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Vancouvian Military Strength and Strategy
The Vancouvian National Army mostly operates in natural disaster relief, border defense, anti-piracy, and policing. The VNA is only deployed overseas if a force of Vancouvian Special Forces would take too long to effectively complete an objective. The VNA also contains the Vancouvian navy and air force.
Personnel
60,000 active personnel
140,000 reservists (typically rotated through service)
Total Equipment
Sea
1 Argean Class Carrier
6 Congressional Class Destroyer
12 Kenai Class Patrol Vessel
Air
280 Yukon UAV Drone
Land
Other
148 Anti-Aircraft Gun: Stationary, placed around Vancouvia's borders
136 M2 .50 Machine Gun: One placed on front and rear of all trains running on the Grand Vancouvian Rail
7 Nuclear weapons, stored on Isle 14
All missiles operated by the Vancouvian National Army are supplied by Ostehaar.
Rattlesnake Anti-Tank Missiles
Cobra Fast Anti-Air Missiles
Racer Anti-Ship Missile
Asp Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile
Naval Forces aka The Great Blue Fleet
Ship | Class | Aircraft | Armament | Speed |
VS Vaenland | Argean Class Carrier | 16 FM4J-4V Shark Fighters, 20 Aleutian Helicopters, 16 Juneau Helicopter, 20 Yukon UAV | 2 Phalanx CIWSs | 28+ knots |
VS Prosperity | Congressional Class Destroyer | 2 Aleutian Helicopters, 2 Juneau Helicopters, 4 Yukon UAV | 90 x SSM, 64 x SAM | 30+ knots |
VS Freedom | Congressional Class Destroyer | 2 Aleutian Helicopters, 2 Juneau Helicopters, 4 Yukon UAV | 90 x SSM, 64 x SAM | 30+ knots |
VS Efficiency | Congressional Class Destroyer | 2 Aleutian Helicopters, 2 Juneau Helicopters, 4 Yukon UAV | 90 x SSM, 64 x SAM | 30+ knots |
VS Vesuvius | Congressional Class Destroyer | 2 Aleutian Helicopters, 2 Juneau Helicopters, 4 Yukon UAV | 90 x SSM, 64 x SAM | 30+ knots |
VS Lexington | Congressional Class Destroyer | 2 Aleutian Helicopters, 2 Juneau Helicopters, 4 Yukon UAV | 90 x SSM, 64 x SAM | 30+ knots |
VS Yorkford | Congressional Class Destroyer | 2 Aleutian Helicopters, 2 Juneau Helicopters, 4 Yukon UAV | 90 x SSM, 64 x SAM | 30+ knots |
VS Dove | Kenai Class Patrol Vessel | 1 Aleutian Helicopter, 1 Juneau Helicopter, 2 Yukon UAV | 2 76mm gun, 3 20mm gun | 26+ knots |
VS Manatee | Kenai Class Patrol Vessel | 1 Aleutian Helicopter, 1 Juneau Helicopter, 2 Yukon UAV | 2 76mm gun, 3 20mm gun | 26+ knots |
VS Tortoise | Kenai Class Patrol Vessel | 1 Aleutian Helicopter, 1 Juneau Helicopter, 2 Yukon UAV | 2 76mm gun, 3 20mm gun | 26+ knots |
VS Caribou | Kenai Class Patrol Vessel | 1 Aleutian Helicopter, 1 Juneau Helicopter, 2 Yukon UAV | 2 76mm gun, 3 20mm gun | 26+ knots |
VS Orca | Kenai Class Patrol Vessel | 1 Aleutian Helicopter, 1 Juneau Helicopter, 2 Yukon UAV | 2 76mm gun, 3 20mm gun | 26+ knots |
VS Black Bear | Kenai Class Patrol Vessel | 1 Aleutian Helicopter, 1 Juneau Helicopter, 2 Yukon UAV | 2 76mm gun, 3 20mm gun | 26+ knots |
VS Bison | Kenai Class Patrol Vessel | 1 Aleutian Helicopter, 1 Juneau Helicopter, 2 Yukon UAV | 2 76mm gun, 3 20mm gun | 26+ knots |
VS Wolf | Kenai Class Patrol Vessel | 1 Aleutian Helicopter, 1 Juneau Helicopter, 2 Yukon UAV | 2 76mm gun, 3 20mm gun | 26+ knots |
VS Otter | Kenai Class Patrol Vessel | 1 Aleutian Helicopter, 1 Juneau Helicopter, 2 Yukon UAV | 2 76mm gun, 3 20mm gun | 26+ knots |
VS Humpback | Kenai Class Patrol Vessel | 1 Aleutian Helicopter, 1 Juneau Helicopter, 2 Yukon UAV | 2 76mm gun, 3 20mm gun | 26+ knots |
VS Weasel | Kenai Class Patrol Vessel | 1 Aleutian Helicopter, 1 Juneau Helicopter, 2 Yukon UAV | 2 76mm gun, 3 20mm gun | 26+ knots |
VS Vulture | Kenai Class Patrol Vessel | 1 Aleutian Helicopter, 1 Juneau Helicopter, 2 Yukon UAV | 2 76mm gun, 3 20mm gun | 26+ knots |
VS Maroon | None | 92 LACM | 20-30+ knots | |
VS Turquoise | None | 92 LACM | 20-30+ knots | |
VS Amber | None | 92 LACM | 20-30+ knots | |
VS Champagne | None | 92 LACM | 20-30+ knots | |
VS Teal | None | 92 LACM | 20-30+ knots | |
VS Magnolia | None | 92 LACM | 20-30+ knots |
The Vancouvian Special Forces operates separately from the VNA. VSF composes the bulk of Vancouvian military might. Trained from childhood in martial arts, tactics, marksmanship, stalking, combat medicine, and patriotic idealism, the VSF is a versatile and deadly force.
- Main article: Vancouvian Special Forces
Personnel
11,000 active personnel
32,000 personnel currently undergoing training
Equipment
- The VSF maintains no substantial equipment or materiel of its own and instead has access to and utilizes VNA equipment when necessary.
Organizational Structure
- Main article: Military Organizational Structure and Stationing
VSF are designated by an Alpha Squad, Bravo Squad, Charlie Squad, etc. naming system, with the 27th squad designated as Alpha 2 and so on. Each squad typically has 12-16 soldiers. All squads are capable of operating alone for extended periods of time. When squads are grouped together in a single area of operations, each tends to have their own separate objectives, a sort of compartmentalization of the battlefield that lends itself to highly efficient maneuvering and reinforcement.
The Vancouvian Espionage Organization operates both domestically and abroad. The VEO's objectives include the gathering of intelligence, the recruitment of foreign operatives, and the incitement of riots and revolts in enemy countries.
Personnel
240 operatives stationed abroad
1,300 staff stationed domestically
Vancouvian military strategy emphasizes three facets of warfare:
Information-gathering
Technological superiority
Guerrilla-warfare
Vancouvia seeks to identify and pacify threats before they grow too large. VEO is usually the first to counter any threats, using subterfuge to topple enemy regimes or to incite chaos. VEO lacks the military strength and equipment needed to carry out sustained occupations of enemy countries. The VSF are therefore the next, and primary, line of attack. The VSF typically is deployed when direct action against enemy forces is required. The number of VSF deployed is directly related to the significance of the threat, the estimated total deployment time, and the political nature of the conflict. If the VSF's guerrilla operations are too slow or too costly, the VNA will be deployed en masse to carry out an invasion or occupation.
Vancouvia places an emphasis on infantry, helicopters, and UAVs, posing that mobility and maneuverability are key to an effective fighting force. Vancouvia is gradually transitioning toward greater autonomous equipment, replacing aircraft with UAVs and promoting research into land, sea, and air-based autonomous robotic equipment.