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The Questarian Royal Navy

The Questarian Royal Navy is the largest branch of the Questarian Armed Forces, and also the best funded. The QRN performs many tasks throughout the Commonwealth, and is essential in public morale and securing the assets and futures of the United Kingdom. The QRN is widely recognised as one of the most powerful navies in the world, and although it has recently suffered a defeat at Gibraltar against MassPwnage and Banduria, public support for the Royal Navy, and military funding in general, has never been higher. The QRN hails as one of the most feared and potent navies worldwide.

The Royal Navy Ensign, as of 2006

History

Senior Service

The Questarian Royal Navy (QRN) is the Senior Service of Her Majesty's Armed Forces. Upon joining, members must accept a Queens (or Kings) shilling. This is the formal and legal recognition that they are members of the Royal Navy. Training can last anywhere from two months to four years. The Royal Navy (first established King's Royal Flotilla) was established in 1662 to form 'Utmost defence for the Crown of Questers from the French threat.' Indeed, in 1662, Questers was at war with the French over a land dispute. The Royal Flotilla was quickly formed and sent into its first battle with the ships of the line Ark Royale, Dauntless, and Victory. These ships won their first battle against the larger French force, routing the French flotilla under Admiral D'Elle and made the Royal Flotilla, later renamed to the Royal Navy in 1801, a force to stay. In its history, the Royal Navy has fought many battles in the age of sail, steam, and battleship. What you are about to read is a defining piece of work about one of the worlds most potent naval services.

After 1662 , the defeat of Admiral D'Elle naval expansion was quick, with the ships of the line King Henry, Queen Anne, Royal Oak, Gallant, and Halberdier. More frigates and sloops were laid down in various shipyards and by 1680 the Royal Flotilla consisted of 10 battleships:

• -The flagship Ark Royal
• -Dauntless
• -Victory
• -King Henry
• -Queen Anne
• -Royal Oak
• -Gallant
• -Halberdier
• -Fearless

and Conquerer. Smaller boats were 30 cutters, 21 sloops and 18 frigates. Although the Questarian Empire was only fledgling, large naval presences warned the French not to come anywhere near the Questarians. However, major fleet action occured in 1737 when the French fleet under Admiral Avenueve attacked the friendly nation of Gibraltar. The Mediteranean fleet quickly sailed to response, and arrived as French troops were sacking Gibraltar. The French ships, whos sailors had left their ships to rape and pillage Gibraltar, were vastly undermanned, and the Questarians swiftly captured 8 sloops, 13 frigates, and 4 battleships. Turning the guns on the port, the trapped French were annihalated or surrendered. Several weeks later, Gibraltar became a protectorate, and then, a crown colony. Further fleet action against the French followed in 1799 when the French King was overthrown and British gunboats evacuated British citizens and the French monarchy. The sloop HMS Electra was attacked by a pair of rebel frigates, and at the speed of 18 knots, outran them both and made it back safe to Portsmouth. The French fleet was crushed in the atlantic as it attempted to mount an invasion of Questers. The 1800s brought peace between Questers and France, and many small nations were absorbed into Questers growing Empire. The advent of steam ships and torpedoes, and eventually the all-centreline gun design of 1881, HMS Revenge. Many more dreadnoughts followed, and the first major war came in 1941.

The first Kaigun War was the first real modern war that the Royal Navy faced. It was a major use of aircraft carriers, submarines, and battleships. It was based in the Questarian Pacific - several thousand miles east of Singapore. The growing Kaigun Confederacy, consisting of Yamato Islands, Shinano Islands, Musashi Islands, and the Nagato Islands watched with greedy eyes as Questarian colonists left their mark on what was supposed to be Kaigun territory. To the west of the Nagato Islands, the tiny Taiho Dependency was a Questarian ally, and had been a staunch enemy of the far larger Kaigun Confederacy for many years. To be continued.

Designations and Doctrine

Questers does not adhere to the NATO/US designation codes that most navies in NS do. It uses its own, based upon pennants (although, QAE Marine sells in NATO US designations for international recognition purpose - Royal Navy ships are not classified by this, though) Each ship has a pennant and a number - say, the Flagship HMS Hood is formally classified as F 001 - the F being the Flagship pennant and 001 recognising it has the pennant number of 001.

Before the commission of the HMS Hood, F was the pennant for Frigate - it has recently been changed to Flagship, and D (which used to be destroyer) has been changed too. Frigates, Destroyers, Sloops and Corvettes are all classified under E, for Escort. D now stands for Dreadnought, a ship of 1 million tons plus.

The Flagship designation is never specified by a ship class' size or gun mounts or any other system. It is classified by prestige and its importance in the Navy.

• A - Auxiliary (includes depot ships, boom defence vessels etc)
• B - Battleship
• BR - Battlecarrier
• C - Cruiser
• D - Dreadnought
• E - Frigate or Destroyer (includes sloops and corvettes)
• F - Flagship
• M - Minesweeper
• N - Minelayer
• R - Aircraft carrier
• S - Submarine
• H - Hydrographic vessel
• L - Amphibious warfare ship
• P - Fast patrol boat

• The Royal Navy is unique in that it only uses one dual character designation: BR, for battlecarrier.
• Although the Royal Navy fields plenty of battlecruisers, their formal pennants all fall under battleship because of the strategic role they play in the fleet. Furthermore, with the introduction of advanced shipbuilding techniques and faster engines, anything about the speed of 40 knots is classified as 'FAST' and has 'F' added before its pennant. This caused confusion for a term (FM? Flagship Minelayer?) but it is now recognised quite easily. For example, the battlecruiser HMS Battleaxe is classified as FB 44 since its maximum speed is in excess of 40 knots.

Doctrine

Atlantic

The QRN order of battle is based upon a flagship for a fleet (This should not be confused with the Flagship pennant.) Either a Prince of Wales, a Dreadnought, or an Admiral class will be the flagship of a fleet. There are eighteen Battlegroups, and each Battlegroup operates off a different port (although not neccessarily different cities)- four abroad and fourteen at home. In small cases, forces may be detached from a Battlegroup and some will stay at home: in operations that warrant large force, the entire group will be deployed.

• 1 Flagship[Flagship]/[Dreadnought]: Admiral/Prince of Wales/or Dreadnought class
• 1 Super Battleship [Dreadnought]: Glorious
• 1 Heavy Battleship [Battleship]: Revenge Class
• 1 Medium Battleship [Battleship]: Vanguard Class
• 1 Light Battleship [Battleship]: Chieftain Class
• 2 Light Battleship [Battleship]: Hermes Class
• 1 Battlecruiser [Battleship]: Bowman Class
• 1 Fleet Carrier [Aircraft Carrier]: Ocean Class
• 1 Battlecarrier [Battlecarrier]: Refitted Ardent Class
• 2 Battlecarrier [Battlecarrier]: Reffited Eagle Class
• 10 Heavy Cruisers [Cruiser]: City Class
• 50 Light Cruisers [Cruiser]: Port Class
• 100 Destroyers [GP Escort]: Town Class
• 100 Destroyers [AA Escort]: Lake Class
• 20 Combat Minehunters: [ASW Escort]: Isle Class
• 100 Frigates [Escort]: River Class
• 50 Submarines [Submersible]: Resolution Class
• 5 Hospital Ships [Auxiliary]: Hospital Class
• 15 Replenishment Ships [Auxiliary]: Bay Class
• 5 Cargo Ships [Auxiliary]: Saint Class

Atlantic Royal Navy

The Atlantic Royal Navy is the largest part of the QRN, and it operates off five major bases; Questers itself, the Falklands, Gibraltar, Malta, and Cape Town. Cape Town and the Falklands can hold an AGFN and its fleet while Gibraltar can hold two. Malta on the other hand can hold none.

Here is a list of where the different battlegroups are stationed.

• Battlegroup One - HMS Hood Flag - Portsmouth
• Battlegroup Two - HMS Howe Flag - Portsmouth
• Battlegroup Three - HMS Horatio Flag - Gibraltar
• Battlegroup Four - HMS Hornblower Flag - Gibraltar
• Battlegroup Five - HMS Harwood Flag - Southampton
• Battlegroup Six - HMS Holland Flag - Southampton
• Battlegroup Seven - HMS Prince of Wales Flag - Scapa Flow
• Battlegroup Eight - HMS Queen Clarantine II Flag - Scapa Flow
• Battlegroup Nine - HMS Duke of York Flag - The Falklands
• Battlegroup Ten - HMS Duke of Edinburgh Flag - Cape Town
• Battlegroup Eleven - HMS Duke of Malrborgouh Flag - Saint Andrew's Island
• Battlegroup Twelve - HMS Duke of Wessex Flag - Saint Phillip's Island
• Battlegroup Thirteen - HMS Dreadnought - London
• Battlegroup Fourteen - HMS Defiance - Dover
• Battlegroup Fifteen - HMS Daring - Glasgow
• Battlegroup Sixteen - HMS Dauntless - Aberdeen
• Battlegroup Seventeen - HMS Democracy - Dublin
• Battlegroup Eighteen - HMS Devastation - Liverpool

Malta

Malta's RN presence is made up of a stationary defence battery, six dual 650mm guns, batteries of anti shipping missiles and surface to air missiles, and the airforce base 'RAF Malta'. A brigade of Royal Marines, six fast destroyers, a pair of nuclear submarines, and the battlecruiser 'Bristol' are based at HMNB Marsaxlokk.

Atlantic Section Capital Dreadnoughts

The following is a list of the Questarian Capital Dreadnoughts based in the Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic Section Capital Battleships

The following is a list of the Questarian Capital Battleships based in the Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic Section Capital Battlecruisers and Battlecarriers

The following is a list of the Questarian Capital Battlecruisers based in the Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic Section Capital Aircraft Carriers

The following is a list of the Questarian Capital Aircraft Carriers based in the Atlantic Ocean.

Oriental Royal Navy

Orient Battlegroup

• 1 Super Battleship [Dreadnought]: Praetonia
• 1 Heavy Battleship [Battleship]: Sovereign Class
• 1 Medium Battleship [Battleship]: Illustrious Class
• 2 Light Battleship [Battleship]: Trafalgar Class
• 1 Battlecruiser [Battleship]: Fearless Class
• 1 Battlecarrier [Battlecarrier]: Refitted Unstoppable Class
• 10 Heavy Cruisers [Cruiser]: City Class
• 20 Light Cruisers [Cruiser]: Port Class
• 60 Destroyers [Escort]: Town Class
• 60 Destroyers [Escort]: Lake Class
• 20 Combat Minehunters: [Escort]: Isle Class
• 80 Frigates [Escort]: River Class
• 40 Submarines [Submersible]: Resolution Class
• 5 Hospital Ships [Auxiliary]: Hospital Class
• 10 Replenishment Ships [Auxiliary]: Bay Class
• 5 Cargo Ships [Auxiliary]: Saint Class

Orient Section Capital Battleships

The following is a list of the Questarian Capital Battleships based in the Orient.

Orient Section Capital Battlecruisers

The following is a list of the Questarian Capital Battlecruisers based in the Orient.

Oriental Section Capital Aircraft Carriers

The following is a list of the Questarian Capital Aircraft Carriers based in the Orient.