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UNITED NETWORK
SPACE COMMAND

ASTRAL OPERATIONS


Emblem of the GROUND OPERATIONS - ASTRAL CORPS



Astral Operations are the Space to Surface transport and support of Troops, Equipment and supplies during Tactical or Combat conditions.   Because this is usually the first and last stage of any surface action all Astral Operations fall under the GROUND OPS COMMAND umbrella.   Even FLEET personnel staffed to operate the Astral Vehicles report to the GROUND OPERATIONS Astral Division.

Although mission expectations and field commander preferences can alter the make-up of an ASTRAL READY GROUP the standard complement of an ASTRAL READY GROUP usually consists of the following:

Representations are not to scale.

        ASTRAL LIGHT CARRIER (KRULAK)
ALC x 1
              MORE
        ASTRAL ORBITER TRANSPORT (CEPHID)
AOT x 4
              MORE
        ASTRAL COMBAT LANDER (COMOX)
ACL x 8
              MORE
        ASTRAL SQUAD LANDER (POLLUX)
ASL x 12
              MORE
        ASTRAL SHORT RANGE FIGHTER (HORNET)
ASR x 124
              MORE
        ASTRAL MEDIUM RANGE FIGHTER (VADIS)
AMR x 20
              MORE
        ASTRAL LONG RANGE INTERCEPTORS (ARIES)
ALR x 10
              MORE
        ASTRAL COMBAT TANKS (ATTAX)
ACT x 192
              MORE


                            xxx     FLEET:
xxx Officers
xxx NCO
xxx other
    xxx     TACTICAL:
xxx Officers
xxx NCO
xxx other
    xxx     ASTRAL:
xxx Officers
xxx NCO
xxx other
Crew Compliments have been temporarily classified.

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