Benevolence's Vengeance (MT, OOC, Open)

by **Hypsinar** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:02 pm

Congreveopia wrote:Oh absolutely. You can share a border with Unspecistan, or pick a border to bring troops in through. It's only the people fighting Unspecistan that have to launch an amphibious invasion.

Cool I'm special. Anyway what about the rest of the ORBAT?

by **Congreveopia** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:14 pm

Hypsinar wrote:
Congreveopia wrote:Oh absolutely. You can share a border with Unspecistan, or pick a border to bring troops in through. It's only the people fighting Unspecistan that have to launch an amphibious invasion.

Cool I'm special. Anyway what about the rest of the ORBAT?

As long as you have factbooks or real-world analogs for all the vehicles there, it's mostly good. I'd say don't have more than 100 aircraft on the carrier, and if the transports or the bombers are big (like Sea Stallion or Greyhound big), they might count for two aircraft, not one. If some of those things listed are small drones, you can group those in a category at the bottom, and they won't count towards how full the carrier is (as long as you don't have a ridiculous number of them).

by **Hypsinar** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:40 pm

Congreveopia wrote:As long as you have factbooks or real-world analogs for all the vehicles there, it's mostly good. I'd say don't have more than 100 aircraft on the carrier, and if the transports or the bombers are big (like Sea Stallion or Greyhound big), they might count for two aircraft, not one. If some of those things listed are small drones, you can group those in a category at the bottom, and they won't count towards how full the carrier is (as long as you don't have a ridiculous number of them).

I will telegram you or post the descriptions here. The capacity of the aircraft carriers is 90 each however even though the bombers and t-helis aren't big I still haven't filled the aircraft carriers completely and there are 19 free spaces on each carrier but i don't need to fill them completely at the moment.

by **Congreveopia** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 3:00 pm

Hypsinar wrote:
Congreveopia wrote:As long as you have factbooks or real-world analogs for all the vehicles there, it's mostly good. I'd say don't have more than 100 aircraft on the carrier, and if the transports or the bombers are big (like Sea Stallion or Greyhound big), they might count for two aircraft, not one. If some of those things listed are small drones, you can group those in a category at the bottom, and they won't count towards how full the carrier is (as long as you don't have a ridiculous number of them).

I will telegram you or post the descriptions here. The capacity of the aircraft carriers is 90 each however even though the bombers and t-helis aren't big I still haven't filled the aircraft carriers completely and there are 19 free spaces on each carrier but i don't need to fill them completely at the moment.

35+50+12+40+5=142, not 71.

by **The GAmeTopians** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:18 pm

Hey Cong, before I start on my ORBAT -
Am I allowed to utilize my military AI, F.O.R.T.R.E.S.S., or is this strictly MT?

by **Senkaku** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:51 pm

My Unspecistan replacement. A work in progress.

THE PEOPLE'S DEMOCRACY OF QIRAJ

The People's Democracy of Qiraj is a large regional power in the Middle East/Central Asia, with a history dating back to the earliest civilizations. At present it is ruled by a revolutionary Communist government, which overthrew the reigning monarchy twenty-eight years ago, following outrage over the monarchy's permissiveness towards foreign oil corporations' exploitation of the country's rich oil fields and the exploitation of its famed diamond mines by other companies (and of the population and country in general by foreign companies)- among other things.
Formerly, the country was known as the Khanate of Qiraj or the Qiraji Horde, and was the last remnant state directly descended from the Mongol Empire. An ethnic-Mongol aristocratic minority ruled over the much larger Qiraji population. The Arulad clan, thanks to their dominance of the country's dominant alliance of clans (the Crimson Horde) had sat on the Qiraji throne since Genghis gifted his son Arulai the lands of Qiraj. Their overthrow marked the final death of the Mongol Empire's longest-enduring remnant.

The People's Democracy is a regional power, with a population of nearly eighty million (mainly along the Syrtij River, which runs the length of the country and fans out into the Syrtij Delta- a densely populated area known for its oil wealth and rich farmland and fisheries). Much of the country outside the Syrtij Basin is steppe or desert, with salt flats and deserts being quite extensive in the northwest, near the coast, and the far east region of the country, near the Khevruul Mountains' connection to the Kunlun Shan range.
The country maintains a fairly powerful professional military, which, though not to Western standards, makes Qiraj a fairly significant regional player. However, the Qiraji Strategic Missile Forces are notable for their size and level of technical expertise and training, which some say matches favorably with many Western rocket troops. The military uses many Russian-supplied vehicles and weapons systems, as well as Chinese and indigenously developed systems.

Conquered by Genghis in 1223, Qiraj was devastated by the Mongol invasion. Genghis left the small country to one of his many sons, Arulai, who swiftly had to consolidate his hold on the area after his father died just four years later. Arulai's web of allied families soon became known as the Crimson Horde, and the Horde's power was sufficient to ensure his sons succeeded him to rule over Qiraj.
The Mongol nobility strictly maintained their ways and kept separate from the Qiraji population, and their rule was largely quite competent and light. In the 1800s, Qiraj was a major piece in Britain and Russia's "Great Game", and aid from both countries helped modernize the country. The Arulad khans cleverly manipulated both to preserve Qiraji independence while strengthening their position, and provided oil and food to the Allies in both world wars.

However, after the Second World War, faced with a worryingly near and powerful USSR, the Arulads turned to the West. The reign of the last khan, Altan Khan, from 1943-1987, saw the end of Mongol rule for a number of reasons.
Altan Khan himself was a good ruler, who guided the country well through World War Two's latter half. To counter the rising USSR, he turned to America and Britain, using the country's oil wealth and strategic location as bargaining tools to guarantee protection from the Russians. Russia did not appreciate this, and KGB agitators successfully began establishing Communist cells and strengthening the Qiraji nationalists who had been rumbling really since 1910.
However, Altan Khan's chief minister (in the latter half of his reign), Ahmad Cherbi, was both corrupt and somewhat incompetent- as was his son and heir, Berke Jinong. The Cherbi and the Jinong both began to become significant in the administration, handling many day to day tasks as Altan aged. They both began enriching themselves by taking bribes from foreign companies, which then proceeded to exploit cotton plantations, diamond mines, oil fields, and other valuable economic assets in Qiraj.
Meanwhile, KGB operators continued to stir up trouble among the main Qiraji population, who had been unhappy with their Mongol overlords since nationalism had begun to become popular around the world.

In the '70s and '80s, as the khan aged and retreated largely from administration, the Jinong took on most of his duties. Berke's corruption and his brutal use of the security apparatus- previously a fairly light-handed, little-seen force known as the Department of Social Tranquility, made him and the Cherbi (who backed Berke and cooperated with him heavily) widely hated. Because of growing nationalist sentiment, this translated to increasing anger towards an aristocracy that appeared to increasingly be growing decadent and unable to govern, preferring to build palaces with their growing oil and diamond wealth.
In 1985, there were signs that things were going downhill. Protests were common- and commonly forcibly dispersed. The Crimson Horde, long the dominant faction in the court, began to fragment because of worries that they were losing control because of Berke and Ahmad's bad leadership. There were several assassinations of Qiraji nationalist leaders and many arrests by the secret police, and even an attempted coup against the Jinong by military officers who had joined the new court faction known as the "White Orchestra". The KGB by this time had set up a unified socialist Qiraji nationalist movement, the Qiraji Workers' Party, which was very popular.
In 1986, as anger towards the foreign companies exploiting the country and the aristocracy and leaders that were allowing them to do so grew, the great families began fighting as they sensed control slipping away. There were full-blown skirmishes between the private armies of several houses and multiple coup attempts, and massive demonstrations. The government simply increased its repression, as many nobles began emigrating or buying property abroad, but many more continued to infight or enjoy themselves in their homeland.

Finally, in 1987, it all came crashing down. More than a quarter million demonstrators, the majority of them QWP, poured into the streets of the capital and stormed the khan's palace. Berke and the Cherbi were both captured and tried by a revolutionary tribunal, and sentenced to death by firing squad. Other cities saw similar demonstrations, and there was nearly a month of chaos as mobs hunted down and killed many of the country's ethnic Mongols. It is estimated nearly a million to two million people were killed or forced to flee in the process.
Finally, on May 1st, 1987, the QWP Politburo established the People's Democracy of Qiraj. Despite their KGB ties, though, they remained fearful of a Russian takeover and thus avoided getting too close to the crumbling USSR. This would prove helpful four years down the line.

Foreign assets were nationalized, leading to fury and sanctions and an attempted military intervention, all of which failed. The country has allowed for limited democracy (like RL Iran does today), but remains staunchly socialist. The government is focused on economic growth and spreading the growth down to the poorest echelons of society, as well as ensuring Qiraj's position on the world stage is not challenged.

The country is a major producer of oil, diamonds, and cotton, as well as various manufactured goods.

by **Democratic Peoples republic of Kelvinsi** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 5:04 pm

by **The Tekkit Guy** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:57 pm

The 3rd Expeditionary Fleet will most likely be devoted to this invasion.

2 Empire-class amphibious assault ships
3 dreadnoughts
14 Battlecruisers
10 frigates
5 destroyers
8 minelayer/anti-sub corvettes
12 missile boats
3 attack submarines

the amphibious assault ships are each capable of carrying 1500 marines and 10 tanks, plus 12 STOVL fighter jets. Not all have to be deployed. Defense is nearly a third of our 22 trillion dollar expenditure.

by **Hale Isles** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:29 pm

Well, here comes my ORBAT:

by **Congreveopia** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:30 pm

Democratic peoples republic of Kelvinsi wrote:
ORBAT
FORCES THAT MAY BE DEPLOYED PLEASE NOTE ONLY ADVANCE FORCE UNITS WILL BE DEPLOYED AT FIRST
High Command 1000 men

High Command of the Expeditionary army 1000 men

1st Independent Guards Kresden Tank Brigade 3000 men(Advance force, K2 Black Panther)

1st Guards Expeditionary Division
Tank Brigade 3000 men(K2 Black Panther)
Tank Brigade 3000 men(K2 Black Panther)
Tank Brigade 3000 men(K2 Black Panther)
Mechanized Engineer Brigade 1000 men
Mechanized Engineer Brigade 1000 men

2nd Guards Expeditionary Division
Tank Brigade 3000 men(K2 Black Panther)
Tank Brigade 3000 men(K2 Black Panther)
Tank Brigade 3000 men(K2 Black Panther)
Mechanized Engineer Brigade 1000 men
Mechanized Engineer Brigade 1000 men

3rd Guards Expeditionary Division
Tank Brigade 3000 men(K2 Black Panther)
Tank Brigade 3000 men(K2 Black Panther)
Tank Brigade 3000 men(K2 Black Panther)
Mechanized Engineer Brigade 1000 men
Mechanized Engineer Brigade 1000 men

High command of the expeditionary air force 1000 men

1st Guards Expeditionary Air Fighter Wing
Flight 1 20 planes (F-22 Raptors)
Flight 2 20 planes (F-22 Raptors)
Flight 3 20 planes(F-22 Raptors)
Flight 4 20 planes (F-22 Raptors)

2nd Guards Expeditionary Air Fighter Wing
Flight 1 20 planes (F-22 Raptors)
Flight 2 20 planes (F-22 Raptors)
Flight 3 20 planes(F-22 Raptors)
Flight 4 20 planes (F-22 Raptors)

1st Guards Bomber Wing(Advance Force)
Flight 1 5 planes(B-2 Spirits)
Flight 2 5 planes(B-1B Lancer)
Flight 3 20 planes(F-35 Lightning II)
Flight 4 20 planes(F-35 Lightning II)

1st Guards Airborne division
Airborne Brigade 3000 men
Airborne Brigade 3000 men
Airborne Brigade 3000 men
Airborne Brigade 3000 men

High Command of the Expeditionary Navy 1000 men(Sorry I am not a naval commander)

1st marine division
Marine Brigade 3000 men
Marine Brigade 3000 men
Marine Brigade 3000 men
Marine Brigade 3000 men

1st Naval detachment(Advance force)
8 Type 214 submarine

Unless you're on Qiraj's (Unspecistan's) side, you need a way to get these people to shore.

by **Senkaku** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:12 pm

Damn, this is quite the international task force being assembled here. In fact, it's starting to resemble a certain war I remember...

I would like to request making certain upgrades to the Qiraji Strategic Missile Forces, to maybe balance things out a little? I'm not really sure what y'all are looking for here though (an Iraq-type invasion and insurgency, or a real war).

by **Hypsinar** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:53 am

Congreveopia wrote:35+50+12+40+5=142, not 71.

There are two aircraft carriers. The load out is spread over the two of them.

by **Military Democracy of Birtonia** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:13 am

~~Aha! This one I can actually get into since I'm more active now Cong, ORBAT coming shortly.~~

7th Amphibious Assault Group
Knight-Lieutenant-Admiral Frederick König

1 Constantine Class Amphibious Assault Ship, BMS Lawrence Bradley (CVA-4)

Carrying:
-9th Battalion, 70th Amphibious Infantry Regiment (1,200 soldiers & 50 Amphibious IFV's)
-8 F/A60F Outlaw VTOL Fighters
-4 UF-05 Sniper VTOL UCAV
-12 UH-35 Kondor Multirole Helicopters

1 Type 115 Anubis Class Arsenal Ship BMS Magnesium (FAS-3)

2 Pelican Class Destoyers
BMS Reinhardt (DD-17)
BMS Lynteros (DD-18)

1 Legion Class Littoral Combat Ship
BMS Sanchez (LCS-37)

by **Congreveopia** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:16 am

Everyone, I'm going to start listing your ORBATS on the OP, along with what side you're on. (I'm assuming anyone that hasn't mentioned is on Congreveopia's, but please, join Qiraj if you'd like. They could use the help.) I will also be listing when you arrive. This will be based on the size of the force you're sending. If you want to arrive sooner, send a smaller advance group, or send transport airplanes to do a paradrop.

The GAmeTopians wrote:Hey Cong, before I start on my ORBAT -
Am I allowed to utilize my military AI, F.O.R.T.R.E.S.S., or is this strictly MT?

I'm not using Nexus, so I'd say keep F.O.R.T.R.E.S.S. out of this.

The Tekkit Guy wrote:The 3rd Expeditionary Fleet will most likely be devoted to this invasion.

2 Empire-class amphibious assault ships
3 dreadnoughts
14 Battlecruisers
10 frigates
5 destroyers
8 minelayer/anti-sub corvettes
12 missile boats
3 attack submarines

the amphibious assault ships are each capable of carrying 1500 marines and 10 tanks, plus 12 STOVL fighter jets. Not all have to be deployed. Defense is nearly a third of our 22 trillion dollar expenditure.

Hmm, can you halve the number of ships you're sending?

Hypsinar wrote:
Congreveopia wrote:35+50+12+40+5=142, not 71.

There are two aircraft carriers. The load out is spread over the two of them.

Ah, okay then.

Military Democracy of Birtonia wrote:~~Aha! This one I can actually get into since I'm more active now Cong, ORBAT coming shortly.~~

7th Amphibious Assault Group
Knight-Lieutenant-Admiral Frederick König

1 Constantine Class Amphibious Assault Ship, BMS Lawrence Bradley (CVA-4)

Carrying:
-9th Battalion, 70th Amphibious Infantry Regiment (1,200 soldiers & 50 Amphibious IFV's)
-8 F/A60F Outlaw VTOL Fighters
-4 UF-05 Sniper VTOL UCAV
-12 UH-35 Kondor Multirole Helicopters

1 Type 115 Anubis Class Arsenal Ship BMS Magnesium (FAS-3)

2 Pelican Class Destoyers
BMS Reinhardt (DD-17)
BMS Lynteros (DD-18)

1 Legion Class Littoral Combat Ship
BMS Sanchez (LCS-37)

Looks fine.

Senkaku wrote:Damn, this is quite the international task force being assembled here. In fact, it's starting to resemble a certain war I remember...

I would like to request making certain upgrades to the Qiraji Strategic Missile Forces, to maybe balance things out a little? I'm not really sure what y'all are looking for here though (an Iraq-type invasion and insurgency, or a real war).

I've already given you permission via TG to up the size of your military. You can arrange that upgraded military however you want (if you want WMDs, you can have chemical weapons and biological ones, but no nukes).

Do remember that on the other hand, though, you have an army. We have whatever out ships brought over. For example, the Hale Isles has 18 light tanks (until we secure an airport, at least). You, meanwhile, probably have upwards of 500 MBTs ready for action in various bases across your country.

by **New Finnish Republic** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:29 pm

Since we have another nation playing as Unspecistan, can he/she post in the IC? I'm wanting to wrap up the events there ASAP.

Also I think once we have the list of who's on who's side both sides should decide battle plans via TGs instead of here. I have an invasion plan in the works but I want to wait and see what the total amount of forces are going to be.

by **The Nation of Ceneria** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:45 pm

Okay. Here's my formal ORBAT:

Cenerian 8th Expeditionary Force to Qiraj
14th Cenerian Air Support Squadron
2 AH-26B Bushmaster Light Attack Helicopters (2 personnel crew)
5 RH-31 Overwatch Reconnaissance Helicopters (2 personnel crew)
9 AH-40 Stryker Attack Helicopters (2 personnel crew)
6 UH-92A Hydra Utility Helicopter (3 personnel crew)
10 CE-78D Albatross Medium-range Transport Aircraft (4 personnel crew)

16th Cenerian Mobile Operations Squadron
2 AH-26B Bushmaster Light Attack Helicopters (2 personnel crew)
1 RH-31 Overwatch Reconnaissance Helicopter (2 personnel crew)
112th Cenerian Expeditionary Operations Team (42 personnel)
4 CE-78D Albatross Medium-range Transport Aircraft (4 personnel crew)

41st Cenerian Support Squadron (Naval)
1 Manguson-class Guided Missile Cruiser (CNS Watchman)
1 Sealord-class Fleet Attack Submarine (CNS Stormcry)
1 Spectre-class Littoral Combat Ship (CNS Wraith)
3 Falcon-class Guided Missile Corvettes (FS-21, FS-28, and FS-47)

by **Senkaku** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 1:30 pm

I'll probably post info on the Qiraji military later today.

by **Senkaku** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:13 pm

In total, the Armed Forces of the People's Democracy of Qiraj have around 553,000 active duty troops spread throughout their various branches, and the country's Civil Guard (a National Guard-type reservist organization with mostly obsolete equipment) comprises around 112,000 reserves (though these reserves would be of questionable use in an actual conflict).

Qiraji Red Army

The Qiraji Red Army is consists of 498,000 soldiers, divided into five field armies. The 1st thru 4th Armies each consist of 110,000 troops, generally organized into two corps. Each corps consists of six divisions of 10,000. The 1st thru 3rd Armies have 4 rifle divisions (mixed mechanized and motorized), 1 armored division, and a further armored brigade and an artillery brigade constituting the sixth division. The 4th Army has 3 rifle divisions, 2 armored divisions, and then an armored brigade and an artillery brigade. The Fifth Army consists of the remaining 58,000 soldiers and is also known as the Revolutionary Guard. These troops are considered the Red Army's elite units, and are typically better trained and better equipped than their comrades in the other four armies. The Revolutionary Guard consists of four rifle divisions (three mechanized, one motorized), 1 armored division, and the remaining 8,000 troops are split into two slightly undersized brigades, one of artillery and one of armor.

Most Qiraji infantry are equipped with either a QBZ-95 or an AK-47, and often also a pistol and combat knife. The Revolutionary Guard uses the AK-10x family of assault rifles, often with modifications that have been added on during production under license.

The standard Qiraji tank for the majority of the Army's armored divisions has been the Type 88, imported from China. However, given the updates now in progress, the Red Army is considered by some to not have a standard tank at this point. The 1st Army is now partially equipped with Type 96 tanks, in two of its three armored brigades. The entire 3rd Army has, however, been equipped with Russian T-90 MBTs, while half of the 2nd Army's armored forces are equipped with the newer tank.

The Revolutionary Guard's full armored division is equipped with the indigenous Type 01 Babr. The Babr is considered a fairly advanced MBT, drawing off of influences (and potentially stolen schematics) from the T-90 and the Chinese Type 99. The Guard's smaller armored brigade is equipped with T-90s.

The country's main armored personnel carrier is the Norinco Type 90, which all of its motorized infantry units use. The country's mechanized infantry use mainly the Russian BMP-2 or BMP-3 IFVs.
The Red Army also uses various types of attack helicopters, usually attached to artillery units. The standard helicopter is the Mi-24 Hind, but the 2nd Army's units have been updated with the Ka-50, while the Revolutionary Guard uses the Mi-28 and a small number of American-made Apaches and Chinese Z-10s.

The Red Army's artillery units make use of both Grad and Smerch rocket systems, PLZ-45 self-propelled guns, Sprut-B antitank guns, the Russian 2A65 Msta-B howitzer, the Giatsint howitzer, and Soltam K-6 mortars (as well as a smattering of other weapons systems). Red Army artillery is somewhat less organized in terms of equipment usage than the armored or infantry forces.

In total, Qiraj has around 1200-1500 main battle tanks of varying types (mainly Type 88s), closer to 2,000 armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, several hundred units of self propelled artillery, and a large quantity of MRLS and towed artillery systems. Many of these systems are aging and still in the process of being updated.
The Army is mainly based around major cities and the country's most important economic regions, namely the oil fields and the diamond mines.

Qiraji Red Navy

The Qiraji Red Navy is a fairly small force, consisting of seven Kilo-class submarines, two Scorpène-class submarines, four Type 041 Yuan-class submarines, and one old Koose-class nuclear submarine (in fact, the Koose-class, while advertised as an indigenous nuclear submarine, is largely based off of the Chinese Type 091 Han, with some modifications- and thus is not particularly effective as nuclear attack submarines go). It also has a flotilla of thirty-seven missile boats, all of them Qiraji-produced modified versions of the Russian Osa missile boat. The Qiraji Red Navy's largest ships are two indigenously-designed Arulai-class guided missile frigates, three Type 053 frigates, one Luda-class destroyer reconfigured for anti-submarine warfare, and one Sovremenny-class destroyer.
The Red Navy also operates a small number of patrol boats along the Syrtij River and on the coast, as well as a few transport and landing craft.
The Red Navy is mainly intended for coastal and littoral defense, and protection of the country's offshore oil platforms and oil tankers.

Organizationally, it is divided into the Submarine Force and the Surface Force, but because it is so small little further unit distinction is made besides the separation of the Surface Force into the 1st Fleet (large surface combatants) and the 2nd Fleet (the Osa boats).

Qiraji Red Air Force

The Qiraji Red Air Force operates a total of around 1,500 aircraft (primarily fighter aircraft and interceptors). It operates mainly fighter and interceptor aircraft with the goal of protecting Qiraji airspace from foreign intrusions and challenging the air superiority of any invading force. Most of its aircraft are either Soviet or Chinese in origin and are thus aging somewhat. The Air Force also cooperates heavily (more so than the other wings of the military) with the Strategic Missile Forces, which control the country's extensive SAM installations.

The Red Air Force operates a number of MiG-29 Fulcrums and Chengdu J-10s as their main fighter arm, along with several MiG-31 Foxhounds as the nation's main interceptor craft. The Red Air Force also operates a small number of more advanced aircraft (the Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-30 are both in service in small numbers). The Air Force also operates a larger body of older fighter planes and interceptors, mainly MiG-21 Fishbed/Chengu J-7 and MiG-23 Floggers, as well as some MiG-25 Foxbat interceptors.
The Red Air Force also operates several bombers and ground attack aircraft. Qiraj has three Tu-160 Blackjacks as its main strategic bombers, as well as four Tu-16s which support them. However, the Red Air Force's primary mission is not strategic bombing, so these aircraft are rarely used. A number of lighter bombers and ground attack craft form the main arm of the bomber group. These include a number of license-produced, heavily modified aircraft based off of the Ilyushin Il-28, now known as the Type-67 Kabutar (essentially a different aircraft, but with a similar airframe). Other light bombers and attack aircraft in service with the Red Air Force include the Su--24 Fencer, the Su-25 Frogfoot, the Xian JH-7, and the Nanchang Q-5.
The Red Air Force also operates a variety of transport planes, such as the Il-76 and a variant of the Kabutar, and a few KC-135 Stratotankers.

The Red Air Force also operates its own indigenous UAV strike systems, the Type-02 Shahin and the Type-04 Joghd, which are in service only in small numbers and are usually only lightly armed.

Qiraji Strategic Missile Forces

The Qiraji Strategic Missile Forces are responsible for the country's arsenal of ballistic, cruise, and SAM missiles. It is divided into two sections- the Air Defense Group and the Strategic Tasks Group. The Missile Forces are perhaps the most technically advanced of the country's armed forces, with equipment on par with many Western militaries. The Missile Forces have long been considered a protective "umbrella" for Qiraj, shielding the country while it continues to modernize and strengthen the main body of its armed forces. As such, they should be treated with extreme wariness by any invading forces.

The Air Defense Group operates the country's large arsenal of SAMs and, along with the Air Force, the military radar stations associated with SAM units. They have recently acquired and deployed Russian Buk SAM systems, and have also imported various types of MANPADS (including Mistral and Igla missiles) and the Russian S-300. Most MANPADS systems are deployed in the Red Army, but a number are also kept at various Missile Forces bases.
However, most of the Air Defense Group's missile are indigenous designed and produced. At present, the Air Defense Group has four primary types of missile in operation: the Rubah-6 long range missile, the Mar-7 medium range missile, the Aghrab-6 short range missile, and the Kaftar-2 MANPADS system. All four systems are modern, top of the line air defense missiles, and used alongside weapons like the Buk, the Mistral, the Igla, and the S-300 they make the Air Defense Group a formidable roadblock to gaining air superiority in the skies over Qiraj. All three larger missile systems are road mobile supersonic weapons, with autonomous maneuvering and countermeasures capabilities and semi-stealth characteristics.

The Strategic Tasks Group operates the country's cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, both of which it has large stockpiles. These weapons include foreign missiles, ranging from older Scuds and Chinese Silkworm cruise missiles to more modern Iskander tactical ballistic systems (to name a few- there are many). As Qiraj does possess some chemical and biological weapons, it still maintains a small number of chemical and biological warhead missiles (largely older weapons such as the Scud or the Silkworm).
However, the Strategic Tasks Group has also developed and built up a large stockpile of native-designed missiles, often taking influences from (or stealing technology from) other nations.
Its main native ballistic missiles (though not its only ones) are the Soliryn series. Soliryn-1 and Soliryn-2 ballistic missiles have been largely phased out or put in storage, but Soliryn-3, Soliryn-4, and Soliryn-5 rockets are in active use and production by the Strategic Tasks Group. In theory, any of the Soliryn series could be fitted with nuclear warheads- the ones in service are already fitted with MIRVs, though they carry conventional warheads.

The Soliryn-3 is a long range ballistic missile that has been in service since 1999. Being older, it has a wider CEP, and is thus mainly used to target enemy airbases or static enemy positions (or even cities). It is liquid-fueled and thus takes some time to fuel and prepare for launch. The Soliryn-4, coming into service in 2006, can be used to attack more mobile enemy forces such as armies maneuvering in the field or specific units or headquarters. It also carries a larger payload and more MIRVs. It is the first solid-fueled ballistic missile indigenously produced by Qiraj, and also the first Qiraji ballistic missile to be road-mobile.

The Soliryn-5 only was introduced three years ago, in 2012. It uses a wide range of advanced sensor systems to continuously update its MIRVs and correct their targeting, allowing it to strike even at enemy ships on the move. Some of its lead designers and analysts who have studied it claim that it could even be used to hit specific tagged vehicles such as a specific tank. It is solid fueled and the Soliryn-5A, a special variant, can even be fired from several of the Red Navy's ships and submarines, including the Koose, one of the Red Navy's Kilo boats, both Arulai-class vessels, and several modified Osa-class missile boats. The Soliryn-5 thus allows Qiraj to fire ballistic missiles from fixed silos, road-mobile launchers, or naval assets. The Soliryn-5B is rumored to have also been developed to allow the missile and launch system to be put into a shipping container, for concealment. Soliryn-5 MIRVs are more similar to hypersonic glide vehicles, capable of maneuvering and using additional rocket thrusters to launch a final "sprint" towards their target. Each missile carries twelve warheads. Soliryn-5s will pose a massive threat and challenge to any alliance invasion fleet, and their mobility and concealment means neutralizing them could be quite difficult.

In addition to the Soliryn series, the STG also operates the shorter-range Malak series of ballistic missiles, which can be considered either tactical ballistic missiles or SRBMs. The Malak-1 and Malak-2 could even constitute long range rocket artillery, while the Malak-3 and Malak-3A (also called the Malak-4) have somewhat longer ranges. None of the Malak series are equipped with MIRVs, and are fired either from ships, submarines, or mobile launchers. The Malak-3A may have the capacity to hit enemy ships but is not as accurate as the Soliryn-5, and carries a smaller payload. As a smaller weapon, it may also be concealed more easily than the larger Soliryns.

The STG operates one line of native designed cruise missiles, the Elsen series. These are complemented by a wide range of foreign cruise missiles, such as the Klub or the older Silkworm. Some of the Elsen series are used by the Red Navy, in addition to foreign missiles. The Elsen-11 and Elsen-12 are subsonic short-range missiles, launchable from land, sea, or sky, intended for land and sea attack, respectively, and are being phased out in favor of the Elsen-16. Most Elsen missiles are supersonic. The Elsen-13 is a medium-range multirole supersonic missile, also capable of being fired by aircraft, ships, or land-based systems, and forms a significant portion of the existing Elsen arsenal. The Elsen-13A is designed to be fired from submarines, specifically being capable of being fired by the Red Navy's Yuan-class boats through their torpedo tubes. The Elsen-13B is simply a modification of the original, equipping it with submunitions. The Elsen-14 is a specifically air-launched long range supersonic anti-ship missile, designed to attack and neutralize enemy capital ships with its unusually large payload. The Elsen-14A is a land-launched variant intended for coastal defense, and the Elsen-14B is fitted with a large number of submunitions to strike at smaller targets. The Elsen-15 is a ship-to-ship supersonic long-range attack missile, which can be fired from any of the Yuan or Kilo class boats or the Koose. The Elsen-16 is one of the newest missiles in service with the STG, incorporating radar-absorbing material and designed to replace the Elsen-12 and Elsen-13 as a short-range subsonic multirole weapon. It also fills some stealth roles, as it is designed to fly extremely low and have a very small radar profile. The Elsen-17 is sort of its "big brother", a supersonic missile with a longer range and larger payload, and the Elsen-17A, a variant of it, is equipped with advanced and variable submunitions to target a variety of enemy forces.

by **Congreveopia** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:16 pm

Okay, so, If you're like me, and don't want to fight this entire war with just the 38 light vehicles you could cram onto your amphibious assault craft, then you'll care about this next thing:

This is where Qiraj and its allies have a major advantage. Qiraj already has its entire military deployed on account of it, you know, being in Qiraj, where the war is. The allies of Qiraj can bring in units over land through friendly nations around Qiraj, so they are forced to spend several hours (or possibly even days) driving units to Qiraj, but there is no upper limit to how many they can choose to move, other than the limit of what their logistics can support. A road can handle 100 trucks driving along it just as easily as 10, as long as the army has fuel for the 100 trucks.

Nations in the Congreveopian Coalition, however, do not have the favorable diplomatic relations necessary to let them drive their vehicles right up to the Qiraji border. They are going to need to come over the beaches. If a nation in the Congreveopian Coalition wants to send in more ships (with or without forces aboard), they will post an ORBAT on the OOC, then I'll give them approval to send in those forces, and the time they'll arrive.If they want to send forces by way of the air, though, they will use this:

They will fly whatever transport aircraft they have the distance (at least 3000 kilometers, probably more) from their nation to Kocahisar air base. This is the final air base before you reach Qiraj that is willing to support* our forces. From there, it is 772 kilometers to Qiraj's coast. 50 of those kilometers belong to the nation that Kocahisar air base is in, and can be considered relatively neutral/safe (the nation will not allow attack aircraft from either force to enter). The next 700 kilometers are international waters, and your fleet is somewhere in them. If we want supplies, we had better make sure we secure this airspace, because there's nothing but us preventing Qiraj shooting down all of our planes here. The final 22 kilometers (plus however far inland you're going) are Qiraji airspace. Needless to say, this is going to be very dangerous airspace until we force it to be secure. If we want a transport to get through, we will need to be very sure there aren't Qiraji fighters or SAMs lying in wait to take it out.

*Kocahisar air base is willing to field our transport aircraft, and assist anything being used for medical evacuations. They will absolutely not allow us to base strike aircraft there.

by **The GAmeTopians** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:50 pm

OK Cong, I'll post a WIP ORBAT here. I'll be expanding it as time allows, since I have a road trip coming up.

by **Congreveopia** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:53 pm

The GAmeTopians wrote:OK Cong, I'll post a WIP ORBAT here. I'll be expanding it as time allows, since I have a road trip coming up.

Sounds good. You can just post a small expeditionary force (that will arrive soon IC) now and bring in larger fleets later (because they wouldn't arrive until later in the IC anyways) if you want.

by **The GAmeTopians** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:55 pm

by **Military Democracy of Birtonia** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:57 pm

Place holder for invasion fleet

by **The GAmeTopians** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:45 pm

Added some infantry and officers to the orbat, not done yet.

by **The Tekkit Guy** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:12 pm

Update:
1 Amphibious Assault ship= 1500 marines, 13 jets, 5 transport helicopters, 10 tanks
7 battlecruisers
3 destroyers
4 frigates
4 minelayer/anti-sub corvettes
3 nuclear attack submarines.

Perhaps the entire 3rd expeditionary fleet was too overkill.

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