Stuff My Brain Made Up (Name Drops Intended)

By zarion, in Star Wars: Age of Rebellion RPG

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Alliance Strategic Operations Force Detachment-Delta

Assembled in the months following the Battle of Yavin, ASOFD-Delta or "Delta Force", is an elite Expeditionary Force fielded by the Alliance Military. The primary objective of ASOFD-Delta is to support Sector Forces conducting Sustained Operations against the Empire. ASOFD-Delta Tasking will include; Fleet Actions, Orbital Assaults, and Limited Surface Combat Operations.

Senior Staff Officers

-General Kiran Zhan - Strategic Operations, Command Officer

--Admiral Analar Soren - Task Force 323, Flag Officer

---Colonel Sirvin Rasik - 82nd Regiment, Command Officer


Alliance Navy Task Force 323 [Fleet Action/Orbital Assault]

Consisting of assets from the Alliance Fleet and Sector Forces, TF 323 is a new concept in Alliance Navy doctrine, the Expeditionary Task Group. Ships of note include; Warrior, a former Imperial Intelligence Strategic Communications Monitoring Ship; Renegade, a heavily modified Landing Ship Refit rescued from an Imperial scrapyard by it's mostly droid crew; and Lucky Strike, a custom built yatch featuring luxury accommodations, holonet access, and the one of the fastest hyperdrives in the Fleet.

Fleet Assets

-Warrior (Nebulon-B Escort Frigate) [Flagship/Battle Line/Fire Support/Strategic Command]

-Intangible (Quasar Fire-Class Carrier) [Fleet Support]

--Wraith Squadron (12 T-65B "X-Wing" Multi-Role Starfighters) [CAP/Escort]

--Demon Squadron (12 BTL-S3 "Y-Wing" Attack Starfighters) [Escort/Attack]

--Banshee and Vampire Squadron (24 BTL-A4 "Y-Wing" Attack Starfighters) [Attack]

-Renegade (Dreadnought-Class Heavy Cruiser) [battle Line/Fire Support]

--Anvil Squadron (15 Sentinel-Class Shuttles) [Landing Craft/Troop Transport]

-Charybdis and Scylla (2 DP20 Gunships) [Picket Line/Fire Support]

-Magnificent and Majestic (2 CR90 Corvettes) [Picket Line/Landing Craft/Fire Support]

-Bellerophon (Consular-Class Light Cruiser) [Picket Line/Fire Support]

-Lucky Strike/Fool's Gold (Baudo-Class Star Yacht) [special Operations]

-Outrider (YT-2400 Transport) [utility]

TOTAL STRENGTH: 1 Carrier, 2 Capital Ships, 5 Escort Ships, 48 Starfighters, 17 Support Ships


82nd Alliance Army "Special Allied Service" Regiment [Elite Orbital Assault Regiment]

Recruited mostly from the Sector Forces, the Special Allied Service Regiment or "SAS", is a brand new unit made up exclusively of combat veterans. Consisting of five elite Maneuver Battalions, the 82nd is capable of Limited Surface Combat Operations, though it must rely on TF 323 for logistical support. The 82nd will primarily be deployed as an Orbital Assault Force, either as diversionary raiders or as the vanguard of a larger Alliance Army Extended Surface Combat Operation.

Regiment Organization

-Headquarters "HQ" Company [Elite Regular Infantry] (Tactical Command)

-1st "Commando" Battalion [Elite Assault Infantry] (Rapid Assault)

-2nd "Dragoon" Battalion [Heavy Assault Infantry] (Direct Assault)

-3rd "Lancer" Battallion [Elite Light Infantry] (Rapid Reaction)

-4th "Raider" Battalion [Elite Heavy Infantry] (Direct Attack)

-5th "Ranger" Battalion [Elite Regular Infantry] (Rapid Attack)

-Reconnaissance "Force Recon" Company [Elite Reconnaissance Infantry] (Force Reconnaissance)

-Special Forces "Pathfinder" Company [Elite Special Forces Infantry] (Combat Landing)

TOTAL STRENGTH: 4,087 Combat Personnel


Orbital Assault SOP

Phase 1: System Insertion/Aerospace Dominance (Task Force)

Phase 2: Orbital Bombardment/Surface Attack (Task Force)

Phase 3: Combat Landing (HQ, Commando, Dragoon, Force Recon, Pathfinder)*

Phase 4-6: Reinforcement Landings (Lancer, Raider, Ranger)*

Phase 7: Surface Combat Operations (All Elements)

*Phase 3: Anvil, Magnificent, Majestic; Phase 4-6: Anvil
Edited by zarion
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I don't know what your background is, but I think you're mistaken about the real-world role of SFOD teams and "Delta Force" in particular. That being said, if the TO&E you've laid out works for (and there's no reason it shouldn't), then great!

Why the specificity, though? This game abstracts a lot, and there's no reason to create more paperwork for yourself... either the Alliance has enough forces to get the job done, or they don't, as the needs of the plot & story dictate.

Edited by SFC Snuffy
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How about making up some new names more akin to Star Wars lore and feeling? Calling them "Delta Force" and "SAS" (even with a substituted acronym) yanks me out of Star Wars and into the real world. "Pathfinder" was used in WEG and "Commando" is generic enough, but even "Dragoon" and "Lancer" doesn't seem a good fit for Star Wars imho. Some new Star Warzy lingo might help.

You also have unit descriptions of "Rapid Assault" in the same organization as a unit described as "Rapid Attack". Likewise you have "Direct Assault" and "Direct Attack". Assault and Attack are pretty synonymous in my opinion.

ETA: WEG had a sourcebook that (from memory) covered what you are doing for the Rebel Alliance. Without looking for my book, I believe it had a TO&E and descriptions of various types of Alliance elite troops such as, "Pathfinders", specialists in urban warfare, wilderness warfare, sabotage, etc.

Edited by Sturn