User blog comment:Brick425/Leader Q&A: Military Edition!/@comment-26944420-20170201053146

D o you have any primarily ground focused forces besides your army? (e.g. marines or special forces branches. Divisions such as naval infantry don't count.) No, but the Ground Forces branch is generally big enough as it is, anyway.

 What is your military's standard use tank?

'''The one and only M1A2 Abrams. We've tried the rest, so we went to the best.'''

 Standard issue rifle?

'''The M16A3. All the increased reliability of the A2 without the cheap gimmick that is three round burst.'''

 Sidearm?

'''Locally produced 10mm 1911 pattern pistols. Officers can opt for a silver finish and/or wood grips, but inside they're all the same.'''

 Fighter/interceptor?

The F/A-18, but the F-4 Phantom is also common.

 Attack plane and attack helicopter?

'''Our main attack plane is the A-10 Thunderbolt, AKA Warthog. Our main attack helicopter is a gunship: The UH-1C Huey.'''

 Strategic bomber?

The B-52 Stratofortress, although we are considering fielding the Soviet-built (Shut up!) Myashishchev M-4 for shorter range missions.

 Recon/stealth plane?

'''The SR-71 Blackbird, hell yeah. Of course, we do have a few U-2s and E-2 Hawkeyes.'''

 Cargo plane and helicopter?

<p style="line-height:inherit;">The C-130 and the MH-53 Pave Low, respectively.

<p style="line-height:inherit;"> Patrol vehicle? (Road legal vehicle such as a Jeep, Humvee, etc.)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">'''The War Wagon is by far the most used, and most loved. All you need to do to make one is attach armor plating to the windows, cut a hole in the roof, and install a minigun turret! Most are built on the platforms of the Chevrolet Suburban from production years 1973-1991 and 2000-2006. The biggest available engines are always used.'''

<p style="line-height:inherit;"> Does your military have a camouflage/color pattern? If so, include those used by all branches.

<p style="line-height:inherit;">'''Camo, no. Colors, yes: Black jacket, boots, and pants. Navy blue PASGT. Vehicles are painted gray with any type in black. Typically, the IFR flag is somewhere on the vehicle, as well. But the most prominent insignia is the plain black star. Star Marines wear white everything, but keep the black boots. Starmada crewmens' uniforms are too complex to list here, so see the factbook for that.'''

<p style="line-height:inherit;"> If applicable, what is your military's most common fighter spaceship?

<p style="line-height:inherit;">'''Our own X-10/A Ultrabird. Made to look like the Plymouth Superbird muscle car, it's fast and comes equipped with twin missile pods and a 30mm cannon.'''

<p style="line-height:inherit;"> Your military's most unpopular small arm? (e.g. the gun nobody wants to end up with.)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">'''No contest with this one: The M1A1 Thompson. It's been in service since the MCP was just a private military company, which was when it was new. Now, it's an outdated, uncontrollable, heavy piece of shit that's inferior to its modern equivalents the Colt 9mm SMG and UMP45 (Weapons the MCP also uses) in every way possible.'''

<p style="line-height:inherit;"> Do combat medics wear any visible identification? (e.g. a red cross or caduceus)

<p style="line-height:inherit;">'''Our combat medics wear identification, but it's only visible up close. It's just a gray colored cross on a patch on the black jacket. But it makes them less of a target.'''

<p style="line-height:inherit;"> Is customization of vehicles (e.g. nose art, painted noses, wings, tails, etc.) allowed? If so, to what degree?

<p style="line-height:inherit;">'''You need the approval of a captain. Not your captain, just a captain. So it's pretty easy to get permission to. As for the rules as to what is allowed, there are none. Shocker, right?'''

<p style="line-height:inherit;"> What is your nation's oldest in-service weapon? (Can be anything from a pistol to a ship.)

<p style="line-height:inherit;"> Since our 1911s are all locally built (And especially because they're chambered in a caliber that wasn't invented until the 80s), it's gonna have to be the previously mentioned Thompson.

<p style="line-height:inherit;"> How many aircraft carriers does your nation have?

<p style="line-height:inherit;"> '''We have a grand total of five aircraft carriers, all nuclear. The Harper class consists of the IFR Oliver Harper (Lead), the IFR Dallas, and the IFR Intervention. The Higgins class consists of the IFR Jason Higgins (Lead), the IFR Attrition, and the IFR Thundercloud.'''

<p style="line-height:inherit;"> What is your military's most famed unit? (e.g. the 101st Airborne Division of the US Army)

<p style="line-height:inherit;"> '''Harper's old motorized infantry division, the 77th. Although disbanded after the Matoran Civil War, it was brought back when Harper became the president in 2004.'''

<p style="line-height:inherit;">How hard is the training for your ground force(s)? <p style="line-height:inherit;">'''About as hard as your average army. The requirement for the two mile run is the same for everyone no matter what age, however, at 16 minutes and 40 seconds. The age limit is 18 (17 with parents' permission) to 33.'''

<p style="line-height:inherit;">Air force training? <p style="line-height:inherit;">'''Same as Ground Forces training, but training to be a pilot is rigorous. You have to have at least 20/20 vision, be of the ages 20-27, be able to make extremely quick choices (Such as discerning from friend or foe just by the silhouette of a plane in the distance), and be trained to survive extreme positive and negative Gs.'''

<p style="line-height:inherit;">Navy training? <p style="line-height:inherit;">Same as Ground Forces training, but the two mile run requirement is 16 minutes and 55 seconds, instead.

<p style="line-height:inherit;">Special forces training (If applicable)? <p style="line-height:inherit;">N/A

<p style="line-height:inherit;">Space marine training (If applicable)? <p style="line-height:inherit;">'''Only the top 5% of graduates from Air Force and Ground Forces training are even eligible to join the Star Marines. The two mile requirement is shortened down to 15 minutes flat, and they must face even more testing of positive and negative Gs. The most interesting part, however, is that they must demonstrate the ability to live in a zero gravity environment for up to two days straight.'''

<p style="line-height:inherit;">Space navy training (If applicable)? <p style="line-height:inherit;">'''Starmada crewmen face the same training as normal sailors. However, captains are especially trained in the unusual flight characteristics of piloting a potentially kilometers long ship through zero gravity.'''

<p style="line-height:inherit;">If you could get rid of one downside to your military in general without sacrificing anything else, what would it be? <p style="line-height:inherit;">The lack of camouflage while keeping the army cool looking.