Knight Raiders - Evil's Personal Palace - HisEvilness - Paul Ripmeester

Part I.

The crude concept for weapons, vehicles and aircraft.

Consider this work in progress and where needed information will be updated.

Weapons Selection:

All weapons should be able where possible to be modified.

This included various scopes, triggers, munitions, sights, barrels and attachments.

Operatives will have the options to select their weapons from the armoury permission.

What operative A likes might not be operative B kind of taste, quality and performance are key.

The end result matters so a selection of various platforms should be made available.

General Purpose & Modular platforms:

SCAR L&H, Standard Barrel.

HK 416/417.

STEYR AUG A3 SF.

HK G36C.

AK 47(Modified by 3rd party for increased accuracy/performance)

MG Platform, Heavy and Light:

SCAR MG Variant.

HK MG5 Series.

FN MINIMI series.

FN M2HB/M3P.

Sniper Platforms:

SCAR Sniper Variant.

HK MSGO90 A2 & G28.

SAKO TRG M10 & TRG 42.

CQC Platforms:

SCAR H&L Short Barrel.

FN P90 Tactical LV &LIR.

HK MP7A1.

Benelli M3/M4 Tactical.

Side Arms:

Glock Variants.

HK USP Tactical.

Grenade Launchers:

Milkor MGL.

FN 40GL.

HK GMG.

Specials Platforms:

FGM-148 Javelin.

Starstreak Variants.

Mortars

M67 Frag Grenade.

M84 Stun Grenade.

Support Vehicles:

Self-sustained and able to go anywhere, so a small selection of vehicles should be available.

The main form of transportation is Air but with a small selection of land/sea based vehicles.

Will need to included Emergency services for airport duty, where possible assist local firefighters in case of an emergency.

Air:

NH-90 Special (24 + 6 spare)

TR-666 “Peasant Bus” (16 + 4 spare)

(8 + 2 spare)

(12 + 2 spare)

(4 + 1 spare)

( 8 + 2 spare)

(8 + 2 spare)

(16 + 4 spare)

(8 + 2 spare)

(4+ 1 spare)

(4 + 1 spare)

(16 + 4 spare)

(8 + 2 spare)

(16 + 4 spare)

(8 + 2 spare)

VIP Military Spec. (2)

Sea:

Rigid Raider.

Mark V Special Operations Craft.

SURC.

CRRC.

Land:

Jeeps.

Hellcat MGS series.

RG 31/33 series.

Cougar Series.

Patria Series.

Support/Engineer Vehicles.

Emergency/Rescue Vehicles:

Need for regular fire fighting and aircraft firefighting to maintain a safe environment.

Modified jeep/humvee and APC's can act ambulances in every situation.

3th Brigade has all the medical services needed but firefighting, rescue should be made available.

Fire Fighters can be recruited from civilians as they will never be deployed in a combat role.

And will augment the medical battalion with firefighting/rescue expertise.

Each Base will have a small fire department to deal with structure/vehicle/aircraft emergencies.

FLF Z8 100/125-15

FLF Z8 100/125-15 + 1000P

FLF Z8 100/135-16 + 500P + 180Co2

RW on MB Atego

TLF 20/40SL Axor

Misc Gear:

There will be a need for various gear such as uniforms, spare parts etc.

Looked at closer this has to be calculated to find the right suppliers.

There will be a range of items that will have to be sorted/stored and maintained.

However, I am developing my own set of camouflage what can be used exclusive for KR.

These have to be tested and then tested in the field to ensure performance.

For now, this project is under development and until now I had little to no resources for testing.

Standard Division Weapons Platform(SDWP):

The standard weapons platform for the KR Div. will be the FN SCAR modular weapon system.

This will provide an assault rifle/battle rifle/sniper rifle and machine gun.

It will be easier to supply this to the 3rd brigade and 1st wing as a there standard weapons platform.

Will decrease the amount logistics needed to offer a range of platforms based on the same model.

It will be optional for the 1^st and 2^nd Brigade per mission/operation as proposed above.

Headquarters Command Company & Headquarters Command Troop:

Current HHC/HHT and H&S consist of 80 to 110 or even 270 personnel.

It might better to revamp the system as it is largely based on an old Prussian/French system.

Appears to seem sluggish and involves allot of paperwork, fine tuning might be in order.

Speeding up decision making and flow of information up and down.

Dividing the initial staff into 2 major groups

Group 1 will be directly involved with decision making with group 2 has a support role.

Group 1 tagged as E(Essential), Group 2 tagged as S(Support)

Then number roles per group with an identical number that is unique per group.

Essential(E): Operations(1), Intelligence(2), Logistics(3) and Signals(4).

Support(S): Administration(1), Planning(2), Training(3), PR(4) and Finance(5).

E reports directly to the CO speeding up the decision-making process. S reports Directly to the XO who then can either report to the CO or accumulate information/data to report later at a more convenient time.

When operations are under way a CO has no need for information on payroll or training.

He does need to be aware of troop movement(friendly or hostile), sufficient supply, casualties etc at a moments notice to ensure proper strategy(s) and deployment of resources.

However, the amount of work(paperwork, logistics etc) incrementally increases as you go higher up the unit ladder.

You can adapt the system to accommodate this, use HCT, HCC and HCB.

HCB: Headquarters Command Battalion for units Division sized and up.

HCC: Headquarters Command Company for units at Battalion level and up.

HCT: Headquarters Command Troop for units of Company size.

These 3 command units can then actively share and conduct command and support operations.

All supporting each other's effort in conducting Command and Control.

For instance, every unit will need medical support, logistics, signals etc.

However there is no need for a Finance role in a Company sized unit, this should be done Brigade and up, finance should be handled by a single department and not various personnel scattered.

You will end up with a less personnel intensive system what is far more effective with less paperwork making the whole system more cost effective.

But as these units are not the combat related units they do not have to have the exact numbers there combat counterparts would have, or can be augmented with other units.

Have a basic model of units with the option to augment with auxiliary units, modular system.

Simple example, a dental unit will augment an HCT for a week giving the combat company a standard dental and then move on, this can be seen as the move to the next unit, be detached back to the HCB or back to the medical battalion.

HCB: Operations, Intelligence, Logistics, Signals, Administration, Planning, Training, PR and Finance.

HCC: Operations, Intelligence, Logistics, Signals, Administration and Training *

HCT: Operations, Intelligence, Logistics and Signals. *

* optional augmentation by support units.

Lettering branches based on their founding in history.

A = Army, B = Navy, C = Marines, D = Air force, J = Joint multiple services and S = Staff Roles above major.

The forward command post, various country's should not matter as it is a minor detail.

And does NOT reflect overall battle strategy, you need to know friendly, hostile and neutral.

Then use the normal icons to reflect unit id, armour, airborne, infantry, mechanised etc.

Making it possible to look at a map(digital or analogue)and get an overview in a single glance.

Mission Goals:

Rapid Response, Covert Ops, Black Ops, Hostage Rescue, Raiding Parties,

Anti-Pirating Ops, Disruption of hostile groups by eliminating the leadership.

And/or any other situation that requires specialist attention.

For some UN mission, there is a lack of specialised troops.

This could be resolved by giving it a UN approval and provide specialist support.

Also, the goal is not to set up a permanent base but the be a quick reactions force.

Using a staging area would be required but no prolonged stay would also give it a less hostile idea towards locals who should by then end of the day run their own country.

A simple example: A country has an insurgency problem but does not have the manpower to deal with this on its own, this country can then put in a request to the UN/NATO for support.

When support is granted KR can move in and provide specialist support.

In order to give this force a mental shock effect on hostiles, there will be no campaign, see this as an official time set window where operations will be conducted.

But when and how will be up to the KR Command, basically all the enemy knows "Death may be knocking on their door at any time but you never know when and how"

This will have a demoralising effect on them since they need to be on their toes 24/7 and have no idea where/when/how they will be attacked.

This will prevent the group to recruit new members to some extent cause of the demoralising effect.

In long term is to make them crap their pants even before shots are fired, a cause of the formidable reputation KR will have.

Legal Representation:

This should be the country of origin for legal representation.

What legal system under has yet to be decided, one uniform one or the host country's military code.

Legal fees will be paid by KR since there under the command of KR.

Details have to be looked at with legal expertise to ensure conform under today’s laws.

Then a Military code should be drafted, signed and put into effect.

Regulations Compliance:

Medical, Aircraft and Fire regulations should be at least in compliance with local regulations.

But with operating in different country's it might be best to select the regulations that are the most demanding and use them across the board.

Preference goes to compliance above the norm but without too much confusion and paperwork.

So using different regulations per items would be confusing and not compatible.

Where possible use the same regulations and apply them Division-wide.

This includes FTA/FAA/CDC/Medical Board/ICAO regulations.

Chain of Command:

As stated in the opening post what I COULD do, and in the case of becoming King by merging with a country(less likely and less interested by the day).

It must become part of the country's Armed Forces in some shape or form.

While not fighting under the actual country's flag retaining the international standing it should have.

This, however, can be achieved by having the Chief of Staff of the armed forces assume the rank of Grand Marshall.

Also where possible have oversight by the Military Police on legal matters and enforcement.

Ranks:

Ranks obtained in your country of origin remain, you will have the same rank or equivalent.

The rise in rank should be up to the country of origin with a recommendation of the KR Commander.

In short, promotion is done in conjunction with the country of origin because in the case of the enlisted/NCO or Officer returns home and resumes active duty the rank travels with him/her.

Using the NATO reference codes since working out a new system would be redundant but adding the ranks of Grand Master(OF-12, ******), Grand Marshall(OF-11, *****) and Command Sergeant-Major (OR-10) to the command chain.

Besides the regular ranks, OF-10 - OF-1, OR-10 - OR 1.

Formations Selection:

After some research, the conclusion is that a Brigade does not give the options to be independent.

The brigade formation currently being looked at is becoming way to big.

The normal brigade would be 3/6 Battalions but now current set-up comes it down to 8.

7 Battalions and the brigade HHC becoming also Battalion size.

And there is a need increase for support to ensure the safety of enlisted personnel.

Providing to little support would put a strain on logistics/maintenance and performance.

Military equipment/vehicles require more maintenance/checks to ensure safety.

Cutting corners will lead to injury's and fatal injury's what would be a disaster.

This leaves only one option is to go Division size but a special Division

A Division sized formation with an integrated air wing replacing one of the Brigades.

With being capable of operating independently on a global scale as proposed above.

The Division will consist of 3 Brigades and 2 wings.

1^st/2^nd Brigade will house all the combat Battalions.

3^rd Brigade will house all the support Battalions, 1^st/2^nd Wing housing the air elements

Airmobile, mechanised special forces division.

Division command can assign permission/time period elements of the 3^rd Brigade.

To the 1^st/2^nd Brigade and/or 1^st/2^nd Wing to support mission(s)/operation(s)

This leaves the Division commander with a better selection of personnel per operation.

As each Brigade/Wing has a specific task/role and this allows for better allocation of resources.

Furthermore, the 1^st and 3rd Battalion can be fully focused on the combat role it has.

The 1ste wing will have support staff as per normal but will be receiving extra support from 2de.

1^st/2^nd/6^th Battalion is all special forces but with a wide spectrum of abilities.

3^rd/4^th/7^th/8^th are special forces with specific training or will receive additional training.

9^th Battalion is for armoured vehicles in an offensive/defensive context.

5^th/10^th Battalion is to provide a secure Base/FOB for operations/training.

These can be seen regular troops but with special equipment such as night vision/AT/AA etc.

This Battalion can be seen as mechanised using the Stryker series vehicle.

3^rd Brigade provides service/technical and maintenance to the 1^st/2^nd Battalion.

And also the 1^st/2^nd Wing with additional expertise, also FOB construction/maintenance.

Additional logistics/supply and a Human resources Battalion that provides services.

1^st/2^nd Wing provides transport/insertion/extraction/medevac/logistics and air support.

They will be serviced their own maintenance crews but can receive additional support from 3rd.