Marine Nationale

Origins to the Grand Campaigns
The origins of the Marine Nationale begin with the creation of the Milice Navale in 1604 on the authority of the Vallisian governor of Chezzetcook in order to alleviate pressures on the need for Vallisian naval presence in the area. The Milice Navale gradually expanded in capability over its life, though generally remained little more than local law enforcement force until 1720. Growing unrest in Avalonia led to an increasing capability in the Milice Navale including the acquisition of a few frigates. With the independence of Chezzetcook in 1739 the Milice Navale was taken on as the official naval force of the fledgling state, and was renamed the next year to the Service Naval Républicain.

In 1882 the Service Naval Républicain was reorganized and renamed as the Marine Nationale.

Obsolete
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 Though no longer part of the main fleet by 1947, the last battleships were withdrawn from Chezzetcook service only in 1960, with one scrapped and one retained as a museum.

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.

July 2020 Redesign Notes
10-4 Fleet. 10 CVN, 4 CVLN. Personnel have to jump to ~330k.

Organized into some numbered fleets. 4x CVL to be conventional power, and operate as both/either training carriers or deployments to low-interest region like the eurybian sea.

CVL Groups consist of: 1x CVL, 1x DLG, 4x DEG. CVN Groups consist of: 1x CVN, 1x AAW CGN, 1x ASW CGN. Have a few DDG squadrons as well.

Reorg: Fleets assigned to stations. All carrier/nuke task forces assigned to Home station, other stations have other forces, and carrier groups are tasked to stations.

Stations: Home (N.Iapetus), North Tethys, West Tethys (South-West), Southern Avalonia (East Tethys), Southern Iapetus, Eurybian.

Below this may be outdated. 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.

Naval Bases
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 indefinitely 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 possession 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. Facilities 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.

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, and is organized into numbered fleets which are built around cruiser task groups which include aircraft carriers and their cruiser escorts, as well as numbered squadrons of destroyers. The task force component of a fleet is 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.

The FAN is also organized into regional Station Commands based around deployment stations. Fleets, task groups, flotillas, or even individual warships are generally not permanently assigned to a single station but attached as needed for deployment. Stations are responsible for the logistical and intelligence support of warships assigned to them, though generally do not command authority over said warships. Authority for warship and task force command is retained at Fleet Headquarters in La Hève.

Numbered Fleets
Deployments of the Marine Nationale The FAN operational component consists of XXX numbered fleets comprising the deployable warships of the Marine Nationale.

Station Commands


The six Station Commands provide the Marine Nationale with regional specialization in command and control and coordination for naval forces. These stations are equipped with headquarters facility and staff, as well as various support elements depending on the intended mission of the station, as well as the facilities and capabilities to support fleets deployed to any given station.

Home Station:
 * Headquarters: La Hève
 * Commanding Officer:

South Iapetus Station:
 * Headquarters: La Hève
 * Commanding Officer:

South Avalonia Station:
 * Headquarters: Île Fortifiée
 * Commanding Officer:

North Tethys Station:
 * Headquarters: Île Sainte Pierre
 * Commanding Officer:

West Tethys Station:
 * Headquarters: Île Sainte Pierre
 * Commanding Officer:

Eurybian Station:
 * Headquarters: La Hève
 * Commanding Officer:

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.

Ships
List of Ships of the Marine Nationale

The Marine Nationale operates XXX ships, including XXX warships and XXX auxilliay ships.

Chezzetcook naval doctrine calls for a fleet capable of global response built upon the force projection capabilities of aviation. To accomplish this, the Marine Nationale operates a large fleet of as the centerpiece of patrol task groups. The employment of aircraft carriers allows larger areas of ocean to be covered for patrol and security duties than would be possible with conventional naval ships and submarines, which provides the Marine Nationale with a greater impact on global maritime security.

The Marine Nationale is the world's largest operator of nuclear surface ships, with XXX such ships in service, including aircraft carriers. The use of nuclear powered surface groups has proven controversial in both domestic and international circles as a potential safety issue, though the Marine Nationale holds the position that in order to adhere to its mandate of global maritime security, as well as the defensive needs of Chezzetcook, it requires the ability to reposition and respond ships globally with the speed and staying power provided only by nuclear power. To this end, the majority of Marine Nationale major warships are nuclear powered, as well as a number of essential support ships.

The Marine Nationale follows a standardized naming convention for its warships which has remained largely unchanged since the Grand Campaigns. Under the official naming convention, are to be named after national leaders or important people in the history of Chezzetcook. Fleet are named after the provinces of Chezzetcook, while  and light and escort  are named for cities and towns in Chezzetcook. Major escort ships, including are named for individuals. Ships that do not fit within the above criteria, including, , and others are generally named without convention.

Aircraft
Aircraft of the Marine Nationale

Weapons
Equipment of the Marine Nationale