Keanuan Defence Forces (KDF) (Pacifica)
| Keanu and Hurley Defence Forces | |
|---|---|
| Keanu a Hurley Pū’ali Koa | |
 Coat of arms of the Keanu and Hurley Defence Force | |
| Motto | mai hoopa mai ia'u (Kenauan: "Don’t touch me”) |
| Founded | Antiquity |
| Current form | 1602 |
| Service branches | |
| Headquarters | Fort Mona Loa, Keanu |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | King Keanu |
| Minister of Defence | Chief Komodo |
| General | Leilani Hurley |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Conscription | 6 month service obligation |
| Active personnel | 1,500 Regulars, (1,800 Conscription) |
| Reserve personnel | 42,000 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | $103.52 million (2022) |
| Percent of GDP | 2.0% of GDP (2022) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | Ohayo Sea Planes Irwin Boat Builders |
| Foreign suppliers | Volksmobil (Gianatla) Rampart (USI) Sallocopter (Sallodesia) Taiga (USI) Razor (USI) Koyuki (Frost Empire) |
The Keanu and Hurley Defence Forces (Keanuan: Keanu a Hurley, Pū’ali Koa), are the unified armed forces of the Oceanic Kingdom of Keanu and Hurley. The armed forces are organised under a single command structure with 3 sub-divisions: Defence Force, Marine Division and the Air Division.
National service is required in Keanu and Hurley for both men and women, for military service the period is 6 months, and for civilian service the period is 12 months, making military service the most popular option. The active force is about 1200 regular military and 1800 conscripts. The reserve force is about 42,000, accounting for half the adult population, with arms kept in depots on each island for all reserves.
Keanu and Hurley has remained at peace since the collapse of piracy in 1775. Day to day the KDF is responsible for maintaining the territorial integrity of Keanu and Hurley, and does not participate in overseas conflicts or peace keeping missions. The largest Keanuan engagement in modern history is the 2023 Hostage Crisis where 45 Keanuan service people were killed in an offensive operation on the island of Jaques.
Most of the equipment of the Kenauan Defence Forces is manufactured by 5 friendly powers that Keanu and Hurley balances to avoid over-dependence on a single foreign power. Those foreign powers are The USI, Sedunn, The Frost Empire, Sallodesia and Gianatla
Mission and doctrine
The official mission of the KDF is to maintain the territorial integrity of Keanu and Hurley and protect its citizens from threats domestic, foreign or natural. The KDF regularly participates in disaster relief efforts, border and drugs enforcement and counter-poaching enforcement. Keanu and Hurley does not engage overseas in any capacity unless there is a direct threat to Keanu and Hurley.
Keanu and Hurley pursues a defence doctrine it calls the Snapper Turtle. The Snapper Turtle doctrine has been the backbone of Kenauan defence since time immemorial, the principle is to be protected by a hard defensive shell absorbing the brunt of the attack, and then to strike hard when an enemy is drawn in.
International Deployments in Keanu and Hurley
Keanu and Hurley regularly hosts international forces for training exercises, particularly those of Sedunn, The Frost Empire and The USI. The Frost Empire also maintains a Frost Air Force presence at the Hurley airstrip on a 30 year agreement after they provided funding to rebuild the damaged runway.
The Frost Empire, Sedunn and The USI provide advanced defence capabilities and air patrols on behalf of Keanu and Hurley.
During the Hostage Crisis, all three nations provided military support to Keanu and Hurley.
Personnel
The Sedunnic Armed Forces is a mix of professional, part-time, conscripted and volunteer personnel. In total almost 570,000 people serve in the Sedunnic Armed Forces, of which about 124,000 are civilian full-time employees. There are five personnel categories: civilian, standing (active, full-time employed), part-time (reserve), volunteer (reserve), and ready reserve (conscripted reserve). The four military categories differ in peacetime readiness, the amount of training they receive, and sometimes also in capability and equipment. The 210,000-strong standing force consists of full-time employees and has a high readiness and capability. The part-time category has a somewhat lower readiness but a higher proficiency in handling complex equipment and missions than conscripts and volunteers. They typically train or serve one weekend per month and for at least two continuos weeks once a year. The volunteer category has a high readiness but duties and equipment with less complexity. Volunteers train at minimum one week per year. The ready reserve category mainly forms a personnel reserve to replace losses or augment certain units. They typically train for one week every two years.
The distribution of non-civilian personnel between the branches and categories is as follows:
| Service | Standing | Part-time | Volunteer | Ready reserve | Total |
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| Army | 99,000 | 100,300 | 30,000 | 49,800 | 279,100 |
| Navy | 54,000 | 11,000 | - | 5,000 | 70,000 |
| Air Force | 49,300 | 33,700 | - | 5,000 | 88,000 |
| Teleresources | 7,700 | - | 2,000 | - | 9,700 |
| Total | 210,000 | 145,000 | 32,000 | 59,800 | 446,800 |
In total, about 1.2% of the population is in the Armed Forces in some capacity, of which almost 90% are voluntary personnel. About 18% of the military personnel are female.
Additionally there is the passive reserve which is all personnel that have once served in the Armed Forces but are either too old, or those who have chosen not to enlist in volunteer forces, that could be called to serve again to replace heavy losses in a prolonged conflict. Several million people are listed.
Recruitment
Military (or civilian) service is compulsory from the age of 18 for all men and women (women since 2017). When turning 17, all Sedunnic citizens take entrance assessment tests (that may be postponed up to the age of 20 under special circumstances). Based on the results, different service alternatives are offered, of which one has choose one. The training is normally at minimum seven months. While many still are conscripted, the yearly number of conscripts has been greatly reduced since the 1980s, more due to modernisation requiring less personnel than an actual disarmament.
After having completed the training, the recruits are given a choice to continue serving in a professional career in one of the standing units, join part-time units, volunteer units or the ready reserve.
Command structure
The highest ranking officer in the Sedunnic Armed Forces is the Supreme Commander, currently General Maks Fejellienn. The Supreme Commander is appointed by the Sedunnic Defence Ministry and leads the Armed Forces according to the policy set forth by the Government.
The Supreme Commander leads the Headquarters of the Armed forces, which consists of two staffs: the Operations Command, which plans, directs and controls the usage of the forces, and the Training Command which controls recruitment and training of the personnel in the forces. There are four service branches in the Sedunnic Armed Forces: the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Teleresources. Each service branch has its own operations commands and training commands. The Special Forces, the Military Intelligence Service, the Military Materiel Agency and War Research Agency also belong to the Armed Forces and answer directly to the Headquarters.
Service branches
Army
The Army (Trammtasstlē, "Field Forces") is responsible for land operations and is the largest and oldest service branch of the Sedunnic Armed Forces, having about 279,100 personnel. It is composed of three corps that have different composition and missions. There are also various smaller, independent units that are under the direct command of the Operations Command.
The Army's combat force structure is the following:
- I Corps: Highly modular and mobile manoeuvre units, with emphasis on rapid deployment nationally as well as expeditionary capabilities, manned by the standing and part-time categories
- 1st Armoured Division: armoured and mechanised units
- 2nd Armoured Division: armoured and mechanised units
- Mountain Division: infantry that is highly mobile in mountainous terrain
- Airmobile Division: highly mobile infantry that performs air assault, extra high readiness
- II Corps:Conducts, supports and commands expeditionary missions, especially amphibious strikes. It is manned by the standing and part-time categories. The corps has the Amphibious Division and a handful other units under permanent command, but it often receives units from the other crops according to need. It is commonly known as the Expeditionary Corps or Amphibious/Marine Corps
- Amphibious Division: responsible for executing expeditionary amphibious warfare and operating in maritime littorals, constituting a significant part of Sedunn's power projection ability. It relies on the Navy for sealift to provide its rapid deployment capabilities but it operates 93 transport/utility and 23 combat helicopters of its own. The division is structured around amphibious infantry brigades and has a strength of about 42,000 personnel.
- III Corps: It is composed of independent rapid response local defence battalions that are mainly manned by the volunteer category. They guard and protect specific areas and buildings, they also assist in the mobilisation of the rest of the army. They mainly inherit personnel and equipment from active and conscripted units
In total, there are two armoured brigades, three mechanised infantry brigades, seven infantry brigades, four combat aviation brigades and five sustainment brigades. Independent units include the Guard Infantry Regiment, long-range anti-aircraft battalions, coastal defence missile battalions, 37 local defence battalions and various supporting battalions. The mechanised and infantry brigades are air transportable into theatre within 96 hours or less.
The motto of the Army is "Strike fast. Strike hard". The motto of the Marine Corps is "Beware, over there, beware".
The following major equipment is used or kept in reserve storage by the Sedunnic Army (including derived and speciality versions):
- 450 main battle tanks (VEV 14)
- 470 infantry fighting vehicles (AKS 98)
- 150 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles (LLK 06)
- 1,700 armoured personnel carriers (S98 "Teykkul", S74 JMN and S14)
- 200 amphibious armoured personnel carriers (TRE 06)
- 100 self-propelled howitzers, 155 mm (S87 "Lirladoll" and S14 "Kotann")
- 200+ towed howitzer (105 mm S88 "Kamp" and 155 mm S90 "Mē")
- 60 mortar carriers (S98 "Teykkul" and S14 chassis)
- 110 MLRS (wheeled and tracked)
- 110 self-propelled SHORADs (wheeled and tracked)
- 100 Mobile long-range surface-to-air missile launchers with anti-ballistic missile capability
- 240 armoured recovery vehicles
- 65 armoured vehicle-launched bridge (VEV 14 chassis)
- 170 attack helicopters (KH-88 Gorod)
- 550 transport, cargo and utility helicopters
- 100 fast amphibious assault craft
The Navy (Seiftasstlē, "Sailing Forces") composes four components: the Surface Forces, the Submarine Forces, the Auxiliary Forces and the Naval Air Service. It includes in total about 70,000 personnel, 75 commissioned ships of various size, additional auxiliary ships, about 86 ASA Hotvemm aircraft and about 177 other aircraft. The Navy is classified as blue-water with its significant amphibious and replenishment capabilities beyond its own home region. There are no fixed operational formations of combatant ships, instead temporary naval battle groups are formed for specific missions, typically around the aircraft carriers or amphibious assault ships. The Sedunnic Coast Guard is not part of the Armed Forces being a component of the Sedunnic Police.
In Sedunnic, vessels are given the prefix "SSR", short for Sedunnō Seiftasstleō Riks ("Sedunn's Navy's Ship"). In Austral, the prefix "SNS" ("Sedunnic Navy Ship") is used instead. The motto of the Navy is "the Horizon belongs to us".
Active ships
There are 75 ships in commission including 2 aircraft carriers, 6 amphibious warfare ships, 16 destroyers, 8 frigates, 12 corvettes, 4 ballistic missile submarines, 11 attack submarines, 2 submarine tenders, 9 patrol boats, 10 mine countermeasures vessels and 40 miscellaneous auxiliary and support vessels. The total commissioned displacement of the Sedunnic Navy is approximately 670,000 tonnes.
There are six major naval bases in use, four in Mainland Sedunn, one in the Remetull Archipelago and one in Transsuneria. Additionally there are smaller bases in Sedunn called stations.
- Essela: Sometimes called the military capital of Sedunn, it is home to several Armed Forces commands, army, air force and naval units. Aircraft carriers and many of the transport vessels are based there, as well as the Amphibious Division and larger auxiliary vessels. It is located 15 km north-west of the capital of Sedunn, Grovne.
- Ullenst: maintains some of the destroyers and the frigates. Sedunn's largest shipyard is located in Ullenst.
- Akskamm Complex: Underground naval facilities and regular docks clustered along the west coast of the Letted peninsula between Ilosred and Troma. It is home to most of the destroyers and submarines as well as the main Naval Command.
- Durivv: supports all operations in the Mediterranean Sea as well as the sea of Epptryn. Currently the most important surface combatants stationed there are corvettes. Durivv is the third largest port city in Sedunn after Grovne.
- Gafsred: supports all operations in the South Pacific Ocean. Gafsred and neighbouring Tarvem have among the largest ports of the islands in the ocean.
- Floodport: supports operations in the northern areas of the South Pacific Ocean and also hosts Transsunerian and other CE forces.
Air Force
The Air Force (Lytretasstlē, "Air Forces") is the aerial warfare branch of the Sedunnic Armed Forces. It has a strength of about 88,000 personnel. The main combat force includes 340 ASA VOT 14 Hotvemm multirole fighter aircraft in 14 squadrons, two CAS squadrons, 25 strategic bombers and five long-range air defence battalions. The total number of active aircraft in the Air Force is 624. It has 16 main bases. After mobilisation many of the squadrons disperse to temporary bases as a measure against nuclear weapons and pre-emptive airstrikes.
The motto of the Air Force is "That day is today".
Current aircraft inventory (wip)
Teleresources
The Teleresources (Jokala'lē) is a branch that is responsible for cyber, space and electronic warfare and signal intelligence. It operates anti-ballistic missile systems for intercepting incoming warheads in space, during the midcourse phase of ballistic trajectory flight. It also develops and operates space resources such as satellites. It has an active personnel strength of about 9,700, including about 2,000 volunteers in cyber warfare units. The Teleresources is the youngest branch, founded in 2011. It fields electronic warfare units that operate under the command of the army divisions.
The motto of the Teleresources is "Everywhere, seemingly out of nowhere".
Special forces
The Special Operations Troops (Leynlē Uttsȳ Lekserris) use unconventional means to conduct special operations. The number of troops is secret, but there is a total of 15 special forces companies. There are four different services within the force:
- Ensi Uttsȳ Rakra'is (EUR) - Special Combat Service: Engages and destroys targets of great significance to the enemy, rescues people captured by the enemy or held hostage, and conducts ship boarding missions.
- Ensi Uttsȳ Lynyvis (EUL) - Special Reconnaissance Service: Gathers intelligence on activities, certain individuals, or anything of strategic importance.
- Ensi Uttsȳ Hemmvevasis (EUH) - Special Electronic Warfare Service: EM compatibility and deception; electronic masking, probing, reconnaissance, and intelligence.
- Ensi Uttsȳ LTUS-Lekserris (EULTUSL) - Special CBRN Operations Service: Its tasks range from CBRN-specialised intelligence gathering, combat in extremely contaminated environments, disarmament of CBRN weapons and critical containment of C-, B-, and R-events.
Nuclear weapons
The Sedunnic Armed Forces has a nuclear arsenal of 355 warheads spread out in three different delivery systems forming a nuclear triad of plane launched-missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched cruise missiles. The Air Force's VOT 14 D strike craft can be equipped with plane launched-missiles. The intercontinental ballistic missiles have an estimated range of more than 5,000 km.
Sedunn has been a nuclear power since the completion of the Case Yellow Fox program in 1957, in which Sedunn and Ryccia jointly designed and tested an atomic bomb intended to be deployed against the Imperialists in the Great War. Sedunn has signed but not ratified the WF Treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons proclaiming its intent to disarm, should every other nation do so simultaneously[1].
Equipment and suppliers
Most of the military equipment used by the Sedunnic Armed Forces is manufactured in Sedunn. An organisation called the Military Materiel Agency in Austral, organised under the Training Command, is responsible for research, preliminary testing and procurement of military hardware. Selling military equipment to other nations is strictly regulated by law (Law 1022-1912) and is normally only reserved to closely allied nations. However, Sedunn has been known to support rebellions and foreign powers with weapons when it has served a very specific purpose.
Major manufacturers of military hardware include the following.
- STT: surface combat ships.
- Levē Kallnhē: surface combat ships (traditionally), submarines, and other marine vessels.
- Botna: armoured and tracked vehicles.
- SG: cannons and missiles.
- SLU: electronic equipment, including radars.
- Sedtrē: firearms.
- ASA: aircraft.
- Orta: AUVs
Many other major Sedunnic companies are involved in delivering products not directly intended for combat, like the car manufacturers HF KJ, Limma KJ, aircraft manufacturer Levea and food manufacturer Inniennō Jul. Notable equipment include the Suvvtrefy 03 D assault rifle, VEV 14 main battle tank and the ASA VOT 14 Hotvemm multirole fighter.
Uniforms
The Sedunnic Armed Forces has three classes of uniform: combat dress, office dress, and parade dress.
Combat dress
There are two combat dresses in use. The field combat dress is manly used by the army but is also used by land warfare units of the air force and the navy. Five versions of the field combat dress exist with different camouflage colours for different climates. The sea combat dress is used by the navy.
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Note that the beret is normally used for garrison duty and more ceremonial occasions. The field cap is otherwise used.
Office dress
The office dress has similar use to the more internationally established term service uniform. The uniform is mainly used for ceremonial occasions and staff service, but also off-post activity. The Teleresources uses the Air Force dress.
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The colour of the buttons and rank insignia, the beret patch and other details may differ from unit to unit. The Army office uniform is made to resemble the old K. 1880 field uniform.
Parade dress
The parade dress is for parades and ceremonial duties. The parade dress can be either an older uniform, such as the K. 1880 (retro), or the combat dress or the office dress with extra parade attire, such as the K. 1880 hat and white gaiters and gloves. A belt is normally included.
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Note that personnel in the navy and air force below OR 6 do not wear the parade hat, but a beret or equivalent.
Ranks and insignia
When operational conditions allow, Sedunnic military personnel have cloth slides on the chest or shoulders showing rank and patches on the left sleeve below the Sedunnic flag, showing the insignia of the regiment or equivalent. When operational conditions are such that the adversary's ability to identify individual units and ranking personnel must be reduced, all rank insignia are removed and the insignia patch is replaced with the lesser coat of arms without the crown.
Symbols
Personnel, vehicles (both ground and air) and equipment of the Sedunnic Armed Forces are recognised by either the Sedunnic flag as a patch or painted, or by the Star of Limmvasd roundel painted or engraved. Military installations and buildings fly the Sedunnic flag, sometimes with a yellow pennant to set them apart from civilian counterparts.
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Roundel of the Sedunnic Armed Forces.
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Low-visibility version of the roundel of the Sedunnic Armed Forces.
