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Bill: OOC: Zardic Military Protocols (ARCHIVE)

Details

Submitted by[?]: Zardio Federisma Partio

Status[?]: passed

Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.

Voting deadline: June 3790

Description[?]:

Passed and approved by the Zardic players here: http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=419383

The Zardic Armed Forces will consist of the following elements:
-Zardic Army (ZA)
-Zardic Navy (includes the Zardic Marines) (ZN (ZM))
-Zardic Air Force (ZAAF)
-Zardic National Guard (ZNG)
-Zardic National Defense Forces (ZNDF)
Each branch will be led by a Chief of Staff who is appointed by the President. Each Chief of Staff shall be considered a member of the National Defense and Security Council of the Federal Executive Office of the President.

OOC: Overview
Zardugal has long had one of the most powerful, advanced and experienced militaries in Terra, and especially in Majatra. The Zards try and maintain a balance between land, naval and air forces thus no one branch is generally considered more imporant than the other, however in times of favortism the navy usually gets better funding. For RP purposes, Zardugal should be RP'd with a military based off a mix of the US and UK.

Troop Strengths
ZA: 120,000 active; 280,000 reserve
ZN: 110,000 active; 190,000 reserve
-ZM: 90,000 active; 100,000 reserve
ZAAF: 65,000 active; 35,000 reserve
ZNG: 150,000 active; 350,000 reserve*
ZNDF: 50,000 active**
Total active (not including ZNDF): 535,000 active; 955,000 reserve

Note- in times of war, Congress can authorize consrciption to boost numbers with up to an additional 1.2 million soldiers. However during RP, these forces should be RP'd with lesser quality training and equipment thus reducing their effectiveness unless prior agreement with other involved parties can be reached and extensive RP is established.

*-denotes shared responbility with the states. There are 30,000 ZNG per state active and 70,000 reserve per state. in times of peace the states control and utilize their respective ZNG components but the Congress may mobilize such units in the event of war or national emergency. The states are free to create their own exclusive militias thus creating the following groups:
-Ingomo State Defense Force: 7,000 active; 13,000 reserve
-Endiraho State Guard: 3,000 active; reserve 7,000
-Unkaso Security Force: 1,100 active; 1,900 reserve
-Kalvario Internal Force: 8,000 active; 22,000 reserve
-Skavejo State Militia: 900 active; 4,100 reserve
**-denotes forces that are part of the ZNDF, which is the federal administrative body that oversees paramilitary groups that are used in times of war. Largely used to secure the homeland. Unless with specific agreement with the Internal Affairs Ministry, no paramilitary group can officially be used except in times of war.

Equipment:
Main sidearm: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1911_pistol
Main submachine gun: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_MP5
Main assault rifle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4_carbine
-secondary assault rifle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_SCAR
-secondary assault rifle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_Combat_Rifle
Main shotgun: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4_Super_90
Main light machine gun: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M249_light_machine_gun
-secondary light machine gun: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M60_machine_gun
Main heavy machine gun: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2_Browning_machine_gun

Main sniper rifle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M110_Semi-Automatic_Sniper_System
-secondary sniper rifle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M24_Sniper_Weapon_System
-secondary sniper rifle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrett_M82

Main anti-tank weapon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M72_LAW
-secondary anti-tank weapon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BGM-71_TOW
-secondary anti-tank weapon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FGM-148_Javelin
Main portable anti-air missile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM-92_Stinger

Main mortar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M224_mortar
Main mobile howitzer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M109_howitzer
Main artillery piece: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M198_howitzer

Main mobile tactical rocket launcher: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M270_Multiple_Launch_Rocket_System
Main air defense systems: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter_Rocket,_Artillery,_and_Mortar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/TWQ-1_Avenger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIM-104_Patriot

Vehicles-
Main transport/utility vehicle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMMWV
Main utility truck: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M939_Truck
-secondary truck: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Medium_Tactical_Vehicles
Main battle tank: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1_Abrams
Main amroured personnel carrier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M113_armored_personnel_carrier
-secondary APC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stryker
-secondary APC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2_Bradley
Main MRAP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougar_(vehicle)
-secondary MRAP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_(mine_protected_vehicle)
-secondary MRAP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RG-31
Main amphibious assault vehicle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_Amphibious_Vehicle

Aircraft-
Main VIP Transport aircraft: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_Citation_V
-secondary VIP transport: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_C-12_Huron
Main attack aircraft: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II
Main gunship: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_AC-130 (5)
Main long range bomber: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress (55)
-secondary long range bomber: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_B-2_Spirit (11)
Main cargo aircraft: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
-secondary cargo aricraft: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_C-12_Huron
-secondary cargo aircraft: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CASA/IPTN_CN-235
Main ISR/EW Aircraft: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_Dash_8
-secondary ISR/EW aircraft: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EC-130H_Compass_Call

Main fighter aircraft: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon
-secondary fighters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle (used by ZNG and other reserve groups)
-secondary fighter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor
-secondary fighter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet (primarily carrier based)

Main multi-purpose helicopter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk
-secondary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_UH-1N_Twin_Huey
Main VTOL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell-Boeing_V-22_Osprey
Main cargo heliocopter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook
Main attack helicopter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_AH-64_Apache
-secondary attack helicopter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD_Helicopters_MH-6_Little_Bird
-secondart attack helicopter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_AH-1Z_Viper

S+R Aircraft: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_HH-60_Jayhawk
Main utility aircraft: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_CH-53K_Super_Stallion
Main UAV: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-1_Predator
-secondary UAV: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_RQ-4_Global_Hawk
-secondary UAV: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_RQ-170_Sentinel
-secondary UAV: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_ScanEagle
-secondary UAV: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_MQ-8_Fire_Scout

Naval ships
Main aircraft carrier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimitz_class_aircraft_carrier (3; ZNS Belgae, ZNS Limenostomo, ZNS Kostandian Bay)
-secondary carrier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp_class_amphibious_assault_ship (4)
Main destroyer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleigh_Burke_class_destroyer (42)
Main cruiser: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticonderoga_class_cruiser (60)
Main frigate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Hazard_Perry_class_frigate (9)
Main mine counter measure ship: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenger_class_mine_countermeasures_ship (27)
Main coastal patrol ship: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_class_patrol_ship (77)
Main cutter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Cutter (22)

Main attack submarine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_class_submarine (19)
Main SLBM submarines: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio-class_submarine (3)
Main ocean ISR ship: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Surveillance_Ship (11)

Main Defense suppliers
Zardic Defense Industries: The state owned arms corporation, responsible for production of most small arms, munitions and light vehicles for the military.
Venetio Aeronautics Corporations: a major private sector airplane manufacturer, makes most of the figher aircraft for Zardugal.
Fordingham Automotive Industries: major automobile maker for Zardugal, supplies tank and heavy vehicle contracts
Kostandian Bay Maritime Corporation: major ship builder, transport company and maritime consultant group, fulfills most ship orders for the ZN.
Terra Security Group: a private military corporation and security consultant group, responsible for providing training and unique support for the Zardic Armed Forces and intelligence services

Main intelligence and security agencies
-Domestic agencies
--Federal Police Service: main federal law enforcement agency, responsible for counter-intelligence operations, internal security operations and domestic counter-terrorism operations. Also has offices abroad and works with partner nations on issues of transnational crime. ~35,000 officers
--Counter Terrorism Administration: a specialized agency dedicated to countering domestic terrorist organziations and any Zardic support for foreign terrorist organizations. A secretive agency, it works closely with selected partners worldwide and the FPS. ~6,000 officers
--Federal Narcotics Patrol: main anti-drug unit, works with FPS, worldwide partners and CTA regarding narcotics investigations and cutting off cash flows from illegal drug sales to terrorist groups. ~22,000
--Federal Security Agency: main internal intelligence and security group, responsible for the protection of sensitve and key government sites, works with other agencies to counter intelligence ops in Zardugal, protect sensitive information and protect high ranking/important government officials. ~4,500
--National Defense Agency: works with ZNDF, FPS and various state defense forces to draw up plans to protect the homeland, secure critical infrastructure points and work on civil defense measures across the country. ~1,700
--Cyber Security Agency: responsible for security the online privacy and affairs of Zardic citizens and for protecting all government networks and digital communications inside Zardugal. Works with CTA and FPS to combat domestic cyber terrorism and cyber crimes. ~7,800
--Federal Border Patrol: works to secure Zardugals borders and other places of international entry. Works with nearly all security agencies to protect the border and prevent unlawful entry and infiltration. ~29,000
--Zardic Immigration and Naturalization Service: responsible for immigration matters and preventing illegal immigration. Works with other agencies to prevent infiltration by hostile groups posing as immigrants/refugees. ~15,000
--Maritime Security Agency: responsible for the protection of Zardic coastal/national waters and for seaborne seach and rescue operations.

-Financial intelligence and security
--Foreign Asset Control Office: responsible for managing the property of foreigners who are under sanctions or criminal investigation in Zardugal.
--Foreign Terror Financial Agency: works with partner nations abroad to combat global funding networks for terror organizations and/or rouge states.
--Financial Intelligence Service: responsible for protecting the financial integrity and security of Zardic financial institutions and works with others to ensure safety of their operations abroad. Gathers data and information about selectd financial networks from abroad.
--Financial Analysis Unit: works to determine targets and interest areas for the financial services.
--Criminal Financial Investigative Service: works to repsond to all forms of financial crimes.

-Foreign/Military intelligence
--Federal Intelligence Agency: clearinghouse for general national intelligence efforts, focuses on developing national security and defense assessments, classified clandestine operations and using regulated paramilitary squads to secure Zardic interests abroad. ~14,500
--Zardic Communications Agency: responsible for securing worldwide Zardic communications and working with allies in the area of signals and communications intelligence. ~9,800
--Information Dominance Agency: responsible for cyber operations against foreign targets. ~5,500
--General Military Intelligence Office: responsible for coordinating the efforts of the military intelligence units and working with their civilian counterparts to further interests abroad.
---Army Intelligence Unit- responsible for tactical/strategic intelligence relating to army needs
---Naval Intelligence Unit- same
---Air Force Intelligence Unit- same; also works with space affairs
---Special Affairs Unit- special forces intelligence, deep cover operations, work against strategic forces of other nations including but not limited to special forces, WMD programs, missile development programs etc.

Proposals

Debate

These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:

Date01:57:38, October 12, 2014 CET
From Hosian-Konservative Allianz
ToDebating the OOC: Zardic Military Protocols (ARCHIVE)
MessageOOC: What I meant was I'll review THIS eventually!

Date05:22:30, December 27, 2014 CET
FromVorona Conservative Party
ToDebating the OOC: Zardic Military Protocols (ARCHIVE)
MessageIn the middle of the night, between the hours of 1:00 AM and 3:00 AM, our nation's oil rigs were brutally attacked by a special stealth bombing campaign by the Zardic government. Hundreds of innocent lives were burned, shot, or ripped to pieces. Let me affirm that I, along with everyone in this nation, mourn for the families of the victims, and our thoughts and prayers go out to all those who have lost a loved one as a result of this barbaric attack on our homeland. I wish to confess that the government was unaware of this and this certainly did come as a surprise to us all. However, three oil rigs remain and they have been repaired and are now fully operational.

My concerns now to go the purpose of this war. I wish all of us, both Voronans and those around Terra who are watching, to ask themselves, what are we fighting for? I will deal with the allegations of the Zardic government first and foremost. The first reason, which they have claimed numerous times, for their declaration of war on our nation is because we stated that we would invade their nation. I will resolve this once and for all right now. A fascist, far-right, fringe political party that was disbanded six years ago does not speak for the the other thirty-nine million Voronans. I will repeat, a fascist, far--right, fringe political party that was disbanded six years ago does not speak for the other thirty-nine million Voronans in this country. Let us consider how that would even be a possibility? Here is a nation, obviously with the capacity to send stealth bombers halfway across Terra, that could've easily killed every single person on this island. Why then, do they feel that we are such a threat, a nation they have repeatedly stated was "undeveloped", that they feel that they must build a coalition of nations to combat Voronan "aggression"? Who stands to benefit from this war? Vorona? Or is it Zardugal?

The second flimsy reason that the Zardic government, currently controlled by two parties equal in warmongering and imperialistic thought, has trumpeted as a casus belli against Vorona, is that we have taken over their oil rigs. I will be frank. Yes, the Voronan government did take Zardic oil rigs. Last year, our nation took control of sixteen oil rigs that were within our nautical territory as a sovereign nation to use for our own use. Is that really significant to the Zardic government? The sixteen oil rigs that our nation took from Zardugal, which were never authorized to construct and maintain such oil rigs in the first place, were well within our nation's exclusive economic zone. Yet, this leads us to the question: is it worth the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians, and is it worth the solvency of the entire global economy, for sixteen oil rigs?

I have promised my nation and my people that Vorona would fight this war to the end. It pains me that some people around Terra see Vorona as the villain. That somehow, our nation of thirty-nine million is a grave threat to Zardugal. Perhaps Zardic diplomacy is greater than I expected it to be. Perhaps their diplomats actually are capable of manipulating their listeners to the extent that they believe that yes, Vorona is the villain. I, however, with many other leaders throughout Terra, know It is common knowledge that Zardugal has a perennial tendency to warmonger and to attempt to conquer every nation it lays its lustful eyes upon. What is to stop the beast that is Zardugal and its obsession with oil. Apparently, there is no force capable of doing that now, since we have currently come to a time where the world now depends on Zardic oil stability. Terra is now at the whim of one nation - the whim of one person. Why must nations not involved at all in this conflict face domestic strife due to fluctuating oil prices, largely the fault of Zardugal?

Fine, let us consider what happens if this war were to end in Zardugal's favor. What then? Would Vorona return the sixteen oil rigs that Zardugal has murdered hundreds of innocent lives for? Would that paltry amount, compared to the gargantuan number of rigs it already owns, finally satisfy Zardugal? Will the Zardic politicians who have twisted their hands and words to get what they want then turn their backs to the world, pat each other on the back, and then go home to face a naive population which deems them "heroes"? What then? I will be clear as to why Vorona is in this war. It's very simple. Because Zardugal declared war on Vorona, with the two reasons stated above as the justification for such, I in turn believed it would be beyond immoral to not respond at all. If a nation authorizes legal murder of the people of another, will that other nation not retaliate? Will that other nation not do the same in turn? Does that other nation not love and not care for their friends, family, and community? No, those are not the characteristics of a people. Vorona is an island nation of a community of people. I believed it was necessary for our government to respond. And so I cringe whenever I hear that some leader or another believes we are the aggressors. We are not.

I do not know how long this war will end. I originally believed it would be a quick one. I used every opportunity to ensure that bloodshed was the last resort. I believed that Vorona could simply pressure Zardugal to back down. Did I believe that Zardugal would actually kill and destroy for sixteen oil rigs? No. I did not. I was surprised, and even hurt, when Baltusia entered the war on the side of Zardugal, of all nations, simply over the fact that I was angry that their media had implied to the Baltusian people that our government and our nation did not like Baltusia, which is false. It's disappointing that such a prospective alliance fell apart so quickly. It is even more disappointing that very few people see Zardugal for what it actually is. A grand puppeteer, playing with the strings of all the nations of the world. Bringing in one character while putting out the next. Pitting friends against friends and making enemies of us all. My plea to the world is to open their eyes to the monster that Zardugal is. I also will say this to all the people of this nation and all the leaders of the world. If those on the side of Zardugal wish for Vorona to step down, and if that would mean that innocent lives would be saved and homes, hospitals, schools, and other buildings would remain intact for use, then I shall. It is with a heavy heart that I say these words, but I cannot bear to look at the carnage and destruction any longer. I am not a Zard; I cannot smile at the death of my enemies. I am a human. Thank you.

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