Shukikikar League Armed Forces

The military overall is known as the Shukikikar League Armed Forces or SLAF.

A. Ground Forces: 1116

These are divided between an offensive force of marines and a primarily defensive army and planetary air force.

• Marine organization: The League's marine forces are organized as companies with between 150 and 180 men. Their equipment is TL 13 and they are equipped with IR chameleon battle dress, PGMP-13's, and grav belts. Typically, there is one marine company per Shukikikar Navy major combatant ship.
• Marine battalions are formed on a temporary or as-needed basis from several ship's companies. These will have 3 or 4 companies of marines and a support company of naval infantry taken from ship's crew. The support company provides large TL 13 energy weapons or mass drivers, usually 2 to 4 per battalion, as well as medical, sensor, and electronic warfare support. The number of personnel will vary with equipment. Command of a marine battalion is usually given to the senior marine officer present, but has occasionally been given to a naval officer.
  • Post 1103, Marine battalions have nuclear weapons available as part of their heavy weapon inventory.
  • 150 marine companies are known to exist.

• Army organization: The standard Shukikikar army unit is the brigade. These consist of three battalions. The mix varies by type:
  • Armored Brigade: Two armored battalions, one infantry battalion, and one artillery battalion. Equipment is TL 11 to 13. There are 26 currently organized.
  • Mixed Brigade: Two infantry battalions, one armored battalion, and one artillery battalion. Equipment is TL 11 to 13. There are 63 currently organized.
  • Infantry Brigade: Three infantry battalions, one artillery battalion. Equipment is TL 9 to 11. Unlike the armored and mixed brigades, the infantry brigades are usually only locally recruited for home or system defense. There are 131 currently in existence.
  • Garrison or Fortress Brigade: Varies in size with planetary defense manning requirements. These typically have 2 to 6 battalions and will include 1 or more fortress artillery battalions manning planetary defense weapons and 1 or more infantry battalions for ground combat. Equipment is TL 9 to 13. 19 Fortress Brigades are known to exist. These are named after the planet / system they are deployed in. Where more than one is in a system, they are sequentially numbered.
  • Armored battalions consist of three companies and contain 36 TL 11 to 13 grav tanks mounting plasma guns.
  • Armored brigade and Mixed brigade infantry battalions have 3 infantry companies and a heavy weapons company. The unit is mounted in grav carriers. Equipment can vary. Either Gauss rifles or lasers with 4cm GL. Heavy weapons are a battery of 4 mortars or mass drivers, vehicle mounted, and platoon of 4 grav tanks. TL 12 combat armor is provided.
  • Infantry battalions have 3 or 4 companies of infantry and a heavy weapons company. The unit is mounted in ATV, wheeled or tracked and equipped with ACR, gauss, or laser rifles, and 4cm GL. A battery of 4 mortars or mass drivers on vehicles and 4 vehicles with plasma guns or ATGM make up the heavy weapons company. TL 9 or 10 combat armor or protective suits are issued.

• Planetary air force organization: This branch is tasked with planetary defense and includes system defense boats, orbitals, and manned fighter space capable craft.
  • Planets that have defenses will have one or more orbital defense stations. They will have 4 or more SDB organized in squadrons of 4 ships. Fighter units have 16 fighters and are available in 3 or more squadrons, usually in groups of three as a wing, on a planet.

B. Naval Forces: 1116

There is a single battle fleet protecting the league. The Shukikikar League Fleet or SLF is composed of the following classes. There is a single Naval Base at Ardi.

• (9) League Class Fleet Tenders TL–11 built at Nishlishurkha (Glimmerdrift Reaches 1904 A545833-B)

• (36) Ardi Class Battle Riders TL–13 built and stationed at Ardi (Glimmerdrift Reaches 2204 B100833-D)

• (36) Skukikikar Class Patrol Cruisers TL–11 built at Nishlishurkha (Glimmerdrift Reaches 1904 A545833-B)

• (288) System Defense Boats are in use

• (23) Orbital defense platforms exist.

C. Special Forces: 1116

No information yet available.

D. Paramilitary Forces: 1116

A Home Guard exists and is formed around older veterans and police forces. These units vary in composition and use TL 7 to 10 equipment.

E. Known Military Forces by System

• Ardi
  • 18 SDB squadrons (72 System Defense Boats)
  • 6 Orbital defense platforms
  • 18 Space fighter squadrons
  • 6 Armored brigades
  • 10 Mixed brigades
  • 16 Infantry brigades
  • 4 Fortress brigades
  • 36 Marine companies

• Blazing Sky
  • 2 SDB squadrons (8 System Defense Boats)
  • 1 Orbital defense platform
  • 6 Space fighter squadrons
  • 2 Armored brigades
  • 6 Mixed brigades
  • 14 Infantry brigades
  • 2 Fortress brigades
  • 3 Marine companies

• Damnitall
  • 3 SDB squadrons (12 System Defense Boats)
  • 1 Orbital defense platforms
  • 6 Space fighter squadrons
  • 1 Armored brigades
  • 3 Mixed brigades
  • 10 Infantry brigades
  • 2 Fortress brigades
  • 3 Marine companies

• Dilugii
  • 1 SDB squadron
  • 3 Marine companies

• Dumiikukha
  • 6 SDB squadrons (24 System Defense Boats)
  • 1 Orbital defense platform
  • 12 Space fighter squadrons
  • 1 Armored brigade
  • 2 Mixed brigades
  • 14 Infantry brigades
  • 1 Fortress brigade
  • 3 Marine companies

• Dusty Death
  • 1 SDB squadron (4 System Defense Boats)
  • 6 Space fighter squadrons
  • 1 Armored brigade
  • 3 Mixed brigades
  • 16 Infantry brigades
  • 1 Fortress brigade
  • 3 Marine companies

• Igkhud
  • 9 SDB squadrons (36 System Defense Boats)
  • 2 Orbital defense platforms
  • 6 Space fighter squadrons
  • 3 Armored brigades
  • 9 Mixed brigades
  • 1 Infantry brigade
  • 1 Fortress brigade
  • 3 Marine companies

• Ir (Captive system)
  • 4 SDB squadrons (16 System Defense Boats)
  • 8 Space fighter squadrons
  • 2 Armored brigades
  • 6 Mixed brigades
  • 6 Infantry brigades
  • 1 Fortress brigade
  • 3 Marine companies

• Nishlishurkha
  • 12 SDB squadrons (48 System Defense Boats)
  • 6 Orbital defense platforms
  • 18 Space fighter squadrons
  • 4 Armored brigades
  • 8 Mixed brigades
  • 16 Infantry brigades
  • 3 Fortress brigades
  • 15 Marine companies

• Shukikikar
  • 1 SDB Squadron
  • 3 Marine companies

• Shumi'kiki
  • 12 SDB squadrons (48 System Defense Boats)
  • 6 Orbital defense platforms
  • 6 Space fighter squadrons
  • 4 Armored brigades
  • 12 Mixed brigades
  • 10 Infantry brigades
  • 2 Fortress brigades
  • 3 Marine companies

• 805 881
  • 1 SDB squadron
  • 6 Space fighter squadrons
  • 1 Armored brigade
  • 3 Mixed brigades
  • 14 Infantry brigades
  • 1 Fortress brigade
  • 3 Marine companies

• 924 759
  • 2 SDB squadrons (8 System Defense Boats)
  • 6 Space fighter squadrons
  • 1 Armored brigade
  • 1 Mixed brigade
  • 14 Infantry brigades
  • 1 Fortress brigade

References & Contributors / Sources

This article is incomplete meaning it lacks important features, structure, or content. More work needs to be done to make this a good article. This is step 4. in the article refinement process. You can help the Traveller Wiki by expanding it.

This article is missing content for one or more detailed sections. Additional details are required to complete the article. You can help the Traveller Wiki by expanding it.

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy