Fast Carrier Task Force

The Fast Carrier Task Force is an inactive naval formation that occupied the position of the striking force of the Yuktobanian Navy during World War II, then being reactivated under PACODO's Coalition Pacific Fleet right before World War III to become the center striking force of the Coalition Pacific Fleet.

Often regarded as the most powerful naval fleet ever organized by mankind, the force during World War II fought in the Battle of the Philippine Sea and Battle of Leyte Gulf, while also participating in numerous amphibious invasions against the Empire of Japan. During this time, the striking core of the fleet primarily consisted of the Sakhalin-class Aircraft Carriers, the Helman Navy's Foehn-class aircraft carriers, the Enterprisa-class aircraft carrier, and Uzznechz-class aircraft carriers. Combined with numerous light aircraft carriers, the Fast Carrier Task Force during World War II was one of the most powerful fleets set to sail. Escorting the fleet in World War II included numerous heavy cruisers, light cruisers, destroyers, and fast battleships that offered not only radar picket duties, but also heavy anti-aircraft fire and anti-surface capabilities for the fleet via their guns and torpedoes. Further supporting this massive force was a equally large replenishment fleet that allowed the fleet to remain on station practically indefinitely. When the Second World War ended, the fleet was disbanded.

Prior to World War III, the Fast Carrier Task Force was once again reactivated, except instead of a solely Yuktobanian and Commonwealth naval formation, became the centerpiece of the newly organized Coalition Pacific Fleet. This striking force participated in Operation Flicker, regarded as the largest naval battle in human history, as well as supporting forces during the attempted attack of Easter Island, the Luzon campaign before culminating in supporting the invasion of the South American Federation. In this iteration of the fleet, the bulk of the carrier air power was provided by the Commonwealth Navy, with a total of five Carrier divisions being provided to the fleet for a total of 20 aircraft carriers. This was further supported by the Republic of Asia Navy's 4 carrier battle groups (including the new Shenzhen-class aircraft carrier) detached to become part of the Fast Carrier Task Force, and the Royal Canadian Navy's 2 carrier battlegroups in the Pacific. Escorting this massive force of 26 aircraft carriers was a massive escort fleet comprising of one third of all FCS/PAR-2 equipped ships in existence at the time, along with a quarter of the Commonwealth Navy's nuclear powered guided missile cruiser force. The most amount of frigates concentrated in one fleet was also a part of the Fast Carrier Task Force, with the bulk of them defending the Commonwealth Navy's 5 carrier divisions. 20 nuclear attack submarines of the Commonwealth Navy, Republic of Asia Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy supported this massive fleet, along with 12 large replenishment ships from the Commonwealth Navy and Canadian Navy. Following the end of the war, this fleet was disbanded in a similar fashion to it's World War II predecessor.

In both eras, the command structure remained the same principle. During World War II, the Fast Carrier Task Force fell under the command of either the Commonwealth Eleventh Fleet (commanded by Admiral Vladimir F. Aska, or the Commonwealth Fifteenth Fleet (commanded by Nikolai Greshnev). The two admirals rotated positions throughout the war, making it seem to the Empire of Japan that there were actually more naval forces than there currently were. Under the Eleventh Fleet, command of the task force was given to Admiral Vasily Kulakov of the Yuktobanian Navy, while under the Fifteenth Fleet after the Battle of Leyte Gulf command was given to Admiral Levi Gudoch of the Helman Navy. In the last month of the war in preparation for Operation Downfall, command was to have been given to Admiral Drew Lebchok of the Yuktobanian Navy.

During World War III, the fleet was organized underneath the Coalition Pacific Fleet and whoever commanded the overarching PACODO fleet in the Pacific. Participating in Operation Sanna and Operation Flicker was Admiral Enterprisa Tachibana of the Yuktobanian Navy, who selected Admiral Reyna Spruance as commander of the Fast Carrier Task Force. When Enterprisa Tachibana switched after the defense of Easter Island, she was replaced by Admiral Lu Shang, who double hatted as PACODO's Supreme Allied Commander Pacific. Admiral Lu Shang selected Yuktobanian Admiral Tyuna Makarov as the commander of the Fast Carrier Task Force. Admiral Makarov was commander until the end of the war, where she oversaw the disbandment of the fleet once again.