United Animals Coalition Training Manual By Andrew Norris Forward by Admiral Hudson If you are reading this manual, then you have been officially appointed as member of the United Animals Coalition Fleet. We are always ready to welcome anyone and everyone to work in this organization against the Toad threat. This manual will explain what is required from you to become a fighting-fit warrior, and to make you the best of the best. Good luck to you many brave men and women, ADL. HUDSON THE GRAHAM INSTITUTE The Graham Institute on Genus is the main education centre for all members of the Fleet. Every UAC Officer must be qualified with a diploma from here in order to become a Coalition Officer. There are many subjects to be taken, and a sample of some are as follows: * Nuclear Physics & Toxicology * Physical Training * Medical Training * Weapons Manufacturing * Warp Drive Engineering * Android Maintenance and Repair These diplomas can be obtained at three separate levels: Foundation, Intermediate or Advanced. The level you receive depends on your intelligence and concentration in lessons. You will be taught by senior officers of the Coalition, and will spend perhaps 2/3 years before graduation. UAC PRIVATES After graduating through The Graham Institute, and enrolling at the UAC HQ, you will become a UAC officer at the rank of Private. Second-Class Privates (Foundation Diplomas) will be given ground duties such as work in repair bays or laboratories. First-Class Privates (Intermediate or Advanced Diplomas) may choose whether they want to perform ground duties or flight duties. First-Class Privates are also entitled to work as Second Mate or First Mate aboard any UAC vessel. All privates are expected to obey any orders at once, and to keep order within the Coalition. LANCE CORPORAL The Lance Corporal is expected to take charge of ammunition and supplies taken to any planets that have recently suffered Toad attack or if a new UAC base has been established; and will be expected to take over these situations if necessary. Any candidate for Lance Corporal must have an Intermediate/Advanced diploma in Space Navigation or Flight Engineering. If there is no Lance Corporal at present, then the Corporal will take over duties until a suitable candidate may be found. CORPORAL The Corporal is always on Ground Duty unless called away to matters on planets protected from Toad Attack by the UAC. The Corporal is in charge of Communications, and in charge of ships landing/launching on Genus. Although Orwell Station controls ships leaving/entering Genus, it is up to The Corporal to where they are to "park". Our current Corporal is Corporal Richard Nass, and meets all requirements for this post: An Advanced Diploma in both Radio Operation and Radio Mechanics. SERGEANTS There are three ranks of Sergeant, and all three have the same qualifications and requirements. The ranks are as follows: * Sergeant - Physical Trainer at Graham Institute * Staff Sergeant - Head Of Orwell Space Station * Senior Sergeant - Head Of Android Maintenance All Sergeants hold important positions in the UAC, and a promotion to this rank is only possible through an Intermediate Diploma in Physical Training, Android Repair & Maintenance, or Space Navigation. Any one of the three choices will enable the rank of Sergeant. Foundation Diplomas will not be accepted. SUB-LIEUTENANT, LIEUTENANT & LIEUTENANT COMMANDER The Sub Lieutenant is a rank only recently been accepted in the Coalition. Qualifications that will be accepted are an Advanced Diploma in any subject, as the Sub-Lieutenant performs no more than pilot duties on SPACE ships in the same way as a First-Class Private. A Lieutenant however is entitled to be involved in front-line warfare, and must be physically fit, at which Lieutenant Markus Wolf is a good example; a tough, virile officer and top-of-the-class in Physical Training. Lieutenant Commanders hold the same responsibility as the Lieutenants, and also require an Advanced Physical Training Diploma, but must also be experts at either Chemistry or Biology, as much work for this rank evolves around Chemical Warfare. COMMANDERS AND CAPTAINS Commanders are split into two categories: One for military purposes, the other for intelligence operations. Commander Sirius Dogstar is our military Commander, while we have yet to recieve a 2nd commander. Captains are often appointed as Head of UAC ships, and are held responsible for their ship and their crew. Both Commander and Captain are the two main ranks in the Fleet that are the last to be obtained through Diplomas. Other ranks after this come through hard work and Promotion. Below is how the UAC is currently manned: * FIELD MARSHAL * ADMIRAL (OLIVER HUDSON) * VICE ADMIRAL * REAR ADMIRAL * BRIGADIER * COLONEL (RAUL MEW) * MAJOR (COLIN BOTTLENOSE) * CAPTAIN (BUCKY O' HARE & MIMI LAFLEUR) * COMMANDER (SIRIUS DOGSTAR) * LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER * LIEUTENANT (MARKUS WOLF) * SUB-LIEUTENANT (ANDREW NORRIS) * SENIOR SERGEANT * STAFF SERGEANT * SERGEANT * CORPORAL (RICHARD NASS) * LANCE CORPORAL * PRIVATES With your help, these spaces can be filled, and the UAC will have an aggressive fighting force. GENUS CONTROL CENTRE The Genus Control Centre is the Nerve Centre to the entire UAC. Commanded by the Security Council, Genus Control monitors all space activity in the Aniverse through the means of Rangerscopes with enhanced frequency. There are 12 sets of landing bays, each with four "parking spaces" labelled A-D. The Repair Bays use this also, however there are only four bays. Around these is a cylindrical, 11 storey Control Tower, where the Rangerscopes are housed. ORWELL SPACE STATION The barrier into Genus, Orwell controls the Genus Defence System that only allows in any UAC vessels or other mammal craft into Genus by means of a secret clearance code. Orwell is the only known Space Station to orbit Genus, and has three docking bays for any UAC Vessel. A maximum of 44 people man the Station, and are currently under the command of Colonel Raul Mew, as a Staff Sergeant has not yet been appointed. UAC VESSELS When it comes to a Fleet, the UAC has only five vessels. (Originally 6 before The Planet Spectros Incident) The main spearhead are four vessels of the same class, with a fifth vessel found purely through accident. We have established the Fleet craft into small profiles below, and how they are of use to The UAC Fleet. RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION CLASS: Mammal Fighter-Frigate HORSEPOWER: 1,500,000 FIREPOWER: 1 twin-barrel maser cannon TOAD CROAKER: Type 1 COMMANDER: Captain Bucky O' Hare CREW: 6 (7 including Secondary Gunner) NOTES: The 1st UAC Vessel to enter service in 3219, and still going strong. Used in over 294 missions, including the Dalek crises, the Noctur 4 Invasions, and more recently, paranormal occurrences at Genus Control Centre. FEARLESS CLASS: Mammal Fighter-Frigate HORSEPOWER: 1,100,000 FIREPOWER: 1 triple-barrel maser cannon TOAD CROAKER: Type 1 COMMANDER: Originally Ex-Admiral Jack Slicer, now Colonel Mew. CREW: Originally 5. Now only 1 until new crew can be selected. NOTES: The 2nd ship to be manufactured for the UAC, and completed in 3220. Under Ex-Admiral Slicer, Fearless was used to drive an army of Communists out of Mammal Territory, and made the first manned flight across the Lobster Nebula in 3221. Fearless was lost for 7 years, until Captain O' Hare recovered her on Planet Rigel II. Fearless has recently had a thorough overhaul to help the Fleet, and is now under the command of Colonel Mew. INDEFATIGABLE CLASS: Mammal Fighter-Frigate HORSEPOWER: 1,500,000 FIREPOWER: 1 single-barrel maser cannon TOAD CROAKER: Type 2 COMMANDER: Commander Sirius Dogstar CREW: 5 NOTES: Chairman Pigton commissioned The Indefatigable in 3221, shortly before his death. The Indefatigable was a poor expansion to the Fleet after Toad Attack plundered Planet Warren. Indefatigable has been involved in more than 103 missions since her launch, and she has never since faltered. SCREAMING MIMI CLASS: Mammal Fighter-Frigate HORSEPOWER: 1,500,000 FIREPOWER: 1 quadruple-barrel maser cannon TOAD CROAKER: Type 3 COMMANDER: Captain Mimi LaFleur CREW: 4 NOTES: The third frigate to be commissioned by Pigton (as well as the last) The Screaming Mimi was actually built as a gift to Resistance Leader Mimi LaFleur (a former smuggler) for her valiant efforts to destroy a Toad Climate Converter on Planet Kinear. Screaming Mimi proved to be an excellent edition to the Mammal Fleet, and has continued her progress unabated. VALENTINE (NOW SCRAPPED) CLASS: Mammal Ammunitions Carrier HORSEPOWER: 2,000,000 FIREPOWER: 1 Electromagnetic Forcefield TOAD CROAKER: None COMMANDER: Brigadier Greg Martin (DECEASED) CREW: 2 NOTES: Not officially a part of the UAC Fleet, but did provide the safe passage of explosives and other armaments to other mammal planets. Once attacked by Toads in an attempt to steal rare nuclear warheads, but was defeated by Captain O' Hare. Valentine was destroyed when Nosferretu placed a virus into the computer, and created a supernova over Planet Spectros to destroy the Gammorian Ghostbusters. Commisioned in 3190, she had served the UAC for 35 years before her destruction. FIREBALL XL6 CLASS: World Space Patrol Vessel "Fireball" Class HORSEPOWER: 97,5500 FIREPOWER: 2 Tritomic Missile Launchers, 1 Nosecone coma-cannon TOAD CROAKER: None, but 2 vintage Year-2061 Jetmobiles COMMANDER: Sub-Lieutenant Andrew Norris CREW: 4 NOTES: Recently acquired as part of the Fleet in 3225, Fireball XL6 was once part of the World Space Patrol on Earth, where she was underused, and rumours claimed her responsible for sabotage on sister ship Fireball XL13 (Commanded by Mike Jacks and Freddy June) Fireball XL6 left Earth in 2068, but somehow arrived in the Aniverse after travelling through a Black Hole. She was soon commissioned as a Rescue Ship, and has been involved in the recovery of Fearless from Rigel II and the fall of Toad Control over Noctur 4. GENUS HOME GUARD With the Genus Defence System controlling space defence, a voluntary group known as The Genus Home Guard controls the auxiliary defence. When the small army was formed only three months ago, there were only 30 members, with Captain O' Hare in command. Now, there are 85 recruits, now under the command of former singer, Captain Shirley Squirrel. For those of you who receive only Foundation diplomas or are unable to pass for any diploma in the Graham Institute, then the Genus Home Guard is a last resort. Many of the first troops were retired troops involved in the First Toad Wars, and some were involved in battles long before then. Any person at any age is now entitled to join, and will learn a variety of tactics that the Regular Army would also use. The commanding officers you will obey are as follows: * Captain Shirley Squirrel * Lieutenant Derek Billon * Sgt. Seymour Linen * Corporal Issac Kingston The Home Guard is also known to assist the UAC Fleet in times of crisis, but do not yet have any spaceships. More supplies have been promised for the Home Guard in the near future. EPILOGUE If you have read this book, and would like to do your part in the fight against The Toad Menace, then simply at The UAC Recruitment Centre, 10 Upping Street, Capital City, Genus, G3N-U5. The Home Guard is situated at Sol Avery's Meeting Hall on 15 Don'tlikeitupem Road, Capital City, Genus, 5TUP1D-80Y.