RLA Navy
The Red Liberation Army Naval Forces (RLANF) are the primary naval force of the Red Liberation Army (RLA) of the nation of Posadastan.
History
Equipment
The following is a list of all active naval vessels in the RLANF. The number of each ship may be followed by a number in parenthesis denoting how many of that class are currently being built or undergoing repairs/upgrades.
Class | Image | Role | Number in Service | ||||
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Carriers | |||||||
Yapa-class | Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier | 1 | |||||
Donji-class | Aircraft Carrier | 0(1) | |||||
Tsamį-class | Aircraft Carrier | 2 | |||||
Amphibious Warfare/Landing Ships | |||||||
Qhairo-class | Helicopter carrier Amphibious assault |
1(3) | |||||
Tangřa-class | Drone carrier V/STOL Carrier Amphibious assault |
1(1) | |||||
Kamyun-class | Helicopter Carrier ASW Carrier Amphibious assault |
2(2?) | |||||
Kadot-class | Amphibious transport dock | 2(1?) | |||||
Joryo-class | Amphibious Assault Ship | 4 | |||||
Nükta-class | Landing Platform Dock | 4 | |||||
Oto-class | Landing Ship tank | 6(2) | |||||
Hat 1/2/3-class | Landing Ship Medium | 30-50 | |||||
Type 67A/B/C/D-class | Utility Landing Ship | unknown | |||||
P1-class | Landing craft air cushion (11 ton) | ~25 | |||||
P2-class | Landing craft air cushion (55 ton) | 10+ | |||||
P3-class | Landing craft air cushion (160 ton) | 5+ | |||||
P4-class | Landing craft air cushion (415 ton) | unknown | |||||
Destroyers | |||||||
Laputa-class | "Heavy Destroyer" | 0(2?) | |||||
Laqan-class | Stealth multi-role destroyer | 2(4) | |||||
Pao-class | Destroyer Training ship |
1 | |||||
Kaosyung-class | Multi-role destroyer | 4 | |||||
Jakhum-class | guided-missile destroyer | 4 | |||||
Faimyo-class | guided-missile destroyer | 2 | |||||
Littoral Combat Ships/Missile corvette | |||||||
Gadzi-class | Littoral Combat Ship Missile Corvette |
5(1) | |||||
Brown-class | Littoral Combat Ship | 2 | |||||
Type 93-class | Hoverborne guided missile corvette | 2-3 | |||||
Frigates | |||||||
Zhorra-class | File:Type-54ap.jpg | Guided-missile Frigate | 7(5) | ||||
Zakyan-class | Multi-role Frigate | 6 | |||||
Type 94-class | Frigate | 2 | |||||
Type 75-class | Frigate | 6 | |||||
Corvettes | |||||||
Type 024-class | Littoral Corvette | 1(5-7) | |||||
Type 020-class | Stealth ASW corvette Patrol |
2(2+) | |||||
Lin-class | ASW corvette | 4 | |||||
Type 014-class | File:An artistic drawing of the Yan Nyein Aung-class submarine chaser.png | Stealth Submarine Chaser ASW corvette |
4 | ||||
Type 009-class | Multi-role corvette | 10 | |||||
Type 98-class | Multi-role corvette | 4 | |||||
Type 90-class | Submarine Chaser | 8 | |||||
Type 70-class | ASW Corvette | 6 | |||||
Patrol Ships | |||||||
026-class | Off-shore Patrol Vessel | 2(4+) | |||||
023-class | Patrol Vessel | 6(2+) | |||||
020-class | Off-shore Patrol Vessel | 12-16 | |||||
013-Class | Fast Patrol Boat | ~30 | |||||
002-Class | Fast Patrol Boat | 50+ | |||||
094-Class | Fast Patrol Boat | ~200 | |||||
085-Class | Patrol Boat | ~15 | |||||
067-Class | Large Patrol Boat | 12+ | |||||
Mine Countermeasure Ships | |||||||
M20-class | Minesweeper | 3(1+) | |||||
M11-class | Minesweeper | 8 | |||||
M88-class | Minehunter | 4 | |||||
Cigidi(M70)-class | TBA | Minesweeper | 2 | ||||
Submarines | |||||||
Galing-class | Midget Submarine | 30+(unknown) | |||||
Posadas I4-class | Nuclear powered Ballistic Missile Submarine | 0(2) | |||||
Posadas I3-class | Nuclear powered Ballistic Missile Submarine | 2(2) | |||||
Posadas I2-class | Nuclear-powered Ballistic missile Submarine | 2 | |||||
Zakyan-class | Nuclear-powered Attack Submarine | 2 | |||||
Lęd-class | TBA | Diesel-electric Attack Submarine | 2 | ||||
Pakha-class | Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine ASCM Submarine |
4(4) | |||||
Posadas-class | TBA | Diesel-Electric Ballistic Missile Submarine | ~5 | ||||
Hakoit-class | Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine | 8 | |||||
Glacier-class | Nuclear-powered Attack Submarine | 2 | |||||
Ÿan-class | Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine | ~11 | |||||
Pyao-class | Diesel-Electric Coastal Submarine | 24-32 | |||||
Missile Boats | |||||||
Hao-class | Missile Boat | 32(10) | |||||
Type 18-class | File:MN-491.jpg | Stealth Fast Attack Craft | 7(3) | ||||
Type 11-class | Fast Attack Craft | 6-8 | |||||
Type 00-class | Missile Boat | 12-16 | |||||
Type 68-class | TBA | Fast Attack Craft | 6+ | ||||
Torpedo Boats | |||||||
Arin-class | PT Boat | ~40 | |||||
Type 02-class | Semi-submersible Fast Torpedo Boat | 10+(?) | |||||
Type 05-class | TBA | Torpedo Boat | 28 | ||||
Type 11-class | TBA | Fast Torpedo Boat | 26(16+) | ||||
Unmanned Surface Vessels | |||||||
Dolphin-class | ASW medium-displacement Unmanned Surface Vessel | ~10 | |||||
Yan-class | Armed Unmanned Surface Vessel | ~40 | |||||
A-class | Armed Unmanned Surface Vessel Rigid Inflatable Hull |
unknown | |||||
U-class | TBA | Anti-Mine Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Autonomous Reconnaissance Vehicle |
unknown |
The RLANF also operates a series of auxiliary vessels, as listed below:
- 2 Hospital ships
- 4 replenishment oilers
- 2-4 submarine tenders
- 12 dry cargo/fast resupply ships
- 4 Large RO/RO ships
- 6 large fleet tugs
- 10+ general-purpose tenders
- 3 rescue and recovery ships
- 4 survey ships
- 4 degaussing/deperming ships
- 2 cablelayers
- 3 buoy tenders
- 2 submarine rescue ships
- 3+ spy ships
- 2 tracking ships
- 3-4 training ships
- 1 icebreaker
Torpedos
In addition to a plethora of UAVs, anti-ship missiles, and other land- and air-based missiles, Posadastan maintains a robust selection of torpedos. This includes the following:
- Val-1, formerly the main torpedo, still in limited use with a range between 8 and 15km.
- Val-2, still in heavy by the Posadi navy, mass production began in 2003. They have a range of 15km with upgraded versions (post-2023) having "increased anti-jamming capabilities," and most variants having warheads ranging between 220 and 300kg.
- Val-3, the primary torpedo used by Posadi warships, it has a range of 45km and has been produced since 2013, an upgraded variant uses a modified warhead that uses a sodium-water reaction to damage the target even if it fails to hit.
- Hut, a supercavitation torpedo, unveiled in 2025 with estimated speeds of up to 360km/h (100m/s). Most details on this torpedo are unknown, but it has an estimated range of 10-15km.
Marine Mammal Program
This program was founded in 1975 as an initiative to combine the forces of humans and our cetacean allies, a central tenet of Posadist ideology. While it remains extremely secretive, it does make public the “rescue” aspect, where many dolphins are trained for rescuing divers and people lost at sea. The program has also made public many aspects of its training dolphins to “communicate” with their trainers.
It is believed the program makes use of nearly 90 to 100 dolphins, including a breeding program to maintain its population. Most of the dolphins are maintained for experimentation and search & rescue, but some have been weaponized, mostly to stand guard outside naval facilities, track down mines, reconnaissance of enemy naval vessels, and in some cases they have allegedly been turned into “suicide bombers” to suicidally attack enemy targets if necessary.
The program has a network of inland and coastal facilities, comprising 5 total facilities with anywhere from 8 to 32 dolphins per facility. There is also a fleet of small ships, submersibles, and planes to transport and monitor the dolphins at all times. The program also trains some sea lions, and has looked into the use of beluga whales.