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Author's Note: This article is not an attempt at historical revisionism or a glorification of

German nationalism, but my view on how the Luftwaffe would appear in 2300AD. Although

not rigidly based upon 2300AD canon, I have tried to

and history as possible, and I have tried to make Germany’s relative position in 2300AD as

realistic as possible.

Acknowledgements

Based on the ideas of Dan Hebditch, David Gillon, Bryn Monnery

Introduction

The modern Luftwaffe was formed

established after nearly three centuries of division. However the Luftwaffe had a bloody

rebirth as it was soon called into combat during the War of German Reunifica

French Empire. Due to Germany’s

orientated towards operations

capabilities of contemporary air forces such as the Fr

Royal Air Force. However the Luftwaffe gained a formidable reputation during the WoGR

and is considered to be one of the most powerful air forces in Europe.

Index

History

Organisation

Formations

Wing Organisation

Order of Battle

Recruitment

Notable Units

Aircraft

History

Germany has a history of aviation stretching back to the early 20

an early pioneer in the development of

aircraft. During the first and second world wars

earned a formidable reputation

By Sean Nolan

This article is not an attempt at historical revisionism or a glorification of


not rigidly based upon 2300AD canon, I have tried to keep it has near to the 2300AD timeline


of Dan Hebditch, David Gillon, Bryn Monnery, and others.

formed in 2292 when the German armed forces were re


called into combat during the War of German Reunifica

Due to Germany’s limited interests beyond Europe, the Luftwaffe is

operations within the European theatre and lacks some of global

of contemporary air forces such as the France’s Armée de l'Air


and is considered to be one of the most powerful air forces in Europe.

Germany has a history of aviation stretching back to the early 20th

Century

the development of manned flight, and propelled and lighter

During the first and second world wars of the 20th

Century German military aviation

earned a formidable reputation. The activities of German First World War aces have

This article is not an attempt at historical revisionism or a glorification of


keep it has near to the 2300AD timeline


and others.

in 2292 when the German armed forces were re-


called into combat during the War of German Reunification against the

the Luftwaffe is

lacks some of global

l'Air and the British


Century and is considered

lighter-than-air

German military aviation

First World War aces have near

legendary status even today, although German activities in the Spanish Civil War and Second

World War have a more infamous reputation. Nonetheless Germany’s technological

accomplishments in aviation from this period remain highly impressive, and played a major

role in developing jet aircraft, helicopters, guided and ballistic missiles, and greatly

influenced the later space programmes of the United States and the Soviet Union. However

due to Germany’s turbulent history and political division before and after the Twilight War,

no unified German air force had existed from the end of the Twilight War until the late 22nd

Century.

In 2292 the Luftwaffe was re-established when the armed forces of Bavaria, Brandenburg,

Hanover, Saxony and Westphalia were unified. Before German reunification the state air

forces were overshadowed by the larger forces of France, Britain and Russia, and excluding

Bavaria were smaller than middle ranking powers such as Italy, Poland and the Scandinavian

Union. At reunification the Luftwaffe inherited an assortment of air forces with considerable

variations in doctrines, organisation and capabilities. Although most state air forces were well

equipped, the Bayerisch Luftstreitkräfte for example was heavily influenced by French

doctrine and used many French aircraft, while the Hanoverian Luftstreitkräfte and Sachsen

Luftkorps had enjoyed links to Britain’s Royal Air Force since the end of the Twilight War.

Pre-reunification military contact between the different German states was close and joint

exercises were common, but combining such a collection of different forces proved a major

challenge. This task was made more difficult as the Luftwaffe was required to contest

German airspace with the powerful French Armée de l'Air, as France disputed the

incorporation of Bavaria into the newly unified Germany which directly led to the WoGR.

Led by Hanover, the north and eastern German states increasingly pressurised Bavaria into

becoming part of the new German Republic. France like many other European countries was

alarmed by the re-emergence of a unified German state in the heart of Europe, but was

reluctant to use military power to prevent the reunification of the north German states due to

negative international opinion. However the incorporation of Bavaria and her interstellar

colonies into the new Germany was intolerable to France, but when German forces crossed

into Bavaria the French Army was largely powerless to prevent it due to heavy commitments

in the Central Asian Republic and with guerrilla conflict on Joi. Initial French intervention

planned to establish an airmobile bridgehead in Munich to rally loyal Bavarian forces, but

this was postponed due to Luftwaffe fighter activity over Bavarian airspace. French

indignation was compounded by only scattered Bavarian resistance to German forces, and the

French could only protect Bavarian soldiers and units who opted to oppose the Reunification

as they crossed the border into France. Humiliated the French Junta mobilised the mainly

conscript French territorial defence forces, but neglected to recall elements of the French

Manouvre Army from the CAR or bring in substantial reinforcements from Africa or the

Colonies. France had planned to alarm the Germans into withdrawing from Bavaria by

mobilising her forces. But without providing themselves with the numbers of troops required

to liberate Bavaria or fully committing the powerful Armée de l'Air, the early stages of the

WoGR settled into a period of diplomatic and military manoeuvring without any combat

outside of border skirmishes.

French hesitation to fully commit her forces gave Germany and the Luftwaffe time to prepare

their defences. As the threat of French intervention escalated neighbouring European

countries such as Austrovenia, Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, the Scandinavian

Union and Switzerland enforced no-fly zones around their airspace, enabling the air corridors

approaching Germany to become increasingly restrictive and favourable to German defensive

strategy. German agent provocateurs supported by the German military intelligence stoked

unrest among the large German descended population in the French Rhineland, and more

effectively among Flemish nationalists in Flanders with the alleged complicity of the Dutch.

A series of large Manchurian military manoeuvres on CAR border and politically motivated

anti-French protests across Azania unnerved French commanders in Africa and Asia, and tied

up French military resources outside of Europe. As military clashes along the Franco-

Bavarian border intensified, France alleged the involvement of German military intelligence

in provoking incidents which had led to French retaliation against German forces, and

ordered the French Army to cross the Bavarian border.

The French counter-attack was initially through southern Bavaria for political reasons, which

actually favoured German defences. Expecting light resistance from German forces in

Bavaria’s Baden-Wurttemberg region, French forces were stunned by the ferocity of

Luftwaffe attacks which mauled French Army units near Stuttgart and shot down a number of

French aircraft. Unlike the Bavarian Army, the Bayerisch Luftstreitkräfte was largely pro-

German from the outset and allowed the Luftwaffe to use air bases and resources from the

opening sequence of the war. As the fighting in Bavaria spread to the German Rhineland, the

Luftwaffe was called upon to support land forces and defend German airspace. As the Armée

de l'Air recovered from the initial shock of the stubborn Luftwaffe defences, Luftwaffe losses

began to climb as French interceptor and air defences intensified. Although the French

Army’s operations were limited to a slow moving, slogging match through the heavily

urbanised Rhineland that was easily contained by the German Army, Luftwaffe ground attack

squadrons were required to strike heavily defended French positions at low altitudes in

heavily urbanized areas with inadequate aircraft. The addition of Bavarian combat squadrons,

some with Central Asian War experience, enhanced Luftwaffe capabilities but led to service

and replacement problems as the war progressed. The intensive nature of the air clashes over

Germany had convinced both French and German commanders of the vulnerability of

manned aircraft, and drone aircraft came to be used more than ever before. Despite suffering

heavy losses the Luftwaffe was holding its own against the larger Armée de l'Air. German air

defences were inflicting heavy losses on French incursions into German airspace, and

German industry was replacing losses and introducing competitive aircraft such as the Sabel

fighter. The Luftwaffe was also proving adept at intercepting French aircraft at long ranges.

A number of French bomber formations in the North Atlantic being disrupted by long ranged

interceptor sweeps, and a dozen French surveillance aircraft and drones were shot down at

high altitude across northern Europe and off the North African coast.

After a month of intensive fighting, the French Army’s assault on Germany was clearly

failing. French ground forces began to slowly withdraw to the French border under heavy

German pressure, and it was evident to the French military government that resources from

across the French Union would be needed to defeat Germany. French casualty rates were also

higher than expected, and there were civil protests in France against the Junta. Sensing

French hesitation Germany launched an offensive through the Ardennes, with fast moving

columns of hover-mobile armour punching through French defences and entering French

territory for the first time in centuries. Discontent among Flemish nationalists in France’s

Belgian Department also exploded into a full scale insurrection against France, which further

pressurised French forces. As the German Army went on the offensive into France, the

Luftwaffe was called upon to suppress French air defences and provide air support to German

ground forces. The Luftwaffe successfully conducted a number of coordinated air strikes on

French air bases, which caused little material damage but forced the Armée de l'Air to

evacuate Force de Frappe assets from bases in European France to Algeria due to the threat of

German attack. However intensive French air defences and manned and drone fighter screens

above French land forces took a heavy toll on German aircraft, with some Luftwaffe ground

attack squadrons having attrition rates of over 60% on sorties over France. As the German

Army advance into France reached within 46km of Paris before French reserves from the

Manouvre Army managed to bring the assault to a halt on the Somme in the Battle of

Picardy, Luftwaffe pilot and aircraft losses were approaching alarmingly high rates. Although

French reinforcements were starting to turn the course of the war, the Junta actively sought

an armistice with Germany as it had lost the political will to continue fighting. Germany

accepted the armistice and gained acceptance of her new borders, but they were realistically

glad to end the war as the prospect of facing the full force of the French Union would only

result in serious damage to Germany.

The general performance and reputation of the Luftwaffe was greatly enhanced by the

WoGR, despite the strain on its resources and the heavy losses incurred against the Armée de

l'Air. In the aftermath of the war the Luftwaffe has undergone a period of restructuring to

better suit its needs. Organisationally all former state air units were disbanded, and individual

units were amalgamated or renamed to prevent accusations of any state having a dominant

position. Some historic units have also been re-established and controversially named after

German air personnel and fighter aces. Among the German armed forces the Luftwaffe is

considered far less politicised than other services such as the German army. During the war

the Luftwaffe inherited a lot of aircraft and equipment of different origins, which were hard

to service and replace. A priority for the Luftwaffe since the end of the war has been to

standardise its air fleet, and purchase domestic designs to stimulate the German aerospace

industry. The age profile of the Luftwaffe’s air fleet is now relatively young as many older

and foreign aircraft have been sold and replaced by new German kit. Operationally the

Luftwaffe is structured towards fighting the France and her allies in Europe. At present the

Luftwaffe cannot match the strategic capabilities of the Armée de l'Air, but without the global

commitments of France it doesn’t need to. Numerically the Luftwaffe is smaller than the

Armée de l'Air on Earth and along the colonies of the French Arm, but by considering air

power arrayed in the European combat theatre it is arguably more powerful than its great

French rival. French propaganda aside, most neutral observers would conclude that France

would need the full involvement of either British or Russian air power to defeat the Luftwaffe

in any future conflict in Europe. At the dawn of the 24th

Century the Luftwaffe has joined

German and other human forces in the fight against the Kafers, with combat and support

squadrons assigned to Luftgeschwader 53 as part of Operation Hercules to liberate the colony

of Dunkelheim.

Organisation

The Luftwaffe is part of the Deutsches Bundeswehr, the unified federal armed forces of

Germany which controls all land, sea, air and space forces. The Luftwaffe is a professional

organisation that is answerable to the government of the Bundesrepublik, and is directly

controlled by the Air Staff at the Ministry of Defence in Berlin. From Berlin various

departments administer all aviation units and establishments with a remarkable Teutonic

efficiency. Staffing, maintenance, services and procurement for the entire Luftwaffe is

coordinated from the Air Staff office, which also governs the chain of supply that keeps each

wing, group and squadron operational, armed and supplied. The Air Staff also supervise the

Luftwaffe arsenals and depots in Berlin, Cologne, Munich and the German colonies, and the

supply terminals linked to the German Maglev rail network located at key Luftwaffe air bases

across Germany. The Air Staff also controls the Objektschutzregiment der Luftwaffe, and

deploys its battalions and squadrons to bases across Germany and the colonies. Luftwaffe

deployments and intelligence is relayed to other German forces on Earth and in orbit from

Berlin, although it is widely suspected that a back up joint forces command bunker complex

has been built deep beneath Berlin or at some other location in Germany. Unlike the other

services the Luftwaffe retains no remnants of the pre-reunification state forces in its

organisation. Luftwaffe defence priorities on Earth remain centred on Europe; although the

colonial air wings are concerned with the defence of the planets they are located on.

Lingering hostility with France still exists from the WoGR, and despite the Kafer War the

prospect of fighting a two front war with the French Empire and her allies in Eastern Europe

remains an over-riding defence concern for Germany.

The Luftwaffe is organised into five formations.

• Luftdivision (Air Division)

• Geschwader (Wing)

• Gruppen (Group)

• Staffel (Squadron)

• Schwarm (Flight)

The largest formation is the Luftdivision which is responsible for an air sector equivalent to a

geographical region and has four geschwader under its command. Luftwaffe wings are

equivalent to British Royal Air Force groups and are commanded by staff officers. Each wing

has a particular role such as fighter, fighter-bomber, reconnaissance or transport, and is

equipped with aircraft appropriate for its task. Conventional air wings have between 108-162

aircraft, depending on the role or if the unit is equipped with manned or drone aircraft. Each

wing has three or occasionally four attached gruppen which are equivalent in size to Royal

Air Force wings, although some colonial wings only have two gruppen. Groups are the real

operational tactical combat unit within the Luftwaffe, and usually have between 36-54

aircraft. They are commanded by experienced officers and aircrew from within the cadre of

the group or wing they are attached to. Under each group are three or occasionally four staffel

of 6-18 aircraft, depending on the role of the squadron and the type of aircraft used. The

schwarm is the smallest formation in the Luftwaffe with each staffel being divided into three

schwarm of between 2-6 aircraft.

Formations

Operationally the Luftwaffe is organised into four separate commands and the air force

regiment.

1. Luftwaffenkommando (Air Force Command)

2. Lufttransportkommando (Air Transport Command)

3. Deutsche Kolonial Luftwaffe (German Colonial Air Force)

4. Luftwaffenausbildungkommando (Air Force Education and Training Command)

5. Objektschutzregiment der Luftwaffe (Air Force Regiment)

1. Luftwaffenkommando

Luftwaffenkommando controls all Luftwaffe combat and reconnaissance assets on

Earth, commanding three air defence divisions and three independent air wings. Two

air divisions are focused on defending German air and orbital space, and are equipped

with manned and drone fighter and reconnaissance aircraft, and ground based air

defence and orbital anti-ship missiles. The third air division is a tactical bomber force

controlling all of Germany’s bomber assets. There has been some discussion in

German defence circles about creating a German version of France’s Force de Frappe

through combining the orbital defence missile wings with 3 Luftdivision’s assets.

However the Luftwaffe is focused towards tactical operations in Europe and will lack

a genuine strategic bomber until the An-87X Donnerschlag enters service over the

coming decade.

1 Luftdivision is based along the tense Franco-German border in the west. It controls

three fighter wings (JG 71, JG 75, JG 76), a reconnaissance wing (AG 51), one orbital

defence missile wing (FSK 2) and three air defence missile wings (FBS 1, FBS 3,

FBS 5).

2 Luftdivision is based along the eastern border and the Baltic coast. It controls three

fighter wings (JG 72, JG 77, JG 78), a reconnaissance wing (AG 52), one orbital

defence missile wing (FSK 1) and three air defence missile wings (FBS 2, FBS 4,

FBS 6).

3 Luftdivision controls five fighter-bomber wings ((JGB 31, JGB 32, JGB 33, JGB

34, JGB 35). Two wings (JGB 31, JGB 34) support land forces in the west, and two

wings (JGB 32, JGB 35) support forces in the east. JGB 33 functions as a reserve

force for both fronts and also undertakes long ranged strike and interdiction missions

for the Luftwaffe.

JG 73 is an independent fighter wing based in northern Germany which provides air

cover on 1 Luftdivision’s northern flank over the North Sea and Scandinavia. It has a

multi-purpose function as it commands a fighter-bomber group and is the Luftwaffe’s

test and evaluation unit. JG 74 is an independent strategic interceptor wing which is

used for long ranged interceptor patrols.

LG 53 is an ad-hoc air wing that was formed for the purpose of establishing German

air support for military operations on Dunkelheim. Its organisation is similar to the

structure of the colonial wings and includes elements of Lufttransportkommando and

the Army under its command. Due to the temporary nature of its creation none of the

units assigned to LG 53 is permanently attached to it, but are rotationally deployed

from other Luftwaffe air wings on Earth.

2. Lufttransportkommando

Lufttransportkommando controls all of the Luftwaffe’s earth based transport and

tanker assets, and commands a total of five lufttransportgeschwader (transport wings).

Lufttransportkommando focuses on airlift and tanker support roles on Earth since

command over most military tilt-rotor and helicopter transport was ceded to the

German Army’s Heeresfliegertruppe after German reunification.

LTG 61 is a small wing with a single group of three squadrons which control the

Luftwaffe’s fleet of liaison and government transport aircraft.

LTG 62 is a three group wing of heavy transport and tanker aircraft. The wing is head

quartered near Berlin as its strategic heavy transport and tanker aircraft are considered

important to the German government. Each group has two squadrons of aircraft. The

first group controls heavy transport assets, while the two tanker groups support

Luftwaffenkommando air wings.

LTG 63 and LTG 64 are both three group tactical transport wings that work closely

with the German Army, particularly 1 Luftlande Division and other deployable

ground units. LTG 63 aircraft supports ground forces in eastern Germany while LTG

64 supports ground forces in the west. 637 Staffel from LTG 63 is currently on

deployment to Dunkelheim.

LTG 65 controls the Luftwaffe’s fleet of Cuirassier Class interface landers. Although

the Deutsche Stern Kriegsmarine has the primary responsibility for Germany’s orbital

lift assets, the Luftwaffe retains three lander squadrons out of practicality which are

used to lift army troops and vehicles to German starships in orbit. Luftwaffe landers

can be frequently found berthed at the DSKM’s Bifrost space naval station in high

Earth orbit, with one squadron presently on detachment to Nibelungen.

3. Deutsche Kolonial Luftwaffe

DKL is responsible for the air and orbital defence of German colonies in the French

Arm; Nibelungen, BCV-4, Dunkelheim, Hochbaden, Vogelheim and Joi. It is also

tasked with supporting military operations on the various colonies it is deployed to,

and its component wings have a more multi-functional organisation than its Earth

based counterparts. DKL works closely with both the DSKM and the ground forces in

the German colonies, but the Kafer invasion of the French Arm has severely disrupted

DKL operations. The air contingent on Dunkelheim was wiped out during the Kafer

invasion, and the contingents on Beta Canum, Hochbaden and Joi also took very

heavy losses. This has led to operations being centred on the populous and

economically powerful colony of Nibelungen, with smaller detachments deployed to

other colonies.

LG Nibelungen with six attached air groups is the main operations wing of the DKL.

Most of the DKL’s combat squadrons and the majority of the airlift and

reconnaissance assets are under its command. Some squadrons have also been semi-

permanently deployed to the BCV-4 and Joi to bolster their operational strength, and

there are plans in the near future to send more units to the other German colonies to

reinforce LG 53 in liberation duties in the French Arm.

LG Beta Canum took heavy losses during the Kafer invasion of BCV-4, were the

majority of its combat resources were destroyed defending the colony. However Beta

Canum is an important colony and local forces are being rebuilt and reinforced with

federal and other colonial forces. The Beta Canum contingent currently deploys two

air groups, while a strike-bomber squadron from Nibelungen has been assigned to

reinforce it. Beta Canum ground based air and orbital batteries have also been

deployed to Joi and Hochbaden.

DKL forces in the other German colonies are organised into smaller Luftgruppen. LG

Joi has been reinforced from Nibelungen and Beta Canum due to rivalry with the

Japanese colony, and the volatile political situation with Elysia. A Nibelungen strike-

bomber and drone reconnaissance squadron, and two Beta Canum air and orbital

defence batteries support the local forces on Joi. DKL contingents at Hochbaden and

Vogelheim are concerned with supporting local ground forces, and are limited to a

couple of airlift squadrons and an orbital defence battery from Beta Canum. DKL

forces on Dunkelheim were wiped out during the Kafer invasion and air assets for the

beleaguered colony are now the responsibility of LG 53.

4. Luftwaffenausbildungkommando

Luftwaffenausbildungkommando performs a vital function within the Luftwaffe. It

ensures that all Luftwaffe pilots and aircrew receive a thorough understanding of the

aircraft they are operating, and that pilots progressively transfer to new aircraft types

successfully. Luftwaffenausbildungkommando is head quartered in Cologne and

operates training schools and squadrons across Germany.

• Fliegerisches Ausbildungszentrum der Luftwaffe (Air Force Flying Training

Centre) - Fassberg

• Offiziersschule der Luftwaffe (Air Force Officer School) - Berlin

• Unteroffiziersschule der Luftwaffe (Air Force NCO School) - Cologne

• Technische Schule der Luftwaffe (Air Force Technical School) - Cologne

Pilot training is run by 1 Luftwaffenausbildungschwader, a four group wing based at

the Fliegerisches Ausbildungszentrum der Luftwaffe in Fassberg. Basic pilot training

is undertaken by Gruppe I were novice pilots are trained on propeller driven aircraft.

Conversion to fast jet and multi-engine aircraft is run by Gruppe II which uses a

mixture of training jets and older frontline aircraft. After completing basic training,

pilots complete advanced training on the aircraft they have been earmarked to fly with

Gruppe III whose squadrons have a range of different front line aircraft. Gruppe IV is

based off-world at Nibelungen and is responsible for training pilots from the colonial

air wings.

Cadet pilots who are selected to fly frontline combat aircraft are evaluated by JG 75,

an active fighter wing based at Fassberg. Most cadet pilots are then assigned to their

respective squadrons to complete active training, but some pilots of outstanding

ability are sent to JG 73 at Wittmundhafen. JG 73 is the Luftwaffe’s test and

evaluation unit, and while undergoing training pilots receive the best instruction and

tuition available. However flight restrictions due to the heavy urbanisation of modern

Germany has led the Luftwaffe to lease training facilities from Canada and the

Scandinavian Union were some JG 73 squadrons are periodically deployed on

training exercises, while a testing range is also maintained off-world on Nibelungen.

Before German reunification the Hanoverian Luftstreitkräfte enjoyed friendly links

with the Royal Air Force and Canadian Air Command, and the Luftwaffe has retained

many of these friendly links to the irritation of France. JG 73 pilots regularly undergo

simulated and live combat trials against British and Canadian trainee and instructor

pilots in Britain and Canada. Some pilots have also accompanied JG 73 squadrons on

deployment to Dunkelheim, and are regularly sent to Nibelungen on training

exercises. Pilots who complete their active training with JG 73 usually stay with JG

73, or they can expect to be transferred to the elite JG 71 fighter wing. The Luftwaffe

also retains friendly links with other air forces around the world, and it is not

uncommon to find Luftwaffe pilots on exchange in countries such as America,

Australia, Azania, Brazil, Britain, Canada, the Scandinavian Union and more recently

Manchuria.

At the end of the WoGR the Deutsches Bundeswehr began a training programme for

Luftwaffe spaceplane crews to allow them to quickly transfer to DSKM interface craft

in hostilities, and reinforce the then limited pool of qualified DSKM personnel. This

programme gradually led to the opening of a training school for Luftwaffe pilots run

by the DSKM on Bifrost Station, were selected Luftwaffe crew familiarised

themselves with DSKM landers and fighters. The German government also leases

runway space at air bases across Africa and North and South America from a number

of countries on request to allow for training and emergency spaceplane landings.

Since the start of the Kafer War this programme has escalated and selected Luftwaffe

personnel now regularly undertake Zero-G and environmental survival training at the

DSKM’s survival school at Rhea in the outer Solar System, while fighter pilots

receive advanced combat training on DSKM warships on exercises in the Neubayern

System. It is rumoured that some Luftwaffe fighter pilots have also become aces

while serving with the DSKM on operations against the Kafers. Presently it is

believed that there are enough qualified Luftwaffe personnel to operate over 50

DSKM fighters and spaceplanes.

5. Objektschutzregiment der Luftwaffe

Objektschutzregiment der Luftwaffe is Germany’s air force infantry, equivalent in

function to America’s Air Force Security Forces, the RAF Regiment and the French

Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air. The principle role of the regiment is to defend

Luftwaffe air bases and installations and provide security teams for

Flugabwehhraketengeschwader and Flugkörpergeschwader wings when dispersed

from bases. The regiment also specialises in defensive measures against (NBC)

Nuclear, Biological and Chemical warfare, fire fighting, air base damage disposal and

explosive ordnance reconnaissance and disposal. The regiment also has a rarely used

role in capturing and securing enemy air installations.

Objektschutzregiment der Luftwaffe has a total of eight battalions under its command.

Each battalion is structured according to the speciality of the unit and has a number of

staffel which are equivalent in size to an infantry company. Battalions 1-6 specialise

in infantry, security and air defence roles. Battalion 7 specialises in NBC defence and

fire fighting etc, and Battalion 8 is the training battalion permanently based in

Fassberg. Battalions 5 and 6 are off-word regiments. Battalion 6 is based with the

DKL at Nibelungen, while Battalion 7 is based at Beta Canum with its squadrons

deployed to the other colonies.

Objektschutzregiment der Luftwaffe liaises with other military police units such as

the army’s Feldjager, and also German Federal and local State police forces. As they

consider themselves airmen like the rest of the Luftwaffe, many troops opt to take

airborne training with the Fallschirmjägers of 1 Luftlande Division to obtain their

parachute badges. Objektschutzregiment der Luftwaffe troops attached to security

teams at key installations are required to undergo firearm and unarmed combat

training with the 39 Jäger Brigade, the Earth based special-forces unit of the German

Army. The regiment also uses a number of unique wheeled armed para-military

vehicles for air base security and escort duties, but uses much the same wheeled

personnel carrying vehicles, small arms and short ranged air defence missiles as the

rest of the army.

Wing Organisation

Jagdgeschwader (Fighter-Wing)

Fighter wings are tasked with combat-air-patrol, air-to-air combat and occasionally

supplementing fighter-bomber units when necessary. Manned fighter wings use the

modern Anf-32C/E Sabel and the veteran Sh-11G Scheide fighter aircraft. Drone

fighter wings use the Cr-50D Wirbelsturm UCAV for first line air defence duties. The

An-82D/G Falke fighter is used for high altitude and long ranged interception duties,

giving the Luftwaffe an interception capability across Northern Europe and into

Western Asia and North Africa. Jagdeschwader wings are organised into squadrons of

twelve aircraft, while drone fighters have squadrons of eighteen aircraft.

Jagdbombergeschwader (Fighter-Bomber Wing)

Fighter-bomber wings perform ground attack, long ranged penetration, stand-off

missile strikes and simple carpet bombing duties. Jagdbombergeschwader wings are

organised the same as fighter wings, and use the veteran An-84G Rottkappchen and

modern An-86A Donnerschlag strike-bomber. Luftwaffe ground-attack wings are

equipped with the powerful Cr-2G Libelle VTOL attack aircraft and the new

expendable Ks-10 Grendel combat drone.

Aufklärungsgeschwader (Reconnaissance Wing)

Aufklärungsgeschwader wings perform airborne early warning and strategic

reconnaissance duties, but are also used for surveillance, target acquisition, electronic

warfare and supplement Germany’s ground radar network and fleet of orbital spy

satellites. Aufklärungsgeschwader drone squadrons use the versatile Cr-40

Nachtteufel and the veteran An-83 Roggerhund UAV in the colonial air forces, but

most airborne early warning and strategic reconnaissance work is done by manned

Df-221 Storch aircraft. Aufklärungsgeschwader have a smaller organisation than most

other conventional Luftwaffe wings, with groups only having two squadrons.

Reconnaissance aircraft squadrons have six aircraft each, while drone squadrons have

twelve aircraft.

Lufttransportgeschwader (Air Transport Wing)

Lufttransportgeschwader wings control transport and airborne tanker aircraft, and the

Luftwaffe’s share of the interface lander fleet. Depending on their function

lufttransportgeschwader wings have either two or three groups with two or three

assigned squadrons. Transport and tanker squadrons are organised into twelve aircraft

squadrons

Luftwaffenausbildungschwader (Air Training Wing)

All Luftwaffe training is handled by 1 Luftwaffenausbildungschwader, who control

four air groups with three squadrons each of aircraft and a wide spectrum of training

aircraft.

Flugkörpergeschwader (Missile Wing)

Flugkörpergeschwader unit’s control Germany’s land based orbital defence missile

assets. Flugkörpergeschwader have two battalions of orbital defence missiles, with

each battalion having three batteries of six Hexe mobile orbital launchers and a

command group. Flugkörpergeschwader’s batteries are usually dispersed away from

their home bases.

Flugabwehhraketengeschwader (Surface-to-Air Missile Wing)

Flugabwehhraketengeschwader control theatre air defence missile assets.

Flugabwehhraketengeschwader have two battalions of long ranged air defence

missiles, with each battalion having three batteries of six hypersonic 350km range

Fackel SAM systems and a command group. Individual batteries are dispersed away

from their home bases.

Luftgeschwader (Air Wing)

Luftgeschwader were created to support air operations in the German colonies, and

are mixed operational wings with various groups and units assigned in accordance to

their needs. Colonial Luftgeschwader can have as many as six assigned groups as in

the case of the LG Nibelungen, or as few as one squadron. LG 53 was created to

support air operations on Dunkelheim as part of Operation Hercules. It has four

groups under its command drawn from Luftwaffe air wings on Earth, including a

fighter-bomber group, a drone-fighter group with land based air defence assets, a joint

transport group of Luftwaffe and Army tactical transport aircraft, and a

reconnaissance group with engineering and ground defence assets.

Order of Battle

Luftwaffenkommando

1 Luftdivision

1 Luftdivision is head quartered in Cologne-Bonn and controls air defence and

early warning resources in western and southern Germany. It defends the

borders with Austrovenia, France, Flanders, the Netherlands and Switzerland,

and also supports 3 Luftdivision operations in the west. 1 Luftdivision

operates the most modern German aircraft available, and its air wings which

include the elite JG 71 fighter wing are maintained at very high operational

levels.

Jagdgeschwader 71 Richthofen (JG 71) (Lechfeld)

Gruppe I (Lechfeld)

711 Staffel (12 Anf-32E Sabel)



Gruppe II (Erding)

714 Staffel (12 Anf-32C Sabel)



Gruppe III (Niederstetten)




Jagdgeschwader 75 Lowenhardt (JG 75) (Fassberg)

Gruppe I (Fassberg)




Gruppe II (Spangdahlem)




Gruppe III (Rhein-Main)




Jagdgeschwader 76 Jacobs (JG 76) (Ramstein)

Gruppe I (Ramstein)

761 Staffel (18 Cr-50D Wirbelsturm)



Gruppe II (Buchel)




Gruppe III (Zweibrucken)




Aufklärungsgeschwader 51 Immelmann (AG 51) (Nordholz)

Gruppe I (Nordholz)

511 Staffel (6 Df-221-AW Storch AEW)

512 Staffel (6 Df-221-EW Storch ELINT)

Gruppe II (Roth)

513 Staffel (12 Cr-40 Nachtteufel)


Gruppe III (Cologne-Bonn)



Flugkörpergeschwader 2 (FKS 2) (Ramstein)

Flugkörper Artillerie Abteilung 12


Flugabwehhraketengeschwader 1 (FBS 1) (Ramstein)

Flugabwehhraketen Artillerie Abteilung 25


Flugabwehhraketengeschwader 3 (FBS 3) (Cologne-Bonn)



Flugabwehhraketengeschwader 5 (FBS 5) (Neuburg)



2 Luftdivision

2 Luftdivision is head quartered in Berlin-Tegel and defends the borders with

Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic coast, and supports 3 Luftdivision

operations in the east. The threat to Germany from Eastern Europe is not as

intimidating as that from France, and 2 Luftdivision units are generally

maintained at lower operational levels than 1 Luftdivision in the west. Many

squadrons assigned to LG 53 on Dunkelheim have been drawn for 2

Luftdivision. However 2 Luftdivision is a capable force and would prove a

formidable deterrent to any incursion into German airspace from Eastern

Europe.

Jagdgeschwader 72 Udet (JG 72) (Laage)

Gruppe I (Lagge)

721 Staffel (12 Sh-11G Scheide)



Gruppe II (Laage)




Gruppe III (Laage)




Jagdgeschwader 77 Rall (JG 77) (Berlin-Tegel)

Gruppe I (Berlin-Tegel)




Gruppe II (Berlin-Tegel)




Gruppe III (Laage)

777 Staffel (18 Cr-50D Wirbelsturm) (* on deployment to

Dunkelheim)


Dunkelheim)


Dunkelheim)

Jagdgeschwader 78 Batz (JG 78) (Holzdorf)

Gruppe I (Holzdorf)








Gruppe III (Holzdorf)




Aufklärungsgeschwader 52 Dietrich (AG 52) (Berlin-Tegel)


521 Staffel (6 Df-221-AW Storch AEW)

522 Staffel (6 Df-221-EW Storch ELINT)




Gruppe III (Berlin-Tegel)

525 Staffel (12 Cr-40 Nachtteufel) (* on deployment to

Dunkelheim)

526 Staffel (12 Cr-40 Nachtteufel) (* on deployment to

Dunkelheim)

Flugkörpergeschwader 1 (FKS 1) (Berlin-Tegel)


Flugkörper Arillerie Abteilung 15

Flugabwehhraketengeschwader 2 (FBS 2) (Berlin-Tegel)



Flugabwehhraketengeschwader 4 (FBS 4) (Kiel)



Flugabwehhraketengeschwader 6 (FBS 6) (Holzdorf)



3 Luftdivision

3 Luftdivision is head quartered in Cologne-Bonn and controls five fighter-

bomber wings. JGB 31 and JGB 34 support German ground forces in the west,

and JGB 32 and JGB 35 support forces in the east. JGB 33 functions as a

reserve wing for both fronts, and Gruppe III is on deployment to Dunkelheim.

Jagdbombergeschwader 31 Boelcke (JGB 31) (Neuburg)

Gruppe I (Ramstein)

311 Staffel (12 Cr-2G Libelle)



Gruppe II (Norvenich)




Gruppe III (Neuburg)

317 Staffel (18 Ks-10 Grendel)



Jagdbombergeschwader 32 Berthold (JGB 32) (Holzdorf)

Gruppe I (Holzdorf)












Jagdbombergeschwader 33 Hartmann (JGB 33) (Celle)

Gruppe I (Celle)

331 Staffel (12 An-86A Donnerschlag)



Gruppe II (Buckeburg)




Gruppe III (Celle)

337 Staffel (12 An-86A Donnerschlag) (* on deployment to

Dunkelheim)


Dunkelheim)


Dunkelheim)

Jagdbombergeschwader 34 Sachsenberg (JGB 34) (Gutersloh)

Gruppe I (Gutersloh)




Gruppe II (Gutersloh)




Gruppe III (Bentlage)

347 Staffel (12 An-84G Rottkappchen)



Jagdbombergeschwader 35 Neumann (JGB 35) (Berlin-Tegel)





Gruppe II (Laage)




Gruppe III (Holzdorf)




Independent wings

Jagdgeschwader 73 Steinhoff (JG 73) (Wittmundhafen)

Gruppe I (Wittmundhafen)

731 Staffel (9 Anf-32E Sabel, 3 Anf-32F Sabel)

732 Staffel (9 Anf-32C Sabel, 3 Anf-32F Sabel)

733 Staffel (9 Anf-32C Sabel, 3 Anf-22F Sabel) (* CFB Cold

Lake, Canada)

Gruppe II (Wittmundhafen)

734 Staffel (6 An-87X Donnerschlag) (* on deployment to

Nibelungen)

735 Staffel (9 An-86A Donnerschlag, 3 An-86B Donnerschlag)

(* Andoya AB, Norway-SU)

736 Staffel (9 An-86A Donnerschlag, 3 An-86B Donnerschlag)

Gruppe III (Wittmundhafen)

737 Staffel (12 Anf-32C Sabel, 3 Anf-22D Sabel)



Jagdgeschwader 74 Voss (JG 74) (Nordholz)

Gruppe I (Nordholz)

741 Staffel (12 An-82G Falke)



Gruppe II (Jever)

744 Staffel (12 An-82C Falke)







Luftgeschwader 53 (LG 53) (Dunkelheim)

Gruppe I (Dunkelheim)

337 Staffel (12 An-86A Donnerschlag) (* JGB 33)



Gruppe II (Dunkelheim)

827 Staffel (18 Cr-50D Wirbelsturm) (* JG 77)



Gruppe III (Dunkelheim)

637 Staffel (12 Loadmaster III) (* LTG 63)

Gruppe IV (Dunkelheim)

525 Staffel (12 Cr-40 Nachtteufel) (* AG 52)

526 Staffel (12 Cr-40 Nachtteufel) (* AG 52)

Deutsche Kolonial Luftwaffe

Luftgeschwader Nibelungen (LG Nibelungen) (Nibelungen)

Gruppe I (Nibelungen)




Gruppe II (Nibelungen)

304 Staffel (12 An-84G Rottkappchen) (* on deployment to

BCV-4)

305 Staffel (12 An-84G Rottkappchen) (* on deployment to Joi)


Gruppe III (Nibelungen)




Gruppe IV (Nibelungen)


504 Staffel (12 An-83 Roggenhund) (* on deployment to Joi)

Gruppe V (Nibelungen)

601 Staffel (12 Loadmaster III)

603 Staffel (17 Ne-77)


Gruppe VI (Nibelungen)



Luftgeschwader Beta Canum (LG Beta Canum) (German Continent,

BCV-4)

Gruppe I

304 Staffel (12 An-84G Rottkappchen) (* Luftgeschwader

Nibelungen)



Gruppe II

505 Staffel (12 An-83 Roggenhund)


Flugkörper Artillerie Abteilung 11 (* one battery only)

Flugabwehhraketen Artillerie Abteilung 33 (* two batteries

only)

Luftgruppen Hochbaden (LG Hochbaden) (Hochbaden)


Flugkörper Artillerie Abteilung 3/11 (* one battery from

Luftgeschwader Beta Canum)

Luftgruppen Joi (LG Joi) (Halbinsel, Joi)

305 Staffel (12 An-84G Rottkappchen) (* Luftgeschwader

Nibelungen)



504 Staffel (12 An-83 Roggenhund) (* Luftgeschwader

Nibelungen)

Flugkörper Artillerie Abteilung 2/11 (* one battery from

Luftgeschwader Beta Canum)

Flugabwehhraketen Artillerie Abteilung 2/33 (* one battery

from Luftgeschwader Beta Canum)

Luftgruppen Vogelheim (LG Vogelheim) (Alderhorst, Vogelheim)


Lufttransportkommand

Lufttransportgeschwader 61 (LTG 61) (Berlin-Tegel)


611 Staffel (6 MAE Haley)

612 Staffel (6 Df-221 Storch)

613 Staffel (18 Fk-12 Summenvogel) (* Cologne-Bonn)



621 Staffel (12 WD-3 Skyking)

622 Staffel (12 WD-3 Skyking)


623 Staffel (12 Df-221-K Storch)


Gruppe III (Cologne-Bonn)





631 Staffel (12 Bf-212 Rinder)



Gruppe II (Hohn)





637 Staffel (12 Loadmaster III) (* on deployment to

Dunkelheim)



Lufttransportgeschwader 64 (LTG 64) (Cologne-Bonn)

Gruppe I (Cologne-Bonn)




Gruppe II (Landsberg)




Gruppe III (Wuntsdorf)






651 Staffel (12 Cuirassier)

652 Staffel (12 Cuirassier) (* Cologne-Bonn)

653 Staffel (9 Cuirassier) (* on deployment to Nibelungen)

Luftwaffenausbildungkommando

1 Luftwaffenausbildungschwader (Fassberg)

Gruppe I (Fassberg)

11 Luftwaffenausbildungsstaffel (18 Bf-202 Gans)



Gruppe II (Fassberg)

14 Luftwaffenausbildungsstaffel (18 Cr-3 Pfeil)

15 Luftwaffenausbildungsstaffel (18 Cr-3 Pfeil)

16 Luftwaffenausbildungsstaffel (6 Sh-11H Scheide, 9 An-84H

Rottkappchen, 1 Bf-212 Rinder, 1 Loadmaster III, 3 Cr-2B

Libelle)

Gruppe III (Fassberg)

17 Luftwaffenausbildungsstaffel (6 An-82H Falke, 12 Anf-22D

Sabel)

18 Luftwaffenausbildungsstaffel (12 An-86B Donnerschlag, 6

Cr-2H Libelle)

19 Luftwaffenausbildungsstaffel (4 Bf-212 Rinder, 5 Df-221

Storch, 3 Fk-12, 1 Loadmaster III, 1 WD-3 Skyking)

Gruppe IV (Nibelungen)


21 Luftwaffenausbildungsstaffel (5 Cr-3 Pfeil, 3 An-82H Falke,

3 An-84H Rottkappchen, 6 Sh-11H Scheide)

22 Luftwaffenausbildungsstaffel (1 Loadmaster III, 9 Ne-77)

Objektschutzregiment der Luftwaffe

Abteilung 1 (Ramstein)

Abteilung 2 (Berlin-Tegel)

Abteilung 3 (Nordholz)

Abteilung 4 (Cologne-Bonn)

Abteilung 5 (Nibelungen)

Abteilung 6 (BCV-4)

Abteilung 7 (Berlin-Tegel)

Abteilung 8 (Fassberg)

Recruitment

The Luftwaffe recruits from all sections of the German population on Earth and the German

colonies. Germany considers any person with proven German heritage to be eligible to join

any of the Deutsches Bundeswehr services, including the inhabitants of Friehaven and

Heidelscheimat. Considering the size of the population of Germany and her colonies and the

German Diaspora in general, the Luftwaffe has a potential recruitment pool of well over 500

million people. However the Luftwaffe is largely an Earth bound military organisation that

draws the majority of its recruits from German territory on Earth, but over 10% of Luftwaffe

personnel are recruited from the German colonies, Friehaven and elsewhere.

At its foundation the Luftwaffe recruited many former members of the Bavarian military

without asking too many questions, and during the WoGR accepted conscripted personnel

into its ranks. Today many Bavarians from Earth and Garten remain in the ranks of the

Luftwaffe, but unlike some of the other Bundeswehr services which still use a system of

conscription to provide manpower, the Luftwaffe has become an all volunteer professional

force. Standards of Luftwaffe recruitment are very high. The Luftwaffe only accepts new

recruits from between the ages of 18-25, unless they have specialised skills and have

transferred from one of the other armed services. All recruits are expected to have high

school diploma and many also have diplomas from technical schools, while prospective

officers and pilots are recruited from German university graduates. The Luftwaffe has many

trades from electricians to combat security police, and paramedics to pilots, and many

personnel also gain further diplomas and post-graduate degrees while serving with the

Luftwaffe. An exception to Luftwaffe recruitment rules are instructors assigned to the JG 71

and JG 73 fighter wings. Both air wings actively recruit pilots from foreign air forces, and

40% of the instructors and at least 10% of the pilots of both air wings come from a number of

foreign backgrounds, including America, Argentina, Australia, Azania, Brazil, Britain,

Canada, Friehaven, Italy, Russia, and Texas.

Notable Units

Jagdgeschwader 71 Richthofen

JG 71 is named after the famous First World War German fighter ace Rittmeister

Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen. Uniquely among modern Luftwaffe units JG 71 has

remained in continual active service since the 20th

Century. It served throughout the

Twilight War and was never disbanded when Germany fractured into a number of

different states in the early 21st Century, being incorporated into the new Hanoverian

Luftstreitkräfte until it was transferred back to the Luftwaffe in 2292. JG 71 was

involved in all air campaigns during the WoGR, suffering and inflicting heavy losses

in combat with the French Armée de l'Air. After the war many German fighter aces

were transferred to JG 71 for propaganda value and the unit has recruited a number of

veteran foreign pilots. JG 71 is happy to play on their image, with aircraft sporting

bizarre paint and camouflage schemes, while many pilots have taken to wearing

Imperial era Junker style uniforms and apparel while off duty, a trend that has also

spread to other Luftwaffe units. However the combat reputation of JG 71 is second to

none and its pilots are considered among the best in the world. JG 71 is based in

Bavaria and would be among the first Luftwaffe forces encountered by any French

incursion into German airspace.

Jagdgeschwader 73 Steinhoff

JG 73 was re-established at the beginning of the WoGR but traces its lineage back to

the pre-Twilight War unit of the same name which adopted the night-fighter traditions

of the WW2 Luftwaffe. During the Twilight War JG 73 established an impressive air-

to-kill ratio against Soviet aircraft in Europe, but its aircraft were eventually grounded

and the unit disbanded as fuel supplies ran out. Re-formed in 2292 from ex-Bavarian

fighter pilots with experience and knowledge of French aircraft and tactics, the main

role of the wing is as an aggressor force that trains pilots in dissimilar combat tactics.

JG 73 is also a test and evaluation unit for new Luftwaffe aircraft, although the wing

is fully combat capable and equipped with frontline aircraft and its squadrons are

periodically deployed to Canada and Norway on exercises. JG 73 squadrons have also

been assigned to LG 53 at Dunkelheim as part of Operation Hercules. JG 73 actively

recruits foreign pilots to work as instructors, which include a number of pro-German

nationalist from the Friehaven military.

Aircraft of the Luftwaffe

List of current Luftwaffe operational aircraft

Allgemeine-Nord Flugzeuge Gesellschaft Anf-32 Sabel Anf-32C Multi-role Fighter (321)

Anf-32D Training Fighter (21)

Anf-32E Multi-role Fighter (63)

Anf-32F Training Fighter (9)

Andersson An-82 Falke An-82C Interceptor Fighter (84)

An-82G Interceptor Fighter (36)

An-82H Training Fighter (9)

Andersson An-83 Roggenhund

An-83 Surveillance Drone (24)

Andersson An-84 Rottkappchen An-84G Strike Bomber (168)

An-84H Training Bomber (12)

Anderson An-86 Donnerschlag An-86A Strike-Bomber (246)

An-86B Training Bomber (18)

Anderson An-87X Donnerschlag An-87X Strategic Strike-Bomber (6)

Braun Flugzeugwerke Bf-202 Gans Bf-202 Basic Training Aircraft (72)

Braun Flugzeugwerke Bf-212 Rinder Bf-212 STOL Tactical Transport Aircraft (185)

Cronauer Cr-2 Libelle Cr-2B Training Fighter (3)

Cr-2G Ground Attack VTOL Fighter (144)

Cr-2H Training Fighter (6)

Cronauer Cr- 3 Pfeil Cr-3 Advanced Training Aircraft (41)

Cronauer Cr-40 Nachtteufel Cr-40 Surveillance & AEW Drone (120)

Cronauer Cr-50 Wirbelsturm Cr-50D Fighter Drone (360)

Deutsche Flugzeugbau Df-221 Storch

Df-221 Passenger Aircraft (11)

Df-221-AW AEW Aircraft (12)

Df-221-EW ELINT Aircraft (12)

Df-221-K Tanker Aircraft (48)

Fuch-Kramer Fk-12 Summenvogel Fk-12 Summenvogel Utility Transport Tilt-Rotor Aircraft (21)

Kaminski-Steyn Ks-10 Grendel

Ks-10 Grendel Combat Drone (108)

Krupp Cuirrassier Class Lander Cuirrassier Military Spaceplane (33)

Mitchell Aerospace MAe C.1 Haley

MAe C.1 Haley Passenger Aircraft (6)

Neumann Ne-77 Marder

Neumann Ne-77 Utility Transport Tilt-Rotor Aircraft (107)

Republic Aerospace Loadmaster III

Ra.1 Loadmaster III STOL Tactical Transport Aircraft (51)

Schempp-Hofmann Sh-11 Scheide Sh-11G Multi-Role Fighter (150)

Sh-11H Training Fighter (12)

Wright-Danbury Aeronautics WD.3 Skyking

WD.3 Skyking Strategic Heavy Transport Aircraft (25)

Major Aircraft Types

Anf-32 Sabel

The Allgemeine-Nord Flugzeuge Anf-32 Sabel is a modern German multi-role fighter

aircraft. The Sabel was designed in Westphalia prior to the outbreak of the WoGR,

and was put into production across the German aerospace sector as the war escalated.

The Sabel proved a highly capable and effective fighter in Luftwaffe service, its

agility allowed it to frequently out-manoeuvre more numerous French opponents.

Sabel squadron’s consistently disrupted Armée de l'Air escort during bombing raids

into Germany, forcing French escort fighters to stand off which exposed bombers to

attack and losses. Although primarily a fighter the Sabel is quite capable of being

used in the strike or ground attack role. The reputation of the aircraft has attracted the

interest of many foreign buyers, although to date the German government has

declined to export it. The current Luftwaffe version is the Sabel C model, although JG

71 and JG 73 are using the improved Sabel E version.

Anf-32 Sabel

Nationality: Germany

Manufacturer: Allgemeine-Nord Flugzeuge Gesellschaft

Type: Multi-Role Fighter

Year in Service: 2292

In Service: Germany

Crew: Pilot

Weight: 8 Tonnes

Armour: All faces 5

Armament: Integral laser system or 25mm AC

Hardpoints: 6x 150kg

Evasion: 22

Sensor Range: 500km

Signature: -5

Cargo: N/A

Max Speed: 2,500kph

Cruising Speed: 1,600kph

Combat Movement: 4,000m

Endurance: 3 hours

Price: Lv5,800,000

An-82 Falke

The An-82 Falke is a Bavarian designed continental ranged high-altitude interceptor

of CAW vintage. The Falke was used by the Bayerisch Luftstreitkräfte and other

German air forces before the outbreak of the WoGR. Falke squadrons were quickly

amalgamated into the Luftwaffe and the aircraft’s acceleration, altitude and long

range were successfully exploited during the war. On a number of occasions Armée

de l'Air and Aviation Navale bomber formations approaching Germany were

successfully disrupted by Falke interceptor sweeps over Europe and the North

Atlantic, and the Falke’s was also credited with shooting down a dozen French

surveillance and electronic warfare aircraft and drones at high altitude across Europe.

Although now a veteran aircraft, the Luftwaffe has improved the Falke’s altitude

engines and sensor suite and the aircraft remains a highly competent interceptor. The

Falke G model can deploy air launched Luther orbital defence missiles, and Falke G

squadrons are considered part of Germany’s orbital defence screen and work closely

with land based Flugkörpergeschwader and the DSKM.

An-82 Falke

Nationality: Bavaria/Germany

Manufacturer: Andersson

Type: High Altitude Interceptor Fighter


In Service: Germany, Freihaven

Crew: Pilot (+1)

Weight: 13 Tonnes

Armour: All faces 5

Armament: Integral laser system


Evasion: 17

Sensor Range: 800km

Signature: -3

Cargo: N/A

Max Speed: 5,450kph



Endurance: 3 hours (4 hours with 2x 500L drop tanks)

Price: Lv6,900,000

An-83 Roggenhund

The Roggenhund is an older Bavarian built surveillance drone that was widely used

by the German states before the WoGR. The Roggenhund was the Luftwaffe’s

principle recon drone during the war and many were destroyed by French air

defences. The Roggenhund has now been completely replaced by the modern Cr-40

Nachtteufel in Luftwaffe service, but the aircraft is still widely used by the Deutsche

Marine’s Marinefliegergeschwader and with the colonial air wings.

An-83 Roggenhund



Type: Surveillance Drone


In Service: Germany, German Colonies, Friehaven, Hedelscheimat,

Venezuela

Crew: N/A

Weight: 4 Tonnes

Armour: All faces 4

Armament: N/A


Evasion: 18

Sensor Range: 200km

Signature: -2

Cargo: N/A

Max Speed: 1,500kph

Cruising Speed: 650kph



Price: Lv4,000,000

An-84 Rottkappchen

The An-84 Rottkappchen is a Bavarian multi-role strike-bomber of CAW vintage.

The Luftwaffe inherited large numbers of Rottkappchen at its foundation and it

became the Luftwaffe’s most important attack aircraft during the WoGR. The

Rottkappchen inflicted its share of damage against French targets during the war, but

losses were very high during the German offensive into France. Although the

Rottkappchen was a very capable aircraft in its day, many were sold to other countries

after the war due to block obsolescence and the introduction of newer German

aircraft. The current An-84G model remains in Luftwaffe service, but the aircraft has

been completely replaced by the Cr-2 Libelle in the ground attack role, and it is

gradually being phased out by the far more capable An-86 Donnerschlag in the deep

strike/interdiction roles.

An-84 Rottkappchen



Type: Strike-Bomber


In Service: Germany, German Colonies, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Friehaven,

Flanders, Kurdistan, Romania, Tanzania, Turkey, Venezuela

Crew: Pilot

Weight: 9 Tonnes

Armour: All faces 4

Armament: 25mm AC

Hardpoints: 4x 2,500kg/8x 200kg, 2x 125kg

Evasion: 14

Sensor Range: 200km

Signature: -2

Cargo: N/A

Max Speed: 1,750kph



Endurance: 4 hours

Price: Lv2,500,000

An-86 Donnerschlag

The An-86 Donnerschlag is a Bavarian designed strike-bomber whose introduction

was postponed due to German Reunification. Incorporating lessons learned from

operational use in attack missions during the WoGR, the Donnerschlag was designed

to perform low-to-medium altitude penetration strikes at medium ranges and is

gradually replacing the veteran Rottkappchen in Luftwaffe service. The Donnerschlag

is a sophisticated and highly capable stealth strike aircraft that has sufficient range to

target any location in the European combat theatre.

An-86 Donnerschlag



Type: Strike-Bomber


In Service: Germany, German Colonies

Crew: Pilot (+1)

Weight: 9 Tonnes

Armour: All faces 4


Hardpoints: 4x 2,500kg/ 8x 200kg, 4x 150kg

Evasion: 12

Sensor Range: 600km

Signature: -2

Cargo: N/A

Max Speed: 4,150kph



Endurance: 3 hours

Price: Lv7,200,000

An-87X Donnerschlag

The An-87X is a prototype German strategic strike bomber that was designed the

counter the rumoured development of a new French strike-bomber in the 2290’s.

France’s introduction of the impressive Al-Jabar Simoom-F has justified the An-87X

programme. The An-87X is a heavily modified development of the Andersson An-86

bomber, with an enlarged fuselage, more powerful engines, an upgraded sensor suite

and a lower fuselage weapons bay like the Simoom-F. Andersson is currently testing a

flight of An-87X with JG 73 at Nibelungen, and the introduction of the aircraft is

expected to give the Luftwaffe a long ranged strike capability comparable to other

major air forces.

An-87X Donnerschlag



Type: Strategic Strike-Bomber


In Service: Germany

Crew: Pilot (+1)

Weight: 15 Tonnes

Armour: All faces 5

Armament: Integral laser system, Point Defence System

Hardpoints: 4x 2,500kg/ 8x 200kg, 4x 150kg plus internal load space

Evasion: 18

Sensor Range: 600km

Signature: -2

Cargo: 5 Tonnes

Max Speed: 5,450kph




Price: Lv9,200,000

Bf-212 Rinder

The Rinder is a twin engine turbo-propeller driven tactical transport designed by the

Hanoverian company of Braun Flugzeugwerke. The Rinder is a sturdy all-weather

transport aircraft that has largely replaced the ubiquitous Loadmaster III transport in

Luftwaffe service. Designed specifically to suite the Luftwaffe’s tactical transport

needs, the Rinder can transport a company of fully armed troops and their equipment

or a few light vehicles to rudimentary air strips over distances of 3,000km. Braun

Flugzeugwerke received a huge boost to its reputation when the Luftwaffe chose the

Rinder as its new mid-range STOL transport aircraft in 2295, and the Rinder is also

produced under licence by the aeronautical division of the giant Krupp industrial

concern. Over 400 Rinder’s have been churned out for the Luftwaffe and a dozen

other air forces.

Bf-212 Rinder


Manufacturer: Braun Flugzeugwerke, Krupp

Type: Medium-Lift STOL Transport Aircraft


In Service: Germany, Austrovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Indonesia,

Italy, Netherlands, Scandinavian Union, Spain, Switzerland, Texas, Turkey,

UAR

Crew: Pilot (+2), 120 combat loaded troops

Weight: 65 Tonnes (Empty)

Armour: All faces 1

Armament: N/A

Evasion: 14

Sensor Range: 100km

Signature: +2

Cargo: 42 Tonnes

Max Speed: 650kph



Endurance: 4 hours

Price: Lv1,950,000

Cr-2 Libelle

The Cronauer built Libelle is a VTOL aircraft that was built for Hanover in the

2280’s. At the time the Libelle attracted some interest for its abilities, but was largely

overlooked by other air forces including the Armée de l'Air, who were more

interested in conventional combat aircraft. At the time many critics felt that the

Libelle performed the same role as tilt-fan or X-wing gunships but lacked the troop

carrying ability that many gunships offered, and it was thought that conventional

fighters could do the same job. However the Libelle’s capabilities were fully

demonstrated during the WoGR. Packing a fearsome punch from its 30mm auto-

cannon and ordinance package, and capable of flying at high speeds at very low

altitudes, the Libelle proved a nasty shock for French forces during the WoGR. The

Libelle has proven to be a potent weapon in the Luftwaffe’s arsenal and its low cost

and maintenance has made it easy to mass produce. Due to its reputation the aircraft

has sold well internationally, and some were sold from Luftwaffe stocks in the late

2290’s. The current Libelle G model has superior performance and sensor suite to

export models.

Cr-2 Libelle


Manufacturer: Cronauer

Type: Ground Attack VTOL Aircraft


In Service: Germany, Flanders, Netherlands, Scandinavian Union, Spain,

Turkey.

Crew: Pilot

Weight: 8 Tonnes

Armour: All faces 5

Armament: 30mm AC


Evasion: 16

Sensor Range: 100km

Signature: +2

Cargo: N/A

Max Speed: 750kph


Combat Movement: 900m

Endurance: 2.5 hours

Price: Lv1,750,000

Cr-40 Nachtteufel

The Cr-40 Nachtteufel is Germany’s latest airborne surveillance and electronic

warfare drone. The UCAV supplements the Luftwaffe’s fleet of manned Storch AEW

aircraft. Nachtteufel’s are deployed as semi-permanent airborne pickets at medium-to-

high altitudes above Germany’s border regions, to give a continuous airborne early

warning and surveillance capability. The Nachtteufel has now supplanted the veteran

An-83 Roggenhund drone in Luftwaffe service.

Cr-40 Nachtteufel



Type: Surveillance & AEW Drone


In Service: Germany, German Colonies

Crew: N/A

Weight: 4 Tonnes

Armour: All faces 4

Armament: N/A

Hardpoints: 2x 500kg, 2x 250kg

Evasion: 17

Sensor Range: 750km

Signature: -2

Cargo: N/A

Max Speed: 1,500kph




Price: Lv2,130,000

Cr-50 Wirbelsturm

The Cronauer Cr-50 Wirbelsturm is a new air combat UCAV that has replaced a

number of obsolete drones of Bavarian and French origin in Luftwaffe service. The

Wirbelsturm was designed to intercept aircraft at low and medium altitudes, and the

drone’s high acceleration and manoeuvrability enables it to rapidly close on targets

and avoid pursuit. Although the Wirbelsturm was primarily designed as a fighter

aircraft, it is quite capable of being used in the ground attack and strike role, and the

aircraft’s versatility and reliability is highly valued by the Luftwaffe. The

Wirbelsturm is mainly deployed along Germany’s frontiers, particular the highly

sensitive Franco-German border region.

Cr-50 Wirbelsturm



Type: Fighter Drone


In Service: Germany, German Colonies, Scandinavian Union

Crew: N/A

Weight: 4 Tonnes

Armour: All faces 2


Hardpoints: 2x 500kg, 4x 150kg , or 4x 250kg, 4x 150kg

Evasion: 19

Sensor Range: 100km

Signature: -2

Cargo: N/A

Max Speed: 2,800kph




Price: Lv1,830,000

Df-221 Storch

The Df-221 Storch is a derivative of the commercial Krupp Kr-220 regional passenger

airliner. Deutsche Flugzeugbau a former Krupp subsidiary which specialises in

converting civil aircraft for military use, won the Luftwaffe contract for a new

multipurpose aircraft due to its practical and cost effective approach to the

Luftwaffe’s requirements. Variations of the Storch are centred on the aircraft’s

fuselage, which is built in a modular form to suit its particular specification.

Externally all Storch have a similar appearance, although the AEW model has an

enclosed Werner-Ziehl rotating radar dome on the roof which gives a slight hump

appearance to the aircraft. The Luftwaffe uses four variants of the Storch for

transport, tanker, AEW and EW roles, although a maritime patrol version is also used

by other countries.

Df-221 Storch


Manufacturer: Deutsche Flugzeugbau

Type: Commercial Passenger Aircraft/Multi Purpose Aircraft


In Service: Germany, German Colonies, Bengal, Flanders, Indonesia,

Netherlands, Pakistan, Scandinavian Union, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland

Crew: Pilot (+2), WSO (+2)


Armour: All faces 4

Armament: N/A


Evasion: 14

Sensor Range: 250km (1,000km in AEW mode)

Signature: +2

Cargo: 20 Tonnes

Max Speed: 1,000kph




Price: Lv3,300,000-6,500,000

Fk-12 Summenvogel

The Fk-12 Summenvogel is a new German military tilt-rotor aircraft designed for

tactical transport duties. It’s mainly used by the Heeresfliegertruppe as a utility

transport, were it supplements the smaller and older Neumann Ne-77 Marder. German

Army versions are fitted with a number of hard points on their wings, and can be

quickly converted to gunships if necessary. Luftwaffe versions don’t have this feature,

but they are better furnished and have superior radar and communications systems and

are used for liaison and general utility duties.

Fk-12 Summenvogel


Manufacturer: Fuch-Kramer

Type: Tiltrotor Utility Transport


In Service: Germany, Austrovenia, Flanders, Netherlands, Switzerland

Crew: Pilot

Weight: 8 Tonnes

Armour: All faces 4

Armament: N/A

Hardpoints: N/A

Evasion: 13

Sensor Range: 1000km

Signature: 2

Cargo: 2 Tonnes

Max Speed: 600kph




Price: Lv2,600,000

Ks-10 Grendel

The Grendel is a new German combat UCAV designed by the Nibelungen aerospace

firm of Kaminski-Steyn. The aircraft was designed for ground attack duties in

intensive and restrictive air combat zones such as in Western Europe. The

introduction of the Grendel is intended to compliment Luftwaffe’s Cr-50 Wirbelsturm

drone squadrons and allow the Wirbelsturm to focus on interception roles. The

Grendel is slower and less agile than the Wirbelsturm, but has heavier armour

protection and can carry a larger ordinance package.

Ks-10 Grendel


Manufacturer: Kaminski-Steyn

Type: Combat Drone


In Service: Germany

Crew: N/A

Weight: 5 Tonnes

Armour: All faces 2

Armament: 25mm AC

Hardpoints: 2x 500kg, 4x 150kg , or 4x 250kg, 4x 150kg

Evasion: 17

Sensor Range: 150km

Signature: -2

Cargo: N/A

Max Speed: 2,400kph




Price: Lv 450,000

Ne-77 Marder

The Marder is a derivative of the Neumann Wiesel tiltrotor gunship, with a stretched

fuselage to incorporate a small troop bay behind the cockpit. The troop bay can

accommodate six personnel, and the aircraft is used for light transport duties. In

German service the Marder is now mainly used by the German Army’s

Heeresfliegertruppe, as the larger Summenvogel has completely replaced it in

Luftwaffe service on Earth, but many are still used by the German colonial wings as a

utility transport.

Ne-77 Marder


Manufacturer: Neumann

Type: Tiltrotor Light Utility Transport


In Service: Germany, German Colonies, Austrovenia, Flanders, Freihaven,

Heidelscheimat, Netherlands, Switzerland, Venezuela

Crew: Pilot

Weight: 6.5 Tonnes

Armour: All faces 4

Armament: N/A

Hardpoints: N/A

Evasion: 12

Sensor Range: 100km

Signature: 2

Cargo: 1 Tonnes

Max Speed: 650kph




Price: Lv2,000,000

Republic Aerospace Loadmaster III

The Loadmaster III is an older American designed twin engine turbo-propeller driven

tactical transport aircraft that dates from the 2280’s. The Loadmaster III remains in

widespread frontline use worldwide, and has been licensed produced in a number of

countries. Popular among the pre-unification German state air forces, the Loadmaster

is now being slowly replaced by the new German built Rinder, but many remain in

Luftwaffe service.

Loadmaster III

Nationality: America

Manufacturer: Republic Aerospace, license built in Australia, Brazil and

Japan

Type: Medium-Lift STOL Transport Aircraft


In Service: America, Australia, Azania, Brazil, Canada, Friehaven, Germany,

German Colonies, Japan, Nigeria, Scandinavian Union, Spain, Tanzania,

Texas



Armour: All faces 1

Armament: N/A

Evasion: 13

Sensor Range: 100km

Signature: +2

Cargo: 35 Tonnes

Max Speed: 600kph



Endurance: 4 hours

Price: Lv1,250,000

Sh-11 Scheide

The Schempp-Hofmann Sh-11 Scheide is a multi-role fighter of CAW vintage. The

Scheide was designed in Bavaria in the 2270’s, and was widely used by many

German and European forces before the WoGR. During the war, the Scheide was the

Luftwaffe’s most numerous fighter aircraft, and gave a good account against the

Armée de l'Air. But it also bore the brunt of the air defence of Germany in the early

part of the war and incurred very heavy losses. Although considered a good fighter

aircraft before the WoGr, the Scheide is now nearing the end of its operational life.

The current Luftwaffe version is the Sh-11G which is being replaced by the Sabel

fighter, but the aircraft remains in widespread service with other many nations and the

German colonies.

Sh-11 Scheide


Manufacturer: Schempp-Hofmann

Type: Multi-Role Fighter


In Service: Germany, German Colonies, Brazil, Friehaven, Flanders,

Hungary, Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, UAR

Crew: Pilot

Weight: 8 Tonnes

Armour: All faces 3

Armament: 25mm AC


Evasion: 15

Sensor Range: 250km

Signature: -2

Cargo: N/A

Max Speed: 2,300kph



Endurance: 2 hours

Price: Lv1,700,000

WD-3 Skyking

The Skyking is a very large American heavy transport jet aircraft that has recently

entered Luftwaffe service. Known as the C-3 in USAF service, the Skyking can

transport very large quantities of military cargo over continental ranges at trans-sonic

speeds, and is used by many air freight companies and by six air forces worldwide.

The Luftwaffe purchased the Skyking to fill its strategic transport needs, as no

German aerospace company actually builds aircraft in this size range. In Luftwaffe

service it is known as the Himmelkönig and equips two Luftwaffe transport

squadrons.

WD-3 Skyking

Nationality: America

Manufacturer: Wright-Danbury Aeronautics

Type: Heavy-Lift Transport Aircraft


In Service: America, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Japan



Armour: All faces 1

Armament: None

Evasion: 14

Sensor Range: 100km

Signature: +3

Cargo: 130 Tonnes

Max Speed: 650kph



Endurance: 5 hours

Price: Lv4,500,000

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