Navy of the United Federation of Nations
The Navy of the United Federation of Nations, also known as the Federation Navy, is the main interstellar warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the United Federation of Nations. Originally a maritime branch, it transitioned to purely space-based operations in the early decades of the Federation, as part of a vast military restructuring program. The official headquarters of the Navy is located in Olympus in orbit of Earth, but many of its administration and command staff are located within the vast Fleet Shipyards and Anchorages in Reach, located in the Sirius System. The Federation Navy roles include ship-to-ship combat, orbital bombardment, the deployment of atmospheric and space fighters, and the delivery of UFN Marines, especially ODSTs, into combat.
The core of the Federation Navy lies on the various components in the operating forces of the Navy. Each components are responsible for their respective area of responsibility across UFN territories. During peacetime, each Sector is afforded a minimum of 2 fleets to be stationed at strategic or major star system within their area of responsibility. The number of fleets however could fluctuate according to the military needs during wartime. 5 fleets, designated Home Fleets are stationed in the Sol system at all times. The mission of all Home Fleets is the defense of the Sol System, as major key centralized governing apparatuses are stationed in the Sol System; such as Earth and the Olympus Station. Federation Home Fleets are the oldest combat formation of the UFN, formed among the various squadron of the old Space Warfare Branch. It is stationed at Earth as the defensive fleet of the UFN's capital as well the Core Region of the UFN.
Naval Hierarchy
The hierarchy of the warships formation employed by the Federation Navy vary in size throughout history, with each units having their amount of warship required constantly expanded as the UFN's ability in building and manning warship increased exponentially as time marches on, as well in reflecting the need of protecting a vast swath of of its ever expanding territories. Elements: A single vessel -Captain, Commander, Lieutenant Commander or Lieutenant (Senior Rate) The unofficial - and generally unused - designation for a single vessel. Each type of vessel are commanded according to its appropriate rank - titans, dreadnoughts, battleship and carriers by captains, while the remaining ship types by commander. Lieutenant commander and senior lieutenant often serves as second-in-command of non-capital ships, while commanders for the capital ships, expected to lead temporarily upon their superior’s absence. Squadron: 2-10+ vessels- Captain or Commander Formed a component of a singular flotilla. Also known as wolfpacks, this unit will be comprised entirely of one ship type (or one type of combat aircraft in case of the spacecraft carriers). It is generally organized within a group of ten, although not necessarily fixed in number (it generally never went beyond twenty though). This grouping is commonly used for the use of small area patrol or trade route protection during peacetime. Flotilla: 2-10 Squadron(11-100 vessels)- Commodore Formed the component part of a singular division. Each flotilla is specialized, with the corvette/destroyer/cruiser flotilla comprised entirely of the ship types used for raiding or escort, while carrier/battleship/titans flotilla generally made up of a mix of capital ships and escorts of smaller ships. Division: 2-10+ Flotilla (101-1000+ vessels), not fixed for logistics division- Rear Admiral (for combat division), Commodore or lower (for logistic division) Formed the component of a singular task force, with each task force stationed in planets, space stations or even a whole sector within a star system at peacetime. Each division constitutes a myriad of specialized flotillas that can be customized according to the needs of the division, be it balanced, carrier-focused, battleship-focused and so on. The exception would be the logistic division, a non-permanent formation than often larger than regular division in term of size, comprised predominantly of supply ships, hospital ships etc. along with escorts of appropriate number. Task Force: 2-10+ Division(1001-10000+ vessels)- Vice Admiral Formed the component of a singular fleet, with each task force are tasked in protecting a star system (or more) during their peacetime operation, and only be regrouped into a fleet the case of war. Fleet: 2+ Task Force (10001+ vessels)- Admiral or Vice Admiral (special cases) Formed the myriad of the Permanent Operational Fleets. During peacetime, each fleet of either the Home Fleet or the other Fleets are tasked for the overall protection of an entire Core Region or Sectors respectively. A POF could vary in size, with Home Fleet boasting the largest fleet with recorded 62,472 starships at the beginning of the War in Heaven. Battlegroup: 2+ Fleets- Fleet Admiral Battlegroup is the temporary formation that only formed during wartime, such as the case of invasion or campaigns in which the often vast theater of operation necessitates a close coordination with multiple fleets.Auxiliary Components and Planetary Establishment
The Federation Navy’s day-to-day operations are largely supported by an equally large and well organized network of auxiliary fleets, orbital/space installations, merchant fleet and planetary infrastructure to support the Fleets both in peacetime and wartime. In fact, it can be argued that the Navy owes much of its success and might due to the Navy's round-the-clock maintenance of their auxiliary components, and for a good reason; its militarization as well its history of constant, long warfare had made the Federation Navy to be more focused on the less-flashy aspects such as logistic, medical and economy to the fanatical degree, in anticipation of the worst scenario where the crippling of said aspect could heavily inflicted to the operational basis of the Navy. Among the key components and establishment of the Federation Navy’s auxiliary forces include: Navy Logistics Division Responsible for the logistical need of the Navy both during peacetime or during wartime, and the manning the fleets of supply ships, replenishment ship etc. Has a close working relationship with the merchant navy and myriad of shipping corporations. Navy Engineering Division Responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the Fleet's war machine (warship, weapons etc.), and the manning of repair ships armada designated for such purpose. Has a close working relationship with various state-owned and private industry. Navy Medical Services Responsible for the health and medical need of the Navy's personnel, as well the manning of hospital ships armada during wartime. Notably known for their association with the Interstellar Order of Red Cross and Red Crescent, a prestigious volunteer medical organization with history as far back to the 19th century. Navy Exploratory Divisions Responsible for the space exploration and navigation, as well the mapping, terraformation and colonization of planetary bodies across the Milky Way Galaxy. Current fielded a respectable fleet of exploratory cruisers and are working in tandem with the Military Technological Research and Development for the manning of the science ship. Navy Office of Religious Affair Responsible for the religious affair for many of the more religious personnel of the Navy in tandem with its counterpart in the Ministry of Religion. They also have a close relationship with various religious figures and organizations (i.e.: Catholic's Pope, Muslims Council of Caliph and Senior Scholars, etc.) for the more delicate religious affairs, such as the declaration of crusades, jihad etc. Navy's Information, Signals and Media Division Responsible of the maintenance of the Navy's information network, listening post, signaling divisions etc. Working in tandem with Federation media and telecommunication industries. Aerospace Training and Education Command Responsible for the recruitment and the training of sailors and pilots for the Federation Navy. Responsible in manning of training ships, starfighters and the military space academies. Military Technological Research and Development Responsible for the research and development of various military and civilian technology. Working closely with its counterpart in the High Command, Exploratory Division and the myriad of the states and civilian industries. Interstellar Military Police Responsible in maintaining the discipline of Navy's personnel, as well act as its de-facto law enforcement body. Much of its member are drawn from UFN Police Force that it has close working relationship with.Sector Fleet Forces
In accordance with the agreement between the Olympus Council (on behalf of the Federation Armed Forces) and the myriad of military forces across the UFN's members, the officially designated ‘auxiliary forces’ are to be incorporated into the Federation Navy’s overall command structure with a level of autonomy and restrictions imposed upon this semi-independent military institutions. This could range from the respective Sectors defence forces to the militaries of the UFN members.Personnel and Training
Recruits are exposed with a myriad of combat environments, services, space tactics and so on as a way to evaluate and assign the trainees in which department it excels most. Those who are desiring in becoming an officers via fast-track means or those identified with specialized trade instead may take part in the myriads of specialized academies and/or higher education institutions run by the Aerospace Training and Education Command, ranging from officers academy (ex: Chittagong Officers Academy, Earth), state-run university (ex: New Kinabalu Military University, Arcadia), starfighters academy (Marathon Training Center, Thermopylae Station) or even drawn from fully civilian-run universities depending on the graduates certification via recommendation (ex: a medical graduate from Harvard may receive recommendation/conscripted to join the Navy’s Medical Service).Ranks
Spacer (Second Rate) Spacer (First Rate) Leading Spacer Petty Officer (Second Rate) Petty Officer (First Rate) Chief Petty Officer Command Petty Officer Master Chief Petty Officer Warrant Officers Ensign Lieutenant (Junior Rate) Lieutenant (Senior Rate) Lieutenant Commander Commander Captain Commodore Rear Admiral Vice Admiral Admiral Fleet Admiral Grand AdmiralShip Design
The Navy's first true space warship was designed to be modular and simple based on a long, rectangular shape that from outside view would look very blocky, ugly and inelegant. The modular nature of its starship design allows each of its section independent from one another, thus allowing easy maintenance, ability to maintain firepower in case of combat damage as well allowing a highly efficient use of resources during the process of shipbuilding. Its early space propulsion are only comprised of a single, powerful engine and lacks anti-gravitic units to make efficient space and energy use compared to the extremely inefficient ship design used by the Zetan invaders decades earlier, at the cost of being unable to achieve atmospheric flight should it accidentally wander too deep into any planet’s gravity force and thus necessitate the use of space shuttles for supply and crew boarding. But as the 24th century reaches its end, the technological leap of the Federation shipbuilding prowess has led to numerous innovation and improvement over humanity's starship technology, and in particular the Federation Navy themselves. For example, the novel multi-nacelles engine technology - long thought to be fuel inefficient compared to the single-engine design - become increasingly practical and economically feasible in line with advancement of the fuel technology that allows ship to consume lower fuel while allowing longer travel range compared to the previous century. This allows starship to descent into the planet's gravitational well and perform atmospheric flight without problem, and subsequently eliminates the need for the often time-consuming and increasingly inefficient use of space shuttle for planet-to-ship boarding. Furthermore, the aforementioned revolutionary engine technology had also bring numerous subtle changes over humanity’s starship. Atmospheric flight of the starship enables the use of anti-gravitic drives (along with its centuries of innovation and refinement) for the first time, allowing the installment of previously luxurious component economically viable even for military use. The ships overall look, while still retain its utilitarian, modular and pragmatic design, had moved away from its signature blocky features and become more streamlined to necessitate optimal atmospheric and space travel of the warship. Furthermore, advancement of technology allows humanity to progressively design larger and more powerful warship as time marches on, thus provide humanity a definite edge over the development of the fast battleship, carriers and titans far ahead than the rest of the galaxy, even the preexisting, waning Fallen Empires - all without sacrificing the resource efficiency on ship construction, manning and maintenance that are the trademark of humanity’s culture.
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Military, Space navy
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Navy-Federation Navy
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