Talk:National Army Naval Forces (Faneria)

Army Sea Bureau
Going into the second quarter of the century, the composition of the Army naval service is changing as older, larger warships become slightly less prominent compared to a larger force of smaller surface combatants. While the light support carrier doctrine employed by the Army remains a key point in Fhainnin strategy within the ______ Sea and in its littoral waters along the open ocean, budget cuts and the lack of a serious neighboring rival make lobbying for a larger navy a weak political position. Currently, the Army plans to phase out much of its older surface fleet in favor of modern designs. While the total number of heavy surface combatants will drop, a larger array of small vessels is planned. Forays into missile boats in particular are in vogue for white-water operations, though the overall trend in modern naval design is a greater integration of air assets with naval ones, as evidenced by the fact that the vast majority of new designs take landing pads into account compared to older Fhainic designs, many of which lagged behind in this area.

Fleets
Vandarch 1st Squadron Vandarch 2nd Squadron Vandarch 3rd Squadron Vandarch 4th Squadron High Seas Squadron Northern Squadron Eilada Squadron Maloka Squadron Misc. Task Forces

Attached Forces Vandarch Naval Aviation Brigade 2. Foot Marines Brigade 3. Mechanized Marines Brigade 3. Foot Marines Brigade

Doctrine and Training
Modern Fanerian battlegroup composition segregates tasks into distinct roles for each ship - primarily air defense, mine and antisubmarine warfare, fire support, and capital ships (which further breaks down into dedicated air support, land bombardment, and direct combat roles). Generally, any class of ship can perform multiple roles, but each specializes in a particular field and is expected to operate in that role unless circumstances require otherwise. The army additionally employs separate patrol ships.

Ship design is typically funneled into a single production model, with a great deal of competition between design variants. The design process for lighter Fhainnin vessels also involves prototype construction and testing, and increasingly involves computer simulations as well. The army has displayed gaps in its production lines between ship classes over the years, indicating an ad-hoc design process. It is currently believed that the army is conducting panels to standardize the design process further to create some overlap and ensure regular updates to tne naval service's assets.