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 ====Personnel==== ====Personnel====
-Total personnel: about 400 million. \\+Total personnel: about 400 million actives. \\
 Active reserve: about 16 billion that train at least yearly.\\ Active reserve: about 16 billion that train at least yearly.\\
 Wartime personnel: about 40 billion after the activation of all reserves and general call up, with 60 billion after a training period and 140 billion eventually if need be.\\ Wartime personnel: about 40 billion after the activation of all reserves and general call up, with 60 billion after a training period and 140 billion eventually if need be.\\
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 The shooter or sniper training packages are most common. Though there specialists of all sorts. The shooter or sniper training packages are most common. Though there specialists of all sorts.
  
-Note that active army has Monocrys Subdermal Armor implant instead of bioplast skin(21 more points). +Note that active army has Monocrys/Nanoweave Subdermal Armor implant instead of bioplast skin. 
  
 ====Deployment==== ====Deployment====
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 The basic army structure is a fire team with a corporal in charge.  The basic army structure is a fire team with a corporal in charge. 
-   * Infantry fire teams consist of 3 troops. They tend to be in heavy powered armor  in the main army and have:  +  * An field army consists of 3 corps and support elements. Typical size is 55764 troops. 
-     * Corporal with a 10mm smg+grenade launcher +     * Corps consist of 3 divisions and support elements. Typical size is 16884 troops. 
-     * Sniper with a sniper rifle (15mm for powered armor troops, 10mm for non powered) +        * Divisions consist of 3 regiments and support elements. Typical size is 5112 troops. 
-     * Machine gunner with a chaingun. +           * Regiments consist of 3 battalions and support elements. Typical size is 1548 troops. 
-   * 3 Fire teams and a sergeant make up a squad for a total of 10 in the infantry. In vehicles the squad leader is normally one of the vehicle leaders. +              * Battalions consist of 3 brigades and support elements. Typical size is 468 troops. 
-   * Armor and vehicle crews are normally squads and tend to have 2 people in most cases. +                 * Companies consist of 3 platoons and a HQ platoon (for a total of 144 troops).  In vehicles there are normally 10 vehicles+support/supply vehicles. 
-   * 3 Squads,a 3 person command element and a 3 person heavy fire team make up a platoon of 36 troops. In vehicles there are normally 3 vehicles. +                    * Hq platoon consists of: 
-     * command element: Second Lieutenant, commo/EW technician, Gunnery Sergeant +                       * 3 man company command element: First Lieutenant+2 commo/EW 
-     * Heavy fire team: 3 troops with pistols and one MLAWs and one IML.  +                       * 3 man medical: doctor, 2 medic. 
-   * 3 platoons and a HQ platoon make up a company(for a total of 144 troops).  In vehicles there are normally 10  +                       * 10 man Supply squad: Master sergeant. 
-vehicles+support/supply vehicles. +                       * 3 man hq element: scribe, commo, Forward observer 
-     * Hq platoon is: +                       * 3 man transport: 3 drivers. 
-       * 3 man company command element: First Lieutenant+2 commo/EW +                       * 3 man supply: cook, supply, tech. 
-       * 3 man medical: doctor, 2 medic. +                       * 10 man scout squad 
-       * 10 man Supply squad: Master sergeant. +                          * 3*3 man scout/forward observer fire teams+sergeant. 
-         * 3 man hq element: scribe, commo, Forward observer +                       * 10 man heavy weapons squad 
-         * 3 man transport: 3 drivers. +                       * 2 cannon teams with a  25mm autocannon. 
-         * 3 man supply: cook, supply, tech. +                       * 1 heavy missile team with TML 
-       * 10 man scout squad +                    * A platoon consists of 3 Squads,a 3 person command element and a 3 person heavy fire (for a total of 36 troops). In vehicles there are normally 3 vehicles. 
-         * 3*3 man scout/forward observer fire teams +                       * command element: Second Lieutenant, commo/EW technician, Gunnery Sergeant 
-       * 10 man heavy weapons squad +                       * Heavy fire team: 3 troops with pistols and one MLAWs and one IML.  
-         * 2 cannon teams with a  25mm autocannon. +                       * A squad consists of 3 Fire teams and a sergeant (for a total of 10 in the infantry). In vehicles the squad leader is normally one of the vehicle leaders. 
-         * 1 heavy missile team with TML+                           * Infantry fire teams consist of 3 troops. They tend to be in heavy powered armor in the main army and have:  
 +                           * Corporal with a 10mm smg+grenade launcher 
 +                           * Sniper with a sniper rifle (15mm for powered armor troops, 10mm for non powered) 
 +                           * Machine gunner with a chaingun. 
 +                      * Armor and vehicle crews are normally squads and tend to have 2 people in most cases. 
  
 ====Equipment==== ====Equipment====
-Armor:+===Armor===
  
 Infantry: Infantry:
-    * Army active infantry is switching to Dreadnought Battlesuits with 22 million in service and 4.5 million more/year.  +    * Army active infantry is switching to medium/heavy cybersuits with 31 million heavy and 103 million medium in service and 6.25/20.6 million more/year.  
-    * The rest of active infantry is in Heavy Battlesuits(225 million).  +    * The rest of active infantry is in Heavy Battlesuits(200 million).  
-    * Colonial troops and colonial marines tend to use Heavy Cybersuits(50 million).  +    * Category 1 reserve infantry is converting to Heavy Battlesuits, with about 200 million in reserve service. The rest(200 million) use Commando Battlesuits. 
-    * In about 10 more years all active infantry will have extra heavy shields, though more than half will still use Heavy battlesuits.  +    * Category 2 reserve infantry have mostly Commando Battlesuits, with about 1 billion total in service. About 300 million still use increasingly hard to maintain ancient(TL9) Powered combat armors. 
-    * Category 1 reserve infantry is converting to Heavy Battlesuits, with about 175 million in reserve service. The rest(225 million) use Commando Battlesuits. +    * Category 3 reserve infantry have Powered Space Armor(3.5 billion) or Powered Combat Hardsuit(7.5 billion) (all TL 10 models)
-    * Category 2 reserve infantry have mostly Commando Battlesuits, with about 1 billion total in service. About 350 million still use increasingly hard to maintain ancient Powered combat armors. +
-    * Category 3 reserve infantry have Powered Space Armor(3.5 billion) or Powered Combat Hardsuit(7.5 billion)+
     * Category 4 reserve infantry have nanoweave tacsuits(15 billion).      * Category 4 reserve infantry have nanoweave tacsuits(15 billion). 
     * Category 5 reserve infantry have nanoweave tacsuits(10 billion) or nanoweave suits with nanoweave tac vest(6 billion).     * Category 5 reserve infantry have nanoweave tacsuits(10 billion) or nanoweave suits with nanoweave tac vest(6 billion).
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 Specialists and support: Specialists and support:
-    * Army actives have motly switched to Heavy Cybersuits with 125 million total in use and 25 million produced/year, about 50 million Commando battle suits are still in use. +    * Army actives have mostly switched to Light Cybersuits with 136 million light total in use and 27.4 million produced for the army/year the rest is in Commando battle suits. 
-    * Category 1 reserve uses Commando Battlesuits or Monocrys Tacsuit. +    * Category 1 reserve uses Commando Battlesuits or Powered Combat Armor. 
-    * Category 2 reserve uses Powered Combat Armor or Powered Space Armor or Powered Combat Hardsuits or Monocrys Tacsuit . +    * Category 2 reserve uses Powered Combat Armor or Powered Space Armor. 
-    * Category 3 reserve uses Monocrys Suits.+    * Category 3 reserve uses mostly Nanoweave Suits though some use the Powered Combat Armor or Powered Space Armor.
     * Category 4 and 5 reserves have Nanoweave Suits.     * Category 4 and 5 reserves have Nanoweave Suits.
     * Category 6 reserve has reflex suits reserved.     * Category 6 reserve has reflex suits reserved.
  
-Implants: +===Implants=== 
-    * Active duty troops have the implants listed under [[character_creation#ranger_bionic_package_73|Ranger bionics]] but with Monocrys(about 125 mil) or nanoweave(rest) subdermal armor instead of the Bioplastic Skin.+    * Active duty troops have the implants listed under [[basic bionic enchantment|Ranger bionics]] but with Monocrys(about 125 mil) or nanoweave(rest) subdermal armor instead of the Bioplastic Skin.
     * Category 1-2 reserves have basically the same,but with nanoweave subdermal armor.     * Category 1-2 reserves have basically the same,but with nanoweave subdermal armor.
     * Category 3 and 4 reserves have troops that have the same implants as category 1-2(about 3 billion-most being previously higher category reserve), but most only have video comm and biomonitor.     * Category 3 and 4 reserves have troops that have the same implants as category 1-2(about 3 billion-most being previously higher category reserve), but most only have video comm and biomonitor.
  
-Weapons:+===Weapons===
     * Most heavy power armor infantry uses ETC 15mm rifles with 15mm etc chain guns as squad heavy weapons.     * Most heavy power armor infantry uses ETC 15mm rifles with 15mm etc chain guns as squad heavy weapons.
-    * Most Dreadnaught suit infantry use heavy blasters with semi portable blasters as squad heavy weapons. +    * Other active infantry and category 1-3 reserve infantry use 10mm ETC rifle/carbine with ETC storm chain guns as squad heavy weapons. Few units use blaster rifles with heavy blasters as support weapons.
-    * Other active infantry and category 1-3 reserve infantry use 10mm ETC rifle/carbine with ETC storm chain guns  as squad heavy weapons.+
     * Category 5-6 infantry only have 10mm ETC pistol/smg type weapons.     * Category 5-6 infantry only have 10mm ETC pistol/smg type weapons.
-    * Most non infantry actives have heavy blaster pistols+    * Most non infantry actives have heavy blaster pistols or 10mm etc pistols/smgs.
     * All other non infantry has 10mm ETC pistol/smg type weapons.     * All other non infantry has 10mm ETC pistol/smg type weapons.
 +
 +===Vehicles===
 +    * Active infantry use grav IFVs and dragon heavy tanks.
 +    * Colonial troops use g-carriers and scout speeders mostly.
 +    * Marines and colonial marines do no normally have vehicles assigned as they are mostly transported by navy/patrol assets like assault shuttles, though most units have some speeders and maybe a few grav cars assigned.
 +    * Category 1-2 reserves use grav IFVs and Armored grav sleds.
 +    * Most category 3 reserves do not have vehicles assigned. About 12% train on older combat vehicles like air cushion tanks/IFVs and would receive them from mothballs in mobilization. Rest are deployed from g-carriers in training and would mostly use civilian vehicles in actual deployment.
 +    * Higher category reserves do not have vehicles assigned and would use civilian vehicles in deployment.
  
 ====Interaction==== ====Interaction====
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