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| The Sultanate of Ottoman Persia's Military; All things about the military of Ottoman Persia | |
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| Deleted User | Sep 25 2013, 06:15 PM Post #1 |
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The Ottoman Persian military consists of several branches, the army, air force, sultanate guards, strategic rocket forces, and the navy. Currently the Ottoman Persian military fields 10 divisions, with the navy being excluded, as the supreme leader conducts purging's and reforms of the fleet. Since the Aladeen's have taken power, many military strategists have been critical of their use of bloody purges on the Ottoman Persian officer corps, their total control of all military matters, as well as their lack of organizational structure and coordination, and also excluding all but members of the Aladeen's Kurdish ethnic group from being allowed to pass the rank of Colonel. Many experts have said the Aladeen's have failed to successfully integrate the Sultanates many ethnic groups into the Ottoman Persian Military, which results in numerous problems throughout the Ottoman Persian Military's branches and levels. Like many diverse nations, the Sultanate of Ottoman Persia conscripts its troops from all over its territory, regardless of ethnicity. As with other such forces, this creates large scale problems for the sultanates inept officers, such as communication between the ranks and mistrust. The officer class is entirely Kurdish, though their troops may be drawn from an entirely different background. In many units officers and men communicate through a small number of interpreters, whose grasp of at least one of the tongues in use might be vague. Ottoman Persia has no official language and their are as many as 10 different, major dialects in use throughout the sultanate. Illiteracy stands close to 20%, so many Ottoman Persian's don't even have a fair grasp on their own dialect. Ethnic problems are also arising for the same reason, as the Ottoman Persian officer class had little in common with their men, and the language barrier serves only to make the division harder to cross. Senior officers are often seen as aloof and uninterested in the welfare of their troops, which is probably a fair judgement. Ethnic problems also exist between units of different nationalities. Although they serve alongside one another, many of the ethnic groups dislike or even hate one another. Old enmities surface from time to time in the form of bitter disputes, and even when the troops are not actively at one another's throats there is little inclination to support and rely on one another. Ethnic problems are also compounded by religious issues, as the Northern portion of the sultanate is primarily Eastern Orthodox, while the central region is Sunni, and the eastern section is Shia. The Shia dominate the officer class, as well as the government, which leads to further enmities among the other groups. Senior leadership does nothing to improve this situation many experts feel. With strenuous effort it might be possible to build ties of loyalty between officers and men, and different ethnic groups, serving the same cause. However there has been no such effort. Even if they are aware that such problems exist, senior officers are more concerned with their status with the supreme leader than dealing with the problems of a hopelessly fragmented army. This is primarily because Supreme Leader General Admiral Head of all Ministers Sublime Porte Beloved of Allah and Sultan of Ottoman Persia Haffaz Aladeen appoints all senior officers, so without the supreme leaders direct support, advancement in the Ottoman Persian Military is impossible. Advancement of officers is seen as not being skill, talent, or merit based, rather based on social standing. This has lead to many questions about the effectiveness and overall skill of the Ottoman Persian officers within every branch of their military. When Supreme Leader and Sublime Porte Raz Aladeen, father to the current supreme leader took power in 1975 through a military coup, he began a series of mass purges of the Ottoman Military. Raz Aladeen roused Kurdish nationalistic fervor, making his people, the clear favored people in the sultanate. All senior officers that weren't of Kurdish decent were killed in his purges, junior officers demoted to conscript, while laws were made to bare Non-Kurd's from senior appointments in the military. Raz Aladeen did this primarily to avoid a military coup, similar to the one that brought him to power in 1975. Ever fearful of this, Raz Aladeen's weapon to keep the people and military firmly under his thumb was the sultanate guards, Ottoman Persia's elite force and the protectors of the supreme leader. Founded in 1976, shortly after Supreme Leader and Sublime Porte Raz Aladeen took power, the sultanate guards became the Ottoman Persian's most elite fighting force. With only Kurd's being allowed to serve within its ranks, serving in the sultanate guards has become a source of pride for Kurdish families. The sultanate guards are equipped with the best equipment, receive the most training, as well as the most pay of any of the branches. They also figure prominently into Ottoman Persian strategy, which uses the conscripts of the lesser equipped and trained army as cannon fodder, meant to wear an enemy down. The sultanate guards are then sent in to break the enemy, once the army has been exhausted, and is expected to break an enemy force. The sultanate guards are the pampered members of the Ottoman Persian military and certainly reap the benefits. Many of the guards senior officers are close friends or family with the supreme leader, while soldiers are members of families in good standing with the Aladeenism Enforcement Committee, and of course without any record of disloyalty to the supreme leader. In contrast the Ottoman Persian Army is an assortment of ethnic groups, religions, and conscripted men. This is where the division in the Ottoman Persian military is most apparent, as the mentioned ethnic, religious, and political problems often come into play within the ranks of the army. Indeed the army is even considered unreliable by the Ministry of Defense, as well as the supreme leader, who's limited the technology and training given to the army, in order to avoid their effectiveness in a possible coup. The Ottoman Persian army is equipped with secondary equipment, receive less than 2 weeks of training, and are lead by second rate officers. They are expected to simply overwhelm their opponent, or die trying, leaving the task to the much more capable sultanate guards. All that can be said really, is what they lack in equipment, they make up for in numbers, as they are the most numerous force in the sultanate. Ottoman Persia's air force is an interesting force, as its the branch that Supreme Leader and Sublime Porte Raz Aladeen served in, making them perhaps Ottoman Persia's next favored branch behind the guards. They're equipped with a variety of equipment from Russian and Western sources, some being quite modern, while others are holdovers from decades before. Nevertheless considerable amounts of resources are pumped into the air force, especially its F-14 Tomcat and Mig-29 Fulcrum fleets, which are both the pride of the air force. The most experienced and skilled pilots fly these, while more novice pilots get their wings in F-4 Phantom II and Mig-23's. The air force has considerable ground attack capabilities as well, utilizing large numbers of Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra's, Su-24 Fencers, and Su-25 Frogfoot's. Strategic and naval bombing is left to the Tu-16 Badger, which has served the sultanate since the 60's. These old bombers twilight years are behind them, but they remain the backbone of the Ottoman Persian bomber force. The low ranks within the air force are comprised of conscripts (Serving 4 year terms instead of 3 in the army.) and while officers are allowed to be of mixed ethnicity, all senior officers are Kurd's. As far as Ottoman Persian forces go, the air force is relatively well organized, especially capable in attack and interceptor roles. The Ottoman Persian strategic rocket forces are another branch of the Ottoman Persian military, which separates them from most similar forces around the world, as they are given considerable autonomy in the sultanate. Long viewed as an offensive weapon of devastating military, political, and psychological effect, strategic rocket forces have long been a well funded portion of the Ottoman Persian military. Primarily using the Scud cruise missile, with the Aladeen-1 in final phases of construction, the strategic rocket forces are expected to be Ottoman Persia's long reaching arm, in a regional war. With Ottoman Persia's tensions with the Evil, Occupying, and Corrupt Zionist State of Israel, strategic rocket forces have been given an important role in attacking a nation which doesn't border the sultanate. The strategic rocket forces ranks are comprised of well trained professionals, who have been selected for aptitudes in the sciences and math and are required to attend the Strategic Rocket Forces Training Academy, which is north od the capital. Due to this, many regard the strategic rocket forces as the most capable of all the military's branchhes. `The Ottoman Persian navy is another branch of the Ottoman Persian military, though they are currently inactive, as Supreme Leader General Admiral Head of all Ministers Sublime Porte Beloved of Allah and Sultan of Ottoman Persia Haffaz Aladeen has ordered mass purges of officers and reforms throughout the navy. This is in large part due to tales of rampant homosexuality within the navy, as well as reports the navy was fighting with Aladeenism Enforcement Committee members. This signaled the death of the Ottoman Persian navy in the short term, as the supreme leader simply killed all senior officers, and docked the navy. Most of the navy's surface fleet is obsolete, though they do field a San Lumenese made Cavour Class Aircraft Carrier, which is modified to fly a squadron of F-14 Tomcats. The submarine fleet of the navy is more modern, with several modern Russian nuclear attack submarines and a considerable fleet of diesel submarines. It's unclear when, or in what form the Ottoman Persian navy will return, however it's been clearly stated the fleet will return when the necessary purges and reforms are completed. ![]() ![]() (The air forces elite F-14 pilots) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (The elite sultanate guards on parade) ![]() ![]() Equipment of the Sultanate Armed Forces Main Combat Rifle: AK-74 Secondary Combat Rifle: AK-47 Main Battle Tank: T-72 (With Sultanate Guards Divisions) and T-62's and T-55's with the regular army divisions. While development continues on the Ottoman Persian made Zulfiqar MBT. Towed Artillery Piece: G5 howitzer, 155mm HM 41, 122mm HM 40, and M1954/Type 59-1. Self-Propelled Artillery Piece: Raad 1 & 2 Combat Helicopter: Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra Transport Helicopter: Bell 204/205, Mi-17/Mi-171sh, and Boeing CH-47 Chinook Armored Personnel Carrier: M-113 and BTR-60 Armored Fighting Vehicle: Boragh Infantry Fighting Vehicle: BMP-2 Combat Search and Rescue Helicopter: Bell 204/205 Squad Machine Gun: Rheinmetall MG3 Secondary Squad Machine Gun: RPK Combat Pistol: PC-9 ZOAF Vehicle Mounted Machine Gun: DShK Main Fighter Aircraft: F-14 Tomcat and Mig-29UB Secondary Fighter Aircraft: F-4 Phantom II and Mig-23 Main Naval Fighter Aircraft: F-14 Tomcat Long Range Bomber: Tu-16 Badger Long Range Naval Bomber: Tu-16 Badger Ground Attack Aircraft: Su-25 and Su-24 ASW Aircraft: Lockheed P-3 Orion AEW Aircraft: Boeing 707 AEW Cargo: Lockheed C-130 Hercules Tanker: Boeing 707 Aircraft Carrier Class: 1 Cavour Class Aircraft Carrier (Heavily modified to accomodate 12 F-14 Tomcats and a variety of ASW helicopters. Battleship: 1 Giulio Cesare Class Battleship (Fully upgraded) Destroyer Class: Babr-class Guided Missile Destroyer Class: Damavand-class Submarine: Yasen Class, Akula Class, Kilo Class, and Besat-class submarine Structure of the Sultanate Armed Forces Division/Air Group/Fleet - Commanded by OF-7, five subordinate formations Brigade/Wing/Flotilla - Commanded by OF-5, nine subordinate formations Battalion/Squadron/Element - Commanded by OF-4 with support of OF-3 and OR-9, five subordinate formations Company/Division/Ships Company - Commanded by OF-2 with support of OF-1 and OR-8, four subordinate formations Platoon/Flight/Division - Commanded by OF-1 with support of OR-7, three subordinate formations Section - Commanded by OR-6 with support of OR-5, three subordinate formations Detail - Commanded by OR-4, no subordinate formations Formations of the Sultanate Armed Forces 1st Division of the Royal Aladeen Sultanate Guards - Aladeen City (Tehran) 2nd Division of the Royal Aladeen Sultanate Guards - Aladeen City (Tehran) 3rd Division of the Ottoman Persian Army - Aladeen City (Tabriz) 4th Division of the Ottoman Persian Army - Aladeen City (Baku) 5th Division of the Ottoman Persian Army - Aladeen City (Baku) 6th Division of the Ottoman Persian Army - Aladeen City (Tbilisi) 7th Division of the Strategic Rocket Forces - Aladeen City (Tabriz) 8th Air Group of the Ottoman Persian Air Force - Aladeen City (Tehran) 9th Air Group of the Ottoman Persian Air Force - Aladeen City (Tabriz) 10th Air Group the Ottoman Persian Air Force - Aladeen City (Tbilisi) Military Map of the Sultanate Army Forces |
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