Natopian Defense Force
The Natopian Defense Force is a combined arms force tasked, under the Caprine Code with defending the totality of Natopia's holdings on Micras and in the wider Atos system. It's motto is Duty, Loyalty, Honor. It is ultimately under the command of the Natopian Emperor, who has the supreme rank of Grand Commander of the Defense Force. Most operations and decisions are made by the Natopian Secretary for Defense.
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Note to self. General structure is as follows:
Court of the Verdant Gardens (CVG)>> Natopian Defense Force (NDF) >> Service Branches >> Commands >> Fleets/Forces >> Divisions/Groups
Natopian Army
- Land Command
- Rapid Reaction Force
- Tapferite Army of Vengeance (raised circa 1649 to suppress an uprising in Walstadt)
Attack hovercopter "Banshee"
Armored tank "Scorpion"
Hovertank "Qajar"
Hovertank "Matador"
Assault hovercraft "Tahmaseb"
- Board of the Admiralty (commanded by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty)
- Naval Command (commanded by an admiral)
- Gaeos Fleet (commanded by a vice-admiral)
- 1st Carrier Group (commanded by a rear-admiral)
- 1st Support Group
- 1st Home Group
- 2nd Home Group
- Raynor Fleet
- 2nd Carrier Group
- 3rd Home Group
- 1st Submarine Group
- Dominion Fleet
- 1st Exploratory Group
- 2nd Exploratory Group
- 3rd Exploratory Group
- 4th Exploratory Group
- Gaeos Fleet (commanded by a vice-admiral)
- Coastal Command
- Royal Fleet
- Royal Yacht Group
- Tapfer Fleet
- Bay Patrol Group
- Cibola Fleet
- Yardistan Fleet
- Royal Fleet
- Naval Command (commanded by an admiral)
Gustav Lindstrom-class aircraft carrier
Eisboyle-class assault ship
Ziegeland-class tactical carrier
Hegchelus-class ballistic missile submarine
Ill de France-class battleship
Minute-class gunboat and ramship
Natopia-class destroyer
Skyfore-class guided-missile destroyer
Unterdu-class attack submarine
Trident-class minelayer
Vista de Nada-class frigate
Natopian Spacefleet
- Aerospace Command
- Spacefleet Headquarters and Spacefleet Academy
- Spacefleet
- Deep Space Patrol Group
- Atos Patrol Group
- Natopian International Space Station (NISS)
- Tarsica Support Group
- Orbital Defence Force
- 1st (Fighter) Group
- 2nd (Bombardment) Group
- 3rd (Support) Group
Imperial-class space carrier
Ariadne-class escort
Bismarck-class battleship
Io-class cruiser
Natopian International Space Station
Dingo-class large shuttle
HB-3 bomber
LB-2 bomber
N-1 fighter
N-2 fighter
Stealth fighter "Black Angel"
Raven-class personal shuttle
New Lindstrom Tarsica Colony
Virgo-class scout ship
Zion-class survey ship
Drydock facility
Uniforms
The uniforms for each branch of the Defense Force are designed by the Institute of Heraldry within the Court of the Verdant Gardens and manufactured via a contract with Dingo Enterprises. Spacefleet uniforms are consist of dark gray pants and tanktop (for arm mobility in potential zero-g situations) with silver-colored leather straps, and a side cap with silver piping. Navy uniforms are blue pants and longsleeve shirts to protect against the elements while on deck with gold-colored leather straps, and a standard cap with gold piping. Army uniforms are dark teal with rolled up sleeves, bronze-colored leather straps, and a beret with bronze piping.
History
- Historic reliance upon sea-power and orbital platforms
- The Natopian Navy under Elwynnese control
- Grand Commonwealth (Giess) invasion
- Problems with Calbionese pirates
- Raid on Walstadt after the death of Elijah
- Logistical support to Constancia in the Euran War
- War of Jingdaoese Immolation
- War of Vengeance against the regicide Adam
- Neutrality in domestic politics (compared to Shireroth and Jingdao)
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