Kiros Alliance Navy

The Kiros Alliance Navy, officially the Grand Navy of the Kiros Alliance, also referred to as the Kiros Alliance Starfleet, or the KA Navy, was the navy of the Kiros Alliance Military during the Kiros-Valzovech War, Zaolian Wars, and the Interwar Years. The navy consisted of an abundant number of warships, primarily of Cordelian, Hisperian, and Cortanzan designs. The militaries and navies of these planets made up the backbone of the Kiros Alliance Navy, while other member states provided fewer starships and primarily supplied local planetary defenses. The Kiros Alliance Navy served to transport the Kiros Alliance Army across the stars, while also engaging in ship-to-ship combat with the Valzovech Pact Navy. Additionally, it served to defend Alliance supply lines and in the defense of the Alliance homeworlds.

With the onset of the Kiros-Valzovech War, the Navy ordered production of starships to be ramped up to respond to the Valzovech threat. With the destruction of the shipyards on Hisperia during the Battle of Hisperia, as well the loss of many warships during that battle, the KA Navy was at a disadvantage during the early months of the war. Various planetary defense forces donated any ships they could during these early months, and it wasn’t until CY 1914 until the Navy streamlined their ships and tactics. By then, however, the Valzovech Pact had already made extensive gains. The Kiros Alliance Navy was part in many pivotal battles during the war, including the Battle of Hisperia, Battle of Zecho, Battle of Boznera, the Minntaral Campaigns, and the Ornath Sieges.

Organization
The fleet and its activities were overseen by Alliance Naval Command, who managed the logistical and strategic matters of the Kiros Alliance’s efforts against the growing Valzovech Pact. The fleet was led by Admiral Kasel until his death during the Battle of Hisperia, after which Admiral Valcourt became the Admiral of the Fleet.

The Kiros Alliance Fleet consisted of the fleets of various Alliance worlds, with Hisperia, Cordelia, and Cortanza contributing the most to the Alliance fleet. As a result, a number of ships were used, though some models were used by multiple planets, and some ships were more common than others. The Hispeirans made up 55% of the fleet at the Battle of Hisperia, and less than a month later only made up 39% of the fleet. The Hisperians lost the most during the entire Kiros-Valzovech War, amplified by the loss of several of their key worlds and fleets stationed on those planets. The Cordelians and Cortanzans initially struggled to close this gap, but by late CY 1914, this was less of an issue.

Starships of the Kiros Alliance Navy
During its active history, the Grand Navy made use of several types of capital ships. The Kiros Alliance Navy made use of heavy battlecruisers and carriers. The Cordelian Talos-class heavy battlecruiser was one of the most prominent models, as were the Hisperian Quasar-class and Vindicator-class heavy battlecruisers and the Cortanzan Ulzan-class heavy battlecruiser.

Heavy Battlecruisers
The Cordelian Navy deployed several Superior-class heavy battlecruisers over the course of the war, typically as the lead ship in a fleet. Admiral Valcourt commanded a Superior-class heavy battlecruiser during the Battle of Hisperia. The Cordelians also made heavy use of the Talos-class heavy battle cruisers, which, while smaller and not armed as the Superior-class, were the most common heavy battlecruiser the Cordelians produced. The Hisperians were most well known for their Quasar-class and Vindicator-class heavy battlecruisers, though these were more common in the earlier stages of the war, as the Hisperians were victim to many attacks on the shipyards that produced these ships, so when they lost a battlecruiser in combat, it was much harder to replace them, leading to a scarcity of them as the war progressed.

The Cortanzans were a very warlike people who were known for their heavily armored and heavily armed heavy battlecruisers. They developed several types of heavy battle cruisers, most notably the Ulzan-class and Mazaan-class heavy battle cruisers. Cortanzan ships were difficult to destroy but difficult to produce, as they had complex weapons systems and required a vast amount of resources to make.

Other starships included the Hisperian Cosmos-class carrier cruiser, which was the primary carrier ship in the Navy. The Cosmos-class were able to carry multiple fighter wings, bomber wings, and gunships, and shuttles in their many hangars. The Cosmos-class allowed for naval assets to deploy large starfighter formations into battle.

The Cordelains, Hisperians, and Cortanzans used the most heavy battlecruisers, with Cordelia and Hisperia developing very few models and the Cortanzans utilizing a wider variety of models.

Light Battlecruisers
Light battle cruisers, sometimes referred to just as cruisers, were the most common ship deployed by the Kiros Alliance Navy. They were comparable to frigates, though more heavily armed. Cruisers filled an all-purpose capacity in any fleet. They were able to escort convoys, support capital ships, and other roles that required smaller sized ships and high maneuverability.

The Cordelian Guardian-class was the most common type of ship used throughout the entirety of the conflict, and was their only light battlecruiser. The Hisperians had their equivalent in the Cosmos-class light battlecruiser, which were typically used as carrier ships for starfighters and were lightly armed compared to the Guardian-class.

The Cortanzans deployed the widest variety of light battlecruisers, most commonly the Mozia-class and Corza-class. These formed the backbone of the Cortanzan Navy, and were able to devastate enemy ships in naval battles. The Dorzan-A-class light battlecruiser saw use during the Interwar Years, primarily during the Kirmiian War, though by CY 1914, they were being phased out and replaced with the slightly larger Dorzan-B-class light battlecruisers.

The Vanguard-class light battlecruiser was developed by the Hisperian Special Forces prior to the Kiros-Valzovech War, with the prototype model HRSS Calypso seeing its debut in the days before the Battle of Hisperia. The Vanguard-class had a limited release as the shipyards that produced them were destroyed in the same battle.

Frigates
Frigates were less common and more lightly armored than the light battlecruisers. The Cordelian Arrow-class and the Hisperian Scepter-class were the Alliance’s primary transport frigates, and allowed naval assets to deploy large ground units into battle.

Medical frigates were much more common during the conflict, both in military and non-military roles, as casualties quickly rose. The Sirona-class medical frigate was the go-to medical transport for the Kiros Alliance. The sight of a Sirona-class frigate descending from the clouds was a welcome site for many weary and injured troops.

Corvettes
The Kiros Alliance Navy used several types of corvettes during the Interwar Years and the Kiros-Valzovech War. Notable models were the Cordleian Raider-class, the Hisperian Emissary-class, and the Cortanzan Portan-class corvettes. Most corvettes were similar in design, and were named differently according to what planet had developed them. Corvettes were swift warcraft that could rapidly respond to attacks, and were used on many quick strikes on enemy targets.

Light Craft
The Kiros Alliance Navy utilized several types of troop gunships and attack gunships, including Gamma-class attack gunship, OE-3Z heavy gunships, OE-3B troop gunships, and JF-X3 carrier gunships. The OE and JF craft were crucial for insertion, resupply, and extraction missions. As such, they formed the backbone of military resupply. OMAZ24 transports were used for cargo and personnel transports, as were the OMRC27 medical transports, the medical variant of the OMAZ24s.

Several shuttles were used by the Kiros Alliance Navy as well, most notably the Hisperian Comet-class landing shuttle and the Cortanzan Boshan-class shuttle, as well as the Ventzan-class shuttle. Comet-class landing shuttles were commonly used as shuttle complements aboard various battlecruisers, while Boshan-class and Ventzan-class shuttles were used to transport higher valued individuals and had more armaments than the Comet-class shuttles. The ZA-11 attack shuttle was used in more active combat scenarios.

Starfighters
The Grand Navy of the Kiros Alliance deployed a wide variety of starfighters during its active service. Cordelia notably deployed Amez-24 and E-3 interceptors, the JS-20 recon starfighter, the KR-03 defenders, as well as the EM-27 and AZ-24 interceptors later in the war. Hisperia produced the DP-23 Starfall interceptors, the EM-03 Spitfire starfighters, and the SW-77 Visitor escort starfighter, all based on Cordelian models. The Cortanzans made the SB-02 Verret and SB-05 Yova starfighters. The Kiros Alliance Navy also deployed a large number of bombers, from the C4-10 bombers of Cortanza, CP-90 heavy bombers from Cordelia, and the IZ-2 Crucible bombers of Hisperia.

Appearances

 * 1) Apocalypso Ascendant