FD COM – TIRANE THEATRE

 

by A. Gubler, Scott Ash and D Hebditch

 

Introduction

 

Australia has a very large colony on Tirane; New Canberra and even though the planet is relatively peaceful the ADF maintains a full mechanised corps in the defence role. FD COM, Tirane Theatre also has a rapid deployment division kept at a high state of readiness for any possible deployment in defence of Australian and Human interests. In addition to these manoeuvre formations there are eight Regional Force divisions providing local forces across New Canberra.

 

Narrative

 

The role of the sniper is not really the one shot over two of three kilometers that you see in trivids about the Foreign Legion super-men in the Junggar Pendi. It’s not about the one miraculous shot that kills the evil Manchu General freeing all the pretty French girls from their evil clutches. No the role of the sniper is about sneaking around on the battle-field gathering information and then when the time is right striking as if from no-where at the enemy. This is a brutal, hard and patient job requiring lots brains and lots of guts. Especially if you’re the boss of sniper cell, reconnaissance platoon of the 8th Battalion, Parachute Regiment of Australia posted to the mean streets of Barrio Bartolome, Nueva Cordoba, Nuevas Malvinas.

 

Our first big job after we replaced the roughed up 7-NCR was to take down an ELTA cell that had got their hands on an Argie point seven mega joule laser. They were shooting up NCP patrols called out to handle pre-arranged civil disturbances that seemed to happen every night in the “Barrio Borracho” or drunk neighbourhood. There had been nine laserings of coppers in the last week of April 2297, two of them fatal. So I deployed the sniper cell in two patrols covering the main trouble spots. I took the Avenida Santa Cruz which was nicely located about 20 minutes drive from the nearest police station. It was a major source of trouble back then of course this was long before the Koesa Lancers were to drive that Gatto into the Soccer Fed hall. There were a line of abandoned terrace houses along a side-street down before the eastern hook of the Avenida mostly squatters and drug-loaders were living on the ground floors. So the four Paras of my half of the sniper cell sneaked in there one night and we set up in the attic of a scorpion and wirrenda filled dive. This was all made worse by setting of a stink marker to keep out any potential party-crashing squatters.

 

We had a great hide in the roof where we had two directions of fire and observation through broken tiles, we had the whole area covered and none of the locals knew what story we were telling. The F57A1 Narara sniper rifle is a Gauss weapon firing 9-mm armour piercing, high explosive; basically the round drills through armour at up to 1,500 meters per second into the soft flesh and then detonates 2.5 grams of boom-boom. Well suffice to say it is a pretty lethal weapon that will kill just about anyone, or at the least blow your favourite leg off. But on the men streets Nueva Cordoba the Administrators office would have had puppies if they knew we were using explosive ammunition so we had simple old jacketed hollow point 9 mils. Good enough for ELTA that was for sure…

 

The first two days in the “haunted house” as we came to call that stinking dung heap were spent gathering some pretty good intel as the ELTA thugs went door to door making sure the locals were up to date in their dues. As none of them were showing weapons all we could do was take some real mean images and bide our time. The show got going on the third day when a small army of NCP squad cars backed by a Kanga hover APC pulled into the Avenida to pick up an ELTA cell returning to their safe house from an abortive bank heist. Well all hell broke lose as the young locals with nothing better to do started hurling rocks and sods onto the coppers, it was Rumba Latina big time!

 

We were trying to keep track of all this plus keep our eyes open for the laser sniper, who was sure to show up and join in the fun, when a group of Malvinos decided to come and check out our building. We tracked them moving around on our self-defence motion sensors and our battle mikes could hear them whispering away in Spanish. They trekked into the top floor just below our attic and set up in a window right under my position. I popped my hand-cam out the hole in the roof down towards them and had a little look-see. There it was, lo and behold, the stubby muzzle of a Mueller-Rivera Fusile-19 70-01 laser rifle. Well as a sniper I was also armed with a 4.5-mm Coralsnake PDW and we had plenty of hand grenades and our fighting knives. The poor Malvinos didn’t know what hit them with four Aussie paras leaping through the roof in the best air assault traditions. The three potential snipers were taken down in quick fashion after a liberal shit kicking. Like I said sniping isn’t all about that one long shot.

 

From “Non-Lethal Death From Above: 8-PARA – 2297-99 – Nuevas Malvinas”, by Company Warrant Officer (Sniper) R. Tom Blake DSM, Fighting Press, 2302

 

Index

1st Corps

Corps Troops
3rd Division
4th Division
9th Division
7th (Mountain Infantry) Brigade
16th (Armoured) Brigade
31st (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

4th Corps (Reserve)

Corps Troops
5th Division (Reserve)
8th Division (Reserve)
12th Division (Reserve)
18th Division (Reserve)
48th (Airmobile Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)
70th (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

Regional Forces

19th (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)
20th (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)
21st (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)
22nd (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)
23rd (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)
24th (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)
25th (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)
26th (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)

Independent Units

 

1st Corps

1st Corps is under the command of Corps Commandant “Avenging” Annie Cohen and is New Canberra’s main defence force, and as such is concentrated mainly on the areas of potential, if unlikely, threat. About half of corps personnel are based in the Duffer’s Strip area, though corps units and formations can be found all over New Canberra. The corps is headquartered in ADB Fort Lara [SE Ab: "Stone"], the newest defended logistics facility in the ADF, which is located in the mountains north west of Mount McDonald.

Corps Troops

 

The corps troops comprise several units and formations that fulfil specialist roles for the corps. The specialist units comprise: a deep penetration armoured and drone reconnaissance unit; several engineering units focused towards mountain engineering, construction and general engineering tasks as well as defence against weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, biological and chemical weapons); intelligence, electronic warfare and civil affairs units; and a special forces unit. ESU (“E” Special Unit) is a company sized combat reconnaissance force that can also operate as elite infantry in a raiding and extraction role. It is an open secret that ESU trains in Duffer’s Strip and has declared the five-kilometre stretch on the New Canberra side of the border as their training area. When not manning the checkpoints or patrolling the actual border members of the Australian Border Police (BORPOL) train with ESU honing their skills, something they find appropriate as BORPOL considers itself the elite of the Australian policing services. The corps has a regular allotment of artillery and aviation formations.

 

47th (Long-Range Reconnaissance) Squadron, New Canberra Guides
Corps Engineering (Bridging) Unit 131, Corps of Engineers
Corps Engineering (Amphibious) Unit 132, Corps of Engineers
Corps Engineering (Mountain) Unit 133, Corps of Engineers
Corps Engineering (Construction) Unit 134, Corps of Engineers
Corps Engineering (Construction) Unit 135, Corps of Engineers
Corps Engineering (NBCE Defence) Unit 136, Corps of Engineers
Corps Operations (Intelligence) Unit 131, Corps of Operations
Corps Operations (Electronic Warfare) Unit 132, Corps of Operations
Corps Operations (Civil Affairs) Unit 133, Corps of Operations
ESU, Special Air Service Regiment

 

Tactical Artillery Group 1

This group is a tactical artillery formation equipped with 96 Kamarga 18-cm self-propelled Gauss gun-howitzers and 48 Warral 24-cm self-propelled gun-mortars. TAG-1 is located, much to their dismay, at ADB Fort Coonamble the most run-down defended logistics facility in New Canberra.

 

10th (Corps Tactical) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
17th (Corps Tactical) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
45th (Corps Tactical) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
65th (Heavy Tactical) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
87th (Heavy Tactical) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
110th (Corps Tactical) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery

 

Operational Artillery Group 7

This group is a full-time operational artillery formation equipped with 96 Yeraan long-range missile launchers usually firing 24-cm and 48-cm missiles. 1-AFG is based at ADB Pama Ngapa between the Silver Mountains and the Pampa.

 

32nd (Tactical Target Locating) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
35th (Corps Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
99th (Corps Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
114th (Corps Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
117th (Corps Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery

131st (Operational Target Locating) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery

 

Strike Aviation Group 1

SAG-1 is based at ADB Fort Palach in the Silver Mountains. The formation has 72 Dragonfly STOL bombers and additional FAC and “wild weasel” STOL aircraft. One of SAG-1’s units is on assignment to the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force in the European Arm of space to fight the Kafers.

 

Strike Aviation Unit 131, Corps of Aviation
Strike Aviation Unit 132, Corps of Aviation
Strike Aviation Unit 134, Corps of Aviation
Strike Aviation (Forward Air Control) Unit 135, Corps of Aviation
Strike Aviation (Air Defence Suppression) Unit 136, Corps of Aviation

 

Lift Aviation Group 3

LAG-3 is based at ADB Pama Ngapa and is 1st Corps premier heavy air transport asset. LAG-3 has a large number of heavy VTOL transports backed up by the large and impressive surface effect “wigcraft” that can move most of the stores and supplies of the corps.

Lift Aviation Unit 141, Corps of Aviation
Lift Aviation Unit 142, Corps of Aviation
Lift Aviation Unit 143, Corps of Aviation
Lift Aviation Unit 144, Corps of Aviation
Lift Aviation (Heavy) Unit 145, Corps of Aviation
Lift Aviation (Heavy) Unit 146, Corps of Aviation

 

3rd Division

The Messines Division is based in the troubled Nuevas Malvinas, where its main role is defence with only one brigade engaged in anti-insurrection duties in support of the New Canberra Police. The division headquarters is located in ADB Fort Stanley and operates mainly out of bases removed from the main centres of population. Morale in this division is low, as the instability of the area prevents personnel from visiting the Nuevas Malvinas’ urban areas. While towns near these bases do their best to provide Defenders a chance to let off steam, which is the only economy beyond the base gates. As such, proprietors of a wide variety of entertainments near the bases realise that they can charge whatever the traffic will bear and complaints of inflated prices often reach the local authorities. Additionally, conflicts of other sorts between base personnel and civilians in these towns occur with unfortunate frequency. However, it is recognised that in the event of a major escalation of separatist activity the division will be tasked with the elimination of the separatist forces, while the Brigade and the New Canberra Police restores order. While the thought of battle against countrymen would be disturbing to many in the ADF, some in the division would actually prefer it to, in the words of a Chief Leading Defender stationed there; “Better than hiding from the bastards…”

 

8th (Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
12th (Air Defence) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
100th (Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
25th (Reconnaissance) Squadron, New Canberra Guides
8th (Assault) Battalion, New Canberra Regiment
Division Engineer Unit 103, Corps of Engineers
Division Operations Unit 103, Corps of Operations
Division Aviation Unit 103, Corps of Aviation

14th (Armoured) Brigade

The Brigada Gauchos [Sp: Cowboy Brigade] is an armoured hovercraft formation based in ADB Fort Stanley in the Nuevas Malvinas. The 14th Brigade is tasked with being a mobile reaction force for any exterior assault on the Nuevas Malvinas islands. Sometimes its heavy tanks and APCs are called upon by the local security forces for special missions. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with the latest Gatto and Wirrenda hovercraft as well as advanced infantry equipment.

 

76th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
27th Squadron, New Canberra Guides
48th Squadron, New Canberra Guides
43rd Squadron, Koesa Lancers
64th Squadron, Strait Light Horse
Brigade Engineer Unit 14, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 14, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 14, Corps of Aviation

19th (Infantry) Brigade

The River-Wide Brigade, also known as the “Suffering Bastards”, is a mechanised infantry formation based at the Hanford Gap training area in the Nuevas Malvinas. The brigade is of veteran quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

 

48th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
4th Battalion, Regular Australian Regiment
1st Battalion, New Canberra Regiment
80th Battalion, Rivers Regiment
84th Battalion, Islands Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 19, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 19, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 19, Corps of Aviation

23rd (Airmobile Infantry) Brigade

The Head-Knockers Brigade is am airmobile infantry formation based at ADB Fort Stanley in the Nuevas Malvinas. 23rd Brigade has developed quite a reputation as a peacekeeping force with many of its constituent units recently serving in a number of treaty mandated missions. Currently they are based in the Nuevas Malvinas and are directly tasked with assisting local authorities at maintaining law and order. The brigade is headquartered at ADB Fort Stanley, a name that irritates Malvinos, as it’s also the name of the British capital of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands on Earth. However the ADB fortress is named for the Owen Stanley Range in Papua which was the location of the famous Kokoda Track battle. Most of the brigade’s units are deployed across the island chain on security missions. “Head Knockers” comes from the brigade’s willingness to “knock heads together” in order to maintain order. The brigade is of elite quality with two battalion groups capable of air-dropping and is equipped with Tanakan VTOL aircraft and modern infantry equipment.

 

36th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
3rd Battalion, Regular Australian Regiment
2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment of Australia
8th Battalion, Parachute Regiment of Australia
148th Battalion, Sikh Regiment of Australia
Brigade Engineer Unit 23, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 23, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 23, Corps of Aviation

24th (Infantry) Brigade

The Brigada Guerreros Leales [Sp: Loyal Warriors Brigade] is a mechanised infantry formation based at Estancia Encanta [Sp: Enchanted Station] in the Nuevas Malvinas. One of the brigade’s battalions, the 205th, is recruited from the colony world of King and most of its personnel are DNAM genetically modified for extra strength and endurance. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

 

103rd Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
7th Battalion, New Canberra Regiment
93rd Battalion, Regimiento de la Tierra Negra
150th Battalion, Regimiento de Grenaderos - Nuevas Malvinas
205th Battalion, Huntslander Guards
Brigade Engineer Unit 24, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 24, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 24, Corps of Aviation

 

4th Division

The Hamel Division is the spearhead of any defensive effort taken in Duffer’s Strip, and therefore is highly trained in jungle and mountain warfare. The division is headquartered at ADB Fort Lara in the Duffer’s Strip. A disproportionate number of Australian Aboriginals serve in the division’s ranks, as well as locally recruited Indonesian soldiers, which have given the 4th a unique culture and style unmatched in any other ADF formation. The division’s armoured brigades are located further south on the Pampas and eastern shore to defend against any outflanking attack around the strip area and because their heavy hovercraft can’t operate amongst the jungles and mountains with ease.

 

47th (Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
51st (Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
215th (Air Defence) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
37th (Reconnaissance) Squadron, New Canberra Guides
3rd (Assault) Battalion, Wundurra Regiment
Division Engineer Unit 104, Corps of Engineers
Division Operations Unit 104, Corps of Operations
Division Aviation Unit 104, Corps of Aviation

15th (Infantry) Brigade

The Harimau [Ba In: Tiger] Brigade is a mechanised infantry formation based in ADB Fort Coonamble in the Duffer’s Strip. However the brigade is under strength with only three manoeuvre units and 75% strength in the supporting units. The brigade is of veteran quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

 

44th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
7th Battalion, Regular Australian Regiment
7th Battalion, Wundurra Regiment
9th Battalion, New Canberra Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 15, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit15, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 15, Corps of Aviation

20th (Armoured) Brigade

The Brigada Guerreros de la Pampa [Sp: Pampa Warriors Brigade] is an armoured hovercraft formation based at Bencoolen on the Pampas. 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.

 

61st Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
51st Squadron, Armour Regiment of New Canberra
40th Squadron, Deakin Loyal Dragoons
58th Squadron, Pampa Light Horse
Brigade Engineer Unit 20, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 20, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 20, Corps of Aviation

42nd (Armoured) Brigade

The Gold Diggers Brigade is an armoured hovercraft formation based at the New Canberra capital of Bennelong. 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.

 

16th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
39th Squadron, Administrator's Barton Carabiniers
44th Squadron, Spice Islands Hussars
61st Squadron, Strip Light Horse
Brigade Engineer Unit 42, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 42, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 42, Corps of Aviation

43rd (Infantry) Brigade

The Marlu [Cent Ab: Red Kangaroo] Brigade is a mechanised infantry formation based at Rum Jungle in the Duffer’s Strip. However the brigade is under strength with only three manoeuvre units and 75% strength in the supporting units. The brigade is of veteran quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

 

109th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
4th Battalion, Wundurra Regiment
4th Battalion, New Canberra Regiment
147th Battalion, Sikh Regiment of Australia
Brigade Engineer Unit 43, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 43, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 43, Corps of Aviation

9th Division

9th Division is the New Canberra ready deployment force and is completely deployable anywhere Australia deems its presence necessary and trains for that possibility. The 9th is under the command of Division Commandant Dan Harpur-Chang and is known as the Tobruk Division. Based at the ADB Southbank the formation is located adjacent to San Diego Puerto Espacial, the largest interface port in New Canberra. The division is a strong armour heavy manoeuvre unit forming the backbone of Australia’s power projection on Tirane. Equipped at full strength with Australia’s most modern main and hover battle tanks, battlesuits and attack aircraft it is one of the hardest hitting divisions. The main mission of the 9th is deployment to any external trouble spot, however it is based across the Llano de Tierra Negra and acts as a ready defence force for this area in case of surprise attack. Occasionally units rotate to ADF facilities elsewhere in New Canberra in order to maintain the high level of training. While there are no firm plans by the ADF high command at Newcentre as to its future, it is rumoured that the division may be deployed to Erie if a second front is opened in the Kafer War.

 

4th (Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
41st (Operational) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
46th (Air Defence) Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
17th (Reconnaissance) Squadron, Cavalry Regiment of Australia
3rd (Assault) Battalion, New Canberra Regiment
Division Engineer Unit 109, Corps of Engineers
Division Operations Unit 109, Corps of Operations
Division Aviation Unit 109, Corps of Aviation

1st (Armoured) Brigade

The Kuru Manu [North Ab: Eye in the Dark] Brigade is an armoured hovercraft formation based at ADB Cruz del Sur [Sp: Southern Cross] on the Llano de Tierra Negra. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with Gatto and Wirrenda hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

 

19th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
35th Squadron, New Canberra Guides
36th Squadron, New Canberra Guides
39th Squadron, Armour Regiment of New Canberra
60th Squadron, Armour Regiment of New Canberra
Brigade Engineer Unit 1, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 1, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 1, Corps of Aviation

2nd (Tracked Armoured) Brigade

The Battle Brigade is a tracked tank armoured formation headquartered at ADB Pama Ngapa. 2nd Brigade is New Canberra’s heaviest land combat force, training to defeat any attack. The brigade has an additional battery of tactical artillery to add to combat power. One battery, the 88th, is equipped with hoverborne 18-cm guns and the other, the 28th, with tracked 15-cm guns. PSU (“P” Special Unit) is the brigade’s tank movement pathfinders and special intelligence gathering force. Its scattered units, though, may make quick deployment difficult and the biggest supporters of a new spaceport at Port Bagaaybila come from Logistics Command planners in the brigade’s support echelon. The brigade is of veteran quality and is equipped with Crocodile III main battle tanks and modern infantry equipment.

 

28th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
88th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
6th (Tracked) Squadron, Tank Regiment of Australia
31st (Tracked) Squadron, Armour Regiment of New Canberra
33rd (Tracked) Squadron, Armour Regiment of New Canberra
Primer (55th) Escadron de Húsares (Tracked), Caballo Ligeros de la Llano
Brigade Engineer Unit 2, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 2, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 2, Corps of Aviation
PSU, Special Air Service Regiment

29th (Airmobile Infantry) Brigade

The Toe-Cutters Brigade is an airmobile infantry formation based at Ciudad Santa Maria on the Llano de Tierra Negra. The brigade is of veteran quality and is equipped with Tanakan VTOL aircraft and modern infantry equipment.

 

42nd Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
6th Battalion, Commando Regiment of Australia
6th Battalion, Wundurra Regiment
13th Battalion, New South Wales Regiment
90th Battalion, Silver Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 29, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 29, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 29, Corps of Aviation

45th (Armoured) Brigade

The Brigada Buenos Muertes (Sp: Good Death Brigade) is an armoured hovercraft formation based at Villa Navaroo on the Llano de Tierra Negra. The brigade is of veteran quality and is equipped with Gatto and Wirrenda hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

 

64th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
13th Squadron, Cavalry Regiment of Australia
19th Squadron, Prime Minister's Light Horse
28th Squadron, New Canberra Guides
44th Squadron, New Canberra Guides
Brigade Engineer Unit 45, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 45, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 45, Corps of Aviation

7th (Mountain Infantry) Brigade

The A-Zjingi [Northern Ab: Crocodile] Brigade is a mountain infantry formation based at Mt. McDonald in the Duffer’s Strip. 7th Brigade is trained and equipped to fight in the deepest jungles and highest mountains of Duffer’s Strip where other formations can’t reach. The brigade is of veteran quality and is equipped with modern infantry weapons and specialist mountaineering equipment including mule baggage trains.

 

105th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment of Australia
76th Battalion, Duffer's Strip Regiment
77th Battalion, Duffer's Strip Regiment
149th Battalion, Sikh Regiment of Australia
Brigade Engineer Unit 7, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 7, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 7, Corps of Aviation

 

16th (Armoured) Brigade

The Brigada Gattos Sangrientes [Sp: Bloody Gatto Brigade] is an armoured hovercraft formation based at ADB Pama Ngapa on the Pampas of mainland New Canberra. Tasked with being Tirane Theatre’s rapid response armoured formation the brigade maintains a very high readiness. This role within the corps is awarded based on effectiveness so the 16th has to keep high standards otherwise it will be replaced by another formation. The brigade is of veteran quality and is equipped with Gatto and Wirrenda hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

 

14th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
34th Squadron, Armour Regiment of New Canberra
49th Squadron, Armour Regiment of New Canberra
41st Squadron, Bagaaybila Mounted Volunteers
42nd Squadron, Cazadores a Caballo - Neuvo de la Plata
Brigade Engineer Unit 16, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 16, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 16, Corps of Aviation

 

31st (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Killer Kangas Brigade is a reinforced mechanised infantry formation based at ADB Cruz del Sur on the Llano de Tierra Negra. The “Killer Kangas” of the 31st Brigade deserve special mention, as they are the only formation in Tirane Theatre with a mix of part-time and full-time units. Two of the brigade’s infantry battalions are of reserve status and most of the brigades other units have extensive part-time cadres. The brigade has a modified table of organisation and equipment with each infantry battalion replacing one of its rifle companies with an independent armoured company and the brigade has an additional independent tank company (for a total of two) and a independent armoured reconnaissance company. In addition to their defence responsibilities for the sparsely inhabited area between Costa del Oro and Villa Navarro, the 31st acts as FD COM’s opposing forces formation. Their brigade crest consists of a boxing kangaroo firing a shoulder-fired missile and comes from an anecdote related to simulator training problem with American forces before the Twilight War. Some historians believe this story of a computer error causing simulated wildlife to be equipped with missiles to be an urban myth and point to surviving records of a government announcement to that effect. However other historians believe that this statement was an attempt at damage control by the defence establishment. Anyway the “Killer Kangas” are proud of their distinctive and somewhat baffling formation sign. The brigade is of veteran quality and is equipped with Gatto, Crocodile III, Nantawarra and Wallaroo hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

 

90th Battery, Regiment of Australian Artillery
87th Battalion, New Canberra Light Infantry
88th Battalion, New Canberra Light Infantry
120th Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de la Tierra Negra
121st Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de la Tierra Negra
Brigade Engineer Unit 31, Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 31, Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 31, Corps of Aviation

 

4th Corps (Reserve)

4th Corps is the part-time regular FD COM force for Tirane 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 1st Corps. 4th Corps has four divisions of 16 brigades and two independent brigades. Corps headquarters is located at ADB Pama Ngapa at the base of the Silver Mountains.

 

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 4th Corps but are sometimes assigned to other commands as needed. The independent units consist of engineering and electronic warfare assets.

 

Corps Engineering (Amphibious) Unit 147, Corps of Engineers
Corps Engineering (Bridging) Unit 148, Corps of Engineers
Corps Engineering (Construction) Unit 149, Corps of Engineers
Corps Engineering (Terminal) Unit 150, Corps of Engineers
Corps Engineering (NBCE Defence) Unit 151, Corps of Engineers
Corps Operations (Electronic Warfare) Unit 138, Corps of Operations

 

Operational Artillery Group 2 (Reserve)

This group is a part-time operational artillery formation equipped with 96 Yeraan long-range missile launchers usually firing 24-cm and 48-cm missiles. OAG-2 is based at Mt. McDonald in the Duffer’s Strip.

 

121st (Corps Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
136th (Corps Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
141st (Corps Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
147th (Corps Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery

 

Tactical Artillery Group 12 (Reserve)

This group is a reserve tactical artillery formation equipped with 96 Kamarga 18-cm self-propelled Gauss gun-howitzers. TAG-12 is located at Kosciusko in the Duffer’s Strip.

 

115th (Corps Tactical) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
118th (Corps Tactical) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
125th (Corps Tactical) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
144th (Corps Tactical) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery

 

Tactical Artillery Group 13 (Reserve)

TAG-13 is a tactical artillery formation equipped with 96 of the older but still serviceable Dullamah 15-cm self-propelled gun-howitzers. This part-time group is based at Rum Jungle in the Duffer’s Strip.

 

124th (Corps Tactical) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery

130th (Corps Tactical) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
143rd (Corps Tactical) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery 

206th (Corps Tactical) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery

 

Strike Aviation Group 2 (Reserve)

SAG-2 is perhaps the most powerful formation of the 4th Corps. Its 100 odd close-air support and strike aircraft make it the equivalent of many medium size air forces. The formation is based at Port Bagaaybila in the Pampas but with units located near major population centres across New Canberra.

 

Strike Aviation Unit 137 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Strike Aviation Unit 138 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Strike Aviation Unit 139 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Strike Aviation Unit 140 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

 

Lift Aviation Group 8 (Reserve)

LAG-8 is an effective air transport wing with a large civilian support mission providing airlift to the New Canberra government’s infrastructure development program. The groups is based at ADB Southbank in the Llano de Tierra Negra but with units across New Canberra.

 

Lift Aviation Unit 167 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Lift Aviation Unit 168 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Lift Aviation Unit 169 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Lift Aviation Unit 170 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

Lift Aviation (Heavy) Unit 171 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Lift Aviation (Heavy) Unit 172 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

 

5th Division (Reserve)

The Fromelles Division is primarily a part time unit and is designated a reserve division, however the 5th is being equipped with the latest military equipment, including the Gatto hover tank. Some units still have with the older series of vehicles and weapons but the transition is running smoothly. The division is tasked with backing up 4th Division in the event of an attack from the north. Headquartered at ADB Cruz del Sur [Sp: Southern Cross] and with units based across the Llano de Tierra Negra. The division frequently trains with the Santa Maria based 9th Division and the 5th has gained a lot of respect from ADF colleagues for their tenacity and flexibility despite being a part-time formation.

 

40th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
89th (Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
92nd (Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
73rd (Reconnaissance) Squadron (Reserve), Caballo Ligeros de la Llano
119th (Assault) Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de la Tierra Negra
Division Engineer Unit 105 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Division Operations Unit 105 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Division Aviation Unit 105 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

17th (Armoured) Brigade (Reserve)

The Razor-Sharp Brigade is an armoured hovercraft formation based at Villa Navarro on the Llano de Tierra Negra. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with Gatto and Nantawarra hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

 

54th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
68th Squadron (Reserve), Caballo Ligeros de la Llano
69th Squadron (Reserve), Caballo Ligeros de la Llano
74th Squadron (Reserve), Caballo Ligeros de la Llano
75th Squadron (Reserve), Caballo Ligeros de la Llano
Brigade Engineer Unit 17 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 17 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 17 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

44th (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Brigada Negra Regulares [Sp: Black Regulars Brigade], is a mechanised infantry formation based at Ciudad Santa Maria on the Llano de Tierra Negra. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

 

129th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
130th Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de la Tierra Negra
131st Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de la Tierra Negra
132nd Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de la Tierra Negra
133rd Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de la Tierra Negra
Brigade Engineer Unit 44 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 44 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 44 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

55th (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Sun of May Brigade is a mechanised infantry formation based at San Diego on the Llano de Tierra Negra. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

 

74th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
94th Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de la Tierra Negra
95th Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de la Tierra Negra
96th Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de la Tierra Negra
97th Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de la Tierra Negra
Brigade Engineer Unit 55 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Aviation Unit 55 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Brigade Operations Unit 55 (Reserve), Corps of Operations

61st (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Brigada Culebra [SP: Snake Brigade] is a mechanised infantry formation based at Nueva Ensenada, on the Llano de Tierra Negra. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

 

150th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
134th Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de la Tierra Negra
135th Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de la Tierra Negra
136th Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de la Tierra Negra
137th Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de la Tierra Negra
Brigade Engineer Unit 61 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Aviation Unit 61 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Brigade Operations Unit 61 (Reserve), Corps of Operations

 

8th Division (Reserve)

The Singapore Division is like the 5th in that is mostly part-time and is designated a reserve division. It is equipped with mostly obsolete equipment when compared with the full-time units of 3rd and 4th Divisions. Currently operating aging Emu combat walkers, Nantawarra assault carriers, Crocodile I/II main battle tanks and Darrago hover tanks the division still remains a force to be reckoned with despite the obsolescence of its equipment. The division is headquartered at ADB Pama Ngapa and has units based in the Pampas and would move to replace the 3rd Division to garrison the Neuvas Malvinas in case of any attack on New Canberra.

 

9th (Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
52nd (Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
63rd (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
49th (Reconnaissance) Squadron (Reserve), Koesa Lancers
86th (Assault) Battalion (Reserve), New Canberra Light Infantry
Division Engineer Unit 108 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Division Operations Unit 108 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Division Aviation Unit 108 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

30th (Armoured) Brigade (Reserve)

The Darrago Brigade is an armoured hover tank formation based at Port Bagaaybila on the Pampas. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with Darrago and Nantawarra hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

 

20th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
46th Squadron (Reserve), Deakin Loyal Dragoons
47th Squadron (Reserve), Bagaaybila Mounted Volunteers
53rd Squadron (Reserve), Bagaaybila Mounted Volunteers
65th Squadron (Reserve), Strait Light Horse
Brigade Engineer Unit 30 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 30 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 30 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

59th (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Griffon Brigade is a mechanised infantry formation based at Tirane Springs in the Pampas. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

 

85th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
110th Battalion (Reserve), Rivers Regiment
111th Battalion (Reserve), Rivers Regiment
112th Battalion (Reserve), Rivers Regiment
113th Battalion (Reserve), Rivers Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 59 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Aviation Unit 59 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Brigade Operations Unit 59 (Reserve), Corps of Operations

62nd (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Sweetwater Brigade is mechanised infantry formation based at Pama Ngapa at the base of the Silver Mountains. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

 

86th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
122nd Battalion (Reserve), Silver Regiment
123rd Battalion (Reserve), Silver Regiment
124th Battalion (Reserve), Silver Regiment
125th Battalion (Reserve), Silver Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 62 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Aviation Unit 62 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Brigade Operations Unit 62 (Reserve), Corps of Operations

68th (Armoured) Brigade (Reserve)

The Bagaaybila Brigade is an armoured hover tank formation based in Port Bagaaybila. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Darrago and Nantawarra hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

 

169th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
66th Squadron (Reserve), Strait Light Horse
72nd Squadron (Reserve), Strait Light Horse
71st (Armoured) Battalion (Reserve), New Canberra Light Infantry

89th (Armoured) Battalion (Reserve), New Canberra Light Infantry
Brigade Engineer Unit 67 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 67 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 67 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

 

12th Division (Reserve)

The Tully Division is headquartered in ADB Fort Lara near Mt. McDonald in the Duffer’s Strip. The 12th Division is mostly part-time yet forms the front line along New Canberra’s only land border and location of the first and a half interstellar war with the Japanese colony of Amaterasu. The division is mostly equipped with tracked vehicles and light infantry, believed to be better suited to fighting in the heavily forested ridges and valleys of the Duffer’s Strip. The division also covers most of New Canberra’s largest cities and rightly prides itself on its expertise in urban combat.

 

57th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
123rd (Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
146th (Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
71st (Reconnaissance) Squadron (Reserve), Strip Light Horse
69th (Assault) Battalion (Reserve), New Canberra Light Infantry
Division Engineer Unit 112 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Division Operations Unit 112 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Division Aviation Unit 112 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

32nd (Tracked Armoured) Brigade (Reserve)

The Strike Brigade is an armoured formation equipped with Crocodile I/II main battle tanks based at Mt. McDonald in the Duffer’s Strip. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with second-line military equipment.

 

62nd Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
45th (Tracked) Squadron (Reserve), Administrator's Barton Carabiniers
59th (Tracked) Squadron (Reserve), Pampa Light Horse
62nd (Tracked) Squadron (Reserve), Strip Light Horse
63rd (Tracked) Squadron (Reserve), Strip Light Horse
Brigade Engineer Unit 32 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 32 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 32 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

52nd (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Memorial Brigade is a mechanised infantry formation based at Rum Jungle in the Duffer’s Strip. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Wombat armoured personnel carriers and second-line infantry equipment.

 

145th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
68th Battalion (Reserve), New Canberra Light Infantry
70th Battalion (Reserve), New Canberra Light Infantry
78th Battalion (Reserve), Duffer's Strip Regiment
79th Battalion (Reserve), Duffer's Strip Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 52 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 52 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 52 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

53rd (Airmobile Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Kosciusko Brigade is an airmobile infantry formation based at Kosciusko in the Duffer’s Strip. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with Bullfly VTOL aircraft and second-line infantry equipment.

 

126th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
106th Battalion (Reserve), Duffer's Strip Regiment
107th Battalion (Reserve), Duffer's Strip Regiment
108th Battalion (Reserve), Duffer's Strip Regiment
109th Battalion (Reserve), Duffer's Strip Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 53 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 53 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 53 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

66th (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The 6-6 Brigade is mechanised infantry formation based at in Mt.McDonald in Duffer’s Strip. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

 

50th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
114th Battalion (Reserve), Duffer's Strip Regiment
115th Battalion (Reserve), Duffer's Strip Regiment
116th Battalion (Reserve), Duffer's Strip Regiment
117th Battalion (Reserve), Duffer's Strip Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 66 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 66 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 66 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

 

18th Division (Reserve)

The 18th Division is yet to earn an honour name as it hasn’t seen combat however it is often nicknamed the Carbine Division. This is because most Division Commandants of the 18th have come from the Administrator's Barton Carabiniers. Members of this regiment use the name as a source of pride often not realising that other defenders use the name as an insult, the Carabiniers being far from popular within the ADF. The division is headquartered at Bennelong on the Eastern Shore.

 

71st (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
72nd (Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
75th (Operational) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
51st (Reconnaissance) Squadron (Reserve), Administrator's Barton Carabiniers
85th (Assault) Battalion (Reserve), Islands Regiment
Division Engineer Unit 118 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Division Operations Unit 118 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Division Aviation Unit 118 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

34th (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Japan Brigade is a mechanised infantry formation based at Bennelong with units across the Eastern Shore and Spice Islands. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

 

28th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
102nd Battalion (Reserve), Eastern Shore Regiment
103rd Battalion (Reserve), Eastern Shore Regiment
104th Battalion (Reserve), Islands Regiment
105th Battalion (Reserve), Islands Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 34 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 34 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 34 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

36th (Armoured) Brigade (Reserve)

The Battleaxe Brigade is an armoured hover tank formation headquartered at Anchorhead on Pulau Timor Bahruu with units across the east of New Canberra. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Darrago and Nantawarra hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

 

111th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
48th Squadron (Reserve), Cazadores a Caballo - Neuvo de la Plata
54th Squadron (Reserve), Cazadores a Caballo - Neuvo de la Plata
50th Squadron (Reserve), Spice Islands Hussars
57th Squadron (Reserve), Spice Islands Hussars
Brigade Engineer Unit 36 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 36 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 36 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

58th (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Tirakat Brigade is a mechanised infantry formation headquartered at Windborne on the Eastern Shore with units based across the east and into the Pampas. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment.

 

Field Battery (Reserve), Lalor University Guides
72nd Battalion (Reserve), Eastern Shore Regiment
75th Battalion (Reserve), Eastern Shore Regiment
81st Battalion (Reserve), Rivers Regiment
82nd Battalion (Reserve), Rivers Regiment
Brigade Engineer Unit 58 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 58 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 58 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

67th (Armoured) Brigade (Reserve)

The Escarpment Brigade is an armoured hover tank formation based at Deakin City with units on both sides of the Barton Escarpment separating the Pampas from the Eastern Shore. The brigade is of inferior quality and is equipped with Darrago and Nantawarra hovercraft and modern infantry equipment.

 

38th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
52nd Squadron (Reserve), Deakin Loyal Dragoons

56th Squadron (Reserve), Koesa Lancers

60th Squadron (Reserve), Pampa Light Horse

70th Squadron (Reserve), Pampa Light Horse

Brigade Engineer Unit 67 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 67 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 67 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

 

49th (Airmobile Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Virrant [Hindi: Mighty] Brigade is an airmobile infantry formation based at Bencoolen on the Pampas. This brigade is mostly made up of the solider-settlers of the Sikh Regiment and maintains a particular Sikh military flair. The brigade is of regular quality and is equipped with Bullfly VTOL aircraft and second-line infantry equipment.

 

53rd Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
138th Battalion (Reserve), Sikh Regiment of Australia
139th Battalion (Reserve), Sikh Regiment of Australia
140th Battalion (Reserve), Sikh Regiment of Australia
141st Battalion (Reserve), Sikh Regiment of Australia
Brigade Engineer Unit 49 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Operations Unit 49 (Reserve), Corps of Operations
Brigade Aviation Unit 49 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation

 

70th (Infantry) Brigade (Reserve)

The Brigada Grenadera is a mechanised infantry formation based in Neuva Cordoba in the Nuevas Malvinas. The brigade is of inferior quality and suspect loyalty. The 70th is equipped with Wallaroo armoured personnel carrier hovercraft and second-line infantry equipment. Most heavy weapons are kept in arsenals guarded by full-time personnel and rarely issued to the brigade.

 

128th Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
126th Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de Grenaderos - Nuevas Malvinas
127th Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de Grenaderos - Nuevas Malvinas
128th Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de Grenaderos - Nuevas Malvinas
129th Battalion (Reserve), Regimiento de Grenaderos - Nuevas Malvinas
Brigade Engineer Unit 70 (Reserve), Corps of Engineers
Brigade Aviation Unit 70 (Reserve), Corps of Aviation
Brigade Operations Unit 70 (Reserve), Corps of Operations

 

Regional Forces

Australian regional force forces are primarily part-time force responsible for military security and operations at a regional level across Australian sovereign territory. The role of regional force 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 a part-time regular mechanised infantry brigade and several militia territorial defence groups. These groups are light brigades of about 2,800 personnel with eight 240 strong territorial defence units (of four light companies and a fire-support section) plus engineering and lines of communications troops.

 

19th (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)

The Strip Division is FD COM’s reserve regional force for Duffer’s Strip of New Canberra; the divisional headquarters is located in ADB Fort Coonamble. The 19th Division reports to the joint forces formation, 6th (Duffer’s Strip Area) Regional Force, responsible for all ADF units and formations in the region of Duffer’s Strip not allocated to fighting commands

Air Defence Artillery Group 15 (Reserve)

82nd (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
96th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
192nd (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
193rd (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery

 

Territorial Defence Group 20 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 201 – 208 (Militia), Tiranian Rifles

 

Territorial Defence Group 21 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 211 – 218 (Militia), Border Regiment

 

Territorial Defence Group 23 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 231 – 238 (Militia), Mount McDonald Regiment

 

Territorial Defence Group 25 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 251 – 258 (Militia), Kosciusko Regiment

 

Territorial Defence Group 35 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 351 – 358 (Militia), Deathleaper Regiment

 

Territorial Defence Group 37 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 371 – 378 (Militia), Greenband Rifles

 

Territorial Defence Group 38 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 381 – 388 (Militia), Duffer’s Strip Guards

 

Territorial Defence Group 39 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 391 – 398 (Militia), Forest Regiment

 

Territorial Defence Group 43 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 431 – 438 (Militia), City of Rum Jungle Regiment

 

20th (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)

The Eastern Division is the regional force for the eastern shore region of New Canberra; the divisional headquarters is located in ADB Fort Kalumburu. The 20th Division reports to the joint forces formation, 7th (Eastern Shore Area) Regional Force, responsible for all ADF units and formations in the region not allocated to fighting commands.

Air Defence Artillery Group 16 (Reserve)

24th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
77th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
194th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
195th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery

 

Territorial Defence Group 17 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 171 – 178 (Militia), New Canberra Volunteer Guides

 

Territorial Defence Group 22 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Unit 221 – 228 (Militia), City of Bennelong Regiment

Territorial Defence Group 30 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 301 – 308 (Militia), Coastal Rangers

 

21st (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)

The Pampas Division is the regional force for the Pampas of New Canberra; the divisional headquarters is located in ADB Fort Maralinga. The 21st Division reports to the joint forces formation, 8th (Pampas Area) Regional Force, responsible for all ADF units and formations in the region not allocated to fighting commands.

Air Defence Artillery Group 17 (Reserve)

69th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
127th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
196th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
197th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery

 

Territorial Defence Group 18 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 181 – 188 (Militia), Arakis Australian Guides

 

Territorial Defence Group 26 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 261 – 268 (Militia), Bagaaybila Regiment

 

Territorial Defence Group 33 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 331 – 338 (Militia), Barton River Regiment

 

Territorial Defence Group 36 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 361 – 368 (Militia), Darrago Regiment

 

Territorial Defence Group 40 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 401 – 408 (Militia), Guerilleros de Gauchos

 

22nd Regional Force Division (Reserve)

The División del Sul is the regional force for southern Llano de Tierra Negra; the divisional headquarters is located in ADB Fort Colorado. The 22nd Division reports to the joint forces formation, 9th (Llano de Tierra Negra – Sul Area) Regional Force, responsible for all ADF units and formations in the region not allocated to fighting commands.

Air Defence Artillery Group 18 Reserve)

73rd (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
148th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
198th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
199th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery

 

Territorial Defence Group 29 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 291 – 298 (Militia), Guerilleros de la Ciudad de Santa Maria

Territorial Defence Group 31 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 311 – 318 (Militia), Guerilleros de la Cruz del Sur

Territorial Defence Group 32 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 321 – 328 (Militia), Guerilleros de la Santo Cristophos

Territorial Defence Group 46 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 461 – 468 (Militia), Guerilleros de la Costa del Sul

 

23rd (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)

The División del Norte is the regional force for northern Llano de Tierra Negra; the divisional headquarters is located in ADB Fort Zeuxo. The 23rd Division reports to the joint forces formation, 10th (Llano de Tierra Negra – Norte Area) Regional Force, responsible for all ADF units and formations in the region not allocated to fighting commands.

Air Defence Artillery Group 19 (Reserve)

200th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
201st (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
202nd (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
203rd (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery

 

Territorial Defence Group 28 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 281 – 288 (Militia), Guerilleros de la Ciudad de San Diego

Territorial Defence Group 34 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 341 – 348 (Militia), Guerilleros de la Montanas de Plata

Territorial Defence Group 41 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 411 – 418 (Militia), Guerilleros de la Estados del Norte

 

24th (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)

The Islands Division is the regional force for the eastern islands of New Canberra; the divisional headquarters is located in ADB Fort Broken on Pulau Timor Bahru. The 24th Division reports to the joint forces formation, 11th (Eastern Islands Area) Regional Force, responsible for all ADF units and formations in the region not allocated to fighting commands.

Air Defence Artillery Group 20 (Reserve)

97th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
120th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
204th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
205th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery

 

Territorial Defence Group 27 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 271 – 278 (Militia), Scattered Isles Regiment

 

Territorial Defence Group 44 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 441 – 448 (Militia), New Timor Regiment

 

25th (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)

The Silver Division is the regional force for Silver Mountains of central New Canberra; the divisional headquarters is located in ADB Fort Lawson. The 25th Division reports to the joint forces formation, 12th (Silver Mountains Area) Regional Force, responsible for all ADF units and formations in the region not allocated to fighting commands.

Air Defence Artillery Group 21 (Reserve)

207th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
208th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
209th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
210th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery

 

Territorial Defence Group 19 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 191 – 198 (Militia), Mountain Rangers

 

Territorial Defence Group 24 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 241 – 248 (Militia), Pama Ngapa Regiment

 

26th (Regional Force) Division (Reserve)

The División Nuevas Malvinas is the regional force for the Nuevas Malvinas; the divisional headquarters is located in ADB Fort Stanley. The 26th Division reports to the joint forces formation, 13th (Nuevas Malvinas Area) Regional Force, responsible for all ADF units and formations in the region not allocated to fighting commands. Whilst FD COM’s part-time regular 70th Brigade, also based in the Nuevas Malvinas, is considered of suspect loyalty no such problems have been reported for the militia of 26th Division. Both the Guerilleros de la Neuva Cordoba and the Guerilleros de Grenaderos are considered highly loyal to New Canberra and Australia. These militia regiments have very strong links to the minority but very wealthy Roman Catholic community and frequently operate in a support of the New Canberra Police. The 800 troops of ADAG-22 however are considered as suspect as 70th Brigade.

Air Defence Artillery Group 22 (Reserve)

211th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
212th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
213th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery
214th (Air Defence) Battery (Reserve), Regiment of Australian Artillery

 

Territorial Defence Group 42 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 421 – 428 (Militia), Guerilleros de la Neuva Cordoba

Territorial Defence Group 45 (Militia)

Territorial Defence Units 451 – 458 (Militia), Guerilleros de Grenaderos

 

Independent Units

5th Battalion, New Canberra Regiment

Attached to individual space ships and facilities operating out of and in the Alpha and Proxima Centuari star systems 5-NCR is a widely deployed battalion that can expect to see a lot of action during its tour with Space Force Command.

146th Battalion, Sikh Regiment of Australia

146-SIKH is the ceremonial battalion for the New Canberra capital at Bennelong. Their distinctive uniforms, drill and martial ability ensure battalions from this regiment a very high profile during their ceremonial tour.