Kouralian Royal Navy

'Tempestas de ferro in sal'
The Flag of the Kouralian Royal Navy
Founded	1600AD
Current form	1960
Headquarters	The Ministry of Defence (Civil HQ) RNB High Wycombe
Leadership
Her Majesty	Queen Alyx Campbell
Minister of Defence	Sir Bernard Wallace
First Sea Lord	David Jones
Personnel
Military age	18-63
Conscription	Not in Effect
Active personnel	2,500,000
Reserve personnel	300,000
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Kouralian National Armoury KAE Systems (Kouralia)
Foreign suppliers	Crookfur Arms (Crookfur) Carthaginian Naval Export Authority (Carthaginian Republic) FDI Group

The Kouralian Royal Navy is the Wet-Warfare Branch of the Kouralian Military and is a fully fledged Blue-Water Navy which operates throughout Mystria and beyond. While it is not the 'favoured child' of the three service branches, the Navy still operates a modern, disciplined, and well-equipped force.

It is responsible for crewing all ships, landing craft and patrol boats in the military - though there are some smallcraft operated by the Corps of Engineers of the Royal Army, or by the Air Force's Coastal Warfare Command. The Navy also has responsibility for all aircraft embarked on Naval ships and for the Fleet Fusilier Guard - a force of infantrymen who secure naval vessels and facilities, along with assisting army expeditionary troops in landings.

Structure

High Command

The Admiralty Board is the administrative high command of the Navy. It is made up of the senior-most staff officers, and is regularly joined by senior elected and appointed civilians such as the Justiciar of State for War, or senior civil servants. The Chair of the Admiralty is assisted by the Principal Master-Warrant Officer of the Navy, who is the service's senior enlisted advisor. It is their responsibility to keep a link open between the high command and enlisted 'practitioners.'

• Lord and Master of the Admiralty - professional head of the Royal Navy.
• Undermaster of the Admiralty, and Master of the Shore - Deputy to the Chair, and responsible for Fleet Reserves and Shore Establishments.
• Master of the Fleet - responsible for all operational management of vessels.
• Controller of the Fleet - responsible for technical support, outfitting, and procuring of vessels.
• Master of Fleet Supplies - responsible for supplying the navy, and his responsibilities included transport, victualling (supplying food), and medical services.
• Admiral-Adjutant - responsible for personnel development and support, and training.

The Admiralty Board does not exercise operational command of naval forces, as this is passed down via the Joint Service Commands. However, it is responsible for ensuring that sufficient vessels are allocated to each Joint Naval Command to meet its purpose, as well as ensuring they are sufficiently staffed and equipped.

Operational Command

As detailed above, operational command at a strategic level is via the Joint Service Commands, and bypasses the Admiralty Board entirely. However, at an Operational and Tactical level, command is usually vested solely with Naval commanders.

For example, for orders to reach an Engineering Department Seaman on duty on an Air Defence Frigate in Home Waters, they would travel down the chain of command as follows (those in italics could readily be skipped in the passing of orders):

• Justiciary for War
• Joint Service Home Command
• HQ Home Command Naval Forces
• 3rd Fleet HQ
• Battlefleet "Kazansky"
• Escort Division Commander
• Ship Captain
• Head of Department
• Reporting Petty Officer
• Seaman in Question

Administrative Branches

Surface Fleet

FRNS Invincible and RKNV Queen Alyx En Fidelis

The Surface Fleet is responsible for managing all the surface ships in the Navy, though not actually for commanding them. This includes aircraft carriers, though their aircrew are Skyfleet Personnel, and Amphibious Warfare ships though their embarked troops are Fleet Fusiliers.

Submarine Fleet

The Submarine Fleet is the section of the Kouralian Fleet responsible for coordinating submarines. Due to the nature of submarine warfare, it is considerably more clandestine than the Surface Fleet. Most senior staff officers within the Submarine Fleet will have had command appointments within it too, so that they understand the unique concerns that come with operating those vessels.

To become a commander or executive officer within the Submarine Fleet, one must complete the Commanding Officer's Qualifying Course. This is a 24 week high intensity, high-attrition training programme to assess suitability to command a submarine at war, and roughly 25% of candidates wash out as a minimum per intake.

Skyfleet

The Skyfleet is responsible for maintaining and operating fixed and rotary-wing aircraft from naval vessels. They are also responsible for maritime patrol aircraft, and operate a number of land-based Naval Air Stations for this purpose.

Fleet Fusilier Guard

The Fleet Fusilier Guard is the Navy's contribution to the expeditionary forces of Kouralia. Unlike the Silverfin Guard Commandos they are not commando-trained personnel, and unlike Expeditionary-Warfare Infantry Cohorts they are not fully trained infantrymen. A company of them is embarked within each Expeditionary Legion, and their main roles are securing landing zones and dockyard infrastructure, directing naval gunfire, and force protection. Most Kouralian naval vessels will have a number of them embarked to fulfil that latter purpose.

Rank Structure

The Officers of the Kouralian Navy hold leadership and management roles, though are rarely trained with in-depth technical knowledge about the systems they are responsible for. They usually do not directly operate warfare, engineering, communication, or other technical equipment. Principal exceptions to this are Hydrographical and Meteorological Officers whose expertise and education is traditionally commensurate with the authority and remuneration that a commission entails, Pilots, and Nuclear Reactor Supervision Officers.

Grade	Rank title	Notes
10	Lord High Admiral	Is the rank held by the Lord and Master of the Admiralty, and if the Lord and Master of the Forces is a Naval Officer, by them as well. Reaching this rank bestows a Life-Lordship on the holder, though they not sit in the Crown Assembly unless they are incumbent in one of those two positions. The holder of this rank is entitled to a flag of office. Currently only the Chair of the Navy holds this rank.
9	Fleet Admiral	Is an exceptionally senior executive rank, held by the remaining members of the Admiralty Board as well as the commander of a Joint Service Command or Deployed Forces Command should they be a Naval Officer. The holder of this rank is entitled to a flag of office. Currently eight people hold this rank.
8	Admiral	Is a senior executive rank, held within the Naval Staff by those who do not quite sit on the Admiralty Board, such as Flag Officer Sea Training who answers to the Admiral-Adjutant, or Flag Officer Fusiliers who answers to the Vys-Chair of the Admiralty. Within the Joint Service Commands, the deputy of each JSC and the commander of the naval contingent within each JSC is a 'Full' Admiral. The holder of this rank is entitled to a flag of office.
7	Vice-Admiral	Is an executive-level rank held by senior naval staff members. This rank is held by the operational commander of a 'Numbered' Fleet, along with senior staff officers.
6	Legate-At-Sea	Is the juniormost executive-level rank and is held by those who are responsible for the command of Battlesquadrons, Fusilier Legions large commands of fleet aviation forces, and staff officers in larger commands. Attaining this rank entitles one to use the term of address Legate even once retired, and it is the first rank at which one is entitled to the use of a flag.
5	Post-Captain	Is the seniormost of the Posted-Command ranks, and is held by those who command the largest of ships, such as Aircraft Carriers or Guided Missile Cruisers. The largest of Squadrons or Divisions within Battlesquadrons can be lead by Post-Captains too. The Chief of Staff for a Numbered Fleet is a 'Post-Captain' referred to as the Captain of the Fleet. The commander of any Kouralian naval vessel is referred to as the Captain, however this does not mean they necessarily hold the rank of Captain.
4	Commander	Is a senior Posted-Command rank, held by those who command smaller ships such as Frigate or Destroyer-sized escorts. They can also be responsible for junior staff roles or Department Head roles on larger ships.
3	Vys-Commander	A Vys-Commander is a Posted-Command rank held by those who command small vessels such as Minelayers and patrol boats. Otherwise it is a common rank for Executive Officers and department Heads on Escort vessels.
2	Centenær	Is generally the juniormost Posted-Command rank, held by those who lead the smallest of patrol boats. Otherwise it is held by officers within a ship's departments.
1	Vyntenær Ensign	Is held by junior officers recently out of the Naval College who occupy roles within one of a Ship's Departments.

Operational Organisation

The Naval Forces assigned to each Joint Service Command are usually made up of permanent formations into and out of which ships are assigned depending on personnel, maintenance, and supplying needs. These formations can be brought into and out of the responsibility of Joint Service Commands by the Admiralty Board, however the Admiralty Board is tasked with ensuring that all JSC Naval Headquarters are adequately staffed to accomplish any strategic aims they are assigned. For the Admiralty Board to remove forces from a JSC without consulting its commander would be an extreme act.

Equipment

Surface Fleet

Aircraft Carriers

Class	Origin	Image	Stats	Details
Hero-Class Fleet Supercarrier 30 Hulls	The Freethinker Commonwealth	RKNV Queen Alyx-En-Fidelis	Displacement: 172,305 tons Length Overall: 424.2m Beam: 80.1m Depth: 12.5m Complement: 1,550 Air Crew: 3,000 Speed: 35kts Sustainable Range: Unlimited	The Hero-Class of Fleet Supercarriers make up the main offensive power of Kouralian fleets at sea, with delivery from the Freestian FDI Group beginning in 2015 and ending in 2018. They are highly modernised twin-island carriers designed to operate STOVL fixed-wing aircraft at a high operational tempo, with a huge Embarked Aviation Group of 130 airframes to support this. Commanded by Captains, they are the flagships of their Battlesquadrons, though are usually not the Battlefleet's Flagship due to their priority as a target.
Senator-Class Light Carrier 30 Hulls	The Royal Union of Kouralia	RKNV Father-Of-The-House	Displacement: 22,000 tons Length Overall: 209m Beam: 36m Depth: 8m Complement:650 Air Crew: 350 Speed: 18kts Sustainable Range: 8,100 Miles	The Senator-Class were originally the only serious aviation assets for the Kouralian Navy until the Fleet Carrier Project bore the fruits of the Hero-Class. They are significantly smaller and older than the Hero-Class - carrying only 21 Airframes, but can still undertake fully independent defensive and offensive ASaC, ASW and ASuW aviation operations. These Ships are commanded by Captains.
Magic-Class Aviation Cruiser 69 Hulls	The Royal Union of Kouralia	RKNV Fireball	Displacement: 14,150 tons Length Overall: 180.2m Beam: 33.4m Depth: 8.2m Complement: 550 Air Crew: 180 Speed: 30kts Sustainable Range: 8,100 miles	Significantly smaller and with significantly less capability, the Magic-Class of Flight-Deck Cruisers are intended to act as screening escorts and redundancy hulls for the aviation assets of any Kouralian battlefleet. They can operate STOVL craft, but are usually restricted to rotary-wing air operations, being able to operate limited ASW, ASuW and ASaC capabilities with their complement of 18 Airframes. These ships are commanded by Captains. A number of these ships operate independently as the lead ships of the Kouralian Navy's Coastal Command's Extended-Range Interdiction Areas.

Amphibious Warfare Ships

Class	Origin	Image	Stats	Details
Lord-Class Landing Platform Helicopter 30 Hulls	The Royal Union of Kouralia	KCS Leopard in on exercise in Malgrave	Displacement: 21,500 tons Length Overall: 203.4m Beam: 35m Depth: 6.5m Complement: 460+830 Speed: 18kts Sustainable Range: 8,000 miles	The Lord-Class
Sword-Class Landing Platform/Dock 30 Hulls	The Royal Union of Kouralia	KCS Fauchard in port	Displacement: 8,800 tons Length Overall: 142.9m Beam: 21.5m Depth: 5.3m Complement: 152+430 Speed: 20kts Sustainable Range: 7,000 miles	The Sword-Class
Castle-Class Landing Platform/Dock 30 Hulls	The Royal Union of Kouralia	KCS Tower at sea	Displacement: 19,560 tons Length Overall: 176m Beam: 28.9m Depth: 7.1 Complement: 325+405 Speed: 18kts Sustainable Range: 8,000 miles	The Castle-Class
Mountain-Class Dock Landing Ship 30 Hulls	The Royal Union of Kouralia	KCS Færyello at sea	Displacement: 16,160 tons Length Overall: 176.6m Beam: 26.4m Depth: 5.8m Complement: 150+500 Speed: 18kts Sustainable Range: 8,000 miles	The Mountain-Class

Guided Missile Cruisers

Class	Origin	Image	Stats	Details
Temeraire-Class Guided Missile Cruiser 30 Hulls	The Freethinkers	Diagramatic View of RKNV Temeraire	Displacement: 23,405 tons Length Overall: 224.2m Beam: 60.1m Depth: 12.5m Complement: 230 Speed: 39kts Sustainable Range: Unlimited	The Temeraire-Class of Guided Missile Cruisers from the Freestian FDI Group were supplied in conjunction with the Hero-Class's deal. They act as missile-carrying support ships which can tackle targets at sea, on land and in the air. They are commanded by Captains and are usually Battlefleet Flagships.

Escorts

Class	Origin	Image	Stats	Details
Air Defence
Prefect-Class Guided Missile Destroyer ?? Hulls	The Royal Union of Kouralia	RKNV Vygean manoeuvring at sea.	Displacement: 7,050 t Length Overall: 152.87 m Beam: 20.3m Depth: 5.4m Complement: 236 Speed: 29kts Sustainable Range: 6,100 Miles	The Prefect Class was intended as the replacement for the Prince-Class and is significantly higher tech, with far more powerful sensors and much greater automisation. The ship has 8 Anti-Surface Missiles, a 48-cell Anti-Air VLS System, 3 76mm guns, 2 single-tubes for torpedoes with 24 carried, and 2 25mm automatic cannons. The vessel features no CIWS, though the 76mm guns can fulfil that role. The vessel can carry one medium-sized helicopter.
Prince-Class Guided Missile Destroyer ?? Hulls	The Royal Union of Kouralia	RKNV Palatine	Displacement: 4,500 t Length Overall: 147m Beam: 16.1m Depth: 5m Complement: 380 Speed: 32kts Sustainable Range: 7,000 Miles	The Prince-Class of Anti-Air Escorts are currently legacy vessels, which only avoided complete phasing out due to the expense of the Prefect-Vessel Programme. They are heavily armed vessels, with one main 155mm gun and three 76mm guns, 4 Surface-to-Surface missiles, a number of SAM missile Launchers, and two triple torpedo launchers. The vessel features no CIWS, though the 76mm guns can fulfil that role. The high concentration of armaments on a small hull necessitates the high crew count compared to other ships. The vessel can carry two small helicopters.
Anti-Submarine Warfare
Justice-Class ASW Frigate ?? Hulls	The Royal Union of Kouralia	RKNV Prosecutor firing main gun	Displacement: 4,900 t Length Overall: 133m Beam: 16.1m Depth: 7.3m Complement: 185 Speed: 28kts Sustainable Range: 7,500 Miles
General Purpose
Freedom-Class Frigate ?? Hulls	The Freethinkers	Diagramatic View of RKNV Emancipare	Displacement: 3,400 t Length Overall: 120.2m Beam: 15.2m Depth: 5.2m Complement: 85 Speed: 25kts Sustainable Range: 7,400 Miles	Like other Freethinker vessels in service with the Kouralian Navy, the Freedom-Class are the most modern vessels in service, and make great use of automation and digital design to decrease the crew requirements. The vessels are smaller and less capable than designated AA and ASW escorts, however the modernisation helps them bridge the gap and provide economical general purpose support to the fleet. Each vessel has a 155mm gun in the bow for shore gunnery, and two quad launchers for the standard anti-surface missile. A 16-cell OceanCeptor VLS is installed behind the gun, as is a Rolling AIrframe Missile CIWS above the hangar. Also installed are torpedo catapults and manual guns for countering smallcraft and port-defence.

Corvettes and Patrol-craft

Class	Origin	Image	Stats	Details
Corvettes
Admiral-Class Corvette	The Royal Union of Kouralia		Displacement: 1,840 t Length Overall: 89.12 m Beam: 13.28 m Depth: 3.4 m Complement: 65 Speed: 26kts Range: 7,400 km	The Admiral-Class of corvettes are not typically used as escorts, however they are the smallest full-spectrum warships in the fleet. They feature 4 anti-ship missiles mounted amidships and two RAM missile CIWS launchers, along with a 76mm autocannon, two 25mm autocannons, and racks for minelaying. The vessel can also carry a small helicopter and a pair of UAVs in its hangar.
Patrol craft
Captain-Class Offshore Patrol Vessel	The Royal Union of Kouralia		Displacement: 1,520 t Length Overall: 88.6 m Beam: 12.2 m Depth: 3.37 m Complement: 70 Speed: 25kts Range: 6,500 km	The Captain-Class of offshore patrol craft provide the majority of the security for Kouralian territorial waters along side vessels of the Crown Waterguard. They do not have missile armament, but do have a 76mm cannon and a pair of 25mm autocannons, and have a hangar for an embarked helicopter and two embarked offshore raiding craft.
Centenær-Class Offshore Patrol Vessel	The Royal Union of Kouralia		Displacement: 2,000 t Length Overall: 90.5 m Beam: 13.5 m Depth: 3.8 m Complement: 58+50 Speed: 25kts Range: 10,200 km	Centenær-Class vessels provide long-range shipping patrols across between West and East Mystria due to their extreme endurance, along with assisting in patrolling the Forynthry Naval Exclusion zone. They feature a 25mm cannon on the forward deck, two rotary-barrelled permanent machinegun mounts, and two further mounts for machine guns. They also feature a flight deck which can land a medium-sized helicopter, though have no hangar for continuous air operations.
Vyntenær-Class Patrol Boat	The Royal Union of Kouralia		Displacement: 54 t Length Overall: 20.8 m Beam: 5.8 m Depth: 1.8 m Complement: 12 Speed: 25kts (Standard) 45kts (Sprint) Range: 1,020	The Vyntenaer-Class of Riverine and Harbour patrol boats are mainly used for security patrols at major Naval facilities, escorting vessels in littoral waters, and providing security at other sensitive sites such as research facilities and royal palaces. They are armed with two mounts for machine guns, and can feature a 25mm automatic cannon on the forward deck.

Smallcraft

Class	Origin	Image	Stats	Details
Landing Craft
No.7 Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel	The Royal Union of Kouralia	LCU landing vehicles	Displacement: 240 t Length Overall: 29.82 m Beam: 7.70m Depth: 7.70m Complement: 7+120 Speed: 19kts (Full) 40kts (Empty) Range: 600 Miles	The Kouralian LCU No.7 is a 'Partial Air Cushion Supported CATamaran' fast landing craft capable of carrying a full MBT to shore rapidly. Alternatively it can carry as many as four APCs, or a company of marines to shore
No.3 Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel	The Royal Union of Kouralia	LCVP transiting Kurton	Displacement: 24 t Length Overall: 15.7 m Beam: 4.3m Complement: 3+35 Speed: 25kts (Full) Range: 240 Miles	The LCVP is a smaller landing craft intended for carrying a platoon of marines or a small vehicle to shore. Four of them can carry a full company of marines to shore. It can be equipped with a pair of GPMGs mounted at the front to provide suppressing fire as it lands people.
Special Warfare Craft
Fast Assault Craft	The Royal Union of Kouralia	FAC at Sea	Displacement: 15.3 t Length Overall: 15.9 m Beam: 3.8m Depth: 0.8m Complement: 3+18 Speed: 40kts (Full) Range: 270 Miles	The F/LAC is a smaller, faster, and more heavily armed boat which is able to carry roughly half a platoon of men to shore. It can be equipped with up to four side-facing pintle mounts for weapons, and a central heavier weapon system such as an auto-cannon RCWS or a GMG mount. It can also deploy two jet skis, 4 sea mines, or six depth charges from rear racks.
Offshore Raiding Craft	The Royal Union of Kouralia	ORC Landing troops on exercise in Malgrave	Displacement: 4.7t(full) Length Overall: 9.1m Beam: 2,9m Depth: 0.69m Complement: 3+12 Speed: 32kts (Full) Range: 230 miles	The Offshore Raiding Craft is a small boat used for patrol and troop insertion - traditionally for strategic reconnaissance such as landing beach assessment parties. It can be equipped with armouring panels and had three pintle mounts for machine guns.
Rigid Raiding Craft	The Royal Union of Kouralia	RRC transiting Kurton	Displacement: 2.5t(full) Length Overall: 6.5m Beam: 1.9m Complement: 11 Speed: 33kts (Full) Range: 100 miles	The Rigid Raiding Craft is a small boat used to carry men around rivers, between ships and shore, and to patrol shore establishments.
Inflatable Raiding Craft Inflatable boat	The Royal Union of Kouralia	IRC Transiting jungle river	Displacement: 1.25t(full) Length Overall: 5m Beam: 1.9m Complement: 6 Speed: 20kts (Full) Range: 2 hours	The Inflatable Raiding Craft is a small boat used to carry men around rivers, between ships and shore, and to patrol shore establishments.

Submarine Service

Class	Origin	Image	Stats	Details
Missile Submarine
Cannon-Class Missile Submarine ?? Hulls	The Royal Union of Kouralia	RKNV Culverin coming into Port	Displacement: 15,900 t (submerged) Length Overall: 149.9m Beam: 12.8m Draught: 12m Complement: 135 Speed: 25kts submerged Range: Unlimited	The Cannon-Class of ballistic missile submarines provide a continuous at sea nuclear deterrent for the Kouralian Navy. They have sixteen ballistic missile tubes, each of which can hold a missile with up to 8 warheads, and 4 torpedo tubes.
Fleet Submarine
Warmaster-Class Fleet Attack Submarine ?? Hulls	The Royal Union of Kouralia	RKNV Warmaster at Sea	Displacement: 7,600 t (submerged) Length Overall: 97m Beam: 11.3m Draught: 10m Complement: 98 Speed: 30kts submerged Range: Unlimited	The Warmaster-Class of Fleet Attack Submarines bring a more covert anti-ship capability to Kouralian Fleets operating at a distance from shore facilities and refuelling facilities. They are faster than diesel vessels, and being significantly larger enables them to carry 38 torpedoes or land attack missiles for launch from 4 tubes. They can also carry Frogman-delivery facilities.
Littoral Submarine
Shark-Class Littoral Attack Submarine ?? Hulls	The Royal Union of Kouralia	RKNV Hammerhead at Sea	Displacement: 1,830 t (submerged) Length Overall: 57.2m Beam: 6.8m Draught: 6.4m Complement: 27 Speed: 12kts surface, 20kts submerged Range: 9,200 Miles	The Shark-Class is a diesel and air-independent propulsion submarine class designed to operate very close to shore in highly stealthy conditions, for example to harass amphibious shipping, lay mines, or ensure delivery of naval frogmen ashore. It can operate in as little as 17m of water, and can remain submerged for as long as 18 days. The Submarine has 6 torpedo tubes, and can carry 13 torpedoes or 4-pack AA missiles capable of being launched while submerged. It can also carry up to 24 sea-mines externally. The mast contains a single recoil-less 25mm cannon which can be deployed while the vessel is submerged, and up to three short-range UAVs.