Good morning people!!!
Today I'm going to present You the last Armed Force of Caribia.
Well actually is not an Armed Force, is the
COSCon aka "
Comando
Operazioni
Speciali
Congiunto", that is a sort of SOCOM of the Caribia Armed Forces.
The COSCon regroup all the Special Operation teams of Caribia under a common Command to diversificate the are of operation of the single teams that (anyway) maintain their own traditions and compositions.
The main base and Command of the COSCon is Pavilia (Eastern Command), in the base is also located the military airport with the aircraft for the Special Operations of Army and Air Force. The Navy SF are located near the city of Maglia (Norther Command) close to the Amphibious Brigade and the relative Naval Air Station.
The teams assigned to the COSCon base of Pavilia are:
- 89º Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti "Nembo" (Parachutist Assault Regiment) (Army)
- 05º Stormo Incursori "Cirrus" (Raiders Wing) (Air Force)
Supported by the units in the Pavilia Joint Air Base:
- 101° Stormo Aeronautica Militare
+ AM 301° Squadrone Operazioni Speciali ( 10 MC-27J )
+ AM 331° Squadrone Operazioni Speciali ( 15 MV-22K )
+ AM 361° Squadrone C/SAR ( 10 HH-101B )
- 10° Gruppo Operazioni Speciali Aviazione Esercito
+ AE 3601° Squadrone Operazioni Speciali ( 10 UH-412K )
+ AE 3602° Squadrone Operazioni Speciali ( 10 UH-412K )
+ AE 3702° Squadriglia Collegamento ( 02 C-208A )
+ AE 3931° Squadriglia UCAV ( 10 MQ-1B )
The teams assigned to the COSCon base of Maglia are only from the Navy, and they are:
- GOST "Gruppo Operativo Speciale Tattico" (Special Tactical Operations Group) (Navy)
- GOSA "Gruppo Operativo Speciale Artificieri" (Special EOD Operations Group) (Navy)
For them the support is provided by a generous number of Special Boats and the 31° Gruppo Operazioni Anfibie Marina Militare from the Maglia NAS with 20 UH-101B that can operate from any vessel of the Navy, from the OPV to LHD and CVH.
But here the land vehicles!!!
The ATV are used by all the SOF for missions that require an insertion by helicopter.
The Volpe Family is used principally for long range patrols due to their big fuel thank and the diesel engine with very low fuel consumption.
The Veltro Family is derived from the ARIS VAT used by the Italian Federation Army, for a common vehicle to be used in combined operations.
Obviously the Lince Family have some special versions for the the SF to support them against any menace.
The Sciacallo Family is the version customized for Caribia of the British Jackal, used for "frontal" assault against enemies. As You can see there is also a version with the SPEAR mortar system for a direct support to the mission that may require it.
Last one is the Astro Family, as the US also Caribia have modified some 4x4 trucks to support the SF in their missions that require a long endurance and/or a lot of people to be carried in or out.
Have fun!!!