Ciric armed forces

Ciric armed forces
Flag of the Ciric Confederacy
Country	Ciric Confederacy
Founded	1456 AN
Branches	Air & Space Branch Land Branch Naval Branch Confederate Guard Confederate Army Special Tactical Service (CATSS)
Headquarters	Mourn
Leadership
Director of the Military	Vangh Tet
Manpower
Military age	18–60 years old
Conscription	No
Available for military service	312,000 (approx.)
Reserve personnel	67,000 (approx.)
Expenditures
Percent of GDP	2.1%

I visited a military base in Wrighthaven once. It was a rather austere location; it was covered in spikes and fantastic power-generation devices that I did not quite understand the inner workings of, and I witnessed an air-drill with a contingent of Sening-class fighters. I must say, I do not believe the military to be a force of weakness.

—Edward Coldstone, Cira: A Legacy (1675 AN)

The Ciric armed forces are the main defence force in the Ciric Confederacy, which adhere to a strict policy of national defence and protection, established by the doctrine of the founders of the armed forces. The forces take very serious pride in their relatively peaceful method of operation, with all forces being trained to spare lives when possible and only undertake actions for the good of the confederacy. The forces also take great pride in their technological development, resulting in new weapons that are designed to minimise the danger for confederate forces.

The Ciric armed forces are also responsible for the maintenance of the Confederate Defence Grid, which is the main method that the confederacy uses to guarantee its security from outside forces.

Equipment

Name	Type	Notes	Photo
Infantry Equipment
UV17 7.62x51mm Minigun	Minigun	The UV17 is a minigun used by heavy-ordinance teams as a method of suppressing fire and anti-material assault
ALT Grenade Launcher	Grenade Launcher	The ALT (Airburst Laser-Targeted) grenade launcher is a long-range airburst grenade launcher
Electra	Electrolaser	The Electra is a hand-held electrolaser developed by the Southern Meteorological Service
Seving SN95 .65 Cal Anti-Material Gun	Anti-Material Gun	The Seving SN95 is an anti-material rifle used by heavy-ordinance teams to destroy lightly armoured targets from extreme range
Braxis-101 14.5x114mm HMG	HMG	The Braxis-101 is a high-caliber heavy machine gun used by heavy-ordinance teams against tightly packed or heavily armoured targets
Z11 5.56x45mm LMG	LMG	The Z11 is a light machine gun utilised by assault teams in offensive manoeuvres as suppressing fire
Kaghing 7.62x51mm Sniper Rifle	Sniper Rifle	The Kaghing sniper rifle is a high-accuracy laser-guided sniper rifle used by infantry teams to target enemies from extreme range
Z221 5.56x45mm Assault Rifle	Assault Rifle	The Z221 assault rifle is a general-purpose rifle employed by most Ciric infantry units
Singer B12 9x19mm Submachine Gun	Submachine Gun	The Singer B12 is a submachine gun designed for CQB by infiltration teams
Kett-12 Fully Automatic Shotgun	Shotgun	The Kett-12 is a fully-automatic shotgun employed by breaching teams, tank teams, and naval infantry that is designed for CQB
Z113 6.8mm Carbine	Carbine	The Z113 is a carbine rifle used mainly by teams engaging in confined spaces; it is also used extensively by the Confederate Army Special Tactical Service (CATSS)
Haraldsson 9mm Semi-Automatic Pistol	Semi-Automatic Pistol	The Haraldsson pistol is the main handgun used by all soldiers in all branches of the military
Baring Infantry-Assist Exoskeleton	Powered Exoskeleton	The Baring Exoskeleton is a powered exoskeleton designed for use by specialised heavy-ordinance infantry teams in order to allow the wielding of heavier weaponry
Hagg Stealth Tech	Stealth Device	Hagg Stealth is a plating of Ferris Ordis specially designed reflective plates that bend photons around the target, rendering it nearly invisible, and completely invisible to infrared; it is used primarily by special forces units
Land Ordinance
Z87 General-Purpose Vehicle	Utility Vehicle	The Z87 vehicle is a modular utility truck used for personnel transport, that can be outfitted with a number of weapons and tools
Z87 Sonic Module	Sonic Weapon	The Z87 sonic module is designed to be attached to the Z87 general-purpose vehicle; the sonic module can be tuned to frequencies designated to cause nausea, completely incapacitate a target, or distort the vision; the weapon is used in crowd control situations as well as siege settings	]
Z87 Radar Module	Radar	The Z87 radar module is designed to be attached to the Z87 general-purpose vehicle; the radar module is designed to add radar detection to the vehicle
Z87 Air Defence Module	Anti-Aircraft Weapon	The Z87 air defence module is designed to be attached to the Z87 general-purpose vehicle; the air defence module is a combined laser weapon and guided flak cannon designed solely to destroy enemy aircraft
Orion-3 Cascade	Motorcycle	The Orion-3 Cascade is a military motorcycle produced by Orion and utilised for fast off-road travel for infantry
Orion-2 Adder	Motorcycle	The Orion-2 Adder is a military motorcycle produced by Orion utilising verakium hover technology
IC9 Vehicle	IFV	The IC9 Vehicle is an infantry fighting vehicle utilised by mechanised infantry units equipped with a rotary autocannon
Shriek N9 Mobile Artillery	Self-Propelled Artillery	The N9 artillery is an unmanned mechanised walking artillery cannon; it is long range, with a comparatively rapid rate of fire, and is capable of traversing most terrain types
Aroman Z13T1 Tank	Main Battle Tank	The Aroman tank is a main battle tank designed for frontline muscle and firepower
Altox HST44	Heavy Tank	The Altox high-speed tank is a standard heavy tank with a large armament utilised by standard tank teams
Jansen Z13T6 Light Tank	Light Tank	The Jansen tank is a light tank used in reconnaissance and support roles, as well as by the special service
Farovar Z13T11 Siege-Enabled Tank	Heavy Tank	The Farovar siege-enabled tank, sometimes just called the Farovar siege tank, is a heavy tank designed to be used as highly mobile armed artillery; the tank features a heavy gun that can extend into an artillery cannon at the same time as placing stabilisation legs to convert the tank into a large, armoured artillery cannon
Hammer Z13T29 Unmanned Tank	Light Tank	The Hammer unmanned tank is, as the name suggests, an unmanned light tank controlled completely by remote; it is used where the safety of a human pilot would be extremely low or uncertain
Titan Z14T33 Walking Tank	Mechanised Walker	The Titan walking tank consists of a chassis with a gyroscopic cockpit mounted on four legs; the tank is equipped with a main autocannon and a guided AA system
Kei-Tel A129 Multi-Weapon System	Laser Weapon & Sonic Weapon	The Kei-Tel multi-weapon system is a system containing three main weapons; a main electrolaser that ionises and shocks a path in a straight line, an incapacitation pulse projectile that uses an infrared laser to launch a plasma wave and paralyse targets, and a "thunder generator" that is used for sonic warfare
Naval Ordinance
Arvar Class Patrol Boat	Patrol Boat	The Arvar class patrol boat is used for domestic patrol and special service operations
Haven Class Missile Corvette	Corvette	The Haven class corvette is designed to carry Hawker and Falcon missiles for sea-to-land engagements
Anningheim Class Stealth Corvette	Corvette	The Anningheim class corvette is a standard non-missile carrying corvette outfitted with Hagg Stealth plating to deflect infrared and radar signals and enable the corvette to operate in discretion
Nha Dac Class Submarine	Submarine	The Nha Dac class submarine is a submarine designed for scouting missions and anti-naval warfare; it is equipped with Aqueous torpedoes and depth charges
Hemsgard Class Destroyer	Destroyer	The Hemsgard class destroyer is a destroyer vessel utilised for its manoeuverability and for escorting larger ships; it is armed with large naval cannons and Hawker missiles
Paroka Class Battlecruiser	Cruiser	The Paroka class battlecruiser is a cruiser vessel built to engage as heavy-firepower ships in naval battles
Wrighthaven Class Battleship	Battleship	The Wrighthaven class battleship is a battleship vessel used for dominating naval battles through AA control, strong detection abilities, and massive firepower including Hawker and Falcon missiles
Mourn Class Dreadnought	Dreadnought	The Mourn class dreadnought is a dreadnought vessel designed for a similar purpose as the Wrighthaven class battleship, albiet with significantly more firepower
Suzerain Class Aircraft Carrier	Aircraft Carrier	The Suzerain class aircraft carrier is designed to carry up to forty aircraft; the Suzerain class carrier can carry either helicopters or fighters & bombers
Confederate Class Aircraft Carrier	Aircraft Carrier	The Confederate class aircraft carrier is designed not only to carry up to twenty-five aircraft, but also to carry corvettes and landing ships in its hull
Kaisha Class Aircraft Carrier	Aircraft Carrier	The Kaisha class aircraft carrier is an aircraft carrier designed for amphibious movement; due to its size, there are currently only two in operation
Caldera Class Arsenal Ship	Arsenal Ship	The Caldera Class Arsenal Ship is an experimental arsenal ship model currently in its field-testing phase, with the only ship of its type (the SCV Insidious), which is stationed with the Northern Fleet; equipped with a very large number of various missiles
Terminus Class Landing Ship	Landing Craft	The Terminus class landing ship is designed to land marine land ordinance and infantry on beaches for amphibious assault
Harding Class Transport Ship	Transport Ship	The Harding class transport ship is designed to transport troops and equipment over sea
Speaker Class Command Ship	Command Ship	The Speaker class command ship is designed to provide office space for fleet officers and logistics and communications for a fleet
Aerial Equipment
CJ-11 Jet Fighter	Jet Fighter	The CJ-11 jet fighter is an interception fighter designed for air superiority as well as land strafing; it is equipped with machine guns and guided Falcon missiles
Ardor B1 Bomber	Bomber	The Ardor B1 bomber is a conventional bomber aircraft designed to destroy strategic targets
Lhu Toc B9 Stealth Bomber	Stealth Bomber	The Lhu Toc B9 stealth bomber is a bomber equipped with a greater number of bombs as well as guided missiles; it is designed to make use of Hagg stealth tech to deflect radar and infrared
Keller-22 Helicopter Gunship	Gunship	The Keller-22 gunship is a helicopter designed for assault on various targets including armour regiments and naval units
X1 Transport Helicopter	Transport Helicopter	The X1 transport helicopter is designed for transport and insertion of infantry
Ao-Vrai Transport Craft	Transport Plane	The Ao-Vrai transport craft is designed for the transport and deployment of troops, supplies, and ordinance
Lotus-8 Gale	UAV	The Lotus-8 Gale is an unmanned UAV used for reconnaissance; it utilises state-of-the-art silent flying technology to allow it to be assigned to stealth missions
Lotus-7 Piscine	UAV	The Lotus-7 Piscine is an unmanned UAV used for light attack; it is small and is equipped with two Z11 LMGs attached to the bottom of the drone
Lotus-11 Krov	UAV	The Lotus-11 Krov is an unmanned UAV used for heavy attack; it is large and armoured, and is equipped with a UV17 minigun to deal with armoured units and clusters of infantry, as well as an ALT grenade launcher
Chimera Class Aerial Warship		The Chimera class aerial warship is a flying warship-sized aircraft which possesses the capability to hover and move at speeds up to mach 1; the aerial warship is able to do this because to being powered by twin fusion reactors in its hull, which also power the weapons systems that include railgun cannons and high-power laser weaponry; there are only three Chimera class aerial warships in use currently in the confederacy
Rockets
Hawker Missile		The Hawker type missile is composed of the rocket propulsion alongside a tip made of molten metal which is shaped into a sharp point by a magnetic field before launch; it is designed for use against armoured targets
Falcon Missile		The Falcon type missile is a standard explosive payload missile designed for use against armour as well as strategic targets
Deving Missile		The Deving type missile is a hypersonic cruise missile designed for extremely long range strikes
Aqueous Torpedo		The Aqueous type torpedo is the main type of torpedo utilised against naval targets
Ordinance in Development
Fortis Class Aerial Warship		A proposed upgrade to the current Chimera class aerial warship, the Fortis class is designed to engage a larger amount of weapons and have a higher speed
Pyros B11 Mobile Bomber		The Pyros bomber is a bomber designed to be able to land and travel on land and sea at equivalent speeds to other craft in order to conserve fuel for attack runs; the bomber is designed to use a missile launcher rather than standard bombs in order to be able to attack while landed
Chrysos-9 Amphibious Tank		The Chrysos-9 tank is a proposed upgraded version of the Aroman Z13T1 tank that is able to continue assault over rivers and lakes
Eos 7A Electro-Flak Cannon		The Eos electro-flak cannon is designed to be attached via bolting to various military vehicles so that an additional rider can be accomodated for the weapon; the actual weapon is designed to launch metal flak attached together with wires; the flak is designed to shock targets and create an electric "net" via the strings attached to the flak
Aeon C7 Bomber		The Aeon bomber is designed to be a bomber type aircraft with the ability to hover that is equipped with EMP devices
Atos Weapons Platform		Although only hypothetical at the current time, the proposed Atos weapons platform is a joint research project between the military science division of the science directorate and the Coetus Astrum on the possibility of building a weapons platform on a satellite; the satellite is proposed to contain conventional bombs, guided missiles, and laser weaponry
AD101 "Ad Infinitum" Cannon		The AD101 cannon is the confederacy's most classified military secret, due to its extreme destructive capabilities; the AD101 cannon is designed to use a centrifugal accelerator to speed up a huge shell that contains a sample of hydrogen and a sample of anti-hydrogen, hypercooled atoms, which are condensed into a singularity by the centripetal force of the centrifuge; the shell is then launched, and the miniature singularity pulls in the hydrogen and anti-hydrogen, which react and annihilate each other, producing an extremely large amount of energy; the singularity contains the energy released by the mass annihilation until it strikes its target and the singularity breaks down, resulting in the instant release of all of the energy; confederate scientists have determined that the energy released by a detonation of a single shell could annihilate an area nine times the size of Mourn.