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The '''Royal Arcerion Naval Service''', also referred to as the '''Arcer Navy''', is the seaborne military component of the Armed Forces of Arcerion. It was initially founded by the King of Ardmore through a Royal Decree in 1805 as the Arcer Cutter Service, and later was renamed to its current name. It is one of the oldest professional navies in Crona, and draws much of its history and heritage from its predecessor, the Royal Ardmori Navy. It played a significant role in the Second Great War, and its expansion afterwards into the Occidental Cold War meant that it saw frequent deployments in the Malentine and Songun Seas, as well as the Odoneru Ocean to interdict weapons and smuggled equipment during the Fourth Bush War. The Navy today is a modern fighting force that assists with ensuring freedom of navigation and maritime security, serving as one of the main methods of power projection in Arcerion. | |||
== Role == | == Role == | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== | === Royal Ardmori Navy === | ||
=== Colonial Expeditionary Escorts === | === Colonial Expeditionary Escorts === | ||
=== | === Arcer Cutter Service & Founding === | ||
=== 19th Century to 20th Century === | === 19th Century to 20th Century === | ||
=== Second Great War === | === Second Great War === | ||
=== Modern Period === | === Modern Period === | ||
== RANS Today == | == RANS Today == | ||
''Main Article: [[Structure of the Royal Arcerion Naval Service]]'' | |||
=== Mission === | |||
The Royal Arcerion naval Service's main objective is the protection of Arcer maritime sovereignty, assisting with power projection, and ensuring the continuance of maritime commerce through Arcer and international waterways in times of war. It regularly trains in core competencies as a primarily green-water Navy, focusing on tasks such as area and sea lane denial, mine warfare (both mine laying and mine countermeasures), maritime patrol, and subsurface warfare (encompassing both submarines and anti-submarine warfare). One of the implied tasks that comes from the Navy's mission statement revolves around the continuance of maritime commerce to Arcerion during a period of armed conflict, meaning that Arcer ships must be adept at both convoy escort, patrol, and surface-surface/surface-to-air warfighting at sea. | |||
=== Personnel === | === Personnel === | ||
His Majesty's Arcerion Naval Service Station Port Hughes serves as the basic training facility of Arcerion's sailors and naval officers. While naval officers will complete their academic education at the Royal Arcerion Military College, their practical seafaring and leadership education is done through HMANSS Port Hughes. After initial intake and testing, personnel are separated into multiple service streams, from Naval Warfare, to engineering and logistics, depending on their suitability based on entry testing and fitness. Officers and enlisted members who wish to join the Arcerion Regiment of Marine Commandos also self-identify during this period so they can attend Assessment and Selection programs after their initial training phase. | His Majesty's Arcerion Naval Service Station Port Hughes serves as the basic training facility of Arcerion's sailors and naval officers. While naval officers will complete their academic education at the Royal Arcerion Military College, their practical seafaring and leadership education is done through HMANSS Port Hughes. After initial intake and testing, personnel are separated into multiple service streams, from Naval Warfare, to engineering and logistics, depending on their suitability based on entry testing and fitness. Officers and enlisted members who wish to join the Arcerion Regiment of Marine Commandos also self-identify during this period so they can attend Assessment and Selection programs after their initial training phase. | ||
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==== Escort Fleet ==== | ==== Escort Fleet ==== | ||
[[File:Hughes CLass.jpg|thumb|A ''Hughes''-class corvette patrols the Malentine Sea, September 2018. ]] | [[File:Hughes CLass.jpg|thumb|A ''Hughes''-class corvette patrols the Malentine Sea, September 2018. ]] | ||
The escort fleet comprises the surface fleets main naval warfare vessels. It is comprised of guided missile destroyers and frigates and is the Navy's main effort for procurement, life cycle management, fleet upgrades, and support. Arcerion has seven destroyers (''Warrington''-class) and sixteen frigates ('' | The escort fleet comprises the surface fleets main naval warfare vessels. It is comprised of guided missile destroyers and frigates and is the Navy's main effort for procurement, life cycle management, fleet upgrades, and support. Arcerion has seven destroyers (''Warrington''-class) and sixteen {{wp|FREMM multipurpose frigate|frigates (''Panomes''-class)}} in active service. The primary function of these vessels is twofold, the first to provide escort and screening functions for the larger capital ships - keeping them shielded from air, sea, and undersea threats. The destroyers and frigates of Arcerion also represent the major deploying forces for expeditionary sea missions and standing deployments such as counter-narcotics and counter-piracy missions. | ||
The eight ''Warrington''-class provides much of the fleet's horsepower for anti-aircraft and missile defence tasks, utilizing its wide array of integrated anti-air systems, close-in-weapons systems (CIWS), combining them with advanced long distance search and target acquisition radars. Whereas the ''Foxhey''-class are the 'shield' for the fleet's capital vessels, the '' | The eight ''Warrington''-class provides much of the fleet's horsepower for anti-aircraft and missile defence tasks, utilizing its wide array of integrated anti-air systems, close-in-weapons systems (CIWS), combining them with advanced long distance search and target acquisition radars. Whereas the ''Foxhey''-class are the 'shield' for the fleet's capital vessels, the {{wp|FREMM multipurpose frigate|''Panomes''}}-class are the 'sword,' or the primary offensive vessels in the fleet. Utilizing several different kinds of long-range torpedoes and anti-ship missiles (AShM), they provide a deterrent against hostile vessels and are primarily used to screen and harass enemy surface vessels. | ||
The {{wp|FREMM multipurpose frigate|''Panomes''}}-class are slated to be replace by the [[Arco-Burgoignesc Patrol Corvette and Aviso]] program, which will assume patrol and escort vessel duties, the remaining {{wp|FREMM multipurpose frigate|''Panomes''}} class to be refitted as anti-submarine vessels. | |||
==== Patrol Fleet ==== | ==== Patrol Fleet ==== | ||
The Patrol fleet maintains Arcer maritime sovereignty in littoral areas and projects power into contested sea lanes such as the Warrington and Songun Straits. This capability is currently represented by fourteen ''Hughes''-class corvettes, which are scheduled to be replaced by the [[Arco-Burgoignesc Patrol Corvette and Aviso]] program. | The Patrol fleet maintains Arcer maritime sovereignty in littoral areas and projects power into contested sea lanes such as the Warrington and Songun Straits. This capability is currently represented by fourteen ''Hughes''-class corvettes, which are scheduled to be replaced by the [[Arco-Burgoignesc Patrol Corvette and Aviso]] program's Warrington-class. | ||
==== Oceanographic Ships ==== | ==== Oceanographic Ships ==== | ||
Arcerion maintains three scientific and research ships for the navy. ''ACS'' Howland is the nation's arctic exploration and survey vessel, named for the renowned Arcer explorer [[John Howland|Sir John Howland]]. It also maintains a pair of sister ships, the ''Emily'' and ''Forthright'', named for some of the mythic Arcer [[Arco Polar Expeditions|arctic exploration vessels]] from the turn of the century. | Arcerion maintains three scientific and research ships for the navy. ''ACS'' Howland is the nation's arctic exploration and survey vessel, named for the renowned Arcer explorer [[John Howland|Sir John Howland]]. It also maintains a pair of sister ships, the ''Emily'' and ''Forthright'', named for some of the mythic Arcer [[Arco Polar Expeditions|arctic exploration vessels]] from the turn of the century. | ||
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=== Key Areas === | === Key Areas === | ||
==== Warrington Strait ==== | ==== Warrington Strait ==== | ||
''Main Article: [[Warrington Strait]]'' | |||
The Warrington Strait remains a key choke point both for military and commercial vessel navigation in the Malentine/Songun Seas. The continued patrol and defense of the Warrington Straits reflects the importance of it economically not only to Arcerion, but also to the wider international community that borders on the Malentine Basin. The Strait forms a natural canalization and is responsible for some of the highest rates of maritime traffic in Ixnay, and the Royal Arcerion Naval Service works with large corporations and maritime navigation authorities to ensure that it remains a safe passageway for freighters, oilers, and large container ships. | |||
==== Songun Strait ==== | ==== Songun Strait ==== | ||
==== Foxhey Islands ==== | ==== Foxhey Islands ==== | ||
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=== Foreign Bases === | === Foreign Bases === | ||
* {{flagicon|Burgundie}} Fort St. Michel, [[Equitorial Ostiecia]], [[Burgundie]] | * {{flagicon|Burgundie}} Fort St. Michel, [[Equitorial Ostiecia]], [[Burgundie]] | ||
** Enough berths, port facilities, dry docks, and naval aviation capacity to accommodate the majority of the expeditionary capabilities of [[Arcerion]], on a 99 year lease ([[ | ** Enough berths, port facilities, dry docks, and naval aviation capacity to accommodate the majority of the expeditionary capabilities of [[Arcerion]], on a 99 year lease ([[1987]]-[[2086]]) with an option for an extension for an additional 50 yrs. | ||
=== Joint Bases === | === Joint Bases === | ||
== Command and Control == | == Command and Control == | ||
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=== Royal Arcerion Naval Service === | === Royal Arcerion Naval Service === | ||
=== Ships, Stations, and Formations === | === Ships, Stations, and Formations === | ||
Ships in Arcerion follow two distinct naming conventions, those being pre- | Ships in Arcerion follow two distinct naming conventions, those being pre-Ardmori Revolution, and post-Ardmori Revolution. Ships, stations, and formations that were established, named, or decreed prior to the Ardmori Revolution and the dissolution of the Ardmore Monarchy are given the prefix "Royal." In the cases of sailing ships and submarines, this meant the historical use of His/Her Majesty's Arcer Naval Ship (HMANS). However, after the Ardmori Crown ceased to exist, it now only remains as the historical and figurative figurehead of the Navy. Modern ships (usually post-Second Great War), are given the prefix Arcerion Confederate Ship (ACS). Shore installations are similar in nature, with pre-war names indicating their Crown-affiliation. The naming convention follows ships, as in Royal Arcerion Naval Service Station (RANSS) or His/Her Majesty's Arcerion Naval Station (HMANS), and the two are considered interchangeable. Post-war institutions have a variety of names, with no set prefix, for example, the Arcer Navy Testing and Research Centre (ANTRC) which tests and conducts weapons evaluations was created in the 1960s therefore has no Royal Affiliation. | ||
== In Popular Culture == | == In Popular Culture == | ||
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[[Category: IXWB]] | [[Category: IXWB]] | ||
[[Category: Arcerion]] | [[Category: Arcerion]] | ||