by Max Barry

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Region: The Western Colonies

First batch arrive
21 3E 3rd Month

Today At many training Camps across the Commonwealth The Recruits of Militiamen Have Arrived To begin there Training For The Newly Created Freehaven Militia
The New Recruits Many Young many Older Have All Arrived for the Common goal Of Being able to Protect there Homes and Families In The Region Of Freehaven
Over the Couse of the Next Couple Of Months each Recruit is to under go Vigorous training Regiments Organized by Members Of The Combined Commonwealth Army
In Combat, Tactics, Peacekeeping And Other Skill Necessary to allow them to fullfile there future roles.

The 3 Main Training Camps are Camp Bastion For the Training In Infantry combat and other skills
Asper Yards for those who those who will be Training for the use of vehicle including the Many That the Commonwealth Have Decieded to supply them Including The MBT-15 Conquer
And the final training camp is CAB Valkyrie (CAB=Commonwealth Air Base) Where a few lucky have been given the ability to train with the commonwealth Airforce and become
The Aerial arm of the Freehaven Milita

The Militia Will be Trained thou not on the level of the commonwealth Combined army and Airforce will be Trained enough to allow them the ability to Maintain Order and Possibly
Stand up to Any Foreign power they may Threaten them and well this training Continue the Commonwealth 1st Army Will Continue to Protect and Maintain law and order In there
Homeland Till the Militia are ready to take up the mantel Of Freehavens Protectors .

(OOC:This is what there going to be equipped with thou this may change)

The Freehaven Militia

The Freehaven Militia Is The Local Security Force Of Free Haven Located on The Ascendant Peninsular And Act As The Local Enforment
For The Area When It Comes To law And Defence During The Rebuilding Of Free haven Since it Establishment In the Aftermath Of Operation Protecor

Officially The Force Is Independent From the Combined Commonwealth Armed Forces and Well most of there equipment is Supplied by The Commonwealth
It Has The Authority To Act Independently Of the Commonwealth

Unofficially the Group Is A Puppet Group Designed to Help The Commonwealth Maintain It's Control of Freehaven The Commonwealth Supplies the Group
Older Equipment such as gen 2 MBT And Gen 3 Fighters To Ensure if they do betray the commonwealth and act against it
they are unable to mount a effective resistance against them Effectively they are allowing the State to regrow some of its claws well dulling them as well.

Militia Numbers

Militamen Standing Numbers
Millitiamen:48,000
People Guard:2,000 Elite Soldiers
Vehicle Crew:1,552 (Including Reserves Crew)
maintenance Crew: 321

Combined Total:51,873 Militiamen (All Militia men receive combat training)

Airmen:
Pilots & Aircrew: 179 (Including Pilots, Air crews and Reserve)
Maintenance Crew: 392

Vehicles

200x Lionguard ATV Defender
120x LT-81 Trucks
96x L-6A Black Bears
64x L-6E Brown Bears
32x MBT-15 Conquer

Aircraft

25x ARH-421 Pathfinder
21x MRF-1 Claymores
7x PB-4 Specter II
4x T/C-50 Mailmen


Equipment And Armored Vehicles

Freehaven Combat Dress

The Freehaven Combat Dress Is Mostly Hand me downs from the Combined Commonwealth Army Thou Older they do offer Protection
Well They lack a full combat dress Uniform With Many Substituting Over Articles of clothing For those they lack Thanks To The Equipment
They are Supplied They are Easily identifiable But to better ensure this they are equipped with patchs and or a Orange armband To
Help Identify them as friendly if need be.

Vanguard GICR-50 Combat Rifle

The Gravidian Infantry Combat Rifle Module 50 Was the Commonwealth Main Service Rifle till its Retirement in favor of The GISCR-2000
The Weapon Now Serves as the Militia Main Rifle It Is A Capable rifle thou lacking compeered to modern Rivals it can hold its own when required.

Specifications

Mass:
3.840 kg (8.47 lb)

Length
Rifle: 997 mm (39.3 in) stock extended / 766 mm (30.2 in) stock folded

Barrel length
Rifle: 449 mm (17.7 in) (rifle)

Width
70 mm (2.8 in) stock extended
75 mm (3.0 in) stock folded

Height
238 mm (9.4 in)

Cartridge
5.56×45mm

Action
Gas-operated long-stroke piston, rotating bolt

Rate of fire
Approx. 700 rounds/min

Muzzle velocity
M193: 965 m/s (3,166 ft/s)

Effective firing range
250–400 m sight adjustments

Maximum firing range
450 m

Feed system
30-round detachable STANAG box magazine (standard issue) or other STANAG magazines
Sights Rear flip aperture, front post
513 mm (20.2 in) sight radius (standard rifle)

Vanguard SAR-15 Hunter

The Vanguard SAR-15 Is An semi-automatic rifle That Was Once the Main Rifle Of The Commonwealth Armed Forces Designed
Around It Unique Rotary Magazine System The Weapon Would Be The Main Rifle For Some time Till The Introduction Of The GICR-50
As Assault Rifles become more adopted The SAR-15 Has Been Adopted as the Main Sniper Rifle for the Freehaven Militia

Specifications

Mass
9.5 lb (4.31 kg)

Length
45.87 in (1,165 mm)

Barrel length
22 in (560 mm)

Cartridge
30 Gov't '06

Action
Short-recoil, rotating bolt

Muzzle velocity
2,840 ft/s (866 m/s)

Effective firing range
500m-900m (with Scope)

Feed system
10 round rotary magazine

Sights
Adjustable Iron Sights

VLMG-15

The VLMG-15 Is A Light Machine gun That was once in service to Armed forces The LMG Is A Lighter Machine
Gun For Infantry Combat And was "Donated" To The Militia To Act As There Main Support Gun The Weapon Is Much
Older then Most Weapons in service to the commonwealth armed forces it was designed using the basis of the SAR-15
sharing the same operating principle and many parts as well the weapon actually remained in service for longer then the
SAR-15 Well Considered a LMG It Can be Used as an automatic Rifle

Specifications

Mass
13 lb (5.9 kg)

Length
42 in (1,100 mm)

Barrel length
22 in (560 mm)

Cartridge
.30-06

Action
Short recoil

Rate of fire
300–900 round/min variable

Muzzle velocity
2,800 ft/s (853.6 m/s)

Effective firing range
300–800 m sight adjustments

Maximum firing range
1000 m

Feed system
(Standard) 20-round, single stack-column
or
detachable box magazine
or
Modified belt feed

Sights
Iron Sight

SP-34 Pistol

The SP-34 Was used heavly by the commonwealth and well now no longer in service it share numbers in both the Comerical markets
and military's surplus made it the perfect pistol for the Freehaven milita

Specifications

Mass
30 oz / 1.84 lb (0.840 kg)

Length
7.55 in (192 mm)

Barrel length
4 in (102 mm)

Cartridge
9×19mm Parabellum

Action
DA/SA

Rate of fire
Semi-automatic

Feed system
14-round double column, detachable box magazine (20-round factory magazines were available)

Sights
fixed iron sights, optional adjustable

HAG-50

The Heavy Assaults' Gun 50 Or HAG-50 is 50 cal machine gun in service to the armed forces equipped mostly on vehicles and used for defense
the HAG-50 Is one of the Oldest weapons in the Commonwealths Arsenal Thus Was A Perfect weapon to "donate" the Milita thanks to
it large surplus in the commonwealth

Specifications

Mass
38 kg (84 lb)
58 kg (128 lb) with tripod and traverse and elevation mechanism

Length
1,429 mm (56.3 in)

Barrel length
910 mm (35.8 in)

Cartridge
.50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO)

Action
Short recoil-operated

Rate of fire
1,200–1,300 rounds/min

Muzzle velocity
2,910 ft/s (890 m/s) for M33 ball

Effective firing range
1,800 m (2,000 yd)

Maximum firing range
7,400 m (8,100 yd)

Feed system
Belt-fed

AT-25C Demolisher

The AT-25C IS A 84 mm (3.3 in) caliber man-portable shoulder-fired recoilless rifle The C Variant is an Older version now gifted
to The Militia to act as there main infantry Anti Tank Weapon.

Specifications

Mass
10 kg (22 lb)

Length
1,130 mm (44 in)

Crew
Two (gunner and loader),
but may be used by a single operator at a reduced rate of fire.

Cartridge
84×245mm R RCL

Caliber
84 mm (3.31 in)

Action
Recoilless, single-shot, breechloader

Rate of fire
6 rounds per minute

Muzzle velocity
230–255 m/s (750–840 ft/s)

Effective firing range
350 to 400 m (1,150 to 1,310 ft) against moving vehicles
500 m (1,600 ft) against stationary vehicles
1,000 m (3,300 ft) using smoke and high explosive rounds

Feed system
Hinged breech

Sights
Open (iron) sights; optical 3× laser rangefinder

E42 81 mm Mortar

Mortar The E42 Mortar Was Donated To The Militia to act as a support weapon for militia operations they use this With the A-105 To Provide
Fire support for ground Operations.

Specifications

Mass
41.3 kilograms (91 lb)

Length
50 in (127 cm)

Barrel length
1.27 metres (4 ft 2 in)

Crew
5

Caliber
81 millimetres (3.2 in)

Elevation
45°–85.2°

Traverse
5.6°

Rate of fire
8–16 rpm sustained
20–30 rpm in exceptional circumstances and for short periods

Effective firing range
HE: 91–5,935 m
(99–6,490.6 yd)

Feed system
muzzle-loaded

A-105mm Howitzer

A Light Field Gun The A-105 Was Granted to The Militia Due to limitations on What they are allowed to be equiped with thus the
A-105 Was There only Option Outside of Mortars

Specifications

Mass:
1,982 kg (1.951 long tons)

Length:
7.01 m (23 ft) firing
4.876 m (16 ft) travelling

Barrel length:
3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) L/37

Width: Travel:
1.778 m (5 ft 10 in)

Height: Travel:
1.371 m (4 ft 6 in) travelling

Crew:
6 (minimum 3)

Shell Separate loading charge and projectile

Caliber:105 mm

Breech: Vertical sliding block

Recoil: Hydro-pneumatic

Carriage: Split trail

Elevation:
-5.625° (−100 mils) to +69.975° (+1,244 mils)

Traverse: 5.625° (100 mils) left or right

Rate of fire:
Maximum: 8 rpm for 3 minutes
Sustained: 3 rpm for 30 minutes

Muzzle velocity: 684 m/s (2,240 ft/s)

Maximum firing range Conventional:
Charge 7: 17,500 m (10.9 mi)
Charge 8 (with RAP): 19,500 m (12.1 mi)

Lionguard ATV Defender

An Off Road Vehicle Adopted by the Militia Originally a Civilian Vehicle Created by Lion's Guard automotive The Militia has Been Modified
For Military Purpose by The Militia they are there main light Transports and But Are Unarmoured

Specifications

Crew
2+6 passengers GS (General Service) Version
2+0 passengers FFR (Fitted For Radio) Version.

Engine
Lionguard 300 TDI engine
111 hp (83 kW)

Power/weight
69 hp/tonne

Transmission
manual

Top Speed
160 km/h

Operational range
510 km

LT-81

The LT-81 Is A Cargo Truck that was In Service to The Combined Commonwealth Armed Forces before being replaced by the newer LT-92 Many LT-81 have been "Gifted"
To the Militia To Act as there main Logistical Vehicle

Mass
22,030 lb (9,990 kg)

Length
27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)2

Width
8 ft 1 in (2.46 m)

Height
10 ft 1 in (3.07 m)10 ft 1 in (3.07 m)

Engine
6CTA8.3
240 hp (180 kW)

Transmission
5 speed auto. x 2 range

Suspension
Beam axles on leaf springs

Maximum speed
55 mph (88 km/h)

Troop Capacity
12

L-6A Black Bear

The L-6 black Bear Is A Retired APC of the Combined commonwealth Army Now In Service to The Freehaven Milita thou no longer in production
Parts are in no short supply with efforts being made by the freehaven militia to make a new variant equipped with an auto cannon and turn it into
and IFV

Specifications

Mass
12.3 tonnes (13.6 short tons; 12.1 long tons)
Length
4.863 metres (15 ft 11.5 in)
Width
2.686 metres (8 ft 9.7 in)
Height
2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in)

Crew
2

Passengers
11 passengers

Armor
5083 Aluminium Alloy 28–44 millimetres (1.1–1.7 in)

Main armament
50 cal machine gun (Commonwealth HAG-50)

Secondary armament
varies As operational Needs

Engine
Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine
275 hp (205 kW)

Power/weight
22.36 hp/tonne

Suspension
torsion bar, 5 road wheels

Operational range
480 km (300 mi)

Speed
67.6 km/h (42.0 mph), 5.8 km/h (3.6 mph) swimming

L-6E Brown bear

With The Creation Of The Freehaven Militia came an unexpected development the Creation of a new Heavily Modified L6 Variant The L-6 E Brown bear A New IFV Variant
Of The L-6 Equipped with a new 76MM Gun The L-6E Was Designed as a new Middle Ground Between The Light L-6A And The MBT-15 For the
Freehaven Militia

Specifications

Mass
13.6 metric tons (combat load)

Length
5.26 m

Width
2.82 m

Height
2.62 m (to turret roof)

Crew
3+7

Armor
Aluminum hull with spaced laminate steel appliqué armor on the front and sides

Main armament
ROF 76mm gun
90mm Mk3 M-A1 gun

Engine
Diesel Allison 6V-53T
267 hp (195 kW) at 2800 rpm

Power/weight
19.29 hp/t

Transmission
TX100-1A

Suspension
Torsion bar in tube

Operational range
490 km (300 mi)

Maximum speed
61 km/h (38 mph)

MBT-15 Conquer

The MBT-15 Was The Commonwealth Main Battle Tank Until It Replacement with The Modern and more powerful MBT-30 Crusader tank The MBT-15
Was Reactivated for the Freehaven Militia To act as there MBT And Fill the Heavy Armor Role for there forces.

Specifications

Mass
50.4 tonnes

Length
9.1 meters (29 ft 10 in)

Width
3.51 meters (11 ft 6 in)

Height
1.99 to 2.59 m (6 ft 6 in to 8 ft 6 in)

Crew
4 (1 Driver 1 Loader 1 Gunner 1 Commander)

Armor
Spaced armour
(Two layers spaced with 127mm, the inner a softer steel that also served as a spall liner (46mm), and the outer of harder cold-rolled steel (34mm))

Main armament
Vanguard VG/32-A 105 mm Rifled gun VG/32

secondary armament
1X 50.cal Machine gun
1X coaxial 7.62 mm Machinegun

Engine
1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW) (70 Benz)

Power/weight
29.8 hp/t

Transmission
HSWL354

Suspension
Hydropneumatic

Fuel capacity
1,300 litres (343 gallons)

Operational range
644 km (400 miles)

Maximum speed
70 km/h


Aircraft

ARH-421 Pathfinder

The Pathfinder Was A Recon Helicopter Created by the Union-Helios Company As Is The Main Scout Helicopter of the Commonwealth Airforce
The Pathfinder was Designed as A Recon Aircraft To Scout Ahead And Find Hostile Targets the Militia Was Allowed to Adopt an unarmed variant
to act as there main Aerial Transport Helicopter Due to commonwealth Limits the Militia was Forbidden from having any armed Combat Helicopters.

General characteristics

Crew:
2

Capacity:
up to 6 passengers / 1,509 lb (684 kg)

Length:
32 ft 7.2 in (9.936 m) including rotors
24 ft 7.2 in (7.50 m) fuselage only

Width:
4 ft 7.2 in (1.402 m)

Height:
8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)

Empty weight:
1,591 lb (722 kg)

Max takeoff weight:
3,100 lb (1,406 kg)

Fuel capacity:
62 US gal (52 imp gal; 235 L) / 403 lb (183 kg)

Powerplant:
1 × BlackWing T63-A-700 turboshaft, 425 hp (317 kW) for take-off
375 shp (280 kW) at maximum continuous rpm

Main rotor diameter:
27 ft 4.8 in (8.352 m)

Main rotor area:
587.8 sq ft (54.61 m2)

Blade section: - NACA 0012

Performance

Maximum speed:
152 kn (175 mph, 282 km/h)

Cruise speed:
135 kn (155 mph, 250 km/h)

Range:
232 nmi (267 mi, 430 km) at 5,000 ft (1,524 m)

Service ceiling:
18,700 ft (5,700 m)

Rate of climb:
2,061 ft/min (10.47 m/s)

MRF-1 Claymore Fighter (3rd Gen Fighter)

The MRF-1 Was Atrax First Fighter For The Gravida The Aircraft was the First Gravidian Fighter Aircraft to use A Delta wing And at the Time Was Unproven
The Aircraft Is Now Retired by the Commonwealth As An Active combat aircraft many remained in Service as Trainers Now Many of these are been restored
to full combat status to offer limited aerial operation to The Militia

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 15.35 m (50 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 9.42 m (30 ft 11 in)
Height: 3.89 m (12 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 49.2 m2 (530 sq ft)
Airfoil: 5%
Empty weight: ,865 kg (17,339 lb)
Gross weight: 11,000 kg (24,251 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 11,914 kg (26,266 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Reliant TF40-801A afterburning turbofan engines, 56.5 kN (12,700 lbf) thrust dry, 78.4 kN (17,600 lbf) with afterburner

Performance

Maximum speed: 2,450 km/h (1,520 mph, 1,320 kn) at 11,000 m (36,089 ft) (Mach 2)
Ferry range: 2,750 km (1,710 mi, 1,480 nmi) with external drop tanks
Service ceiling: 20,000 m (66,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 199 m/s (39,200 ft/min)
Wing loading: 231.6 kg/m2 (47.4 lb/sq ft)
Thrust/weight: 0.7
Takeoff roll: 800 m (2,625 ft)

Armament

Guns: 1× 30 mm GCW cannon
Hardpoints: six for ordnance, or drop tanks on the bottom two hardpoints, with a capacity of 2,900 kg (6,393 lb)

PB-4 Specter I Precision Bomber

The PB-4 Specter I Is A Precision bomber that was Reactivated by the commonwealth Combined Airforces and gifted to The Freehaven Militia
The Bomber was Originally a fighter but was converted to a bomber Due to Design Failuers at the time

General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 63 ft 0 in (19.2 m)
Wingspan: 38 ft 5 in (11.7 m)
Height: 16 ft 5 in (5 m)
Wing area: 530 sq ft (49.2 m2)
Aspect ratio: 2.77
Airfoil: NACA 0006.4–64 root, NACA 0003-64 tip
Empty weight: 30,328 lb (13,757 kg)
Gross weight: 41,500 lb (18,824 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 61,795 lb (28,030 kg)
Maximum landing weight: 36,831 lb (16,706 kg)
Fuel capacity: 1,994 US gal (1,660 imp gal; 7,550 l) internal, 3,335 US gal (2,777 imp gal; 12,620 l) with 2x 370 US gal (310 imp gal; 1,400 l) external tanks on the outer wing hardpoints and either a 600 or 610 US gal (500 or 510 imp gal; 2,300 or 2,300 l) tank for the center-line station.
Powerplant: 2 × Albion J79-GE-17A after-burning turbojet engines, 11,905 lbf (52.96 kN) thrust each dry, 17,845 lbf (79.38 kN) with afterburner

Performance
Maximum speed: 1,280 kn (1,470 mph, 2,370 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,000 m)
Maximum speed: Mach 2.23
Cruise speed: 510 kn (580 mph, 940 km/h)
Combat range: 370 nmi (420 mi, 680 km)
Ferry range: 1,457 nmi (1,677 mi, 2,699 km)
Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,000 m)
Rate of climb: 41,300 ft/min (210 m/s)
Lift-to-drag: 8.58
Wing loading: 78 lb/sq ft (380 kg/m2)
Thrust/weight: 0.86 at loaded weight, 0.58 at MTOW
Takeoff roll: 4,490 ft (1,370 m) at 53,814 lb (24,410 kg)
Landing roll: 3,680 ft (1,120 m) at 36,831 lb (16,706 kg)

Weapons
Up to 18,650 lb (8,480 kg) of Bombs on nine external hardpoints,
and external fuel tanks may also be carried.

T/C-50 Mailman

The T/C-50 Mailman was once the Commonwealth Main Transport plane For The Combined Armed Forces designed as a strategic airlifter Thou Now
Retired The Aircraft Continue To See Service in the Civilian and Commercial Aviation Market And Unlike most equipment the Militia uses the T/C-50 Was
Brought from Commercial Markets and Then Refitted for Military/Militia use.

General characteristics

Crew:
5–6

Capacity:
28–29 pax / 80,000 kg (176,370 lb) maximum payload

Length:
57.92 m (190 ft 0 in) approx (dependent on nose config.)

Wingspan:
64.4 m (211 ft 3 in)

Height:
12.53 m (41 ft 1 in)

Wing area:
345 m2 (3,710 sq ft)

Airfoil:
root:TsAGI S-5-16
tip: TsAGI S-5-13

Empty weight:
114,000 kg (251,327 lb)

Max takeoff weight:
250,000 kg (551,156 lb)

Fuel capacity:
43,000 kg (94,799 lb) maximum

Powerplant:
4 × NK-12MA turboprop engines, 11,000 kW (15,000 shp) each (equivalent)

Propellers:
8-bladed contra-rotating constant-speed reversible-pitch propeller

Performance

Maximum speed:
740 km/h (460 mph, 400 kn)

Range:
5,000 km (3,100 mi, 2,700 nmi) with maximum payload
10,950 km (6,800 mi; 5,910 nmi) with maximum fuel and 45,000 kg (99,208 lb) payload

Wing loading:
724.6 kg/m2 (148.4 lb/sq ft) max

Power/mass:
0.1789 kW/kg (0.1088 hp/lb) max

Take-off run:
1,300 m (4,265 ft)

Landing run:
800 m (2,625 ft)

Read factbook

(Every thing they use are going to use are Ever older Commonwealth Equipment thats been replace with newer hardware/vehicles or newer variants
,Older stuff still in use but in extremely large surplus.
Modified Commercial Variants or Unarmed military Craft
or there going to variants they "Create" Themselves )

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