FEDERAL AEROSPACE COMMAND – THE FIRE IN THE SKY
The Federal Aerospace Command is the Space Combat branch of the Federal Army. Led by COMSPACFOR Robert Finch, FAC is the highest funded branch of the Federal Army. FAC is responsible for all armed fixed-wing, space-borne and strategic land-based assets within the Federal Army. With over 60 spaceships, 24 of which are state-of-the-art torchships, Aerospace Command is second to none.
Aerospace Command is capable of bringing a entire country to it’s knees within 72 hours, not counting their countless cooperation with the Colonial Management Authority (CMA) and other Northern Lights powers. It is only threatened by the Solidarity Pact’s combined Space Forces, and, even then, Federal Aerospace Command holds a massive technological advantage over their Weltkrian Counterparts.
Weltkria, however, holds a major advantage in asymmetric forms of warfare. FAC cannot reach everywhere, it cannot defend every little tiny podunk mining station, nor can it defend from 20 different microships vectoring in with cancerbeams (UREBs). FAC is strong yet unwieldy – and the Weltkrians plan to exploit that.
Aerospace Command is the largest terrestrial Air Force within Galen. With over 5,500 combat aircraft in active service, Aerospace Command maintains a active reach throughout Galen itself. Aerospace Command Air Assets are capable of reaching any country within twenty-four hours, and are capable of executing a entire strike package in seventy-two hours.
Aerospace Command possesses a majority of 5th Gen Fighters, with a significant minority (over 1,000) of 6th generation fighters. Aerospace Command Combat Aircraft does not include Combat UAS – with Combat UAS factored in, the total amount of combat-capable aircraft that Aerospace Command possesses spikes to over 15,000.
Aerospace Command controls all air and
ground based strategic nuclear assets. Aerospace Command controls over 20,000 megatons of first-strike based nuclear weaponry, not including space based assets. With the inclusion of space based assets, especially with the Project Orion fueled burners, the total amounts of nuclear weapons held by Federal Aerospace Command exceeds 5 gigatons.
Federal Aerospace Special Operations (FASO) is well-known and terrifying. FAS Rescuejumpers are well known throughout the SOF community as the only, actual, honest-to-god trained battlefield doctors. Many FAS Rescuejumpers are fully certified MDs, with RJ teams often deploying with full K-9 support to find lost pilots. FAS Rescuejumpers specialize in the recovery of lost and stricken pilots
behind enemy lines, and they have a over 50% success rate.
FAS Combat Controllers are capable of calling in all assets that the Federal Aerospace Force possesses. This was made extremely clear at the Battle of Worgolo, where Anzhurani forces attempted to cross the internationally enforced demarcation line. FAS CCT Teams called in over 240 tons of space-to-ground ordnance and 180 tons of air-to-ground ordnance, destroying a armored division to a man.
The scariest thing in the Federal Army is not a soldier. It is not a tank. It is not a aircraft. It is some nerd hauling a laser designator.
THE FEDERAL ARMY – SWORD AND SHIELD
The Federal Army is the principal ground combat force of the Federal Kingdom of Ardenia. Led by Commander, Forces Ground (COMFORGRU) Johnson Smith ‘Snuffles’, the Federal Army is considered one of, if not, the most powerful and capable terrestrial combat force within Galen.
The Federal Army is split into three components – the Federal Guard/National Miltia, Active Duty, and the Ready Reserve. The Federal Guard is technically under the jurisdiction of the local provincial governor and acts as both the military force of the province and as a additional reserve. Ironically, many Federal Guardsmen (especially the Alkania and Mecari Federal Guard) serve in more combat zones than the traditional Active-duty soldier.
Active Duty Formations of notoriety include the 8th Armored Division “Bluehawks”, a direct descendant of tribal cavalry regiments which fought under the Coalition of 12 during the Independence War. 8th ArmDiv has fought in every theater and every war, going from cavalry to the first tanks to a fully-capable modern fighting force over the span of their service. 8th AD has led offensives into the underbellies of Nacen and Oranda, and has survived murderous casualty rates of over 35%. Bluehawk Tankers oftentimes descend from martial families.
The Federal Army is highly advanced, technical, and sophisticated. The Squad Leader holds access to full biometric data of his soldiers. The Combat Life Saver has a full medtech grid, with smart AR goggles telling him what exactly to expect and how to treat casualties. The Rifleman has a optic which is effectively real-life aimbot. Every soldier receives a lightweight exoskeleton, allowing for ruck-marching without killing your back.
Information dominance is not optional. Information dominance is the foundation of all Ardenian Fighting Doctrine. Without information dominance, the ability of the Federal Army to fight is heavily curtailed.
FM-217, “Guide to Modern Warfare for the Modern Commander”
Information Fusion means that the Federal Army fights with the knowledge of a God. the ideal battlespace for the Federal Army is one saturated with satellites and electronics, where not even a ant can crawl out of it’s hole without it being logged by a microsat. Radio transmissions as a enemy of Ardenia, are, at times, suicidal.
The Federal Army is a club of a force. It is a force designed to bring overwhelming firepower to bear within two weeks and render enemy forces ineffective seventy-two hours after H-Hour.
But a club takes time to swing.
And, after all, when the only tool you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail.
And the Weltkrians can exploit that. In the time that it takes the Federal Army to mobilize and reach Ostrenia and the beleaguered NLTA, the Weltkrians can advance, can make gains.
And, more importantly, deny access.
As, after all, what is 34,000 tanks if they’re all at the bottom of the sea?
FEDERAL ARMY – PERSONAL ECHELON EQUIPMENT
FEDERAL ARMY – VEHICLES, CREWED AND UAS