNs
  • 12 Los Angeles-Class SSN's
  • 3 Virginia-class SSN's (2 building, 10 planned)
  • 10 Type 214-class SSKs (5 building, 15 planned)
  • 20 Type 206-class SSKs
    
• Amphibious Warfare Ships
  • 3 Wasp-class LHDs (2 Building, 4 Planned)
  • 6 Tarawa-class LHAs
  • 14 Austin-class LPDs
  • 1 San Antonio-class LSDs (2 building, 12 planned)
  • 20 Newport-class LSTs
    
• Destroyers
  • 34 Kidd-class DDGs
  • 16 Arleigh Burke Flight IIA-class DDGs (8 building, 26 planned)
• Frigates
  • 30 MEKO 200-class FFHs (6 building, 34 planned)
  • 40 Oliver Hazard Perry-class
    
• Support Ships
  • 8 Supply-class AOEs
  • 8 Wichita-class AORs
  • 12 Kaiser-class AOs

Naval Aviation

Naval Aircraft are used in the following roles:

• Fleet Air Defence
• Strike
• Ground Attack
• Reconnaissance
• Anti-Submarine Warfare
• Anti-Surface Warfare
• Replenishment
• Support of amphibious operations

A Kitty Hawk, or Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier would deploy the following aircraft:

• 20 F-14A/D Tomcats in two Squadrons (VF)
• 10 A-6F Intruders in one squadron (VA)
• 30 F/A-18C/D Hornets in three squadrons (VFA)
• 4 EA-6B Prowlers in one squadron (VQ)
• 4 E-2C Hawkeyes in one squadron (VW)
• 4 KA-6D Intruders in one squadron (VAK)
• 6 S-3B Vikings, and 2 ES-3A Vikings in one squadron (VSQ)
• 1 C-2 Greyhound in one detachment
• 4 SH-60 Seahawks in one squadron (HS)
• 2 SA.321 Super Frelons, or EH-101 Merlins in one squadron (HH)

A Hermes, or Principe de Asturias-Class Aircraft Carrier would deploy the following aircraft:

• 6 Sea Harrier FRS.61 and 6 Harrier GR.63 in one composite squadron (VFAC) or;
• 12 AV-8B Harrier II Plus in one squadron (VFA)
• 4 SH-60 Seahawks in one squadron (HS)
• 6 SA.321 Super Frelons in one Squadron (HH)
• 2 SA.321 Super Frelon (AEW) in one squadron (HW)

A Disraeliland-Class Battleship would deploy the following aircraft:

• 4 AV-8B Harrier II Plus in one squadron (VFA)
• 2 SH-60 Seahawk in one detachment

Destroyers and Frigates generally carry one, or two SH-60 Seahawks, and Support Ships generally carry two Super Frelons for replenishment.
Amphibious ships can carry a variety of CSD Marine Corps Aircraft.
The Navy also has several land-based squadrons of P6M Seamaster jet flying boats used in the Maritime Reconnaissence and anti-Submarine roles.

The Navy is planning to replace the F-14, F/A-18, and the A-6 with the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The Navy is also planning to replace the EA-6B with the EA-18G Growler.

The new Air Wing would look like this:

• 60 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets in six Squadrons (VFA)
• 10 EA-18G Growlers in one squadron (VQ)
• 4 E-2C Hawkeyes in one squadron (VW)
• 6 S-3B Vikings, and 2 ES-3A Vikings in one squadron (VSQ)
• 1 C-2 Greyhound in one detachment
• 4 SH-60 Seahawks in one squadron (HS)
• 2 SA.321 Super Frelons, or EH-101 Merlins in one squadron (HH)

Naval Missiles

• SM2
• SM2ER
• Sea Sparrow
• Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile
• RAM
• Disraeliland Cruise Missile
• VL-ASROC
• Harpoon (surface-, air-, and submarine-launched)
• Stinger (small craft, and support ships)
• Broadhurst 5A SLBM
• AIM-9M Sidewinder
• AIM-120 AMRAAM
• Disraeliland BVRAAM (Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile, active radar guidance, propelled by a ramjet to a range of over 180km
• AIM-54 Phoenix
• AGM-65 Maverick
• AGM-88 HARM

CSD Marine Corps

The CSD Marine Corps consists of two Marine Divisions (each made up of 9 Marine Force Units), one Marine Air Division. The mission of the CSD Marine Corps is to conduct amphibious combat operations anywhere in the world to defend the Constitution, territory, people, allies, and intersts of the Confederate States of Disraeliland. The current Commandant of the Marine Corps is Lieutenant-General Bill Morton.

Marines use Army small arms.

Armour

• M60A3 Main Battle Tank (being phased out)
• T-90 Main Battle Tank
• LVTP-7
• LVTP-95 (Disraeliland designed amphibious APC, designed to swim ashore from over the horizon, carrying up to 12 troops, and armed with a 25mm cannon. It can be air-dropped from a C-130)
• LVTG-95 (Disraeliland designed amphibious mobile gun system, designed to swim ashore from over the horizon, AMOS variant also in production. It can be air-dropped from a C-130)
• Rascal 155mm Self-Propelled Gun
• M142 HIMARS
• BvS 206
• BvS 210
• Wiesel
  • Wiesel 1 [TOW]
  • Wiesel MK20 Cannon Carrier
  • Wiesel 2 [Command]
  • Wiesel 2 [120mm Mortar]
  • Ozelot SRAD
  • Ozelot Radar/Command Post

Aircraft

• AV-8B Harrier II Plus
• AH-1W Supercobra
• SA.321 Super Frelon
• CH-53E Super Stallion
• C-136 Tradewind Flying Boat
• EH-101 Merlin
• UH-1N
• Harrier GR.63
• OV-10 Bronco

Federal Coast Guard

Special Forces

The CSD Navy has 5 teams of Clearance Divers. These are equivalent to SEAL teams.

CSD Air Force

See Main Article Confederate States of Disraeliland Air Force

The CSD Air Force is the air arm of the Federal Defence Force, and controls Disraeliland's nuclear deterrent. The role of the CSDAF is to conduct combat operations in air, space, and cyberspace anywhere in the world to defend the Constitution, territory, people, allies, and intersts of the Confederate States of Disraeliland

The CSDAF consists of the following operational commands

• Fighter Command
• Bomber Command
• Strike Command
• Air Lift Command
• Training Command
• Special Operations Command

Fighter Command

Fighter Command is responsible for the air defence of the Confederate States of Disraeliland. Fighter Command also has a search and rescue role (due to its massive surveillance capabilities, and nationwide communications network). The current Air Officer Commanding Fighter Command is Air Marshal Robert Tyler. Its assets include:

• 50 Squadrons of F-15C Eagles (each squadron fields 20 aircraft)
• 40 Patriot Batteries
• A comprehensive sensor network including radar, OTH radar, and infra-red posts
• 4 Squadrons of E-3C Hawkeyes
• 1 Squadron of E-767s (out of 5 planned)
• 10 Squadrons of SA.321 Super Frelons

Bomber Commmand

Bomber Command is responsible for the nuclear deterrent of the Confederate States of Disraeliland. The current Air Officer Commanding Bomber Command is Vice Admiral Nicolas Howard (Normally it is an Air Marshal, Admiral Howard is an SSBN officer). Its assets include:

• 1 Squadron of B-3's
• 3 Squadrons of B-1B Lancers
  • These aircraft are used mainly in the conventional role. For the nuclear role, they carry the Type 3 Bomb (0.2-350KT yield), or the Type 4 Bomb (200KT-3MT), the SRAM, or the DCM.
• 4 Wings of Broadhurst 4C ICBM's (A wing possess 25 launchers)
  • These are being phased out in favour of Broadhurst 5B
• 2 Wings of Broadhurst 5B ICBM's (8 more planned)
• 4 GLCM wings. The DCM Mobile Ground Launching Unit carries 4 missiles, a wing has 25 of these.
• Operational Control over the CSD Navy's Ohio-Class SSBN's.

Strike Command

Strike Command is intended to carry out tactical operations in support of the Army, as well as acting as a back-up to Fighter, and Bomber Commands. The current Air Officer Commanding Strike Command is Air Marshal Franklin Curtis. Its assets include:

• 12 Squadrons of F-111FX's
• 6 Squadrons of F-15E's (out of 36 planned)
• 19 Squadrons of F-4EX's (being phased out)
• 14 Squadrons of F/A-18E/F's (out of 50 planned)
• 30 Squadrons of F-5E's (being phased out)
• 8 Squadrons of A-4E's (being phased out)
• 6 Squadrons of A-10A's
• 4 Squadrons of A-1's
• 2 Squadrons of EF-111A's
• 2 Squadrons of F-4G's
• 4 Squadrons of EA-18G's
• 3 Squadrons of RF-4C's

Air Lift Command

Air Lift Command is intended to provide logistical support to the entire Federal Defence Force. The current Air Officer Commanding Air Lift Command is Lieutenant General Kevin Foley (USAF). Its assets include:

• 3 Squadrons of C-5M's
• 3 Squadrons of KC-33's (a military tanker/transport version of the 747-400)
• 2 Squadrons of KC-767's (out of 10 planned)
• 8 Squadrons of KC-135R's (being phased out)
• 18 Squadrons of C-130H's
• 4 Squadrons of CC-130J's (out of 10 planned)
• 4 Squadrons of C-130J's (out of 15 planned)
• 5 Squadrons of CH-47 Chinook's

Training Command

Training Command is intended to training for the CSDAF. The current Air Officer Commanding Training Command is Air Marshal Charles Lee. Its flying assets include:

• 4 Flight Screening Centres using Cessna 182's
• 2 Basic Flying Training Schools using Pilatus PC-9's
• 2 Advanced Flying Training Schools using Pilatus PC-9's
• 1 Fast Jet Training School using BAe Hawk Mk 130's (Hawk Mk 127's added after Australia's entry to the CSD)
• 1 Multi-Engine School using Beech King Air B200's
• 1 Navigation School using Beech King Air 350's

Special Operations Command

The role of Special Operations is Combat Search and Rescue, the provision of air support to other Special Operations units, Combat Air Traffic Control, and other roles. The current Air Officer Commanding Special Operations Command is Air Marshal David Tauber. Its assets include

• 6 Squadrons of SA.321 Super Frelons (Special Operations Modified)
• 5 Squadrons of MC-130H's
• 2 Squadrons of EC-130's
• 2 Squadrons of AC-130's
• 3 Squadrons of A-1's

Nuclear Weapons

Disraeliland has several thousand nuclear warheads usable in several launch platforms. There are:

• Gravity bombs
  • Type 3 Bomb (Tactical: 0.2-350KT yield)
  • Type 4 Bomb (Strategic: 200KT-3MT)
• Missile Warheads
  • Type 2D Warhead (Broadhurst 2B MRBM's)
  • Type 3 Warhead (Lance)
  • Type 6 Warhead (SRAM)
  • Type 7 Warhead (Broadhurst 4C ICBM's)
  • Type 8 Warhead (DCM)
  • Type 9 Warhead (Broadhurst 5 ICBM's/SLBM's)
  • Type 10 Warhead (A-TACMS)
• Artillery Shells
  • Type 2 Shell (155mm)

Rank Insignia

Army

[N.B. Images representative. In real insignia, a 10-Point Star is in the place of the Crown. Each point of the star represents one of the 10 states. Coat-Of-Arms is replaced with the Confederate Coat-of-Arms]. In combat, all officers badges excepting those of Majors and Second-Lieutenants are covered in black enamel, Majors' and Second-Lieutenants' badges are covered in green enamel. These officer's badges are worn by all services on Combat Dress.

General Officer ranks
Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant-General	Major-General	Brigadier

Field/Company Grade Officer ranks
Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Officer Designate	Officer Cadet

Non-Commissioned Officers, and Other Ranks
Warrant Officer Class One	Warrant Officer Class Two	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal/Bombardier	Lance Corporal/Bombardier	No Insignia Private	No Insignia Recruit

Marine Corps

As for the Army with the following exceptions:

• No rank above Lieutenant-General
• Staff Sergeant becomes Colour Sergeant

Navy

Flag Officer ranks
Admiral of the Fleet	Admiral	Vice-Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore

Senior/Junior Officer ranks
Captain	Commander	Lieutenant-Commander	Lieutenant	Sub-Lieutenant	Acting Sub-Lieutenant	Midshipman

Non-Commissioned Officers and Ratings
Warrant Officer	Chief Petty Officer	Petty Officer	Leading Seaman	Able Seaman	No Insignia Seaman	No Insignia Seaman Recruit

Coast Guard

As for the Navy, except no ranks above Vice-Admiral.

Air Force

Air Officer ranks
Marshal of the Confederate States of Disraeliland Air Force	Air Chief Marshal	Air Marshal	Air Vice Marshal	Air Commodore

Senior/Junior Officer ranks
Group Captain	Wing Commander	Squadron Leader	Flight Lieutenant	Flying Officer	Pilot Officer	Officer Cadet

Non-Commissioned Officers and Airmen
Warrant Officer	Flight Sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Leading Aircraftman/woman	No Insignia Aircraftman/woman	No Insignia Aircraftman/woman Recruit