Difference between revisions of "Caledonian Special Service"
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The CSS' brief includes the following duties: | The CSS' brief includes the following duties: | ||
* Intelligence - the CSS is a pseudo-official adjunct to Naval Intelligence, providing intelligence and surveillance assets that aren't directly tied to the Navy or the General Staff. | * Intelligence - the CSS is a pseudo-official adjunct to Naval Intelligence, providing intelligence and surveillance assets that aren't directly tied to the Navy or the General Staff. | ||
| − | * Deniable Operations - the "Black Bag" section carries out covert activities to gather information on enemies and potential enemies outside (and sometimes inside) the Principality, and occasionally undertakes direct action, usually via mercenaries. The "Black Bag" section is careful to ensure plausible deniability in these sorts of operations. | + | * Deniable Operations - the "Black Bag" section carries out covert activities to gather information on enemies and potential enemies outside (and sometimes inside) the Principality, and occasionally undertakes direct action, usually via mercenaries. The "Black Bag" section is careful to ensure plausible deniability in these sorts of operations. CSS operatives and contractors are reported to be active in the low-intensity conflicts on the Rob Roy and Douglass systems. |
* Privateering - In low-intensity and proxy warfare - which has been the norm in recent years on the periphery of the Principality - the CSS will issue covert "Letters of Marque" to mercenary ships to disrupt their targets' merchant shipping. This can be done directly or, more usually, by intermediaries, especially among Caledonian merchant firms. | * Privateering - In low-intensity and proxy warfare - which has been the norm in recent years on the periphery of the Principality - the CSS will issue covert "Letters of Marque" to mercenary ships to disrupt their targets' merchant shipping. This can be done directly or, more usually, by intermediaries, especially among Caledonian merchant firms. | ||
Revision as of 23:26, 11 August 2013
The "Caledonian Special Service" (CSS) spans the gap between Intelligence, diplomacy and the military (and draws staff from each, as well as the private sector). The CSS reports to the General Command Staff.
The CSS' brief includes the following duties:
- Intelligence - the CSS is a pseudo-official adjunct to Naval Intelligence, providing intelligence and surveillance assets that aren't directly tied to the Navy or the General Staff.
- Deniable Operations - the "Black Bag" section carries out covert activities to gather information on enemies and potential enemies outside (and sometimes inside) the Principality, and occasionally undertakes direct action, usually via mercenaries. The "Black Bag" section is careful to ensure plausible deniability in these sorts of operations. CSS operatives and contractors are reported to be active in the low-intensity conflicts on the Rob Roy and Douglass systems.
- Privateering - In low-intensity and proxy warfare - which has been the norm in recent years on the periphery of the Principality - the CSS will issue covert "Letters of Marque" to mercenary ships to disrupt their targets' merchant shipping. This can be done directly or, more usually, by intermediaries, especially among Caledonian merchant firms.
74.203.153.2 19:17, 11 August 2013 (EDT)