Marine Nationale

The Four-Eight Fleet
Originating in the 1880 Fleet Strategic Review which created the modern Marine Nationale, the idea of the Four-Eight Fleet was enshrined as naval law in 1887. The plan called for the basis of Chezzetcook naval power to rely on a first rate battle fleet of four modern battleships and eight modern heavy cruisers or battlecruisers. This policy would be altered in 1927 to reflect new attitudes towards naval aviation. From 1927 the fleet was to be arranged of four fleet aircraft carriers and 8 modern battleships, though the later was never attained in practice and instead a mixture of battleships and heavy cruisers continued. Some historians have refered to this period as the "Four-Four-Four Fleet" but this has never been official policy. Battleships were retired from primary front line use by policy in 1947 amd the fleet policy evolved again. From 1947 the fleet was to consist of 4 fleet carriers and 8 light fleet carriers, these would form the backbone of the Marine Nationale. Though no longer part of the main fleet by 1947, the last battleships were withdrawn from Chezzetcook service only in 1960, with one scrapped and one retained as a museum.

Arsenal de Labrecque
Located in the city of La Hève.

Arsenal de Saint-Jean
Located in the city of Port Port Lajoie.

Arsenal de Mavillette
Located in the city of Meteghan.

Arsenal de Conway
Leased indefinitly from Pukara, located in Pukaran city of Conway.

Île Fortifiée
Island in Pukara historically fortified to protect shipping.

Île Sainte Pierre
Naval base with air and port facilities in Iles Sainte Croix, the Chezzetcook overseas posession in the Tethys ocean. Located primarily on the island of Saint Pierre, the base also includes establishments on the islands of Martinique, Petit Jardin, and Grand Jardin. Facillities include:
 * 3,600m concrete runway at Naval Air Station Martinique, on Martinque island.
 * Two 300m long jetties with 10m depth at low tide, at Sainte Pierre island.

Île Sainte Pierre comes under the jurisdiction of the 5th Fleet, and as such is under command of the Vice-Amiral at Conway Arsenal, though the base itself is commanded by a Contre-Amiral.

Primary responsibility of Île Sainte Pierre is to support Chezzetcook naval operations in the Western Tethys, as well as direct support to the Sainte Croix Nuclear Test Facility.

Organization
The Marine Nationale (MN) is tasked with providing maritime security to Chezzetcook national interests both locally and globally, and as such is organized to provide a substantial response to every part of the globe. Operationally, the MN is divided into six constituent parts: the Force d'Action Navale, Force de Dissuasion, l'Aéronavale, Corps de Défense Aérospatiale, Fusiliers Marins, and Auxiliaire Marin.

Naval operational forces are structured as Fleet Command, which s the HQ of all operating forces of the Chezzetcook navy as a joint force structure (ships, subs, aircraft, marines, space assets, etc.) excluding nuclear deterrent forces. Fleet Command has several subsequent ocean-based commands as listed below, as well as three permanent installation flotillas which may be reinforced as needed. Fleets, groups, and squadrons are assigned to the command within which they operate which is responsible for coordination and support of assets. Assets operating in and around Chezzetcook are assigned directly to Fleet Command, and pass through to area commands on deployment, unless permanently assigned to a flotilla.

The area commands and flotillas are as below with their responsibilities:

- Fleet Command: Chezzetcook home waters. - Iapetus Command: Iapetus ocean. - Tethys Command: Tethys ocean. - Boreal Command: Boreal ocean. - Hyberian Command: Hyberian ocean. - Eurybian Command: Eurybian sea. - Pukara Flotilla: Pukara, Southern Avalonia. Overlaps with Hyberian and Tethys commands. - Sainte Croix Flotilla: Sainte Croix Islands. Supports nuclear testing facility.

March 2020 Redesign Notes
8-4 Fleet. 8 CVN, 4 CVLN. Surface fleet consists of four numbered Fleets built around cariers. Each numbered fleet has three carrier groups and a destroyer squadron. Two carrier groups are CVN, and include a CVN and two CGN. The third carrier group is a CVL group and includes a CVLN and a CGN. The destroyer squadron has 8-12 DDGs. Deployments are sole-destroyers, or carrier groups with destroyers attached. The entire fleet may act together in wartime to fight decisive battles.

Additional fleets include:
 * Submarine fleet: attack subs only.
 * Replenishment fleet: Replenishment ships.
 * 1-3 Escort Fleets: built around destroyer escorts as before.
 * Amphibious Fleet: Contains all amphib assets.
 * Mine warfare fleet: mine hunters/sweepers/layers.
 * Patrol Fleet: for corvettes, missile boats, etc.

Fleets are subordinate to commands, which are subordinate to fleet command as the highest operational structure.

Ocean escort fleet idea: Group of 5 ships, CVE/DDH, DDG, 3x DEs. That is building block. 3-4 groups? Rapid wartime expansion as option.

Force d'Action Navale
The Force d'Action Navale (FAN) is the main surface force of the Marine Nationale and is organized to undertake a variety of missions. Primary missions include rapid response to potential shipping threats, high and low intensity naval conflict, as well as limited land attack. In these capacities, the FAN operates with a heavy emphasis on anti-air and anti-submarine assets providing long range and loiter time to cover large areas of open water. The FAN consists of the surface assets of the Marine Nationale, organized into numbered fleets for various purposes. Second through to Seventh fleets are battle fleets organized as a whole to conduct modern high intensity naval warfare. The battle fleets are operationally organized into Groupes d'Action as standard and may operate independently as needed for greater global coverage. Primary Groupe d'Action roles include sea control, shipping lane protection, and showing the flag.

First Fleet
Marine Nationale Headquarters fleet. Includes training establishments, harbour facilities including fireboats, tugboats, and harbour patrol craft. First Fleet includes the ceremonial Flagship of the Marine Nationale, the Pierre Baptiste.

Groupe d'Action La Hève

 * CVN-32 La Hève
 * Escadre de Flotte 32
 * CGN-132 Paradis
 * CGN-XXX

Groupe d'Action Pobonocou

 * CVL-26 Pobonocou
 * Escadre de Flotte 26
 * CGN-135 Melanson
 * CGN-XXX

Destroyer Squadron 11

 * DDH-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX

Groupe d'Action Beaubassin

 * CVN-33 Beaubassin
 * Escadre de Flotte 33
 * CGN-129 Avon
 * CGN-XXX

Groupe d'Action Annapolis Royale

 * CVL-27 Annapolis Royale
 * Escadre de Flotte 27
 * CGN-133 Liscomb
 * CGN-XXX

Destroyer Squadron 12

 * DDH-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX

Groupe d'Action Forchu

 * CVN-34 Forchu
 * Escadre de Flotte 34
 * CGN-131 Trahan
 * CGN-XXX

Groupe d'Action Jeddore

 * CVL-28 Jeddore
 * Escadre de Flotte 28
 * CGN-136 Lloy
 * CGN-XXX

Destroyer Squadron 14

 * DDH-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX

Groupe d'Action Meteghan

 * CVN-35 Meteghan
 * Escadre de Flotte 35
 * CGN-130 Rivet
 * CGN-XXX

Groupe d'Action Canseau

 * CVL-29 Canseau
 * Escadre de Flotte 29
 * CGN-134 Tignish
 * CGN-XXX

Destroyer Squadron 15

 * DDH-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX

Groupe d'Action Bouctouche

 * CVN-36 Bouctouche
 * Escadre de Flotte 36
 * CGN-XXX
 * CGN-XXX

Groupe d'Action Petit-Framboise

 * CVL-30 Petit-Framboise
 * Escadre de Flotte 30
 * CGN-XXX
 * CGN-XXX

Destroyer Squadron 16

 * DDH-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX

Groupe d'Action Gasperau

 * CVN-37 Gasperau
 * Escadre de Flotte 37
 * CGN-XXX
 * CGN-XXX

Groupe d'Action Seaforth

 * CVL-31 Seaforth
 * Escadre de Flotte 31
 * CGN-XXX
 * CGN-XXX

Destroyer Squadron 17

 * DDH-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX

Groupe de Débarquement Royale

 * LPH-01 Royale
 * LPD-16 Argonaute
 * Landing Ship L50
 * Landing Ship L54

Groupe de Débarquement Havre

 * LPH-02 Havre
 * LPD-17 Jason
 * Landing Ship L51
 * Landing Ship L55

Groupe de Débarquement Arichat

 * LPH-03 Arichat
 * LPD-18 Pionnier
 * Landing Ship L52
 * Landing Ship L56

Groupe de Débarquement Sable

 * LPH-04 Sable
 * LPD-19 Sapeur
 * Landing Ship L53
 * Landing Ship L57

Destroyer Squadron 18

 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX

Destroyer Squadron 19

 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX

Destroyer Squadron 3

 * DDH-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DE-XXX
 * DE-XXX
 * DE-XXX
 * DE-XXX

Ocean Escort Fleet

Destroyer Squadron 5

 * DDH-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DE-XXX
 * DE-XXX
 * DE-XXX
 * DE-XXX

Ocean Escort Fleet

Eleventh Fleet
Home Fleet

Submarine Squadron 1

 * SSN-420 Minerve
 * SSN-421 Eurydice
 * SSN-422 Ouessant
 * SSN-423 Agosta
 * SSN-424 Bévéziers
 * SSN-425 Perle

Submarine Squadron 2

 * SSN-426 Ariane
 * SSN-427 Espadon
 * SSN-428 Narval
 * SSN-429 Dauphin
 * SSN-430 Bévéziers
 * SSN-431 Esturgeon

Submarine Squadron 3

 * SSK-410 Sirene
 * SSK-411 Junon
 * SSK-412 Diane
 * SSK-413 Creole
 * SSK-414 Astree
 * SSK-415 Hermione

Pukara Flotilla

 * DDG-XXX
 * DDG-XXX
 * DE-XXX
 * DE-XXX
 * DE-XXX
 * Landing Ship L9030
 * Landing Ship L9031
 * Landing Ship L9032
 * Landing Ship L9033

Sainte Croix Flotilla
Overseas Command
 * DDG-XXX
 * DE-XXX
 * DE-XXX
 * DE-XXX
 * Landing Ship L9034
 * Landing Ship L9035
 * Landing Ship L9036
 * Landing Ship L9037

Destroyer Squadron 1
Reserve Fleet

Force de Dissuasion

 * SSBN Triomphant (416)
 * SSBN Téméraire (417)
 * SSBN Vigilant (418)
 * SSBN Terrible (419)

l'Aéronavale
Order of Battle of l'Aéronavale The L'Aéronavale provides aviation capability to Marine Nationale ships as well as land installations for defense of Chezzetcook and her assets or strike against foreign targets when necessary. It is the largest of the two air forces in the Chezzetcook armed forces and carries out most of the air defense roles.

Corps de Défense Aérospatiale
Responsible for defence of the Chezzetcook home islands from air and space threats, as well as balliatic missiles. The Corps is split into thre regional commands: East, South, and West. Each region is built around an phased array radar system providing 360 degree radar coverage. Western command includes a fighter interceptor regiment with two squadrons of Rapace fighters and one of Aquillon, as well as a long range SAM regiment. Eastern and Southern regions both also have long range SAM regiments but include double the number of fighter squadrons owing to their greater threat potential. There is additionally an anti-sattelite and anti balliatic missile regiment as part of the Corps. The corps provides primary manning for the two Ciel Class sea based radars as well.

Fusiliers Marins
The Fusiliers Marins are the naval infantry branch of the Marine Nationale and provide a variety of functions ranging from special operations and amphibious warfare, to fleet and land facility protection. The Fusiliers Marins consists of a number of detachments of various sizes assigned permenantly to the security and defense of naval bases and installations, as well as a permenant training detachment, and regiment sized presidential guard detachment which provides political security alongside national police. In addition, the Fusiliers Marins includes two sub-units with special duties:


 * Commandos Marin: Naval special forces group of regiment size.
 * Troupes Spéciales Marines: Amphibious warfare unit consisting of four regiments each assigned permenantly to a Corsaire Class LPH.