Territorial Services

Part of the state series of articles

Overview #

The Armed Forces of the Commonwealth are the military of Vekllei, and a constituent armed component of the Ministry of Defence. They comprise the combined armed services of the country, as well as capabilities for public emergencies, law enforcement and civil defence.

Unlike common practice overseas, Vekllei does not have seperate military branches, and instead administers all aspects of defence as a single armed organisation originating as part of the navy, a term which is still used generally to describe all military services. As a union of island communities, the Vekllei Navy is its historic and contemporary primary means of defence, and Vekllei doctrine favours an integrated command. As such, all air and land warfare is conducted as part of the Navy under a unified defence command.¹

Because all services operate within the Navy, different roles are organised into different services. For example, the traditional surface navy of the Maritime Service does not operate its own seaborne aviation, since all aircraft are part of the Navy’s Air Service. In this context, “Navy” is a synonym for “Military” in Vekllei, and equipment, signage and vehicles are marked as such.

Vekllei Armed Services #

A Vekllei military service is a component of the overall armed forces, and so they overlap and intersect. Unlike most other militaries, which are divided between different branches and coordinated by a central command, Vekllei military services are effectively interchangeable, and form interarmes services for specific missions. A single interarmes service may even involve regiments from all services simultaneously, which would operate as a single unit under a unified command.

Vekllei is a seagoing country of island communities, and so the Marine Services are the backbone of its strategic forces. They are the oldest military organisations of Vekllei and revered by the country.

Note

In numbered Vekllei services (e.g. Terrestrial & Air Services, etc.), numerical order is preserved and units are not permanently identified by a particular number. Unit numbers are administrative and assist in formation of interarmes services, so units may change numbers regularly. Instead, unit identity and honours are attached to ceremonial and historical names that remain with the unit.

🗡️ Land and Army Services #

The Vekllei Territorial Service is the closest component to a conventional army in the Vekllei armed forces, and comprises the majority of its professional fighting force. All Rifles regiments are trained as marine infantry, and Vekllei does not maintain dedicated marine regiments. All Territorial regiments are a part of the Commonwealth Guard and are federalised the same way, but are distinguished by their professional service and expeditionary posture.

In Vekllei, military units are roughly organised as ‘regiments’ of 1,000 men and ‘sections’ of 100.

Organisation

Vekllei has a professional combat army of around 45,000 soldiers, 6,000 of which are commandos that suit its expeditionary and interventionist strategic posture.

Including the Guards and Popular Guards, which serve roles as reservists and partisan militias respectively, that number exceeds a million during wartime.

Commonwealth Rifles #

Rifles regiments consist of 1,000 men, and can be assembled into larger divisional units. Regiment numbers are administrative only and so can change, and regiments are identified with inherited names with honours instead. All Rifles servicemen are also part of a Guards regiment as per the Vekllei federal militia system. Rifles are mechanised with armoured cars.

Policy is to have a standing army 35,000 strong, but Rifles regiments are activated as they are combat-ready, and so the 19th and 20th are often deactivated between training.

Rifles Regiments (36,000) #

Expeditionary Rifles (2,000)

• 1st Commonwealth Rifles Fortress Lola Oslola
  • 1st Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Lola Oslola
  • 2nd Rifles Battalion 300 Montre Barracks Oslola
  • 3rd Rifles Battalion 300 Iron Barracks Kala
• 2nd Parliamentary Rifles Fortress Meteor Flores
  • 4th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Meteor Flores
  • 5th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Meteor Flores
  • 6th Rifles Battalion 300 Velas Barracks Velas

Fortressed Rifles (10,000)

• 3rd Demonic Guards Regiment Fortress Demon 1000 Demon
  • 7th Rifles Battalion 300 Air Station Scatsta Hetland
  • 8th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Demon Demon
  • 9th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Demon Demon
• 4th Sunburst Guards Regiment Fortress Lola 1000 Oslola
  • 10th Rifles Battalion 300 Air Station Oslola Oslola
  • 11th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Lola Oslola
  • 12th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Lola Oslola
• 5th Desert Guards Regiment Fortress Praia 1000 Praia
  • 13th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Praia Praia
  • 14th Rifles Battalion 300 Air Station Praia Praia
  • 15th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Praia Praia
• 6th African Guards Regiment Fortress Annobon 1000 Annobon
  • 16th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Annobon Annobon
  • 17th Rifles Battalion 300 Naval Station Java Java
  • 18th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Annobon Annobon
• 7th Sentinel Guards Regiment Fortress Helena 1000 Helena
  • 19th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Helena Helena
  • 20th Rifles Battalion 300 Air Station Ascension Ascension
  • 21st Rifles Battalion 300 Naval Station Santes Santes
• 8th Falklander Guards Regiment Fortress Falklands 1000 Falklands
  • 22nd Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Falklands Falklands
  • 23rd Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Falklands Falklands
  • 24th Rifles Battalion 300 Naval Station Sude Sude
• 9th Sugar Guards Regiment Fortress Kabuli 1000 Kabuli
  • 25th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Kabuli Kabuli
  • 26th Rifles Battalion 300 Naval Station Antigua Antigua
  • 27th Rifles Battalion 300 Air Station Kairi Kairi
• 10th Ready Guards Regiment Fortress Aruba 1000 Aruba
  • 28th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Aruba Aruba
  • 29th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Aruba Aruba
  • 30th Rifles Battalion 300 Naval Station Curacao Curacao
• 11th Candle Guards Regiment Fortress Orient 1000 Caicos
  • 31st Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Orient Caicos
  • 32nd Rifles Battalion 300 Naval Station Salvador Rum
  • 33rd Rifles Battalion 300 Naval Station Summers Summers
• 12th Meteor Guards Regiment Fortress Meteor 1000 Flores
  • 34th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Meteor Flores
  • 35th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Meteor Flores
  • 36th Rifles Battalion 300 Naval Station Mira Mira

Commonwealth Rifles (8,000)

• 13th Lucayan Rifles Fortress Orient Caicos
  • 37th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Orient Caicos
  • 38th Rifles Battalion 300 Habacoan Barracks Habacoa
  • 39th Rifles Battalion 300 Nema Barracks Nema
• 14th Verden Rifles Fortress Praia Praia
  • 40th Rifles Battalion 300 Viana Barracks Viana
  • 41st Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Praia Praia
  • 42nd Rifles Battalion 300 Boa Vista Barracks Boa Vista
• 15th Volcanic Rifles Fortress Lola Oslola
  • 43rd Rifles Battalion 300 Aismious Barracks AIsmious
  • 44th Rifles Battalion 300 Air Station Scatsta Hetland
  • 45th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Demon Demon
• 16th Arctic Rifles Air Station Kala Kala
  • 46th Rifles Battalion 300 Iron Barracks Kala
  • 47th Rifles Battalion 300 Air Station Kala Kala
  • 48th Rifles Battalion 300 Naval Station Helvasia Helvasia
• 17th Antarctic Rifles Fortress Falklands Falklands
  • 49th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Falklands Falklands
  • 50th Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Falklands Falklands
  • 51st Rifles Battalion 300 Sude Barracks Sude
• 18th Antilles Rifles Fortress Aruba Aruba
  • 52nd Rifles Battalion 300 Fortress Aruba Falklands
  • 53rd Rifles Battalion 300 Caimanas Barrakcs Caimanas
  • 54th Rifles Battalion 300 Abakoa Barracks Abakoa
• 19th Atlantic Rifles Fortress Meteor Flores
  • 55th Rifles Battalion 300 Costa Verde Barracks Costa Verde
  • 56th Rifles Battalion 300 Naval Station Mira Mira
  • 57th Rifles Battalion 300 Canary Barracks Canary
• 20th Kalinan Rifles Fortress Kabuli Kabuli
  • 58th Rifles Battalion 300 Kairi Barracks Kairi
  • 59th Rifles Battalion 300 Virgin Barracks Virgin
  • 60th Rifles Battalion 300 Barbados Barracks Barbados

Aerorifles Regiments #

• 21st-24th Aerorifles Regiments

Marine Rifles Regiments #

• 25th-32nd Marine Rifles Regiments

Special Warfare Regiments #

• Chemical Defence Regiment Oslola
• Nuclear Defence Regiment Oslola

Armoured Rifles Regiments #

Commonwealth Commandos (6,000) #

Commandos in Vekllei are highly trained, professional soldiers with an expeditionary character. While often trained for remote and tactical combat, they are also commonly used to lead interarmes services that include regular rifle infantry.

The 1st-3rd commandos include regional special forces sections for polar, equatorial and lunar warfare. The 6th specialises in unconventional and psychological warfare.

• Commandos Regiments
  • 1st-3rd Commandos Regiments
  • 4th Airborne Commandos Regiment
  • 5th Marine Commandos Regiment
  • 6th Special Activities Regiment

Equipment