Fleet (UCF)

	Forget it, Rico! Mobile Infantry and Fleet don't mix.
—Dizzy Flores

The Fleet is the aerospace warfare service branch of the United Citizen Federation, serving as an air force and as a space armada.

Training[]

The Fleet Academy is located on Earth's Moon at Tereshkova Base. Flight training lasts roughly as long as Mobile Infantry boot camp. Those with exceptionally high marks are assigned as pilots for Corvette Transports or TAC fighters. Those who do not score as high are assigned to the many other roles on the ships, such as engineering, maintenance, and weapons systems.

Divisions[]

Divisions	Function
Fleet Operations	Organization of naval vessels.
Fleet Starfighter Operations	Training and organization of TAC Fighters.
Fleet Communications	Maintaining stable communications throughout Fleet and the Federation.
Fleet Intelligence	Tasked with learning enemy movements and logistics.
Fleet Rescue	Required to rescue survivors of destroyed or damaged ships.
Marines	Guard ship interiors and important personnel on world missions.

Uniforms[]

Main article: Uniforms (film)

The dress uniforms for Fleet officers are light grey tunics and garrison caps. On their right arm is a cuff title that has the name of their ship. When on duty, Fleet crewmen wear simple dark grey or black jumpsuits. In the event a Fleet officer sees combat on the surface, they wear BDUs (Battle Dress Uniform) similar to the Mobile Infantry's; the only difference is that the helmet and armor are black and the chest plate has the Fleet badge.

Rank Insignia

During the Second Bug War with the introduction of Power Suit, Fleet's uniforms were updated to include an inner suit that could function within a vacuum or area without breathable air in conjunction with seal-tight helmets.

Ships[]

Capital Ships[]

Class	Type	Notes
John A. Warden Type	Unknown (heavy)	Heavily armed. This class can take on other capital ships.
Athena class refit	Unknown (heavy/Transport)	This heavily upgraded Athena class with significant dorsal and ventral structure was equiped for M11 Babar deployments and capable of firing a Q Bomb superweapon.
Athena class	Unknown (heavy/Transport)	A heavier transport than the Corvettes. This class had 34 dropship docks.
Recon Cruiser	cruiser	In service thirty years before the First Bug War. One ship of this class investigated Klendathu.
Corvette Transport	Transport	Used throughout the First Bug War and remained in service into the Second Bug War
Fast Attack Ship	Fast attack
Auxilliary Ship type 1	small support ship	Ships of this class towed damaged and destroyed Corvette Transports after the failed Battle of Klendathu
Auxilliary Ship type 2	small support ship

Small Craft[]

Class	Type	Notes
Drop shuttle	Shuttle	In service twenty nine years prior to the Battle of Klendathu. One drop shuttle was used in the failed human-Arachnid first contact.
Designation unknown	Dropship	A large dropship used to retrieve units of the 1st Mobile Infantry.^[1]
DR-4 Viking	Dropship	Primary dropship for Mobile Infantry deployment.
DR-4 Viking	Transport	This variant of the DR-4 had its troop section removed and could be requested for firesupport by tactical officers or for deploying equipment.
Admiral's Boat	VIP Shuttle	This shuttle shares its upper structure design with the DR-4 Viking class Dropship
DR-8 Skyhook	Shuttle/light dropship
DR-8 Skyhook	Shuttle with grapplers	A variant of the DR-8. This shuttle was equiped with grapplers for lifting Arachnids captured by M.I. units^[2]
Designation unknown	Dropship	Used during the First Bug War. These dropships were assigned to single United Citizen Federation Marauder.
Designation unknown	Dropship	This class of dropship replaced the DR-4 Viking during the Second Bug War.
TAC Fighter	Tactical Bomber/Close air support

Bases and Stations[]

Name	Function	Notes
Sanctuary	Federal Fleet Headquarters	Consisting of several stations, its location was kept top secret except to ship captains and high ranking officers.
Luna Base	Fleet docks/ Maintainance/ Planetary defence
L-6 Satellite Base	Planetary defence platform	Operated by Mobile Infantry instead of Fleet. Operated alongside Earth Defence Fleet.
Nemesis	Training facility	Orbiting over Mars this station was used for its training simulators.
Fleet Battlestation Ticonderoga	Battlestation for support of Fleet and M.I. operations

Gallery[]

Notes[]

The fleet appears to have a rivalry with the Mobile Infantry as Dizzy said in the movie "Mobile infantry and fleet don't mix."

Appearances[]

References[]

[1] Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy

[2] Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy

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