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Gaellician Armed Forces Population

Armed Forces Personnel

• Gaellicia's Population: 28,000,000
• Active Personnel: 67,000
• Reserve Personnel: 34,000
• Reaching Military Age Annually: 100,000
• Available for Military Service: 6,440,000 (Ages 17-45) 23% of population
• Fit for Military Service: 5,000,000 (Ages 17-45)

Air Force

Commands

• Aerial Support and Sustainment Command
• Air Defence Command

Wings

1st Fighter Wing (South & West: Somewhere on Mainland)

• 3rd Fighter Squadron (15 F1 Bánánachs | A2A)
• 633 Strike Fighter Squadron (15 F1 Bánánachs | SEAD)

2nd Fighter Wing (East: Ashaig Air Base)

• 2nd Fighter Squadron (16 F28 Caracals | A2A)
• 108th Fighter Squadron (15 F1 Bánánachs | A2A)
• 32nd Strike Fighter Squadron (15 F1 Bánánachs | SEAD)

3rd Fighter Wing (Reaction: Center of Country)

• 301st Tactical Fighter Squadron (14 ZuB 17s| A2G)
• 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (14 ZuB 17s | A2G)

Logistics and Lift Wing

• Heavy Lift Squadron (4 C130s)
• Light Lift Squadron and Special Forces Support (8 C23s)
• Expeditionary Lift (9 CH54 Kooris)
• Expeditionary Lift (9 Sea Kings)

Operational Support Wing

• Control (4 AEW Nimrods)
• Refueling (4 Refueling Tankers, probably Nimrods)

Maritime Patrol and Rescue

• Maritime Patrol (8 Nimrods)
• 1st Maritime Search and Rescue Squadron (5 Sea Kings HAR.3)
• 2nd Maritime Search and Rescue Squadron (4 Sea Kings HAR.3)

Independent Flights

• Special/Government Transport (2 VIP Jets)

Bases

• Ashaig Air Base (East)
• South West Base
• Capital Base
• Adrarus Base
• Yaran Base (Defunct)

Aircraft Types

F28 Caracal

Gaellicia acquired a production license for the P-28 Vircattus from Adaptus in 1977. In Gaellician service, the aircraft is designated the F28 Caracal.

F-28Cs built in the 1990s. Incorporates glass cockpit, ground attack capability, AN/APG-71 radar (digital version of AN/AWG-9).

F-28D is an upgrade program enacted in the 2000s. Combination of re-manufactured C models and newly built aircraft. New single-piece canopy and new engines. Added Link 16.

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (pilot and weapons systems officer)
• Length: 62 ft 9 in (19.13 m)
• Wingspan: 64 ft 1.5 in (19.545 m)
• Lower wingspan: 38 ft 2.5 in (11.646 m) swept
• Height: 16 ft (4.9 m)
• Wing area: 565 sq ft (52.5 m²) wings only
  • 1,008 sq ft (94 m²) effective area including fuselage
• Airfoil:
  
  • Grumman (1.74)(35)(9.6)-(1.1)(30)(1.1) root
  • Grumman (1.27)(30)(9.0)-(1.1)(40)(1.1) tip
• Empty weight: 43,735 lb (19,838 kg)
• Gross weight: 61,000 lb (27,669 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 74,350 lb (33,725 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 16,200 lb (7,348 kg) internal fuel; 2 × optional 267 US gal (222 imp gal; 1,010 l) / 1,756 lb (797 kg) external tanks
• Powerplant: 2 × F110-GE-232 afterburning turbofans, 21,600 lbf (96 kN) thrust each dry, 32,500 lbf (145 kN) with afterburner

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.34 (1,544 mph, 2,485 km/h) at altitude
• Range: 1,600 nmi (1,841 mi; 2,963 km)
• Combat range: 500 nmi (575 mi; 926 km)
• Ferry range: 1,912 nmi (2,200 mi; 3,541 km)
• Service ceiling: 53,000 ft (16,000 m) plus
• g limits: -3.0 g, +7.5 g (+6.5 g operational limit)
• Rate of climb: 45,000 ft/min (230 m/s) plus
• Wing loading: 96 lb/sq ft (470 kg/m²)
  
  • 48 lb/sq ft (230 kg/m²) effective
• Thrust/weight: 0.88 at gross weight (1.02 with loaded weight & 50% internal fuel)
  
• Takeoff roll: 2,500 ft (760 m)
• Landing roll: 2,400 ft (730 m)

Armament

• Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled rotary cannon, with 675 rounds
• Hardpoints: 10 total: 6× under-fuselage, 2× under nacelles and 2× on wing gloves with a capacity of 14,500 lb (6,600 kg) of ordnance and fuel tanks,with provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Rockets: 7x LAU-10 rocket pods (for a total of 28 rockets)
  • Missiles: AIM-54 Phoenix, Barrakuda, R.28 Kobra air-to-air missiles
  • Bombs:
    
    • JDAM precision-guided munition (PGMs)
    • Paveway series of laser-guided bombs
    • Mk 80 series of unguided iron bombs
  • Other:
    
    • Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS)
    • LANTIRN Targeting System (LTS) pod (AN/AAQ-14)
    • 2× 267 US gal (1,010 l; 222 imp gal) drop tanks for extended range/loitering time

Avionics

• AN/APG-71 radar
• AN/ALR-67 radar warning receiver
• AN/AAS-42 infrared search and track, AAX-1 TCS
• AN/ASN-130 Inertial navigation system
• Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER) upgrade