The Armed Forces
of Efate (Regina 0105)

Introduction

Efate’s Army has 1000 defence battalions and 150 SDBs. The Regina Subsector Navy has assigned a Colonial Baton and a Colonial Cruron to the system. The Imperial Navy will assign fleet elements and Marines depending on the level of tension in the region. In addition, Efate has a sizable mercenary presence … equivalent to a division.

A couple of months into 1107, the Imperium assigned significant forces to suppress the Ine Givar. This force has as a minimum one assault carrier squadron, a Colonial Lift Infantry Corps, an Imperial Infantry Corps, plus at least another six brigade-sized formations (including the 317th Air-Mechanised Brigade).

With the ever-present threat of invasion by the Zhodani Consulate (or even an aggressive Vargr force) Efate’s armed forces maintain a high state of defence preparedness. Training and practice wargames are frequent. However, the regular armed forces are not used extensively in counterinsurgency operations against the Ine Givar and rebel militia; this is usually left to the PSG.

Currently, an equipment modernisation and unit restructuring program has begun. The Army’s backbone of 19 Infantry Divisions and 12 Mountain Divisions is being converted into an equal number of Mechanised Divisions and Armoured Divisions. To date, only 1 Infantry Division (the 21st Division) and 2 Mountain Divisions (the 11th and 12th Divisions) have been converted.

Troop Quality
10%	Elite
25%	Veteran
40%	Regular
25%	Recruit

Organisation

Efate’s regular forces are composed of …

• 10x Mountain Divisions
• 2x Armoured Divisions
• 18x Infantry Divisions
• 1x Mechanised Division
• 5x Armoured Brigades
• 7x Infantry Brigades … each associated with a ‘home’ city: two from Lakatoro, 2 from Aniwa, 2 from Emaé, and 1 from Port-Vila.
• 17x Artillery Brigades

There are also …

• 8x Corps HQs
• 90x Aerospace Groups

Equipment

Vehicles

AFVs

• AR3-B Falcon Armed Air/raft
• M3A2 Thor Attack Striders
• M3A4 Thor Attack Striders (MD)
• M3A5 Thor Attack Striders (MRL)
• M4 Falchion Grav Tank
• M5 Falchion-B Light Grav Tank
• M6 Gryphon MBT
• M13A1 Saladin Grav APCs
• M13A2 Saladin-2 Command Vehicle
• M13A3 Saladin-2B Commo Vehicle
• M14 Ballista Air Defense Vehicle
• M15 Stinger Air Defense Vehicle
• M17 Wallaby Walker APCs
• M17A1 Wallaby Walker APC (command/commo variant)
• M17A3 Wallaby Walker APC (ND variant)
• M50 Kanone Assault Gun Sled
• M53 Thunderstrike Grav Artillery Sled (MD)
• M77 Saracen Grav APC
• M79 Saracen-C Grav Command Vehicle
• M81 Archer-S Grav Commo Sled
• M82 Archer-E Grav EW Sled
• M93 Reed Grav Recovery Sled
• M134A2 Salamander Grav Artillery Sled (MRL)
• M137 Vulcan Grav ND Sled
• U24 Motherlode Grav Tractor
• U108 Resolve G-Carrier
• U108C Resolve G-Carrier (command variant)
• U108S Resolve G-Carrier (commo variant)
• U126 Thorian-Kur Repair Shop
• U150 Kuum Grav APC
• U150C Kuum Grav APC (command variant)
• U150E Kuum Grav APC (EW variant)
• U150N Kuum Grav APC (ND variant)
• U150S Kuum Grav APC (commo variant)
• Trasea Grav Bike

Aircraft

• F4 Kestral Multi-Purpose Fighter
• F5 Rapier Space Defence Fighter
• F6 Starfire Air Superiority Fighter
• FA10 Wyvern Attack Fighter
• FA14 Scorpion Attack Fighter

Personal Gear

Armour

In general infantry, troopers are equipped with Combat Armour (AR=8, 18kg, Cr20,000), but those in the newer Armoured and Mechanised Divisions have been issued an improved version (AR=10, 10kg, Cr30,000). Non-infantry troopers have access to Combat Environment Suits (AR=6, 2kg, Cr1000). Specialist troopers in Infantry Brigades use Battledress (AR=10, 26kg, Cr200,000).

Weapons

Gauss rifles are standard, with a mix of LAW missiles and gauss LMGs for squad support. Officers and vehicle crews have gauss pistols. Battledress troops typically use laser rifles, with PGMP-13s and gauss HMGs for support. Anti-tank units carry man-portable ATRLs. Gauss weapons are supplied exclusively from Delgado LIC … from their 1100 catalogue.