Kalmar Union - Factbook (Earth: Empires, FT)

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Kalmarunionen
Kalmar Union

Unionen Riken Sverige, Norge, Danmark och Island, Vinland, Markland och Rupertland, och Grand Furstendömet Finland.
The Union of the Kingdoms of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland, Vinland, Markland and Rupert's Land, and the Grand Duchy of Finland.

Flag of the Kalmar Union


Coat of Arms of His Majesty King Gustavus IX Adolphus

Monarch: By the grace of God, His Nordic Majesty Gustavus IX Adolphus of the Kalmar Union, King of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland, of Vinland, Markland and Rupert's Land, of the Wends and the Goths, Grand Prince of Finland, Duke of Scania, Estonia, Livonia, Karelia, Bremen, Verden, Stettin, Pomerania, Kashubia and Wendia, Prince of Rügen, Lord of Ingria and Wismar, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, Jülich, Cleves and Berg, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, Dithmarschen, Lauenburg and Oldenburg.

Population: 125,667,084

Military population: 1,885,006

Government form: Dynastic and political union; absolute monarchy

-WIP-

[Napoleonic Sweden]

Military of the Kalmar Union

United Scandinavian Navy

The United Scandinavian Navy (Förenade Skandinavisk Marinen) was formed by the 3245 Treaty of Karlskrona and replaced the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian navies, becoming the Kalmar Union's sole spaceborne military service. The prefix 'HMS', short for Hans/Hennes Majestäts Skepp (His/Her Majesty's Ship) is given to ships of the Scandinavian Navy, but in English the prefix 'HNoMS' for 'His Nordic Majesty's Ship' is often used instead to avoid confusion with the ships of the British Royal Navy.

Battleships: ...................1
Cruisers: ......................12
Orbital defence ships: .......7
Destroyers: ...................21
Monitors: ...................... 4
Torpedo boats: .............854
Total Ships: .................899

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The first inter-system FTL capable ship in the Royal Navy (at least, the first one fitted with such a drive in its original design), the Gustav II Adolf is the pride of the entire nation, and serves as a buffer to any state that tries to impose on the Baltic Sea. A second ship of its class, the HNMS Gustav IX Adolf, is under construction.
Ships in class: HNoMS Gustav II Adolf; HNoMS Gustav IX Adolf (under construction)

Length: 810'
Width: '135
Crew: 812

Primary Armament:

8 x 8' cannons in single turrets
3x 12' Double Turret Cannons

Secondary Armament:

10x 8' Single Turret Cannons

Defensive Armaments:

24x 25mm anti fighter Repeater Cannons

Shields

x4 Kinetic Space Shields

Armour

Belt: 14'
Sides: 14'
Turrets: 10'
Deck: 8'

Machinery

x1 Claudia Engine
x1 Stjärnporten FTL Etherway Drive
x1 Delta Communications System

Sub light speed

x1 Claudia Pulse Engine

Designed and principally deployed by the Royal Venetian Navy, two ships of the Acosta-class were purchased by the Kalmar Union in order to expand the Scandinavian Navy.
Ships in class: HNoMS Mjolnir; HNoMS Gungnir.

Length: 612'
Width: 120'
Crew: 890

Primary Armament:

8x Double Turret 10' Cannons
2x 12' Double Turret Cannons

Secondary Armament:

10x 8' Single Turret Cannons

Defensive Armaments:

6x 25mm anti fighter Repeater Cannons

Shields

x4 Kinetic Space Shields

Armour

Belt: 16'
Sides: 16'
Turrets: 8'
Deck: 6'

Machinery

x1 Claudia Engine
x1 Keymaster Drive
x1 Delta Communications System

Sub light speed

x1 Claudia Pulse Engine

The Erövraren-class protected cruiser is the second Scandinavian-built ship class with faster-than-light capability. Built to be light and fast, the Erövraren-class is nonetheless a powerful ship in combat.
Ships in class: HNoMS Erövraren, HNoMS Segraren, HNoMS Försvarare, HNoMS Protektor

Length: 367'
Width: 83'
Crew: 700

Primary Armament:

2x Double Turret 8' Cannons
2x 10' Single Turret Cannons

Secondary Armament:

6x 6' Single Turret Cannons
2x Torpedo Launchers

Defensive Armaments:

6x 30mm Anti-Fighter Repeater Cannons

Shields

x4 Kinetic Space Shields

Armour

Belt: 9'
Sides: 10'
Turrets: 6'
Deck: 6'

Machinery

x2 Claudia Engine
x1 Stjärnporten FTL Etherway Drive

Sub light speed

x4 boiler engines

Designed to patrol the orbits of the Kalmar Union's handful of interplanetary possessions, the Sverige-class orbital defence ship is a cruiser-sized warship that sacrifices speed and range for armour and armament. Five have been constructed by the Kalmar Union.
Ships in class: HNoMS Sverige; HNoMS Drottnig Victoria; HNoMS Olaf XIII; HNoMS Gothenburg; HNoMS Kalmar; HNoMS Väinämöinen; HNoMS Illmarinen

Length: 399'
Width: 98'
Crew: 650

Primary Armament:

8x Double Turret 5' Cannons
2x 6' Double Turret Cannons

Secondary Armament:

x5 3' Single Turret Cannons

Defensive Armaments:

6x 25mm Anti fighter Flak Guns

Shields

x4 Kinetic Space Shields

Armour

Belt: 12'
Sides: 12'
Turrets: 6'
Deck: 8'

Machinery

x1 Delta Communications System

Sub light speed

x1 Claudia Pulse Engine

Like the Acosta-classes, the Scandinavian Navy's six Atticus-class frigates were purchased from the Most Serene Republic of Venice. They are intended primarily for use as patrol ships but are capable of performing support roles in battle.
Ships in class: HNMS Leif Ericsson; HNMS Cnut the Great; HNMS Eric the Red; HNMS Gustavus IX Adolphus; HNMS Harald V; HNMS Tryggvason.

Length: 390'
Width: 110'
Crew: 650

Primary Armament:

x8 Double Turret 8' Cannons
x4 Single Turret 10' Cannons


Secondary Armament:

x5 6' Single Turret Cannons
x2 Torpedo Turrets


Defensive Armaments:

6x 25mm Anti fighter Flak Guns

Shields

x4 Kinetic Space Shields

Armour

Belt: 11'
Sides: 11'
Turrets: 5'
Deck: 5'

Machinery

x1 Claudia Engine
x1 Keymaster Drive
x1 Delta Communications System

Sub light speed

x1 Claudia Pulse Engine

Ehrensköld-class destroyers are support ships built for speed and manoueverability. Though somewhat old, this class remains the backbone of the Scandinavian navy, supporting larger ships in combat and performing routine patrol and anti-pirate duties.
Ships in class: HNoMS Mode; HNoMS Magna; HNoMS Klas Horn; HNoMS Sigurd; HNoMS Hugin; HNoMS Munin; HNoMS Wrangel; HNoMS Wachtmeister; HNoMS Ehrensköld; & 12 others

Length: 315'
Width: 105'
Crew: 485

Primary Armament:

x4 Double Turret 8' Cannons
x6 Single Turret 10' Cannons

Secondary Armament:

x2 6' Single Turret Cannons
x4 Torpedo Tubes


Defensive Armaments:

6x 25mm Anti fighter Flak Guns

Shields

x2 Kinetic Space Shields

Armour

Belt: 10'
Sides: 10'
Turrets: 6'
Deck: 6'

Machinery

x2 Claudia Engine
x1 Stjärnporten FTL Etherway Drive

Sub light speed

x2 Claudia Pulse Engine

The John Ericsson-class was originally the principal warship of the Kalmar Union, but became obsolete as a warship with the advent of battleships. The remaining four monitors of the Kalmar navy are now used as heavy orbital bombardment ships.
Ships in class: HNoMS John Ericsson; HNoMS Thordön; HNoMS Tirfing; HNoMS Loke.

Length: 199'
Width: 44'
Crew: 80

Primary Armament:

2x 10.5' Single Turret Cannons

Secondary Armament:

None

Defensive Armaments:

None

Shields

x2 Kinetic Space Shields

Armour

Belt: 4.9'
Conning tower: 8.9'
Turrets: 11'
Deck: 1'

Machinery

x10 boiler engines

The Lamenta-class torpedo boat is the third ship class purchased from the Republic of Venice by the Kalmar Union. Built more or less as suicide ships, these small, underdefended ships are used for 'softening up' the enemy, and thus possess great offensive capability despite their size.
Ships in class: HNoMS Torpedobaad LA001 - HNoMS Torpedobaad LA100

Length: 100'
Width: 48'
Crew: 52

Primary Armament:

4x Heavy Torpedo Launcher
6x Tripled Turret 35mm Repeaters

Defensive Armaments:

2x 25mm anti fighter Repeater Cannons

Shields

N/A

Armour

Belt: 3'
Sides: 4'
Turrets: 4'
Deck: 2'

Machinery

x3 Mk.II Slow-Space Claudia Engine (SSCE)
x1 Mk. IV Advanced Delta Communications Relay System (ADCRS)

Sub light speed

x1 Mk.IV Sub-Space Pulse Engine

The 1. class torpedo boat is the standard torpedo boat used by the United Scandinavian Navy. The Kalmar Union is somewhat less callous with the lives of it's torpedo boat crews than most states, and so tthe 1. class is notable for being considerably better defended than most torpedo boats; nonetheless, they rarely last long in battle- merely long enough to lauch their devestating attacks.
Ships in class: HNoMS Torpedobaad KU045 - HNoMS Torpedobaad KU899

Length: 94'
Width: 40'
Crew: 48

Primary Armament:

2x Heavy Torpedo Tubes
4x Torpedo Tubes
4x Tripled Turret 30mm Repeaters

Defensive Armaments:

4x 20mm anti fighter Repeater Cannons

Shields

x1 Kinetic Space Shield

Armour

Belt: 4'
Sides: 4'
Turrets: 3'
Deck: 3'

Machinery

x1 Stjärnporten FTL Etherway Drive
x1 Delta Communications Systems

Sub light speed

x2 boiler engines

[Napoleonic Sweden]

National Anthem

United forever by fealty and honour,
Our mighty empire will ever endure.
The Great Kalmar Union will live through the ages.
The dream of a people their fortress secure.

Long live our Scandinavia,
Protected by the King's mighty hand.
Long live our peoples, united and free.
Strong in our friendship tried by fire.
Long may our great nation inspire,
Shining in glory for all men to see.

Through days dark and stormy where our King shall lead us
We shall remember the bright sun of freedom above
And our great sovereign with the faith of the people,
Inspires us to build up the land that we love.

Long live our Scandinavia,
Protected by the King's mighty hand.
Long live our peoples, united and free.
Strong in our friendship tried by fire.
Long may our great nation inspire,
Shining in glory for all men to see.

We fight for the True Faith, threatened by the papists,
And bring to our homeland the age of great power.
Our glory will live in the memory of nations
And all generations will honour her name.

Long live our Scandinavia,
Protected by the King's mighty hand.
Long live our peoples, united and free.
Strong in our friendship tried by fire.
Long may our great nation inspire,
Shining in glory for all men to see.