CCRN

The Chhayan Congressional Republic Navy is the main interplanetary and intersystem wing of the Chhayan Military. The CCRN is the largest organized military force in the sector after the dissolution of the Galactic Hegemony. The CCRN prides itself on having the best-organized and most modernized space fleet since The Scream and the fall of the old empire. The ships and crews of the CCRN are divided into four known separate fleets. The fleets generally operate independently, but do coordinate occasionally for larger operations. There has not been an action requiring all four fleets at the same time since the creation of the fourth fleet, and before that since the Chhayan Civil War when the three fleets combined in an attempt to re-take the large gas giant Grunbaum from the Fifth Reich before the planet was destroyed.

**The First Fleet**

The CCRN First Fleet is designated for defense of Actoris and its moons and First Fleet ships rarely leave high orbit around Acoris. The First Fleet personnel have a reputation for being softer and lazier than most CCR soldiers, though they are still much harder and well-drilled than most other systems' soldiers. Still, a First Fleet position is regarded as POSH and typically is only open to decorated veterans looking for a way to transition into retirement or for those with good connections.

Regardless of its reputation, the CCRN First Fleet is still a powerful military force. The ships it commands are as follows:

-10 orbital defense platforms in orbit around Actoris

- 2 *Zeppelin* class fleet carriers (the *Zeppelin* and the *Merkel*)

- 8 *Prinz Eugen* class heavy cruisers

- 10 *Nurnberg* class light cruisers

- 18 *Willhelm* class destroyers

- 27 *S* class corvettes (2 in each carrier)

- 124 *Messerschmidt* class anti-ship fighters

- 63 *Stuka* class gunships

**The Second Fleet**

The CCRN Second Fleet is generally assigned to "anti-terrorism" operations. This fleet usually operates within the Chhaya System repressing internal threats. Currently, the Second Fleet is mainly occupied with the Dawes Rebellion, though corvettes regularly patrol the uninhabited worlds in search of pirate activity. The Second Fleet is ussually where new CCRN recruits are first stationed, though the upper brass and ship officers are generally veterans handpicked by the CCR as the most patriotic. The Second Fleet is hated by many who do not inhabit Actoris and are often compared with the Waffen SS of Earth's old power Nazi Germany. The Second Fleet currently fields the following ships:

-2 *Zeppelin* class fleet carriers (the *Hummels* and the *Neuer*)

-1 *Bismarck* class battleship (the *Flick*)

-4 *Scharnhorst* class battlecruisers

-6 *Nurnberg* class light cruisers

- 7 *Goering* class destroyers

-4 *Willhelm* class destroyers

-33 *S* class Corvettes (2 in each carrier)

-66 *Messerschmidt* class anti-ship fighters

-87 *Stuka* class gunships

**The Third Fleet**

The CCRN Third Fleet is the largest of the four fleets and is associated with any offensive action that the CCR may take against other systems. The Third Fleet is not currently assigned to any offensive missions, but there are rumors that there may be orders to ship out for some unknown operation in the coming months. Currently, the Third Fleet patrols the outer reaches of the Chhaya system while the Second Fleet is dealing with the Dawes Rebellion. The Third Fleet regularly drills blockades and planet invasions, but many of the troops have not seen any meaningful combat. Rumors occasionally circulate that the Third Fleet will deploy to a blockade and occupy a neighboring system just to turn the crews into veterans and keep them sharp, but the CCR maintains that they will not attack neighboring systems unless they are attacked themselves. The Third Fleet deploys the following ships:

- 1 *Zeppelin* class fleet carrier (the *Hector*)

- 2 *Gneisenau* class assault carriers (the *Gneisenau* and the *Muller*)

- 3 *Bismarck* class battleships (the *Bismarck*, the *Kaiser*, and the *Kroos*)

- 2 *Scharnhorst* class battlecruisers

- 5 *Prinz Eugen* class heavy cruisers

- 16 *Wilhelm* class destroyers

- 13 *Goering* class destroyers

- 31 *S* class corvettes (2 in the *Hector*)

- 30 *Messerschmidt* class anti-ship fighters

- 177 *Stuka* class gunships (10 in each assault carrier)

**The Fourth Fleet**

The Fourth Fleet is essentially the CCR's "fleet for hire", acting as mercinaries in exchange for credits sent to the CCR. While the Forth Fleet act more or less independently and choose their own jobs, the admirals ultimately answer to the CCR and must provide detailed action reports for each job that they take. the Fourth Fleet is notoriously cutthroat, often fighting with factions that have hired them in the past if that is what gets them paid. the Fourth Fleet tends to stay in the southern part of the sector, but it is not unheard of for them to deploy as far away as the Eulari system if the price is right. The soldiers in the Fourth Fleet are drilled to follow orders without question and would not hesitate to destroy another CCRN ship if their admiral told them to. The Fourth Fleet deploys the following ships:

- 1 *Zeppelin* class fleet carrier (the *Rommel*)

- 1 *Gneisenau* class assault carrier (the *Kimmich*)

- 2 *Bismarck* class battleships (the *Gnabry* and the *Tirpitz*)

- 2 *Sharnhorst* class battlecruisers

- 4 *Prinz Eugen* class heavy cruisers

- 6 *Nurnberg* class light cruisers

- 15 *Willhelm* class destroyers

- 23 *S* class corvettes (2 in the *Rommel*)

- 32 *Messerschmidt* class anti-ship fighters

- 65 *Stukan* class gunships

**The Fifth Fleet**

There are rumors of a secret CCRN Fifth Fleet consisting mainly of stealth cruisers and hunter-killer corvettes. No records of a fifth CCRN fleet ever have been being planned exist and the CCR maintains that there are no plans for a future Fifth Fleet. The rumors are that the Fifth Fleet deals mostly in black ops and cloak and dagger operations, but that cannot be true, as it does not exist. Still, the rumors persist.