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Chiho Defence Forces

Founded

14 May 1991; 88 years ago

Service branches

Chiho Ground Defence Force
Chiho Naval Defence Force
Chiho Air Defence Force

Headquarters

Chukyo

Leadership

Commander-in-Chief

President Ryoko Abe

Prime Minister

Yuko Hayashi

Minister of Defence

Jun Kimura

Personnel

Military age

18

Conscription

See National Service

Active personnel

308,794

Reserve personnel

1,495,000

Expenditures

Budget

NC¥ 36.0 billion (2079)

Percent of GDP

3.6% (2079)

Industry

Domestic suppliers

• Chiho State Aerospace
• Mizuho Heavy Industries
• Nanako Heavy Industries
• Tsuyoshi Aerospace

Foreign suppliers

Chiho
Chiho
Chiho

Insignia


CGDF


CNDF Ensign


CADF Roundel


The Chiho Defence Forces are the military forces of the Chihoese Commonwealth. The Chiho Defence Force is comprised of three service branches: the Chiho Ground Defence Force, the Chiho Naval Defence Force, and the Chiho Air Defence Force.

The Chiho Defence Forces is overseen by the Ministry of Defence, with the president acting as the commander-in-chief. The CDF is empowered by the constitution and parliament to protect the country's interests, sovereignty, and territorial integrity from external threats.

The CDF currently has an active force of approximately 308,794 personnel and a reserve force of over a million personnel. A professional volunteer force forms the backbone of the CDF, with conscripts supplementing the force during periods of national emergency and war. Conscripts are trained during a two year period under the National Service Program at the age of 18 for able bodied men and women.

History [edit]


The Chiho Defence Forces traces its origins back to the Republican Era armed forces known as the Republic of Chiho Armed Forces. The Republic of Chiho Armed Forces was founded shortly after the revolution in 1889. Many of its initial members were former members of Republican militias and Republican-aligned warlord armies. The ROC Armed Forces would continue to serve as the military forces of Chiho during the period of military rule and up to its end in 1991. 1991 saw a tremendous amount of change for both Chiho and its military. With the end of the Republic and the founding of the Chihoese Commonwealth, the military was reorganized into todays Chiho Defence Forces.

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Structure [edit]


Chiho Ground Defence Force [edit]

Type 3 main battle tank


The Chiho Ground Defence Force (CGDF) is the land warfare branch of the Chiho Defence Forces. The main mission of the CGDF is to deter potential foreign aggressors and to act as a guarantor of Chiho's sovereignty. In peacetime, the CGDF conducts operations and exercises that further national interests and policies.

The CGDF traces its origin to the colonial home guards of the 19th century, and is the oldest and largest service branch of the Chiho Defence Forces.

As of 2079, the CGDF has approximately 203,650 active duty non-NS personnel. Currently the majority of National Service enlistees serve in the CGDF.

Name

Image

Origin

Type

In service

Notes

Armoured vehicles

Type 4

Chiho

Main battle tank

390

96 on order. Expected FY2079-2080.

Type 3A5

Chiho

Main battle tank

630

-

Armoured fighting vehicles

Type 12

Chiho

Infantry fighting vehicle

566

-

Type 16

Chiho

Armoured personnel carrier

750

-

Type 11C

Chiho

Armoured personnel carrier

1262

-

Sakurai IMV

Chiho

Armoured car

1652

-

Self-propelled artillery

Type 31B

Chiho

Self-propelled artillery

910

-

Miscellaneous

Shiratsuki HT015

Chiho

Heavy truck

8,350

-

Nanako UV4

Chiho

Light utility vehicle

-

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Chiho Naval Defence Force [edit]

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The Chiho Naval Defence Force (CNDF) is the naval warfare branch of the Chiho Defence Forces. The CNDF is responsible for ensuring freedom of navigation for civilian and maritime traffic, projecting naval power, and the establishment and maintenance of critical maritime infrastructure. The CNDF also participates in regional security patrols and international aid missions.

Chihoese naval vessels use the ship prefix CCS, Chihoese Commonwealth Ship. As of 2079, the CNDF has 47,830 personnel and a combined fleet of approximately _05 ships. Among the _05 ships, there are 2 helicopter carriers, 14 destroyers, and 12 frigates. Various auxiliary ships such as replenishment vessels support the CNDF in its operations.

The home fleet is headquartered at Mizuho Naval Base and operates out of over a dozen domestic and overseas naval bases. Under current procurement plans, the CNDF is slated to see dozens ships enter service by the end of the decade.

Chiho Marine Corps

The Chiho Marine Corps is the naval infantry branch of the Chiho Naval Defence Force. The marine corps is responsible for conducting amphibious operations and acting as a rapid reaction force for the CDF. As of 2079, there are approximately 15,000 marines serving in the marine corps.

Following the release of the 2020 Defence White Paper and the "Southern Flank Strategy", the majority of the marine corps units were relocated to Hanashima Province. The paper identified the island chain as a significant strategic position in the overall defence of the country, and that further fortification and use of marine corps assets would take some pressure off of naval deployments as a whole.

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Class

Image

Type

Ships

Notes

Helicopter Carriers

Mizuho-class

Helicopter carrier

CCS Mizuho
CCS Misawa

Destroyers

Type 105

Guided missile destroyer

CCS Niihama
CCS Musashi
CCS Mizusawa
CCS Chitose
CCS Gongjin
CCS Morioka

Batch IV (initial FY 2080, delayed FY2082)

Type 104A

Guided missile destroyer

CCS Hamasaki
CCS Miyako
CCS Hirasawa
CCS Hanamaki
CCS Hirosaki
CCS Nagaoka
CCS Miho
CCS Harima

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Frigates

Type 008

Frigate

CCS Arakawa
CCS Arisu

Batch II (FY 2081)

Type 007C

Frigate

CCS Iha
CCS Soyang
CCS Yoshino
CCS Tamsui
CCS Kitakami
CCS Toyohira
CCS Yubari
CCS Kushiro

-

Patrol Vessels

Iruka-class

Patrol vessel

CCS Iruka
CCS Himari
CCS Saori
CCS Yua
CCS Nao
CCS Yuna
CCS Anzu
CCS Hina
CCS Haruna
CCS Ikumi

For the coast guard variant see 101-class

Auxillary

Kumano-class

Landing ship

CCS Kumano
CCS Yanagi
CCS Suiwa

-

Kiyo-class

Minesweeper

CCS Kiyo
CCS Awaji

-

Inaba-class

Fast combat support ship

CCS Inaba

-

Suwa-class

Fast combat support ship

CCS Suwa
CCS Mihashi
CCS Riyue

-

Konohana-class

Submarine rescue vessel

CCS Konohana

-

Submarines

LinkS022-class

Attack submarine

CCS Nekozame
CCS Nokogirizame
CCS Tsunozame
CCS Onagazame
CCS Itachizame
CCS Takezame
CCS Ushizame
CCS Tobisame
CCS Kobitozame
CCS Jinbeizame
CCS Yoshikirizame
CCS Omejirozame

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Chiho Air Defence Force [edit]

CADF S-15C's in formation off the coast of the
Hanashima island chain


The Chiho Air Defence Force (CADF) is the aerial warfare branch of the Chiho Defence Forces. The CADF is responsible for the defence of Chihoese airspace and the operation of early warning radar systems.

As of 2079, the CADF has an estimated 42,314 personnel, and __0 aircraft. The CADF operates out of approximately a dozen air bases, and has a presence at most international and domestic airports in the country for rapid response. The backbone of the CADF consists of approximately 110 CF-33s, most of which were delivered in 2060 and 2064 following an extensive upgrade and expansion program aimed at increasing the capabilities of the CADF. The CADF is currently in the process of phasing out the use of the CF-10s as its replacement, the CF-33, begins entering service in larger numbers with the CADF.





Aircraft

Image

Origin

Type

In service

Notes

Combat Aircraft

CF-52

Chiho

Multirole

54 (+18)

CF-33

Chiho

Multirole

110

CF-20

Chiho

Light multirole

86

~50 used as trainer aircraft

CF-10

Chiho

Multirole

210

AWACS

NEWYK N330 AEW&C

NorrsNorudo

AEW&C

2 (+2)

-

NEWYK D-3 Eihei

NorrsNorudo

AEW&C

6

-

Reconnaissance

-

Chiho

SIGINT

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

Electronic Warfare

Chiho

Electronic warfare

8

-

Tanker

Aeroconsortium A330 MRTT

Syrasia
Rosaenia

Aerial refueling / transport

6

Transport

Aeroconsortium A400M Atlas

Syrasia
Rosaenia

Transport

6

8 on order

Tsuyoshi H-10

Chiho

Transport

8

-

UAV

MHI Suzume

Chiho

Aerial combat

28

Unmanned wingman for the CF-52

MHI Tsuru-3

Chiho

Surveillance

24

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National Service [edit]


Chiho's national conscription system is known as National Service (NS). Under the National Service Act, all able-bodied men and women, who are citizens or permanent residents, must serve in the Chiho Defence Forces or a designated national service organization for a period of one to two years. Chihoese law classifies NS enlistees as members of the reserve force. The reserve component of the CDF is not counted towards the appromixately 298,794 professional volunteer force of the CDF. Under the same laws, NS enlistees and reserve force personnel are prohibited from active combat roles and deployments during peacetime. Contemporary estimates put the number of NS enlistees and the reserve force at over three million personnel.

NS enlistees typically serve out their enlistment period in the Ground Defence Force, Naval Defence Force, or Air Defence Force. The Ground Defence Force recieves the vast majority of enlistees, as the CNDF and the CADF often require more specialized training for their roles. During their enlistment period, enlistees are given basic military training and specialized training as required.

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Defence policy [edit]


Since the 1950's, Chiho has exercised a policy of armed neutrality. Fundamental to this policy are diplomacy and deterrence.

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