Ures Military

## Description

As a originally humancentric nation, Ures’ military is structured after the United States of America in the ranking system, their ancient doctrines dating back to the 21st century of Earth had served well for a better part of the nation’s history. Ures makes heavy use of fire support and bombardment to wipe entire battlefields before sending in troops, due to their hesitance to commit to the bloody affair that is galactic warfare. Throughout the centuries Ures has endured warfare from their most formidable enemy, the Spravac Empire, who are credited with forcing them into learning how to enter war and how to truly fight. Ures do not rely on manpower as their primary military strength, but rather their airforce, rocket technology, cyber warfare, and navy. This however does not mean the infantry isn’t commonly utilized, the Ures Army and Marines are a professional fighting force in the field.

## Divisions:

The Divisions are the foundation of Ures security. Contrary to the typical meaning of division in the military, the Divisions are military organizations that are placed for specific tasks for the expressed goal of intersystem security. Divisions are led by Division Commanders [D-Comms], who are typically Titans picked for their strategic and coordination skills. They answer directly to the Minister of Warfare or Chancellor. Under their direct orders are the Sub-Commanders [S-Comm] which are the individual officers that order armies and serve as advisors to D-Comm. The Minister of Warfare can nominate a pool of officers for S-COMM, but the Chancellor has the power to appoint them. Each division recruits from military academies and boot camp recruits who pick a branch to serve in, which include the infantry, the navy, or air force. After a recruit’s 6 months of training is completed, they are then given a 5 week specialists training depending on which division they have selected, some divisions can extend if needed.

### Ures Expeditionary Force:

“We the Many who Entered the Darkness, and Few who Return Victorious.”

The backbone of the Ures military and is the largest division in numbers of active personnel. The force mainly serves as an army division which means the bulk of their force consist of light infantry and mechanized units. They are an iconic symbol of Ures' military capacity and recognized for their sage colored armors, coining the name Green Division; they are an expeditionary force, deployed to assault enemy worlds and are the division given the most funding for upkeep. Their war doctrine dictates the use of routine artillery strikes a day before engagement and anti vehicle units situated from behind friendly lines, this was inspired by an old military strategy called "Creeping barrage". Most of their recruits come from military academy after their 6 month training, reason for their high admission is due to basic training being the training qualifications for the UEF, other divisions require additional training to earn their specialization. Their officer corps is pooled from promoted personnel from the enlisted ranks like all divisions, this sets Ures apart from most militaries as their commissioned officers all start as privates. This highly professional force has streamlined strong group cohesion through AI algorithmic calculations, conducting psyche profiles and assigning units with personnel who are shown to be very compatible and only allowing leave for all within a given unit with exceptions in extreme circumstances, creating a culture of lock 'n step troops. This grants the UEF great coordination and allows fewer errors than most armies may expect. Due to the Milky Way's constant state of war, the UEF are in constant deployment and while other divisions maintain a certain number of active personnel, Green division must maintain the highest amount, with both personnel and payment making this division the most expensive Ures maintains.

Though they are a mainly infantry oriented division, UEF maintains an air force or what many consider an army aviation corps, and naval fleet consisting of the 1st-5th Lancer fleets, a total of 120 frigates, dreadnoughts, and sparse numbers of carriers assigned to the 1st and 2nd. Their main purpose is to breach hostile defense fleets, rapid troop and armor deployment, and support to the ANC.

#### Notable Units:

89th Breakers Battalion: The battalion was formed and led by LTC Hank Gifford during the Spravac-Delta war; U’Zule’s tayrigo force, due to military mismanagement, had allowed spravac forces to puncture through and quickly establish bases and a broader comm network, as a result of the seemingly easy invasion, 30% of the force that was initially assigned to this army were sent to other fronts while the remaining 70% garrisoned and assaulted any remaining tayrigo resistance. Ures formed Operation: Burn Down, landing down and liberating U’Zule, but due to the nature of the battlefield many of Gifford’s advisors said suggested moon hopping invasions, but against their judgment Gifford had opted for an “All in one grand invasion” in his words, as any moon hopping will just allow spravac more time for fortify their defenses. It helped that spravac weren’t provided with any strong aerial presence as Spravac high command deemed this front a success.

During the battle of U’Zule the 89th fought on the many moons of the gas giant assisting the tayrigo forces that were outnumbered and worn down. For 24 days they fought spravac off the 7 moons through constant assaults and placing spravac on the defense, by halting their onslaught, they’ve left the spravac in a compromised position; which allowed Gifford to severely weaken their mobility. Destroying any communication towers they built, leaving many Spravac on U’Zule cutoff from support. Uresian cyber warfare relayed lines of junk code in transmission frequency resulting in incomprehensible garbles to anyone listening. With spravac’s nature to not back down in a fight and rather die as a warrior, no spravac commander ordered a surrender and no spravac allowed capture.

141st Firefoxes Battalion: Although a small unit compared to the 89th, the 141st was the first battalion that was desegregated and allowed non-human citizens to serve along their human counterparts. They've served in varied roles within the  UEF, mostly in support, subterfuge, artillery, and equipment management. The 141st is the fuel that runs the army into its overall effectiveness. However just because they are in support roles doesn’t mean they aren’t combat ready. The troops have been seen in battles that were grim, such as the Battle of Terfon, Kori, where Karis forces overwhelmed the UEF and made them retreat from the city, the 141st halted Karis reinforcements by sending small teams and destroying vital karis comm towers in the city then launching an artillery barrage for 21 days straight resulting in the city of Terfon being completely leveled by the time reinforcements arrived.

### Ures Asymmetrical Warfare and Tactics Specialists:

“By Sea, Land, and Space. We are the Unbroken, the Unusual, the Inevitable.”

The AWTS is the most hardened division to exist. The first division formed after the formation of Green, they were created to counter the gorgarians early in Ures history. Gorgarian soldiers were shown to use unconventional tactics, including war crimes. Ures first created a special task force in the UEF, but through their success at the end of Gorgo-Ures War had led high command to form the ATWS or White division. The nature of AWTS is to be extremely flexible. By means of resource allocation, rapid changes of plans and schedules. If combat situations turn FUBAR, if becoming a Uresian marine it is expected of you to react quickly to any and all forms of combat. These marines have been referred to as intense and extreme in their drive for victory, many personnel psyche profiles garner great nationalistic devotion to the intersystem nation. They often work with the UEF or ANC in joint operations, mainly planetary invasions; they are deployed via “Atmospheric Siege Pods," engaging in grueling combat against the enemy to create a beachhead for their forces to land. AWTS military doctrine mainly deploys psychological warfare and emphasis on diversion and contradicting data. Their use of threatening imagery such as skull like patterns on their visors and use of stim nullifying narcotics and their closed off helmets can make them come across unphased by injuries sustained in the battlefield. Some refer to white division as “zombies," since they are used in the harshest deployments, as such they seldom interact with civilians.

Those who join white division are made known that they will experience the most unforgiving conditions, and so the group only wants the most devoted men and women as any form of cowardice is punished through hazing. The marines may strive and gain victories, but sustain heavy casualties in their battles so units are joined into others to reach standard Ures unit count. The culture behind the group from D-Comm Lucy Mason as been described as "a cult, no doubt about that. I don’t care if you are an alien as long as you fight for Ures. We know we can’t afford the comfort, that’s why we drink rubbing alcohol mixed with sawdust and call it a white cocktail.”  Within circumstances when Ures engages with spravac, white division is sent to engage them almost exclusively. The nature of the avian species flew in the face of the division when first encountering them, thus during unprecedented times the spravac called for innovation and creativity from AWTS. Marines learned to not make spravac find a thrill in battle. Marines are to make themselves uninteresting and weak rather than voracious and cunning; this caused mixed opinions amongst spravac as their dossier of the division showed conflicting answers from cowardly pawns to savage combatants. Never wanting to repeat the same ideas , and using on the fly thinking like spravac, to the marines the spravac are foolish, but far from stupid. For Incubi, they’re priority one and suicidal methods are encouraged, for their existence in a battle threatens the entire force. Despite their disdain, white division does contain a begrudged respect for the Incubi for their tactics as they themselves deploy the same in battle. Despite being called the Ures Marines, they rarely act in the conventional sense of a marine corps. They have a standing fleet of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Siege fleet consisting of 54 ships of mostly dreadnoughts and lightly armored cruisers as well as a single carrier to act as an fob, reasons for their smaller fleet is due to their deployment post-naval engagement as the fleets mostly serve as a garrison force once a planet is deemed pacified.

#### Notable Units

204th Ghost Company: This company served on many fronts during the Spravac-Delta War. They are held in infamy by the spravac allies for infiltrating the homeworld of said allies. They were formed to understand spravac thinking and tactics. By using their knowledge and quick witted strategies they’ve caused devastating losses for the spravac and their allies during the war. Their most notable achievement was the end of the Gorgarian Front by the third year of the war. By stealthily infiltrating the homeworld, the capital city of Horna was besieged and taken under 72 hours unbeknownst to the gorgarians, only finding out that the general council were being kept as hostages. Despite an Incubi army being deployed they were forced to retreat as any further action could jeopardize the 12 generals’ safety. This whole event would later fuel the gorgarian rebellion as their once god-like leaders were seen as weak and small as they were towered over by the humans and yuriksis commandos. They would later be used to retake Crystaria from the Crake Invasion.

### Ures Scouting and Advance Reconnaissance Group:

“No Land Too Vast, and No Water Too Deep.”

The Scouting and Advance Reconnaissance Group or SARG is the eyes and ears of Ures operations. They are the first to go into hostile worlds before any invasion or acting as security for colonization. Unlike other divisions, the SARG rely on their complete radio silence, unique hand signals, and changing code books. Scouts in these divisions form fast, flexible, and small groups to navigate hostile territory. The nature of SARG means they are spread across other divisions and interact with every group except domestic sectors. They are equipped with stealth equipment and comm beacons, they chart across different lands to gain in depth intel that planetary scanners can't provide. They prefer not to fight actual enemies, and rather gather intel for command, however this doesn't mean they aren't well trained to handle themselves if the situation arises. The division uses drop pod deployment as the method of entry, and from there set up relay beacons, these relays send secure encrypted messages to the fleet for strategic points, military installations, or viable staging grounds. Scouts are trained in survival and long distance travel, prior to missions they are briefed on the local flora and fauna understanding which are safe to consume and which to avoid, learn local languages and phrases, and the climate and landscape to which they are traversing.

A scout’s job is very dangerous and depending on how they do it could jeopardize an entire operation. Only selected recruits may enter this division. As SARG is unique in the fact that they choose a pool of graduates that pass their undisclosed requirements to be recruited into the division, this is unique to this division, unlike other divisions which gains recruits from voluntary methods. One of the barriers of entry is that scouts have certain height and weight requirements that are needed to be reached in order to be considered for recruitment, typically under 6 feet are desired as well being under 180 lbs (82 kg) thus its a division mainly popular with rurkis, and humans. Scouts are trained in stillness, patience, the control of their breathing, and their bodily functions. Scouts behave in constant paranoia and exercise extreme caution during missions and do stress relief rituals prior to missions to calm the nerves of their enlisted. Scouts as well experiment with any new methods to gain further advantages against the enemy, some units adopt these while others don't. For example it is common for some units to adopt vegetarian or vegan diets as certain foods like dairy, fish, or meat can potentially give pungent smells, especially since many of their foes have acute senses of smell.

#### Notable Units

101st Jack Knives: Little is actually known of them. Many recon teams are quick to disperse after they are formed. The 101st are the exception as the longest existing temporary recon team. Unlike the 123rd, this team of code breakers had uncovered Spravac of Spravac’s largest invasion fleet to the Delta and allowed Ures to prepare, this fleet would later attempt a surprise invasion on Ures which failed. It is unknown still how many personnel are accounted for, what their methods are that cracked spravac comms, and who leads them.

### Ures Aerial and Naval Corps:

“Take to the Skies, and Fall for Ures.”

Primarily an airborne and naval-based division. The ANC are the wings of Ures herself. Unlike other divisions, the ANC doesn't prioritize infantry units and rather rely on their naval ships’ superior firepower. They are often referred to as the gold division. The ANC have engaged in numerous wars for Ures, during all conflicts Ures engaged in, Gold and Green Divisions have always participated in some way, resulting in both being always combat ready. Their most notable and infamous tactic is called the "spear technique" which has fighters simultaneously bombard a specific section of a ship shielding to effectively breach a section in a ship’s barriers. While other divisions have naval fleets, Gold division contains the largest numbers of fleets and ships in the Ures military, and act as the primary naval front of their armed forces, and are what other divisions at times rely on for transport or assistance in naval combat.

While gold division is known for the skies, however, as required by Ures military doctrine, this division does maintain a light infantry force. ANC raiders specialize in aerial infantry combat and boarding tactics. They are equipped with the MK VII zero-G UBD variant and are strapped with the MLS Jump kit, this allows them to survive the vacuum of space and give them three dimensional movement. This division constructs small units for boarding raids or aerial support when it comes to infantry. Raiding parties utilizing a large disc shaped device called a thermite plate, it will begin to burn away the hull of a ship in temperatures that reach 9,000-degree Fahrenheit. Often using it to eject crew members from a ship’s bridge to essentially have the ship be grounded and the ship's main controls be inaccessible. Other uses can be for exposing key areas of the ship to the vacuum of space, or help destroy a ship’s engines or ftl drive system effectively crippling even the mightiest cruisers. Considering during the midst of battle, the ship's point defense systems are primarily focusing on various targets that boarding barges can manage to slip by, which at times rely on the crew's infantry to combat them outside their ships or take up the guns manually. During ground battles, ANC brought about new ways to threaten their foes with the deployment of jet troopers to assault air or ground vehicles, destroy local batteries, or provide support for their allies in covering fire, retrieve the injured, or provide supplies for their allies.

#### Notable Units:

501st Golden Raiders: This battalion fought in the Spravac-Delta war, however, they are known for their efforts during the Xamo-Zurok War. This group was known for its advanced ship boarding tactics. They’ve trained themselves in surviving tight areas and utilized explosives to jeopardize xamon cruisers. They mainly took on frigates and dreadnoughts, but occasionally took on carriers. Situations like this require the team to take a huge undertaking and acquire vital manpower to overcome. Nonetheless, the 501st are revered warriors of the ANC, and individuals lucky enough to join their ranks are happy to know they’ve joined the elite.

202nd Hellbringer Corps: When Ures needs a team of suicidal commandos, the Hellbringers are the ones answering the call. These shock troops are sent to the ground and tasked to destroy enemy fortifications. Because of they are the largest infantry unit in the division, the 202nd take on shurpie like tactics and swarming the enemy encampments and blocking the sky with unbridled devastation. Because of their agility, swiftness, and balance, 202nd are hard targets to pinpoint once they take to the skies. At times even spravac miss most of their shots against 202nd troopers. To counteract them, many use lock-on weaponry to eliminate them. This can prove to be devastating for the shooter since lock on tech takes time to track a target and by that time in the midst of battle they've been exposed to the 202 to quickly take out. The most significant accomplishment of the Hellbringers and what brought them into glory was their assault on Saundious Gorn’s base on Crysteria, by first dropping explosives on crake troops, walls, and towers. Then in a terrifying and risky move airlifted zyyntoreans into the base bypassing crake machinegun placements situated outside the base. This event had saved more troops from being slaughtered in a frontal assault, and in their honor. The 202nd have a statue of their unit patch standing in where the former base resided.

### Ures Hazardous Environment Warfare Group:

“Through the Thick of Blood and Hell, We March On.”

The Hazardous Environment Warfare Group or HEW was designated for inhospitable and dangerous environments, be it extreme temperatures, biological, chemical, or radiological threats. The division is made up of a two part task force, a scientific and a military wing. Both are tasked with maintaining Ures' safety from threats invisible to the naked eye, this leaves the division rather unique as it is the only one with two leaders, the Division Commander and the Director. The researchers, doctors, and scientists of HEW conduct new experiments and vital research on alien physiology and combat any known attacks used against the Ures people, which includes the military chemical research corps. For the military wing, they are tasked with wading through tough and dangerous environments, often engaging with Blight infestations. The soldiers are unique for their armor, given a heavy set of lead lined ballistic protection and a long, brown thick leather coat that hangs down to their boots. Their most notable trait is their crimson color and heavy protective gas mask, the former of which gave them the name "Red Division.”

HEW soldiers that have fought against the spravac do so in fewer circumstances. Their armor allows them to traverse areas devastated by Sunshots or ultrabows, fight off outbreaks of the blights such as the 7014 Grace blight epidemic. During the Grace Epidemic, In which the city of Benndale faced a blight attack, it was unknown whether intentional or accidental, but the damage left behind was extremely hazardous after the entire city was firebombed into oblivion when it was clear that the situation wasn’t improving. A terrifying aspect to many is HEW’s advanced incendiary technology. Having Ures weapons heavily modified to suit their units' need for expunging deadly targets. Because of this, encounters with spravac have made soldiers rack up large body counts as the flesh is cauterized which prevent spravac regeneration, as well as being hot enough to turn bodies to ash. Leaving nothing for spravac to consume for later.

#### Notable Units:

73rd Fireflies: This battalion entered midway into the Spravac Delta war. They’ve fought off spravac forces in the liberation of both Rutook and Nelware, due of the harsh environments from the planets. The 73rd was the best equipped for high priority and dangerous tasks to undertake. Notably the siege of Fort Gainn, in which the ancient fortress city being held by karis was taken by the morning as the 73rd hit the fort with a surprise airdrop in the dead of night, killing all who didn’t surrender. After securing the fort, it left the Karis army vulnerable to the south of the fort with a Ures surprise attack, staging a zyyntorean-Ures assault from there.

### Ures Planetary Defense Force:

“Forever on Duty.”

The PDF is the main military defense army that garrisons Ures worlds, territories, and occupied zones. The PDF’s main duties are to act as a security force for a planet’s safety and a police force for unstable territory. They have higher authority than the Federal Constabulary of a given planet, either under the command of governors, ranger commanders, or high command. The PDF partakes in disaster relief efforts in the case of humanitarian crises, natural disasters, or quarantining. During the Spravac Delta War, they were the first to fight spravac in the defense of planets, like in the Battle for Grace. The PDF had maintained refugee camps and fighting off spravac from the world. But due to their stretched out nature and high casualty rate, as well as their need to garrison and defend other worlds, assistance from other divisions was necessary. This was sadly the proof of Ures inefficiency throughout the war and their need for improvement. Nonetheless, many PDF members were local to the worlds they fought in. Not only did they have the homefield advantage, there was a sense of patriotism and many fought fiercely against overwhelming odds.

Other functions for the PDF are the recovery of lost worlds in counter-invasion plans. Typically by dropping in support pods and beginning to retake planets from foreign aggressors. During which case, PDF are often careful as times these worlds are occupied with citizens still inside, by coordinating supply of weapons and equipment to local resistance and militias in their effort of overthrowing or sabotaging their oppressors. Their earthy tones and camo have made people call them the brown division. Brown Division only work domestically, no troops should be deployed beyond Ures' borders and there are always there to maintain protection and order within their nation. Another department of the PDF is their ranger division. Ures Rangers are a law enforcement agency that is tasked to maintain Ures space and trade ports, often tackling smugglers, pirates, mercenaries, or spies. These elite soldiers are exclusively non-titans as the PDF doesn't utilize Titans for domestic defense after the Spravac-Delta War killed most of them. The Rangers do not train their recruits, they are picked from exceptional soldiers within the PDF. If any training is given, it's informal or simple advice from veteran rangers. Due to their exceptional status and high standards they are a small organization and often work alone, relying very little on each other to get the job done. However this doesn't mean they don't establish squads together nor that there isn't a centralized command.

### Ures Special Task and Operations Force:

“Fight in the Void, and Stand Proud.”

The Special task and Operations Force, Shadowmen, Gman, STOF, or Black Division, are an elite unit of infantry sent into high risk missions, often sabotage, information relaying, assassinations, and psyops missions. The task group that is formed is mainly used to disrupt enemy forces’ capacity to war. Often the commandos are sent into worlds that the public would think Ures is allied with or neutral and manipulate and weaken a nation’s militaristic capability. STOF troops are equipped with a black variant of the Ures BDU that is modified with stealth technology, infrared and thermal readings disruption units, and are given a cyanide injector hooked into the wrist of the soldier, which will automatically inject itself into the person once they’ve been captured. This is the most expensive division to maintain because of their advanced tech compared to the average grunt. STOF prides itself for their mysterious nature, most records on the organization and their actions are covered up or destroyed after said task is taken care of.

STOF units have shown to be formidable combatants as they served in the Spravac Delta War. During the war, STOF were responsible for karis and spravac general’s deaths. These killings had further disrupted the two faction’s command structure, it was key in the success of the Karis Republican Army’s coup within the Empire. The average STOF trooper was worth 10 men supposedly and taking down even a standard operator was commendable. Often spravac who succeeded in such an endeavor took the division patch as a trophy. STOF despite the intense torture and beatings given by their spravac captors never broke, a stunning example of their unbreakable resolve. However their neural link module in their brain that leads to their spine places memory blocks preventing the person to remember key details unless allowed by the Division Commander. This was exploited during the Trox disaster, in which STOF units were responsible for massacring civilian sectors, destruction of religious structures, and the sunshot bombings of the planet. The Division was under scrutiny and many of the officers and veteran commandos were either imprisoned or executed. Such as their Division Commander David Jackson.

### Ures Central Intelligence and Investigation Committee:

“Unbreakable Truth and Resolve.”

After the end of the Spravac Delta war, Ures’ vulnerability was apparent. Chancellor Kane, before his resignation, had reallocated several SARG agents into forming a counter-terrorist and intelligence agency to work in preserving Ures security and order. The Central Intelligence and Investigation Committee, CIIC or simply orange division was formed in 7023 and is the youngest division to date. Their overall objective is to investigate high crimes. By the legal sense of Ures law, a high crime is a crime that is a great threat to Ures and her people. Such as terrorism or treason, CIIC unlike other divisions do not have a fleet, active soldiers, nor can enlisted join said CIIC. CIIC itself picks from an assortment of young talent in universities and military schools to join their organization, with benefits of free tuition and a secured job position, having hundreds of thousands join if given the opportunity.

Their secondary role is to be in power during intermediate times in which the old chancellor steps down and the new one is sworn in. If given cases of treason or corruption in the government CIIC has legal power to remove said individuals and are to be put under investigation. This is called Directive 104, this as well other Directives are used to maintain democracy, civil liberties and the prevention of foreign plants entering their political processes. Their greatest strength is their spy and hacking network section called Oversight. The lack of information of the organization's number of employees have annoyed their rivals the spravac’s Incubus Covens. Oversight has used their army of bright and young minds to disrupt enemy comms, logistics, falsifying information, organize dissent in the enemy structure or society, and reveal sensitive information as free public knowledge of their enemies.

### Ures Protection Agency:

“Overall Duty and Justice”

From the very beginning of Ures history, the first King Martin who unified the people of Ures as a unified people. His rule however did not go unchallenged, massive riots and dissenters disliked the King’s rule as they demanded self governance. Eventually the very first division was made, however in this time they wouldn’t be called that. Their regal robes and strong armor cladded in purple, the King’s guards were formed. Originally to be King Martin’s personal loyal army over the regular army, he had used the King’s Guard to put down rebellions and uphold his laws. When his grandson would gain the throne after his father, King Quincy was a ruthless and savage tyrant and was eventually assassinated by the King’s Guard, in the transformation period of the Ures Empire, the King’s Guard were transferred as guards for democratic leaders. Today the Ures Protection Agency, PAs, or purple division are the vanguards of Ures politicians in high positions of power, such as head of the congress and Chancellorship.

Often the men and women in this division are sent to be escorts for diplomats and rarely do they speak during the line of duty. They are specially trained individuals that are selected at a young age to begin training. At age 12, the cadets are given survival, martiall, and eventually firearms training at age 20. Their fierce determination to protect Ures leadership has them gladly giving their lives. However if the situation calls for it, civilians are given higher priority at times such as the sick, elderly, and children. The PAs are instructed to escort politicians from office during a peaceful transfer, but also force them if they do not comply, or even kill when they resist. The PAs are a very incorruptible organization with few who do break the oath of integrity would not only be removed, but be exiled from Ures territory forever. The most notable event for PA is the sacrifice of Theta 04 on Crysteria where the Ures chancellor in a show of solidarity arrived to make a speech with the Zyyntorean high priest. A member of PA jumped in front of the high priest taking a rifle shot into his stomach from a crake sniper. Crakes swarming the event had forced the Chancellor and High Priest into their shuttles as Theta squad 04 laid their lives along with zyyntoreans to allow their leader’s escape.