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{{Infobox military unit
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Mascyllary Air Force
| unit_name = Mascyllary Air Force
| native_name = ''Luftheer''
| native_name = ''Königliches Luftheer''
| image = Luftheer logo.png
| image = Emblem of the Mascyllary Royal Air Force.png
| image_size = 270px
| image_size = 180px
| caption = Logo of the Air Force administration
| caption = Badge of the ''Luftheer''
| dates =  
| dates =  
| country = {{flag|Mascylla}}
| country = {{flag|Mascylla}}
| command_structure = ''[[Reichswehr (Mascylla)|Reichswehr]]''
| command_structure = ''[[Reichswehr (Mascylla)|Reichswehr]]''
| branch = {{wp|Air force}}
| branch = {{wp|Air force}}
| role = {{wp|Aerial warfare}}
| role = {{wp|Aerial warfare}}<br>{{wp|Space warfare}}<br>{{wp|Aerial supremacy}}<br>{{wp|Militarisation of space|Space security and supremacy}}<br>{{wp|ISTAR}}<br>{{wp|Airlift}}<br>{{wp|Strategic bombing|Global strike operations}}<br>{{wp|Command and control}}
| website =  
| website =  
| start_date = 9 February 1919; 101 years ago
| start_date = 9 February 1919; 101 years ago
| size = 23,827 (January 2020)<br>514 aircraft<br>2,700 reserve personnel
| size = 63,827 (January 2020)<br>1,514 aircraft<br>12,700 reserve personnel
| commander1 = Julius Götzge
| commander1 = {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Dorothy I of Mascylla.png|size=23px}} [[Monarchy of Mascylla|Queen]] [[Dorothea I of Mascylla|Dorothea I]]
| commander1_label = ''Marschall der Luftstreitkräfte''
| commander1_label = {{wp|Commander-in-chief}}
| commander2 = ''{{wp|Air chief marshal|Marschall}}'' Erhard Meil
| commander2 = {{flagicon image|Prime_ministerial_standard_Mascylla.png|size=23px}} [[Thomas Falkner]]
| commander2 label = Deputy Chief of the Air Force
| commander2_label = [[Prime Minister of Mascylla|Prime Minister]]
| commander3 = ''{{wp|Generalmajor}}'' Günther Hardt
| commander3 = {{flagicon image|Ensign_of_the_other_government_ministries_of_Mascylla.png|size=23px}} [[First Falkner cabinet|Rüdiger Meißert]]
| commader3 label = Colonel of Staff
| commander3_label = Minister of Defence
| motto = ''Immer bereit.'' ("Always ready.")
| commander4 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Mascyllary Air Force Field Marshal.png|size=23px}} Julius Götzge
| nickname = ''Wingmen'', ''Flying Deers''
| commander4_label = ''Generalfeldmarschall''
| colors = {{colorbox|#003256}} {{wp|blue}}
| commander5 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Mascyllary Colonel of the Regiment of the Air Force.png|size=23px}} ''{{wp|Air chief marshal|Generaloberst}}'' Erhard Meil
| commander5_label = Colonel of the Regiment of the Air Force
| commander6 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Mascyllary Vice Colonel of the Regiment of the Air Force.png|size=23px}} ''{{wp|General}}'' Günther Hardt
| commander6_label = Vice Chief of Air Force Supreme Command
| motto = ''{{wp|Ad astra (phrase)|Per Audacia ad Astra}}'' ("Through Boldness to the Stars")
| nickname =  
| colors = {{colorbox|#120A8F}} {{wp|Ultramarine blue}}
| battles =  
| battles =  
| notable_commanders = ''{{wp|Air marshal|Generalleutnant}}'' Johannes Rathmann<br>''{{wp|Air-vice marshal|Generalmajor}}'' Janssen Kahlert<br>''{{wp|Group captain|Oberst}}'' Matthias Schrödel<br>''{{wp|Air commodore|Brigadegeneral}}'' Dieter Persche
| notable_commanders = ''{{wp|Air marshal|Generalleutnant}}'' Johannes Rathmann<br>''{{wp|Air-vice marshal|Generalmajor}}'' Janssen Kahlert<br>''{{wp|Group captain|Oberst}}'' Matthias Schrödel<br>''{{wp|Air commodore|Brigadegeneral}}'' Dieter Persche
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The '''Mascyllary Air Force''' ({{wp|German language|Hesurian}}: ''Maskillisches Luftheer'', <small>{{wp|literal translation|lit.}}</small> 'air army', <small>Hesurian pronunciation:</small> {{wp|Help:IPA/Standard Hesurian|[ˈlʊftˌveːɐ̯]}}) is the {{wp|air force}} and branch for {{wp|aerial warfare}} of the [[Reichswehr (Mascylla)|''Reichswehr'']] of [[Mascylla]]. The commander of the Air Force is {{wp|Marshal of the Air Force}} Julius Götzge, and is supervised by the [[First Falkner cabinet|Minister of Defence of the Realm]] Rüdiger Meißert and [[Prime Minister of Mascylla|Prime Minister]] [[Thomas Falkner]]. As of 2020, the branch had a strength of 23,827 active soldiers and 2,700 reserve personnel, 414 aircraft, operated twelve air bases, and maintained presence at three civil airports. Its size makes it the largest air force within the [[Erdaran Union]]. The Mascyllary Air Force was founded in 1919 as part of the military of the [[Mascyllary Kingdom]]. There is no organizational and franchise continuity between the current Air Force and its predecessor, which was completely disbanded in 1924.
The '''Mascyllary Air Force''' ({{wp|German language|Hesurian}}: ''Maskillisches Luftheer'' {{wp|Help:IPA/Standard German|[maski:lɪʃəs lʊfthe:ɐ̯]}}), or officially the '''Royal Air Force'''{{ref label|a|a}} ('''KLH'''), is the {{wp|air force}} and branch for {{wp|aerial warfare}} of the [[Reichswehr (Mascylla)|''Reichswehr'']] of [[Mascylla]]. The commander of the Air Force is ''Generalfeldmarschall'' Julius Götzge, and is supervised by the [[First Falkner cabinet|Minister of Defence of the Realm]] Rüdiger Meißert and [[Prime Minister of Mascylla|Prime Minister]] [[Thomas Falkner]]. As of 2020, the branch had a strength of 23,827 active soldiers and 2,700 reserve personnel, 414 aircraft, operated twelve air bases, and maintained presence at three civil airports. Its size makes it the largest air force within the [[Telmerian Union]], and among the most capable in the world.


The Air Force's mission is to support the objectives of the ''Reichswehr'' and the Ministry of Defence at large: "to protect the integrity and safety of Mascylla and to promote, sustain, and support peace and security internationally." In comparison to its other branches, it receives more funding and is equiped with more modern technology. Its operational fleet is very varied, but consists largely of fixed-wing aircraft such as {{wp|fighter aircraft|fighter}} and {{wp|attack aircraft|strike}} aircraft, {{wp|airbone early warning and control}}, {{wp|ISTAR}}, {{wp|SIGINT}}, {{wp|aerial refueling}}, and {{wp|airlift|strategic}} and {{wp|airlift|tactical transport}}. Though it is specifally for aerial affairs, the other branches of military also maintain air power suited for their maritime, lettoral and land environments respectively.
The Mascyllary Air Force was founded in 1919 as part of the military of the [[Mascyllary Kingdom]]. There is no organizational and franchise continuity between the current Air Force and its predecessor within the [[Mascyllary Army]], which was completely disbanded in 1924. Following the Allied victory over the Central Alliance in the [[Great War (Aurorum)|Great War]], the Air Force, then and until 1919 known and split as the [[Mascyllary Army|Army Air Arm Corps]] (''Armee-Luftwaffenkorps'') and the {{wp|naval aviation}} Navy Flight Division (''Marine-Flugsabteilung''), encompassed the world's largest air force fleet at the time. Since, it has progressed in its scope and overall doctrine, having assumed the equal role of Mascylla's {{wp|space force}} and controlling two of the three components of its {{wp|nuclear triad}} capability through Air Force Strategic Command.
 
The Air Force's mission is to support the objectives of the ''Reichswehr'' and the Ministry of Defence at large: "to protect the integrity and safety of Mascylla and to promote, sustain, and support peace and security internationally." In comparison to its other branches, it receives more funding and is equiped with more modern technology. Its operational fleet is very varied but consists largely of fixed-wing aircraft such as {{wp|fighter aircraft|fighter}} and {{wp|attack aircraft|strike}} aircraft, {{wp|airbone early warning and control}}, {{wp|ISTAR}}, {{wp|SIGINT}}, {{wp|aerial refueling}}, and {{wp|airlift|strategic}} and {{wp|airlift|tactical transport}}. Though it is specifally for aerial affairs, the other branches of military also maintain air power suited for their maritime, lettoral and land environments respectively.


==Organisation==
==Organisation==
The Mascyllary Air Force is ''de facto'' administered by the Mascyllary Ministry of Defence and thus its executive {{wp|minister}}, but retains a ceremonial position under the sitting Monarch as the country's {{wp|commander-in-chief}} of all of its {{wp|armed forces}} which is in turn exercised by the Prime Minister as {{wp|head of government}}. The most senior air force officer is the General Field Marshal of the Air Force (''Generalfeldmarschall der königlichen Luftstreitkräfte'', GMLS) who, though ceremonial in essence and not part of the {{wp|chain of command}} in peacetime, reports directly to the Minister of Defence, the Monarch and Prime Minister. The Colonel of the Regiment of the Air Force (''Oberst des königlichen Luftheeresregiments'', OLR) is the main administrative and command position within the Air Force, and is a member of and supported by the Air Force Supreme Command (''Oberkommando des königlichen Luftheeres'').
The Air Force Supreme Command is composed of two elements subordinate to the higher structure: the Air Operations Command (''Kommando Luftoperationen des königlichen Luftheeres'', KLO) and Air Force Strategic Command (''Kommando königliche Luftheeresstrategie'', KLS). Any individual unit of the Air Force falls under one of these institutions on deployment or in other [[BDTA]] member countries. In peacetime and or within Mascylla, units are usually subordinate to the Air Force Operational Forces Command (''Kommando Operationstruppen des königlichen Luftheeres'', KOTL) and Air Force Support Forces Command (''Kommando Unterstützungstruppen des königlichen Luftheeres'', KUTL).
===Air bases===
===Air bases===
[[File:Air bases of the Mascyllary Air Force.png|270px|thumb|left|Map of the air bases of the Mascyllary Air Force]]
[[File:Air bases of the Mascyllary Air Force.png|270px|thumb|left|Map of the air bases of the Mascyllary Air Force]]


==Ranks and insignia==
==Aircraft==
===Officers===


{| class="wikitable" align="center" width="100%"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;"
|-
|-
! width="9%" rowspan=3|{{flag|Mascylla}}
! style="width:15%;"|Aircraft
! width="9%" |{{wpl|Marshal of the Air Force|''Marschall der Luftstreitkräfte''}}
! style="width:10%;"|Image
! width="9%"|{{wpl|Air chief marshal|''Marschall''}}
! style="width:15%;"|Origin
! width="9%" |{{wpl|Air marshal|''Generalleutnant''}}
! style="width:15%;"|Type
! width="9%" |{{wpl|Air-vice marshal|''Generalmajor''}}
! style="width:5%;"|In service
! width="9%" |{{wpl|Air commodore|''Brigadegeneral''}}
! style="width:45%;"|Notes
! width="9%" |{{wpl|Group captain|''Oberst''}}
! width="9%" |{{wpl|Wing commander|''Hauptleutnant''}}
! width="9%" |{{wpl|Squadron leader|''Major''}}
!width="9%" |{{wpl|Flight Lieutenant|''Kapitän''}}
!width="9%" |{{wpl|Flying officer|''Oberstleutnant''}}
!width="9%" |{{wpl|Pilot officer|''Leutnant''}}
!width="9%" |{{wpl|Pilot officer|''Unterleutnant''}}
|-
|-
!OF-10 <small>(DB)</small>
! style="align: center; background: #E6E6FA;" colspan="6" | Combat aircraft
!OF-9 <small>(DB)</small>
!OF-8 <small>(DB)</small>
!OF-7 <small>(DB)</small>
!OF-6 <small>(DB)</small>
!OF-5 <small>(DB)</small>
!OF-4 <small>(DB)</small>
!OF-3 <small>(DB)</small>
!OF-2 <small>(DB)</small>
!OF-1 <small>(DB)</small>
!colspan="2" |OF-(D) <small>(DB)</small>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[File:Mascylla rank Air Force Marshal.png|50px]]
| AB-2 ''Donnerschlag'' ||style="text-align: center;"| [[File:B-1B_over_the_pacific_ocean.jpg|170px]] || {{flag|Mascylla}} || {{wp|Strategic bomber}} || 27 || The ''Donnerschlag'' employs {{wp|variable-sweep wing}} design.
| align="center" | [[File:RDAF_Gen.svg|50px]]
| align="center" | [[File:RDAF_Lt_Gen.svg|50px]]
| align="center" | [[File:RDAF_Maj_Gen.svg|50px]]
| align="center" | [[File:RDAF_Brig_Gen.svg|50px]]  
| align="center" | [[File:RDAF_Col.svg|50px]]
| align="center" | [[File:RDAF_Lt_Col.svg|50px]]
| align="center" | [[File:RDAF_Maj.svg|50px]]
| align="center" | [[File:RDAF_Capt.svg|50px]]
| align="center" | [[File:RDAF_1st_Lt.svg|50px]]
| align="center" | [[File:RDAF_Fly_Off.svg|50px]]
| align="center" | [[File:RDAF_2nd_Lt.svg|50px]]
|-
|-
|}
| ABT-1 ''Geist'' ||style="text-align: center;"| [[File:B-2_Spirit_(cropped).jpg|170px]] || {{flag|Mascylla}} || {{wp|Stealth aircraft|Stealth}} {{wp|Strategic bomber|bomber}} || 8 ||
 
===Others===
 
{| class="wikitable"  align="center" width="100%"
|-
|-
! width="9%" rowspan=3|{{flag|Mascylla}}
| JS-11 ''Steinadler'' ||style="text-align: center;"| [[File:140508-F-ER377-052_(14206897326).jpg|170px]] || {{flag|Mascylla}} || {{wp|Air superiority fighter|Air superiority}} || 143 ||  
! width="9%" |{{wpl|Warrant officer|''Oberstabsflugwebel''}}
! width="9%"|{{wpl|Technical sergeant|''Stabsflugwebel''}}
! width="9%" |{{wpl|Flight sergeant|''Hauptflugwebel''}}
! width="9%" |{{wpl|Sergeant|''Flugwebel''}}
! width="9%" |{{wpl|Corporal|''Stabsgefreiter''}}
! width="9%" |{{wpl|Corporal|''Hauptgefreiter''}}
! width="9%" |{{wpl|Lance corporal|''Gefreiter''}}
! width="9%" |{{wpl|Senior aircraftman|''Flugoberstoffizier''}}
!width="9%" |{{wpl|Aircraftman|''Flugoffizier''}}
|-
|-
!OR-9 <small>(DB)</small>
| JS-11C ''Steinadler II'' ||style="text-align: center;"| [[File:An_F-15E_Strike_Eagle_(210127-F-CC297-9234).jpg|170px]] || {{flag|Mascylla}} || {{wp|Multi-role fighter|Multi-role}} || 19 || Total of 50 on order.
!OR-8 <small>(DB)</small>
!OR-7 <small>(DB)</small>
!OR-6 <small>(DB)</small>
!OR-5 <small>(DB)</small>
!OR-4 <small>(DB)</small>
!OR-3 <small>(DB)</small>
!OR-2 <small>(DB)</small>
!OR-1 <small>(DB)</small>
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[File:MAF OR-9.png|50px]]
| E-07 ''Wanderfalke'' ||style="text-align: center;"| [[File:F-16_June_2008.jpg|170px]] || {{flag|Mascylla}} || {{wp|Multi-role fighter|Multi-role}} || 172 ||  
| align="center" | [[File:MAF OR-8.png|50px]]
| align="center" | [[File:MAF OR-7.png|50px]]
| align="center" | [[File:MAF OR-6.png|50px]]
| align="center" | [[File:MAF OR-5.png|50px]]
| align="center" | [[File:MAF OR-4.png|50px]]
| align="center" | [[File:MAF OR-3.png|50px]]
| align="center" | [[File:MAF OR-2.png|50px]]
| align="center" | [[File:MAF OR-1.png|50px]]
|-
|-
|}
| Ba7 ''Kondor'' ||style="text-align: center;"| [[File:A-10_-_32156159151.jpg|170px]] || {{flag|Mascylla}} || {{wp|Fighter-bomber}} || 23 ||
 
==Aircraft==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
|-
! style="width:10%;"|Aircraft
! style="align: center; background: #E6E6FA;" colspan="6" | Airborne early warning and control
! style="width:10%;"|Image
! style="width:10%;"|Origin
! style="width:15%;"|Type
! style="width:10%;"|In service
! style="width:45%;"|Notes
|-
|-
! style="align: center; background: #E6E6FA;" colspan="6" | Combat aircraft
| Alsich A-91 ''Leuchtfeuer'' ||style="text-align: center;"| [[File:E-3_Sentry_exercise_Green_Flag_2012_(Cropped).jpg|170px]] || {{flag|Mascylla}} || {{wp|Command and control}} and {{wp|Airborne early warning and control|AWACS}} || 12 ||
|-
|-
| AB-2 ''Donnerschlag'' ||style="text-align: center;"| [[File:B-1B_over_the_pacific_ocean.jpg|180px]] || {{flag|Mascylla}} || {{wp|Strategic bomber}} || 27 || The ''Donnerschlag'' employs {{wp|variable-sweep wing}} design.
! style="align: center; background: #E6E6FA;" colspan="6" | Electronic warfare
|-
|-
| ABT-1 ''Geist'' ||style="text-align: center;"| [[File:B-2_Spirit_(cropped).jpg|180px]] || {{flag|Mascylla}} || {{wp|Stealth aircraft|Stealth}} {{wp|Strategic bomber|bomber}} || 8 ||  
| Alsich EG-017 ''Skorpion'' ||style="text-align: center;"| [[File:U.S._Navy_EA-18G_Growler_breaks_away_from_a_U.S._Air_Force_KC-135_(altered).jpg|170px]] || {{flag|Mascylla}} || {{wp|Radar jamming}} and {{wp|Psychological operations|PSYOP}} || 12 ||
|-
|-
| JS-11 ''Steinadler'' ||style="text-align: center;"| [[File:140508-F-ER377-052_(14206897326).jpg|180px]] || {{flag|Mascylla}} || {{wp|Air superiority fighter|Air superiority}} || 143 ||
! style="align: center; background: #E6E6FA;" colspan="6" | Reconnaissance
|-
|-
| JS-11C ''Steinadler II'' ||style="text-align: center;"| [[File:140508-F-ER377-052_(14206897326).jpg|180px]] || {{flag|Mascylla}} || {{wp|Multi-role fighter|Multi-role}} || 19 || Total of 50 on order.
| G10 ''ZAUER'' ||style="text-align: center;"| [[File:E-8_JSTARS_18061F484519-913.jpg|170px]] || {{flag|Mascylla}} || {{wp|Airborne ground surveillance|AGS}} and {{wp|ISTAR}} || 7 || Three on order purposed for additional {{wp|Signals intelligence|SIGINT}} capabilities.
|-
|-
| E-07 ''Wanderfalke'' ||style="text-align: center;"| [[File:F-16_June_2008.jpg|180px]] || {{flag|Mascylla}} || {{wp|Multi-role fighter|Multi-role}} || 172 ||
! style="align: center; background: #E6E6FA;" colspan="6" | Tanker / Transport
|-
|-
| Ba7 ''Wildschwein'' ||style="text-align: center;"| [[File:A-10_-_32156159151.jpg|180px]] || {{flag|Mascylla}} || {{wp|Fighter-bomber}} || 23 ||  
| KC-21a ''Pegasus'' ||style="text-align: center;"| [[File:KC-10_Extender_with_the_76th_Air_Refueling_Squadron.jpg|170px]] || {{flag|Mascylla}} || {{wp|Aerial refueling}} || 33 ||
|-
|-
|}
|}
==Ranks and insignia==
===Officers===
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"
! [[BDTA]] code !! colspan=2 | OF-10 !! colspan=2 | OF-9 !! colspan=2 | OF-8 !! colspan=2 | OF-7 !! colspan=2 | OF-6 !! colspan=2 | OF-5 !! colspan=2 | OF-4 !! colspan=2 | OF-3 !! colspan=2 | OF-2 !! colspan=2 | OF-1 !! colspan=6 | {{wp|Officer candidate|OF(D)}} !! colspan=6 | Student officer
<noinclude>
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2| '''[[File:Air_Force_Ensign_Mascylla.png|border|35px]] Air Force'''
| colspan=2| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OF10_GenFeldmarschall_h_1942.svg|70px]] [[File:Mascylla rank Air Force Marshal.png|40px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OF9_GenOberst_h_1945.svg|70px]] [[File:RDAF_Gen.svg|40px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OF8_GenWaGtg_h_1945.svg|70px]] [[File:RDAF_Lt_Gen.svg|40px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OF7_GenLt_h_1945.svg|70px]] [[File:RDAF_Maj_Gen.svg|40px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OF6_GenMaj01_h_1945.svg|70px]] [[File:RDAF_Brig_Gen.svg|40px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OF5_Oberst_h_1945.svg|70px]] [[File:RDAF_Col.svg|40px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:Wehrmacht_Lw_OF4_OTL_h_1945.svg|70px]] [[File:RDAF_Lt_Col.svg|40px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:Wehrmacht_Lw_OF3_Maj_h_1945.svg|70px]] [[File:RDAF_Maj.svg|40px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OF2Hptm_h_1945.svg|70px]] [[File:RDAF_Capt.svg|40px]]
| colspan=3| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OF1a_OLt_h_1945.svg|70px]] [[File:RDAF_1st_Lt.svg|40px]]
| colspan=3| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OF1b_Lt_h_1945.svg|70px]] [[File:RDAF_Fly_Off.svg|40px]]
| colspan=6| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OF1b_Lt_h_1945.svg|70px]] [[File:RDAF_2nd_Lt.svg|40px]]
| colspan=6|
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Marshal of the Air Force|''Generalfeldmarschall''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Air chief marshal|''Generaloberst''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Air marshal|''General der Waffengattung''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Air-vice marshal|''Generalleutnant''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Air commodore|''Generalmajor''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Group captain|''Oberst''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Wing commander|''Oberstleutnant''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Squadron leader|''Major''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Flight Lieutenant|''Hauptmann''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Flying officer|''Oberleutnant''}}
| colspan=6| {{wpl|Pilot officer|''Leutnant''}}
| colspan=6| {{wpl|Pilot officer|''Fähnrich''}}
<noinclude>
|}
===Non-commissioned officers and others===
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"
! [[BDTA]] code !! colspan=2 | OR-10 !! colspan=2 | OR-9 !! colspan=2 | OR-8 !! colspan=2 | OR-7 !! colspan=2 | OR-6 !! colspan=2 | OR-5 !! colspan=2 | OR-4 !! colspan=2 | OR-3 !! colspan=2 | OR-2 !! colspan=2 | OR-1
<noinclude>
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=2| '''[[File:Air_Force_Ensign_Mascylla.png|border|35px]] Air Force'''
| colspan=2| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OR8_StFw_h_1945.svg|70px]] [[File:Luftwaffe_flightsuit_Stabsfeldwebel.svg|60px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OR7_OFw_h_1945.svg|70px]] [[File:Luftwaffe_flightsuit_Oberfeldwebel.svg|60px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OR6_Fw_h_1945.svg|70px]] [[File:Luftwaffe_flightsuit_Feldwebel.svg|60px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OR5a_UFw_h_1945.svg|70px]] [[File:Luftwaffe_flightsuit_Unterfeldwebel.svg|60px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OR5b_Uffz_h_1945.svg|70px]] [[File:Luftwaffe_flightsuit_Unteroffizier.svg|60px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OR4-1_Mannschaften_h_1935-1945.svg|70px]] [[File:Luftwaffe_-_Hauptgefreiter.svg|60px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OR4-1_Mannschaften_h_1935-1945.svg|70px]] [[File:Luftwaffe_-_Stabsgefreiter.svg|60px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OR4-1_Mannschaften_h_1935-1945.svg|70px]] [[File:Luftwaffe_-_Obergefreiter.svg|60px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OR4-1_Mannschaften_h_1935-1945.svg|70px]] [[File:Luftwaffe_-_Gefreiter.svg|60px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:WMacht_Lw_OR4-1_Mannschaften_h_1935-1945.svg|70px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Warrant officer|''Stabsflugwebel''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Master sergeant|''Oberflugwebel''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Flight sergeant|''Flugwebel''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Sergeant|''Unterflugwebel''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Corporal|''Unteroffizier''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Senior airman|''Stabsgefreiter''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Senior airman|''Hauptgefreiter''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Lance corporal|''Obergrefreiter''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Leading airman|''Gefreiter''}}
| colspan=2| {{wpl|Aircraftman|''Flieger''}}
<noinclude>
|}
==Notes==
:a.{{note|a}} {{wp|German language|Hesurian}}: ''Königliches Luftheer'', <small>IPA:</small> {{wp|Help:IPA/Standard German|[kø:nɪklɪçəs lʊfthe:ɐ̯]}}; <small>{{wp|literal translation|lit.}}</small> 'air army', 'royal air army'


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Latest revision as of 21:29, 1 January 2023

Mascyllary Air Force
Königliches Luftheer
Emblem of the Mascyllary Royal Air Force.png
Badge of the Luftheer
Founded9 February 1919; 101 years ago
Country Mascylla
BranchAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Space warfare
Aerial supremacy
Space security and supremacy
ISTAR
Airlift
Global strike operations
Command and control
Size63,827 (January 2020)
1,514 aircraft
12,700 reserve personnel
Part ofReichswehr
Motto(s)Per Audacia ad Astra ("Through Boldness to the Stars")
Colors  Ultramarine blue
Commanders
Commander-in-chief Queen Dorothea I
Prime Minister Thomas Falkner
Minister of Defence Rüdiger Meißert
Generalfeldmarschall Julius Götzge
Colonel of the Regiment of the Air Force Generaloberst Erhard Meil
Vice Chief of Air Force Supreme Command General Günther Hardt
Notable
commanders		Generalleutnant Johannes Rathmann
Generalmajor Janssen Kahlert
Oberst Matthias Schrödel
Brigadegeneral Dieter Persche
Insignia
EnsignAir Force Ensign Mascylla.png
RoundelRoundel Mascylla.png
Fin flashEnsign Mascylla.png

The Mascyllary Air Force (Hesurian: Maskillisches Luftheer [maski:lɪʃəs lʊfthe:ɐ̯]), or officially the Royal Air Force[a] (KLH), is the air force and branch for aerial warfare of the Reichswehr of Mascylla. The commander of the Air Force is Generalfeldmarschall Julius Götzge, and is supervised by the Minister of Defence of the Realm Rüdiger Meißert and Prime Minister Thomas Falkner. As of 2020, the branch had a strength of 23,827 active soldiers and 2,700 reserve personnel, 414 aircraft, operated twelve air bases, and maintained presence at three civil airports. Its size makes it the largest air force within the Telmerian Union, and among the most capable in the world.

The Mascyllary Air Force was founded in 1919 as part of the military of the Mascyllary Kingdom. There is no organizational and franchise continuity between the current Air Force and its predecessor within the Mascyllary Army, which was completely disbanded in 1924. Following the Allied victory over the Central Alliance in the Great War, the Air Force, then and until 1919 known and split as the Army Air Arm Corps (Armee-Luftwaffenkorps) and the naval aviation Navy Flight Division (Marine-Flugsabteilung), encompassed the world's largest air force fleet at the time. Since, it has progressed in its scope and overall doctrine, having assumed the equal role of Mascylla's space force and controlling two of the three components of its nuclear triad capability through Air Force Strategic Command.

The Air Force's mission is to support the objectives of the Reichswehr and the Ministry of Defence at large: "to protect the integrity and safety of Mascylla and to promote, sustain, and support peace and security internationally." In comparison to its other branches, it receives more funding and is equiped with more modern technology. Its operational fleet is very varied but consists largely of fixed-wing aircraft such as fighter and strike aircraft, airbone early warning and control, ISTAR, SIGINT, aerial refueling, and strategic and tactical transport. Though it is specifally for aerial affairs, the other branches of military also maintain air power suited for their maritime, lettoral and land environments respectively.

Organisation

The Mascyllary Air Force is de facto administered by the Mascyllary Ministry of Defence and thus its executive minister, but retains a ceremonial position under the sitting Monarch as the country's commander-in-chief of all of its armed forces which is in turn exercised by the Prime Minister as head of government. The most senior air force officer is the General Field Marshal of the Air Force (Generalfeldmarschall der königlichen Luftstreitkräfte, GMLS) who, though ceremonial in essence and not part of the chain of command in peacetime, reports directly to the Minister of Defence, the Monarch and Prime Minister. The Colonel of the Regiment of the Air Force (Oberst des königlichen Luftheeresregiments, OLR) is the main administrative and command position within the Air Force, and is a member of and supported by the Air Force Supreme Command (Oberkommando des königlichen Luftheeres).

The Air Force Supreme Command is composed of two elements subordinate to the higher structure: the Air Operations Command (Kommando Luftoperationen des königlichen Luftheeres, KLO) and Air Force Strategic Command (Kommando königliche Luftheeresstrategie, KLS). Any individual unit of the Air Force falls under one of these institutions on deployment or in other BDTA member countries. In peacetime and or within Mascylla, units are usually subordinate to the Air Force Operational Forces Command (Kommando Operationstruppen des königlichen Luftheeres, KOTL) and Air Force Support Forces Command (Kommando Unterstützungstruppen des königlichen Luftheeres, KUTL).

Air bases

Map of the air bases of the Mascyllary Air Force

Aircraft

Aircraft Image Origin Type In service Notes
Combat aircraft
AB-2 Donnerschlag B-1B over the pacific ocean.jpg  Mascylla Strategic bomber 27 The Donnerschlag employs variable-sweep wing design.
ABT-1 Geist B-2 Spirit (cropped).jpg  Mascylla Stealth bomber 8
JS-11 Steinadler 140508-F-ER377-052 (14206897326).jpg  Mascylla Air superiority 143
JS-11C Steinadler II An F-15E Strike Eagle (210127-F-CC297-9234).jpg  Mascylla Multi-role 19 Total of 50 on order.
E-07 Wanderfalke F-16 June 2008.jpg  Mascylla Multi-role 172
Ba7 Kondor A-10 - 32156159151.jpg  Mascylla Fighter-bomber 23
Airborne early warning and control
Alsich A-91 Leuchtfeuer E-3 Sentry exercise Green Flag 2012 (Cropped).jpg  Mascylla Command and control and AWACS 12
Electronic warfare
Alsich EG-017 Skorpion U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler breaks away from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 (altered).jpg  Mascylla Radar jamming and PSYOP 12
Reconnaissance
G10 ZAUER E-8 JSTARS 18061F484519-913.jpg  Mascylla AGS and ISTAR 7 Three on order purposed for additional SIGINT capabilities.
Tanker / Transport
KC-21a Pegasus KC-10 Extender with the 76th Air Refueling Squadron.jpg  Mascylla Aerial refueling 33

Ranks and insignia

Officers

BDTA code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 OF(D) Student officer
Air Force Ensign Mascylla.png Air Force WMacht Lw OF10 GenFeldmarschall h 1942.svg Mascylla rank Air Force Marshal.png WMacht Lw OF9 GenOberst h 1945.svg RDAF Gen.svg WMacht Lw OF8 GenWaGtg h 1945.svg RDAF Lt Gen.svg WMacht Lw OF7 GenLt h 1945.svg RDAF Maj Gen.svg WMacht Lw OF6 GenMaj01 h 1945.svg RDAF Brig Gen.svg WMacht Lw OF5 Oberst h 1945.svg RDAF Col.svg Wehrmacht Lw OF4 OTL h 1945.svg RDAF Lt Col.svg Wehrmacht Lw OF3 Maj h 1945.svg RDAF Maj.svg WMacht Lw OF2Hptm h 1945.svg RDAF Capt.svg WMacht Lw OF1a OLt h 1945.svg RDAF 1st Lt.svg WMacht Lw OF1b Lt h 1945.svg RDAF Fly Off.svg WMacht Lw OF1b Lt h 1945.svg RDAF 2nd Lt.svg
Generalfeldmarschall Generaloberst General der Waffengattung Generalleutnant Generalmajor Oberst Oberstleutnant Major Hauptmann Oberleutnant Leutnant Fähnrich

Non-commissioned officers and others

BDTA code OR-10 OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
Air Force Ensign Mascylla.png Air Force WMacht Lw OR8 StFw h 1945.svg Luftwaffe flightsuit Stabsfeldwebel.svg WMacht Lw OR7 OFw h 1945.svg Luftwaffe flightsuit Oberfeldwebel.svg WMacht Lw OR6 Fw h 1945.svg Luftwaffe flightsuit Feldwebel.svg WMacht Lw OR5a UFw h 1945.svg Luftwaffe flightsuit Unterfeldwebel.svg WMacht Lw OR5b Uffz h 1945.svg Luftwaffe flightsuit Unteroffizier.svg WMacht Lw OR4-1 Mannschaften h 1935-1945.svg Luftwaffe - Hauptgefreiter.svg WMacht Lw OR4-1 Mannschaften h 1935-1945.svg Luftwaffe - Stabsgefreiter.svg WMacht Lw OR4-1 Mannschaften h 1935-1945.svg Luftwaffe - Obergefreiter.svg WMacht Lw OR4-1 Mannschaften h 1935-1945.svg Luftwaffe - Gefreiter.svg WMacht Lw OR4-1 Mannschaften h 1935-1945.svg
Stabsflugwebel Oberflugwebel Flugwebel Unterflugwebel Unteroffizier Stabsgefreiter Hauptgefreiter Obergrefreiter Gefreiter Flieger

Notes

a.^ Hesurian: Königliches Luftheer, IPA: [kø:nɪklɪçəs lʊfthe:ɐ̯]; lit. 'air army', 'royal air army'
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