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The '''Trinity Defense System''' (also known as '''TRINITY''' or the '''TRINITY Program''') is the national integrated aerial defence system and military program for the [[Imperium of Caphiria]]. The Trinity Defense System is a multi-layered network of overlapping systems working together alongside the three primary defense systems: MALEPHIST, The Twelve Disciples, and WORMWOOD.


MALEPHIST is a short-range laser air defense system designed to destroy short-range rockets, artillery, and mortars up to 10 km; The Twelve Disciples is a mobile all-weather air defense and C-RAM system designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from distances of 10 km to 300 km; WORMWOOD is the medium/long-range anti-ballistic and surface-to-air missile system designed to intercept enemy planes, drones, tactical ballistic missiles, medium- to long-range rockets and cruise missiles from 50 km to 500 km.
{{Infobox monarchy
| royal_title        = Apostolic King
| realm              = [[Urcea]]
| coatofarms        = DeWelutaNew.png
| coatofarms_size    = 200
| coatofarms_article =
| image              = Prince Carl Philip in January 2014.jpg
| incumbent          = [[Riordan VIII]]
| incumbentsince    = 14 August 2006
| style              = His Most Christian Majesty
| heir_apparent      = [[Leo, Prince of Halfway]]
| first_monarch      = [[List of Urcean monarchs|Riordan I]]
| date              = <!--See above-->
| residence          =
*[[Julian Palace]] (de jure)
*[[Castle Welute]] (de facto)
| appointer          = {{wp|Hereditary}}
| website            =
}}


Also part of TRINITY is ODES, a low-level, quick-reaction surface-to-air missile system capable of engaging aircraft, helicopters, unmanned air vehicles, drones, and precision-guided munitions that are available in short and medium-range configurations. The Trinity Defense System utilizes the Revelation family of missiles, which consist of 22 all-weather, all-terrain surface-to-air missiles. TRINITY also includes an overlapping network of early warning and tracking radars, as well as command and control posts.
The '''Apostolic King of Urcea''' is the constitutional monarch and head of state of the Apostolic Kingdom of [[Urcea]] as well as its dependencies, the Kingdom of [[Talionia]] and the Kingdom of [[New Harren]] in addition to the role of Prince of [[Cetsencalia]] and Protector-General of the [[Unnuaq Mission State]]. The Apostolic King of Urcea is also, nominally, the [[Emperor of the Levantines]] due to the [[Treaty of Corcra|diplomatic settlement at the conclusion of the Great War]]. The Monarchy was created with the [[Golden Bull of 1098]], and according to that documents its "inseparable constituent parts" are the [[Archduchy of Urceopolis]] and the [[Grand Duchy of Yustona]], both titles that the King holds in his own right alongside the [[Canaery|Electorate of Canaery]].
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While the TRINITY program was approved in 2001 and operational in 2016, its origins can be traced back almost four decades. Funding for a national air defense system was approved shortly after the start of the [[Occidental Cold War]] in the 1960s, but the development would not begin until 1984. This early system proved to be a success and ultimately led to the modern program. The scope, scale, and capabilities of the TRINITY program have been continuously growing and expanding, making the program one of the most actively developed military programs in the world with an estimated lifetime cost of over $200 billion, the TRINITY program is also one of the most expensive projects ever, military or otherwise.
Within the [[Constitution of Urcea]], the Apostolic King exercises primarily non-partisan ceremonial functions, such as bestowing honors, making [[Concilium Purpaidá]] appointments based on the constitutional advice of the [[Chancellor and Temporary President]], though the King does appoint the officers of the [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]] and the nation's judges in his own right, and can rule in a more executive manner during a period of divided government. Though the ultimate executive authority over the government is still formally by and through the monarch's royal prerogative, these powers may only normally be used according to laws enacted within the conventions and precedents of the Constitution. The King's powers over foreign policy are slightly more expansive; in conjunction with the [[Ministry of State (Urcea)|Ministry of State]], the King is the nation's highest diplomatic official and can exercise diplomatic authority on behalf of the Government of Urcea, though precedent is emerging for these powers to largely be constrained to Urcea's foreign policy in [[Crona]]
== Background and development ==
The concept of an integrated defense system came from the growing geopolitical tension between Caphiria and [[Urcea]], primarily in the form of the theory of the [[Levantine Creep]] and subsequent Occidental Cold War. Caphiria became increasingly paranoid of the threat of ballistic missile attacks on its soil and while it already utilized air defense systems in strategic locations, the idea for an integrated system across the country gained momentum.


The Ministry of Defense approved a $100 million research and development project in 1967, codenamed CLYPEUS, but the project was put on indefinite hiatus at the end of 1971, with experts saying that the project would consume more resources than even the most liberal projections.
Besides his role within the government, the Apostolic King is the central symbolic cultural figure of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea as the so-called "''national steward''". The King is the head of the [[Estates of Urcea]] as ''Custóir of Custóirs'', and also plays a significant religious role as "first and only honorary canon" of [[St. Peter's Archbasilica]]. A non-partisan actor, the King is often considered the focal point of appeals to national unity, and is respected as a moral and social authority within the country.


As Cold War-era tensions relaxed, particularly with Burgo-Caphirian relations in the so-called "thaw", Caphiria was experiencing rapid economic growth by 1982. This increased government spending and ultimately allowed the CLYPEUS project to be re-examined. An additional $400 million in R&D was given in 1984 to fund the CLYPEUS II project and the first successful prototype was tested in 1989. This led to the development of CLYPEUS III, which was given an initial operating budget of $1.5 billion with development starting in 1990.
== Origin ==
''See Also: [[Culture_of_Urcea#Role_of_government|Role of Government in Urcea]]''


CLYPEUS III went from the drawing board to combat readiness within less than six years, a remarkably short period of time for a weapons system designed from scratch, according to military experts. It proved its effectiveness against rocket attacks, having intercepted 20 missiles and rockets fired into Caphiria with overall effectiveness of 75 and 95 percent. Because of this success, the project expanded in scope and capability, and in 1997 the CLYPEUS III project was designated as "completed" and became defunct.
The Julian Throne as a Royal institution was created by the [[Golden Bull of 1098]], elevating the Archduke-Grand Duke of Urceopolis and Yustona respectively, both descendants of [[Saint Julius I]], to the rank of King. The development of the [[Constitution of Urcea]] throughout the second millennia brought about ebbs and flows of Royal authority. The decline of the optimate nobility and power of the [[Estates of Urcea]] increased the power of the Apostolic King to a height in the late 1600s and early 1700s. This followed by increasing constitutional prerogatives for the [[Concilium Daoni]] and various royal concessions which have created the modern Constitution and [[Government of Urcea]], in which the Apostolic King holds full sovereignty but may only exercise Royal authority in a very strict set of circumstances. Nevertheless, the Apostolic Kingship has retained the religious and moral significance it acquired during the Medieval period.


The successor project, TRINITY (originally in reference to trinitarianism and later to reference short, medium, and long-distance coverage) was approved by the Senate in 2001 with an initial $25 billion of funding and a subsequent $5 billion annual budget. In 2008, the project was "promoted" by the Ministry of Defense and integrated directly into the [[Imperial Armed Forces of Caphiria|Imperial Armed Forces]] as the TRINITY program. It was declared operational on 21 May 2016.
The philosophical underpinnings of the modern role of the Apostolic King of Urcea comes from the 16th and 17th centuries. As [[Crown Liberalism]] developed in Urcea alongside divine right of Kings elsewhere in Levantia, a unique understanding of the Kingship came about in Urcea. In line with {{wp|Catholic social teaching}}, it is commonly believed and articulated that the Apostolic King, like all forms of government, employs "authority required by the moral order" which "derives from God" (CCC), or, in other words, that all governing authority comes from above. While this does not imply intrinsic moral legitimacy, the [[Constitution of Urcea]] sees the Apostolic King as the divinely-ordained steward of the Kingdom and its people. This philosophy, known as ''Procuratorialism'', rejects that the ''individual'' King is specifically appointed by God but acknowledges that the Apostolic King derives his authority from above and is, therefore, responsible for the wise governance and leadership over those entrusted to him. Within the context of the development of the Constitution of Urcea, as noted above, the King now has relatively few day-to-day responsibilities, but the Constitution itself is viewed as divinely given from God through the authority of the Apostolic King by Crown Liberals, a view rejected by [[Wittonian Socialists]] as idolatry.
=== Funding and cost ===
The entire CLYPEUS project (CLYPEUS, CLYPEUS II, and CLYPEUS III) cost an estimated $2-5 billion across its entire lifetime. When the TRINITY program was approved by the Senate in 2001, it was given an initial operating budget of $25 billion.


From 2001 to 2016, the annual budget for the TRINITY program was $5 billion (a total cost of $75 billion). When the defense system went live, however, the Ministry of Defense stopped publishing the budget for the program publicly for security purposes. It is speculated that the budget for TRINITY has significantly decreased since being declared operational. This means it is only possible to see the budget for the TRINITY program during the Census. The 2020 Census revealed that the annual budget was $3.5 billion ($2.5 billion for R&D and $1.5 billion for operation and maintenance); the 2025 Census showed no change in the budget; projections for the 2030 Census indicate a slight increase to $4 billion, which is in line with current and future expenditure.
==Royal Household==
The Royal Household is an administrative body responsible for managing the King's affairs. Its senior official, the Royal Chamberlain, is an individual nominated by the King and approved by the [[Concilium Daoni]]. The Chamberlain is responsible for managing the King's affairs and for hiring and firing officials within the Household. Within the [[Constitution of Urcea]], the Apostolic King is responsible for issuing commissions to officers of the [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]] and also for appointing all judges within the Kingdom. The Household is the administrative agency responsible for considering nominees and forwarding choices for the King's approval.


Using Census data, the TRINITY program has cost an estimated $40 billion from 2016 to 2026. Combined with previous data, the estimated cumulative lifetime cost of the modern TRINITY Program from 2001 to the present is $140 billion, which would make it the 6th most expensive megaproject in Caphirian history and one of the most expensive military projects in the world, active or otherwise.
===Household Office for Commissions in His Most Christian Majesty's Armed Forces===
=== Deployment ===
Due to the scope of the project, TRINITY was deployed in two phases to minimize risk and failure. Testing lasted several years from 2010 to 2015 until The Imperium felt confident in each individual component. The Legion would deploy the Trinity System in multiple locations to assess its combat readiness in both remote and hostile environments. The bulk of the testing was done on Coribus, a small island in the Odoneru Ocean. The system successfully intercepted several missiles and successfully attacked the squad that had fired the rocket.


In February 2016, the Ministry of Defense was satisfied with the results and declared TRINITY was ready for an "evaluation phase" in the field and was declared as an "operational experiment".
===Household Office for Judicial Appointments===
== Components ==
=== Malephist system ===
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Malephist is designed to destroy short-range rockets, artillery, and mortar bombs; it has a range of up to 10 km, designed to cover Caphiria's ultra-short range defense needs. Malephist uses a fiber laser to destroy an airborne target within 5-7 seconds of firing. Whether acting as a stand-alone system or with external cueing as part of an air-defense system, a threat is detected by a surveillance system and tracked by vehicle platforms in order to engage. The main benefits of using a directed energy weapon over conventional missile interceptors are lower costs per shot, unlimited number of firings, lower operational costs, and less manpower. There is also no interceptor debris to fall on the area protected. The cost of each interception is negligible, unlike expensive missile interceptors—around $2,000 per shot to cover all costs, against $100,000 to $150,000 per interceptor firing.


A single Malephist battery is mobile and composed of an air defense radar, a command and control (C2) unit, and two HEL (High Energy Laser) systems. Scalable power levels allow it to be used on low power to dazzle a person's eye non-lethally to turn away a threat, and to be used at high power, up to 30,000 watts (30 kW), to fry sensors, burn out motors, and detonate explosive materials. By lasing a vital point, Malephist can shoot down a small UAV in as little as three seconds. When facing small boats, the laser can target a craft's motor to disable it, then repeat this against other boats in rapid succession, requiring only a few seconds of firing per boat. Targeting the platform is more effective than targeting individual crewmembers, although Malephist is accurate enough to target explosive rockets if on board, whose detonations could kill the operators. Against a larger aircraft like a helicopter, Malephist can burn through some vital components to cause it to crash.
In addition to fielding candidates for positions within the Urcean judiciary, the Household Office for Judicial Appointments handles selecting candidates to serve as [[Censor (Urcea)|Censor]].


=== Twelve Disciples system ===
===Household Office for Grants of Title===
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| name              = Twelve Disciples
The Household Office for Grants of Title is responsible for retaining records for the issue of {{wp|Peerage}} titles in [[Urcea]]. As Urcean peerages have only lifelong tenure, extensive records of grants need to be kept in order to determine the history and eligibility of certain titles.
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The Twelve Disciples can be considered the "base" of the Trinity Defense System; it is designed to counter short-range rockets and 155 mm artillery shells with a range of up to 300 kilometers. The Twelve Disciples operates 24/7, under adverse weather conditions, and can respond to multiple threats simultaneously. The Twelve Disciples can function as a stand-alone system or, in the case of the Trinity System, as a layer in a multi-layer air defense system[[File:Iron Dome radar.jpg|thumb|The Perius 2084 radar system used in the Twelve Disciples|left]]The Twelve Disciples is composed of three fundamental elements, detection and tracking radar, battle management, and weapon control system (BMC) and a missile-firing unit (MFU). It has several steering fins for high maneuverability and is equipped with electro-optic sensors. The missile system has day-and-night and all-weather capability, quick reaction time, and salvo interception capability. Other features include a vertical launch interceptor, warhead and proximity fuse, mobile launcher, and compatibility with various radar and detection systems. The system’s special warhead allows it to detonate any target in the air and after detecting and identifying the rocket, the Twelve Disciples radar monitors its path. Based on the radar’s information, the system’s BMC analyses the path of the threat and calculates an anticipated point of impact. If the calculated path of the incoming rocket poses a real threat, a command is run to launch an interceptor against the threat. The incoming rocket is detonated over a neutral area.
A typical battery includes 3 – 4 launchers, a battle management system, and a fire control radar. Each launcher can hold up to 20 interceptors. As of 2025, a complete battery costs approximately $100M to produce. Each Twelve Disciples battery can defend an area of up to 150 square kilometers against short-range missiles, mortars, and rockets. To conserve interceptors, the Twelve Disciples system can discern between rockets that threaten population areas and those that will fall harmlessly in open terrain. The system’s Astros interceptor is 3 meters long, 160mm in diameter, and weighs 90 kg at launch. It uses a command datalink and onboard active radar seeker for guidance and uses a high-explosive blast-fragmentation warhead to destroy targets. The Astros interceptor is estimated to cost $100,000 to produce.


=== Wormwood system===
===Household Office for Administration of the King's Necessities and Discretion===
The Wormwood System is a surface-to-air missile/anti-ballistic missile system designed to shoot down medium-, long-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase (descent or reentry) by intercepting with a hit-to-kill approach. With a range of 600 km (370 mi) for anti-ballistic missiles (ABM) and 500 km (310 mi) for air defense, the Wormwood system is able to detect and simultaneously engage up to 10 ballistic hypersonic targets flying at a speed of 5 kilometers per second (3.1 mi/s; 18,000 km/h; 11,000 mph) to a limit of 7 km/s (4.3 mi/s; 25,000 km/h; 16,000 mph). A long-term goal for the system is to be able to destroy hypersonic cruise missiles and other aerial targets at speeds higher than Mach 5, as well as spacecraft. The altitude of a target engaged can be as high as 180–200 km (110–120 mi). It is effective against ballistic missiles with a launch range of 3,500 km (2,200 mi), the radar reaches a radius of 3,000 km. Other planned targets it will be able to defend against include: unmanned aerial vehicles, low Earth orbit satellites, space weapons launched from hypersonic aircraft, and hypersonic orbital platforms.
The Household Office for Administration of the King's Necessities and Discretion is the body responsible for overseeing care and discretionary funding of the Apostolic King and [[House de Weluta]] generally.


The system is highly mobile with rapid deployability. Currently, the Wormwood system consists of the Macalercus-2 primary battle management radar, a secondary acquisition radar, a multimode engagement radar, an ABM engagement radar, and two types of ABM missiles. It gets its data from the wider Caphirian early-warning radar network, that are sent to the command center which then forwards tracking data to the Macalercus-2 radar. The Macalercus-2 radar is a large battle-management phased array radar with 360° coverage.
== Additional Roles ==


There are currently 40 units built, with 10 more being planned to be built and deployed by 2050.
=== Emperor of the Levantines ===
===ODES System ===
Since the formal renunciation of authority over most of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] in the [[1935]] [[Treaty of Corcra]], the title of [[Emperor of the Levantines]] has been attached to the Urcean crown. Legally speaking, this makes the still-extant Empire entirely coterminous with the person of the King himself, and consequently his holdings. It is often said that the Apostolic Kingdom of [[Urcea]] is still part of the Empire, but strictly speaking this is only true as a consequence of its crown. Functionally, this makes the continued existence of the Holy Levantine Empire a legal fiction, though most international powers recognize the succession of the Apostolic King to the Imperial throne.
[[File:SPYDER.jpg|thumb|A missile firing unit (MFU) of the ODES-SR system|alt=SPYDER.jpg]]The ODES System is a short and medium-range air defense system that provides air defense for fixed assets and for point and area defense for mobile forces in combat areas. The ODES is fitted atop any TELAR and is designed to work with any Revelation-family or Astaros missiles. However, Quicksilver Industries developed a custom family of air-to-air missiles (AAMs) called Cartian, which are among the most advanced in the world.
There are two variants of the ODES: the ODES-SR (short-range) and the ODES-MR (medium range). Both systems are quick reaction, all-weather, network-centric, multi-launchers, and self-propelled. A typical battery consists of one central command and control unit, six missile firing units, and a resupply vehicle. Both variants also use the same Perius 2106 radar system, which can track and engage multiple targets simultaneously and can control the missile firing units at a distance of up to 10 km away from the CCU. The ODES System has a range of detection for a fighter aircraft that is 70–110 km; it can detect hovering helicopters at a range of 40 km and UAVs at 40–60 km.


ODES-SR has a short range of interception, with a maximum altitude of interception of 9 km and the maximum range of interception is 15 km. The ODES-MR has a greater operating range of 35 km and an altitude engagement of 16 km due to the missiles being equipped with boosters.
=== <span id="Custóir_of_Custóirs"></span>Custóir of Custóirs ===
====Cartian-5 missile====
The Apostolic King of Urcea is the head of the [[Estates of Urcea]], giving him the title of ''Custóir of Custóirs'' as the entire nation, and every estate comprising it, is considered to be part of his estate. Through this title, the King is seen as something of a "father of the nation", and in this respect he is viewed as "sitting at the head of the national family". This position is understood to be a recognition of his moral authority over the nation through social, rather than strictly religious, ties.
The Cartian-5 missile, developed specifically for the ODES System, is a beyond-visual-range missile, meaning it is capable of "lock-on after launch" (LOAL), and has all-aspect/all-direction (including rearward) attack ability. The missile features an advanced electro-optical infrared homing (with imaging infrared) seeker which scans the target area for hostile aircraft, then locks on for the terminal chase.
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*Span: 64&nbsp;cm
*Diameter: 16&nbsp;cm
*Weight: 105&nbsp;kg
*Guidance: infrared homing  + electro-optical imaging
*Warhead: 11&nbsp;kg
*Speed: Mach 4
}}
=== Revelation missiles===
Revelation is a series of short, medium and long-range surface-to-air missile systems designed to work with or without TRINITY. There are 22 total missiles; Revelation 1-6 are short-range, Revelation 7-14 are medium-range, Revelation 14-22 are long-range.  


All Revelation missiles features include management and distribution of command and control information, air defense mission planning at the battery and battalion levels, multiple engagement and successive firing, data links for midcourse guidance, integrated air picture generation, operational capabilities in the day, at night and in adverse weather conditions, a global positioning system (GPS) and navigation, remote control, wired or wireless communication between systems, 360° effective area with the capability of vertical launch, Multi-Target Multi-Radar fusion, and embedded simulation, identification friend or foe (IFF), modular structure, hybrid control system.
=== <span id="Custóir_of_the_Julii"></span>Custóir of the Julii ===
[[File:Hisarmissile.jpg|left|thumb|A Minor Revelation missile firing test at the a military compound in Audonia]]
The [[Julian dynasty|Julii]] is an Estate of Urcea traditionally considered to be the first estate among equals, and it descends from the influential Julii family of Great Levantia, from which [[Saint Julius I|St. Julius I]] descended. The Archdukes of Urceopolis, and then Apostolic Kings of Urcea, have always been the Custóir, or head, of the Julii estate, with an exception occurring during the [[Saint's War]]. Consequently, the Royal House of Urcea, currently [[House de Weluta]], is always considered to be the "great house" of the estate. During the Great Interregnum phase of the Saint's War, the leaders of the House Julio-Aleckán always held the Custóirship even when their opponents, the Cónns, ruled; this greatly delegitimized the Cónn claim to the throne according to most contemporary sources.
====Minor Revelations system ====


== Ti<span id="Titles,_styles,_and_arms"></span>tles, styles, and arms ==
The Apostolic King and his wife, the queen consort, are formally addressed as "His Most Christian Majesty and Her Most Christian Majesty" (Their Most Christian Majesties). The widows and widowers of monarchs retain these styles until they remarry. The heir from birth holds the title of Prince of Halfway. Other children of the monarch, and the children of the heir apparent, hold the title and rank of Archduke or Archduchess, and styled His or Her Christian Highness. Since the Treaty of Corcra, the address of "''His Imperial Apostolic Majesty''" has been used on some occasions, but its use was rare until the reign of King Riordan VIII, who uses the manner of address in New Harren and other Crona possessions.


Revelation 1-6 missiles (collectively called the Minor Revelations system) are mounted in an eight-cell container (which requires little maintenance) and are launched straight up. Minor Revelation system's launcher uses a compact vertical launching system, with an 8-cell module weighing 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Fire control is provided by an equally compact C3I system that weighs 1,300 kg (2,900 lb), which can either operate independently or in conjunction with other onboard sensors. Its Perius radar system provides 360-degree coverage with an electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) system and the missiles can take down an incoming missile as close as 500 meters (1,600 ft) away from the ship. Minor Revelation systems have midcourse guidance with INS and RF data link, terminal guidance with IIR. Each Minor Revelation system (missile container, radar, computers, and installation) costs about $20 million. The system is designed to defend against aircraft and anti-ship missiles, including sea-skimming missiles.
The Apostolic King of Urcea maintains a lengthy full title, listing a number of titular and historic claims. King Riordan VIII's full title is<blockquote>Riordan VIII, by the Grace of God, [[Emperor of the Levantines]], Apostolic King of [[Urcea]] and Elector of [[Canaery]], King of [[New Harren]], [[Talionia]], [[Kingdom of Crotona|Crotona]], [[Culfra]], and [[Dericania]], [[Kingdom of Angla|King of the Ængles]] and the [[Hištanšahr|Uzdehzani]], Prince of [[Cetsencalia]], [[Urceopolis (Archduchy)|Archduke of Urceopolis]], Grand Duke of [[Yustona]], Sovereign Lord of [[Medimeria]] and [[Ventotene]], Protector General of of the [[Unnuaq Mission State|Unnuaq Missions]], First and Only Honorary Canon of [[St. Peter's Archbasilica]], Grand Master of the [[Imperial Order of the Holy Cross]], [[Estates of Urcea|Custóir of Custóirs]], Custóir of the Julii, and Defender of the Faith.</blockquote>
*Minimum range: 2 km
[[Category:Urcea]]
* Maximum range: 15 km
[[Category: Government of Urcea]]
*Maximum altitude: 5 / 8 km
====Medium Revelations system ====
Revelation 7-14 missiles (collectively called the Medium Revelations system) are very similar to the Minor Revelations system and use the same systems-III seeker, RF link, fuse, dual pulse rocket motor, but the dimensions of the missile are bigger and the range is improved. Another difference is the Medium Revelations system uses Evotune VESTOR phased array 3D search and track radar. The Medium Revelations system has the capability to detect targets, track, identify and perform command and control, and fire control functions autonomously. The missile system is effective against fighter aircraft, attack helicopters, cruise missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
*Minimum range of the missile: 3 km
* Maximum range of the missile: 25 km
*Maximum altitude of the missile: ≥ 15 km
*Fighter detection & track range : 40-60  km
* Number of tracks : > 60 targets
*Ready to fire missiles:
**Per vehicle: 6
**Battery level: ≥ 18 (3 missile launcher vehicles)
**Battalion level: ≥ 54 (9 missile launcher vehicles)
*Guidance:
**Midcourse guidance: Inertial navigation through data link from the fire-control system
**Terminal guidance: Infrared homing missile seeker
*Vehicles types used by Medium Revelations system:
**VESTOR phased array 3D radar vehicle
**Electro-optical suit vehicle
**Tactical data link connection system vehicle
**Fire control center vehicle
**Missile launcher vehicle
====Major Revelations system ====
Revelations 14-22 (collectively called Major Revelations) are designed to defend against any type of airborne threat including aircraft, helicopters, anti-ship missiles, and UAVs as well as ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and combat jets. The Major Revelations system features a dual pulse rocket motor as well as thrust vector control and possesses high degrees of maneuverability at the target interception range. A second motor is fired during the terminal phase, at which stage the active radar seeker is activated to home to the enemy track. The system has been designed to counter a wide variety of airborne threats, such as; anti-ship missiles, aircraft, UAVs drones, and supersonic missiles. When coupled with a modern air-defense system and multi-function surveillance track and guidance radars, the Major Revelations system enables the capability to simultaneously engage multiple targets during saturation attacks.
*Minimum range: 30 km
*Maximum range: 100+ km
*Maximum speed: Mach 3
==Criticism==
=== Cost===
Before the system was declared operational, many conservative Senators balked at the cost of the project compared to traditional defense systems. One vocal detractor of the program, Senator Eduarin D'Antotta pointed out that Caphiria's enemies could simply drain the Imperium's financial resources by launching very large numbers of missiles that would overwhelm the system and ultimately bring financial ruin. Potică Schiappelli, one of TRINITY's lead managers, responded that the cost issue was exaggerated since TRINITY intercepts only rockets determined to constitute a threat and that the lives saved and the strategic impact are worth the cost.
=== Vulnerabilities ===
The Trinity Defense System can potentially be overcome by swarms of many missiles that exceed its capability to intercept them, and by sheer numbers of attacking missiles during a campaign if not enough interceptors are available to counter them. Also, the cost of each interception is high, while attacking rockets can be relatively inexpensive. These are among the reasons encouraging the development of the Malephist energy weapon to complement the Twelve Disciples, which is cheap to fire, has unlimited "ammunition", and is effective at short range. Twelve Disciples is also significantly less effective against very short-distance saturation strikes.  
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Apostolic King of Urcea
Incumbent
Riordan VIII
since 14 August 2006
Details
StyleHis Most Christian Majesty
Heir apparentLeo, Prince of Halfway
First monarchRiordan I
Residence
AppointerHereditary

The Apostolic King of Urcea is the constitutional monarch and head of state of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea as well as its dependencies, the Kingdom of Talionia and the Kingdom of New Harren in addition to the role of Prince of Cetsencalia and Protector-General of the Unnuaq Mission State. The Apostolic King of Urcea is also, nominally, the Emperor of the Levantines due to the diplomatic settlement at the conclusion of the Great War. The Monarchy was created with the Golden Bull of 1098, and according to that documents its "inseparable constituent parts" are the Archduchy of Urceopolis and the Grand Duchy of Yustona, both titles that the King holds in his own right alongside the Electorate of Canaery.

Within the Constitution of Urcea, the Apostolic King exercises primarily non-partisan ceremonial functions, such as bestowing honors, making Concilium Purpaidá appointments based on the constitutional advice of the Chancellor and Temporary President, though the King does appoint the officers of the Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea and the nation's judges in his own right, and can rule in a more executive manner during a period of divided government. Though the ultimate executive authority over the government is still formally by and through the monarch's royal prerogative, these powers may only normally be used according to laws enacted within the conventions and precedents of the Constitution. The King's powers over foreign policy are slightly more expansive; in conjunction with the Ministry of State, the King is the nation's highest diplomatic official and can exercise diplomatic authority on behalf of the Government of Urcea, though precedent is emerging for these powers to largely be constrained to Urcea's foreign policy in Crona Besides his role within the government, the Apostolic King is the central symbolic cultural figure of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea as the so-called "national steward". The King is the head of the Estates of Urcea as Custóir of Custóirs, and also plays a significant religious role as "first and only honorary canon" of St. Peter's Archbasilica. A non-partisan actor, the King is often considered the focal point of appeals to national unity, and is respected as a moral and social authority within the country.

Origin

See Also: Role of Government in Urcea

The Julian Throne as a Royal institution was created by the Golden Bull of 1098, elevating the Archduke-Grand Duke of Urceopolis and Yustona respectively, both descendants of Saint Julius I, to the rank of King. The development of the Constitution of Urcea throughout the second millennia brought about ebbs and flows of Royal authority. The decline of the optimate nobility and power of the Estates of Urcea increased the power of the Apostolic King to a height in the late 1600s and early 1700s. This followed by increasing constitutional prerogatives for the Concilium Daoni and various royal concessions which have created the modern Constitution and Government of Urcea, in which the Apostolic King holds full sovereignty but may only exercise Royal authority in a very strict set of circumstances. Nevertheless, the Apostolic Kingship has retained the religious and moral significance it acquired during the Medieval period.

The philosophical underpinnings of the modern role of the Apostolic King of Urcea comes from the 16th and 17th centuries. As Crown Liberalism developed in Urcea alongside divine right of Kings elsewhere in Levantia, a unique understanding of the Kingship came about in Urcea. In line with Catholic social teaching, it is commonly believed and articulated that the Apostolic King, like all forms of government, employs "authority required by the moral order" which "derives from God" (CCC), or, in other words, that all governing authority comes from above. While this does not imply intrinsic moral legitimacy, the Constitution of Urcea sees the Apostolic King as the divinely-ordained steward of the Kingdom and its people. This philosophy, known as Procuratorialism, rejects that the individual King is specifically appointed by God but acknowledges that the Apostolic King derives his authority from above and is, therefore, responsible for the wise governance and leadership over those entrusted to him. Within the context of the development of the Constitution of Urcea, as noted above, the King now has relatively few day-to-day responsibilities, but the Constitution itself is viewed as divinely given from God through the authority of the Apostolic King by Crown Liberals, a view rejected by Wittonian Socialists as idolatry.

Royal Household

The Royal Household is an administrative body responsible for managing the King's affairs. Its senior official, the Royal Chamberlain, is an individual nominated by the King and approved by the Concilium Daoni. The Chamberlain is responsible for managing the King's affairs and for hiring and firing officials within the Household. Within the Constitution of Urcea, the Apostolic King is responsible for issuing commissions to officers of the Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea and also for appointing all judges within the Kingdom. The Household is the administrative agency responsible for considering nominees and forwarding choices for the King's approval.

Household Office for Commissions in His Most Christian Majesty's Armed Forces

Household Office for Judicial Appointments

In addition to fielding candidates for positions within the Urcean judiciary, the Household Office for Judicial Appointments handles selecting candidates to serve as Censor.

Household Office for Grants of Title

Main article: Peerage of Urcea

The Household Office for Grants of Title is responsible for retaining records for the issue of Peerage titles in Urcea. As Urcean peerages have only lifelong tenure, extensive records of grants need to be kept in order to determine the history and eligibility of certain titles.

Household Office for Administration of the King's Necessities and Discretion

The Household Office for Administration of the King's Necessities and Discretion is the body responsible for overseeing care and discretionary funding of the Apostolic King and House de Weluta generally.

Additional Roles

Emperor of the Levantines

Since the formal renunciation of authority over most of the Holy Levantine Empire in the 1935 Treaty of Corcra, the title of Emperor of the Levantines has been attached to the Urcean crown. Legally speaking, this makes the still-extant Empire entirely coterminous with the person of the King himself, and consequently his holdings. It is often said that the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea is still part of the Empire, but strictly speaking this is only true as a consequence of its crown. Functionally, this makes the continued existence of the Holy Levantine Empire a legal fiction, though most international powers recognize the succession of the Apostolic King to the Imperial throne.

Custóir of Custóirs

The Apostolic King of Urcea is the head of the Estates of Urcea, giving him the title of Custóir of Custóirs as the entire nation, and every estate comprising it, is considered to be part of his estate. Through this title, the King is seen as something of a "father of the nation", and in this respect he is viewed as "sitting at the head of the national family". This position is understood to be a recognition of his moral authority over the nation through social, rather than strictly religious, ties.

Custóir of the Julii

The Julii is an Estate of Urcea traditionally considered to be the first estate among equals, and it descends from the influential Julii family of Great Levantia, from which St. Julius I descended. The Archdukes of Urceopolis, and then Apostolic Kings of Urcea, have always been the Custóir, or head, of the Julii estate, with an exception occurring during the Saint's War. Consequently, the Royal House of Urcea, currently House de Weluta, is always considered to be the "great house" of the estate. During the Great Interregnum phase of the Saint's War, the leaders of the House Julio-Aleckán always held the Custóirship even when their opponents, the Cónns, ruled; this greatly delegitimized the Cónn claim to the throne according to most contemporary sources.

Titles, styles, and arms

The Apostolic King and his wife, the queen consort, are formally addressed as "His Most Christian Majesty and Her Most Christian Majesty" (Their Most Christian Majesties). The widows and widowers of monarchs retain these styles until they remarry. The heir from birth holds the title of Prince of Halfway. Other children of the monarch, and the children of the heir apparent, hold the title and rank of Archduke or Archduchess, and styled His or Her Christian Highness. Since the Treaty of Corcra, the address of "His Imperial Apostolic Majesty" has been used on some occasions, but its use was rare until the reign of King Riordan VIII, who uses the manner of address in New Harren and other Crona possessions.

The Apostolic King of Urcea maintains a lengthy full title, listing a number of titular and historic claims. King Riordan VIII's full title is

Riordan VIII, by the Grace of God, Emperor of the Levantines, Apostolic King of Urcea and Elector of Canaery, King of New Harren, Talionia, Crotona, Culfra, and Dericania, King of the Ængles and the Uzdehzani, Prince of Cetsencalia, Archduke of Urceopolis, Grand Duke of Yustona, Sovereign Lord of Medimeria and Ventotene, Protector General of of the Unnuaq Missions, First and Only Honorary Canon of St. Peter's Archbasilica, Grand Master of the Imperial Order of the Holy Cross, Custóir of Custóirs, Custóir of the Julii, and Defender of the Faith.

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