FD COM – EARTH THEATRE

by A. Gubler

Introduction

The Australian military presence on Earth and within the Sol system is large and extensive, with Terran conflict being the most likely source of threat to the Australian Commonwealth. FD COM maintains two large and well-equipped mechanised corps on Earth for defence of the Australian continent and rapid deployment anywhere on Earth or off-world. Regional forces provide permeant local defence forces to the Australian continental mass as well as the Australian Antarctic and Luna territories.

Narrative

Command Candidate Leader Miriam Badran banged the battle command portacomp in its olive green pouch against the rigid composites of her combat helmet. The screen was still a static filled mess; well, she thought, like they teach you in the ADF Academies, its time to get serious. She let the portacomp fall to the leaf strewn ground where she crouched behind a stone wall beside an old assattha tree. Then removing her F76 “four-point-five millimetre” from its holster she reversed it in her hand to hold it by the enlarged trigger guard/forward grip and then whacked the portacomp like a hammer. The screen became clear and the targeting map was suddenly legible with her much needed call for fire overlay outlined in bright red.

Around her in the out buildings of a once moderately successful but now deserted Hyderabadi farm deep in the Deccan a patrol of Australian Sikh troops were pinned down by long range autogun fire. High caste terrorists supported by the commercial interests of Greater Bengal had been undermining the governing Hyderabadi league of Muslims and former lower-caste revolutionaries for decades. Australian bleeding hearts demanded an intervention and is if 200 years of sub-continental history had been forgotten in rolled the ADF to save the day. Now Miriam was lying in the dirt with 12 Sikhs who thought they’d gotten away from all this when they left Amristar four light-years behind for the riversides of New Canberra.

The intercom in her helmet beeped the tune of the hour to indicate an incoming de-scrambled message. The distinctive Indian sing-song accent of the patrol’s Chief Leader Singh came over the radio, “Miss Badran please, fires on that sniper would be much needed. Now thankyou. Over.”

As if on cue a 20-mm APHE hit the assattha tree behind her showering her position with its broad leafs, “state of enlightenment my arse…” she muttered before depressing the coms tab on her collar-bone mounted suit’s portacomp.

“Snapping it now Chief. Over.”

“Very well Badran but make it hasty they may find their luck and our range. Out.”

With her battle command portacomp operable it was a simple matter of raising the counter-battery microphone that every FO carried on its 2-m mini telescope. The sensor and its software quickly located the source of the firing and with the terrorist squad not even using acoustic decoys it was a simple location plot. The patrol had an allocated fire support element and at her command they received the call for fire over the satcom.

Within a heart beep her combat helmet’s HUD warned of incoming air support. Crouching even closer to the base of the wall her portacomp indicated that about 10 klicks away a Kargon strike fighter from the “Green-Ghosts” of Air Command’s 93 Squadron had responded to the call for fire. Without anymore warning two supersonic missiles armed with thermobaric warheads fell upon the vicinity of the rebel autogun nest. The over-pressure from the resulting explosion blew the rest of the assattha tree’s leaves of its branches, though it would be a long time before any of them would fall on Miriam.

As the shock wave of the explosions and the twin sonic booms echoed away Miriam peaked over the stone wall. A huge chunk of once vibrant green jungle had been vapourised leaving an odd looking semi-circle of burnt jungle 200-m across.

“Well that might have got em.”

Extract from “Jungle Patrol Leader” by Chief Leader (Retired) Miriam Badran MG, Southern Cross University Press, Port Bagaaybila, 2301

Index

3rd Corps

Corps Troops
1st Division
6th Division
11th Division
28th (Airmobile Infantry) Brigade

2nd Corps (Reserve)

Corps Troops
2nd Division (Reserve)
7th Division (Reserve)
10th Division (Reserve)
38th (Armoured) Brigade (Reserve)
54th (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)
60th (Airmobile Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

Regional Forces

14th (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)
15th (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)
16th (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)
17th (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)

Independent Units

3rd Corps

Under the command of Corps Commandant Louis McCracken 3rd Corps is the full-time regular FD COM force for the Earth Theatre. The formation is a fully equipped mechanised combat force tasked with the defence of continental Australia, in particular from its northern approaches, and providing troops able to rapidly deploy to any Terran or off-world trouble spot. 3rd Corps is responsible for defending Australia from direct attack or destabilisation and they also assist in diaster relief during the frequent wet season cyclones and dry season droughts that afflict the outback. 3rd Corps has three divisions of 12 brigades and one independent brigade all maintained at a high state of readiness. Corps headquarters is located in the constantly updated and labyrinthine defended logistics facility ADB Fort Mine on the outskirts of the northern Queensland industrial centre of Mount Isa.

Corps Troops

Corps troops comprise a number of independent specialist units and four supporting groups. These units and formations come directly under the command of HQ 3rd Corps but are sometimes assigned to other commands as needed. The independent units consist of reconnaissance, engineering and operations assets. For reconnaissance the corps has a highly mobile long range armoured hovercraft unit and a Special Forces element. GSU (“G” Special Unit) is a 3rd Corps’s SASR company sized combat reconnaissance force. This Special Forces unit usually operates in small teams behind enemy lines finding targets for long range strikes and conducting general intelligence gathering. The unit can also be assembled for high value attacks requiring the most elite of infantry. While all units are trained and equipped to survive attacks by weapons of mass destruction (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical and Electromagnetic) the corps has a specialist unit for dealing with these weapons. This Corps of Engineers unit conducts both reconnaissance and incident response roles.

2nd (Long-Range Reconnaissance) Squadron, Cavalry Regiment of Australia
Corps Engineering (Amphibious) Unit 142, Corps of Engineers
Corps Engineering (Bridging) Unit 143, Corps of Engineers
Corps Engineering (Construction) Unit 144, Corps of Engineers
Corps Engineering (Terminal) Unit 145, Corps of Engineers
Corps Engineering (NBCE Defence) Unit 146, Corps of Engineers
Corps Operations (Intelligence) Unit 135, Corps of Operations
Corps Operations (Electronic Warfare) Unit 136, Corps of Operations
Corps Operations (Civil Affairs) Unit 137, Corps of Operations
GSU, Special Air Service Regiment

Operational Artillery Group 6

This group is the operational artillery formation of 3rd Corps and is headquartered at ADB Fort Laughlen near Alice Springs, Australian Northern Territory. The operational artillery provides long range fires to destroy enemy units behind their lines. OAG-6 is equipped with 96 Yeraan long-range missile launchers usually firing 24-cm and 48-cm missiles. The group also maintains two target locating batteries, one equipped with specialist scouting drones and the other with more regular Tibarri forward observer armoured hovercraft.

18th (Corps Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
21st (Corps Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
43rd (Corps Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
68th (Corps Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery

106th (Tactical Target Locating) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
190th (Operational Target Locating) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery

Tactical Artillery Group 11

This group is the tactical artillery formation of 3rd Corps and is headquartered at ADB Fort Lytton in Brisbane, Queensland. In spite of its name Fort Lytton is not a defended logistics facility, but a historical coastal artillery fort with a large defence force base built around it. tactical artillery groups provide extra fire support for front line formations. Individual batteries are either detached to divisional or even brigade control to support breakthroughs or grouped together into “counter battery groups” for destroying enemy artillery. The old and still serviceable Warral 24-cm self-propelled gun-mortars of the heavy tactical artillery provide the extra punch needed for breakthroughs or the destruction of fortifications. The group has 96 Kamarga 18-cm self-propelled gun-howitzers and 48 Warral 24-cm self-propelled gun-mortars.

156th (Corps Tactical) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
157th (Corps Tactical) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
159th (Corps Tactical) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
160th (Corps Tactical) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
168th (Heavy Tactical) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
189th (Heavy Tactical) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery

Strike Aviation Group 4

The powerful SAG-4 is located at ADB Woomera in South Australia. With 96 Dragonfly STOL bombers the group is a very powerful formation. The group can dominate a considerable area deep behind enemy lines and provide on-call fire-support to combat troops.

Strike Aviation Unit 147, Corps of Aviation
Strike Aviation Unit 148, Corps of Aviation
Strike Aviation Unit 149, Corps of Aviation
Strike Aviation Unit 150, Corps of Aviation
Strike Aviation (Forward Air Control) Unit 151, Corps of Aviation
Strike Aviation (Air Defence Suppression) Unit 152, Corps of Aviation

Lift Aviation Group 7

This group is the transport aviation formation of 3rd Corps and is based in ADB Diamantina near Birdsville, Queensland. Transport assets consist of medium to large VTOL aircraft able to carry at least 100 fully equipped soldiers and very heavy lifting wing-in-ground effect craft.

Lift Aviation Unit 161, Corps of Aviation
Lift Aviation Unit 162, Corps of Aviation
Lift Aviation Unit 163, Corps of Aviation
Lift Aviation Unit 164, Corps of Aviation
Lift Aviation (Heavy) Unit 165, Corps of Aviation
Lift Aviation (Heavy) Unit 166, Corps of Aviation

1st Division

Headquartered at ADB Hunter near Newcastle, New South Wales the Anzac Division is the full time covering force for the south of Australia covering the areas of 1st and 2nd Regional Forces. 1st Division also maintains FD COM’s rapid deployment forces for Earth Theatre. Two brigades, one armoured and one airmobile infantry, are kept at rapid deployment status. In each of these brigades one manoeuvre unit battle-group is kept at instant readiness. The division’s other three brigades are under-strength formations tasked with providing full-time ready defence forces for the heavily populated south eastern corner of Australia.

29th (Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
60th (Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
84th (Air Defence) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
4th (Reconnaissance) Squadron, Cavalry Regiment of Australia
10th (Assault) Battalion, Australian Rifles
Division Engineer Unit 101, Corps of Engineers
Division Operations Unit 101, Corps of Operations
Division Aviation Unit 101, Corps of Aviation

3rd (Airmobile Infantry) Brigade

The Parahawk Brigade is a rapid deployment airmobile infantry formation based at ADB Fort Stirling near Albany, Western Australia. Two of the brigade’s infantry battalion groups are capable of being deployed by parachute if necessary. The brigade is of veteran quality and is equipped with Tanakan VTOL aircraft and modern infantry equipment.

101st Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
2nd Battalion, Regular Australian Regiment
6th Battalion, Regular Australian Regiment
5th Battalion, Parachute Regiment of Australia
6th Battalion, Parachute Regiment of Australia
Brigade Engineer Unit 3, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 3, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 3, Corps of Aviation

11th (Armoured) Brigade

The Fortress Brigade is an armoured hovercraft formation based at ADB Point Cook near Melbourne, Victoria. However the brigade is under strength with only three manoeuvre units and 75% strength in the supporting units. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with Darrago and Nantawarra hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

81st Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
8th Squadron, Victorian Mounted Rifles
13th Squadron, Victorian Mounted Rifles
40th Squadron, Armour Regiment of New Canberra
Brigade Engineer Unit 11, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 11, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 11, Corps of Aviation

22nd (Infantry) Brigade

The Crown Brigade is a mechanised infantry formation based at ADB Holsworthy in Sydney, New South Wales. However the brigade is under strength with only three manoeuvre units and 75% strength in the supporting units. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

30th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
1st Battalion, New South Wales Regiment
2nd Battalion, New South Wales Regiment
53rd Battalion, New South Wales Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 22, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 22, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 22, Corps of Aviation

37th (Armoured) Brigade

The Green Arrow Brigade is a rapid deployment armoured hovercraft formation based at ADB Woomera in South Australia. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with Gatto and Wirrenda hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

191st Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
18th Squadron, Cavalry Regiment of Australia
30th Squadron, New Canberra Guides
38th Squadron, New Canberra Guides
43rd Squadron, New Canberra Guides
Brigade Engineer Unit 37, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 37, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 37, Corps of Aviation

6th Division

The Bardia Division is the regular covering force for the north western corner of the Australian continent and has its headquarters located in ADB Fort Pilbara near Pannawonica, Western Australia. The division is tasked with defending the 4th Regional Force area and providing support to the civilian community in this the most under-developed area of Australia. The most likely avenue of threat is an aggressive Indonesia but as Australia has very good relations with its northern neighbour the chance of such an attack is not high. Division planners focus on possible overseas deployments either to help quell the fighting in the Indian sub-continent or in case of Australian involvement in another Indonesia-Indochina war.

22nd (Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
39th (Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
137th (Air Defence) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
35th (Reconnaissance) Squadron, Australian Mounted Bushmen
30th (Assault) Battalion, Australian Rifles
Division Engineer Unit 6, Corps of Engineers
Division Operations Unit 6, Corps of Operations
Division Aviation Unit 6, Corps of Aviation

10th (Armoured) Brigade

The Leopard Brigade is an armoured hovercraft formation based at ADB Palmerston in Darwin, Australian Northern Territory. The brigade is of veteran quality and is equipped with Gatto and Wirrenda hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

91st Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
16th Squadron, Tank Regiment of Australia
8th Squadron, Cavalry Regiment of Australia
21st Squadron, Cavalry Regiment of Australia
11th Squadron, Queensland Mounted Infantry
Brigade Engineer Unit 110, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 110, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 110, Corps of Aviation

27th (Airmobile Infantry) Brigade

The Eureka Brigade is an airmobile infantry formation based at ADB Tindal near Katherine, Australian Northern Territory. The brigade is of elite quality and is equipped with Tanakan VTOL aircraft and modern infantry equipment.

2nd Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
1st Battalion, Wundurra Regiment
9th Battalion, Wundurra Regiment
21st Battalion, Australian Rifles
144th Battalion, Sikh Regiment of Australia
Brigade Engineer Unit 27, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 27, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 27, Corps of Aviation

33rd (Infantry) Brigade

The Motor Brigade is a mechanised infantry formation based at ADB Curtin near Derby, Western Australia. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

7th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
6th Battalion, Victoria Regiment
7th Battalion, Victoria Regiment
38th Battalion, Victoria Regiment
83rd Battalion, Rivers Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 33, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 33, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 33, Corps of Aviation

35th (Armoured) Brigade

The Buffalo Brigade is an armoured hovercraft formation based at ADB Fort Pilbara near Pannawonica, Western Australia. The brigade is of veteran quality and is equipped with Darrago and Nantawarra hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

37th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
14th Squadron, Tank Regiment of Australia
22nd Squadron, Tank Regiment of Australia
3rd Squadron, South Australian Mounted Rifles
4th Squadron, Prime Minister's Light Horse
Brigade Engineer Unit 35, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 35, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 35, Corps of Aviation

11th Division

The Jungle Division is the full time covering force for the state of Queensland an area known in ADF terminology as 3rd Regional Force. The division is headquartered at ADB Lavarack in Townsville, Queensland. The main defensive role of the division is to move northwards against the border with the independent state of Papua, either to defend against an attack or move to restore order across far north Queensland or the New Guinea islands.

6th (Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
80th (Air Defence) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
102nd (Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
20th (Reconnaissance) Squadron, Cavalry Regiment of Australia
5th (Assault) Battalion, Commando Regiment of Australia
Division Engineer Unit 111, Corps of Engineers
Division Operations Unit 111, Corps of Operations
Division Aviation Unit 111, Corps of Aviation

4th (Tracked Armoured) Brigade

The Sentinel Brigade is a full-time brigade providing a heavy tracked armour striking force for 3rd Corps. The brigade is based in ADB Fort Mine near Mount Isa, Queensland, close to the Papuan border. KSU (“Kanga” Special Unit) is the brigade's company sized, tank movement pathfinders and special intelligence gathering force. The brigade also has two batteries of tactical artillery both equipped with the older tracked chassis Dullamah 15-cm self-propelled gun-howitzers. The brigade is of veteran quality and is equipped with Crocodile III main battle tanks, Wombat armoured personnel carriers and modern infantry equipment. 4th Brigade’s main battle tanks can be used to punch a hole through an enemy's line or to act as a powerful blocking force, regardless of the local terrain, but it is not as quick to manoeuvre as a hovertank brigade.

12th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
13th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
1st (Tracked) Squadron, Tank Regiment of Australia
5th (Tracked) Squadron, Tank Regiment of Australia
15th (Tracked) Squadron, New South Wales Lancers
32nd (Tracked) Squadron, Armour Regiment of New Canberra
Brigade Engineer Unit 4, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 4, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 4, Corps of Aviation
KSU, Special Air Service Regiment

18th (Armoured) Brigade

The Hound Brigade is an armoured hovercraft formation based in ADB Fort Mine near Mount Isa, Queensland. The brigade is of veteran quality and is equipped with Gatto and Wirrenda hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

107th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
10th Squadron, Cavalry Regiment of Australia
12th Squadron, Tank Regiment of Australia
29th Squadron, New Canberra Guides
46th Squadron, New Canberra Guides
Brigade Engineer Unit 18, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 18, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 18, Corps of Aviation

21st (Airmobile Infantry) Brigade

The Phoenix Brigade is an airmobile infantry formation based at ADB Lavarack in Queensland. The brigade is of elite quality and is equipped with Tanakan VTOL aircraft and modern infantry equipment.

A (1st) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
1st Battalion, Regular Australian Regiment
2nd Battalion, Commando Regiment of Australia
2nd Battalion, Wundurra Regiment
2nd Battalion, New Canberra Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 21, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 21, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 21, Corps of Aviation

46th (Infantry) Brigade

The Bushfire Brigade is a mechanised infantry formation based at ADB Fort Marilyn near Rockhampton, Queensland. However the brigade is under strength with only three manoeuvre units and 75% strength in the supporting units. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

11th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
34th Battalion, New South Wales Regiment
9th Battalion, Queensland Regiment
26th Battalion, Queensland Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 46, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 46, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 46, Corps of Aviation

28th (Airmobile Infantry) Brigade

The Dagger Brigade is an airmobile infantry formation based at ADB Creswell in the Australian Capital Territory. While on paper the 28th Brigade is at full-strength most of its units have just finished a peacekeeping or off-world deployment and are in a state of reconstruction. This includes 5-RAR which has just returned to earth after serving in the Raven Brigade fighting the Kafers in the ESA arm of space. The brigade is of veteran quality and is equipped with Tanakan VTOL aircraft and modern infantry equipment including Taipan infantry lasers.

134th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
5th Battalion, Regular Australian Regiment
27th Battalion, South Australia Regiment
11th Battalion, Western Australia Regiment
74th Battalion, Eastern Shore Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 28, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 28, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 28, Corps of Aviation

2nd Corps (Reserve)

2nd Corps is the part-time regular FD COM force for the Earth Theatre with all its units on 48-hours notice for operations. The formation is a fully equipped mechanised combat force tasked with the defence of continental Australia, in particular to reinforce 3rd Corps. 2nd Corps has three divisions of 10 brigades and three independent brigades. Corps headquarters is located in South East Australia’s major defended logistics facility at ADB Fort Budawang near Sassafrass, Australian Capital Territory.

Corps Troops

Corps troops comprise a number of independent specialist units and five supporting groups. These units and formations come directly under the command of HQ 2nd Corps but are sometimes assigned to other commands as needed. The independent units consist of engineering and electronic warfare assets.

Corps Engineering (Amphibious) Unit 137, Corps of Engineers
Corps Engineering (Bridging) Unit 138, Corps of Engineers
Corps Engineering (Construction) Unit 139, Corps of Engineers
Corps Engineering (Terminal) Unit 140, Corps of Engineers
Corps Engineering (NBCE Defence) Unit 141, Corps of Engineers
Corps Operations (Electronic Warfare) Unit 134, Corps of Operations

Tactical Artillery Group 3 (Reserve)

TAG-3 is one of the reserve tactical artillery formations of 2nd Corps and is based in ADB Holsworthy, New South Wales. The group has 96 Dullamah 15-cm self-propelled gun-howitzers.

161st (Corps Tactical) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
164th (Corps Tactical) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
165th (Corps Tactical) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
167th (Corps Tactical) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery

Tactical Artillery Group 4 (Reserve)

TAG-3 is one of the reserve tactical artillery formations of 2nd Corps and is based in ADB Hunter, New South Wales. The group has 96 Dullamah 15-cm self-propelled gun-howitzers.

58th (Corps Tactical) Battery (Reserve), of Australian Artillery
93rd (Corps Tactical) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
98th (Corps Tactical) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
142nd (Corps Tactical) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery

Operational Artillery Group 5 (Reserve)

OAG-5 is the reserve operational artillery formation of 2nd Corps and is headquartered at ADB Fort Budawang near Sassafrass, Australian Capital Territory. OAG-5 is equipped with 96 Yeraan long-range missile launchers usually firing 24-cm and 48-cm missiles.

83rd (Corps Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
95th (Corps Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
153rd (Corps Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
155th (Corps Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery

Strike Aviation Group 5 (Reserve)

The strike aviation group of 2nd Corps, SAG-5 is a reserve formation with most of its personnel serving on a part-time basis. The group is headquartered at ADB Fort Budawang, near Sassafrass, Australian Capital Territory but has units based in other areas of New South Wales.

Strike Aviation Unit 153 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Strike Aviation Unit 154 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Strike Aviation Unit 155 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Strike Aviation Unit 156 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

Lift Aviation Group 6 (Reserve)

This group is the transport aviation formation of 2nd Corps and is based in ADB Cerberus in Western Port, Victoria. Transport assets consist of medium to large VTOL aircraft able to carry at least 100 fully equipped soldiers.

Lift Aviation Unit 157 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Lift Aviation Unit 158 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Lift Aviation Unit 159 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Lift Aviation Unit 160 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

2nd Division (Reserve)

The Poziéres Division comprises reserve defenders serving in a part-time capacity from across the eastern seaboard of New South Wales and Queensland. Its headquarters is located in Sydney, New South Wales. Tasked with reinforcing 11th Division in case of any attack on the Australian mainland or in case of a need to occupy Papua the division is kept at a high state of readiness for a part-time formation. 2nd Division is equipped with the older series of equipment including Crocodile I/II tracked tanks, Darrago hover tanks and Nantawarra assault carriers.

108th (Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
116th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
132nd (Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
5th (Reconnaissance) Squadron (Reserve), Queensland Mounted Infantry
36th (Assault) Battalion (Reserve), Australian Rifles
Division Engineer Unit 102 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Division Operations Unit 102 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Division Aviation Unit 102 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

8th (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Panther Brigade is a mechanised infantry formation based in Sydney, New South Wales. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

Field Battery (Reserve), Sydney University Scouts
3rd Battalion (Reserve), New South Wales Regiment
18th Battalion (Reserve), New South Wales Regiment
35th Battalion (Reserve), New South Wales Regiment
56th Battalion (Reserve) , New South Wales Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 8 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 8 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 8 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

25th (Tracked Armoured) Brigade (Reserve)

The Southern Cross Brigade is a tracked armoured formation headquartered in Newcastle, New South Wales with units as far north as the Gold Coast and Logan in Queensland. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Crocodile I/II main battle tanks, Wombat armoured personnel carriers and second-line infantry equipment.

79th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
12th (Tracked) Squadron (Reserve), New South Wales Lancers
16th (Tracked) Squadron (Reserve), New South Wales Lancers
2nd (Tracked) Squadron (Reserve), Queensland Mounted Infantry
14th (Tracked) Squadron (Reserve), Queensland Mounted Infantry
Brigade Engineer Unit 25 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 25 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 25 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

39th (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Blue Arrow Brigade is an infantry formation headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland with units in Sydney and northern New South Wales. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

56th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
41st Battalion (Reserve), New South Wales Regiment
45th Battalion (Reserve), New South Wales Regiment
42nd Battalion (Reserve), Queensland Regiment
61st Battalion (Reserve), Queensland Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 39 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 39 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 39 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

7th Division (Reserve)

The Kokoda Division is recruited primarily from the southern state of Victoria with some forces located in eastern South Australia. The division has the lowest priority of 2nd Corps yet is still a powerful fighting force. The headquarters is located at ADB Fort Trades Hall in Melbourne, Victoria a building with an unlikely defence background that survived the Twilight War when it was converted into a fortress and used to control the decimated city of Melbourne.

5th (Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
23rd (Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
67th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
18th (Reconnaissance) Squadron (Reserve), South Australian Mounted Rifles
46th (Assault) Battalion (Reserve), Australian Rifles
Division Engineer Unit 107 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Division Operations Unit 107 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Division Aviation Unit 107 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

12th (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Melbourne Brigade is a mechanised infantry formation based in Melbourne, Victoria. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

113th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
23rd Battalion (Reserve), Victoria Regiment
24th Battalion (Reserve), Victoria Regiment
32nd Battalion (Reserve), Victoria Regiment
37th Battalion (Reserve), Victoria Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 12 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 12(Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 12 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

26th (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Alpine Brigade is a mechanised infantry formation based in the east of Victoria, including the Snowy Mountains alpine region. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Wombat armoured personnel carrier and second-line infantry equipment.

140th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
57th Battalion (Reserve), Victoria Regiment
58th Battalion (Reserve), Victoria Regiment
60th Battalion (Reserve), Victoria Regiment
64th Battalion (Reserve), Victoria Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 26 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 26 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 26 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

47th (Tracked Armoured) Brigade (Reserve)

The Night-Tank Brigade is a tracked armoured formation based at. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with Crocodile I/II main battle tanks, Wombat armoured personnel carriers and second-line infantry equipment.

Field Battery (Reserve), Melbourne University Rifles
17th (Tracked) Squadron (Reserve), Prime Minister's Light Horse
27th (Tracked) Squadron (Reserve), Prime Minister's Light Horse
20th (Tracked) Squadron (Reserve), Victorian Mounted Rifles
22nd (Tracked) Squadron (Reserve), Victorian Mounted Rifles
Brigade Engineer Unit 47 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 47 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 47 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

10th Division (Reserve)

The Darwin Division is recruited primarily from the reclaimed outback of central Australia. The area from the Murray-Darling river system north to Queensland’s Great Artesian Basin and west to Lake Eyre and the MacDonnell Ranges has seen great transformation since the Twilight War. As part of the re-development of this area from 2088 it has been systematically terra-formed from dry plains, seasonal creeks and even the Simpson Desert into one of the most bountiful agricultural regions on Earth. As part of this hundreds of towns and even cities have been built in this area. Towns once famous for their tiny size and isolation like Bourke, Woomera and Quilpie have become medium sized cities of a few hundred thousand people. The division maintains its Bushmen heritage and is headquartered at ADB Fort Broken, only a historic fort not a defended logistics facility, near Broken Hill, New South Wales.

31st (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
55th (Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
135th (Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
29th (Reconnaissance) Squadron (Reserve), Australian Mounted Bushmen
36th (Assault) Squadron (Reserve), Australian Mounted Bushmen
Division Engineer Unit 110 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Division Operations Unit 110 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Division Aviation Unit 110 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

41st (Armoured) Brigade (Reserve)

The Outback Brigade is an armoured hovercraft formation based along the upper Darling River in New South Wales. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with Darrago and Nantawarra hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

59th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
7th Squadron (Reserve), New South Wales Mounted Rifles
21st Squadron (Reserve), New South Wales Mounted Rifles
26th Squadron (Reserve), Australian Mounted Bushmen
37th Squadron (Reserve), Australian Mounted Bushmen
Brigade Engineer Unit 41 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 41 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 41 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

51st (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Murray Brigade is a mechanised infantry formation headquartered in the major trading city of Mildura, Victoria with units based around the Murray-Darling river system. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

119th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
33rd Battalion (Reserve), New South Wales Regiment
62nd Battalion (Reserve), New South Wales Regiment
29th Battalion (Reserve), Victoria Regiment
59th Battalion (Reserve), Victoria Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 51 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 51 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 51 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

56th (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Simpson Brigade is a mechanised infantry formation based in Simpson Plains and Lake Eyre region of South Australia and the Australian Northern Territory. The manoeuvre units of this brigade are drawn from an Australian Armoured Corps regiment; The Australian Mounted Bushmen. Yet these squadrons are organised, trained and equipped the same as infantry battalions. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

149th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
28th (Infantry) Squadron (Reserve), Australian Mounted Bushmen
31st (Infantry) Squadron (Reserve), Australian Mounted Bushmen
32nd (Infantry) Squadron (Reserve), Australian Mounted Bushmen
38th (Infantry) Squadron (Reserve), Australian Mounted Bushmen
Brigade Engineer Unit 56 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 56 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 56 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

63rd (Armoured) Brigade (Reserve)

The Grey Brigade is an armoured hovercraft formation based in the Great Artesian Basin of Queensland with some units in northern New South Wales. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Darrago and Nantawarra hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

27th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
24th Squadron (Reserve), New South Wales Mounted Rifles
30th Squadron (Reserve), Australian Mounted Bushmen
34th Squadron (Reserve), Australian Mounted Bushmen
33rd Squadron (Reserve), Australian Mounted Bushmen
Brigade Engineer Unit 63 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 63 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 63 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

38th (Armoured) Brigade (Reserve)

The Red Arrow Brigade is an armoured hovercraft formation headquartered in Fremantle, Western Australia but with units spread across Western Australia and South Australia. The brigade directly reports to 2nd Corps and is tasked with reinforcing 6th Division in North West Australia. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Darrago and Nantawarra hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

66th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
9th Squadron (Reserve), South Australian Mounted Rifles
23rd Squadron (Reserve), South Australian Mounted Rifles
10th Squadron (Reserve), Tenth Light Horse
25th Squadron (Reserve), Tenth Light Horse
Brigade Engineer Unit 38 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 38 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 38 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

54th (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Nullarbor Brigade is a mechanised infantry formation headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia but with units spread across Western Australia and South Australia. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

187th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
43rd Battalion (Reserve), South Australia Regiment
48th Battalion (Reserve), South Australia Regiment
16th Battalion (Reserve), Western Australia Regiment
28th Battalion (Reserve), Western Australia Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 54 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 54 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 54 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

60th (Airmobile Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Barrier Brigade is an airmobile infantry formation headquartered in Townsville, Queensland. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with Bullfly VTOL aircraft and second-line infantry equipment.

184th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
15th Battalion (Reserve), Queensland Regiment
25th Battalion (Reserve), Queensland Regiment
47th Battalion (Reserve), Queensland Regiment
49th Battalion (Reserve), Queensland Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 60 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 60 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 60 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

Regional Forces

Australian regional forces are primarily part-time units responsible for military security and operations at a regional level across Australian sovereign territory. FD COM regional forces don’t report to a FD COM Corps HQ like the field divisions but to a joint force “Regional Force” which covers a specific territorial area. These regional forces also command all support, training and administration units and formations within that area not directly attached to combat commands. The role of FD COM regional forces is five-fold. Firstly they are to provide local area, behind the lines security against saboteurs or rapid movement assaults such as airborne attacks. Secondly they are to repair damage to lines of communications by enemy deep penetration attacks or natural disaster. Thirdly they offer protection to support forces, supplies and resting troops from enemy attack. Fourthly they provide logistic and administration support to other units operating in their area. Finally they are to stay behind in case their area is overrun to harass an occupying enemy by conducting insurgency warfare. These formations are based in the regions they are expected to defend; though the unlikelihood of that possibility has hampered some recruiting efforts. Each regional force division has part-time regular units for air defence and lines of communications functions, fortress units and several militia territorial defence groups. These defence groups are light brigades of about 2,800 personnel with eight 240 strong territorial defence units (of four light companies) plus engineering and lines of communications troops. Regional areas lacking sufficient local population to raise defence groups have part-time regular garrison defence groups allotted to provide local security.

14th (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)

The South East Division is FD COM’s reserve regional force for south-eastern continental Australia; the divisional headquarters is located in ADB Fort Hyland near Grafton, New South Wales. The 14th Division reports to the joint forces formation, 1st (South East Australia Area) Regional Force, responsible for all ADF units and formations in the states of New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory not allocated to fighting commands.

Air Defence Artillery Group 9 (Reserve)

112th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
133rd (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
183rd (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
185th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery

Territorial Defence Group 3 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Unit 1 (Militia), City of Sydney Regiment
Territorial Defence Unit 4 (Militia), Australian Rifles
Territorial Defence Unit 17 (Militia), North Sydney Regiment
Territorial Defence Unit 18 (Militia), Ku-Ring-Gai Regiment
Territorial Defence Unit 19 (Militia), South Sydney Regiment
Territorial Defence Unit 30 (Militia), New South Wales Scottish Rifles
Territorial Defence Unit 36 (Militia), St. George’s Rifles
Territorial Defence Unit 51 (Militia), Field of Mars Regiment

Territorial Defence Group 4 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Unit 3 (Militia), Werriwa Regiment
Territorial Defence Unit 20 (Militia), Parramatta and Blue Mountains Regiment
Territorial Defence Unit 45 (Militia), St. George Regiment
Territorial Defence Unit 53 (Militia), West Sydney Regiment
Territorial Defence Unit 55 (Militia), New South Wales Irish Rifles
Territorial Defence Unit 65 (Militia), Kangara Regiment
Territorial Defence Unit 69 (Militia), Australian Chinese Rifles
Territorial Defence Unit 71 (Militia),