Nist Military Forces

The Nist Military Forces is a World-State Military.

• It is an interstellar navy and fleet organization.
• Please also see AAB article: Warships of the Distant Fringe.

Description (Specifications)

Nist: Nist, (UWP A564798-B)

Local Population: 60,000,000

Local Conditions:

• Status: peace footing (government modifier x1.15).
• Construction Restrictions:
  • Maximum TL: TL-11
  • Maximum Jump: Jump-2
  • Maximum Hull Size: 25,000 dTons
• Naval Capacity: 69,000 dTons
• Mercantile Capacity: 345,000 dTons

Image Repository

1. A Henrick Krueden class operating with the military forces of Nist.
   
2. A Hyperion class Escort Carrier in Nist military service cruising past a moon.
   

One commercial design are the Inquiry class Lab Ships which are used by private research institutes and academics for exploration and scientific pursuits.

Goals (Mission)

No information yet available.

Strategy & Doctrine (Operations)

No information yet available.

Rank & Grade (Hierarchy)

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

Since colonial times this world has endeavored to remain independent. This has not always been entirely successful. There is a tiny covert deployment keeping an eye out in the Tsorva system on a local moon (named Mustell).

Tables of Organization (Organizational Structure)

No information yet available.

Army and Marines

Nist's armed forces consist of 120 battalions. These are divided into:

• x2 Army Corps, consisting of x90 battalions.
  • Each Corps consists of x3 divisions, each made up of x15 battalions.
• x1 Marine Division, consisting of x18 battalions grouped into three Marine Regiments.
• x12 Independent Battalions, consisting of wet navy forces, specialist units and elite forces.

Space Navy

Naval assets include:

Combat Elements

Type	Representative Class	TL	Tonnage
Smallcraft	P-12 Agunda class Snub Fighter	TL-9	20 dTons
Smallcraft	A-4 Voodi class Strike Bomber	TL-9	20 dTons
ACS	Hyperion class Escort Carrier	TL-9	1,000 dTons

Support Elements

Type	Representative Class	TL	Tonnage
ACS	Henrick Krueden class Scout/Courier	TL-9	100 dTons
BCS	Lombardo class Assault Transport	TL-11	5,000 dTons

• Starships within the Distant Fringe utilize DeVoss-type jump drives, limited to a performance of jump-2 (the so-called Jump-2 Barrier). The technological and industrial limitations of Nist prevent construction of better than jump-1-capable DeVoss Drives.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This fleet can be primarily found in the following areas:
Uncharted Space:

• Halcyon Sector
  • Tsorva Subsector

Headquarters Data

The following mainworlds is the primary headquarters of this fleet:

1. Nist

World Listing

This fleet often patrols the following systems and worlds:

No world articles for Nist Military Forces

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science