Royal Vatican Protection Squad

**It is one of the eleven uniformed service that fulfills the function of protecting the members of the government and mainly the king and his family, it was founded on November 30, 1895 by order of King Alfred I of Savoy for the attacks on the parliament and the palace real, in 2019 it had a total of 10,000 agents.**

# ***Relevant Data***

**Active: November 30, 1895**

**Size: 10,000 Agents**

**Part of the Armed Forces of the Vatican States**

**Barracks: Royal Palace of Rome**

**Commander in Chief: Francisco I**

**Commander: General Benito Schiavone**

**Motto: Protect and Save Our King**

# ***Mission***

**-Protect the King and his family**

**-Protect Members of Parliament**

**-Protect the Prime Minister and his family**

**-Protect Cabinet Members**

**-Protect the Deputy Prime Minister and his family**

**-Protect former Prime Ministers and their families**

**-Protect the Vatican Royalty**

**-Protect foreign heads of state and delegates**

**The main mission of the squad is to protect the king and the royal family for life since members of the royal family are born with the right to be protected unless they renounce this right, the Vatican royalty is also born with this right but they are not so guarded since their life is not in much danger, the members of parliament, both the senate and the representatives have their own escort, the cabinet members also have their own escort, the prime minister and the deputy prime minister are also protected as well That their families, 200 days before the election of the prime minister, all the candidates are assigned their own escort so that the life of the candidate is not in danger, foreign leaders and delegates who touch Vatican soil instantly at the airport, port or border A squad awaits them to watch over and** **protect them, it also protects the former prime ministers and their families until the former prime minister dies.**

# ***Organization***

**The squad is divided into 6 Sub-squadrons each with its administrative center and its own autonomy, the 6 Sub-squads are:**

**-Foreign Royal Escort**

**-Royal Parliamentary Escort**

**-Royal Cabinet Escort**

**-Royal Royal Escort**

**-Royal Government Escort**

**-Vatican Royal Escort**

# ***Weapons***

### ***Pistols***

**-Sig-Sauer P-226: General Use (Each Agent has one)**

### ***Submachine* *gun***

**-FN P90: Exclusive Use (in a squad 10 agents have one)**

### ***Assault rifle***

**-M16: Exclusive Use (In a squad 6 agents have one)**

### ***Sniper Rifle***

**-Barrett XM500: Exclusive Use (for each protection squad 4 agents have one)**

# ***Vehicles***

**-BMW R1200 RT: Escort Motorcycle (There must be a minimum of 6 per squad) - 350 UNITS**

**-Chevrolet Suburban: Escort Vehicle (per squad minimum 4) - 200 UNITS**

**-Mercedes-Benz E-Class W213: VIP Vehicle for Foreign Guests - 10 UNITS**

**-Bentley Continental Flying Spur: VIP Vehicle for Royalty - 40 UNITS**

**-Chrysler 300C: VIP Vehicle for Parliament - 60 UNITS**

**-Cadillac CT6: VIP Vehicle for Cabinet Members - 70 UNITS**

**-Maybach 62S: VIP Vehicle for Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister - 5 UNITS**

**-Rolls-Royce Phantom: Presidential Limousine - 3 UNITS**

**-Rolls-Royce Phantom IV: State Ceremonial Vehicle - 2 UNITS**

**-Porsche Cayenne: Royal Family VIP Vehicle - 13 UNITS**

**-ford F-550 SUV: Royal Armored Vehicle- 2 UNITS**

# ***Aircraft***

### ***Fixed-Wing Aircraft***

**-ACJ350-1000: Government Aircraft - 2 UNITS**

**-Airbus A380 Flying Palace: Avion Real - 1 UNIT**

### ***Helicopters***

**-AgustaWestland AW169: Helicopters for Government use - 15 UNITS**

**-AS 332L2 Super Puma Mk 2: Presidential Helicopter - 3 UNITS**

**-Bell 525: Royal Helicopter - 2 UNITS**

### ***Boats***

**-Rome: Royal Yacht - 1 UNIT - Constructora Blohm + Voss**