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==USMC==
==USMC - US Marine Corps==
Uncle Sam's Misguided Children. The few, the underequipped, the angry. Crackshots and crayon eaters to the last.
Uncle Sam's Misguided Children. The few, the underequipped, the angry. Crackshots and crayon eaters to the last.
My Ass Rides In Naval Equipment
My Ass Rides In Naval Equipment


==USN==
==USN - US Navy==
The boat-dwelling, denim-wearing medical and engineering specialists assigned to do the jobs that require too much thinking to give to a Marine. Also naval gunfire.
The boat-dwelling, denim-wearing medical and engineering specialists assigned to do the jobs that require too much thinking to give to a Marine. Also naval gunfire.


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* CA-148 - USS Newport News, the Grey Ghost on the East Coast. A Des-Moines class heavy cruiser, with 8" and 5" guns. Were pissed off with EGR for a while
* CA-148 - USS Newport News, the Grey Ghost on the East Coast. A Des-Moines class heavy cruiser, with 8" and 5" guns. Were pissed off with EGR for a while


==USAF==
==USAF - US Air Force==
The bronzed (okay, it's ingrained red clay dust) sky gods of the Air Force, here to survey the battlefield from on high and rearrange parts of it.
The bronzed (okay, it's ingrained red clay dust) sky gods of the Air Force, here to survey the battlefield from on high and rearrange parts of it.


*21 TASS - MAJ Scatter's outfit, the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron mostly fly OV-10 Broncos in the Airborne Forward Air Controller role.
*21 TASS - MAJ Scatter's outfit, the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron mostly fly OV-10 Broncos in the Airborne Forward Air Controller role.
*THUDERBOLT - LtCol Studebaker-Mackenzie, in command of a formation of B-52 strategic bombers based out of Guam. Convinced that bombing accuracy is directly correlated with faith in The Lord Jesus.
*THUNDERBOLT - LTCOL Studebaker-Mackenzie, in command of a formation of B-52 strategic bombers based out of Guam. Convinced that bombing accuracy is directly correlated with faith in The Lord Jesus.


==SCAF==
==SCAF - South Chelt Air Force==
The brave if slightly undertrained pilots of the South Chelt Air Force. They'll probably drop. Somewhere.
The brave if slightly undertrained pilots of the South Chelt Air Force. They'll probably drop. Somewhere.


* BANDIT flight - usually flying A-1 Skyraiders. Endgame Red's ride-or-dies.
* BANDIT flight - usually flying A-1 Skyraiders. Endgame Red's ride-or-dies.
* SEAGULL flight - usually flying A-1 Skyraiders. Some difficulty with concepts like East and West.
* SEAGULL flight - usually flying A-1 Skyraiders. Some difficulty with concepts like East and West.
==AVRN - Avon Valley River Nationalists==
A loyal faction of the Chelt ground forces. Often US-equipped; or variable levels of training and morale.
==CIA - [REDACTED]==
A bunch of spooks who are not to be trusted
* Colonel Lynch - Definitely a real Colonel, gives missions which are totally legit and above board. Kent thinks "eeee's lovely sir!" which should be all the warning you need.
* Air America - a private air force operating a wide range of airframes, American and not, military and civilian.
==Chelt Cong==
Irregular forces loyal to Ho Cheese Minh. Usually lightly armed but able to melt away into the civilian populace.
==North Chelt Army==
Ho Cheese Minh's regular forces. Equipped with Chinese hardware up to light tanks.
==Dak Krong Commandos==
Elite Chelt forces, recruited from the Dak Krong region. Recognisable by their use of local foliage for personal camouflage.

Latest revision as of 23:25, 28 September 2025

USMC - US Marine Corps

Uncle Sam's Misguided Children. The few, the underequipped, the angry. Crackshots and crayon eaters to the last. My Ass Rides In Naval Equipment

USN - US Navy

The boat-dwelling, denim-wearing medical and engineering specialists assigned to do the jobs that require too much thinking to give to a Marine. Also naval gunfire.

  • BB-61 - The Mighty Iowa, 16" gun-armed battleship with a danger close distance of 1 mile. One nautical mile if firing bomblet
  • CA-148 - USS Newport News, the Grey Ghost on the East Coast. A Des-Moines class heavy cruiser, with 8" and 5" guns. Were pissed off with EGR for a while

USAF - US Air Force

The bronzed (okay, it's ingrained red clay dust) sky gods of the Air Force, here to survey the battlefield from on high and rearrange parts of it.

  • 21 TASS - MAJ Scatter's outfit, the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron mostly fly OV-10 Broncos in the Airborne Forward Air Controller role.
  • THUNDERBOLT - LTCOL Studebaker-Mackenzie, in command of a formation of B-52 strategic bombers based out of Guam. Convinced that bombing accuracy is directly correlated with faith in The Lord Jesus.

SCAF - South Chelt Air Force

The brave if slightly undertrained pilots of the South Chelt Air Force. They'll probably drop. Somewhere.

  • BANDIT flight - usually flying A-1 Skyraiders. Endgame Red's ride-or-dies.
  • SEAGULL flight - usually flying A-1 Skyraiders. Some difficulty with concepts like East and West.

AVRN - Avon Valley River Nationalists

A loyal faction of the Chelt ground forces. Often US-equipped; or variable levels of training and morale.

CIA - [REDACTED]

A bunch of spooks who are not to be trusted

  • Colonel Lynch - Definitely a real Colonel, gives missions which are totally legit and above board. Kent thinks "eeee's lovely sir!" which should be all the warning you need.
  • Air America - a private air force operating a wide range of airframes, American and not, military and civilian.

Chelt Cong

Irregular forces loyal to Ho Cheese Minh. Usually lightly armed but able to melt away into the civilian populace.

North Chelt Army

Ho Cheese Minh's regular forces. Equipped with Chinese hardware up to light tanks.

Dak Krong Commandos

Elite Chelt forces, recruited from the Dak Krong region. Recognisable by their use of local foliage for personal camouflage.