Weapons and tactics of the Yuuzhan Vong War

During the Yuuzhan Vong War, the Jedi Coalition and the Yuuzhan Vong, especially the former, utilized weapons and tactics in order to win battles. While the Yuuzhan Vong achieved victories since the war's beginning, it was the Jedi Coalition, especially the stationed military units and colonial territories of the Novayan Stellar Commonwealth and Saiyanese Stellar Federation, United Nations Space Command and Swords of Sanghelios that dealt the most damage and inflicted the most casualties on the Yuuzhan Vong and their allies.
==Coalition member-states==
===Novayan Stellar Commonwealth and Saiyanese Stellar Federation===
As two of the Big Three (or Big Four), the Novayan Stellar Commonwealth and the Saiyanese Stellar Federation have a significant military presence in Galaxy Foxtrot-Foxtrot-Alpha and Universe Alpha-November-India-Mike-Echo. While dedicated to peace, the NSC and SSF were not above deploying military units, colonists and supplies to help the beleaguered allied forces defeat the Yuuzhan Vong empire.
Novayan Stellar Commonwealth: The NSC Armed Forces deployed were well-trained and well-equipped and have access to thaumaturgy and paratechnology, but its numbers are small due to 3% of the NSC's populace are active duty personnel and 7% serving in the NSC military reserves. It makes up for it with an elite military that uses skills, technology and paratechnology, and experience in fighting their enemies, and has a strong adherence to adaptability and combined arms operations. Due to the nature of the Yuuzhan Vong War, the NSC advocated for a combination of superior firepower, mobile warfare and grand battle-planning, with network-centric warfare still in use.
Saiyanese Stellar Federation: The Federal Saiyanese Armed Forces deployed were decently-trained and decently-equipped and, like the NSC Armed Forces, have access to paratechnology and thaumaturgy, but its numbers a large due to a conscription policy that required about 10% of the Saiyanese populace to join the military. It makes up for it with a policy favoring superior firepower and attrition; after Operation Sovereign Justice and the One Sith War, the SSF began a modernization program to bring the Federal Saiayese Armed Forces up to date with the rest of the Void, transferring half of the active military personnel to the reserves. Due to the nature of the Yuuzhan Vong War, the SSF advocated for a use of superior firepower, grand battle-planning, network-centric warfare and decentralized warfare.
===Void Coalition===
===Galactic Alliance Defense Initiative===
===United Nations of Earth/Sol Coalition===
The Sol Coalition is the name for a coalition of factions and nation-states throughout the Sol System. From the United Nations and its interplanetary colonies to the Terran States, to the Novayan, Logresian and Saiyanese Expeditionary Forces, to the Lyrans, to the Sith Containment and Pacification Initiative, and to the fantasy kingdoms, the Sol Coalition serves to protect its peoples from the terrifying Yuuzhan Vong and their allies.
United Nations of Earth: As the successor to the old governing body that is the League of Nations and technically the United Nations of old, the United Nations of Earth is a world government dedicated to peace, freedom, justice and democracy. Because of the One Sith War, it now have fantasy kingdoms and Terran nations that became UN member-states, though the Empire of Ursus gets invaded and partitioned by the NSC and GADI. The United Nations of Earth's military, the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces (known to voidwalkers as the UN Armed Forces) is composed of the various militaries of the world (even though all militaries were separate), including those of the Terran States and fantasy nations, and forces belonging to various factions (such as Rhodes Island and the Reunion Movement). The UN Peacekeeping Forces rely on air superiority and ground forces, with support coming from the Novayan, Logresian and Saiyanese Expeditionary Forces and magical support coming from the fantasy states. The UN Peacekeeping Forces also have stage girls, Tojis, symphogear wielders, tankery students, marine students, the Blue Mermaids, and magical girls, even though they are not military.
Terran States: The Terran States were nations from Terra that escaped the chaos of the One Sith War to Earth-ANIME as a result of Lord Admiral Borealis I directing NSC military units to bring them there. Even though the Terra system is brought to the Sol system, the Terran States were unable to return to their homeworld of Terra due to Originium being, as what Lord Admiral Borealis I said, "the biggest not-Tiberium bitch that will kill you with Oripathic bullshit" and the construction of an Originium Control Network.
The existence of actual aliens and actual, pure humans shocked the Terrans, but it was the Earthborn humans' and voidwalkers' weapons and military equipment used during the One Sith War that shook them to their very core; the fact there are starships didn't help at all. Even though they still have Originium the Terran states is forced to modernize their militaries after realizing that their weapons and guns, impractical as the latter are, paled in comparison to the more practical guns and the applied firepower used by the voidwalkers and Earthborn humans. Even Duke Koschei (who is known for possessing many Terrans in the past and Talulah before being exercised and receive his pre-murdered form back but also stripping him of his possession ability), Regent Theresis and the Abyssals Hunters and their adversaries (known as Abyssals) realize how utterly screwed they really are if they dare provoke a war with the Earthborn humans, voidwalkers and GADI.
The Terran States is closely following in the footsteps of the Earthborn humans, GADI and voidwalkers to emulate their military capabilities, though they still use swords, crossbows, bows and arrows, shields, polearms and blades. The Terran States, however, have access to Originium Arts and Arts Units, and they are best used alongside magicians and thaumaturges fighting from the rear or in the front lines. 
Novayan Expeditionary Force: The Novayan Expeditionary Force is a 2 million strong military expeditionary force headed by Grand Marshal Borealis Norsoutha III, who have set up his office at the 346 Production corporate headquarters. The NEF, formed from the 115th Army Group, Volunteer Army Minerva, various Outer Territorial forces, a Novayan Black Guard volunteer army, a Merdinan Black Guard volunteer army and the 3rd Strike Force, rely on network-centric warfare, mobile warfare and use of thaumaturgy and paratechnology to gain an edge over its opponents.
However, due to the numerical advantage of the Yuuzhan Vong, the Novayan Expeditionary Force is rapidly reinforced by the inactive units that were part of the NEF's divisions, volunteer units from the Outer Territories, three corps from both the Novayan Black Guard and the Merdinan Black Guard, and several other units hailing from the Crusader Sector, Meridian Commonwealth, and Ober Ost. The doctrine has been changed to focus on fortifying populated areas and arming the populace, trained, equipped and supported by NSC military units, and smartmines, weapons emplacements and gun batteries set up to deal heavy casualties.
Saiyanese Expeditionary Force:
==Colonial territories of the Void Coalition==
===Commonwealth of Byss===
As a heavily-militarized and industrialized dictatorial state already infamous in the NSC for its anti-Sith sentiment, the Commonwealth of Byss under Admiral Audrey Norsoutha utilize the same economic and military tactics used by the Germans during World War II, with a large military force supported by rear-line troops which deals with partisans and collaborators, similar to how the Wehrmacht have Einsatzgruppen units; the only difference is that the partisans and collaborators the Byssian military rear-line troops were dealing with happen to be supporters and allies of the Yuuzhan Vong.
The Commonwealth of Byss's heavy military spending provided it with a military initially small in active duty personnel number but large in reserve duty personnel number, giving it a large reservoir of manpower from which the Byssian military can drew soldiers. The Byssian military is supplied with locally-produced and extraplanetary-produced military equipment and sustained by local industrial production of military equipment, giving the Byssians a bloated arsenal of weapons. Local production of military equipment is done by Yuuzhan Vong and their allies taken as prisoners who had to endure forced labour. Due to its being a police state, fascist police tactics and use of surveillance cameras helped the Byssian police forces and paramilitary units in rooting out any Yuuzhan Vong or their allies.
Worlds under the control of and within the Commonwealth of Byss were usually fortified and defended, with militias, paramilitary and even semi-militarized police units protecting their homes and cities. Byssian civilians at and above ages 16 and 17 were given military equipment and basic military training to defend their homes and their lives. In each building and home contains an arsenal of heavy weapons and military equipment with which people at and above ages 16 and 17 can use; only police headquarters and military bases have access to CBRN (chemical-biological-radiological-nuclear) weapons. Each and every building were armored and fortified against attacks, with sandbags placed in front of or behind windows and doors, on the balconies, and on the rooftops; every single living room served a double purpose as pillboxes. SAM sites and AA guns were placed on the rooftops or on the streets. Around each metropolis/metropolitan area, city, town, municipality, and village are massive rings of earthworks studded with bunkers, pillboxes, gun emplacements and weapons batteries. Five lines of barbed wires and six lines of smart landmines were set up 10 meters in front of the earthworks and trenches.
Military bases were set up in the wilderness and remote locations which allow Byssian units to respond to any situation. Some mountains were fortresses or strongholds which contain large numbers of military personnel and equipment which allows for the Byssian military to perform rapid response operations. Finally, during offensive operations (especially planetary invasions and liberations) and planetary occupations, the Byssian military was sustained, supplied and provided by donations of food, medicine, clothing and military equipment from the local populace of the worlds the Byssian military have liberated, while worlds which were occupied as a result of collaborating with the Yuuzhan Vong have to pay large "occupation costs"; despite this, the population of the occupied worlds blamed their own leaders and governments for siding with the Yuuzhan Vong and agreed to pay fair "occupation costs" in exchange for their establishment of new governments to replace the ones that sided with the Yuuzhan Vong.
===Commonwealth of Elegasso===
The Commonwealth of Elegasso followed the line of the Crusader Sector Defense Force, but it focused heavily on inter-branch coordination for combined arms operations and defensive fortifications. Elegasso infantry used the shovel to dig out trenches and then extensive trench systems to deny the Yuuzhan Vong and their allies ground all the while inflicting said Yuuzhan Vong and their allies heavy casualties. Smart landmines, barbed wire and explosive runes, alongside chemical weapons, heavy artillery, machine-gun and rifle fire and flamethrowers, were known to cause casualties which left many Yuuzhan Vong forces critically wounded and unable to move.
After the enemy is badly mauled, reserves were poured in to strengthen the frontline troops. Once the enemy have been withered under heavy fire, a combined arms charge was performed, led by the armored vehicles and followed by infantry. Airstrikes and artillery bombardment smother enemy defenses while chemical and incendiary weapons were brought in to root out all enemy forces. After the enemy is driven away Elegasso ground troops will then establish defensive positions while the trenches were refilled with reinforcements from the Crusader Sector. To support the war effort, factories produce munitions and military equipment to provide the ground troops with whatever equipment they need to fight the Yuuzhan Vong.
Because it is a colony of the Crusader Sector, the Commonwealth of Elegasso have for itself a large manpower base, resulted from the Crusader Sector sending colonists to modernize the Irishi sector. With this manpower base, soldiers will be drawn as military reservists or frontline ground troops, and some were sent to man the agricultural, industrial and refinery facilities to give the Commonwealth of Elegasso a fighting chance.
===New Meridian Federation===
As a colonial territory of the Meridian Commonwealth, the New Meridian Federation was already a heavily-militarized and industrialized stratocracy where services guarantee citizenship. Students of the New Meridian Federation at and above age 16 were permitted to receive basic military training; those who completed high school or those who migrated to the New Meridian Federation will have to earn franchise and citizenship through military service. This gave the New Meridian Federation a large manpower with which the NMF military can use to fight its enemies.
Like the Meridian Commonwealth, its colonial overlord, the New Meridian Federation have developed an army with units from different worlds that have specializations based on what their world was. The Ementholos system, capital system of the New Meridian Federation, is home of the Ementholosian Shock Troopers, combined arms units which were patterned after the Meridian Expeditionary Forces. Also, like the Meridian system, the Ementholos system is heavily-militarized and industrialized, and heavily-fortified.
Similar to the Meridian Commonwealth, the New Meridian Federation utilized chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and occult weapons during the Yuuzhan Vong War, depending of the situation: during the battle of Ementholos IV, should the Yuuzhan Vong and their allies establish a beachhead/bridgehead, the New Meridian Federation will use nuclear weapons; should the Yuuzhan Vong approach any fortress-city, the New Meridian Federation will utilize chemical, biological, radiological, and occult weapons; should the Yuuzhan Vong and their allies breach the defenses and enter the city, then chemical weapons (such as Nova 6) will be used.
The New Meridian Federation infantry utilize energy-based weapons, especially laser weapons, which is heavily-favored. Some New Meridian Federation infantry favor projectile-based weapons while NMF field officers use swords and pistols. The main battle tank of the New Meridian Federation is the YQ21 Templar Battle Tanks, from which derivatives of the tank were also used; like the Meridian Commonwealth, the New Meridian Federation also use Meridian Commonwealth military vehicles.
===Commonwealth of New Neith===
The Commonwealth of New Neith relied on Saiyanese military and police units to protect it. After the Yuuzhan Vong invaded, however, Saiyanese colonists, money, equipment and supplies were delivered to arm and develop Sakana and New Neith. To combat the threats posed by the Yuuzhan Vong and their allies, New Neith developed its military that is designed to deal heavy casualties through mobile warfare. This highly-mobile military revolves around an armored spearhead, composed of main battle tanks and medium and heavy tanks and supported by airstrikes and artillery support, hitting the schwerpunkt, or focal point, to allow mobile infantry, whether mechanized or motorized infantry, to encircle and engage the enemy forces. Factories and hydroponics bio-domes were set up to provide food, equipment and munitions.
===Ober Sud===
As a colonial territory of Ober Ost, Ober Sud is a military occupation authority located in the Colonies and Inner Rim regions composed of several sectors that fell under its command after the Coruscant City Conventions. Ober Sud's military is usually the Novayan occupation forces (also known as the Novayan Occupation Forces), composed of NSC military and police units; the Novayan occupation forces were supported by civilian volunteers, local militias and vigilante groups, and hitmen.
During the Yuuzhan Vong War, the Novayan Occupation Forces utilize heavy defenses (elastic defense in depth) studded with gun emplacements and weapons batteries, barbed wires, and smart mines to defended population centers and populated areas. NOF units also utilize rapid response tactics and guerrilla warfare. Guerrilla warfare, however, is the most effective tactic used against the Yuuzhan Vong and their allies. NOF units took advantage of the environment and terrain to perform raids and ambushes against the Yuuzhan Vong. NOF units also took advantage of the environment by setting up traps and booby traps:
*punji stakes
*spike boards
*trap bridges
*venus fly traps (box traps dug into the ground where the spikes were hammered onto its sides)
*side closing traps
*bear traps
*tiger traps
*mace traps (concrete ball, spiked mud ball, wooden box, spiked log, or log)
*door traps
*bamboo whip traps
*snake pits
*hornet traps
*arrow traps
*booby trap markers (used to let Ober Sud soldiers know that there are traps)
===Commonwealth of Sakana===
The Commonwealth of Sakana relied on Saiyanese military and police units to protect it. After the Yuuzhan Vong invaded, however, Saiyanese colonists, money, equipment and supplies were delivered to arm and develop Sakana and New Neith. While it has set up military bases, weapons emplacements and gun batteries, its preferred way of dealing with the Yuuzhan Vong is through superior, overwhelming firepower. Machine guns, artillery, rocket artillery and mortars were used to great effect, and a completely armed populace would force back enemy forces. The arms industries produced infantry equipment, bombs, missiles and munitions, including aircraft and vehicles, to inflict heavy casualties.
===Commonwealth of Zakuul===
The Commonwealth of Zakuul, being a left-wing military junta, is left unaffected by the war but it also caused the Zakuulans to fear for a hypothetical invasion by the Yuuzhan Vong. As a result the Zakuulan populace, both native and colonial, began enlisting themselves into the Zakuulan military or industries. Hydroponics bio-domes were set up near the southern ocean and on its two ocean moons, and mining outposts at its arid moon; all three moons have new communities established and expanded alongside the existing ones. Additional colonists from Zakuul, the NSC, Saiyane, and the Outer Territories were sent to help settle in the existing or newly-formed communities.
For planetary defense the Commonwealth of Zakuul constructed planetary surface-to-orbit weapons batteries and orbital stations with weapons batteries capable of dealing heavy damage, but the orbital stations also have military personnel and spacecraft for combat purposes. Radar and communications stations were also set up, both on the surface and in orbit around Zakuul and its moons, to aid in directing Zakuulan military units to any direction. Manufactories, forges and refineries were also built to military equipment in order to arm the Zakuulan populace, police and military, but also to provide equipment, tools, materials and resources to allow for the construction of buildings and expansion of communities. Existing or newly-formed communities were given military equipment - both NSC-made and locally-made - to train and arm the community members. To protect their homes, all shelters and buildings were reinforced and armored to provide heavy defense.
Military bases were set up throughout Zakuul and its arid moon. Infantry trained in jungle and airborne warfare were deployed to perform combat patrols for any sign of Yuuzhan Vong-related activities, airborne infantry and marines were given training to combat Yuuzhan Vong-related activities and are based at the various naval bases, hydroponics bio-domes, floating settlements or ships; mountain troops, mechanized infantry and armored forces were stationed throughout Zakuul's arid moon, where mountains and open terrain calls for mountain warfare and mobile warfare to be used; and lastly militias and police and military units throughout Zakuul's cities were responsible for protecting their homes, and they have access to chemical, biological, radiological, thaumaturgical and incendiary weaponry. For additional measures, weapons emplacements such as anti-aircraft guns, mortars and machine guns were set up to deter Yuuzhan Vong forces and their allies. Planetary shield generators were set up, with one set up per city.