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The Navy is the oldest armed service of Khertland. Perhaps surprisingly it is not the army as one may expect due to the circumstances of the civil war where the old Imperial army was de jure abolished, albeit de facto continued to exist under a new banner. Being officially the oldest branch, it had almost always enjoyed priority in funding and rightly so as Khertland was strictly a island nation with its most developed cities near the coast. Some of its most critical farmlands were also along the coast or on its own separate islands. The navy was and still continues to hold a prestigious reputation among the public.

The navy were already notable during the imperial period with at least one battleship and three heavy cruisers forming the core element of its surface fleet. After the civil war, damages and general obsolescence of the fleet resulted in decommissioning of all its large surface units. The economy was in shambles and funding was cut after the conflict. The navy sought to remain competitive with a Jeune Ecole doctrine focusing heavily on large powerful multi-role destroyers. Although when funding started to recover, the navy quickly started procuring battleships and recommissioned one of its first heavy cruiser as a means of bolstering its numbers. Although the navy would abandon the Jeune Ecole doctrine, its legacy remains with the navy favoring heavily armed and large destroyers. This would eventually lead to the need of yet even smaller and cheaper crafts to fill the gap. Price of Khertland destroyers had ballooned so much they were uneconomical to mass produce. The navy as a result embraced smaller frigates, torpedo boats, and submarine chasers during some of its waning years.
At this point, Khertland navy was among the world's largest navy but some argued it was a paper tiger. Generally seen as increasingly obsolete with emerging rivals equipped with newer more modern ships challenging its supremacy. Khertland would continue to go on a ship building spree until the 2019-2020 economic depression struck the country. All branches of the armed forces were left dilapidated and the navy was no exception. The fleet was left inoperable and stuck in dock rusting away. Corruption began to rise as a means for sailors and officers to make up the difference as wages were slashed.

A new administration took over during the latter half of 2021 which tackled the corruption. This combined with a recovering economy, the navy began a slow but steady rebuilding program. Most of its older ships were sent to the reserve component, at least on paper. In reality, they were de facto decommissioned. The navy shrunk dramatically much like the other branches as part of a divest to invest scheme. The navy has extremely ambitious plans to rebuild completely with modern capable warships while retaining its historic size. However, due to a growing industrial, agricultural, and demographic shift to Trazmarr, lack of funding priority has served as a speed bump. The army has been prioritized instead in terms of modernization due to the growing importance of Khertland's province of Trazmarr which contains the only land border Khertland shares with another country. Additionally, Coldhaven has fallen into what some may deem a failed state due to the global economic depression. The weakening of their ally to the north meant Coldhaven could not be relied on as a buffer from any potential land invasion. At least that was the official stance, but some navy officials just think the current president is biased for her home region and is diverting a number of investments there, which indirectly raised the importance of the army.

This collection consists generally of lead ship for each respective class or unique modifications from said classes. Other builds include anything naval related or in service with the navy like planes, helicopters, or decorative parts, and bases. This exist so you can download only naval assets instead of everything as is with "Khertland Military"
Items (24)
12m Rowing Cutter
Created by Afjklol
The Khertland Navy rowing cutter with a nominal capacity of 13 and a maximum capacity of 18. Now for export! The boat does not include AI or propulsion as it is meant to be as a prop on board warships....
KNS Rosha PG4-5
Created by Afjklol
The Rosha-class gunboats are heavily armed vessels of the rendel (also known as flat-iron) type designed for coastal bombardment in support of amphibious and riverine operations. After the success of the Uriel and Solaventus-class destroyers, the Khertland...
KNS Icena FF4-5
Created by Afjklol
The Icena-class frigates are dedicated anti-submarine warships with the singular purpose of protecting larger vessels and convoys from underwater threats. Despite this focus, their heavy torpedo armament makes them potent surface combatants as well. Large ...
KNS Uraeus DD7-8
Created by Afjklol
The Uraeus is the lead ship of her class of multi-role destroyers. The Uraeus is the first ship to be commissioned by the Khertland navy since October of 2019. Due to budgetary issues, the aging fleet was left dilapidated. The long lull in building has als...
KNS Lunet DD7-9
Created by Afjklol
KNS Lunet is the second ship of Uraeus-class destroyers. The Lunet along with its sister ships the Uraeus and Senet were experimental designs for trialing a host of new systems. Unbeknownst to naval designers of the time, only the 138 mm guns would be deem...
KNS Adyl DD8-11
Created by Afjklol
The KNS Adyl is a unique anti-submarine warfare destroyer of the Khertland navy and was the first ship constructed as part of Phase II for the Naval Rebuilding Program authorized in 2021. The design was a modification of the older generation ASW destroyer ...
KNS Lacus DD8-35
Created by Afjklol
The KNS Lacus is a modified Adyl-class destroyer commonly considered a subclass grouped with its sister ship, KNS Inebu. The Lacus design was a competing design to expanding the Solaventus after the navy announced an expansion to a fleet of 36 destroyers f...
KNS Inebu DD8-36
Created by Afjklol
The Inebu is slightly different from KNS Lacus with the 45mm AAG-11 initially removed in favor of the new ASM-3 which is a new dedicated depth charge and decoy launcher. The navy is using the ship to trial new decoy measures in hopes of improving the survi...
KNS Illustris DD9-12
Created by Afjklol
The Illustris is the second ship to bear this name and is a very large destroyer/flotilla leader. It is designed primarily for surface combat and equipped with five twin 138mm dual purpose guns giving it potent anti-air capabilities as well. The emphasis o...
KNS Celesteria DD9-13
Created by Afjklol
KNS Celesteria is the second ship of the Illustris class destroyer of a modified design. The ship replaces two of the torpedo launchers with two autoloaded 76mm dual purpose guns amidships. This is the first ship to use the 76mm guns. Two more 28mm autocan...
KNS Yossarian DD9-15
Created by Afjklol
The Yossarian is a modified ship of the Illustris-class destroyers replacing the twin 138mm guns with single 152mm ones. The 152mm required different mountings and spacing. Although the gunhouse is of similar size, it is located farther aft relative to the...
KNS Aishmail DD10-14
Created by Afjklol
The Aishmail is a one-off destroyer of the Khertland navy with the goal of combining the firepower of the Illustris with the anti-submarine capabilities of the Adyl. The destroyer was on the cusp of being canceled due to the obsolescence of the Alguhas sys...
KNS Uriel DD11-16
Created by Afjklol
KNS Uriel is the lead ship of its class of destroyers. The Uriel is one of the two destroyer classes Khertland intended to mass produce. The other being the Adyl-class specializing in anti-submarine warfare, but due to the Adyl's relative obsolescence, pro...
KNS Solaventus DD11-19
Created by Afjklol
The KNS Solaventus is the first of the Batch II Uriel destroyers, also known as the Solvaventus-class or officially as the Solaventus subclass. The navy finalized the Solaventus as their first mass produced destroyer. As the original Uriel-class design wer...
KNS Teresh DD11-35
Created by Afjklol
The Teresh-class destroyer is a series of 10 ships improved upon the Solaventus-class. The main difference of the Teresh is the replacement of the 5 single 152mm guns with three twin 152mm turrets instead. This gave the ships a extra gun, and matching the ...
KNS Sivantse DD12-32
Created by Afjklol
The Sivantse-class destroyers is a series of three large flotilla leaders with firepower matching that of light cruisers. It was proposed as a vessel that would be half the price of a light cruiser but offered the same level of firepower. The heavy armamen...
KNS Savrila CE9-10
Created by Afjklol
KNS Savrila (Ex-KNS Tenebris) was the lead ship of its class of torpedo cruisers. Four ships were made to lead torpedo flotillas consisting of destroyers and torpedo boats. The ships entered service prior to the Great Depression with the navy having a 'jue...
KNS Crusader CL3-3
Created by Afjklol
KNS Crusader is a one-off light cruiser built for the Khertland Navy as a replacement of older light cruisers then in service. It was intended to be the first of many cruisers as part of the 2021 Naval Rebuilding Program. It is a much more heavily armed sh...
KNS Outremer CL5-5
Created by Afjklol
The Outremer is a unique light cruiser of the Khertland Navy. Designed as a cheaper and more modest design relative to previous cruiser classes. The Naval Advisory Board determined smaller and cheaper cruisers will be better at trialing new technologies an...
F6A7 Bellerophon IIM
Created by Afjklol
The F6A7 Bellerophon IIM (two, modernized) is a single-seat, single-engine naval light fighter in service with the Khertland Navy. The F6A7 is a heavily modernized version of the F6A4 Bellerophon II and evolution from an earlier modernization attempt, the ...
TH3M1 Poporo II
Created by Afjklol
The Poporo II is a replacement of the original Poporo helicopter as a medium lift transport and utility helicopter. The new design features a window mounted machine gun and the wing stubs can mount gun pods and rockets. The helicopter features a large slid...
PH3M1 Poporo II
Created by Afjklol
The Poporo II configured in its utility role. Its cargo capacity is reduced but can carry an additional 11 soldiers for vertical envelopment. If additional manpower is needed, the two window gunners can get also dismount to bolster the infantry carried to ...
UKV-4-6 Interitus
Created by Afjklol
The UKV-4-5 is a Khertlandian anti-ship and land-strike loitering cruise missile. The Khertland navy initiated the ‘Next Generation Naval Strike’ program to replace its aging arsenal of missiles consisting primarily of KKV series. The navy was primarily fo...
IF6M3 Interitus
Created by Afjklol
The IF6M3 is a transport erector launcher for the UKV-4-5 Interitus anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile. It carries two missiles on a amphibious hull allowing it to cross rivers or even go out ashore enhancing its coastal defense capability. This is e...
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