Regional Defense Forces
Deep South Regional Defense Force | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||
| |
The Deep South Regional Defense Force more often known as the RDF, is structured into four branches consisting of:
- Army
- Navy
- Air Force
- DEFCON
Much of D.S. military capability is involved in logistics and transportation, which enable rapid buildup of forces as needed. The Air Force maintains a large fleet of C-5 Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster, and C-130 Hercules transportation aircraft with an equally large fleet of aerial refuelling tankers.
Organization
The 4 Service Chiefs together with the Chairman and Vice Chairman form the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: GEN.Logan Mains
- Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff : LTG. MI
- Chief of Staff of the Army : LTG. MI
- Chief of Naval Operations : VA. Alxandria
- Chief of Experimental Weapons division : LTG. Maurice
- Chief of Staff of the Air Force : LTG. Yayapp
Equipment
Army
Weapon / Cartrige / Clip size / rate of fire / Range
MA5C Assault Rifle / 7.62mm / 32 round magazine / 350 rds per minute/500yds
M6G Pistol / .45 caliber / 12 round / 100 rds per minute/75yds
M7 SMG / 5mm / 50 round / 550 rds per minute/219yds
BR55HB SR Battle Rifle/ 9.22mm / 36 round / 300 rds per minute/680yds
M90 Shotgun / 12,10,8 gauge / six shells / 86 rds per minute/14yds
SRS99D Sniper Rifle / .50 caliber / four shells / 50 rds per minute/2miles
M41 Rocket Launcher / 3.5in rocket / two rockets / 22 rds per minute/500m
W/AV M6 Grindell/ 40mm / one shell, / 12 rds per min/16miles Galileian Nonlinear Rifle /
UNSC Missile Pod / 16in rocket / eight misslies / 48 rds per min/48miles
AIE-486H Heavy Machinegun / .50 caliber / 250 belt / 1200 rds per min/1000yds
M9 HE-DP Fragmentation Grenade
Peshing Seige Howitzer / 255mm shell/ 57miles
Valient Rail cannon / 40in shell/150miles
105 Howitzer / 105mm shell/125miles
155 Howitzer 155mm shell/140miles
81 morter 81mm round/3600yds
60 morter 60mm round/2500yds
Armored Corps Tanks
M1A1 Abrams:
Weight 61.4 tonnes (67.7 short tons)
Length 9.76 m (32.02 ft) (gun forward)
Width 3.66 m (12 ft)
Height 2.44 m (8.0 ft)
Crew 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)
Armor Chobham,
RHA Primary armament 120 mm M256 Smoothbore Tank Gun, 40 rounds
Secondary armament 1× .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 BMG machine gun, 2× M240 7.62 mm machine guns (1 pintle, 1 coaxial)
Engine AGT-1500 multi-fuel turbine engine, Honeywell LV100-5 turbine engine Allison DDA X-1100 3B transmission 1500 hp (1119 kW) Power/weight 24.5 hp/tonne
Suspension torsion bar
Operational range without NBC system: 465.29 km (289 mi) With NBC system: 449.19 km (279 mi) Speed Road: 67.72 km/h (42 mph) Off-road: 48.3 km/h (30 mph)
M808B MBT:
Crew 2(Driver and commander/gunner) =4 men can ride shotgun
Weight 30.3 tonnes (66,800 lb)
Length 5.84 m (19 ft 2 in)
Width 2.62 m (8 ft 7 in)
Height 2.74 m (9 ft)
Crew: 2 Gunner and driver
Weight: 66 tons
Armament: 90mm HV (High Velocity)
Secondary/coaxial gun: 7.62mm AP-T (Armor Piercing, Tracer)
Power/weight 22 hp/tonne
Suspension torsion bar
Operational range 375 km, 550 km with external tanks
Speed 65 km/h
Light RECON Vehicles
M12 LRV Warthog:
Crew: 1 + 1 (plus 1 more in rear)
Weight: 3.5 tons
Armament: 12.7mm three-barreled M41 LAAG
Transmission(s) 3-speed + reverse
2-speed transfer case;
low range engages front wheel drive
Wheelbase 80 inch / 203 cm
Length 131 inch / 333 cm
Width 62 inch / 157,5 cm
Height 72 inch (183 cm) with top up reducible to 52 inch (132 cm)
Curb weight 2,290 lbs (~1020kg)
Armored Personel Carrier
M2 Bradley APC:
Weight 30.4 tonnes
Length 6.55 m
Width 3.6 m
Height 2.98 m
Crew 3 + 6
Armor Aluminium / Steel
Primary armament 25 mm M242 Chain Gun
900 rounds
TOW Anti-Tank Missile 7 TOW Missiles
Secondary armament 7.62 mm M240C machine gun
2,200 rounds
Engine diesel 600 hp (447 kW) Power/weight 19.74 hp/tonne
Suspension torsion bar
Operational range 483 km or 300 m Speed 66 km/h or 41mph[/b]
History
The RDF was proposed to the General Assembly on April 19th following the appointmemt of Lieutenant General Mains as regional military advisor. A Joint Staff was approved by the Sec.Council, and brought forth the rapid development of the DSRDF. The Army was completly organised in a few days along with the Air Force. The Navy and Nuclear forces lagged far behind in organization due to the vacentcy of the senior positions. During the Deep South Civil War the Army and Navy brought a quick end to the conflict with little bloodshed. During the Capital insurgency and subsquent nuclear emergency, the RDF logistics branch showed it's eneffectiveness due to uncorrodinated supply attempts. Air Force was also put under strain due to outdated equipment.