Marines (Valhallan)

Marine Corps Organization

The Duchy Marines are an elite combined-arms planetary assault force. All aviation assets (including dropships) belong exclusively to the Navy. Each Duchy is expected to independently handle a single theater of operations and therefore maintains at least one full Marine Division.

Hierarchy

• Fire Team – 4 Marines + 1 Mastiff-class Mule
• Squad – 15 Marines + 3 Mastiffs (3 Fire Teams)
• Platoon – 50 Marines + 9 Mastiffs (3 Squads + Platoon HQ)
• Company – 243 Marines
• Battalion – 729 Marines
• Regiment – 2,187 Marines
• Brigade – 6,561 Marines (3 Regiments + Brigade assets)
• Division – 13,122 Marines (2 Brigades + Division assets)

Rifle Platoon (50 Marines)

Platoon HQ

• Platoon Leader (Lieutenant)
• Platoon Sergeant (Staff Sergeant)
• Systems Operator
• 2× Navy Corpsman

3× Rifle Squads (15 Marines each)

Squad HQ

• Squad Leader (Sergeant)
• Assistant Squad Leader (Lance Corporal)
• Systems Operator

3× Fire Teams (4 Marines + 1 Mastiff each)

• Team Leader (Corporal)
• 3× Riflemen
• 1× Mastiff-class Mule (supply carrier, autonomous stretcher, comms/blue-force relay, twin 20 kJ dorsal lasers)

Weapons Platoon (66 Marines)

Platoon HQ

• Platoon Leader (Lieutenant)
• Platoon Sergeant (Staff Sergeant)
• Systems Operator
• 2× Navy Corpsman

4× Sections

• 2× Heavy Weapons Sections
• 1× Mortar Section
• 1× Power Armor Assault Section

Power Armor Assault Section (16 Marines + 32 Mastiffs)

• Section Leader (Staff Sergeant) – Standard Suit + 2 Mastiffs
• Assistant Section Leader (Sergeant) – Standard Suit + 2 Mastiffs
• 2× Anti-Air Armor Marines (Section-level) – Anti-Air Variant + 2 Mastiffs each

3× Power Armor Assault Teams (4 Marines + 8 Mastiffs each)

Each Power Armor Assault Team

• Team Leader (Corporal) – Standard Assault Suit + 2 Mastiffs
• 2× Power Armor Marines – Standard Assault Suit + 2 Mastiffs each
• 1× Anti-Air Armor Marine – Anti-Air Variant + 2 Mastiffs

Standard Power Armor Assault Suit (8 ft tall, micro-fusion reactor, full NBC protection)

• 2× 120 kJ forearm-mounted dual-purpose lasers (ground-bias)
• 2× 20 kJ shoulder cannons (semi-autonomous anti-drone/personnel)
• 2× unarmed quadcopter drones
• Coordinates with 2× Mastiff-class Mules

Anti-Air Armor Variant

• 4× 60 kJ independently-targeting shoulder cannons (two per shoulder)
• 2× 20 kJ forearm cannons
• Periscoped sensor antenna
• Prioritizes aerial threats (drones, dropships, gunships) in mixed environments, but fully capable against ground targets

Ground Vehicles

Main Battle Tank (MBT)

• Crew: 4 (Commander, Gunner, Driver, Systems Operator)
• Main Gun: 9 MJ high-energy laser
• Secondary: Multiple 120 kJ dual-purpose CIWS / anti-personnel guns
• Drones: 2 armed recon drones (20 kJ)
• Role: Heavy breakthrough and anti-armor platform

Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV)

• Crew: 3 + 15 dismounted Rifle Marines (one full squad)
• Main Gun: 50mm laser – 1.0 MJ @ 2.5–2.8 shots per second
• Secondary: Pair of 120 kJ dual-purpose guns
• Drones: 2 armed recon drones (20 kJ)
• Role: Protected troop transport and mobile fire support

Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (CFV)

• Crew: 3 + 2–4 scouts
• Main Gun: 50mm laser – 1.0 MJ
• Secondary: 4× 120 kJ dual-purpose guns
• Drones: 4 armed recon drones (20 kJ)
• Role: Reconnaissance, screening, and security operations

Mastiff-class Mule

• Quadrupedal support robot, size of a large English Mastiff
• Micro-fusion powered
• Armament: Twin 20 kJ dorsal lasers
• Roles:
  • Carries fire team and power armor supplies (eliminates heavy backpacks)
  • Autonomous medical stretcher (can carry one wounded Marine)
  • Mobile communications and blue-force tracking relay
• Assigned: 1 per Fire Team; 2 per Power Armor Marine

Navy Dropship / Gunship

• Designation: Duchy-class Assault Dropship / Gunship
• Role: Troop insertion (Air Cav) and Close Air Support (CAS)
• Capacity: One Rifle Platoon or multiple Power Armor elements + Mastiffs

Armament

• Chin-mounted 540 kJ turret (30 mm Bushmaster equivalent) – primary CAS/strafing gun
• Dorsal and Ventral 60 kJ semi-autonomous turrets (25 mm equivalent) – anti-drone and anti-personnel defense
• One 120 kJ turret on each stubby wing – heavy ground attack during CAS runs

All aviation assets are operated by the Navy. Dropships are heavily armed to survive and fight effectively in contested airspace.

Strategic Role

Each Duchy maintains at least one full Marine Division (13,122 Marines) to independently handle a single theater of operations.

• A Brigade (6,561 Marines) is the primary combined-arms maneuver formation, consisting of 3 Regiments plus Brigade-level armored, artillery, reconnaissance, engineer, and logistics assets.
• A Division consists of 2 Brigades plus Division-level command, support, and sustainment elements.