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Bretonian Armed Forces - BAF Admiralty Board - 09-09-2008

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Information Board

Command Structure

The Bretonian Armed Forces have long been commanded by the admirals of the Admiralty Board, a group currently comprised of the four admirals of the planetary fleets of Cambridge, Carlisle, New London, and Sprague and the ten admirals of the great fleets, who currently each command their regions.

The group formerly met under the purview of the Monarch, who maintained a full third of the vote as well as veto power. The Admiral of the Fleet has replaced the Monarch's position on the Admiralty Board, and therefore now enjoys the voting and veto privileges previously enjoyed by the Monarch.

Support and Supplies, and Trading Restrictions

Since its formation in the year 310, the Bowex shipping corporation has almost exclusively funded the BMM construction of BAF warships, and the nationalization of these two companies have historically increased the prosperity of the Bretonian public in comparison to the other Houses by reducing the strain placed on the public in the form of defense taxes.

Exemptions to trading restrictions are granted by the Bretonian Police Authority, but there is an application process, and a fee. Violators of this embargo shall simply drop their cargo, or be destroyed.

Position of the Queen

Queen Carina for a time enlarged the Monarch's martial power, beginning with a general increase in the exercise of the veto, using her influence in the legislature, and exercising direct command authority over Her personal Guard, the Royal Fleet. In time, Queen Carina's Royal Fleet surpassed in strength any other Bretonian Armed Forces Military unit.

Today, the Queen is the figurehead behind the Armed Forces, and the Minister of Defense, and through him Parliament, in word and deed controls the Armed Forces.

However, the traditionalist streak in the Armed Forces is a wide one, and because of this, the Crown does in fact still wield tremendous power over the Royalists in Parliament, and over the Officer's Corps of the Armed Forces.

The Motto of the Bretonian Armed Forces remains:

"Carina, Regina, Imperatrix!"
Carina, Queen and Empress.


The Privateers

During the year 814 AS, Andrew Stuart, Knight of the Realm, published his manuscript "Lines of Supply and Trade Interdiction: A study of the Kusari war machine and its vulnerabilities," Which he spoke on during tours of multiple lecture circuits, and finally in the Queen's Court. In September of 815, Carina became assured of support for Stuart's methods of asymmetrical warfare, and issued him a royal mandate to organize a squadron of privateers to interdict Kusari Trade.

The privateer wing formerly commanded by Andrew Stuart successfully ran strikes deep into Kusari space beyond the Tau patrols. However, with his disappearance, the Privateers, while remaining as a force, have fewer resources than they once had. However, Sir Jack Fraser now commands this group of disparate, and desperate men, behind the lines in Kusari, to do their lot for Queen and country. A country that cannot acknowledge their existence in the interests of political expediency. Sir Jack Fraser is currently on a bender.

The Privateers, due to the end of the war with Gallia, have officially been disbanded, with their letters of Marque declared void.

Sections of the Armed Forces

Queen Carina's Academy

Provides Snubcraft training to all BAF Ensigns. All officers are occasionally assigned to the Academy.

Admiral of the Fleet: Michelle O'Brian
Fleet Captain: Harold Sommerville

Affiliated Secondary Fleets

Bretonian Merchant Navy
Bretonian Royal Fleet and Bretonian Auxiliary Fleet



RE: Bretonia Armed Forces - BAF Admiralty Board - 08-03-2022

Personnel

Bretonian Armed Forces - ID & IFF

Admiral of the Fleet:

After voting procedures, made from the Admiralty Board members, a person is appointed to the rank of “Admiral of the Fleet”. The Admiral of the Fleet is the Supreme Commander of the Bretonia Armed Forces. Such honor is given to only a few, and is nearly impossible to achieve. It is not just a title; the bearer of this rank is the “face” of the Bretonian Military Might. He holds the overriding decision in the Admiralty Board and commands the Somerset Fleet.

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Fleet Captain:

Created as less a rank and more akin to a title, the Fleet Captain is the person responsible with shoring up the Armed Forces in case of national crises but also in times of peace. Though nominally a Captain by ranking, the Fleet Captain has the same level of authority as an Admiral, with all the responsibilities that would come with such a position.

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Admiral:

The Admiral is the most prestigious and honorable rank in the Bretonia Armed Forces. Persons given the rank of an Admiral are a member of the Admiralty Board. They are commanders of Her Majesty’s fleets, spread across the Bretonia Sovereign. They may organize Diplomatic encounters, Political relations with the other Houses, as well as large fleet assault groups and are to be informed about everything that is going in Bretonia.


N/A


Commodore:

The Commodore is the most responsible of all commanders, rank. It’s the fourth and last level of command before the Admiral rank. Depending on what the Commodore is appointed to, he must do his job with care and extra caution. Commodores are present in both Diplomatic affairs and Combat encounters. They send direct orders to the members of the Armed Forces, and prepare the future combat plans, advised from their Captains. The Commodore rank is hard to attain. It’s a goal only to those who desire to be involved in more political affairs than combat situations. The responsibilities are on the highest level. A Commodore can also be assigned a fleet to command, it is a large task but with great rewards.

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Captain:

The Captain is the third level, Commander rank. He may give orders to anyone from Ensigns to Commanders. The Captain’s responsibilities are higher than the Commander’s. As such, he must be careful in all his actions. Captains are eligible to attain “Titles”, these roles must be treated with respect as they come with great importance. The list of “Titles” is shown below.

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Commander:

The Commander is the first rank in Mid Command and has more responsibilities for his men in both Diplomatic and Combat situations. The Commander may give orders to Ensigns, Lieutenants and Lieutenant Commanders. Commanders are the first step in the direction of responsibility and must conduct themselves as a model pilot out in the field. A failure of his mission won’t reflect on his wingmen, but directly on him. Even if his wingmen aren’t performing at their best, it is the Commander’s job to “Sort it out”. A Commander has the opportunity to attain a special role, a list of such roles are displayed below.

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Lieutenant Commander:

Once the Lieutenant pilot proves himself in his requirements, he may be given the rank of Lieutenant Commander. This is the first rank that gives the pilot a command power, though on a low level. He can give orders to ensigns and lieutenants, if there is no other high ranked member currently active.

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Lieutenant:

They are the ones who have proven trustworthy and capability, they are able to command ensigns around as they wish. However, any command they may issue can be over-ruled by any decision by a higher ranked officer.

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Ensign:

Once accepted into the Armed forces, they are acknowledged as Ensigns as in "fresh meat". They are required to prove their worthiness in order to advance to the rank of Lieutenant. They go through excessive load of training for that they may have a chance to survive the battlefield.

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Positions - Special Ranks

Quartermaster:

The Armed Forces Quartermaster will be tasked with maintaining and the handling of shared capital ship and shared accounts. It will be the Quartermasters job to look after these vessels, and ensure that newly promoted Officers gain access to specific fast-response ships. The Quartermaster is responsible of maintaining and organizing the Armed Forces' arsenal and equipment. He is chosen very carefully by the members of the Admiralty Board.

Current Quartermaster: -

Executive Officer of the Merchant Navy:

They are the second hand of the Commanding Officer, they help the CO maintaining the MN fleet, organizing convoys. And, as well, take care of the fleet when the CO is absent.

Current MN Executive Officer: Commodore Ryan O'Dukes

Capital Assets Coordinator:

The Capital Assets Coordinator is tasked with organizing capital vessels into battles, and as well as supervising simulation training for commanding officers of Her Majesty's capital vessels. They are required to have supreme knowledge of the concept of Capital warships and Capital battles. They are chosen carefully by the board from the elite officers.

Current C.A.Cs: Commodore Isaac Lance

Assault Wing Inspector:

They are responsible for training other fighter and bomber pilots in the Armed Forces as well as organizing them throughout war zones. They are chosen from the aces who have splendid understanding of the concept of guerilla warfare and Fighter/Bomber class ships battles.

Current A.W.Is: -

Executive Officer of the Fleet:

They are chosen very carefully by the Admiralty Board as the second hand of the Commanding officer of one of the 11 Fleets of the Armed Forces. Those who have been honored with this position have shown extreme and supreme dedication to the Armed Forces and distinguished work. They have extra perks regarding their own field of work within their fleet. They help their superiors with paperwork, maintain the fleet when the commanding officer is unavailable.

Current Executive Officer(s):
Commodore Edmund Johann Reuel Steiner
Commodore Anna Kwiatkowska
Commodore Henry Talbot

Roster

Active duty personnel

Honorary Ranks: -

Should any officers currently Missing in Action return alive to the BAF still fit for service, contact the Admiralty at once so that you may be debriefed and given a new ship. Please pass on any news that officers listed as Missing in Action are in fact permanently dead, so that their families and widows’ pension funds can be distributed.

RE: Bretonia Armed Forces - BAF Admiralty Board - 08-03-2022

Diplomacy

[ALLIES]:
· Bretonia Authorities
· Bretonia Corporations
· Liberty Authorities
· Liberty Corporations
· Kusari Authorities
· Kusari Corporations
· The Core
· Bounty Hunters Guild
· Crayter Republic


[FRIENDLY]:
· Rheinland Authorities


[NEUTRAL]:
· Rheinland Corporations
· All unlisted parties


[UNFRIENDLY]:
· Hogosha


[HOSTILE]:
· Bretonia Unlawfuls
· Kusari Unlawfuls
· Rheinland Unlawfuls
· Liberty Unlawfuls
· Gallic Authorities
· Gallic Corporations
· Gallic Unlawfuls
· Zoner Militants
· Corsairs
· Outcasts
· The Technocracy
· The Nomads
· Pirates



RE: Bretonia Armed Forces - BAF Admiralty Board - 08-03-2022

Spaceships Utilized

Snubcraft


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Cavalier: Light, agile, and fast. These are the characteristics of the Cavalier. Used primarily as scout and light interceptor, the vessel is every smuggler's nightmare.

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Paladin: An upgrade from the Cavalier, the Paladin maintains the same philosophy of being a small and fast craft, yet with heavier armor to compensate for the lower agility.

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Crusader: The pinnacle of Bretonian engineering, the Crusader is the mainstay of the fighter squadrons defending the Kingdom. The significant armor of the ship makes it a feared vessel amongst the Crown's enemies.

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Challenger: Developed as a direct counter to the Kusari battleship and cruiser, the Challenger combines the armor of the previous fighter craft and the raw firepower of Bretonian capital ships into a potent platform acting as a serious threat to any unescorted capital vessels.

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Havoc Mk II: The result of a joint Liberty - Bretonia programme to develop a medium bomber, the Havoc is a hybrid of the Challenger and Upholder -- with all their characteristics passed down to this bomber craft.

Capital Vessels


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Churchill: Built in large numbers for the Royal Bretonian Navy, this gunboat serves as both a mass deployment vessel and a reliable sentry ship.

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Crecy: Tasked with maintaining peace at home and abroad, the Crecy-class Destroyer represents the mainstay of the modern Royal Navy and a venerable vessel on the battlefield in all conditions.

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Fortitude: The newest vessel in the arsenal of the Royal Navy, the Fortitude is often tasked with rapid response deployment during times of war, and backwater defence during times of peace.

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London Interdictor: The first battlecruiser-class vessel introduced in the service of the Bretonian Navy, the Lend-Lease battlecruiser became a rare sight after the conclusion of the Gallic invasion, with many of the ships returned to Liberty and only a handful kept for additional rapid deployment units.

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Dunkirk: The pride of the Royal Bretonian Navy, the Dunkirk-class battleship serves as the cornerstone of the Crown's defences, both in symbolic and military purposes.

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Invincible: The biggest ship in service of the Kingdom's Navy, the Invincible has proven a strategic deterrent for invading forces and a veritable warship on the battlefield, going toe-to-toe with modern Valor capitals.



RE: Bretonia Armed Forces - BAF Admiralty Board - 08-03-2022

Oversectors

Oversector Center
・New London, Manchester, Liberty Borderworlds

Oversector Commander
Admiral of the Fleet Lord Michelle O'Brian
Subcommander
Fleet Captain Harold Sommerville

Oversector Center handles correspondence with Liberty and central functions of BAF governance.
  • Admiralty Headquarters - Wellington Army Base, Planet New London
  • Armed Forces Officer Training Academy - Halton Training Facility, Planet New London
  • 1st Command Fleet - Planet New London
  • 7th Counter Fleet - Battleship Somerset, Flagship of the Fleet - Currently under maintenance

Oversector North
・Newcastle, Leeds, Edinburgh, Taus

Oversector Commander
Commodore John Khatri
Subcommander
Admiral Paul McKinley

Oversector North handles correspondence to Tau factions, the militaries of Gallia and Kusari, and the major project of securing our northern borders, long maligned by war.
  • 9th Counter Fleet - Battleship Ark Royal
  • 8th Exploratory Fleet - Battlecruiser Livingston
  • 4th Command Fleet - Planet Carlisle

Oversector South
・Cambridge, Omegas, Dublin

Oversector Commander
Admiral Sir Jacob McIntire
Subcommander
Commodore Martin Beck

Oversector South covers correspondence with Rheinland and Omega based factions, as well as securing our Omega interests.
  • 2nd Command Fleet - Planet Cambridge
  • 5th Defence Fleet - Battleship Norfolk
  • 12th Counter Fleet - Battlecruiser Resolute
  • 3rd Command Fleet - Planet Sprague
  • 6th Defence Fleet - Battleship Essex - Currently under maintenance

RE: Bretonia Armed Forces - BAF Admiralty Board - 08-03-2022

BAF Member Guidelines

1. BAF members are to understand this Faction Status post, and the Laws of Bretonia.

2. Be fully aware of the Bretonian Armed Forces Message Dump and use it.

3. BAF members are to always RP in local and system chat, and unless impractical, in Group Chat.

4. BAF members are always to obey their superior officers; nothing else makes sense in-RP. If you are told to get a fighter or bomber, get that. Junior officers will obey senior officers target assignments in combat. Disobedience also loses battles.

5. Combat/Assistance Priorities are as follows

Priority 1: Always, without delay, assist other BAF, BPA, and other allies in combat who require assistance, but do not overkill, either. Obviously RL takes precedence, but advise others when it does.

Priority 2: Stop Pirates from pirating in Bretonian space.

Priority 3: Stop smuggling. (be mindful of ID restrictions in other systems)

6. Treat other players with courtesy and respect.

7. BAF members with traders are strongly encouraged to support the faction financially. Bretonian Corporation membership encouraged.

8. BAF members above the rank of Lieutenant are to enforce these rules. Report problem players breaking these rules or the server rules to the Fleet Admiral.

9. A BAF member who is sanctioned by the Admins may be expelled from the faction. This will obviously depend on the severity of the offense.

10. Bretonian ships and gear only. Codenamed Weapons Allowed. Anything larger than a Challenger requires clearance from command, and the rank of lieutenant commander.

11. Capital Ships must only be used in combat if the enemy fleet contains equivalent or greater strength of capital ships. Balance as well as possible. A capital ship may take on a non-combat Command role, but only if it is far from the battle. Admirals shall also enforce this rule withe the reserve Fleets (Indies), with the assistance of BRF and RFA. See the following: Link.