Zhodani Naval Special Landing Force

The Zhodani Naval Special Landing Force are elite shipboard troops employed by the Zhodani Navy.

• For the Zhodani Consulate the ZNSLF serve aboard naval vessels in much the same way as Imperial Marines.

Description (Specifications)

The Zhodani Naval Special Landing Forces are not a separate branch or service within the Zhodani Combined Interstellar Forces. They are specially selected , trained and equipped members of the Consulate Navy. The ZNSLF is primarily tasked with duties supporting the fleet operations and securing the Consulate naval facilities. Squadrons (Battalions) are formed in the advent of the seizure and construction of naval bases. The ZNSLF is uniformly trained to operate in hostile environmental conditions such as vacuums, exotic atmospheres, and zero gravity environments.

Specialist Units

ZSNLF Jump Troops

Within the ZSNLF are Detachments (Platoons), Troops (companies) and rarely Squadrons(Battalions)of Jump Trained orbital insertions troops. The mission of these units are to establish beachheads, conduct raids and special reconnaissance. Usually the distribution of these expensive highly-trained proficient troops is one to two Squadrons per fleet. Each squadron like the standard Zhodani is a Headquarters & Services Troop (company) and four Jump Troops (Companies). These units contain a Psi detachment twice the size of the normal Lift Infantry Battalions in order to embed in small unit missions.

Equipment

They are equipped with TL–14 Fusion Weapons and Battledress whenever possible. At the very least they have Combat Armor and Gauss Rifles. The ZNSLF makes extensive use of warbots, and when encountered in formations above the Company level the Psionic Detachments are encountered. This includes reconnaissance-clairvoyants and telekinetic scramblers.

TO&E

The Zhodani Special Naval Landing force 

Zhodani Special Naval Landing Force Section

ZNSLF Section

1. Section Leader
   1. Team Leaders (x2)
      1. Rifleman (x2)
      2. Grenadier (x2)
      3. Aideman/Breacher(x2)
   2. AFV Driver - Robot Technician
      1. Warbots (x2)

Zhodani Special Naval Landing Force Detachment.

ZNSLF Detachment

1. Deatchment Leader
2. Detachment Leading NCO
3. Section Leaders(x2)
   1. Team Leaders (x2)
      1. Rifleman (x4)
      2. Grenadier (x4)
      3. Aideman/Breacher/Fusion Gunner (x4)
   2. AFV Driver - Robot Technician (x2)
      1. Warbots (x4)
   3. VRF Gun Team
      1. Gunner
      2. Assistant Gunner

Zhodani Special Naval Landing Force Platoon.

[[File: Zhodani_Special_Naval_Landing_Force_Platoon

1. Platoon Leader
2. Assistant Platoon Leader
3. Platoon Leading NCO
4. Section Leaders(x4)
   1. Team Leaders (x2)
      1. Rifleman (x4)
      2. Grenadier (x4)
      3. Aideman/Breacher/Fusion Gunner (x4)
   2. AFV Driver - Robot Technician (x4)
      1. Warbots (x4)
   3. VRF Gun Team (x2)
      1. Gunner
      2. Assistant Gunner

Equipment (Tech Level 14)

Zhodani Laser Carbine TL 12+

Zhodani Gauss Rifles TL 12+

Zhodani FGMP-14

1. Individual
   1. Combat Armor (TL-14)
      1. ZNSLF Model of Combat Armor has the following features: Magnetic Soles and Palms; Image Enchanced Faceplate; and Shock Absorbing Joints.
         1. The Hostile Egress Posterior Module for operations in hostile enviroment inclues a small power pack, oxygen enhanced supply of 8 hours and CO2 scrubbing filters, and the Manuver-adjustment propulsion unit (uses trapped compressed CO2).
   2. Gauss Rifle
   3. Gauss Rifle Grenadier
   4. Laser Carbines
   5. Gauss Pistols
   6. FGMP-14
2. Warbots
3. Vehicles
   1. Light Armored G-Carrier

History & Background (Dossier)

When the ZNSLF is most frequently encountered it is a ship’s troops about the vessels of the Consulate navy. Corvettes will carry usually a section, frigates or corvette transports a Detachment or "half-platoon", Cruisers typically carry a reinforced platoon of these troopers.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• EXTERNAL LINK: http://zho.berka.com
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Bleddyn Wilson (Meteoric Assault)