Marine Corps of the Vatican States

**is a branch of the Armed Forces of the Vatican States responsible for providing force projection from the sea, using the mobility of the Vatican Navy to rapidly deploy combined arms forces. In the civilian leadership structure of the Vatican States Army, the Marine Corps is a component of the Navy often working closely with the Navy. However, in the military the leadership structure of the Marine Corps is a separate branch.**

**It was formed on January 27, 1530 by order of King Octavius ​​II of Bourbon, Since then they have been indispensable for any Operation or War. By the mid-20th century, the Marine Corps had become the dominant theorist and practitioner of amphibious warfare, and its ability to respond rapidly to regional crises gives it an important role in the implementation and execution of Vatican foreign policy.**

**The United States Marine Corps has 200,000 active duty personnel and 30,000 in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. The cost per Marine is $ 35,000 less than the cost of a military from the other branches, and the entire force can be used for any combat operation, meaning the Marines will cover the entire Three Block War.**

# ***Relevant Data***

**Active: January 27, 1530**

**Branch: Marine Corps**

**Type: Amphibious and expeditionary**

**Function: Naval Infantry and Land Force**

**Size: 230,000 Cash**

**Part of: Department of Defense of the Vatican States**

**Barracks: The Hexagon**

**Commander: Teresa Boni**

**Motto: Once Marines Always Marines**

# ***Mission***

**The Vatican State Marine Corps serves as an amphibious force and has three main areas of responsibility: “The capture or defense of naval bases and the operations necessary to support naval campaigns; the development of tactics, technique and equipment used by the amphibious landing forces, and any other functions that the King may order.**

# ***Function***

**The Marine Corps plays a vital role in national security as an amphibious, expeditionary force, and as a combined air-ground force capable of entry from the air, land and sea. While the Marine Corps is never employed as a single combat force, it has the unique ability to rapidly deploy a combined force almost anywhere in the world in a matter of days.**

# ***Organization***

**The Marine Corps has a main command, the Mediterranean Marine Corps Forces, which has its headquarters on the island of Sicily.**

# ***Ranks (From lowest to highest)***

**-Soldiers**

**-Cape**

**-Sergeant**

**-Sergeant Gunner**

**-Sergeant major**

**-Lieutenant**

**-First lieutenant**

**-Captain**

**-Higher**

**-Lieutenant colonel**

**-Colonel**

**-Brigadier General**

**-Division General**

**- Lieutenant General**

**-General**

# **Weapons**

### ***Sniper Rifles***

**-M40 Rifle: Designated Marksman Rifle**

**-Barrett M82: Antimaterial Rifle**

### ***Machine guns***

**-M294: Light Machine Gun**

**-M240: Medium Machine Gun**

**-M2: Heavy Machine Gun**

### ***granate***

**-M67: Fragmentation Grenade**

**-M18: Smoke Grenade**

# ***Vehicles***

### ***Battle tank***

**-M1 Abrams: Main Battle Tank - 574 UNITS**

# ***Aircraft***

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

**-F / A-18: Multipurpose Fighter - 158 UNITS**

**-AV-8B Harrier II: Ground Attack - 115 UNITS**

**-F-35 Lightning II: Stealth Fighter - 101 UNITS**

**-KC-130: Tanker Plane - 67 UNITS**

**-T-34 Mentor: Training Plane - 97 UNITS**

### ***Helicopters***

**-Bell UH-1Y: Gunship - 271 UNITS**

**-Bell AH-1Z: Attack - 149 UNITS**

**-V-22 Osprey: Transportation - 376 UNITS**

**-CH-53E Super Stallion: Charge - 212 UNITS**