The Shazbotdom Imperial Navy Navy was originally created as a defense force for the mainland. Currently consisting of 33 Battlegroups. Each of these Battle Groups is composed of multiple different types of ships, currently these ships have been purchased from the Shipyards of Halycon Arms, or the Empire has purchased Domestic Production Rights for the ships that are currently used.
| Shazbotdom Imperial Navy |
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 Seal of the Navy |
| Founded | 1856 |
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| Current form | The Imperial Navy |
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| Service branches | Surface Fleets
Submerged Fleets |
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| Headquarters | Shazbotdom Naval Command |
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| C-in-C Navy | Supreme Emperor Larry Williams |
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| Minister of the Military | Grand Admiral Larry Williams |
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Available for
military service | 4 Mil males, age 18-27 (2020),
2.5 Mil females, age 18-27 (2020) |
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Fit for
military service | 3.879 Mil males, age 18-27 (2020),
2.165 Mil females, age 18-27 (2020) |
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Reaching military
age annually | 340,000 males (2020),
272,000 females (2020) |
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| Active personnel | 5.1 Mil |
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| Reserve personnel | 2.6 Mil |
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| Deployed personnel | 1.3 Mil |
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| Budget | B$12.01 Tril |
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| Percent of GDP | 6% |
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| Domestic suppliers | Shazbotdom Military Suppliers
(DPR Production Facility) |
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| Foreign suppliers | Halcyon Arms
(DPR Purchase Corporation) |
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| Ranks | Imperial Naval Ranks |
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About the Imperial Navy
- Whenever orders are issues to the 33 various fleets of the Imperial Navy, they mainly come from Shazbotdom Naval Command. With their head offices on the Imperial Mainland located just north of the bridge leading to Southland Island, these house the offices of the main Admirality, including the head offices of Grand Admiral James E. Rockenbach.
- The bases are located in various locations throughout the Empire, with one located along the Continental Holdings of the Shazbotdom Empire, just north of the Kenner Tunnel. other locations include along the southern edge of the Imperial Mainland just south of the City of Livingston and a joint base between the Shazbotdom Empire and the ally of Minnysota on the Eastern side of Kenrick Island, which lies north of the Imperial Mainland. There are also several other locations, including Naval Bases at the Imperial Colonies of Alraibris, Bolrasha, Halnara and Shazbotdom Miroxia.
Ships of the Fleet
- The Shazbotdom Imperial Navy utilizes nearly the full scope of vessels from the Shipyards of Halcyon Arms. With 44 various Classes of Vessels within the arsenal of the Imperial Navy, a wide variety of different configurations can be made. From massive fleets that can be used to lay waste to coastal area's in preparation for the landing of Marine Forces, to small fleets that can use precision tactics to strike at the heart of Terrorist Organizations, there are very few options that are not available to the Imperial Navy.
History
The early years (1552-1886)
- The beginning of the Imperial Navy started when the Shazonite People were located on the lands known to European as the "New World". During that time a small number of vessels were purchased from the first documented settlers of this new world, later to be known as the Continent of North America. These vessels would make up the colonization fleet that would set sail into the ocean and later find the territory that would then become the Imperial Mainland.
- Those vessels were what would later be known to Historians as the "Frigate Class Vessels" designed and manufactured by a British company and used in the defense of the Colonies. One of the ships that was procured by the Shazonite People was called a "Man of War" class, one of the largest vessels currently in production at the time and a vessel that helped cause the turning point in many wars of the day and age.
- In 1552, the Colonization Vessels were retrofitted with basic cannon weaponry and assigned by the Colonial Authority to protect the shoreline of the lands that would later be known as Shazonite Island. Those who were assigned to the vessels has exceptional knowledge on the matters of sailing vessels, but didn't have much knowledge on combat operations or how to line up not only the ship, but the cannons as well, to gain as much strength in an attack as they possible could.
- This led to one of the worst battles in the history of the Empire when two Frigate-class Vessels and the Man of War-class Vessel attempted to fight off a privateer vessel who had attacked several merchant vessels that were coming to the Colony for trade purposes. The lone privateer vessel sank one of the Frigates and badly damaged the Man of War before the second Frigate was able to land enough shots against the privateer vessel to force it to flee the area.
- It was then that the Colonial Authority decided to begin a training program for it's sailors and attempt to get them to work better as a team. In late 1553; another Privateer raid was attempted on the makeshift coastal town of Merlinton. Three Frigate vessels moved to intercept and drove the privateer to the north. As the battling ships entered open water in the Pacific Ocean, the Frigates used their superior speed to overtake the Privateer and tore her sails apart with their cannons.
- The captain ordered the Privateer to be boarded and a battle ensured on the main deck of the enemy vessel. Within thirty minutes the crew of the vessel had surrendered after their captain was killed by a gunshot wound. It would be many years before the Navy would be called up again.
- In 1861, War had broken out within the American Colonies. With some of the shazonite People still located in the American 'State' of Georgia, the leadership of the newly christened Empire began to debate a mobilization of the Army and Navy. The slightly outdated ships were difficult to match up with the ships currently in play by the Confederate and Union Soldiers, but the Navy set out anyways. In 1862, the first ships of the imperial Navy made entry into the Gulf of Mexico. They would be a part of several small skirmishes here and there, but on April 26th, 1862, the Shazonite Navy assisted the Union Army in the capture of the Gulf Port City of New Orleans.
- Helping with several other victories during the war, the Shazonite Navy pulled out near the end of 1863 and returned home. Over the course of the next couple years, they would work at rebuilding the Navy and modernizing it. Buying new Cannons and reinforcing the hulls across the fleet, the Navy would sit in ports across Shazonitedom for the better part of fifteen years.
The World Wars (1887-1945)
- When tension in Europe was at an all time high, Shazonitedom maintained an era of peace a prosperity with the rest of the world. In 1900, advances in naval technology caused the Navy to undergo retrofitting of it's vessels. Several others were retired as new steel hulled ships were introduced to the world. By the year 1912, tensions in Europe were at an all time high. A couple years later an assassination caused the beginning of World War One.
WWI
- At first, Shazonitedom maintained it's neutrality and continued trade across the world. Delivering food supplies to nations on both sides of the war until a German vessel illegally boarded a merchant vessel belonging to a company within Shazonitedom. Immediately the Imperial Government dispatched a communication to the Germans demanding the release of the crew of the vessel, the vessel itself and any cargo that was being transported on it.
- The German Government refused to release them and instead issued a demand that the Empire stop trade with the other side. It was then that the Shazonite Government dispatched an ambassador to the Allies and negotiated joining the war. On January 1st, 1915, the Shazonite Government issued an official Declaration of War against the German Empire and the Central Powers. The Government then initiated Operation Enduring Destruction and authorized the deployment of the Army into Europe. The Navy was shifted from an assault force, to transporting the needed troops and supplies to Europe.
- At the end of World War One, the Shazonite Navy had delivered more than 20,000 Soldiers into Europe and assisted in forcing back the Central Powers. They were also contingent in the invasion of Berlin and eventual surrender of the Central Powers Leadership. Shazonite did sit out the peace talks and did not take part in signing the treaty that ended the war as they withdrew their War Declaration and returned all troops back to the Mainland.
NOTE: Between World War 1 and World War 2, the Shazonite People renamed their nation from Shazonitedom to Shazbotdom.
WWII and after
- Imperial involvement in World War 2 was minimal. Most information on Shazbotdom's involvement included allowing trading vessels from both sides to use Imperial ports for refueling. Any attacks upon vessels are met with fines upon the countries involved. During the five years the Empire allowed this, only one incident occurred in which a ship was attacked by someone from the opposing side. The leadership of the Empire dispatched a bill for the damage caused to the port and repercussions to the nation that owned the vessel attacked.
- After World War 2, the Empire went into a self imposed isolation and would not emerge until the mid 1990’s, when Emperor Shaz Bot began a more aggressive foreign relations campaign. Alliances were formed and the Imperial Navy was expanded to 9 Various Battle Groups. This caused mixed feelings within the populace of the Empire, causing some distrust of the Imperial Government.
- In 1995, it was announced that the Empire would begin expansion operations throughout the world. Three of the Naval Battle Groups were ordered to search the oceans for new lands. In December of 1995 Task Force 4 ran across a grouping of islands five days sailing from the mainland. Reporting to Naval Command, survey crews were dispatched to the area.
The Colonial Efforts
- When it was discovered that the lands that were discovered by Task Force 4 (later renamed to HAVOC BattleGroup 4) were habitable, all Naval Fleets returned to the Imperial Homeland. Four months later, three convoy's of ships left port from Imperial Naval Base Delta and proceeded to the coordinates of the islands. Reports came from the survey teams that they found some indigenous tribes on the island. When the Colonists landing on the island, they were directed to the location of the Tribes and made contact.
- The meeting went well, and a small port was set up on each of the three Islands, allowing one BattleGroup to be housed at each Island. This was the beginning of the Oversees territories of the Empire and the Naval Presence in those territories. Over the next ten years, Imperial Involvement in those territories would be the cause for the Indigenous Tribes to decide to join as Citizens of the Colonial Possessions, and ultimately the Empire.
- Several years later, a call was put out by a Nation calling itself Miroxia. They were selling off land along the northern sections of their Continent to nations in which they could form Colonies there. The Empire dispatched a diplomatic Envoy and purchased land along the north-western section of the Continent. A Naval Battlegroup was dispatched to secure the location and was met by a fleet of five ships belonging to a nation that wanted to claim all the land in one swift go.
- A small skirmish ensued between the Imperial Fleet and the Foreign Fleet. Three ships from the Imperial fleet were damaged and one sank, but the enemy fleet sustained heavy casualties and all but one of their ships sank. The Imperial Fleet dispatched several transport aircraft with Marines on board them and captured the ship as well as the Captain. Towing the three damaged ships, as well as the enemy ship, to the coast of Miroxia, the fleet sent out a radio message back to the Colonist Ships waiting in International Waters to come and make landfall.
- Those who were captured from the enemy fleet were brought back to the Imperial Mainland and the Captain of the vessel was tried in a Military Tribunal for an illegal attack upon the Fleet and Sovereignty of the Shazbotdom Empire. The rest of the captured individuals were released and sent back to their nation of origin, to tell the sale of what happens to those who dare assault the Empire.
Recent Conflicts
- Since the expansion of the Imperial Holdings, the Empire has had to deploy the Navy several times to ward off terroristic nations who have threatened the safety and prosperity of the Empire. A few incidents that stand out are the Assault on Delvira, a nation in which had it's western provinces declare Independence and join The Commonwealth of Independent Nations, an Alliance that the Empire was a part of at the time. When asked for help in maintaining their Independence, West Delvira was assaulted by their former mother country.
- Dispatches were sent between the Empire and all those involved in the conflict, causing strife between Delivra and the Empire. Due to this, the Empire came to the conclusion that they should assist their ally in maintaining their independence. A small contingent of Marines was dispatched to West Delvira to assist in training their troops so that they can defend their homeland. Those Marines were assaulted while they were In the air within International Airspace. Condemning the act, the Imperial Parliament drafted up an official Declaration of War and passed it through both houses. The Supreme Emperor signed it one hour later.
- Within a matter of days, strategic airstrikes from aircraft based out of the 7th HAVOC Naval BattleGroup caused the infrastructure to crumble and seriously injured the leader of Delvira, leading to his death. The Governing Body that took charge was made up of their former leaders Military Advisors. They surrendered the next day to the Imperial Authority and the Navy assisted the Marines in establishing a permanent Base.
- Later down the line this lead to Delvira wishing to become a Colony of the Empire and it was granted. The Empire helped to rebuild it's infrastructure and establish laws that were by the people and for the people.
- Another incident was an assault upon Shazbotdom Miroxia by a nation calling itself Cymrbic Nations. After the Marine Corps assisted in repelling an invasion by the mentioned nation, the 3rd Naval BattleGroup was dispatched and rained hell down upon their shoreline, clearing a way for a Marine Group to land. Within a few weeks, Airstrikes from the fleet caused the downfall of their Government and their surrender to the Imperial Authority.
- The Navy has been dispatched in several other instances but has not seen full armed conflict in several years. During FY2017, the Imperial Parliament began negotiations with a supplier to replace all the ships of the Naval Fleets. With this, multiple classes of vessels as well as their Domestic Production Rights were bought from the Pharthanian Corporation of Halcyon Arms. Over the next couple years, a reorganization of the Navy was completed to where it stands today.
Surface Fleets
Large Assault
- The primary main deployment fleets within the Shazbotdom Empire, they are used for large scale assaults on foreign lands that have caused some sort of International strife. Be it invading innocent nations or deploying their own naval assets against Allies of the Shazbotdom Empire, the LA Fleets are the ones that are the primary naval assault force for large scale deployments.
Primary Vessels
| Ship Class |
Ship Type |
LA 1 |
LA 2 |
LA 3 |
LA 4 |
LA 5 |
LA 6 |
LA 7 |
LA 8
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| Shogun |
SBDGN |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1
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| Warhorse |
BDGN |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3
|
| Noble |
CVN |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| Siege |
LDCVN |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5
|
| Sovereign |
CVN |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4
|
| Gallant |
CVN |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3
|
| Legion |
BBGN |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3
|
| Longbow |
BBGN |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2
|
| Centurion |
BCGN |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2
|
| Phalanx |
BCGN |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3
|
| Crusader |
DDVGN |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2
|
| Templar |
DDGN |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2
|
| Ranger F1 |
DDGN |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| Ranger F2 |
DDGN |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| Sabre |
FLGN |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2
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| Falchon |
FFG |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2
|
| Recurve |
FFG |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2
|
| Ballista |
FFG |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2
|
Secondary Vessels
| Ship Class |
Ship Type |
LA 1 |
LA 2 |
LA 3 |
LA 4 |
LA 5 |
LA 6 |
LA 7 |
LA 8
|
| Scorpion |
RHIB |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25
|
| Envoy |
RHIB |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15
|
| Envoy |
USB |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8
|
| Athlit |
BSC |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4
|
Medium Assault
- If it is deemed by Naval Command that the Large Assault fleets would be too much for any single operation, the Admiralty can choose to deploy one of the Medium assault fleets instead. Consisting of much fewer types of ships and smaller numbers, it can easily support Allied Operations throughout the world as well as spearhead operations around the world.
Primary Vessels
| Ship Class |
Ship Type |
MA 1 |
MA 2 |
MA 3 |
MA 4 |
MA 5 |
MA 6
|
| Heroic |
LHD |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4
|
| Stalker |
DVGN |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3
|
| Storm |
DVGN |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2
|
| Imperator |
FFGN |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3
|
| Patron |
FFGN |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2
|
| Pathfinder |
CGN |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2
|
| Ragnarok |
AOE-AS |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| Valhalla |
LSD |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3
|
Secondary Vessels
| Ship Class |
Ship Type |
MA 1 |
MA 2 |
MA 3 |
MA 4 |
MA 5 |
MA 6
|
| Batlisk |
HLC,AC |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20
|
Small Assault
- Used primarily for small scale conflicts, such as assisting with stopping genocide operations, or assisting large coalitions of nations with operations, the SA Fleets utilize smaller vessels and are only issued one of the 'capital' style ships, such as the SSDGN's of the fleet. It also can be used as a staging area for assisting nations with humanitarian operations around the globe.
Primary Vessels
| Ship Class |
Ship Type |
SA 1 |
SA 2 |
SA 3 |
SA 4 |
MS 5
|
| Shogun |
SBDGN |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| Siege |
LDCVN |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1
|
| Sovereign |
CVN |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2
|
| Pathfinder |
CGN |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| Phalanx |
BCGN |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2
|
| Recurve |
FFG |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3
|
Coastal Defense
- With only five of these fleets, they are the primary defensive fleets of the Shazbotdom Empire. One is assigned to each of the Territorial holdings of the Shazbotdom Empire. Their orders are to hold off any attempted assault of each territorial holding until such a time as another larger fleet can arrive to assist in the defense of the territorial holding.
Primary Vessels
| Ship Class |
Ship Type |
CD 1 |
CD 2 |
CD 3 |
CD 4 |
CD 5
|
| Warhorse |
BDGN |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| Siege |
LDCVN |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2
|
| Sovereign |
CVN |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4
|
| Phalanx |
BVGN |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3
|
| Falchion |
FFG |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3
|
| Corsair |
FFG |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| Shephard |
FFG |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1
|
| Javeline |
FFG |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1
|
| Nomad |
FF |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0
|
| Assassin |
FFG |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2
|
| Torche |
FFG |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10
|
| Kenning |
FFG |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10
|
Secondary Vessels
| Ship Class |
Ship Type |
CD 1 |
CD 2 |
CD 3 |
CD 4 |
CD 5
|
| Scorpion |
RHIB |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10
|
| Envoy |
RHIB |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10
|
Submersible Fleets
Fast Air Assault
- Created as an experiment in Naval Technology, the Fast Air Assault fleets combine the usage of Hunter/Killer submarines as a defense of a new type of Submersible. The Tyrfing Submersible Aircraft Carrier, out of Halcyon Arms, is something that the Empire bought a few of as an experiment to see if it would be possible for the aforementioned vessel to be usable for the purposes of the Shazbotdom Empire.
Primary Vessels
| Ship Class |
Ship Type |
FAA 1 |
FAA 2 |
FAA 3 |
FAA 4 |
FAA 5
|
| Halcyon B2 |
SSN |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5
|
| Legacy |
SSGN |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4
|
| Tyrfing |
SSVN |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1
|
Precision Assault
- Used when precision is needed for any sort of stealth assault on an enemy homeland, the PA fleets use precision guided missiles, fired from under the water, to strike targets of opportunity wherever needed.
Primary Vessels
| Ship Class |
Ship Type |
PA 1 |
PA 2 |
PA 3 |
PA 4 |
PA 5 |
PA 6
|
| Legacy |
SSGN |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15
|
| Mason |
SSGN |
7 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Kraken |
SSGN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7
|
Tactical Assault
- Used when a tactical advantage is needed for an assault on an enemy homeland, the TA fleets use Tactical Nuclear, Biological and Chemical weapons for assaults against enemy homelands to instill fear into the Empire's enemies so that a quick end to any conflict can be instituted at a moments notice.
Primary Vessels
| Ship Class |
Ship Type |
TA 1 |
TA 2 |
TA 3 |
TA 4 |
TA 5 |
TA 6
|
| Illuminati |
SSBN |
14 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
0
|
| Triton |
SSBN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5
|
Hunters
- When it is found out that Enemy submarines are threatening Imperial Shipping lanes or threatening Imperial Naval Ships within a theater of operation, the Hunters are dispatched to locate and destroy any and all hostile submarines within an area. They are also used to track enemy shipping lanes and/or take out enemy ships if deemed necessary.
Primary Vessels
| Ship Class |
Ship Type |
H 1 |
H 2 |
H 3 |
H 4 |
H 5 |
H 6 |
H 7 |
H 8
|
| Legacy |
SSGN |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10
|
| Halcyon B2 |
SSN |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6
|
| Halcyon B3 |
SSN |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8
|
M.A.D. Men
- Purchased shortly after the Cold War began with the United Ardoki Republic, the vessels of the M.A.D. Men are specifically designed for long duration missions under water where they are able to traverse the globe, set up in positions within undisclosed locations, and fire their nuclear arsenal at a moments notice. This is to ensure that if any nuclear weapons are fired from any of the Empire's enemies, that M.A.D, or Mutually Assured Destruction, will be instigated.
Primary Vessels
| Ship Class |
Ship Type |
MM 1 |
MM 2 |
MM 3 |
MM 4 |
MM 5 |
MM 6 |
MM 7 |
MM 8 |
MM 9 |
MM 10 |
MM 11 |
MM 12
|
| Dadao |
L.D. SSBN/SSGN |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2
|
