Kelwonan Defence Force Factbook

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Branches

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Kelwonan Army
The Kelwonan Army is the oldest, established in 1512, of the three branches and is under the command of Field Marshal Peter Strawson who acts as the Army's representative in the Ministry of Defence. As of July 2011, there are 396,968 men and women serving in the Kelwonan Army. They are all volunteers due to the fact that conscription is only allowed in the most desperate times of war. As with all other branches, the Kelwonan Army lost a fifth of it's strength because of the Military Reduction Act but only half it's funding.

Kelwonan Navy
The Kelwonan Navy is the second oldest, established in 1658, of the three branches and is under the command of Grand Admiral Graham Young who acts as the Navy's representative in the Ministry of Defence. As of July 2011, there are 329,193 men and women serving in the Kelwonan Navy. Like the Army and the Air Force, they are all volunteers. As with all other branches, the Kelwonan Navy lost a fifth of it's strength because of the Military Reduction Act but only half it's funding.

Kelwonan Air Force
The Kelwonan Air Force is the youngest, established in 1924, of the three branches and is under the orders of Commander John Locke who acts as the Air Force's representative in the Ministry of Defence. As of July 2011, there are 242,053 men and women serving in the Kelwonan Air Force. Like the Army and the Navy, they are all volunteers. As with all other branches, the Kelwonan Air Force lost a fifth of it's strength because of the Military Reduction Act but only half it's funding.

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Equipment

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Small Arms
G13 Bowen Handgun
G10 Assault Rifle

Unmanned Vehicles

Ships
William Fox Class Aircraft Carrier - 10 in Commision
Illustrious Class Landing Helicopter Dock -14 in Commision
21 Cruisers
58 Destroyers
29 Frigates
31 Submarines

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The Military Reduction Act has allowed the Kelwonan Army to seek a replacement for the Beretta M9. The replacement is the G13 Bowen Handgun which is heavily based on the Beretta Px4 Storm but fires the 10mm Auto round. The first prototypes fired the 9×19mm Parabellum round but this changed when the Kelwonan Army announced that the handgun should fire a round more capable than the Parabellum.

Type: Semi-Automatic Pistol
Place of Origin: Kelwona
Manufacturer: Bowen Firearms Company

Weight: 800g (Without Magazine)
Length: 192 mm
Barrel Length: 102 mm
Cartridge: 10mm Auto
Action: Short Recoil, Locked-Breech, Rotating Barrel Lock
Muzzle Velocity: 434 m/s
Effective Range: 40 m
Feed System: 10 Round Box Magazine
Sights: Rear V Notch and Front Post, 3 Illuminated Dots

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The G10 assault rifle was developed by the Bowen Firearms Company as a part of the modernization program which followed the Military Reduction Act after it was enacted. It is essentially an F2000S rechambered for the more potent 6.8 Remington SPC round and is issued with an EOtech 552 holographic sight. Grenadiers in a squad are also issued the GL1 40mm grenade launcher.

Type: Assault Rifle
Place of Origin: Kelwona
Manufacturer: Bowen Firearms Company

Weight: 3.7 kg
Length: 688 mm
Barrel Length: 400 mm
Cartridge: 6.8 Remington SPC
Action: Short-Stroke Piston, Rotating Bolt
Muzzle Velocity: 785 m/s
Effective Range: 500 m
Feed System: 30 Round Box Magazine
Sights: EOtech 552 Holographic Sight

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The William Fox Class aircraft carrier was originally know as the Infamous Class during development, it was renamed after the former Kelwonan president was killed in a car crash. It is now the only class of aircraft carrier in service, replacing the older Clemenceau and Charles de Gaulle classes. Each William Fox Clas ship is capable of carrying seventy aircraft on board and has a complement of nearly four and a half thousand.

Type: Aircraft Carrier
Place of Origin: Kelwona
Builder: Corsica Shipbuilding Company, Normandy Military Systems

Displacement: 100,500 Tonnes
Length: 331.5 m
Beam: 41.8 m
Draft: 8.2 m
Propulsion: 8 x Wärtsilä Diesel Generators, 4 x Rolls-Royce Marine Trent MT30 Gas Turbines
Speed: 48 km/h
Range: 19,000 km
Complement: 4,980

Sensors and Processing Systems::
SAMPSON Multi-Function Air Tracking Radar
S1850M 3-D Air Surveillance Radar
AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D Air Search Radar
AN/SPQ-9B Target Acquisition Radar
AN/SPN-46 Air Traffic Control Radars
AN/SPN-41 Landing Aid Radars
Mk 91 NSSM Guidance Systems

Electronic warfare and decoys:
SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures Suite
SLQ-25A Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures

Armament:
3 x Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System
2 x Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching System (For 42 RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles)
15 x Mk 48 Vertical Launch System (For 30 RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles)

Aircraft Carried:
60 x P-19N Carrier Hawks
5 x P-42D Eagle
5 x MH-60R Seahawk

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The Illustrious Class landing helicopter dock is the only class of amphibious assault ship currently in commision with the Kelwonan Navy replacing the older Wasp Class vessels. While the vessel is capable of launching STOVL aircraft, it is more commonly seen with a load of helicopters.

Type: Landing Helicopter Dock
Place of Origin: Kelwona
Builder: Corsica Shipbuilding Company

Displacement: 27,851 Tonnes
Length: 232.8 m
Beam: 31.5 m
Draft: 7.1 m
Propulsion: 2 x GE LM 2500 Combined Diesel and Gas Turbine
Speed: 39 km/h
Range: 15,000 km
Complement: 243

Sensors and Processing Systems:
SAMPSON Multi-Function Air Tracking Radar
Saab 9LV Combat System

Electronic warfare and decoys:
SLQ-25A Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures

Armament:
2 x Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Revolver Gun System
2 x Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching System (For 42 RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles)

Aircraft Carried:
12 x NH90 TTH