The American Military and Intelligence Agencies

The bread and butter of the United States Military. The United States Army has the most personnel out of the three branches (Army, Navy, Marines). Consisting of 60,000 soldiers, the United States Army is a medium-sized, yet well-trained and disciplined, fighting force. Unlike the armies of other nations, a majority of the United States Army consists of veterans due to the ongoing conflict between the Free Sioux Nation and the United States. The main military academy for the Army is West Point Military Academy, which is located in New York. Per the USM doctrine, during wartime, the U.S. Army is to be rapidly expanded with the "regulars" serving as the mentors for newly enlisted recruits. While the Marines take priority in equipment (to the grumbling of many Army soldiers), the United States Army is still well-equipped in terms of 1806 standards. Nearly every soldier is armed with the M1790 Lee Rifle, which is a far superior standard firearm than rifled muskets and smoothbore muskets. Some of the officers are armed with the experimental SIA (Staten Island Armory) Revolver (six-shots). The artillery corps are armed with M1802 6-Pound Field Guns and M1802 12-Pound Howitzers (an earlier, less reliable version of M1841 12-pounder howitzer - Wikipedia). Bayonets and entrenching tools are, of course, critical parts of the standard Army kit.

Each division consists of 15,000 men, which is then split into several regiments and battalions. None of the divisions are divided by region or state. Instead, any enlistees are expected to mingle with fellow Americans from other states. Additionally, each division has a nickname, based on its history or a name that was selected by the members of the division.

4 divisions (60,000 men in total):

United States Navy:

The United States Navy is small (compared to the British or Spanish Navies), but powerful. Armed with the best naval technology of the era (explosive shells, rifled cannons, hulls made of live oak, steel bottoms), the United States Navy boasts fleets of modern ships that are capable of holding the line against most navies around the world. While the USN rarely ventures beyond the "Bermuda Line" (the unofficial line just fifty nautical miles east of Bermuda), it has the ability to do so when required (such as fighting pirates, protecting merchant ships, and seizing slave ships). Its main bases are located in Norfolk, Annapolis, Boston, Halifax, Bermuda, and Sovtaj. If war occurs between a major naval power and the United States, the USN is expected to deploy hit and run tactics while the United States government builds more ships in Quebec (which is isolated from the Atlantic except through the northern straits) and elsewhere. In a situation where the United States Navy holds the numbers advantage, it is expected to fight cautiously, but aggressively. Like the Army and the Marines, the Navy is expected to expand rapidly if a war breaks out between America and a foreign power. The United States Naval Academy is located in Annapolis, Maryland.

4 Fleets (55 ships in total):

United States Marines:

Heirs of the greatest American war hero, Samuel Anyoung Kim, the United States Marines take pride in the fact that they are considered the "very best" the United States has to offer. Consisting of the most disciplined and harshly trained men of the entire military, the Marine Corps is the "spear" of the United States and the front line troops to any invasions. Equipped with the best weaponry, lead by quick-thinking officers, and filled with indomitable spirit (Semper Fi), the Marines are the toughest opponents that any American enemies will face on the battlefield. The Marine Corps Officers Academy is located on Tybee Island in Georgia, just several kilometers east of Savannah.

1 Division (15,000 men in total):

United States Special Forces:

The USSF is considered its own, independent unit. Under the direction of SOCOM (Special Operations Command), the USSF carries out dangerous tasks that are considered beyond the capabilities of ordinary US Military personnel. There are only two battalions under SOCOM, yet both of them (the 1st and the 707th) are considered to be the most elite units in the United States Military. Boasting a success rate of over 90%, the USSF is like a silent assassin while the USM is like a booming cannon. Specializing in espionage, infiltration, sabotage, "blitz," and intelligence gathering, the USSF weakens the enemy before the USM strikes its hammer upon them. The USSF is armed with the most advanced technology of its era (all members are issued with the SIA Revolvers, experimental breechloading carbines, and grenades) and is put under a training regimen that puts even the Marines to shame. Currently, the 1st Special Forces Battalion is deployed in Louisiana while the 707th is deployed in France.

Weapons of the United States Military:

M1790 Lee Rifle (standard issue rifle for the US Army and the US Marines):

Officers' Swords (issued to all officers of the United States Military)

Tomahawks (issued to several units, but primarily cavalry ones)

M1802 6-Pound Field Guns

National Intelligence Service

Federal Bureau of Investigations

America's domestic intelligence agency. The FBI is tasked with investigating criminals and threats on American soil, countering counterfeit currency, and cracking down on smuggling. Considered America's second line of defense, the FBI employs over a thousand individuals and works in conjunction with the NIS to root out threats at home. While not as "prestigious" as the NIS, the FBI is more than capable of fulfilling its missions and even nets a bit of income for the federal government due to its anti-smuggling and anti-counterfeit operations. Like the NIS, the FBI is constantly under Congressional scrutiny and is expected to follow the Fourth and Fifth Amendments to the letter. The FBI Headquarters, nicknamed "Mount Justice," is in Providence, Rhode Island.

United States Secret Service