Royal Choktovakian Navy¶
The Royal Choktovakian Navy (Korolyevskiy Choktovakiyskiy Flot) is the maritime service of the Royal Armed Forces. Approximately 95,000 active personnel operating a peer-tier blue-water fleet split between the Eastern Fleet (warm-water carrier-emphasis surface force) and the Northern Fleet (ice-prone submarine-emphasis force).
The Royal Navy is the only Sierra Non-Aligned Movement (SNAM) blue-water fleet and the principal maritime instrument of Choktovakian non-aligned posture. It is the only SNAM operator of fleet aircraft carriers, nuclear attack submarines, and modernised cruise-missile submarines (SSGN). Per the Sierran Conflict canon, no Europan power fields ballistic-missile submarines or nuclear weapons of any kind — all Choktovakian strategic strike is conventional, and the SSGN force is a conventional cruise-missile platform.
Organisation¶
The Royal Choktovakian Navy is organised into:
- Two principal fleets — the Eastern Fleet (Hinomuran Sea and Sea of Pelwan) and the Northern Fleet (Choktovan Sea)
- The Naval Aviation Command — fixed-wing carrier strike, long-range maritime patrol, embarked rotary-wing
- The Coastal Defence Command — shore-based anti-shipping missile, mine warfare, port defence
- Naval Strike Force — combat-diver and ship-boarding force; under RJSOC for joint operations
- Naval Coastal Infantry Detachments — the amphibious-trained naval-infantry brigades attached to each fleet
- Logistics, training, and engineering commands — supporting elements
The senior naval officer is the Commander of the Royal Choktovakian Navy (typically a Vice-Admiral or Admiral, reporting through the Chief of the Royal General Staff).
The Eastern Fleet¶
The Eastern Fleet is the surface-fleet emphasis — headquartered at Tovargrad Naval Base, the principal surface-combatant facility and home of the Krov Naval Shipyards that build the country's modern surface combatants and submarines.
The Eastern Fleet operates from warm-water ports of the Hinomuran Sea and the Sea of Pelwan and is the principal SNAM blue-water capability. Its mission is sea control across the eastern seas, presence in SNAM waters, support for non-aligned shipping, and the deep-water force capable of opposing major peer naval operations.
Eastern Fleet principal forces¶
- 2× Krov-class CV — both Eastern Fleet; conventional carriers with approximately 75-aircraft air wing each; the principal SNAM blue-water capability; built at Krov Naval Shipyards
- ~3–4 Knyaz-class CG — guided-missile cruisers (Slava); the senior surface combatants
- ~8–12 Vityaz-class DDG — modern guided-missile destroyers (Sovremenny / Udaloy); peer-tier surface combatants
- ~12–15 Strazh-class FFG — modern frigates (Admiral Gorshkov); the bulk modern surface combatant
- Corvette and fast-attack force — Karakurt and Tarantul platforms; coastal multi-role
- Amphibious force — 2× modern LHD (Ivan Rogov / Priboy) supporting Naval Strike Force and littoral operations
- Submarines (Eastern allocation) — Yasen-M SSN and Lada-class SSK with AIP
The Eastern Fleet executed the eastern-island presence operations in 2026, supporting SNAM-flagged shipping and conducting joint exercises with Livonia and Chartania across SNAM waters in larger-than-peacetime concentration since the opening of the Continuation War.
The Northern Fleet¶
The Northern Fleet is the submarine-emphasis fleet — headquartered at Severgrad Naval Base on the Choktovan Sea, with the forward submarine support facility at Polnoch Forward Operating Base in the far north.
The Northern Fleet operates from ice-prone ports of the Choktovan Sea (ice-locked November–April) and is the country's principal undersea-warfare force. Its mission is undersea sea-control against any northern adversary, the conventional underwater strategic-strike leg (SSGN cruise-missile force), and arctic and littoral operations supporting the Northern Military District.
Northern Fleet principal forces¶
- Submarine force (principal Northern allocation) — the bulk of the country's ~17–24 boat submarine fleet:
- Yasen-M SSN — modern nuclear attack submarines; the principal blue-water undersea-warfare asset; Choktovakia is the only SNAM nuclear-submarine operator
- Oscar-II / Belgorod modernised SSGN — ~3–4 boats; conventional payload only (per Sierran Conflict canon — no nuclear weapons of any kind on Europa); the underwater leg of the country's conventional strategic-strike posture, carrying long-range cruise missiles
- Lada-class SSK with AIP — selected Northern Fleet allocation for ice-edge and littoral missions
- Surface component — smaller than Eastern; arctic-capable corvettes and frigates for ice-edge operations
- Substantial icebreaker fleet — approximately 6–8 military and dual-use icebreakers under coordinated command; essential for sustained Northern Fleet operations from Severgrad and Polnoch
No SSBNs and no submarine-launched ballistic missiles — per the Sierran Conflict no-nuclear canon. The Northern Fleet's strategic-strike role is entirely conventional, carried by the SSGN cruise-missile force.
The Submarine Force¶
The combined Choktovakian submarine force (~17–24 boats across both fleets) is the largest and most-modern submarine force in SNAM and the only SNAM nuclear-submarine capability. Composition:
| Type | Count | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Yasen-M SSN | ~8–12 | Nuclear attack; blue-water undersea warfare; the principal anti-shipping and anti-submarine platform |
| Lada-class SSK (AIP) | ~6–8 | Conventional attack; AIP-equipped for extended submerged endurance; warm-water and ice-edge operations |
| Oscar-II / Belgorod SSGN | ~3–4 | Conventional cruise-missile; the underwater leg of the strategic-strike posture |
The submarine force is the principal anti-shipping capability of the Royal Navy and the strategic insurance against any peer maritime power.
Naval Aviation¶
The Naval Aviation Command operates:
- Carrier strike fighters — Su-33 and MiG-29K; approximately 30 per Krov-class carrier
- Long-range maritime patrol — Tu-142 and Il-38N fixed-wing maritime patrol and ASW
- Naval helicopters — Ka-27, Ka-29, and Ka-32 for ASW, amphibious assault, and transport
- Naval UAS — modern unmanned systems for maritime ISR
Naval Strike Force and Naval Coastal Infantry¶
The Royal Navy maintains two distinct ground-combat elements:
- Naval Strike Force — approximately 1,000 personnel; combat divers, ship-boarding, maritime counter-terrorism, amphibious reconnaissance; attached to both Eastern and Northern Fleets; under RJSOC for joint operations
- Naval Coastal Infantry Detachments — brigade amphibious-trained naval infantry attached to each fleet (combined approximately 10,000–12,000); fills the amphibious-infantry role in lieu of a distinct Marines branch
Coastal Defence Command¶
Coastal Defence operates shore-based anti-shipping batteries across all three Choktovakian coastlines (Choktovan Sea, Hinomuran Sea, Sea of Pelwan):
- Bal-E subsonic anti-shipping coastal missile batteries
- Bastion-P supersonic Yakhont-armed coastal batteries
- 3K22 "Zircon" modern hypersonic coastal anti-shipping system (limited fielding)
- Mine warfare units — both offensive minelaying and defensive mine countermeasures; substantial MCM fleet (Alexandrit-class equivalent; ~12–15 hulls) given the strategic narrow waters and ice-prone northern coast
- Port defence battalions — security forces for the principal naval bases
Current operational posture (late 2026)¶
| Mission | Force | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Fleet presence | Eastern Fleet (full) including both Krov-class CV | Larger-than-peacetime concentration since 2026; SNAM-flagged shipping escort; joint exercises with Livonia and Chartania |
| Northern Fleet undersea posture | Northern Fleet submarine force (sustained) | Continuous undersea presence; SSGN strategic deterrent patrol cycle |
| Coastal defence | Coastal Defence (full) | Continuous across all three coastlines |
| Continuation War (2026–) | Observation only | SNAM non-aligned; no combat commitment |
The Royal Navy is in heightened presence posture rather than active combat. The Eastern Fleet's larger-than-peacetime carrier and surface-combatant concentration is the most visible SNAM political-military signal of the current period.
Recruitment and training¶
Royal Navy manpower:
- Selective conscription (a portion of the universal-male-conscription intake) plus substantial volunteer-professional core — naval technical specialties draw a higher proportion of volunteer career personnel than the Army
- Officer recruitment through the Royal Naval Academy at Severgrad — the principal naval-service commissioning institution
- Submarine and naval-aviation specialties — extended training pipelines producing peer-tier-capable crews
Naval doctrine¶
Royal Navy doctrine:
- Eastern Fleet sea control — carrier-anchored blue-water capability in Hinomuran and Pelwan seas; SNAM presence and political-military signalling
- Northern Fleet undersea dominance — nuclear-submarine-anchored arctic and blue-water undersea-warfare capability; SSGN conventional-strike leg
- Coastal defence as foundational mission — three coastlines defended in depth by shore-based AShM, MCM, and naval-infantry
- Strategic insurance through the submarine force — the principal conventional-deterrent capability against any peer maritime adversary
The doctrine is modern Eastern-bloc Navy at peer-power scale with the carrier and SSGN components emphasised and the strategic-ballistic-missile leg (which Russia historically maintained) replaced by conventional cruise-missile SSGN per Europan canon.
Equipment¶
Royal Navy equipment is principally domestically produced at peer-tier quality, anchored on the Krov Naval Shipyards at Tovargrad. See Equipment for full treatment. Key categories:
- Aircraft carrier: Krov-class CV (2 hulls, both Eastern Fleet)
- Guided-missile cruiser: Knyaz-class CG
- Destroyer: Vityaz-class DDG
- Frigate: Strazh-class FFG
- Nuclear attack submarine: Yasen-M SSN
- Conventional attack submarine: Lada-class SSK (AIP)
- Cruise-missile submarine: Oscar-II / Belgorod SSGN (conventional only)
- Amphibious assault: Ivan Rogov / Priboy LHD
- Carrier air wing: Su-33 and MiG-29K
- Coastal anti-shipping: Bal-E, Bastion-P, 3K22 Zircon