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**''Area Defence Division'' | **''Area Defence Division'' | ||
***'''No. 23 Group''' (Attached to [[Apollonia Command]]) | ***'''No. 23 Group''' (Attached to [[Apollonia Command]]) | ||
− | ****No. 188 Area Defence Squadron <small>x9 launcher vehicles, x72 [[Ikol Mark 1 Missile|Ikol Anti-Ballistic Missiles]], x1 Panopticon Node, x1 AN/TPY-2 X Band active electronically scanned array, x1 AN/FPS-117 Radar, x1 Panopticon Horus Berth / Shed, 1x [http://shireroth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=10855 Panopticon Horus]| Launchers: 180 Anunia Points, Missiles: 720 Anunia Points)<small> | + | ****No. 188 Area Defence Squadron <small>x9 launcher vehicles, x72 [[Ikol Mark 1 Missile|Ikol Anti-Ballistic Missiles]], x1 Panopticon Node, x1 AN/TPY-2 X Band active electronically scanned array, x1 AN/FPS-117 Radar, x1 Panopticon Horus Berth / Shed, 1x [http://shireroth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=10855 Panopticon Horus]| Launchers: 180 Anunia Points, Missiles: 720 Anunia Points)</small> |
****No. 189 Area Defence Squadron <small>(x6 GV(LU)-3 Boojum x54 surface to air missiles)</small> | ****No. 189 Area Defence Squadron <small>(x6 GV(LU)-3 Boojum x54 surface to air missiles)</small> | ||
****No. 190 Area Defence Squadron | ****No. 190 Area Defence Squadron |
Revision as of 23:13, 24 October 2017
Active: | 2193 ASC - Present |
Country: | Shireroth |
Allegiance: | Imperial Forces |
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Type: | Air Force |
Role | Aerial Warfare |
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Personnel:
Aircraft:
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Nickname: | None yet |
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Current Commander: | Minister Fjǫrleif Hallbjörnsdóttir |
Conflicts and Deployments: | |
Contents
Formation & Structure
Structure of Units
Type of Unit | Command | Air Force | Aviation Division | Group | Squadron | Flight | Section | Crew |
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Contains | 2+ Air Forces | 4+ Aviation Divisions | 2–3 Groups | 10-18 Squadrons | 4-6 Flights | 3 Sections | 2 Crews | 1+ Individuals |
Personnel | 20,000+ | 5,400+ | 1,800+ | 600+ | 120 | 30 | 8–10 | 1-4 |
Commanded by | Air Marshal | Air Vice-Marshal | Air Commodore | Group Captain | Squadron Leader | Flight Lieutenant | Flying Officer | Pilot Officer |
Organisation
Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces Board
Air Support Command
- Base Facility Directorate
- MoMA Station Sabatini Aerodrome
- MoMA Station Sagittarius Aerodrome
- MoMA Station Shirekeep Aerodrome
- Novaya Sorensk Air Station
- Sansabury Aerodrome
Air Defence Command
Attempts to establish this command have been perpetually frustrated by the competing ambitions of Fighter Command and the Strategic Defence Initiative. A comprehensive network of so-called Z-Sites, fixed radar installations paired with mobile batteries of Patriot missile launchers had existed during the reign of Kaiser Aurangzeb but had subsequently fallen into disrepair and, in many cases, been abandoned as the feudal Duchies transformed into sovereign Imperial States. The task of reconstructing this network was a complex and laborious one, in which many a legate envied their great professional rivals, the Pergola Regiment of Minarboria, whose government's own no-less bureaucratic labyrinth of committees could be quelled, simply and easily, by a well timed royal tandrum.
- 1st Area Defence Force
- Space Observation Division
- No. 22 Group (Attached to Apollonia Command)
- No. 182 Air Defence Artillery Squadron (x9 launcher vehicles, x72 Ikol Anti-Ballistic Missiles, x1 Panopticon Node, x1 AN/TPY-2 X Band active electronically scanned array, x1 AN/FPS-117 Radar, x1 Panopticon Horus Berth / Shed, 1x Panopticon Horus| Launchers: 180 Anunia Points, Missiles: 720 Anunia Points)
- No. 183 Radar Squadron
- No. 184 Radar Squadron
- No. 185 Radar Squadron
- No. 186 Radar Squadron
- No. 187 Radar Squadron
- No. 22 Group (Attached to Apollonia Command)
- Area Defence Division
- No. 23 Group (Attached to Apollonia Command)
- No. 188 Area Defence Squadron x9 launcher vehicles, x72 Ikol Anti-Ballistic Missiles, x1 Panopticon Node, x1 AN/TPY-2 X Band active electronically scanned array, x1 AN/FPS-117 Radar, x1 Panopticon Horus Berth / Shed, 1x Panopticon Horus| Launchers: 180 Anunia Points, Missiles: 720 Anunia Points)
- No. 189 Area Defence Squadron (x6 GV(LU)-3 Boojum x54 surface to air missiles)
- No. 190 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 191 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 192 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 193 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 194 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 195 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 196 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 197 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 24 Group (Attached to Apollonia Command)
- No. 198 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 199 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 200 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 201 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 202 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 203 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 204 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 205 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 206 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 207 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 25 Group (Attached to Apollonia Command)
- No. 208 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 209 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 210 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 211 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 212 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 213 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 214 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 215 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 216 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 217 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 26 Group (Attached to Apollonia Command)
- No. 218 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 219 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 220 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 221 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 222 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 223 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 224 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 225 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 226 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 227 Area Defence Squadron
- No. 23 Group (Attached to Apollonia Command)
- Space Observation Division
Bomber Command
With only 24 of the 108 squadrons of Bomber Command currently operational, the remaining personnel will be utilised as a manpower reserve. With increased funding, beginning in 1647 AN, the effective strength of Bomber Command is expected to expand to 2,592 bombers by 1650 AN.
- 1st Air Force
- I Aviation Division
- No. 1 Group (Dispersal airfields, Airle, Holwinn, Goldshire)
- No. 1 Squadron (24 B-66 Vulcan | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 2 Squadron (24 B-49 Delta | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 3 Squadron (24 B-66 Vulcan | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 4 Squadron (24 B-49 Delta | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 5 Squadron (24 B-66 Vulcan | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 6 Squadron (24 B-49 Delta | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 7 Squadron (24 B-49 Delta | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 8 Squadron (24 B-49 Delta | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 9 Squadron (24 B-49 Delta | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 10 Squadron (24 B-49 Delta | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 12 Squadron (24 B-49 Delta | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 2 Group (Dispersal airfields, Tyrelwynn, Holwinn, Goldshire)
- No. 13 Squadron (24 B-66 Vulcan | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 14 Squadron (24 B-49 Delta | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 15 Squadron (24 B-66 Vulcan | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 16 Squadron (24 B-49 Delta | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 17 Squadron (24 B-66 Vulcan | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 18 Squadron (24 B-49 Delta | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 19 Squadron (24 B-49 Delta | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 20 Squadron (24 B-66 Vulcan | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 21 Squadron (24 B-66 Vulcan | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 22 Squadron (24 B-66 Vulcan | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 23 Squadron (24 B-66 Vulcan | 24,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 3 (Special Duties) Group (Dispersal airfields, Teldrin, Goldshire)
- No. 24 EA Squadron (24 EA-6B Prowler | 12,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 25 ECM Squadron
- No. 26 Pathfinder Squadron
- No. 27 ES Squadron
- No. 28 SIGINT Squadron
- No. 29 UAV Squadron
- No. 30 UAV Squadron
- No. 31 UAV Squadron
- No. 32 ES Squadron
- No. 33 SIGINT Squadron
- No. 34 AEW Squadron
- No. 1 Group (Dispersal airfields, Airle, Holwinn, Goldshire)
- II Aviation Division
- No. 4 Group
- No. 35 Squadron
- No. 36 Squadron
- No. 37 Squadron
- No. 38 Squadron
- No. 39 Squadron
- No. 40 Squadron
- No. 41 Squadron
- No. 42 Squadron
- No. 43 Squadron
- No. 44 Squadron
- No. 45 Squadron
- No. 5 Group
- No. 46 Squadron
- No. 47 Squadron
- No. 48 Squadron
- No. 49 Squadron
- No. 50 Squadron
- No. 51 Squadron
- No. 52 Squadron
- No. 53 Squadron
- No. 54 Squadron
- No. 56 Squadron
- No. 57 Squadron
- No. 6 Group
- No. 58 Squadron
- No. 59 Squadron
- No. 60 Squadron
- No. 61 Squadron
- No. 62 Squadron
- No. 63 Squadron
- No. 64 Squadron
- No. 65 Squadron
- No. 66 Squadron
- No. 67 Squadron
- No. 68 Squadron
- No. 4 Group
- III Aviation Division
- No. 7 Group
- No. 69 Squadron
- No. 70 Squadron
- No. 71 Squadron
- No. 72 Squadron
- No. 73 Squadron
- No. 74 Squadron
- No. 75 Squadron
- No. 76 Squadron
- No. 77 Squadron
- No. 78 Squadron
- No. 79 Squadron
- No. 8 (Pathfinder) Group
- No. 80 Squadron
- No. 81 Squadron
- No. 82 Squadron
- No. 83 Squadron
- No. 84 Squadron
- No. 85 Squadron
- No. 86 Squadron
- No. 87 Squadron
- No. 88 Squadron
- No. 89 Squadron
- No. 90 Squadron
- No. 22 (Pathfinder) Group
- No. 91 Squadron
- No. 92 Squadron
- No. 93 Squadron
- No. 94 Squadron
- No. 95 Squadron
- No. 96 Squadron
- No. 97 Squadron
- No. 98 Squadron
- No. 99 Squadron
- No. 100 Squadron
- No. 101 Squadron
- No. 102 Squadron
- No. 103 Squadron
- No. 104 Squadron
- No. 108 Squadron
- No. 7 Group
- I Aviation Division
Fighter Command
Fighter Command had, from its inception, been paralysed by institutional in-fighting with the nascent Air Defence Command. Fighter Command sought to bring the scattered networks of radar sites under its own control. Conversely, the Air Defence Command lobbied hard to have the fast jet interceptors brought under its control to complement the moribund network of mobile SAM launchers that were gradually being restored to service. To counter this, Fighter Command sought to expand its own remit, and relevance, to include close air support by fighter-bombers; it was a move that earned the fury of Strike Command and the scorn of Bomber Command, both of which saw Fighter Command as an upstart and interloper in their respective magisteriums.
All of this impacted adversely on the fleshing out of the Fighter Command structure beyond the theoretical. With increased funding, beginning in 1647, the effective strength of fighter command will gradually grow to 1,512 fighters by 1650 AN. However, in the meantime, the surplus manpower of the Fighter Command will be utilised as a manpower reserve.
- 2nd Air Force
- IV Aviation Division
- No. 9 Group (Dispersal Airfields in Batavia, Dietsland, Puritania & Voltrue)
- 109 Operational Support Squadron (x20 ESB Spiegelflügel-Taube Amphibious Air-to-Air Refuelling Aircraft | 16,000 Anunia Points)
- 110 Squadron (x24 N-1 Tactical Fighters | 60,000 Anunia pts)
- 111 Squadron (x16 A-6 Pundarikam Counter-Biological Strike Aircraft | 8,000 Anunia pts)
- 112 Squadron (x16 A-6 Pundarikam Counter-Biological Strike Aircraft | 8,000 Anunia pts)
- 113 Squadron (x24 F8 Shrike Multi-role Strike Aircraft | 12,000 Anunia pts)
- 114 Squadron (x24 T-2 Saeqeh Light Attack Aircraft | 1,800 Anunia pts)
- 115 Squadron (x24 T-2 Saeqeh Light Attack Aircraft | 1,800 Anunia pts)
- 116 Squadron (x24 T-2 Saeqeh Light Attack Aircraft | 1,800 Anunia pts)
- 117 Squadron (x24 T-2 Saeqeh Light Attack Aircraft | 1,800 Anunia pts)
- 118 Squadron (x24 T-2 Saeqeh Light Attack Aircraft | 1,800 Anunia pts)
- No. 10 Group
- 119 Squadron
- 120 Squadron
- 121 Squadron
- 122 Squadron
- 123 Squadron
- 124 Squadron
- 125 Squadron
- 126 Squadron
- 127 Squadron
- 128 Squadron
- No. 11 Group
- 129 Squadron
- 130 Squadron
- 131 Squadron
- 132 Squadron
- 133 Squadron
- 134 Squadron
- 135 Squadron
- 136 Squadron
- 137 Squadron
- 138 Squadron
- No. 9 Group (Dispersal Airfields in Batavia, Dietsland, Puritania & Voltrue)
- V Aviation Division
- No. 12 Group
- 139 Squadron
- 140 Squadron
- 141 Squadron
- 142 Squadron
- 143 Squadron
- 144 Squadron
- 145 Squadron
- 146 Squadron
- 147 Squadron
- 148 Squadron
- 169 Squadron
- No. 13 Group
- 149 Squadron
- 150 Squadron
- 151 Squadron
- 152 Squadron
- 153 Squadron
- 154 Squadron
- 155 Squadron
- 156 Squadron
- 157 Squadron
- 158 Squadron
- 170 Squadron
- No. 14 Group
- 159 Squadron
- 160 Squadron
- 161 Squadron
- 162 Squadron
- 163 Squadron
- 164 Squadron
- 165 Squadron
- 166 Squadron
- 167 Squadron
- 168 Squadron
- 171 Squadron
- No. 12 Group
- IV Aviation Division
Strike Command
- 3rd Tactical Air Force
- VI Aviation Division
- No. 15 Expeditionary Group (Dispersal airfields, New Aquitaine, Natopia)
- 172 Squadron (16 F8 Shrike| 8,000 Anunia Points, 1 A-6 Pundarikam, 1 A-10 Kambera)
- 173 Squadron (10 Kern Industries B-52 Big Badaboom| 10,000 Anunia Points)
- 174 Squadron (16 F8 Shrike| 8,000 Anunia Points)
- 175 Squadron (16 F8 Shrike| 8,000 Anunia Points)
- 176 Squadron (16 F8 Shrike| 8,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 16 Air Combat Group (Dispersal airfields, Mount Fenrir Resort, Arboria, Natopia)
- 177 Squadron (10 Kern Industries F9 GC-Fighter | 5,000 Anunia Points)
- 178 Squadron (10 Kern Industries F9 GC-Fighter | 5,000 Anunia Points)
- 179 Squadron (10 Kern Industries F9 GC-Fighter | 5,000 Anunia Points)
- 180 Squadron (10 Kern Industries F9 GC-Fighter | 5,000 Anunia Points)
- 181 Squadron (10 Kern Industries F9 GC-Fighter | 5,000 Anunia Points)
- No. 17 Expeditionary Group (90 Kern Industries AH-1 Dromosker attack helicopters|6,750 Anunia Points) (Dispersal airfields, New Aquitaine, Natopia)
- No. 18 Expeditionary Group (60 Kern Industries UH-1 Mondesian utility helicopters| 3,600 Anunia Points) (Dispersal airfields, New Aquitaine, Natopia)
- No. 15 Expeditionary Group (Dispersal airfields, New Aquitaine, Natopia)
- VII Aviation Division
- No. 19 Expeditionary Group (90 Kern Industries AH-1 Dromosker attack helicopters|6,750 Anunia Points) (Dispersal airfields, New Aquitaine, Natopia)
- No. 20 Expeditionary Group (60 Kern Industries UH-1 Mondesian utility helicopters| 3,600 Anunia Points) (Dispersal airfields, New Aquitaine, Natopia)
- No. 21 Expeditionary Group (60 Kern Industries UH-1 Mondesian utility helicopters| 3,600 Anunia Points) (Dispersal airfields, New Aquitaine, Natopia)
- VI Aviation Division