Navy

The Navy is the space force of the Federal Republic and is the most important branch in terms of equipment as well as personnel of the armed forces. The Navy is responsible of the defense of Republican space as well as its interests in the galaxy and carrying out offensive actions in times of war. It is this one that was most used throughout history by the Republic and its main tool for projecting its influence within the galaxy.

Structure

The Navy is led by the Chief of Staff of the Navy which has a very important role in the Joint Chiefs of Staff by being in charge of the Fleet Command or FLEETCOM along with the Vice Chief of Staff of the Navy. This command has a more administrative than operational duty by managing the material and human resources available to the branch. The Navy is now divided into the Home Fleet, in charge of protecting the Sol System, and twelve numbered fleets which each one have custody of a Republic's sector.

It can also happen when the Federal Republic is at war that a smaller unit of a numbered fleet are send in a region outside of the republican territory. The forces of the different branches sent abroad are indeed placed under the orders of a commanding officer at the head of an operational command in these situations. This one is created and under the authority of the nearest regional command in the Republic's territory. This pattern has been implemented in almost all of the Navy's overseas operations regardless of the number of ships available to it.

Doctrine

For combat doctrine, although this may change depending on the situation, the Navy mainly focuses on small and highly mobile groups composed of small ships in the case where the force faced is not very imposing or it concerns the fight against piracy. It is the formations composed of capital ships escorted by smaller ones which are used for larger opponents or the armed forces of another state. The first generally remaining behind and the second move fowards to take advantage of their greater maneuverability as well as protect the most vulnerable capital ships.

This is why the Navy's numbers are composed in part of ships such as corvettes, frigates or destroyers specializing in speed and close combat. Most Navy vessels equivalent to destroyers or above also possess the capability of embarking aircrafts to support the fleet during military maneuvers. These can sometimes be used in a space context for patrol, reconnaissance or close defense against smaller crafts, their primary purpose is however to support ground forces during they're operations like those of the Marine Force. These aircraft are assembled under squadrons led by Commanders reporting to the commanding officer of the ship.

The coordination of all the embarked forces is ensured by a commanding officer who direct the Naval Air Group or Squadron. The staff members of these have the rank of Commander for the first and Lieutenant Commander for the second. The command is entrusted to the officer of the said ship in the case where this one performs a mission alone. On the contrary, if the latter is in a naval formation, it is the highest ranking officer who takes the direction of all the air naval forces. The ranks in hierarchical order are Commander for destroyers, Captain for cruisers, Commodore for battlecarriers and Rear Admiral for dreadnoughts.

Hierarchy

The Navy assigns its commissioned and non-commissioned officers to military ranks depending on their level of responsibility within the branch like all these of the armed forces. The commissioned officers must attend the Naval Academy of the Federal Republic to obtain a rank equal to or higher than Ensign unlike non-commissioned ones who do not require professional training.

Public Agenda

The main goals of the Navy are the defense of the Republic's borders, space as well as planets, the transportation of military resources for supplies and to a lesser extent to protect the most important Space Routes even if this is more the task of the Republican Guard. Ultimately, she must protect the Federal Republic's interests in the galaxy and carry out military operations in enemy territory during times of war.

Assets

Fleet

The Navy can count on many types of ship to accomplish these goals, from the small corvette to the huge dreadnought, today the Navy has an impressive number of more than 13,000 ships in service. All starships are prefixed with the letters FRS, which stands for "Federal Republic Starship", all government and armed forces ships have this prefix.

Defenses

The Navy also has a network of naval bases, forts and anchorages whose purpose is to provide static defense in orbit of the most important planets. They are used to do minor repairs for her ships, a resting place for personnel, home bases for smaller naval formations and logistics nodes for resupply. The Navy has at least two anchorages per system which are led by Lieutenant Commanders, if a system is of greater importance, it can also accommodate a fort whose direction is given to a Commander.

Naval bases are the most vital of all since each of them serves as the home base of a numbered fleet by hosting its staff. Given their larger scale, their command is entrusted to a Captain taking orders from the Admiral sitting at the base. All officers directing fixed installations are under the orders of the highest ranking officer of the naval unit using the latter as headquarters. The ranks are the same as in the rest of the Navy below the commanding officer of each installation.

History

The Navy has been the most important of the four main branches of the armed forces in the history of the Republic, from its roots with the Confederate Navy under the Solar Confederation, through its beginnings under the fledgling Federal Republic, to its defense with the recent Western War, the Navy has always been at the center of the Republican defense. During history, it was used on a large scale only twice, during the military intervention of the War of the Prophets and troughout the Western War to defend the Republic against the onatachs. However, the Navy has always been used to project the influence of the Republic and to deter any aggressors who would attack its interests.

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Founding Date

2200

Type

Military, Space navy

Training Level

Professional

Veterancy Level

Decorated/Honored

Parent Organization

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Organization Vehicles

• Chenosi Class Heavy Cruiser
• Damascus Class Destroyer
• Emeryx Class Destroyer
• Hercules Class Dreadnought
• Labang Class Battlecruiser
• Pyong Class Battlecarrier
• Qazzan Class Light Cruiser
• Tayna Class Destroyer