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The '''Zacapine Navy''' ({{wp|Nahuatl}}: 𐐈𐐿𐐰𐑊𐑊𐐨 𐐝𐐯𐑋𐑋𐐰𐑌𐐻𐐨𐐸𐐶𐐨𐐻𐑆 𐐞𐐰𐐿𐐰𐐹𐐨𐐷𐐬𐐻𐑊, ''Acalli Cemmantihuitz Zacapiyotl'', '''ACZ''') is the main expeditionary arm of the [[Zacapine Armed Forces]]. It is built on the foundations of an oceangoing {{wp|blue-water navy}} which serves the dual purposes of protecting the littoral flanks of the peninsular Zacapine homeland in southern [[Ajax#Oxidentale|Oxidentale]] as well as projecting power clear across the oceans of the southern hemisphere from the Ooreqapi to the Makria ocean. In terms of its budget and active manpower, it is by far the largest branch of the Zacapine military and is roughly equal to the Air Force and the Army combined in these two categories. The Zacapine Navy is built around a force of {{wp|Fixed-wing aircraft|fixed-wing}} {{wp|aircraft carrier|aircraft carriers}} and specialized {{wp|amphibious warfare}} vessels which support the primary combat forces of the Naval Aviation and Naval Infantry corps. Within the Zacapine Armed Forces, the Zacapine Navy is considered to be the ''{{wp|primus inter pares}}'' of the three service branches, both because of its larger size and budget and because it independently maintains the general capabilities of the other service branches and often to a greater degree of readiness, training and technological sophistication.
The '''Zacapine Navy''' ({{wp|Nahuatl}}: Акалли Семантихуиц Закапийоꙟ, ''Acalli Cemantihuitz Zacapiyotl'', '''ACZ''') is one of three independent military organizations of the [[Zacapican|United Zacapine Republics]], overseen by the [[Government of Zacapican|Naval Secretariat]] with an area of responsibility encompassing all {{wp|expeditionary warfare|expeditionary operations}} and military affairs beyond the borders of Zacapican proper including the defense of allied nations. In addition to a large {{wp|Blue-water navy|oceangoing fleet of ships}}, the Zacapine Navy also commands major ground forces and an air fleet of its own, making it a fully independent military force in its own right. The maritime combat component of the Zacapine Navy is built around a number of heavily-armed {{wp|Nuclear marine propulsion|nuclear-powered}} {{wp|Surface combatant|surface combatants}} supported by {{wp|Fixed-wing aircraft|fixed-wing}} {{wp|aircraft carrier}}s, built to confront a peer or near-peer naval opponent in the open seas as part of the Zacapine {{wp|grand strategy}} of [[Oceanic Supremacy (Zacapican)|oceanic supremacy]].  
 
The doctrine of Naval primacy of the Zacapine Armed Forces is largely explained by the geography and history of Zacapican. The north of the peninsular mainland, the only region from which a land invasion could come, is generally hostile and difficult to traverse. The nature of the terrain, from the Mixtepemec and Tlaltenantli mountains to the arid Xallipan plateau, makes the movement of any major ground forces of any nation difficult to sustain logistically. Because of this, it requires an small active force to patrol and defend but does not pose a major concern for full scale invasion of the country nor have these territories demonstrated any real potential to serve as jumping off points for further Zacapine conquest northward. Conversely, Zacapican is relatively vulnerable to maritime aggression because of its heavy reliance on sea lanes in its transport network and the concentration of its population along the coasts because of the geography of the country's mountainous and inhospitable interior. This has compelled various Zacapine governments as far back as medieval [[Aztapamatlan]] to focus on the navy both as a means of defense and of projecting power and influence abroad. The Aztapaman Navy was one of the world's premiere maritime fighting forces during the age of sail, although it suffered defeats at the hands of the [[Mutul|Mutulese]] and later fell behind in the adoption of new types of warship over the course of the 19th century.
 
The Zacapine Navy was founded in 1904, the year of the fall of Aztapamatlan to the [[Zacapine Revolution]], with a small squadron of captured Aztapaman ironclad steamers and sail-powered warships. From its inception, the Navy was one of the world's pioneering forces in the development of aircraft carriers and carrier aviation. The very first new ships commissioned by the Navy were a series of {{wp|Seaplane tender|seaplane tenders}} supporting a flotilla of seaplanes serving as both long range {{wp|Torpedo bomber|torpedo bombers}} and as a makeshift {{wp|combat air patrol}} protecting the fleet from enemy aircraft. These would be phased out around the time of the [[Hanaki War]] in favor of various types of conventional aircraft carriers that have been in service ever since. The central concept of the Zacapine Navy since these early years has been for surface combatants to avoid protracted battle with the opposing navy in each side batters the other with naval artillery and attempts to withstand strikes with heavy armor, and to instead focus on naval aviation which would be able to strike at the enemy while putting the fleet in as little danger of retaliatory attacks as possible, thereby accomplishing the same or better results in combat with less steel and fewer causalities. This concept would later be elaborated on with the development of guided missiles, increasingly advanced aircraft and the advent of more sophisticated methods of amphibious warfare which would see the capabilities of the Zacapine Navy expand far beyond their original scope.
 
==Organization==
The Zacapine Navy operates under its own administrative organ within the [[Government_of_Zacapican#Defense|Secretariat of Defense]]. Its chain of command places the Zacapine Tepachoani [[Zianya Xcaret]] at the top as the commander-in-chief of the overall military, followed by the Naval Chief-of-Staff who is currently Admiral Talen Xalla. The Navy is subdivided into five operational groups, or corps (''tlactli'') in the Navy's parlance, which specialize in different types of operations as part of the Navy's areas of responsibility. Each corps is commanded by an Admiral of Sub-Admiral assigned the office of ''Tlatolcuauhtic'' by the Chief-of-Staff. In total, the Navy commands 100,000 active service personnel, all of whom are volunteer career soldiers. A special dispensation of the Armed Forces Law in Zacapican allows the Navy to enact its own conscription policy independent of the rest of the military during times of war to expand its manpower pool as necessary to conduct its operations.
===Surface Fleet===
 
===Subsurface Fleet===
 
===Naval Aviation===
 
===Naval Infantry===
 
===Maritime Security===
 
==Service Vessels==
===Surface Fleet===
====Aircraft carriers====
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! |Class
! |Type
! |Displacement (Fully Loaded)
! |Note
|-
| '''[[Miquimama-class fleet carrier|Miquimama class]]''' || Fleet Carrier (CVF) || 75,000 tonnes|| 1 active, 1 under construction
|-
| '''[[Tletlacati-class fleet carrier|Tletlacati class]]''' || Fleet Carrier (CVF) || 55,000 tonnes || 2 active, 1 retired
|-
| '''[[Cuitzeo-class light carrier|Cuitzeo class]]''' || Light Carrier (CVL) ||  25,000 tonnes || 1 active, 1 under construction
|-
| '''[[Mizyaotl-class light carrier|Mizyaotl class]]''' || Escort Carrier (CVE) || 15,000 tonnes || 3 active
|-
|}
 
====Surface combatants====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! |Class
! |Type
! |Displacement
! |Note
|-
| '''[[Nochcalima-class cruiser|Nochcalima class]]''' ||Cruiser (CGN)||10,000 tonnes || 7 active
|-
|}
 
===Submarines===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! |Class
! |Type
! |Displacement
! |Note
|-
| '''[[Ezcoatl-class submarine|Ezcoatl class]]''' ||Attack submarine (SSN) || 16,000 tonnes || 6 active
|-
| '''[[Tlacatecolotl-class submarine|Tlacatecolotl class]]''' || Cruise-missile submarine (SSGN) || 10,300 tonnes || 8 active
|-
| '''[[Tecpatl-class submarine|Tecpatl class]]''' || Attack submarine (SSK) || 7,455 tonnes || 5 active
|-
|}
 
==Aircraft==
===Fighters===
{| class="wikitable"
! |Name
! |Type
! |Description
|-
|[[Tlo-45|Tlo-45 Sea Condor]]|| Navalized Heavy Multirole fighter|| Primary heavy fighter of the naval aviation arm used on {{wp|CATOBAR}}-type [[Miquimama-class fleet carrier|''Miquimama'' class]] and [[Tletlacati-class fleet carrier|''Tletlacati'' class]] carriers
|-
|[[Tlo-35|Tlo-35 Skua]] || {{wp|VTOL}} fighter || VTOL fleet defense fighter used aboard non-CATOBAR [[Mizyaotl-class escort carrier|''Mizyaotl'']] and [[Cuitzeo-class light carrier|''Cuitzeo'' class]] carriers
|}
 
===Bombers===
{| class="wikitable"
! |Name
! |Type
! |Description
|-
|{{wp|Tupolev Tu-22M|Xo-22}} || Marine strike craft || Land-based anti-ship bomber.
|}
 
===Amphibious aircraft and ekranoplans===
{| class="wikitable"
! |Name
! |Type
! |Description
|-
|[[TC-26]] || Anti-ship {{wp|Ground-effect vehicle|ekranoplan}} || Anti-ship strike ekranoplan used in quick reaction forces in conjunction with Xo-22 bombers.
|-
|[[TC-14]] || {{wp|Anti-submarine warfare|ASW}} ekranoplan || Primary ASW naval aviation craft, used for anti-submarine defense within range of friendly shores. Large numbers remain in service with Zacapine Navy and allies.
|-
|{{wp|Beriev A-40|T-40}}|| Amphibious ASW aircraft || Amphibious anti-submarine and maritime patrol jet aircraft, augmenting TC-14 and escorting naval squadrons and civilian convoys.
|-
|{{wp|Beriev_A-40#Variants|T-42}}|| Amphibious {{wp|Search and Rescue|SAR}} aircraft || Search and rescue variant of T-40, capable of conducting rescue directly from the water's surface through amphibious landing and take-off. Equipped with inflatable rescue craft.
|}
 
===AEW&C aircraft===
{| class="wikitable"
! |Name
! |Type
! |Description
|-
|{{wp|Shaanxi KJ-200|Mixcoatl Mix-200}} || Carrier capable {{wp|Airborne early warning and control|AEW&C}} || Primary airborne radar system used by CATOBAR-type carriers.
|-
|[[Itz-31]] || Carrier capable VTOL AEW&C aircraft || Airborne radar system used for non-CATOBAR carriers.
|-
|{{wp|Beriev A-50|T-50}} || Land based AEW&C aircraft || Airborne radar system used for surveillance and reconnaissance from land-based airfields.
|}
 
===Helicopters===
{| class="wikitable"
! |Name
! |Type
! |Description
|-
|[[Ilacatztli Ila-22]] || Multipurpose naval helicopter || Ila-22 ASW variant is the mainstay helicopter of the Navy for anti-submarine operations. Minesweeping, search-and-rescue, and AEW&C equipped variants are also in service.
|-
|}
 
===Patrol and trainer aircraft===
{| class="wikitable"
! |Name
! |Type
! |Description
|-
|{{wp|Ilyushin Il-38|CQT-Tlamichin}}|| {{wp|Maritime patrol aircraft}} || Newest and most numerous maritime patrol aircraft of the naval aviation forces.
|-
|{{wp|Tupolev Tu-142|Aztatl Az-44 Yaoquizqui}} || Maritime patrol aircraft and ASW bomber || Long ranged patrol and ASW aircraft based on the Az-44 civilian turboprop airliner.
|-
|[[Citlamatapalli_Aviation#Aircraft|CB-1]] ||Utility aircraft|| Utility aircraft used as SAR, patrol, transport and trainer aircraft. Capable of light air support and ground attack. Commonly used in support of Marine deployments.
|-
|{{wp|Yakovlev Yak-30 (1960)|TO-30}} || Jet trainer || Main Zacapine military jet trainer.
|-
|[[Citlamatapalli_Aviation#Aircraft|Y-61]]|| Turboprop trainer || Main Zacapine military turboprop trainer, commonly used to initiate novice pilots at the beginning of their training before flying the jet trainer.  
|}
 
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Revision as of 01:17, 11 December 2024

Zacapine Navy
𐐈𐐿𐐰𐑊𐑊𐐨 𐐝𐐯𐑋𐑋𐐰𐑌𐐻𐐨𐐸𐐶𐐨𐐻𐑆 𐐞𐐰𐐿𐐰𐐹𐐨𐐷𐐬𐐻𐑊
Acalli Cemmantihuitz Zacapiyotl
Active1907-present
CountryZacapican
AllegianceSecretariat of the Navy
TypeAll-arms military force
RoleExpeditionary warfare
Naval warfare
Size220,000 active
ColorsCyan and red
   
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefZianya Xcaret
Chief-of-StaffTalen Xalla

The Zacapine Navy (Nahuatl: Акалли Семантихуиц Закапийоꙟ, Acalli Cemantihuitz Zacapiyotl, ACZ) is one of three independent military organizations of the United Zacapine Republics, overseen by the Naval Secretariat with an area of responsibility encompassing all expeditionary operations and military affairs beyond the borders of Zacapican proper including the defense of allied nations. In addition to a large oceangoing fleet of ships, the Zacapine Navy also commands major ground forces and an air fleet of its own, making it a fully independent military force in its own right. The maritime combat component of the Zacapine Navy is built around a number of heavily-armed nuclear-powered surface combatants supported by fixed-wing aircraft carriers, built to confront a peer or near-peer naval opponent in the open seas as part of the Zacapine grand strategy of oceanic supremacy.

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