Arkanian Imperial Navy

The Arkanian Imperial Navy (AIN), referred to as the Arkanian Navy or sometimes the Imperial Navy, is the naval (space and seafaring) branch of the Imperial Arkanian Armed Forces, the military of the Imperial Arkanian Empire. The AIN specializes in starships instead of a seafaring fleet due Arkania being a space-based nation. The Arkanian Imperial Navy operates a fairly large fleet of starships and now produces them at a much slower rate. The modern starships are much more superior than the Arkanian designs of the Free Republic of Arkania or even the Greater Terran Republic. The Arkanian Imperial Navy also has two sub-branches under its jurisdiction, the seafaring navies of the Netherlands and Philippines
== History ==
=== The founding of the Imperial Navy (2036) ===
The Arkanian Imperial Navy was founded in the year 2036 along with the other branches of the Imperial Arkanian Armed Forces, the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Formed from the Arkanian Republic Navy of the Second Arkanian Republic, the Navy inherited a large fleet of modern, newly-designed starships and some smaller seafaring vessels from the ARN. These starships include, but are not limited to, the Retribution-class Battleship, the Chandrila-class Carrier, the Resurgence-class Heavy Cruiser, the Forlorn-class Cruiser, and the Defiant-class Frigate. The Imperial Arkanian Navy also continued to develop Project Revitalize, which oversaw the redesign of the twelve Excalibur-class Dreadnoughts. Due to it already having a large space fleet, the Arkanian Imperial Navy kept new starship production at a minimum.
=== The First Arkanian Naval Aircraft (2037) ===
The Navy received newly-developed F/A-21J (VTOL) Fighter/Bombers for use on the Avenger-class Helicopter Carrier. Three F/A-21Js would also be sold to one of the empire's allies, the Federal Republic of the Central Pacific, and would be shipped there via modified Monolith-class Carriers used for cargo transport.
A naval variant of the F-38 Air Superiority Fighter, the F-38C (VTOL), would enter service with the Navy. It would serve on Philippine naval bases and would also serve on the lone Bolivian Avenger-class Helicopter Carrier operated by the Navy.
=== Expansion of the Seafaring Fleets (2037) ===
Bolivia, an ally of the Imperial Arkanian Empire, sold five Wyvern-class Destroyers to the Navy to expand the small seafaring fleets and would join the other Bolivian manufactured ship, the Avenger-class Helicopter Carrier.
=== Post-AT-USSAS War (2037) ===
Following the first major military operations conducted by the Navy, damaged Arkanian starships were returned to Arkania Shipyards along with the captured American ships. The captured American vessels would be tested 
and evaulated or refitted as command ships, which would serve as logistics flagships for the major fleets. The destroyed Arkanian ships were replaced with new ships which were waiting to be transferred to fleets and produced shortly after the empire was founded.
The seafaring fleets resumed regular patrol duties around Filipino waters, and more ships continued to be produced. The Navy also received more combat aircraft as production had started up again.
==== Increased Expansion of the Seafaring Fleets ====
The seafaring fleets would be expanded, and older ships such as the Ford-class Battleships and the Cebu-class Light Cruiser would be decommissioned, and newer, more modern ships such as the Mindanao-class Guided Missile Destroyer would enter service.
The Navies of the Philippines and the Netherlands would then be separated into different sub-branches within the AIN, and would have different ship prefixes than the main Arkanian Navy. 
== Service History ==
=== The Arkanian Expansion (2036) ===
The Arkanian Imperial Navy sent fleets of starships, most notably Task Force 15, to map out
neighboring systems and to expand Arkanian territory. The fleets left some ships stationed there before large-scale exploration of the planets would begin. Some of these planets would be used for mining, which would help fuel Project Rejuvenation, a large-scale project to modernize public infrastructure spanning across all Arkanian territories. The Navy was warned by the Imperial Merculan Empire not to expand too far, for they would come in contact which hostile parasite aliens which have ravaged the Merculan Outer Rim since 2021 and are believed to be Silents.
=== AT-USSAS War (2037) ===
The Arkanian Imperial Navy sent two major fleets, Task Force 56 and Task Force 15, to aid Arkanian allies in 
the fight against the USSAS, which also had a powerful starfleet. Task Force 56, headed by five of the Excalibur-class Dreadnoughts, would be sent to fight above Earth, while Task Force 15, headed by one dreadnought, would be dispatched to the Javaria system to help aid its liberation. The Arkanian Imperial Navy had an important role in defeating the USSAS, as the starfleet aided allied fleets in the liberation of Javaria, and defeated the enemy armada over Earth with help from allies. There were two major fronts the AIN was involved in: the Javarian Front and the Earth Space Front, along with one where the seafaring Arkanian-Filipino Defense Fleet was on standby, but never saw combat.
==== Javarian Front ====
Task Force 15, headed by the dreadnought AIN Excalibur (SBB-01), was sent to Javaria to link with the allied 
AT ROTD, AT ACEP, and Neo-Valerian Forces. The fleets would establish a blockade near planet Javaria where the coalition fleet would maintain an active kill zone. After the coalition fleet organised itself, the USSAS forces warped in, made up of American and Chinese ships. The USSAS fleet bombarded the allied fleets, but the coalition fleet was able to fight back, disabling and destroying many USSAS vessels
===== Arkanian Counterattack =====
Soon after the initial USSAS attacks on the Javaria blockade, Arkanian ships mounted an attack on the enemy ships. The attacks proved to be successful, as Arkanian starfighters attacked and outmaneuvered the American ships, which lacked starfighter complements. Many American ships would be disabled or destroyed in this Arkanian counterattack, but they also suffered some losses.
===== Final pushes into Javaria =====
After the devastating Neo-Valerian attack on the USSAS fleet, Task Force 15 began the final attacks and began 
to bombard the American ships. Spearheaded by battleships, multiple groups of ships began to directly engage USSAS forces, leading to quick successes and the destruction of much of the remaining American fleet. The dreadnought began firing its MACs into the American forces, which ripped apart starships and helped in the defeat of the USSAS fleet. However, this assault saw some Arkanian ships being destroyed, including a confirmed 4 destroyed Retribution-class Battleships and a number of other, smaller starships. The flagship Excalibur also suffered some damage. Arkanian forces managed to capture Freedom-class ships, which would later be used for testing and evaluation. Some of them would be converted to command vessels, to serve as the logistics flagships of fleets.
==== Earth Space Front ====
Arkanian Task Force 56, the largest Arkanian fleet, was dispatched to Earth shortly before the declaration of war against the USSAS was delivered. Fighting had already broken out between the USSAS and Arkanian allies, the CSAS, and the Astral Talons. Arkania then wished to assist its allies and join the conflict. Another reason the IAE joined the war was due to the USSAS's proximity to the Arkanian Colony of the Philippines, which had its seafaring defense fleet, and multiple naval and air bases.
===== Initial Arkanian Assault =====
Task Force 56 arrived and stayed in Earth's orbit for a short period of time before opening fire on the border 
between the United States and Mexico, where the border wall was located. The border wall and multiple other strategic targets would make a CSAS invasion of the United States more difficult. A large portion of the border wall and other strategic targets were virtually eliminated by the rods dropped from orbit, which made for an easier CSAS invasion. The initial assault also served as the declaration of war against the USSAS by the Imperial Arkanian Empire. Then, Merculan Task Force 140 exited warp near Earth on the side of the USSAS, but no action was taken by the Merculans, who withdrew from the conflict soon after.
===== USSAS Counterattack =====
Shortly after the border wall bombardment, the USSAS retaliated, firing EMP rounds and later non-nuclear anti-starship weaponry at Task Force 56. Due to the plethora of point-defense weaponry present, many of these 
rounds were able to be shot down before major damage could be caused. However, some rounds did manage to break through, disabling some smaller ships such as destroyers, and a small number of larger cruisers and heavy cruisers. The smaller starships were then destroyed by the anti-starship weaponry or heavily damaged. After the USSAS barrage, the Arkanian commanders then recorded which altitude the EMP rounds were most effective, and relayed the information to the other Arkanian starships and any allied ships. Then, the altitudes of the starships were adjusted to create immunity against any future ground-based EMP attacks.
===== Attack on the USSAS Armada =====
Groups of Arkanian starships, each spearheaded by Retribution-class Battleships, were deployed to assault the USSAS armada stationed over Earth. The five dreadnoughts and their escorting battleships maintained their positions and provided heavy support fire for the Arkanian ships with their MACs and railguns. The assaults on the USSAS fleet proved to be very successful, as their lack of starfighters gave them a major weakness. Arkanian carriers hung back and launched their many starfighters, which overwhelmed the large American warships during attack runs. The groups of Arkanian starships destroyed many of the Freedom-class ships as they advanced, but also boarded and captured a few. After this assault, a portion of the USSAS fleet was lost, but Arkania lost a confirmed number of 3 Resurgence-class Heavy Cruisers, 5 Defiant-class Frigates 13 Corvus-class Corvettes. Confirmed starfighter losses included 17 Type-1A Viper-class and 13 M7V1 Fighter/Bombers.
===== Final battles of the Earth Space Front =====
After the Arkanian assaults on the USSAS armada, Deniksol High Command, with permission from the Astral Talons, sent a massive armada, the 56 Miniwa Attack Fleet, consisting of over 1,000 starships, to assist the Arkanians in attacking the American fleet. In coordination with the allied fleet, many other groups of American starships were destroyed or captured.
==== Philippine Sea ====
Arkania did not fight in the Philippine Sea, but preparations were made for a possible USSAS invasion. The Arkanian-Filipino Defense Fleet was placed on high alert and patrolled Filipino waters for any Chinese ships. If a battle did occur, it would be the first time Arkanian aircraft and seafaring ships would be tested in active combat.
==== The end of the AT-USSAS War ====
Following the coalition successes at Javaria, Earth space, and the ground invasion, the USSAS ended the war
by signing the Treaty of Houston. The treaty stated that the USSAS would leave Javaria, leaving it as a free nation and that they would not intervene in a war with Wakeemia if the same nations were to fight their ally.
Task Force 56 and Task Force 15 returned to Arkanian space, both taking with them captured American-built Freedom-class starships, 6 from Earth, and 15 from Javaria. Five of these would be transferred to the Deniksol Starfleet, and the rest would be used for either testing and evaluation or refitting as command vessels.
=== American-Coalition War (2037) ===
Later in 2037, tensions between the opposing nations who fought in the AT-USSAS War rose again. The American-Coalition War was sparked when United States spy aircraft violated the airspace of multiple nations. The IAE was soon called into the conflict and sent Task Forces 56 and 15, which created the largest Arkanian armada ever assembled.
==== Earth Space Front ====
Task Forces 56 and 15 warped into the Sol System near the moon, where they resided until the declaration of 
war against the United States was issued. After the declaration of war, destroyers and frigates entered low-Earth orbit, similar to what the Neo-Valerian forces did earlier, and once again bombarded what was left of the US-Mexico border wall, destroying most of the wall and many forces stationed there. After this, the starships left low-Earth orbit and returned to their fleets before they could be attacked by anti-starship weaponry.
==== Pacific Theatre ====
A few weeks after the initial wall bombardment, the Philippine Navy under the jurisdiction of the AIN sent a fleet of warships, with 6 of the new Mindanao-class Guided Missile Destroyers and led by the flagship Bolivian-manufactured BAP Boracay (WCVH-01) carrying VTOL aircraft, to link up with the Austro-Japonic Navy
== Starships ==
=== Arkanian Manufactured ===
==== Dreadnought (SBB) ====
* Excalibur-class Dreadnought
==== Battleship (BB) ====
* Retribution-class Battleship
==== Heavy Cruiser (CA) ====
* Resurgence-class Heavy Cruiser
==== Carrier (CV) ====
* Chandrila-class Carrier
=== Escort Carrier (CVE) ===
* Monolith-class Escort Carrier
==== Cruiser (CC) ====
* Vanguard-class Cruiser
* Forlorn-class Cruiser
==== Light Cruiser (CL) ====
* Quebec-class Light Cruiser
==== Destroyer (DD) ====
* Siegfried II-class Destroyer
==== Frigate (FF) ====
* Defiant-class Frigate
==== Corvette (FS) ====
* Corvus-class Corvette
=== Ex-Terran ===
==== Mobile Anchorage (MA) ====
* Siegfried-class Mobile Anchorage
==== Battleship (BB) ====
* Orion-class Battleship
==== Planetary Assault (PA) ====
* Jotunn-class Planetary Assault Ship
==== Carrier (CV) ====
* Celestra-class Carrier
==== Light Cruiser (CL) ====
* Anton-class Light Cruiser (Formerly classified as "support ship"
==== Frigate (FF) ====
* Gungnir-class Frigate
=== USSAS Manufactured (Captured Starships) ===
* Freedom-class Space Battleship
=== Decommisioned/Not in Active Service  ===
* Resurgence-class Battlecruiser
* Azanti II-class Carrier
* Siegfried-class Cruiser
* Many Hyberian Vessels
== Starfighters ==
=== Arkanian Manufactured ===
==== Fighter Craft ====
* Type-1A Viper-class Space Superiority Fighter
* M7V1 Fighter-Bomber (soon to be replaced)
== Seafaring Ships ==
=== Philippine-Arkanian Navy ===
==== Arkanian-Designed ====
===== Landing Platform Dock (WLPD) =====
* Davao-class Landing Platform Dock
===== Guided Missile Destroyer (WDDG) =====
* Mindanao-class Guided Missile Destroyer
===== Frigate (WFF) =====
* Rotterdam-class Frigate
===== Corvette (WFS) =====
* Delft-class Corvette
* Clancy-class Corvette
==== Bolivian Manufactured ====
===== Nuclear-Powered Supercarrier (WCVN) =====
* Valor-class Supercarrier
===== Helicopter Carrier (WCVH) =====
* Avenger-class Helicopter Carrier
===== Destroyer (WDD) =====
* Wyvern-class Destroyer
==== Vlarian Manufactured ====
===== Nuclear-Powered Supercarrier (WCVN) =====
* Masterpiece-class Supercarrier
=== Royal Dutch-Arkanian Navy ===
==== Arkanian-Designed ====
Landing Platform Dock (WLPD)
* Davao-class Landing Platform Dock
===== Guided Missile Destroyer (WDDG) =====
* Mindanao-class Guided Missile Destroyer
===== Frigate (WFF) =====
* Rotterdam-class Frigate
===== Corvette (WFS) =====
* Delft-class Corvette
* Clancy-class Corvette
==== Pre-Arkanian Dutch Manufactured ====
===== Destroyer (WDDG) =====
* unnamed Dutch-built destroyer class
===== Frigate (WFS) =====
* unnamed Dutch-built frigate class
=== Decommissioned/Not in Active Service ===
* Cebu-class Light Cruiser
* Zastaralý-class Destroyer
* Ford-class Battleship
== Aircraft ==
=== Arkanian Manufactured ===
==== Fighter Aircraft ====
* F-38C Shrike (VTOL) Air Superiority Fighter
==== Multirole Aircraft ====
* F/A-21J Eagle (VTOL) Fighter/Bomber
==== Helicopters ====
* AH-10 Sea Gull Utility Helicopter
* AH-10B Sea Gull Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter
== Planned Starships ==
The Arkanian Imperial Navy currently has a few classes of planned starships which are either in the designing phase or is undergoing its testing phase. The planned starships are:
* Nassau-class Planetary Assault Ship: Planned length: 500-600 meters
* Solo-class Heavy Freighter: Planned length: 400-700 meters
* A currently unnamed escort carrier: Planned length: 200-300 meters
* The command ship refit of the American Freedom-class Space Battleship: Length: 900 meters
== Planned Starfighters ==
The Arkanian Imperial Navy currently has a few classes of starfighter which are planned. The starfighters are:
* Type-1B Cobra-class Attack Starfighter
== Planned Seafaring Ships ==
The Arkanian Imperial Navy currently has a few classes of planned ships that are either in the designing phase or are undergoing testing. The planned ships are:
* Manila-class Supercarrier
* Currently unnamed Guided Missile Cruiser
* Currently unnamed Amphibious Assault Transport
* Currently unnamed Patrol Ship
== Planned Aircraft ==
The Arkanian Imperial Navy currently has some aircraft currently in development. These aircraft are:
* F-40C Falcon (VTOL) Stealth Multirole Fighter
* A-22C Otter (VTOL) Attack Aircraft
== Ranks ==
Officer:
-Petty Officer
-Ensign
-Lieutenant Junior Grade
-Lieutenant
-Subcommander
-Commander
-Rear Admiral
-Vice Admiral
-Fleet Admiral
-Grand Admiral
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