Military factbook of the Empire of Ikhan

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Armed Forces of the Empire of Ikhan

Though the modern form of the Ikhani Armed Forces is only 138 years old, it's earliest roots can be traced as far back as the mid-11th century during the reign of the first Emperor, Khorai I, with the foundation of the Imperial Guard. The guard is known for their distinctive black uniforms, which feature, at least in their winter variant, a black cape, as well as their usage of the traditional Arashin sword, the Sikhos. Nonetheless, the modern form of the Imperial Armed Forces was founded in 1883, near the start of the Arashin Civil War. It's youngest branch, the Space Forces, was founded in 2011.
The Imperial Armed Forces is formed of Four major service branches and three services which are shared between these branches. These are the following:

• the Imperial Army
• the Imperial Navy
• the Imperial Air Forces
• the Imperial Space Forces
• the Joint Medical Service
• the Joint Support Service
• the Cyber and Information Domain Service

The Imperial Marine Corps is considered a part of the Army which works in close cooperation with the Imperial Navy.Budget (Actual Number): 129,181,329,336
Budget (% of GDP): 3.10%

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The Imperial Army

Headquarters: Ministry of Defense Building, Ikan
Commanding Officer: Marshal Arkan Kataran
Active Members: 206,000
Reserves: 310,000
Military Service Age: 18

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The Imperial Navy

Headquarters: Ministry of Defense Building, Ikan (Main Base: Naval Station Ikan)
Commanding Officer: Grand Admiral Erel Hasai
Active Members: 35,081
Reserves: ~50,000

Spoiler: Ship Classes • show

Ishen-class Battleship
Eshai-class Aircraft Carrier
Ikan-class Aircraft Carrier
Zharai-class Amphibious Assault Ship

(OOC Note: References to real equipment do not necessarily mean that those are the names irp, just that they are the real-world equivalent)

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The Imperial Air Forces

Headquarters: Ministry of Defense Building, Ikan (Main Base: Ikan AFB)
Commanding Officer: General Vira Kinis
Active Members: ~56,000
Reserves: ~13,000

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The Imperial Space Force

Headquarters: Ministry of Defense Building, Ikan (Main Base: MFS Artsiv)
Commanding Officer: General Ashot Zisan
Active Members: ~13,000
Reserves: ~30,000

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Ishen-class Battleship

INS Khiras underway in the Kynean Sea, c. 1989

While it may be considered "outdated" by its critics and indeed being the oldest actively-serving class of ship in the Imperial Navy, the Ishen-class battleship has served on-and-off for the last 78 years, with its three vessels having gone under multiple refits to keep them up to date. Nonetheless, between 1991 and 2020, the class was held in reserves, and even with their recent reactivation, it is not expected that they will remain in service for longer than a decade. There are currently plans on the table for a replacement, though no work has actually begun to build them as of early 2021.
Type: Battleship
Displacement:
  48,592 t (standard)
  58,460 t (full load)
Length:
  270.4 m
Beam:
  33.0 m
Draft:
  11.33 m (full load)
  11.5 m (maximum)
Installed Power:
  8 × water-tube boilers
  158,000 kW
Propulsion:
  4 × screws; 4 × geared steam turbines
Speed:
  33 knots (61.1 km/h)
  35.2 knots (65.2 km/h) at light load
Range:
  27,580 km at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement:
  ~2,700 (Great War-era)
  ~1,800 (1980s onwards)
Electronic warfare & decoys:
  AN/SLQ-32(V) electronic warfare system
  AN/SLQ-25 acoustic decoy
  Mark 36 SRBOC chaff rockets
Armament:
  Great War-era
  3 × triple 406 mm guns
  10 × twin 127 mm guns
  20 × quadruple 40 mm AA guns
  49 × single 20 mm AA guns
  1980s refit onwards
  3 × triple 406 mm guns
  5 × twin 127 mm guns
  8 × Cruise Missile launchers
  4 × Anti-ship Missile launchers
  4 × single 20 mm CIWS
Armor:
  Belt: 307 mm
  Bulkheads: 368 mm
  Barbettes: 295 - 439 mm
  Turrets: 241 - 495 mm
  Conning tower: 439 mm
  Decks: 38 mm, 152 mm, 16-25 mm
Aircraft carried:
  Great War-era: 3 × floatplanes
  1950s - 1980s: 3 × helicopters
  1980s onwards: 5 × UAVs
Produced: 3 (INS Ishen, INS Veren, and INS Khiras (Only Khiras remains in service))

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Eshai-class Aircraft Carrier

INS Arkan Vakhet underway in the Kynean Sea

The Pride of the Imperial Navy, the Eshai-class first launched in 1988 and entered service in the early 90s. There are two ships in the class, the INS Arkan Vakhet and Khorai Sharos, with plans for another two, the INS Arkan Kosan and Ashot Tankai being dropped in the mid-90s.
Type:
  Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier
Displacement:
  42,500 tonnes (full load)
Length:
  261.5 m
Beam:
  64.36 m (Overall)
  31.5 m (Waterline)
Height:
  66.5 m
Draft:
  9.43 m
Propulsion:
  2 × pressurized water reactors, 150 MWt each
  2 × steam turbines, 61 MW shaft power total
  4 × diesel-electric
  2 × shafts
Speed:
  27 knots (50 km/h)
Range:
  Unlimited distance; 20-25 years
Endurance:
  45 days of food
Capacity:
  800 Marines, 500 tonnes of ammunition
Complement:
  Ship's Company: 1,350
  Aircrew: 600
Sensors & processing systems:
  DRBJ 11 B tridimensional air search radar
  Thales SMART-S MK2 (replacing DRBJ 11B)
  DRBV 26D air search radar
  DRBV 15C low altitude air search radar
  Arabel target acquisition radar
Electronic warfare & decoys:
  ARBR 21 Detector
  ARBB 33 Countermeasures suite
  ARBG2 MAIGRET Interceptor
  4 × Decoy launchers
  Torpedo countermeasures
Armament:
  4 × 8 cell VLS carrying surface-to-air missiles
  2 × 6 cell launchers carrying short-range missiles
  2 × single 20 mm CIWS
  6 × 20 mm cannons
Aircraft carried:
  30-40 aircraft (will update with types at a later date)
Produced: 2 (INS Arkan Vakhet and Khorai Sharos)

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Ikan-class Aircraft Carrier

INS Ikan underway in the Kynean Sea

Formerly a Helicopter carrier, the Ikan-class in its current iteration is an aircraft carrier in use by the Imperial Navy for the purpose of patrolling Arashin waters, rarely if ever leaving the Kynean and Cross-Straits regions. While more ships in the class were built, only the converted INS Ikan remains in service, with her sister ships being planned to either be broken up, sunk as artificial reefs, or converted into museum-ships.
Type:
  Aircraft Carrier (formerly converted Helicopter carrier)
Displacement:
  45,400t
Length:
  284 meters
Beam:
  61 meters
Draft:
  10.2 meters
Decks:
  22
Installed Power:
  6 turbo alternators and 6 diesel alternators which produce generate 18 MWe
Propulsion:
  8 turbo-pressurized boilers, 4 shafts, 4 geared steam turbines, generating 134,226 kW
Speed:
  +30 knots (56 km/h)
Range:
  13,500 nautical miles (25,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Endurance:
  45 days
Complement:
  110 officers and 1500 sailors
Sensors & processing systems:
  Long range Air Surveillance Radars
  LESORUB-E
  Resistor-E radar complex
  CCS MK-II communication complex
  Link II tactical data system
Armament:
  4 × single 20 mm CIWS
  Surface-to-air Missiles
  LR-SAM
Aircraft carried:
  Maximum of 36 aircraft
Aviation facilities:
  14-degree ski-jump
  Three 30 m wide arrester gears and three restraining gears

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Zharai-class Amphibious Assault Ship

INS Erel Makran during military exercises

Type:
  Landing Helicopter Dock/Amphibious Assault Ship
Displacement:
  41,150t full load
Length:
  257 m
Beam:
  31.8 m
Draft:
  8.1 m
Propulsion:
  Two boilers, two geared steam turbines, two shafts, 70,000 shp (52,000 kW)
Speed:
  22 knots (41 km/h)
Range:
  17,600 km at 18 kn (33 km/h)
Well deck dimensions:
  81 by 15.2 m by 8.5 m high
Boats & landing craft carried:
  3 Air-cushioned Landing Craft OR
  2 Utility Landing Craft OR
  12 Mechanized Landing Craft
Troops:
  1,687 troops (plus 187 surge) Marine detachment
Complement:
  66 officers, 1,004 enlisted
Sensors & processing systems:
  1 AN/SPS-49 2-D Air Search Radar
  1 AN/SPS-48 3-D Air Search Radar
  1 AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar
  1 Mk23 Target Acquisition System
  1 AN/SPN-43 Marshalling Air Traffic Control Radar
  1 AN/SPN-35 Air Traffic Control Radar
  1 AN/URN-25 TACAN system
  1 AN/UPX-25 Identification Friend Foe
Armament:
  Two Infrared Homing Surface-to-air Missile launchers
  Two Ship-borne Short-range Surface-to-air missile launchers
  Three 20mm CIWS
  Four 25mm Chain-guns
  Four .50 BMG Machine Guns
Aircraft carried:
  TBA
Aviation facilities:
  Hangar deck
Produced:
  2 (INS Zharai and Erel Makran