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Chapter Chapter Twenty Two: The Union's People Army


The creation of the National People’s Army (NPA) on March 1, 1927, six months after the "Glorious Six" revolution which led to the formation of the Union of Britain, was followed by years of preparation during which former officers and Sindicalist veterans of the Great War helped to organize and train paramilitary units of the People's Police.

The doctrine and structure of the NPA are strongly influenced by the armed forces of the Commune of France, thus mixing elements of the 20th century's most innovative and successful schools of military in a force which, for its size, is considered one of the most professional and prepared of the world.

Like the Syndicalist parties of other states, the Syndicalist Unity Party of Bratain assures control by appointing loyal party members to top positions and organizing intensive political education for all ranks. The proportion of party members in the officer corps rose steadily after the early 1960s, eventually reaching almost 95 percent of the officer corps.

The NPA describes itself as the instrument of power of the working class. According to its doctrine, the NPA protects peace and secures the achievements of syndicalism by maintaining a convincing deterrent to imperalist aggression. The NPA's motto, inscribed on its flag, is "For the Protection of the Workers' and Farmers' Power." The current Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is Admiral Michael Boyce.

1. The Army

The land-based component of the British Armed Forces employs 135,000 regular soldiers and 120,000 reservists. Just like the Air Forces and the MPeople's Navy it is placed under the responsibility of the English government.

The standard assault rifle is the AR-80, which replaced the AR-56 in 1985. The standard machine gun is the SW-86, which is similar to the AR-80 and has been in service since 1986. It has a longer barrel, a bipod and shoulder strap fitted for greater range and accuracy. Many of the weapon's parts are interchangeable with the AR-80. A lighter version of the French NF-7 is also used, so it can provide a level of sustained fire not possible with the SW-86 with its 30-round magazine.

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The AR-70​

The standard Main Battle Tank is the MBT-80, which is replacing the MBT-60. An order for 127 MBT-80 tanks was placed in 1991 and an additional 259 in 1994.. The FV-80 is the main infantry fighting vehicle, the updated version of the FV-70 family. A total of 789 FV80 and variants were manufactured for the British Army. The FV430 is being slowly replaced by the FV80 in the reserve army.

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The MBT-80.​

The artillery is equipped by the 155 mm self-propelled howitzer AS-90 -179 of them in use- and the rocket system LRS, the British version of the French Marat; the wheeled self propelled artillery is made up by the 155 mm howitzer LG70 .

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An AS90 in Salisbury Plains.​

The Air Forces of the Army operates more than 250 helicopters: 65 Westland Tiger AH.1 (a licence-built version of the Tigre attack helicopter) and 190 Westland Lynx 2000 transport helicopters (with some AT capacitiy) are in use.

Structure of British Army as of January 2004

* Commander-in-Chief, Land Command (Currently: General Michael Walker.)
* Army Staff at the Ministry of Defence

I Corps (Mj Gen. Jeffrey)

7th Armored Division
3rd Mechanized Division

II Corps (Mj. Gen. Harbottle)

3th Armored Division
2nd Mechanized Division

III Corps (Mj. Gen. Hawley)

1st Armored Division
6th Mechanized Division

IV Corps (Mj. Gen. Richardson)

1th Infantry Division
4th Infantry Division

V Corps (Mj. Gen. Rourke)

1th Infantry Division
4th Infantry Division

VI Corps (Mj. Gen. Wilson)

1st Light Brigade (Abn)
2nd Light Brigade (Abn)

In addition to these units, there are too four independent Armoured Brigades and three Reconnaissance Regiments, along with 24 independent Battalions of Infantry. The British Infantry forms a highly flexible organisation, taking on a variety of roles including armoured, mechanised, air assault and light.
 
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Nice Red British army. I can't wait for the update about the People's Navy.
 

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Not even a bloody Socialist revolution rids us of the abomination that is the SA-80!

Curses, the Treasury is everywhere!
 

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Nice Red British army. I can't wait for the update about the People's Navy.

The PAF (awful pun not intended) goes first.

Has the British People Army any combat experience? :p

According to non-authorised sources, some British advisors were seen in Angola, Mozambique and in Mexico, and, apparently, some of them fought in the two first countries during their Independence wars. This has not been confirmed by any "official" source.

Not even a bloody Socialist revolution rids us of the abomination that is the SA-80!

Curses, the Treasury is everywhere!

:D:D:D:D

Bearing in mind that some of the members of the present Treasury where junior members of the Popular Service (OTL Civil Service) under Comrade Wilson... :p

We need FAL :p

The AR-56, you mean? :p
 

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:D:D:D:D

Bearing in mind that some of the members of the present Treasury where junior members of the Popular Service (OTL Civil Service) under Comrade Wilson... :p

If they had been then the Army would fight with pointy sticks, fitted for but not with steel tips.
 

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Don't want to nitpick, but shouldn't be military forces of UoB named as RAF(Republican Air Force), RN(Republican Navy), and Republican Army? Even use of sign ''Republican'' is drastic enough for British, there's no way they would name their army ''Peoples'' or ''Popular'', at least UoB in KR Mod is meant to be less radical in politics, society and economy, than Commune of France, for example. But it's your story, shouldn't mess with it. Great update, any way.

:D
 

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If they had been then the Army would fight with pointy sticks, fitted for but not with steel tips.

Pointy sticks are too warrior-like, you fascist pig! :mad:


:p

It is better !

For whom?

Don't want to nitpick, but shouldn't be military forces of UoB named as RAF(Republican Air Force), RN(Republican Navy), and Republican Army? Even use of sign ''Republican'' is drastic enough for British, there's no way they would name their army ''Peoples'' or ''Popular'', at least UoB in KR Mod is meant to be less radical in politics, society and economy, than Commune of France, for example. But it's your story, shouldn't mess with it. Great update, any way.

:D

I didn't consider that point, which is quite valid, indeed. Perhaps in 60 years minds may have changed a bit... Well, without telling too much, the fact is that I see this UoB more like some kind of DDR, as future installments will show...
 

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Chapter Twenty Two: The Union's People Army


2. The Air Force

The Air Force of the NVA was the air arm of the National People's Army. It was founded in 1927 with French asistance. In 1957, the Air Force absorbed the Air Defense Forces, which operated ground-based anti-aircraft missile and tracking systems. The Air Forces, called also Popular Air Forces (PAF), has a strength of 58,000 men and 567 aircrafts (helicopters and fixed wing aircrafts).

The PAF primarily flows French aircraft along with some native designs. The British air force is unique among the French allies in that it is equipped with the most advanced French fighters, instead of downgraded export models.

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The PiB Tornado GR4 using the old model of roundels.​

The mainstay of the offensive support fleet is the PiB Tornado GR4. This supersonic aircraft, a licensed copy of the Etendard 2000-5F with minor adjustements- can carry a wide range of weaponry, including Darter AAMs, laser-guided bombs, GPS-guided bombs, 250 kg 'booster' bombs, a variety of unguided 'iron' bombs, reconnaissance pods or drop tanks

The Tornado is supplemented by the Westland Welkin II -a reverse-engineered copy of the German Focke Wulf Fw 250A Phantom fighters (1)- which is used in the interceptor roles, and to counter enemy air defences. The Welkin II is being upgraded to GR9A standard with newer systems and more powerful engines.

Structure of British Army as of January 2004


The head of the PAF is the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Chief Marshal John Romney Day. The CAS heads the Air Force Soviet, which is a committee of the Defence Soviet.

While there were once individual commands responsible for bombers, fighters, training, etc., only one command now exists:

* Air Command (Headquarters at PAF Bentley Priory): responsible for the operation of all of the PAF untis.

Groups are the subdivisions of operational commands; these are responsible for certain types of operation or for operations in limited geographical areas. As from January 2004, three groups exist:

* 1 Group (the Air Combat Group): controls the PAF's combat fast jet aircraft and has seven airfields in the UoB.

* 2 Group (the Air Combat Support Group): controls the strategic and tactical air transport aircraft, the PAF Regiment, the PAF's air-to-air refuelling aircraft as well as the search and rescue assets.

* 22 Group: responsible for recruiting, personnel management and training.

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The Westland Welkin II​

Wings

On 31 March 2003, the PAF formed seven Air Wings (AWs) in order to support operations. They have been established at the seven main operating bases: Coningsby, Cottesmore, Kinloss, Leuchars, Lossiemouth, Lyneham and Marham, numbered Nos 121, 135, 140, 201, 217, 325 and 345 AWs respectively. These units are commanded by a group captain who is also the parent unit's Station Commander. The AW comprises the non-formed unit elements of the station that are required to support a deployed operating base, i.e. the command and control, logistics and administration functions amongst others.

They are designed to be flexible and quickly adaptable for differing operations. They are independent of flying squadrons, Air Combat Support Units (ACSU) and Air Combat Service Support Units (ACSSU) who are attached to the EAW depending on the task it has been assigned.

Due to the secrecy that surrounds the PAF this OOB is just an educated guess.

Coningsby airbase.
* 2nd Squadron (Welkin II GR9A)
* 9th Squadron (Welkin II GR9A)
* 13th Squadron (Welkin II)

Cottesmore airbase.

* 6th Squadron (Welkin II)
* 41st Squadron (Welkin II)
* 413th Squadron (Welkin II)

Leuchars airbase.

* 43th Squadron (Tornado)
* 56th Squadron (Tornado)
* 111th Squadron (Tornado)

Lossiemouth airbase.
* 12th Squadron (Tornado)
* 14th Squadron (Tornado)
* 15th Squadron (Tornado)

Lyneham airbase.

* 92th Squadron (Tornado)
* 122th Squadron(Welkin II )
* 617th Squadron (Welkin II GR9A)

Marham airbase.
* Training Command

Additionally, there is the Transport Command (under 2 Group), which controls nine squadrons, three of them equipped with the heavy transport Westland Warrior (2); and the Coastal Command (under 1 Group), with three recce squadrons, which fly the H-S Nimrod (3).

An important part of the work of the PAF is to support the British Army by ferrying troops and equipment at the battlefield. However, RAF helicopters are also used in a variety of other roles, including support of RAF ground units and heavy-lift support. The support helicopters are organised into the tri-service Joint Helicopter Command (JHC), along with helicopters of the Army and the Navy.

The large Bristol Belvedere HC2 (4), based at Odiham, provides heavy-lift support and is supported by the smaller Puma HC1 medium-lift helicopter, based at RAF Benson and RAF Aldergrove.

(1) On three occasions individual Fw 250As landed in the Uob (in 1967
Major Heinz Felfe was ordered to return a recently repaired Fw 250A from a repair workshop to Hamburg. He used this opportunity to fly it to the UoB; in 1968 Leutnant Paul Massing used a training exercise to defect and landed his Fw 250A at a Biggins Hill airfield. According to the then common practice, he received a commission in the PAF, eventually becoming a colonel; in 1970 Leutnant Markus Hess defected to the UoB by flying across the channel in his Fw 250A. Chairman Jeremy Thorpe tasked Westland with cloning the Phantom, which was done in less than a year. One Fw 250A was fully dismantled, down to the smallest bolt, the second was used for flight tests and training, and the third one was left as a standard for cross-reference.

(2) A mixture of the C-5A and the C-130K.

(3) The good old Nimrod of OTL.

(4) A fitter version of the original Belvedere.
 
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It gets even worse! Now they are buying French planes! RUUUUUUUN!
 

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It gets even worse! Now they are buying French planes! RUUUUUUUN!

Of course they're buying French planes in this TL, the Commune is the socialist big brother with the best military hardware as was the USSR OTL. :cool:
 

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Interesting and informative update as always.

Thank you!

So what is the amount of planes overall?

And what is the difference of that between Syndies and Mitteleuropa?

What? That our army is better than the Reds! Of course!

It gets even worse! Now they are buying French planes! RUUUUUUUN!

Yes... The helos are native, though...

Of course they're buying French planes in this TL, the Commune is the socialist big brother with the best military hardware as was the USSR OTL. :cool:

So, so...

I still don´t read the entire AAR but i have to recognise that you are doing a great job KURT, mamarracho. jeje

saluten

Shut up, guarra...:D
 

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Chapter Twenty Three: The Union's People Army


2. The Navy

The Navy of the Union of Britain is not the force the ruled the seas in the past, but it's slowly trying to recover that lost privilege. During the 1950s was transformed into a primarily a blockade force, mostly based on SSN, to keep the GIUB (Greenland, Iceland, Union of Britain) gap closed to the Kriegsmarine. Howver, inthe 21st century the British Navy has returned to focus on global expeditionary operations.

As of 2004 there aere 87 commissioned ships in the Popular Navy, including aircraft carriers, a helicopter carrier, landing platform docks, ballistic missile submarines, nuclear fleet submarines, guided missile destroyers, frigates, mine counter-measures and patrol vessels. Twenty-two vessels of the Fleet Auxiliary (FA) also contribute to the order-of-battle.

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The future "STOVL aircraft carrier"​

The Navy is a constituent component of the Naval Service, which also comprises the Marines, Naval Reserve and Marines Reserve. As of January 2004 the Navy numbers approximately 45,000 Regular personnel of whom 10,000 were in the Marines; in addition, there were 4,000 Volunteer Reserve personnel, giving a total of 49,000 personnel.

The Navy is also supported by the Fleet Auxiliary, a civilian logistical support fleet which is part of the British Merchant Navy. The FA primarily serves to replenish Navy warships at sea, but also augments the Navy's amphibious warfare capabilities.

In numeric terms the Navy has significantly reduced in size since the 1960s, reflecting the reducing requirement of the state. This raw figure does not take into account the increase in technological capability of the Navy's ships, but it does show the general reduction of capacity (i.e.: the submarine forces had in 1960 48 SSs and SSKs, while now has 15 SSN; from 6 CVs to 3*; from 55 DD to 11), which is going to be reversed in the future.

Two new carriers ("Republic" class) have been ordered are to be a new generation of aircraft carrier to replace the three "Land of the Free" class aircraft carriers, plus two additionals, if needed. The two vessels are expected to displace 75,000 tons and are planned to enter service from around 2007. This expansion project also includes two ships of the "STOVL aircraft carrier" class, which are going to operate with the STOVL PiB Hurricane, which is planned for both the Fleet Air Arm and the Royal Air Force as a multipurpose fighter.

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The RNS Ernest Bevin, a Type-26 class frigate​

The escort fleet, in the form of frigates and destroyers, the traditional workhorse of the Navy, is also being updated. The fleet of eleven "People's Charter" destroyers are to be replaced with the much larger "Harold Wilson"-class destroyers, which are to enter service as of 2007. Under the terms of the contract the Navy ten vessels have been ordered.

Seven "Fearless"-class submarines are planned, with the first completed and awaiting commissioning, three under construction, the fifth ordered, and the procurement process started for the sixth. The first, HMS "Fearless" is due to enter service in 2005. These submarines are much larger than their predecessors, the "Peterloo"- class and are expected to displace 7,800 tons submerged. Ten "Peterloo"- class submarines are currently in service, with two "Swiftsure"-class submarine, the Trafalgar-class's predecessor, also still in service.

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A navalised Bristol Belvedere HC2.​

Channel Fleet (vice Admiral Soar)

CV RNS Invincible
CV RNS Illustrious
AAV RNSFA Bulwark
DD RNS People's Charter
DD RNS Oswald Mosley
DD RNS Notthingham
DD RNS Endurance
+ additional FF and CORV flotillas.

Dover Squadron (Admiral sir Burnell-Nuggent)

RNSFA Albion
DD RNS Leveller
DD RNS Revolution
DD RNS Glasgow
FF RNS Lilburne
FF RNS Peerless
FF RNS Norforlk
+ additional CORV flotillas.

Northern Squadron (Grand Admiral Brand)

CV RNS Land of the Free
AAV RNSFA Ocean
DD RNS Resurgance
DD RNS Endimburgh
DD RNS Cambrain
SSN RNS Republic
SSN RNS Freedom
+ additional CORV flotillas.

Submarine Force (Admiral Haddacks)
SSN RNS Swifsure
SSN RNS Triumph
SSN RNS Torbay
SSN RNS Peterloo
SSN RNS Talent
SSN RNS Trenchat
SSN RNS Splendid
SSN RNS Tireless
SSN RNS Superb
SSN RNS Spartan

There also (not shown here) seven transport fleet included in the FA.

* By CVs I do mean that, CVs, not the CV(L)s of the Invincible class.