Royal Gristo-Serkonan Armed Forces

Royal Gristo-Serkonan Armed Forces
Founded	18xx
Current form	1938
Service branches	Army Navy Air Force Special Operations Strategic Arms Health Services Command Gristo-Serkonan Coast Guard
Headquarters	Government District, Pontiac-Bernadotte
Leadership
Monarchs of the United Kingdom	Queen Anna III Grand Duke Tehwehron
Minister of Defence	Stuart Loughton
Personnel
Military age	19-49
Conscription	Currently suspended
Active personnel	156,340
Reserve personnel	47,000
Expenditure
Budget	NS$55.6 billion
Percent of GDP	2.8
Industry
Domestic suppliers	T-2 Communications Morgenroete Aerospace Royal Armoury Laval Shipbuilding Inc. Henley Land Systems
Foreign suppliers	Belfras

The Royal Gristo-Serkonan Armed Forces are the professional military services responsible for the defence of Gristol-Serkonos.

The military consists of six primary commands: the Gristo-Serkonan Army, the land warfare branch, the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Air Force, a technologically sophisticated air force with a diverse operational fleet consisting of both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft, the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Navy, a green-water fleet consisting of 68 commissioned ships with the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Marines providing the amphibious warfare capability, the Strategic Arms Operations Group, which handles the country's unconventional arsenal, the Health Services Command, and the Gristo-Serkonan Coast Guard.

Its Commander-in-Chief are the monarchs of Gristol-Serkonos, currently Queen Anna III and Grand Duke Tehwehron, to whom the members of the armed forces swear allegiance. Long-standing constitutional convention however has vested executive authority, by prerogative, in the Chancellor and the Minister of Defence. The constitution also allows for the monarchs to remains the supreme authority of the military and can override the authority of the Chancellor and the Minister of Defence.

The armed forces are managed by the National Defence Council of the Office of National Defence, headed by the Minister of Defence.

History

Modern Developments

The modern day RGSAF military is styled after modern western military systems. Historically, it had a political warfare branch known as the Military Inquisition that tightly controls and monitors each level of the military, and reports directly to the High Command of the RGSAF, and if necessary, directly to the civilian-led National Defence Council. This is a carryover from the post-1920 revolts, when the Parliament and its army were penetrated by rebel agents repeatedly and led to front-line units defecting to rebel-held areas. To strengthen their control over the military and prevent massive defection, High Command and the NDC exercised tight control over the military, by installing political officers and commissioners down to the company level, in order to ensure political correctness in the military and loyalty toward United Kingdom's leadership. This gave the political officers a great deal of power, allowing them to overrule the unit commander and take over the unit.

Following the 2004 Defence and National Security reforms, the Military Inquisition were effectively removed from the military structure. The 2004 reform also saw the reduction of control of the civilian defense minister and much of the powers were distributed among the members of National Defence Council. It also led to the inclusion of the Chancellor as part of the decision making process of the Council.

Personnel

Service Branch	Regular Personnel	Volunteer Reserve	Total
Army	51,592
Navy	26,577
Marines	14,070
Air Force	32,831
Special Forces	4,693
Strategic Arms	15,634
Health Services	10,943
Total	156,340

Doctrine

The primary goal of the RGSAF is to provide a credible deterrent against hostile action by establishing effective counterstrike and high-tech defence capabilities. Should hostilities occur, current RGSAF doctrine centres upon the principle of "distanced engagement" where the primary goal of the armed forces in any conflict with the hostile power would be to keep as much of the fighting away from mainland proper for as long as possible to minimize damage to infrastructure and civilian casualties. The principle of distanced engagement also puts an emphasis on the logistics side of the military. In times of war, the Office of Defence can call upon civilian companies to reinforce the existing supply lines.

Service Branches

Gristo-Serkonan Army

The Gristo-Serkonan Army is a command component responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Armed Forces. As of 2020, the army is comprised of 51,592 regular soldiers and 24,500 reserve soldiers. The army is supported by 2,450 civilian employees from the civil service. It maintains regular force bases across the United Kingdom and is responsible for the Territorial Army, the largest component of the National Defence Reserve.

Command of the army is exercised by the Commander of the Gristo-Serkonan Army within the Royal High Command Headquarters in Pontiac-Bernadotte. The army is divided into three divisions based on geography; 2nd Army Division is located in Gristol, the 3rd Army Division is located in Ohsweken, and the 4th Army Division is located in Valois. The 1st Army Division serves as a deployable headquarters to command a divisional-level deployment of Gristo-Serkonan or allied forces on operations.

Royal Gristo-Serkonan Navy

Headed by the Commander of the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Navy, it is the naval force of the United Kingdom. It includes 68 commissioned surface vessels and submarines deployed in two fleets. Maritime Forces North at RGSFB Griswald and Maritime Forces South at RGSFB Guigneville. Responsibility of guarding the coastline at Lake Bastard is provided by Maritime Forces North.

Gristo-Serkonan Coast Guard

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  Racing Stripe of the Gristo-Serkonan Coast Guard

Equipment

Army and Marines

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Description and Variants
Pistols
M-509		Arthurista	Pistol	10×22mm (.40 caliber)	Produced under license, .40 caliber. Used by the Royal Militia and the National Volunteer Reserve.
M-609		Ghant	Pistol	10×22mm (.40 caliber)	Produced under license, uses .40 caliber. Used by active military personnel as well as some Royal Militia and the National Volunteer Reserve.
M-709		Gristol-Serkonos	Pistol	11.43×23mm (.45 caliber)	In use by the Directorate of Special Forces.
Submachine Guns
SM210		Gristol-Serkonos	Covert Submachine Gun	10×22mm (.40 caliber)	Issued primarily for Marine Boarding Parties and the Directorate of Special Forces.
SM310		Gristol-Serkonos	Submachine Gun	10×22mm (.40 caliber)	Issued primarily for Marine Boarding Parties and the Directorate of Special Forces.
Rifles/Carbines
R411/A3		Gristol-Serkonos	Assault Rifle	5.56x45mm	Issued with Type-331 3.4x power optical sight. Features cold-hammer forged barrel, ambidextrous charging handle latch, magazine release, and selector lever.
C411/A3		Gristol-Serkonos	Carbine Rifle	5.56x45mm	C411/A3: Issued with Type-331 3.4x power optical sight. Features the same barrels and ambidextrous controls from the R411/A3 series. C411/SF: Special Forces Variant. Features a longer, 400 mm barrel. Designed to provide a fire support capability in carbine form.
IAR511		Gristol-Serkonos	Infantry Automatic Rifle	5.56×45mm	Standard issue rifle used by the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Marines based on the R411 platform.
Shotguns
SP512		Belfras	Pump Action Shotgun	12 Gauge/20 Gauge	Used by combat engineers as a breaching device. SP500/SB: Short barrel, under-barrel attachment variant used by DSF.
Machine Guns
SAW513		Gristol-Serkonos	Squad Automatic Weapon	5.56×45mm	Standard issue Squad Automatic Weapon used by the Gristo-Serkonan Army.
MMG613/A4		Gristol-Serkonos Licensed from: Belfras	Medium Machine Gun	7.62x51mm	A4 variant includes polymer buttstock, picatinny rails, and adjustable gas tube regulators. Made for easier decontamination in the event of CBRN attack. Also used in coaxial weapon mount and commander's hatch of the Type 97 Main Battle Tank of the Gristo-Serkonan Army's Armoured Corps.
HMG713		Gristol-Serkonos	Heavy Machine Gun	12.7×99mm	Rotary three barreled vehicle mounted weapon.
Designated Marksman/Sniper Rifles
DM514/A2		Belfras	Designated Marksman Rifle	7.62x51mm
SM614	File:Accuracy International AW.png	Belfras	Sniper Rifle	7.62×51mm
SM714		Gristol-Serkonos	Sniper Rifle	7.62×51mm	SM714: Used by the Royal Militia and the National Volunteer Reserve.
AMR814		Belfras	Anti-Materiel Rifle	12.7x99mm
Anti-Materiel Weapons
UGT-66		Gristol-Serkonos	Unguided Portable Anti-Tank Weapon	66mm
GTW-152	File:GTW152 GS.png		Guided Anti-Tank Weapon	152 mm
Explosives

Armoured Corps

Name	Image	Origin	Type/Variants	Number in Service	Details
Tracked Vehicles
Type 197		Gristol-Serkonos	Main Battle Tank Heavy Engineering Vehicle Armoured Recovery Vehicle		A1: Entered service in 1997, fitted with depleted uranium armor components with graphite coating. Upgraded from the Type 97 first production variant. To be replaced by the Type 197-A2. HEV: A heavy engineering vehicle based on the Type 197 chassis. 40 units are fitted with a heavy "scissor" bridge. ARV: An armoured recovery vehicle variant for towing or repair of battle-damaged, stuck, and/or inoperable armoured fighting vehicles.
Type 187		Gristol-Serkonos	Armoured Personnel Carrier Command Post Vehicle		87M1: Entered service in 1987, upgraded to M1 variant in 2003. CPV: A command vehicle for front-line commanders, introduced in 1991.
Wheeled Vehicles
Type 204		Gristol-Serkonos	Infantry Fighting Vehicle Mobile Gun System Armoured Personnel Vehicle		8x8 vehicle introduced in 2006, slated to replace the Type 187.
Type 207		Gristol-Serkonos	Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle		First generation of MRAP Vehicles introduced in 2007, to be phased out by the Type 215.
Type 215		Gristol-Serkonos	Light multi-role vehicle, MRAP
Type 206		Gristol-Serkonos	Armoured Personnel Carrier Command Vehicle		6x6 Vehicle

Navy

Commissioned Ships

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Entered Service	Number in Service	Builder
Amphibious Warfare/Landing Ships
Kanesatake-class		Gristol-Serkonos	Amphibious Assault Ship		2	Laval Shipbuilding-Cavignac Shipyards
Valiant-class		Gristol-Serkonos	Amphibious Landing Docks		4	Laval Shipbuilding-Cavignac Shipyards
Destroyers
			Guided Missile Destroyer		14	Laval Shipbuilding-Harns Shipyards
Frigates
			Multipurpose Frigate		9	Laval Shipbuilding-Harns Shipyards
			Multipurpose Frigate		7	Laval Shipbuilding-Hitra Shipyards
Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels
			Fast Combat Patrol Boat		13	Laval Shipbuilding-Cavignac Shipyards
			Fast Combat Patrol Boat		5	Laval Shipbuilding-Cavignac Shipyards
Submarines
Gaasyendietha-class			Fast Attack Submarine		4	Laval Shipbuilding-Hitra Shipyards
Sosondowah-class			Fast Attack Submarine		4	Laval Shipbuilding-Hitra Shipyards
Corvettes
			Corvette		10	Laval Shipbuilding-Harns Shipyards

Non-Commissioned Ships

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Entered Service	Number in Service	Builder
Replenishment/Logistics Ships
			Auxiliary Replenishment Ship		2	Laval Shipbuilding-Hitra Shipyards
Support and Auxiliary Ships
			Sail Training Vessel		3	Laval Shipbuilding-Garafraxa Shipyards
			Torpedo and Sound Ranging Vessels		2	Laval Shipbuilding-Garafraxa Shipyards
			Tugboats		7	Laval Shipbuilding-Garafraxa Shipyards
			Yard Auxiliary Vessel		8	Laval Shipbuilding-Garafraxa Shipyards

Coast Guard

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Entered Service	Number in Service	Details
Patrol Vessels
			Patrol Vessel with helicopter capablity
			Medium Patrol Vessel
			Patrol Vessel
Science and Engineering Vessels
			Polar Research Vessel with Icebreaking Capability
			Offshore oceanographic science vessel
			Offshore fishery science vessel
			Buoy Tender

Naval Aviation Division

Name	Image	Origin	Type/Variants	Number in Service	Details
Fighter
Bomber
Intelligence and electronic warfare
Air Mobility
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Training
Helicopters

Air Force

Name	Image	Origin	Type/Variants	Number in Service	Details
Fighter Aircraft
Morgenroete Ghost		Gristol-Serkonos	FGR.11 FGR.12	FGR.11: 40 FGR.12: 20	Designated as the F-104. Remaining FGR.11 inventory to transition to FGR.12 upgrade block.
Aigios Shrike		Belfras	FGR.3/A FGR.3/B	FGR.3/A: 120 FGR.3/B: 60	Designated as the F-105. FGR.3/A: Single-seat variant FGR.3/B: Two-seat variant designed for extended duration strike missions.
Bomber
Morgenroete Albatross		Gristol-Serkonos	B-202/E B-202/G	B-202/E: 10 B-202/G2: 30	Designated as the B-202. B-202/E: Electronic warfare variant B-202/G: Upgraded from the B-202/G1 as part of the Aircraft Service Extension Program.
Intelligence and electronic warfare
Air Mobility
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Training
Helicopters
Morgenroete Raptor					Designated as the AH-119 Attack Helicopter.
Morgenroete Auklet					Designated as the AH-210 Light Attack Helicopter.
Morgenroete CSAR-H					Designated as the HH-218.
Morgenroete Gannet					Designated as the V-213. V/STOL military transport aircraft
Aigios Heron		Belfras			Designated as the CH-427 Heron.