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The Mechanized Forces are the standard Mechanized units of the Manoka Military Force- or this guild. The Mechanized forces are ground troops who use armored vehicles, whether tracked or wheeled, in order to transport weaponry, troops, and supplies to the battleground in an armored mobile unit (Transporting weapons may include weapons that are attached to the vehicle; I.E. Tanks.) The unit specializes in the use of heavy weaponry, including heavy machine guns, cannons, and large caliber guns, all of which are intended to destroy fortified targets or large amounts of unarmored targets. The Mechanized Infantry (As a result of group integration) are ground troops who primarily fight on foot, and in this case, are transported by armored vehicles. They engage enemies in relatively close quarters and use guns as their primary weaponry. The units here must adhere to the Mechanized Armory; unless you are an Infantry unit in the mechanized Infantry/Integration/Calvary forces, in which case you use the Infantry Armory. Of course, the corresponding armory adherence is expected by all branches.





Main and Light Tanks

A tank is a tracked, armored fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and tactical offensive and defensive capabilities. Firepower is normally provided by a large-caliber main gun in a rotating turret and secondary machine guns, while heavy Armour and all-terrain mobility provide protection for the tank and its crew, allowing it to perform all primary tasks of the armored troops on the battlefield.

Today, tanks seldom operate alone, as they are organized into armored units which involve the support of infantry, who may accompany the tanks in armored personnel carriers or infantry fighting vehicles. They are also usually accompanied by reconnaissance or ground-attack aircraft.

Due to its formidable capabilities and versatility the battle tank is generally considered a key component of modern armies. However, the prevalence of unconventional and asymmetric warfare have led to some questioning the utility of the traditional armored force.



Mobile Artillery

Self-propelled artillery (also called mobile artillery or locomotive artillery) vehicles are a way of giving mobility to artillery. Within the term are covered self-propelled guns (or howitzers) and rocket artillery. They are high mobility vehicles, usually based on caterpillar track carrying either a large howitzer or other field gun or alternatively a mortar or some form of rocket or missile launcher. They are usually used for long-range indirect bombardment support on the battlefield.

In the past, self-propelled artillery has included direct fire vehicles such as assault guns and tank destroyers. These have been heavily armored vehicles, the former providing close fire-support for infantry and the latter acting as specialized anti-tank vehicles.

Modern self-propelled artillery vehicles may superficially resemble tanks, but they are generally lightly armored, too lightly to survive in direct-fire combat. However, they protect their crews against shrapnel and small arms and are therefore usually included as armored fighting vehicles. Many are equipped with machine guns for defense against enemy infantry.

The key advantage of self-propelled over towed artillery is that it can be brought into action much faster. Before the towed artillery can be used, it has to stop, unlimber and set up the guns. To move position, the guns must be limbered up again and brought — usually towed — to the new location. By comparison self-propelled artillery can stop at a chosen location and begin firing almost immediately, then quickly move on to a new position. This ability is very useful in a mobile conflict and particularly on the advance.

Conversely, towed artillery was and remains cheaper to build and maintain. It is also lighter and can be taken to places that self-propelled guns cannot reach, so despite the advantages of the self-propelled artillery, towed guns remain in the arsenals of many modern armies.



Long Range Missile Launcher

A transporter erector launcher (TEL) is a vehicle with an integrated prime mover that can carry, elevate to firing position and launch one or more missiles. Such vehicles exist for both surface-to-air missiles and surface-to-surface missiles. Early such missiles were launched from fixed sites and had to be loaded onto trucks for transport, making them more vulnerable to attack since once they were spotted by the enemy they couldn't easily be relocated, and if they were it often took hours or even days to prepare them for launch once they reached their new site.

A transporter erector launcher and radar (TELAR) is the same as a TEL but also incorporates part or all of the radar system necessary for firing the missile(s). Such vehicles have the capability of being autonomous, greatly enhancing their effectiveness. With this type of system each vehicle can fight regardless of the state or presence of support vehicles. The TEL/TELAR may have a rotating turntable that it can use to aim the missiles. The vehicle may have to turn to aim the missiles, or they may fire straight up.

Conversely, a transporter launcher and radar (TLAR) is the same as a TELAR without the erector capability (presumably because the missile does not need to be erected for launch).


Anti-Air

Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS) are the smallest of SAMs and are capable of being carried and launched by a single person. They are sometimes attached to vehicles in order to increase their mobility. Soviet MANPADS have been exported around the world and can still be found in many of their former client states. Other nations have developed their own MANPADS.

Larger land-based SAM's can be deployed from fixed installations or mobile launchers. In the case of mobile launchers, they are either revealed or tracked. The tracked vehicles are usually armored vehicles specifically designed to carry SAMs. Larger SAMs may be deployed in fixed launchers, but can be towed/re-deployed at will.

Ship-based SAMs are also considered surface to air. Virtually all surface warships can be armed with SAMs. In fact, naval SAMs are a necessity for all front-line surface warships. Some warship types specialist in anti-air warfare e.g. Ticonderoga-class cruisers equipped with the Aegis combat system or Kirov class cruisers with the S-300PMU Favorite missile system.

Artillery

Artillery is a military combat arm that employs weapons capable of discharging large projectiles in combat. They are generally capable of adding considerable fire power to the military capability of an armed force. Artillery is also a system of scientific research and its application towards design, capability and combat use of the above matériel. Over the course of military history the projectiles were manufactured from a wide variety of materials, made in a wide variety of shapes, and used different means of inflicting physical damage and casualties to defeat specific types of targets. The engineering designs of the means of delivery have likewise changed significantly over time, and have become some of the most complex technological application today.

In some armies the weapon of artillery is the projectile, not the piece that fires it. The process of delivering fire onto the target is called gunnery. The actions involved in operating the piece are collectively called "serving the gun" by the gun crew (or detachment), and can be either direct artillery fire, or indirect artillery fire. The manner in which artillery units or formations are used is called artillery support, and may at different periods in history refer to weapons designed to be fired from ground, naval, and even air weapons platform.

Although the term also describes soldiers and sailors with the primary function of using artillery weapons, the individuals who operate them are called gunners irrespective of their rank, however 'gunner' is the lowest rank in artillery arms. There is no generally recognized generic term for a gun, howitzer, mortar, and so forth: some armies use 'artillery piece', while others use 'gun'. The projectiles fired by artillery are typically either 'shot' (if solid) or 'shell' if not. Shell is a widely used generic term for a projectile, which is a component of munitions.





MECHANIZED INFANTRY TRANSPORT


Light assault Vehicles

Light assault vehicles generally pertain to light armed vehicles that intend to carry out a similar jobs as any other armored vehicle would. The difference is usually in the concept that the Light Assault Vehicle is not quite a tank, but not to the class of a Jeep- it's somewhere in between. Normally, a light assault vehicle is a heavily armored Armored Personnel Carrier, with larger guns and a more emphasis on protection then an armored personnel carrier, but less protection and size then a tank. Basically, it's usually somewhere between a Tank and APC in function and size- it carriers a large bore gun or another heavy weapon, has a large amount of armor, but rather than carry 20 troops or only 3-4, it instead is designed to carry 6-9. While not all light assault vehicles are heavily armed low carry APC's, the mixture in size and strength comparison is roughly around the area.

Armored Personal Carrier

An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is an armoured fighting vehicle designed to transport infantry to the battlefield.

APCs are usually armed with only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), or mortars. They are not usually designed to take part in a direct-fire battle, but to carry troops to the battlefield safe from shrapnel and ambush. They may have wheels or tracks.

Most armoured personnel carriers use a diesel engine comparable to that used in a large truck or in a typical city bus (APCs are often known to troops as 'Battle Taxis' or 'Battle Buses'). The M113 for instance used the same engine as the standard General Motors urban bus.

Many APCs are amphibious. Usually tracked APCs are powered by their tracks in the water, and wheeled APCs have propellors or water jets. Preparations for amphibious operations usually comprises checking the integrity of the hull and folding down a trim vane in front. Swimming required fairly still waters, and good entry and exit points. Speed in water is typically 3–6 km/h.

Armour on APCs are usually composed of simple steel or aluminium, sufficient for protection against small fire arms and most shell fragments. Just about any type of anti-tank weapon can defeat the armour of an APC.

The usual armament for an APC is a 12.7 (.50") or 14.5 mm heavy machine gun. This is mounted on top of the vehicle, either on a simple pintle mount, sometimes with a gun shield, or a small turret. Sometimes an automatic grenade launcher is used instead.

Jeep/Hummer

Light Utility Vehicle is a general term for small, jeep-like military trucks for tactical use. They are generally short, relatively light compared to other trucks and cars, unarmored with 4-wheel drive and short body overhangs for all-terrain mobility and at least 4 passenger capacity. Civilian adaptations of the Jeep and Land Rover were the first Sport utility vehicles, and some SUVs such as the Chevy Blazer have been used as military Light Utility Vehicles.




Mechanized

In order to gain control of larger tanks, you must first have at least graduated from an E-2 Private to an E-3 First Private. After this is achieved, you will begin to gain the use of NPC's, and then be able to control multiple unit vehicles by yourself. The only exception to this rule are the starting single unit tanks and mechanized vehicles. You must also receive special training on how to use the mechanized vehicles. The primary units, and the ranks required are-

Tank Commander (3 NPC's)- Corporal (Good conduct)
Light Tank Commander (2 NPC's)- Corporal
Stryker Commander (1 NPC)- 1st Private
Artillery Leader (1 NPC)- 1st Private
HUM Vee Driver (1 NPC, Gunner)- 1st Private

Navy

The mission of the Navy is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas. They the primary branch responsible for force projection from Naval oriented operations. In order to lead a ship, a high rank is first required. The larger the ship, the higher the rank required. Frigates required roughly a rank of E-4. Submarines at minimum require a rank of E-4, although usually it's E-6 and up. Destroyers usually require a rank of E-6 to fully control. Battleships usually require an O-1 position and higher to control, although giving up a possible fleet (large amount of NPC at higher ranks) means that a unit usually goes from something like four destroyers to a single battleship, and becuase of this battleship transitions usually don't occur until O-4 or higher. Aircraft Carriers require a rank of O-6 or higher to operate.

Below this, a unit is a person on a Naval Vessel, and may move up in rank as they progress through engagements. Because all ranks are relative, it is possible that ranks in the Navy will be overflated compared to other branches. Despite this, being what a Normal private may be in the Army may be a higher rank in the Navy, and no more control over other units in extraneous branches is presented. Digressing, the primary Naval Vessels used are in the Dock, and the Primary Armament to these are in the designated areas previously pointed out.



Cruisers
Cruisers are large surface combat vessels that conduct anti-air/anti-missile warfare, surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, and strike operations independently or as members of a larger task force. Modern guided missile cruisers were developed out of a need to counter the anti-ship missile threat facing the Navy. This led to the development of the AN/SPY-1 phased array radar and the Standard Missile 2 with the Aegis combat system coordinating the two. Ticonderoga-class cruisers became the first to equip Aegis and were put to use primarily as anti-air and anti-missile defense in a battle force protection role. Later developments of vertical launch systems and the Tomahawk missile gave cruisers additional long-range land and sea strike capability, making them capable of both offensive and defensive battle operations. Previously, cruisers were either named for cities (until CG-12), former important navy figures (CG-15 to CG-35), or states (CGN-36 to CGN-41).


Destroyers
Destroyers are multi-mission medium surface ships capable of sustained performance in anti-air, anti-submarine, anti-ship, and offensive strike operations. Like cruisers, the guided missile destroyers of the Navy are primarily focused on surface strikes using Tomahawk missiles and fleet defense through Aegis and the Standard missile. Destroyers additionally specialize in anti-submarine warfare and are equipped with VLA rockets and LAMPS Mk III Sea Hawk helicopters to deal with underwater threats. When deployed with a carrier strike group or expeditionary strike group, destroyers and their fellow Aegis-equipped cruisers are primarily tasked with defending the fleet while providing secondary strike capabilities.

Frigate
Modern frigates mainly perform anti-submarine warfare for carrier strike groups and amphibious expeditionary groups and provide armed escort for supply convoys and merchant shipping. They are designed to protect friendly ships against hostile submarines in low to medium threat environments, using torpedoes and LAMPS helicopters. Independently, frigates are able to conduct counterdrug missions and other maritime interception operations.

Submarine
The primary missions of submarines in the Navy are peacetime engagement, surveillance and intelligence, special operations, precision strikes, battlegroup operations, and control of the seas. The Navy operates two types: ballistic submarines and attack submarines. Ballistic submarines have only one mission: to carry and launch the nuclear Trident missile. Attack submarines have several tactical missions, including sinking ships and other subs, launching cruise missiles, gathering intelligence, and assisting in special operations. Submarines have one of the largest ranges of capabilities in any vessel, ranging from small autonomous examples to one or two-person vessels operating for a few hours, to vessels which can remain submerged for 6 months such as the Typhoon class. Submarines can work at greater depths than are survivable or practical for human divers. Modern deep diving submarines are derived from the bathyscaphe, which in turn was an evolution of the diving bell.

Battleship
A battleship is a large, heavily armored warship with a main battery consisting of the largest caliber of guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers or destroyers. There are currently very few battleships in active service.

Battleship design evolved to incorporate and adapt technological advances to maintain an edge. The word battleship was coined around 1794 and is a contraction of the phrase line-of-battle ship, the dominant wooden warship during the Age of Sail. The term came into formal use in the late 1880s to describe a type of ironclad warship, now referred to as pre-dreadnought battleships. In 1906, the launch of HMS Dreadnought heralded a revolution in battleship design. Following battleship designs that were influenced by HMS Dreadnought were referred to as "dreadnoughts". The value of the battleship has been questioned. The Battle of Tsushima (1905) was the only decisive clash between steel battleship fleets, and apart from the indecisive Battle of Jutland (1916), there were few great battleship clashes. Despite their great firepower and protection, battleships were increasingly vulnerable to much smaller, cheaper ordnance and craft: initially the torpedo and the naval mine, and later aircraft and the guided missile.The growing range of naval engagement led to the aircraft carrier replacing the battleship as the leading capital ship during World War II, with the last battleship to be launched being HMS Vanguard in 1944.




Aircraft Carrier
As "runways at sea," modern aircraft carriers have a flat-top deck design that serves as a flight deck for take-off and landing of aircraft. Aircraft take off to the front, into the wind, and land from the rear. Carriers steam at speed, for example up to 35 knots (65 km/h), into the wind during take-off in order to increase the apparent wind speed over the deck, thereby reducing the speed of the aircraft relative to the ship. On some ships, a steam-powered catapult is used to propel the aircraft forward, assisting the power of its engines and allowing it to take off in a shorter distance than would otherwise be required. On other carriers, aircraft do not require assistance for take off—the requirement for assistance relates to aircraft design and performance. Conversely, when landing on a carrier, conventional aircraft rely upon a tailhook that catches on arrestor wires stretched across the deck to bring them to a stop in a shorter distance than normal. Other aircraft—helicopters and V/STOL (Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing) designs—utilize their hover capability to land vertically and so require no assistance in speed reduction upon landing.

Conventional ("tailhook") aircraft rely upon a landing signal officer (LSO, sometimes called "paddles") to control the plane's landing approach, visually gauge altitude, attitude, and speed, and transmit that data to the pilot. Before the angled deck emerged in the 1950s, LSOs used colored paddles to signal corrections to the pilot (hence the nickname). From the late 1950s onward, visual landing aids such as mirrors provided information on proper glide slope, but LSOs still transmit voice calls to landing pilots by radio.

To facilitate working on the flight deck of a aircraft carrier, the sailors wear colored shirts that designate their responsibilities. White shirts are responsible for safety, red shirts handle munitions, purple shirts (grapes) handle jet fuel, and green shirts handle the catapult and arresting gear. Yellow shirts are responsible for directing aircraft.

Key personnel involved in the flight deck include the Shooters, the Handler, and the Air Boss. Shooters are naval aviators or Naval Flight Officers and are responsible for launching aircraft. The Handler works just inside the island from the flight deck and is responsible for the movement of aircraft before launching and after landing. The Air Boss (usually a commander) occupies the top bridge (Primary Flight Control, also called "primary" or "the tower") and has the overall responsibility for controlling takeoffs, landings, "those aircraft in the air near the ship, and the movement of planes on the flight deck, which itself resembles a well-choreographed ballet". The captain of the ship spends most of his time one level below Primary on the Navigation Bridge. Below this is the Flag Bridge, designated for the embarked admiral and his staff.

The Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is the Unified Combatant Command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations Commands (SOC or SOCOM) of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. The command is part of the Department of Defense.

SOCOM conducts several covert and clandestine missions, such as unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, psychological operations, Civil Affairs, direct action, counter-terrorism and War on Drugs operations. SOCOM's global performance in combat and noncombat areas has proven the value of a mature, culturally attuned, properly equipped, and adaptive Special Operations Force (SOF). Each branch has a Special Operations Command that is unique and capable of running its own operations, but when the different Special Operations Forces need to work together for an operation, SOCOM becomes the joint component command of the operation, instead of a SOC of a specific branch.



Green Operations-
Two kinds of missions are required to be learned by these units; the first one is Green Operations. Green operations are fundamentally pure reconnaissance. This includes gathering information on enemy strength, enemy number, a direct assessment of what kind of weapons and materials the enemy has, providing landscape and geographical layouts, references and landmarks, if not entire maps, and generally providing information on areas so that a plan may be designed as when to attack the area. Green operations can lead to direct target acquisition, and although the Marine them self doesn't engage in direction confrontation, information gathered will be essential to direct action in the future.

Black Operations-
The second kind of mission the marines will be partaking in is called Black Operations. Black operations are operations were direct action is taken by the Marine. This may include engaging the enemy in fire fight, taking out troops through use of sophisticated or long range technology, planting explosives, mines, or other kinds of devices, and to directly engage the enemy in full out war confrontation. As a standard, the Special Forces units must undergo severe and heavy training, as to increase the missions success capability, and to avoid causalities.


SOCOM is merely the command center and organizational unit for Special Operations specific units. While it's apparent that the Special Operations Units are all centered in the same area, the branches they correspond to are not. The SOCOM incorporates the capabilities and specific expertise of all branches in order to achieve a desired goal. While a soldier in Special Operations reports to SOCOM, they report to their individual Branch Leaders first, or of course the leader of the guild.

In addition to this, a member of the SOCOM units is not removed from their original branch. The soldiers of SOCOM still participate in regular Branch duties still preform their specific role in their branch. However, when called upon to enact in Special Forces combat, or when permitted to use their expertise and to exploit their access to high class weaponry in combat, they may do so.

Mechanized - Cavalry Forces
Infantry - Infantry Special Forces
Navy - Leviathan
Airforce - Paratroopers