Katona Navy

The **Katona Navy** is the maritime service branch of the Katona Armed Forces, appearing only in *Saunders' Initiative: Blackjacks*. The Katona Navy is one of the most advanced navies in the entire world, currently ranked 8th in the world, just behind the South Korean Navy.

## Structure

The Katona Navy's unit structure is broken into several subdivisions under the operating force:

* **Numbered Fleet:** Elements of navy component commands.
* **Task Force:** Scalable organisation that is responsible to the fleet commander for assigned units and functions.
* **Task Group:** An individual carrier strike group, amphibious ready group, surface strike group within a given fleet.
* **Task Unit:** Units operating together for a specific task, such as air defence units within a carrier strike group.
* **Task Element:** Individual units within a task unit.

The Katona Navy's unit structure can also be broken down into several subdivisions for Naval Air Forces:

* **Carrier Air Wing:** Consists of 4 strike fighter squadrons, 1 electronic attack squadron, 1 carrier airborne early warning squadron, 1 helicopter sea combat squadron, 1 helicopter maritime strike squadron, and 1 fleet logistic support squadron under the command of a Colonel.
* **Squadron:** Consists of several aircraft under the command of a Commander.

## Equipment

### Ships

* **Aircraft Carriers**
	+ The Haltix-class aircraft carrier is typically deployed along with a host of additional vessels, forming a carrier strike group, and usually acts as the flag ship of the group.
	+ The supporting ships, which usually include 3-4 cruisers and destroyers, a frigate, and two attack submarines, are tasked with protecting the carrier from air, missile, sea, and undersea threats as well as providing additional strike capabilities themselves.
* **Amphibious Warfare Vessels**
	+ Amphibious assault ships are the centrepieces of Katoni amphibious warfare and fulfil the same power projection role as aircraft carriers except that their striking force centres on land forces instead of aircraft.
	+ They deliver, command, coordinate, and fully support all elements of a 3,000-strong Expeditionary Unit in an amphibious assault using both air and amphibious vehicles.
	+ Resembling small aircraft carriers, amphibious assault ships are capable of V/STOL, STOVL, VTOL, tiltrotor, and rotary wing aircraft operations. They also contain a well deck to support the use of Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) and other amphibious assault watercraft.
* **Cruisers**
	+ Cruisers are large surface combat vessels that conduct anti-air/anti-missile warfare, surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, and strike operations independently or as members of a larger task force.
* **Destroyers**
	+ Destroyers are multi-mission medium surface ships capable of sustained performance in anti-air, anti-submarine, anti-ship, and offensive strike operations.
	+ Destroyers additionally specialize in anti-submarine warfare and are equipped with VLA rockets and LAMPS Mk III Sea Hawk helicopters to deal with underwater threats.
	+ When deployed with a carrier strike group or expeditionary strike group, destroyers and cruisers are primarily tasked with defending the fleet while providing secondary strike capabilities.
* **Frigates**
	+ Frigates mainly perform anti-submarine warfare for carrier and expeditionary strike groups and provide armed escort for supply convoys and merchant shipping.
	+ They are designed to protect friendly ships against hostile submarines in low to medium threat environments, using torpedoes and LAMPS helicopters.
* **Submarines**
	+ The primary missions of attack and guided missile submarines are peacetime engagement, surveillance and intelligence, special operations, precision strikes, and control of the seas.

### Aircraft

* Carrier-based aircraft are able to strike air, sea, and land targets far from a carrier strike group while protecting friendly forces from enemy aircraft, ships, and submarines.
* The Katona Navy's primary fighter/attack aircraft is the multi-mission F-52 Condor II.

## Subordinate Units

### Naval Elements

* 2nd Katona Fleet
	+ 7th Carrier Strike Group
		- Carrier Air Wing Twelve (CVW-12)
			* 22nd Strike Fighter Squadron
	+ 14th Carrier Strike Group
		- Carrier Air Wing Six (CVW-6)
	+ 4th Amphibious Ready Group
	+ 5th Amphibious Ready Group