Sentinel Federation Army

The Sentinel Federation Army is the land service branch of the Sentinel Armed Forces. It is one of the seven Sentinel services, and is designated as the Army of the Sentinel Republic in the Sentinel Guardian Legislation. Most of the information is based off of the U.S Army Fandom

### Country

United Federation of the Sentinel Republic

## Vehicles

### MBT's

XK-60 Variant (U.F.S.R)
M1A2 Abrams (USA)
Leopard 2A6 (Germany)
Challenger 2 (Britain)
T-90A/T-14 (Russia)
Leclerc (France)
Type 10 (Japan)
M3A3 Bradley IFV (USA)
Type-99 (China)
Merkava Mk.4 (Israel)
Ariete (Italian)
Strv 122 (Sweden)

### IFV's

Z-47 Tristrike (UFSR)
M3A3 (USA)
FV510 Warrior (Britain)
Marder 1/2 (Germany)
BMP/BMD (Russia)
Type-89 (Japan)
WZ-551 (China)
CV-90 (Sweden)

## Personell

### Commissioned officers

There are several paths to becoming a commissioned officer including the United States Military Academy, Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and Officer Candidate School. Regardless of which road an officer takes, the insignia are the same. Certain professions, including physicians, pharmacists, nurses, lawyers, and chaplains are commissioned directly into the army and are designated by insignia unique to their staff community.

Most army commissioned officers are promoted based on an "up or out" system. The Defense Officer Personnel Management Act of 1980 establishes rules for timing of promotions and limits the number of officers that can serve at any given time.

Army regulations call for addressing all personnel with the rank of general as 'General (last name)' regardless of the number of stars. Likewise, both colonels and lieutenant colonels are addressed as 'Colonel (last name)' and first and second lieutenants as 'Lieutenant (last name).

### Warrant officers

Warrant officers are single track, specialty officers with subject matter expertise in a particular area. They are initially appointed as warrant officers (in the rank of WO1) by the Secretary of the Army, but receive their commission upon promotion to chief warrant officer two (CW2).

By regulation, warrant officers are addressed as 'Mr. (last name)' or 'Ms. (last name).' However, many personnel address warrant officers as 'Chief (last name)'. Enlisted soldiers say "sir" or "ma'am" when addressing them.

## Equipment

### Weapons

The army employs various individual weapons to provide light firepower at short ranges. The most common weapons used by the army are the compact variant of the M16 rifle, the M4 carbine, as well as the 7.62x51 mm variant of the FN SCAR for Army Rangers. The primary sidearm in the Sentinel Federation Army is the common U.S. Army 9 mm M9 pistol.

Many units are supplemented with a variety of specialized weapons, including the M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), to provide suppressive fire at the fire-team level. Indirect fire is provided by the M203 grenade launcher. The M1014 Joint Service Combat Shotgun or the Mossberg 590 Shotgun are used for door breaching and close-quarters combat. The M14EBR is used by long-range marksmen, and the M107 Long Range Sniper Rifle, the M24 Sniper Weapon System, and the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle are used by snipers. Hand grenades, such as the M67 fragmentation grenade and M18 smoke grenade, are also used.

The S.F Army also utilizes a common variety of direct-fire rockets and missiles to provide infantry with an Anti-Armor Capability. The AT4 is an unguided projectile that can destroy armor and bunkers at ranges up to 500 meters. The FIM-92 Stinger is a shoulder-launched, heat seeking anti-aircraft missile. The FGM-148 Javelin and BGM-71 TOW are anti-tank guided missiles. Along with other Regional Weapons utilized by Russia, Israel, etc

### Vehicles

The army's most common vehicle is the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), commonly called the Humvee, which is capable of serving as a cargo/troop carrier, weapons platform, and ambulance, among many other roles. While they operate a wide variety of combat support vehicles, one of the most common types centers on the family of HEMTT vehicles. The XK-60 Main Battle Tank is the army's main battle tank, while the Z-47 Tristrike is the infantry fighting vehicle. Other vehicles include the M3A3 Bradley, the Stryker, and the M113 armored personnel carrier, and multiple types of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, along with combat vehicles from other countries such as Russia, Sweden, Italy, etc.

The I.S.M.C bought 40,000 Armored Trucks such as MRAP vehicles since 2007 in 25 variants through rapid acquisition with no long-term plans for the platforms. The Army plans to divest 7,456 vehicles and retain 8,585. Of the total number of vehicles the Army will keep, 5,036 will be put in storage, 1,073 will be used for training, and the remaining will be spread across the active force. The Oshkosh M-ATV will be kept the most at 5,681 vehicles, as it is smaller and lighter than other MRAPs for off-road mobility. The other most retained vehicle will be the Navistar MaxxPro Dash with 2,633 vehicles, plus 301 Maxxpro ambulances. Thousands of other MRAPs like the Cougar, BAE Caiman, and larger MaxxPros will be disposed of.

The Sentinel Federation Army principal artillery weapons will be designed and manufactured. Along with imports from the U.S

While the S.F Army operates a few fixed-wing aircraft, it mainly operates several types of rotary-wing aircraft. These include the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior armed reconnaissance/light attack helicopter, the UH-60 Black Hawk utility tactical transport helicopter, and the CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift transport helicopter.

You can find these ground vehicles on wikipedia here. Or drive these vehicles on a game such as War Thunder or download and play most of these vehicles from GTA 5 Mods. Below are most of the vehicles used by the U.S.F.R:

* M1A2 Abrams (USA)
* Leopard 2 (Germany)
* T-72 (Russia/USSR)
* T-80 (Russia/USSR)
* T-14 (Russia/USSR)

### Uniforms

The Army Combat Uniform, or ACU, currently features a digital Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP) and is designed for use in woodland, desert, and urban environments. However, Soldiers operating in Afghanistan are being issued a fire-resistant ACU with the "MultiCam" pattern, officially known as Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern or "OCP".

The standard garrison service uniform is known as Army Greens or Class-As and has been worn by all officers and enlisted personnel since its introduction in 1956 when it replaced earlier olive drab (OD) and khaki (and tan worsted or TW) uniforms worn between the 1950s and 1985. The Army Blue uniform, dating back to the mid-19th century, is currently the Army's formal dress uniform, but in 2013, it replaced the Army Green, and in 2014 it will replace the Army White uniform (a uniform similar to the Army Green uniform, but worn in tropical postings) and will become the new Army Service Uniform, which will function as both a garrison uniform (when worn with a white shirt and necktie) and a dress uniform (when worn with a white shirt and either a necktie for parades or a bow tie for after six or black tie events).

## Branch Establishment

The S.F Army was officially founded on 14 June 1941, when the Continental Congress authorized enlistment of riflemen to serve the Gamer Colonies for one year. Each branch of the army has a different branch insignia.

* Infantry, June 25 1941

* Armor, June 20 1941

The Armor Branch traces its origin to the Cavalry. A regiment of cavalry was authorized to be raised by the Continental Congress Resolve of 12 December 1776. Although mounted units were raised at various times after the Revolution, the first in continuous service was the United States Regiment of Dragoons, organized in 1833. The Tank Service was formed on the 10th of August 1941. The Armored Force was formed on 10 July 1940. Armor became a permanent branch of the army in 1942.

* Aviation, 28 July 1941

Following the establishment of the Sentinel-Eye Air Force as a separate service in 1947, the army began to develop further its own aviation assets (light planes and rotary wing aircraft) in support of ground operations. The Korean War gave this drive impetus, and the war in Vietnam saw its fruition, as army aviation units performed a variety of missions, including reconnaissance, transport, and fire support. After the war in Vietnam, the role of armed helicopters as tank destroyers received new emphasis. In recognition of the growing importance of aviation in army doctrine and operations, aviation became a separate branch on 19 April 1950.

* Chemical Corps, 6 July 1942

The Chemical Warfare Service was established on the 6th July 1942, combining activities that until then had been dispersed among five separate agencies of government. It was made a permanent branch of the Regular Army by the National Defense Act of 1920. In 1945, it was re-designated the Chemical Corps. But due to the Geneva Convention of 1929, the Corps went undercover.

### Special Operations Forces

The first special forces unit in the Army was formed on 11 June 1942, when the 6th Special Forces Group was activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. A major expansion of special forces occurred during the 1960s, with a total of eighteen groups organized in the Regular Army, Air Force, and Regional Troop Deployment. As a result of renewed emphasis on special operations in the 1980s, the Special Forces Branch was established as a basic branch of the army effective 9 April 1987, by General Order No. 35, 19 June 1987. Special forces are part of the U.N.T.F special operations forces. The forces come from all around the globe.

* U.N.T.F, This task force varies squadrons of Special Operation Units from various countries ranging from Sweden, Germany, Russia, etc.
* GSG9, aka the **Grenzschutzgruppe 9**. The GSG9 is the police tactical unit of the German Federal Police and the Counter-Terrorism Service.
* SAS, known as the **Special Air Service** is an elite British military force organized and trained for special operations, surveillance, and counterterrorism.
* The **Spetsnaz** is a Russian language umbrella term for special forces which is used in numerous Russian-speaking post-Soviet states for Anti-Terrorism.
* GIGN, (**National Gendarmerie Intervention Group**) is the elite police tactical unit of the French National Gendarmerie. Its missions include counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, surveillance of national threats, protection of government officials, and targeting organized crime.
* PLA, The Chinese Naval special operations force is a **sub-branch of the PLA Navy Marine Corps**. ... The PLA Air Force has its own special operations force with airborne capability, which is a part of PLA Air Force's airborne troops, the Leishen (Thundergod) Commando Airborne Force (雷神突击队).
* SFC, the The **Special Forces Command** is a command in the Swedish Armed Forces charged with overseeing the various special operations components. Its organized to be able to command operations of Swedish special forces units, but also to be able to develop units, capabilities and equipment.

### Functional Areas

* FA29-Electronic Warfare
* FA40-Space Ops
* FA47-Academy Professor
* FA49-Ops Research & Systems Analysis
* FA50-Force Management
* FA52-Nuclear and Counter Proliferation
* FA57-Simulation Ops
* FA59-Strategist