Malatose Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) The Persian Empire Climate: mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast Terrain: rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts Elevation extremes: lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m highest point: Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur Population: 175,000,000 Age structure: 0-14 years: 39% 15-64 years: 53.5% 65 years and over: 7.5% Birth rate: 20.28 births/1,000 population Life expectancy at birth: total population: 84.85 years male: 83.23 years female: 85.48 years (2009 est.) Ethnic groups: Ethnic divisions: Over twenty different ethnic groups Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.99% male: 99.99% female: 99.99% Government: Long-form name: The Persian Empire Type: Monarchy Capital: Persepolis Constitution: The Constituation of Unification Glory Legal system: civil law system as modified by Persian Legal theory National holiday: Unification Day Head of State and Government - Emperor Bahadur Imperial Domain The Imperium divides the nation into administrative zones called Segmentae Majoris: Segmentum Iran Segmentum Turkmenistan Segmentum Uzbekistan Segmentum Afghanistan Segmentum Tajikistan Segmentum Kyrgyzstan Segmentum Pakistan Segmentum Kazahkstan The Segmentae are the Imperium's primary administrative division. Each is divided into sectors. The sectors in turn consist of subsectors. These divisions and subdivisions are levels forming an administrative hierarchy. Each Segmentum Commander oversees his Sector Commanders, who in turn oversees Subsector Commanders, who oversee the individual Planetary Governors. The higher ranks in this system are usually combined with a basic planetary governorship as well as regional duties. Edited August 1, 2014 by Malatose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malatose Posted July 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 (edited) The Emperor of Persia, Imperial Council, and the Administratum Emperor of Persia, Bahadur The Emperor was the Head of State, the Head of Government, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Empire, and had absolute authority over the Imperial Military, the bureaucracy, and the entire Empire and provinces itself. The Emperor had sole power to appoint, dismiss, approve, and supervise the regional governors. The Emperor organized and declared the budget, economy, taxes, and trade, ordered the Imperial Senate into session, dismissed it from meeting at will, declared its agenda, and proposed, rejected, and initiated all Senatorial bills. The Emperor also controlled, supervised, and disbanded the Courts and had the final judicial say. As such, the Emperor's mere word was enough for the Imperial hierarchy to enact his will. Those members of the Imperial government that saw particular favor with the Emperor often saw themselves elevated to positions of significant power. The Emperor could execute, imprison, exile, banish, or confiscate anyone or anything solely on his authority. The Emperor could also issue executive orders, and proclamations with the legal force of law in the Empire, even more powerful than those issued by the Senate. The Emperor supervised, directed, appointed, and dismissed all officials in the government, and created, disbanded, supervised, and directed all governmental administrations, agencies, commissions, and boards. The Imperial Council The Imperial Council is a seventeen-member council that serves as the ruling body of the Empire. The Imperial Council serves as a combined executive, legislative, and judicial branch of the government; in addition, it serves as an advisory board and ensures the smooth running of the Empire. Each member of the Council holds the title of Privy Councilor and controlled one of the seventeen Spheres of Influence within the Empire, making the Council the most powerful individuals in the Empire below the Emperor himself. In cases where the Emperor becomes incapacitated or busy due to his personal studies, the Imperial Council would take over the day-to-day managing of the Empire. A sphere would either have one or more ministers (ministries) answer to it, or would have a bureaucracy under it to ensure its functions. A few spheres also had specific agencies that reported to it, separate from the ministries. These organizations included the Imperial Diplomatic Service and the Imperial Conquest Consolidation Corps. Sphere of Technology and Knowledge (Councilor Arman) Imperial Ministry of Science Imperial Ministry of Education Sphere of Diplomacy and Expansion (Councilor Zargabaath) Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs Imperial Diplomatic Service Sphere of Imperial Intelligence (Councilor Bergan) Imperial Ministry of Intelligence Sphere of Defense of the Empire (Councilor Babak) Imperial Ministry of War Imperial Ministry of the Navy Imperial Ministry of the Airforce Imperial Ministry of Space Sphere of Justice (Councilor Jahan) Imperial Ministry of Justice Imperial Ministry of Corrections Sphere of Food and Health (Councilor Jahangir) Imperial Ministry of Foodstuffs and Consumables Imperial Ministry of Health and Epidemic Prevention Sphere of Internal Operations of the Empire (Councilor Navid) Imperial Ministry of Interior Imperial Ministry of Colonial Affairs Imperial Ministry of Transportation and Safety Sphere of Communications and Energy (Councilor Paiman) Imperial Ministry of Energy Imperial Ministry of Communications Sphere of Production and Logistics (Councilor Gabranth) Imperial Ministry of Construction and Construction Contracts Imperial Ministry of Labor Resources the Administratum The Administratum is the administrative and bureaucratic division, consisting of untold millions of clerks, scribes and administrative staff constantly working to manage the Imperium at every level, from assembling war fleets to levying taxes. Millions of Administratum officials in Persepolis are constantly carrying out population censuses, working out tithes, recording and archiving information, and the million other things that are necessary for the running of the Imperium. Of all the Imperium's divisions, the Administratum is regarded as the least prestigious, but its high ranking members are among the most powerful men in the Imperium, the Administratum is so integral to the running of the Imperium, that without it, the whole Imperium would grind to a halt. As a result, the Master of the Administratum is the most powerful member of the High Lords Persepolis. Many Administratum positions are hereditary; parents pass on their ranks and positions to their children, who continue the work that had occupied the lives of their ancestors. Typical Administratum adepts labour within gargantuan vaults, sitting at logic-engines and can be considered educated by Imperial standards. Like other non-combatant servants of the Adeptus, the members of the Administratum wear a monastic style of dress, their habits varying in colour according to rank and area of responsibility. The basic color for the lowliest scribe is black - higher-ranking members have increasingly lighter shades of grey, and eventually pure white. While the Administratum as a whole is primarily responsible for all logistical operations relating to the civil aspects of the Imperium, one of its departments, the Departmento Munitorum is responsible for the logistics of the Imperial Guard, organising military tithes, troop movements and troop deployment Divisions of the Administratum The Administratum is comprised of innumerable divisions and offices. Each office or department is involved in some specific aspect of administration, including even the administration of the Administratum itself. Most of the divisions are petty and of little interest. Known divisions are listed below: The Departmento Munitorum - Oversees the massive logistics and management of the Imperial Guard The Officio Assassinorum - Secretive assassination organization The Estate Imperium - Record keeping department The Historical Revision Unit - Revises historical records that may be 'subversive' to Imperial rule The Officio Medicae - Public health and general medical care agency The Logis Strategos - Intelligence and threat-analysis agency The Tithes Chamber Notaries, sub. Census The Imperial Fleet The Ordo Tempestus - Elite military force that includes Tempestus Scions and Commissars. Ranks and titles of the Administratum The Master of the Administratum, the titular head of the organization Adeptus (or Adept), the title of all members of the Adeptus, from the highest ranking to the most petty of functionaries Prefectus (or Prefect), officers and officials Masters, departmental heads Ordinates, minor administrative officials Curators, maintains the ancient records of the Imperium; the rank also requires associated historical and linguistic knowledge Scribes, lowly functionaries responsible for keeping records Menials, lowly non-specialized workers recruited from the non-adept population Subordinates, serve as engineers, craftsmen, etc, as well as in unskilled occupations Edited July 31, 2014 by Malatose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malatose Posted July 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 (edited) The Imperial Senate (Senatorum Imperialis), the Inquisition, the Adeptus Mechanicus, and the Adeptus Ministorum Senatorum Imperialis Legislative Branch - The Imperial Senate Members: 1,500 Deputies (appointed from territorial and national districts and from governing bodies of party, union, youth, and other organizations) Besides the name, the organization differed somewhat from its Republican forebear. Whereas the Republican Senate had held both legislative and executive power, the Imperial Senate held only legislative power—though most of this power was in the hands of the Emperor, as he was the overall ultimate authority. Despite such, the Imperial Senate still held limited judicial authority, enough to try high ranking officials in the Empire and, possibly, handle cases tied into the Supreme Court. The Emperor allowed the Senate to provide him counsel in enacting new laws. It also had nominal oversight of the Imperial bureaucracy and worked on the Imperial budget. However, the Emperor made it clear that his judgments would be final: Imperial decrees would be issued without debates, court proceedings, or Senatorial overrides. The Emperor could also call and dismiss the Senate at will. The Senate could also pass amendments to the Imperial Charter and apparently had at least nominal oversight of the Imperial Military. The Holy Orders of the Emperor's Inquisition, more commonly known as the Inquisition, are the powerful secret police of the Imperium responsible for guarding the state. The purpose of the Inquisition is to identify and destroy the myriad of potential threats to the Imperium. The organisation's members are agents known as Inquisitors. Role of the Inquisition As a completely autonomous Imperial organisation beyond the power of the Adeptus , the Inquisition is immensely powerful. As the Inquisition's duties involve the scrutiny and policing of the other organisations of the Imperium, the Inquisition itself is answerable to no higher power except the Emperor. No one, except the Emperor himself, is beyond the scrutiny of the Inquisition. This power is officially known as the Inquisitorial Remit or Inquisitorial Mandate. With the exception of the Ministorum (which, in any case is still under outside Imperial restrictions), the Inquisition is the only organisation of Imperial government that is completely autonomous. Unlike other Imperial organisations, it is not a branch of the massive Adeptus, but a self-contained organisation answerable only to itself. The Inquisition itself uses compounds scattered throughout the Imperium known as Inquisitorial Fortresses as its bases of operation. The role of the ordinary Inquisitor is to investigate and deal with all potential threats to the Imperium. In the eyes of the Inquisition, there are multitudes of such potential threats. The main threat is from within, by corruption and disloyalty within the Imperial organisations. There are no bounds to the Inquisition's area of responsibility: external and internal plots, political corruption, and incompetence all come under their jurisdiction If required, Inquisitors may call on the service and/or resources of any Imperial servant or organisation. Not even a High Lord may refuse the order of an Inquisitor without good reason. This power extends across the Adeptus Astartes and the Adeptus Mechanicus. The role of the Inquisition requires proactivity and efficiency unbound by the dogmatic bureaucracy common to most other Imperial departments. Accordingly, there is little in the way of hierarchy or departmentalisation within the Inquisition. Authority within the Inquisition is governed by two factors - reputation and influence. Seniority is in itself no indicator of authority, however most Inquisitors will take heed of the wisdom an older and more experienced peer. Because the Inquisition are the watchdogs of the Imperium, answerable only to themselves, given almost absolute power, along with such broad jurisdiction, corruption is an ever present danger. Its integrity is therefore upheld by constant self-policing and scrutiny. In the earliest editions of the background, this was the stated role of the Ordo Malleus, which were the Inquisition's secretive Inner Order. As per the Inquisitorial Remit, Inquisitors hold the absolute power to judge all who fall beneath their gaze. The Inquisition holds countless paths to death that usually correspond to the level of guilt of the condemned. Adeptus Mechanicus The Adeptus Mechanicus is a technological organisation. It holds a monopoly on technological knowledge in the Imperium. Their factories turn out the Imperium's most powerful and advanced weaponry and equipment. The organisation's adepts, the Tech-priests, are vital in maintaining much of the Imperium's more technologically advanced equipment. Hierarchy Fabricator-General Fabricator Locum The Ruling Priesthood (Tech-priests): Magos Logis Genetor Artisan The Ordinary Priesthood (Tech-priests): Electro-priest Enginseer Transmechanic Lexmechanic Rune Priest Servitor Tech-Thrall :Adeptus Ministorum The Ecclesiarchy (officially the Adeptus Ministorum) is the official state church of the Imperium. It maintains and spreads the Imperial Cult throughout the Imperium. Although the interpretation of particular Imperial Cult dogmas varies through the Imperium, any extreme deviance from its strictures is considered heresy and dealt with extremely severely. The Ecclesiarchy is not part of the Adeptus, but a wholly separate organisation. At its head is the Ecclesiarch, who, by tradition, is always one of the High Lords. Below him are the Cardinals. Below the Cardinals are the Ministorum Priests: Deacons, Pontifices, Confessors, Missionaries and Preachers. Other specialist ranks and duties include Cenobites, Relic-Keepers, and Chapel-Masters. The Ministorum's ruling body is the Holy Synod, comprised of the organisation's Cardinals. The Ministorum in turn divides the Imperium into dioceses, each generally encompassing an entire region. A diocese is further divided into parishes centered around a shrine. Each diocese is headed by a Cardinal, while each parish is headed by a Preacher. Ranking between these individuals are Pontifices whose authority extends over several parishes and preachers within a single diocese. The Ministorum also includes an administrative bureaucracy, the Creed Temporal, headed by Arch-Deacons, who controls all secular business. Arch-Deacons are the administrative counterparts to Cardinals, responsible for the temporal affairs of an entire diocese. Their servants deal with the money entering and leaving a specific diocese or parish, regulate the construction of new shrines and temples and deal with the other physical requirements of the organisation. Adeptus Arbites The Adeptus Arbites enforce the Lex Imperialis, embodied within the great Book of Judgement. Their organisation represents the soldiers and police of the Adeptus . Each of the Imperium's regions have their own government, laws, and their own local police forces to enforce those laws. The Arbites concern themselves only with the enforcement of the broader laws to which the entire Imperium is subject. Utterly dedicated and without mercy, the Arbites are feared throughout the nation, for they are the agents of a harsh law, where failure and incompetence are crimes, and the only punishment is death. Arbites are empowered to act as judge, jury and executioner – citizens have no rights, and only members of the Priesthood or the Inquisition could claim anything so elaborate as a trial. Edited August 1, 2014 by Malatose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malatose Posted July 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 (edited) Life in the Empire Persepolis - The Imperial Capital and Jewel of the Empire The surface area of Persepolis, the Imperial Capital, is broken into levels, mega blocks, blocks, and sub-blocks. The city, itself, is divided into quadrants, which are divided into zones. Areas are specifically designated senatorial, governmental, financial (including banking zones), commercial, and residential. Larger areas of the city are designated for industrial or manufacturing use only. Each sector is numbered on official maps, but sectors often had nicknames, such as Sah'c Town (sector H-46, named for a prominent family that owned a large portion of its land). Column Commons Another area of Persepolis is CoCo Town (short for "collective commerce"). Many diverse people live in this district and work in manufacturing. CoCo Town is an upper level district full of exclusive stores, restaurants and old-style diners. Another District is the Column Commons. The Commons consisted of vast open areas, exposed to the wind and weather, interspersed with thick, sturdy duracrete columns, thousands of meters tall. Column Commons is the publishing district of Persepolis and the Empire, housing hundreds of news services. The Imperial Bank of Persia HQ Encompassing an area of roughly 30 square kilometers and bordering Collective Commerce is the Financial District, which is home to many wealthy businesses and businessmen. Located inside of the Financial District of the Bank of the Empire and the Imperial Stock Market. The Government District is located next to the Financial District. The Government District contains most of the Imperial Ministry offices, which were located in the Ministerium. The Ministerium was a vast pyramid running along Basilica directly opposite the Plaza of the Union from the Senate Rotunda (the Ministerium’s association with Basilica has led to the street’s common use as a metonym for Imperial governmental administration in general). Located in the Government District was the Judicial District as well. The Imperial Ministry of Justice was located in the Judicial District. Next to the Judicial District is the Imperial Senate Building. The Imperial Senate was a massive building boasting a diameter of more than two kilometers and several hundred meters tall, with a shield-shaped dome mounted on a narrower drum-shaped body. Imperial Palace at Night Outside of the Government District was the Imperial Palace, the Emperor’s principal official residence and easily the most famous holding of the Palace District. The vast complex of polished gray-green rock and mirrored crystals was adorned with countless phosphorescent panels, glow-spheres, electroluminescent strips, hanging gardens, marble pyramids, and fountains. The complex began it's life as the much more modest Presidential Palace, a sub-city thousands of years old which chiefly served as a ceremonial residence for the gold government and housed most of the civil service’s offices in the late Republic; after his acclamation as Emperor, Emperor Bahadur had the old palace extensively renovated, transfiguring it into what has been widely described as “the centerpiece of the entire gleaming city.” The Palace grounds were home to more than fifty connected structures and more than twenty thousand rooms; some of the rooms, like the famous Grand Corridor, were themselves kilometers long. The Palace complex was so large and extensive that it served simultaneously as the government district, housing a fully-equipped medical sub-complex and a number of offices and headquarters, including the War Room, the Admiral’s Office, the Crypt (a cryptologic center, not a burial vault), and the Imperial Information Center. The residential district of the Palace complex was accessible through the Grand Corridor, including the wood-paneled President’s Guests Floor; the Emperor’s actual living space was a tiny fraction of the Palace called the Residence, a suite of residential rooms, studies, private audience chambers, libraries, and art galleries deep in the core of the main building reserved for his personal use. The Palace included a number of throne rooms and audience chambers, including the famous Chamber of the Imperial Presence, a cavernous room modeled on the old Senate Rotunda with the Imperial Throne on a raised column where it was bathed in illumination from prismatic skylights; it is from this chamber that he gave most of his public addresses. Stretching out beyond the Sublime Porte — the main entrance to the Palace grounds — was the enormous Pliada di am Imperium, a vast plaza that opened into Glitannai Esplanade, Imperial City’s celebrated ‘carotid artery’ running along Judicial Plaza and ending in the Imperial Navy’s headquarters at Unity Gardens. The Palace had a reviewing balcony overlooking the Pliada to enable the Emperor or other dignitaries to observe parades and other celebrations in the enormous plaza. Monument Plaza Inside of Persepolis is a number of areas for recreational purposes. A famous area inside of Persepolis is Monument Plaza. Monument Plaza is a bowl-shaped arena. It sits one kilometer south of the site of the Imperial Palace. The buildings of Monument Plaza is in the style of the Imperial period, characterized by an epic style of architecture. The North Garden is one of the sections of the plaza, capable of holding over 6,000 individuals. A cavalcade of memorials and Imperial banners line the approach to Monument Plaza, and a set of main gates provide entrance to it. The plaza statuary consist of statues of Imperial heroes and officials. A massive statue of Emperor Bahadur was erected in the plaza as well, looming over all the other sculptures. Other Cities in the Empire Pasargadae Ecbatana Susa Tehran Islamabad Society and Culture in the Empire The culture in Persia is ascetic, minimalist, pro-Imperial, pro-business, pro-individualist and militaristic. These aesthetics are encouraged throughout the nation by the Coalition for Progress, an arm of COMPNOR. Arts The role of art and media in the Empire is primarily didactic; cultural expression serves as an instrument for inculcating New Order ideology. The Empire is not particularly brutal in the suppression of artistic culture, as it is primarily interested in military and political dominance. Art in the Empire is monitored by the Coalition of Progress, which was a sub-agency of the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order. Considered the most despised group within Progress by some citizens, the Art group reports on the various art forms throughout the nation and passes judgment on the art in order to ensure the art stayed in line with the ideals of the New Order, though the Art group did not necessarily ban works of art that might have been unfavorable to the Empire. Instead, when the Art group had a particularly bad review of a piece of art, they attached a holopanel near the site that continuously replayed their review. The text had an intense red wavelength, which caused these holopanels to earn the name "scarlet". Education The Imperial government considers education one of the most important subjects in Persia. The Imperial Ministry of Education is tasked with homogenizing the level of education throughout the Empire, to place emphasis on the values cherished by the New Order. The Imperial state spends billions to maintain education. Education, in Persia, is provided by a number of institutes, some operated privately and publicly. One of the most popular educational facilities in Persia is the Imperial Institute of Higher Studies. It is known as one of the premier learning facilities in the New Order. This establishment gives students the opportunity to study all range of topics under, of course, the tight observation of Imperial professors. This control of academic education is just one aspect of the basis of Imperial mind conditioning. Pro-Imperial attitudes are supported and rewarded during these studies and any anti-regime ideas are observed, controlled, and, if necessary, wiped out. Religion Under the Empire, anti-clericalism is a government policy, which meant that people were discouraged to believe in any type of religion. The new Imperial hierarchy did not allow itself to be overridden by the power that the Church traditionally held. This stance was further cemented into place, when the Imperial Council approved the Dangerous Cults Act, which labeled any and all religions a danger to the very well-being of the state. However, while the Emperor disapproved of many religions, most are tolerated as long as they remain apolitical. Edited July 17, 2014 by Malatose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malatose Posted July 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) The Imperial Guard (Astra Militarum) The Imperial Guard, also known as the Astra Militarum in traditional High Gothic, is one of the largest coherent fighting force in the world. They serve as the Imperium of Persia's primary combat force and first line of defence from the myriad threats which threaten the existence of Persia. It is comprised of countless millions of men and women, supported by a vast array of light and heavy armoured vehicles that provide the Guard's primary offensive punch. They are usually the first Imperial force to respond to a threat if a sectors National Guard fails to suppress it. They also garrison major locations of strategic or cultural interest to the Imperium and are often found in defensive roles. The Imperial Guard is often referred to as the "Sledgehammer of the Emperor"; the sheer amount of force that the Imperial Guard can bring to bear on the enemy is devastating, but is not as direct or as precise as the Immortals, who are described as the "Scalpel of the Emperor." Organization of the Imperial Guard The Imperial Guard are ultimately controlled by the masters of the Departmento Munitorum, who themselves are members of the Imperial Council. The relevant Councilors in this case are the Chancellor of the Estate Imperium, the Master of the Administratum and perhaps most importantly, the Lord Commander Militant of the Imperial Guard. Subordinate to him are the Lord Commanders of each of the five Segmentae of the Imperium, ultimately in charge of all military operations in his own Segmentum. An unusual command rank outside the normal promotions ladder is that of Warmaster, the commander of Crusades. This rank is not reachable by any conventional means and is only bestowed by agreement of the Imperial Councilors themselves. It is unlikely that more than one Warmaster would exist at any one time in the entire Imperium and many centuries may pass without anyone holding this exalted position. The highest 'conventional' rank reachable in the Guard is that of Lord General Militant (or equivalent), the highest rank above the General Staff corps and one which brings with it command of armies of almost limitless number. The General Staff itself is a highly striated and decentralised formation, with its officers present in every major (and many minor) battle theatre in the Imperium. There are many variations of General Officer rank, but by nature an Imperial Guard General is likely to command battlegroups of multi-regiment force. Regimental Officers are normally holders of the rank of Colonel, with each regiment's officer corps split into various senior, junior and non-commissioned positions. Operating in parallel to this command tree is that of the other Imperial organisations the Guard comes into contact with, principally that of the Commissariat. Commissars are integral parts of the Imperial Guard command echelons, with every regiment having at least one Commissar attached to it, and likely more. Commissars are also normally included in any General Staff grouping From highest to lowest, the ranks of the Imperial Guard include: Lord Commander Militant (supreme commander of the Imperial Guard and an Imperial Councilor) Warmaster (special rank only bestowed upon a general officer who leads an Imperial Crusade) Lord Commander (supreme military commander of one of the five Imperial Segmentae) Lord General Militant (supreme military commander of a designated theatre of operations) General (various different titles for this rank exist) Colonel (various different titles for this rank exist) Major Captain (various different titles for this rank exist) Lieutenant Sergeant Corporal Trooper Imperial Guard Segmentums Asia Middle East North America South America Oceania Departmento Munitorum While strategic command is vital to Imperial Guardsmen in the field, the true foundation of the Imperial war effort is the Departmento Munitorum, also known as the Adeptus Munitorum. The military arm of the Adeptus Administratum, the Munitorum is a defense-spanning logistical monster. Within the vast mechanisms of the Munitorum's relentless bureaucracy, individual men and women are reduced to the most miniscule of cogs. The remit of the Departmento Munitorum is to ensure that all the material needs of the Imperial Guard are met. From administrating recruitment tithes to overseeing the collection and disposal of slain soldiers, the Munitorum organises and provides for almost every aspect of life in the Imperial Guard. The rations in an Imperial Guardsman's pack, the gun he fires and the bullets it consumes, the bandages and tinctures with which his wounds are treated, and the liquor rations with which he dulls the horrors of each battle, all of these are Munitorum-issue. From cultural readjustment to dogmatic primers and nutritional supplements, the Munitorum reaches into every aspect of a Guardsman's life with the intention of ensuring that he performs in battle to the best of his ability. So too is it the remit of the Departmento Munitorum to assess any claim that a war zone is beyond the capacity of currently deployed Imperial forces to secure; no demand for reinforcements can be made through official channels without Munitorum approval stamped in triplicate. Organization of the Departmento Munitorum The Departmento Munitorum is represented and overseen by three members of the Imperial Council Lord Commander Militant of the Imperial Guard Chancellor of the Estate Imperium Master of the Administratum Note: The Lord Commander Militant is the highest ranked figure within the Imperial Guard and the Departmento Munitorum and represents the Guard on the Council. Given the vast size of the Imperium, the Lord Commander Militant is mostly concerned with bureaucratic and political matters and ultimately the five Lord Commanders of each Segmentum, his direct subordinates, oversee military operations in their respective regions. Senior Offices The Departmento Munitorum has four Senior Offices, each answering to one of its three directors: Officio Tactica - Subordinate Lord Commander Militant Schola Progenium - Coordinated with the Adeptus Ministorum. Office of the Imperial Pursary - Subordinate to the Chancellor of the Estate Imperium Office of Records - Subordinate to the Master of the Administratum Below the senior offices are a vast multitude of lower Offices each overseeing a different task. Many of these offices coordinate their activities with the Adeptus Mechanicus. Administratum Assay Corps Commissariat - Recruits, trains, and oversees the activities of Commissars. Engineer Corps Field Enforcement Corps Labour Corps Siege Auxillia Corps Pioneer Corps High Command Since the dark days after the end of the Great Formation when the Imperial Reformation was completed by Robute Guilliman, the Imperial Guard has been controlled jointly by the Chancellor of the Estate Imperium, the Master of the Administratum and the Lord Commander Militant of the Imperial Guard. These three Councilors represent the top of the chain of command for the Imperium as a whole. In matters of strategy, it is the Lord Commander Militant who is the supreme commander of the Imperial Guard, and he is directly assisted by the five Lord Commanders of the Imperial Guard, one for each of the five Segmentae of the Imperium. Since most of the time of the Lord Commander Militant is occupied defending the Imperial Guard's interests in the Senatorum Imperialis, it falls to the Lords Commander Asia, Middle East, North America, South America and Oceania to ensure the correct day-to-day deployment of the Imperial Guard in their Segmentum. The highest "conventional" rank reachable in the Guard is that of Lord General Militant, the highest rank above the General Staff corps. This rank brings with it command of armies of almost limitless number, and the responsibility for command of a whole theatre of operations. Lord Commander Militant of the Imperial Guard: This is the highest rank of the strategic staff of the Departmento Munitorum. A powerful official, he is often appointed to a position on the Imperial Council, the governing body of the Imperium. Lord Commander: A subordinate strategic rank, five Lord Commanders are each responsible for the Guard forces in each of the Imperium's segmentums. Warmaster: Warmasters are created when a Crusade is being planned and resources from multiple sectors are needed. Lord General Militant: the highest conventional field rank in the Imperial Guard. They are in charge of whole battlegroups of Imperial Guard and are assigned to their combat theatres by the Departmento Munitorum General Staff The General Staff of the Imperial Guard is not a coherent organisation; the term is principally used to describe all officers who serve in the command echelons above those of regimental level. Most commanding officers in the staff category carry some form of General's rank, but more junior officers can also be found in the General Staff; they are drawn from regiments to act as aides and administrative assistants. They do not exercise individual authority and merely act as conduits between their superiors and other officers. A position common in the General Staff is that of Imperial Tactician, a non-command rank that nevertheless is vital. Trained staff officers, Tacticians help to devise and organise battle plans and strategy. Lord General: The highest rank available inside the General Staff, and one with a multitude of official designations. This position is also known as Lord Marshal, Captain-General and also Lord Castellan. General: A staff officer normally responsible for leading a multi-regiment battlegroup. Warmaster An unusual command rank outside the normal hierarchy of the Imperial Guard is that of Warmaster, the Imperial general officer who serves as the supreme commander of an Imperial Crusade. There is rarely more than one Warmaster operating within the Imperium at any one time, due to the extreme powers given to them. The Imperial Guard 885,000 Regular Army Troops 15,000 Immortal Corps Troops Order of Battle The branches of service include motorized rifles, tanks, artillery and rocket forces, troop air defense, army aviation, special corps (reconnaissance, signals, radioelectroninc warfare, engineering, radiation, chemical and biological protection, technical support, automobile and the protection of the rear), military units and logistical establishments: Mechanized Battlegroup - most numerous branch of service, that constitutes the basis of ground forces and the nucleus of their battle formations. They are equipped with powerful armament for destruction of ground-based and aerial targets, missile complexes, tanks, artillery and mortars, anti-tank guided missiles, antiaircraft missile systems and installations, effective means of reconnaissance and control. Tank troops - main impact force of ground forces and the powerful means of armed struggle, intended for the solution of the most important combat problems. Artillery and Rocket Forces - main firepower and the most important operational means in the solution of combat problems by the crushing defeat of groupings of enemy. Army aviation - intended for the direct support of the Ground Forces Air Defense Troops - are one of the basic weapon for the destruction of enemy aviation. It consists of surface-to-air missiles, radio-technical units and subdivisions. Equipment - 29,000 Puma Infantry Fighting Vehicle 13,614 Mobile Battle Tanks 9,500 Stryker Armoured Personnel Carrrier 4,000 Armored Recovery Vehicles 76,000 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) 29,450 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) 2,600 Heavy Equipment Transport Truck Artillery 4,934 The PzH 2000 155mm Self Propelled Howitzer 3,990 M270 Multi-Launch Rocket System Army Aviation The Imperial Navy The Imperial Navy is one of the senior service of the Armed Forces. The Navy controls not only the Persia's vast fleet of enormously powerful warships, but also the majority of troop transports and the logistics train, as well as a large inventory of weapons of mass destruction. The Navy is unimaginably vast, containing hundreds of warships, and countless more support ships. In addition to the warships of the fleet, the Navy owned a vast constellation of hospital ships, fleet tankers, container ships, stores and replenishment vessels, ammunition ships, and forward repair ships operated by the Fleet Auxiliary, whose sailors are actually civilian merchant mariners subject to naval discipline and obligated to serve under warlike conditions. Needless to say, the Navy also controls hundreds of forward naval stations, shipyards, naval bases, and other installations belonging to the Shore Establishment. Officer Ranks Lord High-Admiral - Also called a Battlefleet Commander, Lord High-Admiral is the highest rank of the Imperial Navy. Only five of these august individuals exist, one for each of the Segmentae Majoris. Each is responsible for the Imperial Navy's fighting forces across sectors in their allotted portion of the world, or in the case of the Lord High-Admiral Solar, the substantial volumes of space around Persia itself. Lord-Admiral - A Lord-Admiral, or Sector Commander, is responsible for all naval operations in a given sector and has direct command of units of the Segmentum battlefleet allocated to that sector. Admiral Vice-Admiral Rear-Admiral Commodore Lord-Captain Captain Commander Lieutenant Midshipman Non-Commissioned Ranks Fleet Chief Petty Off. Master Chief Petty Off. Senior Chief Petty Off. Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer I Petty Officer II Leading Crewman/Petty Officer III Able Crewman/Crewman Ordinary Crewman/Crewman Apprentice Organization SGs are not restricted to a specific composition and can be modified depending on expected threats, roles, or missions expected during a deployment, and one may be different from another. The Navy states that “there really is no real definition of a strike group. Strike groups are formed and disestablished on an as needed basis, and one may be different from another. However, they all are comprised of similar types of ships.” A Persian Navy carrier strike group typically includes: A supercarrier, which is the centerpiece of the strike group and also serves as the flagship for the CSG Commander and respective staff. The carrier is commanded by an aviation community captain. One or two Aegis guided missile cruisers (CG), —a multi-mission surface combatant, equipped with BGM-109 Tomahawk missiles for long-range strike capability, each commanded by a surface community captain. A destroyer squadron (DESRON) commanded by a surface community Captain (O-6) who commands the escort destroyers, with two to three guided missile destroyers (DDG), —a multi-mission surface combatant, used primarily for anti-aircraft (AAW) and anti-submarine (ASW) warfare, but which also carries Tomahawk missiles for long-range strike capability. A destroyer is commanded by a surface community commander. Up to two attack submarines, used to screen the strike group against hostile surface ships and submarines, but which also carry Tomahawk missiles for long-range strike capability. A combined ammunition, oiler and supply ship (AOE/AOR), usually Supply-class (T-AOE); provides logistic support. Ships in Service: Xerxes-class aircraft carrier Displacement: Approximately 100,000 long tons (110,000 short tons; 100,000 tonnes) (full load)[3] Length: 1,106 ft (337 m) Beam: 256 ft (78 m) (flight deck) 134 ft (41 m) (waterline) Height: 250 feet (76 m) Draft: 39 ft (12 m)[4] Decks: 25 Installed power: Two A1B nuclear reactors Propulsion: Four shafts Speed: In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) Complement: 508 officers 3,789 enlisted[4] Armament: Anti-aircraft missiles: 2 × RIM-162 ESSM 2 × RIM-116 RAM Guns: 2 × Phalanx CIWS 4 × M2 12.7mm machine guns Aircraft carried: 75+ Aviation facilities: 1,092 ft × 256 ft (333 m × 78 m) flight deck Retribution-class BattleCruiser (Kirov Battle Cruiser) Commissioned - 11 Type: Heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Displacement: 24,300 tons standard, 28,000 (full load) Length: 252 m (827 ft) Beam: 28.5 m (94 ft) Draft: 9.1 m (30 ft) Propulsion: 2-shaft CONAS, 2× KN-3 nuclear propulsion with 2× GT3A-688 steam turbines 140,000 shp[1] Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h) Range: 1,000 nautical miles (2,000 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h) (combined propulsion), unlimited at 20 knots (37 km/h) on nuclear power Sensors and processing systems: (Radars: Top Pair) AESA search RADAR, foremast (Top Plate) AESA search radar, main mast Sonar: LF hull sonar 2 navigation radar, foremast VDS (Variable Depth Sonar) Electronic warfare & decoys: LIG Nex1 SLQ-200K Sonata Missiles: • 10x UKSK VLS (8x cells each) 65x BrahMos Supersonic Anti-Shipping Missile 15x 3M-14T -Inertial guidance land attack variant • 48 S-300F Fort and 48 S-300FM Fort-M (SA-N-20 Gargoyle) long-range SAM • 128 9K95 Tor (SA-N-9 Gauntlet) point defense SAM • 40 OSA-MA (SA-N-4 Gecko) PD SAM 10 533 mm ASW/ASuW torpedo tubes, Type 53 torpedo or SS-N-15 ASW missile Guns: • 2 × AK-100 100 mm/L60 DP guns in • 8 ×AK-630 six-barreled Gatling 30 mm/L60 PD guns • 6 × Pantsir-S1 Gun/Missile System Armour: 76 mm plating around reactor compartment, light splinter protection Aircraft carried: 3 × Kamov Ka-27 "Helix" or Ka-25 "Hormone" Aviation facilities: Below-deck hangar Abaka-class Guided Missile Cruiser (Ticonderoga-class Guided Missle Cruisers) Commissioned - 13 Type: Guided-missile cruiser Displacement: Approx. 9,600 long tons (9,800 t) full load Length: 567 feet (173 m) Beam: 55 feet (16.8 meters) Draft: 34 feet (10.2 meters) Propulsion: 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engines, 80,000 shaft horsepower (60,000 kW) 2 × controllable-reversible pitch propellers 2 × rudders Speed: 32.5 knots (60 km/h) Range: 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h); 3,300 nmi (6,100 km) at 30 kn (56 km/h). Complement: 33 officers, 27 Chief Petty Officers, and approx. 340 enlisted Sensors and processing systems: AN/SPY-1A/B multi-function radar AN/SPS-49 air search radar AN/SPG-62 fire control radar AN/SPS-73 surface search radar AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare Suite AN/SQQ-89(V)1/3 - A(V)15 Sonar suite, consisting of: AN/SQS-53B/C/D active sonar AN/SQR-19 TACTAS, AN/SQR-19B ITASS, & MFTA passive sonar AN/SQQ-28 light airborne multi-purpose system Electronic warfare & decoys: Mark 36 SRBOC AN/SLQ-25 Nixie Armament: 2 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems containing 122 × mix of: RIM-66M-5 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIB RIM-156A SM-2ER Block IV RIM-161 SM-3 RIM-162A ESSM RIM-174A Standard ERAM BGM-109 Tomahawk RUM-139A VL-ASROC 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles 2 × Mk 45 Mod 2 5-in/54-cal lightweight gun 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 gun 2–4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) gun 2 × Phalanx CIWS Block 1B 2 × Mk 32 12.75-in (324 mm) triple torpedo tubes for lightweight torpedoes Armor: limited Kevlar splinter protection in critical areas Aircraft carried: 2 × Sikorsky SH-60B or MH-60R Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters. Bahadur the Great-class destroyer (Sejong the Great-class destroyer) Commissioned - 18 Displacement: 8,500 tons standard displacement 11,000 tons full load Length: 165.9 m Beam: 21.4 m Draft: 6.25 m Propulsion: 4 General Electric LM2500 COGAG; two shafts, 100,000 total shaft horsepower (75 MW) Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h) Range: 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) Complement: 300-400 crew members Sensors and processing systems: AN/SPY-1D(V) multi-function radar AN/SPG-62 fire control radar DSQS-21BZ hull mounted sonar MTeQ towed array sonar system Sagem Infrared Search & Track (IRST) system Electronic warfare& decoys: LIG Nex1 SLQ-200K Sonata electronic warfare suite Armament: 1 x 5 inch (127mm/L62) Mk-45 Mod 4 naval gun 1 x 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS 1 x RAM Block 1 CIWS 4 x 4 SSM-700K Hae Sung anti-ship missiles 80-cell Mk 41 VLS SM-2 Block IIIB/IV 48-cell K-VLS 32 x Hyunmoo III land attack cruise missiles 16 x K-ASROC Red Shark in (VLS) 2 x 3 K745 LW Blue Shark torpedoes Aircraft carried: • Hangar for two Super Lynx or SH-60 Seahawk, one more on landing pad Darius-class Guided Missile Frigate (Fridtjof Nansen-Class Guided Missile Frigates) Commissioned - 22 (4 + ships 1,600 points spent) Multi-role Frigate (Guided Missile and ASW) Displacement: 5,290 tons full load Length: 134 m (440 ft) Beam: 16.8 m (55 ft) Draft: 4.6 m (15 ft) Propulsion: Combined diesel and gas (CODAG) Two BAZAN BRAVO 12V 4.5 MW diesel engines for cruising One GE LM2500 21.5 MW gas turbine for high speed running MAAG gearboxes two shafts driving controllable pitch propellers Bow Thruster Retractable (Electric)1 MW Brunvoll Diesel Generators 4 × MTU 396 Serie 12V 1250 KVA Speed: 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)+ Range: 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) Complement: 120, accommodations for 146 Sensors and processing systems: Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1F 3-D multifunction radar Reutech RSR 210N air/sea surveillance radar Sagem Vigy 20 Electro Optical Director Kongsberg MSI 2005F ASW combat system MRS 2000 hull mounted sonar Captas MK II V1 active/passive towed array sonar 2 × Mark 82 fire-control radar Electronic warfare & decoys: Condor CS-3701 ECM:/ESM: suite Terma DL-12T decoy launcher, Loki torpedo countermeasure Armament: 2 × 8-cell Mk 41 VLS w/ 32 × RIM-162 ESSM 8 × Naval Strike Missile SSMs 4 × torpedo tubes for Sting Ray torpedoes Depth charges 1 × 76 mm OTO Melara Super Rapid gun 4 × 12.7 mm Browning M2HB HMG Sea Protector 2 × LRAD Long Range Acoustic Device Prepared for: 1 × Otobreda 127 mm/54 gun to replace the 76 mm 1 × spare 76mm OTO Melara Super Rapid gun 1 × spare CIWS gun w/ calibre 40 mm or less 1 × spare 8- cell Mk41 VLS launchers Low cost ASW ECM: Active Off-board Decoy Thunderbolt-class Corvettes (Freedom-class littoral combat ship) Commissioned: 26 Class & type: Freedom-class littoral combat ship Displacement: 3,000 t (3,000 t) (full load)[2] Length: 378 ft (115 m) Beam: 57.4 ft (17.5 m) Draft: 12.8 ft (3.9 m) Installed power: Electrical: 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines, Hitzinger generator units, 800 kW each Propulsion: 2 Rolls-Royce MT30 36 MW gas turbines, 2 Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, 4 Rolls-Royce waterjets Speed: 47 knots (87 km/h; 54 mph) (sea state 3)[3] Range: 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[4] Endurance: 21 days (336 hours) Boats & landing craft carried: 11 m (36 ft) Rigid-hulled inflatable boat, 40 ft (12 m) high-speed boats Complement: 50 core crew, 98 or more with mission package and air detachment crew (Blue and Gold crews) Sensors and processing systems: EADS TRS-3D 3D air and surface search radar[5] Lockheed Martin COMBATSS-21 combat management system[5] AN/SQR-20 Multi-Function Towed Array (As part of ASW mission module)[6][7] Electronic warfare & decoys: Argon ST WBR-2000 ESM system Terma A/S SKWS decoy system[5] Armament: 1x BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun, 400 rounds in turret and two ready service magazines with 240 rounds each.[8] 4x .50-cal machine guns 2x Mk44 Bushmaster II 30mm guns 21x RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile Surface-to-Air Missiles Other weapons as part of mission modules Aircraft carried: 1x MH-60R/S Seahawk MQ-8 Fire Scout Artaxerxes-class Nuclear Attack Submarine (Virginia Class Submarine Block IV) Commissioned: 6 Type: Attack submarine Displacement: 7,900 metric tons (7,800 long tons) Length: 377 ft (115 m) Beam: 34 ft (10 m) Propulsion: S9G reactor 40,000 shp (30,000 kW) Speed: 30-35 knots or over Range: unlimited Endurance: Only limited by food and maintenance requirements. Test depth: +800 ft (240 m) Complement: 135 (15:120) Armament: 12 × VLS (BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile) tubes 4 × 533mm torpedo tubes (Mk-48 torpedo) 27 × torpedoes & missiles (torpedo room) Anarexes-class Guided Missile Submarine (Ohio SSGN) Commissioned: 2 Displacement: 16,764 metric tons (16,499 long tons) surfaced 18,750 metric tons (18,450 long tons) submerged Length: 560 ft (170 m) Beam: 42 ft (13 m) Propulsion: 1x S8G PWR nuclear reactor 2x geared turbines 1x 325 hp (242 kW) auxiliary motor 1 shaft @ 60,000 shp (45 MW) Speed: 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) surfaced +20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h) submerged (official) 25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) submerged (reported) Range: unlimited Endurance: approximately 60 days with food supplies Test depth: +800 ft (240 m) Crew: 15 officers 140 enlisted Sensors and processing systems: BQQ-6 Bow mounted sonar BQR-19 Navigation BQS-13 Active sonar TB-16 towed array Armament: 4 × 21 inches (530 mm) bow torpedo tubes. 22 tubes, each with 7 Tomahawk cruise missiles. Naval Munitions Aegis combat system MK 45 5-inch gun Phalanx CIWS RGM-84 Harpoon BGM-109 Tomahawk RIM-66 Standard (SM-1MR/SM-2MR) RIM-67 Standard (SM-1ER/SM-2ER) RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile RIM-161 Standard (SM-3) RIM-174 Standard (SM-6) RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile RUM-139 VL-ASROC Mark 46 torpedo Mark 48 torpedo Mark 50 torpedo Mark 54 torpedo Mark 60 Captor Mine The Imperial Air Force The Imperial Air force is the aerospace branch of the Imperial Armed Forces. According to the Imperial Security Act which created the Air Force, "In general the Imperial Air Force shall include aviation forces both combat and service not otherwise assigned. It shall be organized, trained, and equipped primarily for prompt and sustained offensive and defensive air operations. The Air Force shall be responsible for the preparation of the air forces necessary for the effective prosecution of war except as otherwise assigned and, in accordance with intel rated joint mobilization plans, for the expansion of the peacetime components of the Air Force to meet the needs of war." The stated mission of the Imperial Air Force is to "deliver sovereign options for the defense of Persia and its global interests — to fly and fight in Air, Space, and Cyberspace. Training Imperial Air Force Pilots attend the Imperial Air Academy. Imperial Pilots represent some of the elite of the Imperial Military having to under go grueling physical and psychological conditioning to achieve their ranks. An elite corps, only 10 percent of Air Force Pilots successfully navigate the intense training and testing of the Imperial Air Force. The rest are reassigned throughout the Air Force as transport pilots, gunners, crewmen, and other personnel. Equipment F-22 In Service - 150 General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 62 ft 1 in (18.90 m) Wingspan: 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m) Height: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m) Wing area: 840 ft² (78.04 m²) Airfoil: NACA 64A?05.92 root, NACA 64A?04.29 tip Empty weight: 43,340 lb (19,700 kg) Loaded weight: 64,460 lb (29,300 kg[N 5]) Max. takeoff weight: 83,500 lb (38,000 kg) Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 Pitch Thrust vectoring turbofans Dry thrust: 23,500 lb[253] (104 kN) each Thrust with afterburner: 35,000+ lb[7](156+ kN) each Fuel capacity: 18,000 lb (8,200 kg) internally, or 26,000 lb (11,900 kg) with two external fuel tanks. About 3,050 gal or 20,333 lb JP-8 (without additions) internally. Performance Maximum speed: At altitude: Mach 2.25 (1,500 mph, 2,410 km/h) [estimated][109] Supercruise: Mach 1.82 (1,220 mph, 1,960 km/h)[109] Range: >1,600 nmi (1,840 mi, 2,960 km) with 2 external fuel tanks Combat radius: 410 nmi (with 100 nmi in supercruise)[250] (470 mi, 760 km) Ferry range: 2,000 mi (1,740 nmi, 3,220 km) Service ceiling: >65,000 ft (20,000 m) Wing loading: 77 lb/ft² (375 kg/m²) Thrust/weight: 1.09 (1.26 with loaded weight & 50% fuel) Maximum design g-load: -3.0/+9.0 g[109] Armament Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan 6-barrel Gatling cannon in right wing root, 480 rounds Air to air loadout: 6× AIM-120 AMRAAM 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder Air to ground loadout: 2× 1,000 lb (450 kg) JDAM or 8× 250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs 2× AIM-120 AMRAAM 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder Hardpoints: 4× under-wing pylon stations can be fitted to carry 600 U.S. gallon drop tanks or weapons, each with a capacity of 5,000 lb (2,270 kg). Avionics AN/APG-77 radar: 125–150 miles (200–240 km) against 1 m2 (11 sq ft) targets (estimated range)[114] AN/AAR-56 missile approach warning system (MAWS)[87] AN/ALR-94 radar warning receiver (RWR): 250 nmi (463 km) or more detection range[119] MJU-39/40 flares for protection against IR missile -- B-2 In Service - 20 General characteristics Crew: 2: pilot and commander (co-pilot) Length: 69 ft (21.0 m) Wingspan: 172 ft (52.4 m) Height: 17 ft (5.18 m) Wing area: 5,140 ft² (478 m²) Empty weight: 158,000 lb (71,700 kg) Loaded weight: 336,500 lb (152,200 kg) Max. takeoff weight: 376,000 lb (170,600 kg) Powerplant: 4 × General Electric F118-GE-100 non-afterburning turbofans, 17,300 lbf (77 kN) each Fuel Capacity: 167,000 pounds (75,750 kg) Performance Maximum speed: Mach 0.95 (550 knots, 630 mph, 1,010 km/h) at 40,000 ft altitude / Mach 0.95 at sea level[132] Cruise speed: Mach 0.85[61] (487 knots, 560 mph, 900 km/h) at 40,000 ft altitude Range: 6,000 nmi (11,100 km (6,900 mi)) Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,200 m) Wing loading: 67.3 lb/ft² (329 kg/m²) Thrust/weight: 0.205 Armament 2 internal bays for 50,000 lb (23,000 kg) of ordnance and payload[61] 80× 500 lb class bombs (Mk-82, GBU-38) mounted on Bomb Rack Assembly (BRA) 36× 750 lb CBU class bombs on BRA 16× 2000 lb class bombs (Mk-84, GBU-31) mounted on Rotary Launcher Assembly (RLA) 16× B61 or B83 nuclear bombs on RLA (strategic mission) B-1R In Service - 70 General characteristics Crew: four (aircraft commander, copilot, offensive systems officer and defensive systems officer) Payload: 125,000 lb (56,700 kg) ; internal and external ordnance combined Length: 146 ft (44.5 m) Wingspan: Extended: 137 ft (41.8 m) Swept: 79 ft (24 m)) Height: 34 ft (10.4 m) Wing area: 1,950 ft² (181.2 m²) Airfoil: NACA69-190-2 Empty weight: 192,000 lb (87,100 kg) Loaded weight: 326,000 lb (148,000 kg) Max. takeoff weight: 477,000 lb (216,400 kg) Powerplant: 4 × General Electric F101-GE-102 augmented turbofans Dry thrust: 14,600 lbf (64.9 kN) each Thrust with afterburner: 30,780 lbf (136.92 kN) each Fuel capacity, optional: 10,000 U.S. gal (38,000 L) fuel tank for 1–3 internal weapons bays each Performance Maximum speed: At altitude: Mach 1.25 (721 knots, 830 mph, 1,340 km/h at 50,000 ft/15,000 m altitude) At low level: Mach 0.92 (700 mph (1,100 km/h) at 200–500 ft (61–152 m) altitude) Range: 6,478 nmi (7,456 mi (11,999 km)) Combat radius: 2,993 nmi (3,445 mi (5,544 km)) Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,000 m) Wing loading: 167 lb/ft² (816 kg/m²) Thrust/weight: 0.38 Armament Hardpoints: six external hardpoints for 50,000 pounds (23,000 kg) of ordnance (use for weapons restricted by arms treaties) and three internal bomb bays for 75,000 pounds (34,000 kg) of ordnance. Bombs: 84× Mk-82 Air inflatable retarder (AIR) general purpose (GP) bombs[166] 81× Mk-82 low drag general purpose (LDGP) bombs[167] 84× Mk-62 Quickstrike sea mines[168] 24× Mk-84 general purpose bombs 24× Mk-65 naval mines[169] 30× CBU-87/89/CBU-97 Cluster Bomb Units (CBU)[N 2] 30× CBU-103/104/105 Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) CBUs 24× GBU-31 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-84 GP or BLU-109 warhead)[N 3] 15× GBU-38 JDAM GPS guided bombs (Mk-82 GP warhead)[N 4] 48x GBU-38 JDAM (using rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks)[170] 48x GBU-54 LaserJDAM (using rotary launcher mounted multiple ejector racks)[170] 24× AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) 96× or 144× GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb GPS guided bombs 24× AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) 24× B61 or B83 nuclear bombs F/A-18 Super Hornet In Service - 220 General characteristics Crew: F/A-18E: 1, F/A-18F: 2 Length: 60 ft 1¼ in (18.31 m) Wingspan: 44 ft 8½ in (13.62 m) Height: 16 ft (4.88 m) Wing area: 500 ft² (46.5 m²) Empty weight: 32,081 lb (14,552 kg) Loaded weight: 47,000 lb (21,320 kg) (in fighter configuration)) Max. takeoff weight: 66,000 lb (29,937 kg) Powerplant: 2 × General Electric F414-GE-400 turbofans Dry thrust: 13,000 lbf (62.3 kN) each Thrust with afterburner: 22,000 lbf (97.9 kN) each Internal fuel capacity: F/A-18E: 14,400 lb (6,780 kg), F/A-18F: 13,550 lb (6,354 kg) External fuel capacity: 5 × 480 gal tanks, totaling 16,380 lb (7,381 kg) Performance Maximum speed: Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph, 1,915 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,190 m) Range: 1,275 nmi (2,346 km) clean plus two AIM-9s[15] Combat radius: 390 nmi (449 mi, 722 km) for interdiction mission[142] Ferry range: 1,800 nmi (2,070 mi, 3,330 km) Service ceiling: 50,000+ ft (15,000+ m) Rate of climb: 44,882 ft/min[143] (228 m/s) Wing loading: 94.0 lb/ft² (459 kg/m²) Thrust/weight: 0.93 Design load factor: 7.6 g[54] Armament Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan nose-mounted Gatling-style cannon, 578 rounds Hardpoints: 11 total: 2× wingtips, 6× under-wing, and 3× under-fuselage with a capacity of 17,750 lb (8,050 kg) external fuel and ordnance Missiles: Air-to-air missiles: 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or 4× AIM-120 AMRAAM, and 2× AIM-7 Sparrow or 2× AIM-120 AMRAAM Air-to-surface missiles: AGM-65 Maverick AGM-84H/K Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Range (SLAM-ER) AGM-88 HARM Anti-radiation missile (ARM) AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) Anti-ship missile: AGM-84 Harpoon Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), in the future Bombs: **JDAM precision-guided munition (PGMs) Paveway series of laser-guided bombs Mk 80 series of unguided iron bombs CBU-78 Gator CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon Mk 20 Rockeye II Others: SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys dispenser pod and chaff pod or Electronic countermeasures (ECM) pod or AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR Targeting pods or up to 3× 330 U.S. gallon (1,200 L) Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time or 1× 330 U.S. gal (1,200 L) tank and 4× 480 U.S. gal (1,800 L) tanks for aerial refueling system (ARS). Avionics Hughes APG-73 or Raytheon APG-79 Radar Northrop Grumman/ITT AN/ALE-165 self-protection jammer pod or BAE Systems AN/ALE-214 integrated defensive electronic countermeasures system Raytheon AN/ALE-50 or BAE Systems AN/ALE-55 towed decoy Northrop Grumman AN/ALR-67(V)3 radar warning receiver MIDS LVT or MIDS JTRS datalink transceiver Edited December 5, 2014 by Malatose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.