French involvement in the Europe after 2001.

[Adm.Lee]

Small teams and agent networks are all I've been thinking the French would be able to do for a while. Were I them, I would be wanting to collect intelligence from the east as much as possible, with an eye to influencing things in a pro-French direction.

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Adm.Lee

Small teams and agent networks are all I've been thinking the French would be able to do for a while. Were I them, I would be wanting to collect intelligence from the east as much as possible, with an eye to influencing things in a pro-French direction.

Or drop off teams of Australian SAS by sub in Poland to pick up a package, as in Twilight Encounters. BTW, has anyone come up with a possible back story behind that one?

[Targan]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

Or drop off teams of Australian SAS by sub in Poland to pick up a package, as in Twilight Encounters. BTW, has anyone come up with a possible back story behind that one?

No, but here's an idea. They needed the best in the world for a mission, and got them.

[Legbreaker]

They needed more spare parts for their MP-5's and stupidly trusted the Frence to drop them off in Germany?

There could be any number of reasons, but I just can't think of any particularly important ones. Australia has just come out of a war with Indonesia which resulted in the near total destruction of Australia's naval and air assets. It's also popssible that we're engaged in Korea as part of the UN forces there. There are indications also that Australians are located on Cyprus carrying out peacekeeping duties with the UN.

With all that activity elsewhere, I'm not so sure an SAS mission in devastated Poland would be all that high up on the list of priorities...

[Rainbow Six]

Originally Posted by John Farson

So with all these issues, I'd say France has its work cut out just trying to keep things together, never mind going off on foreign adventures except for the aforementioned small teams and individual agents. I can see the French in the Middle-East because of the oil, but I don't see them doing much in Africa. The only thing I could come up with is setting up transportation nodes in the African coast, to safeguard the Middle-East oil shipments from pirates and the like. But stuff like interfering in Canada, or South America, or Asia... I dunno. I just don't think they have the resources for that.

There's a lot of oil in Algeria, which is just a short hop across the Med from Marseille, but there's also a lot of history between France and Algeria, so I have no clue how that might play out?

Would the French be in a position to try and reconquer Algeria to take control of the oil fields by force? Mo mentioned the possibility of French troops being in Tunisia - might the French and the Tunisians make a joint move against the Algerians? Perhaps Morocco might also be involved on the French side?

That said would they really want to invade Algeria? I think there are a lot of French citizens of Algerian descent living in France, and making military moves against the mother country might spark off a whole wave of internal disorder. Also, are they already getting enough oil and gas from their partners in the Middle East?

But wouldn't it be better to be in control of your own supplies rather than rely on others?

Or perhaps some sort of negotiated agreement be possible?

(Of course, there's every possibility that the Algerian refineries might have been nuked, in which case it may be a moot point.)

[Legbreaker]

Where exactly is France going to be getting it's oil, gas, coal and other energy resources from anyway? What reserves exist within it's borders and what can it rely on to be delivered each and every time it's needed?
It's all well and good to say oil is coming from the middle east, but how exactly is it being transported. There's no way it'd be by pipeline up through Turkey and it's a fair bet the Suez has been nuked so you won't catch anyone wanting to sail through there even if it is still open.
Coming over land through Palestine or Israel is not likely to happen either so we're left with the posibility of a long voyage down around the bottom of Africa with all the attendant piratical risks.

That of course is just oil, what about coal, iron and other ores, and all the other things needed to support a modern society? Traditional trading partners such as the UK and the USA are history, as is just about everyone in Europe, the middle east and as can be seen in another thread in a post about Libya, northern Africa.

To me France might have avoided the general war, but they're by no means unscathed. France simply has more of it's infrastructure and military in working order, but it's still got all the problems everyone else does regarding feeding, clothing and keeping the populace warm.

[Rainbow Six]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

It's all well and good to say oil is coming from the middle east, but how exactly is it being transported. There's no way it'd be by pipeline up through Turkey and it's a fair bet the Suez has been nuked so you won't catch anyone wanting to sail through there even if it is still open.
Coming over land through Palestine or Israel is not likely to happen either so we're left with the posibility of a long voyage down around the bottom of Africa with all the attendant piratical risks.

Which is exactly why I'm suggesting the French might consider a move against Algeria to secure easier access to oil and gas supplies.

[Mohoender]

Interesting thoughts

Originally Posted by Rainbow Six

There's a lot of oil in Algeria, which is just a short hop across the Med from Marseille, but there's also a lot of history between France and Algeria, so I have no clue how that might play out?

Not a problem (accessibility will be) as France is already a prime customer for Algerian gas. My cousin is actually spending two-third of his time in a life base located in the middle of the Sahara and pumping oil. However, I would count Algeria to be facing a full-scale civil war and Oran and Skikda would probably have been nuked (they are the main oil terminal)

Originally Posted by Rainbow Six

Would the French be in a position to try and reconquer Algeria to take control of the oil fields by force? Mo mentioned the possibility of French troops being in Tunisia - might the French and the Tunisians make a joint move against the Algerians? Perhaps Morocco might also be involved on the French side?
That said would they really want to invade Algeria? I think there are a lot of French citizens of Algerian descent living in France, and making military moves against the mother country might spark off a whole wave of internal disorder. Also, are they already getting enough oil and gas from their partners in the Middle East?

We wouldn't put a finger in the Djebels again. It's like asking if US wants to conquer Vietnam or USSR get involved again in Afghanistan. Not a chance!! In addition, Algeria has plenty of youth to make your life hell and plenty with french citizenship able to carry devastating terrorist actions. For my part I consider that Morocco was nuked for being too suportive of NATO. Tunisia, however, is on French side and, may be and only may be, they can be running a few unofficial oil operations in the deep sands of Algeria. No need to invade, you'll just have to deal with constant attack from Tuaregs.

France getting oil from the Middle East is one of the inconsistancy of T2K (IMO). Why would you get it from there when you already get plenty from Cameroon and Gabon and some from Tunisia? That doesn't rule out the French presence, however, as it is strategically more than important.

Originally Posted by Rainbow Six

But wouldn't it be better to be in control of your own supplies rather than rely on others?

What France would get from others would be bonus only (probably a good path for negociation and that would be the sole justification for the Middle East Oil). First, France produces some oil. Not much but that would be used only by the army. Second under T2K coal mines would have been reopened in France, Belgium and Saarland . Third and more importantly, what about the North Sea? HMG still controls a few wells, you can expect that this is also the case for Norway (harder for Netherlands). And of course, France which has the planes, the warships, and the tankers would sit idle. They are not that stupid! Of course, their oil terminals on the Atlantic have been destroyed but one still exists in Marseille (I join a small Map). More important T2K nukes Ghent (why I still don't understand). Nevertheless, if you go with that France still has access to Ostende/Zeebruge (Belgium) and that is an oil teminal located right on the North Sea. Anyway, it wouldn't be that difficult for the French to build a new oil terminal at one of the remaining Atlantic Port (Bordeaux, Boulogne, Brest, Cherbourg, Lorient, Roscoff, Saint Malo...)

Originally Posted by Rainbow Six

Or perhaps some sort of negotiated agreement be possible?

That is definitely possible. The French letting Algerian pirates do what they please in exchange for some oil. However, as you say Algerians oil terminal would have been destroyed and that cannot represent much.

[Rainbow Six]

Thanks Mo, interested on your take on Algeria. I'd agree that there are a number of places along the west coast of Africa that could supply France with oil (I wonder what would have happened to Nigeria - I'd imagine it must have been hit by a few nukes in 1997 or 1998).

A Franco Tunisian alliance seems perfectly reasonable, but I appreciate that Tunisia might not be able to produce enough on its own to meet French needs. I do like the idea of the Tunisians operating clandestinely in Algeria though.

I would question your suggstion of a French move against the North Sea platforms though. In an earlier post you asked what would be the point in getting involved in a war with NATO...isn't there a risk that making a move against those fields might risk conflict with the British?

Whilst I think I've made it clear in previous posts that I envisage the French interfering in British affairs, with a view to keeping the UK destabilised for as long a time as possible, I do think that it would be important to the French that such interference would be subtle, covert, and most importantly deniable. I really don't see the French wanting to get involved in a shooting war with the UK, and I don't know if making a grab on some of our oil rigs might lead to that. Sure, you can argue that the French military would be far superior to the British in 2000, but we're still a nuclear power and could cause some hurt to France (as obviously they could to us - but who has the most to lose?)...that's partly why I think that whilst relations between France and the UK might be a little cool there would be a line that neither side would want to cross.

If on the other hand you are talking about the French taking over some abandoned British rigs and operating them clandestinely, that's a whole different matter...no problem with that at all. I also think any rigs in Dutch waters would be fair game - after all, France has already invaded Holland, so seizing Dutch oil rigs is only an extension of that.

Cheers

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

With all that activity elsewhere, I'm not so sure an SAS mission in devastated Poland would be all that high up on the list of priorities...

Maybe they needed to rescue another badly-needed politician...

[Mohoender]

Originally Posted by Rainbow Six

I would question your suggstion of a French move against the North Sea platforms though. In an earlier post you asked what would be the point in getting involved in a war with NATO...isn't there a risk that making a move against those fields might risk conflict with the British?

Whilst I think I've made it clear in previous posts that I envisage the French interfering in British affairs, with a view to keeping the UK destabilised for as long a time as possible, I do think that it would be important to the French that such interference would be subtle, covert, and most importantly deniable. I really don't see the French wanting to get involved in a shooting war with the UK, and I don't know if making a grab on some of our oil rigs might lead to that. Sure, you can argue that the French military would be far superior to the British in 2000, but we're still a nuclear power and could cause some hurt to France (as obviously they could to us - but who has the most to lose?)...that's partly why I think that whilst relations between France and the UK might be a little cool there would be a line that neither side would want to cross.

Very good points and I have to agree with them. I agree that seizing Dutch rigs is a better option. Still, talking of the line and cool relation there might be some ground for negociations that I totally overlooked. I can sea the French, despite their chilly relations with HMG negotiate several of these oil rigs in return for an access to a french refinery and for protection by the French military. I always had the idea of France doing its best to weaken UK just because the French are playing in its backyard. With what you pointed out I can see some serious reasons to negociate for both. For France it would be a less hazardous way to get British neutrality and for HMG it would be the best way to get the means to reconquer england quickly. Still Wales and Scotland can be part of a separate negociation. All that could lead to an interesting development and to a very bad news for the Dutch (much in the way of the Valladolid debate). Must be the wallon part of me thinking here

[Targan]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

With all that activity elsewhere, I'm not so sure an SAS mission in devastated Poland would be all that high up on the list of priorities...

But it did happen. It is canon. The mini-adventure "What's Polish for G'day".

[Legbreaker]

Originally Posted by Rainbow Six

I wonder what would have happened to Nigeria - I'd imagine it must have been hit by a few nukes in 1997 or 1998.

Payback for all the internet and mail scams....

Originally Posted by Targan

But it did happen. It is canon. The mini-adventure "What's Polish for G'day".

True, but it seems very odd to me. There just doesn't seem to be any reason they should be there.
I suppose that's they whole point though - keep the PCs off balance and questioning what's actually going on around them.

[Targan]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

True, but it seems very odd to me. There just doesn't seem to be any reason they should be there.
I suppose that's they whole point though - keep the PCs off balance and questioning what's actually going on around them.

Maybe they walked there from the Middle East theatre LOL. The SAS do love their long range foot patrols.

[kato13]

I attributed it to a thrice a year or so submarine transit between France and Australia of unique and/or critical items. Australia may not have had enough cargo to send back to France on one trip so they sent a four man team. Then they would have assets in Europe just in case they needed them. (To grab RESET for example)

[Legbreaker]

That crack about the French sub could have been just smoke and mirrors too...
Gotta keep quiet about what's really going on.

[Webstral]

Originally Posted by Mohoender

I agree and that's what I mean when saying that France doesn't want to go at war with NATO (the blind eye or eye left at all).

I disagree with your view on Quebec for one simple reason: at that time France can impose it's will to any other power whenever it wants. If it doesn't do it, it can only be explained through popular pressure. France is the only country left with a significant number of nukes and it can oblitare either what is left of Russia or the US. That's a hell of an argument. It also has a surviving intact and expending navy (the Richelieu came to existance) and can cut US troops from supply at will anywhere in the world. The main weakness of France is an insufficient population.

We're to believe, then, that the Soviet Union doesn't hit the French naval bases at Brest and Marseilles (?) because...

Webstral

[Legbreaker]

Note also that France did not close it's borders until late winter, early spring of 1998, aproximately 6 months after the first nukes were used and about 2-3 months after long range strategic targets were hit.
Up until this time, the Pact could have been excused for thinking France and Belgium were supporting Nato even they they did not have troops on the front lines.

[Rainbow Six]

Originally Posted by Webstral

We're to believe, then, that the Soviet Union doesn't hit the French naval bases at Brest and Marseilles (?) because...

Webstral

There is precedent for this - according to canon the Soviets didn't nuke any of the major Royal Navy bases in the UK - neither Portsmouth nor Plymouth appear on GDW's target lists. Indeed in the Survivor's Guide to the UK Portsmouth is now the national capital.

[Legbreaker]

And people are living in Warsaw after three nukes....

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

And people are living in Warsaw after three nukes....

Reading that module, all I can say is, "You call that living?"

[Abbott Shaull]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

Reading that module, all I can say is, "You call that living?"

You won't hear the cockroaches complaining...

[Dog 6]

In my games France surrenders to NATO in early 2000 after a short, but hard fought air and naval battle. NATO sinks the french navy including all ssn and ssbn, hits french irbm's and nukes Paris.

[Mohoender]

Originally Posted by Webstral

We're to believe, then, that the Soviet Union doesn't hit the French naval bases at Brest and Marseilles (?) because...

Webstral

- Because Brest is not listed as destroyed in the game.

- Because we have no naval base in Marseille. It is in Toulon.

I have no doubts that the Soviet knew about that but according to several wargames (from US, Sweden...), it seems that if the bombing was to come from NATO, we have a chance.

- More important, because France is neutral and if you nuke either of these, the country gets in the war.

- Because, according to the game, France was subjected to nukes in order to deny use of its oil facilities (Boulogne, Cherbourg and Nantes). Brest has none. Marseille should have been destroyed but it is noted as the most important port to be still in action.

Whatever, if you target France, I agree with you. For my part France enters the war but revert to neutrality just before the nukes and negociate a separate peace with the Pact. Then, the Soviets keep to their word and the nukes hitting France are coming from NATO.

[Mohoender]

Originally Posted by Dog 6

In my games France surrenders to NATO in early 2000 after a short, but hard fought air and naval battle. NATO sinks the french navy including all ssn and ssbn, hits french irbm's and nukes Paris.

I can accept that but why that late??? How did NATO managed to do that in 2000????

[James Langham]

Reading through the old posts to look for things I've missed for my background and thought I would put in my notes on the French Foreign Legion:

1999
n a cynical policy the French accept many foreigners living in France into the Foreign Legion (although the period of service required for French citizenship is extended from 3 years to 5 from 1st January). Training is brutal and almost all the foreign volunteers are posted to the Middle East (where the French government thinks they are far enough away not to cause trouble). This has the benefit for the French of gathering up a lot of violent foreigners who are in France illegally (strength rises from 7,000 to a peak of 40,000). The volunteers gain French citizenship provided they can survive their service..

[Targan]

Originally Posted by Mohoender

I can accept that but why that late??? How did NATO managed to do that in 2000????

Very good question. I'm assuming that campaign had a very different Twilight War timeline compared to canon.

[Mohoender]

This is only thoughts and units are given at full strength.

Légion Etrangère
With time, the Legion Etrangère had been seriously reduced but with the war, it expended again reaching as many as 17970 Manpower in the course of the war (Still this is only one third of the number of troop it had counted in 1940). Moreover, unlike what was done prior to the conflict, it was formed into an independent combat formation.
- Détachement de la Légion Etrangère Ã* Mayotte (DLEM) : 250 Men
Heir to the troops that were established at Madagascar, this unit has been moved out of Mayotte when it became obvious that French troops had to leave the territory. The unit is now established at La Reunion.
- 13e Demi-Brigade de la Légion Etrangère : 1700 Men, 12 VBL, 12 ERC-90, 8 VAB T20, 58 VAB, 6 MO-120
Sometimes before the Twilight War, that unit had been reduced to 800 men but it is expended shortly before the conflict to reach its previous manpower of 1700 Men. To note, reconstitued compagnies are using soft-skinned vehicles such as the P4 and the VLRA.
- 1er Régiment Etranger (1er RE) : 600 Men
A prewar administrative unit, it is upgraded to a combat formation long after the beginning of the war.
- 1er Régiment Etranger du Génie (1er REG) : 980 Men
A second engineer unit, it is created prior to the war.
- 1er Régiment Etranger Parachutiste (1er REP) : 700 Men, 20 MO120
A light infantry unit, heir to a regiment that was disolved in 1961 the unit is created during the course of the war and, like its predecessor, is given a company of heavy mortar.
- 1er Régiment Etranger de Cavalerie (1er REC) : 900 Men
For thrity years this regiment had been the only survival armored unit of the Legion Etrangère and provided the adequate punch when needed. Its AMX-10RC are a match for most tanks except the most modern ones.
o Escadron de Commandement et de Logistique (ECL)
o Escadron d’administration et de soutient (EAS)
o 4e Escadron d’éclairage et d’investigation (EEI, 24 VBL, 4 VAB T20)
o 1er, 2e, 3e et 5e Escadron de Combat (2 VBL, 12 AMX-10RC)
- 2e Régiment Etranger du Génie (2e REG) : 920 Men
A third engineer regiment, it is created during the war when it became obvious that more of these specialized units were needed.
- 2e Régiment Etranger Parachutiste (2e REP) : 1190 Men, 8 VBL, 8 VAB T20, 58 VAB, 6 MO-120
A true special force regiment, this unit is sent out whenever it is needed.
- 2e Régiment Etranger d’Infanterie (2e REI) : 1230 Men, 16 VBL, 16 VAB T20, 119 VAB, 12 MO-120
This unit of armored infantry existed prior to the war an is often sent along with the 1e REC.
- 2e Régiment Etranger de Cavalerie (2e REC) : 600 Men
Heir to a regiment that had been disolved in 1962, the unit is created again in 1993 and partially equipped with vehicles that had been recently taken out of service. It is a much lighter force than its counterpart.
o Escadron de Commandement et de Logistique (ECL)
o Escadron de Reconnaissance et d’Intervention Anti-Char (ERIAC, 32 VBL)
o 1er Escadron de Combat (3 VBL, 12 ERC-90)
o 2e et 3e Escadron de Combat (12 AML-90)
- 3e Régiment Etranger Parachutiste (3e REP) : 500 Men
The smallest of the three paratrooper regiment, heir to a short lived unit dissolved in 1955, it is constituted late in the war.
- 3e Régiment Etranger d’Infanterie (3e REI) : 800 Men, 6 VAB T20, 39 VAB
An infantry unit, it is only equipped with a small number of armored vehicles.
- 4e Régiment Etranger (4e RE) : 800 Men
Before the conflict that unit was the instruction regiment of the Legion Etrangère. With the conflict it was given full combat capability but remains light infantry.
- 5e Régiment Mixte du Pacifique (5e RMP) : 600 Men
Heir to the « Régiment du Tonkin », the unit had lost his name in 1984 but was again renamed RMP shortly before the war. The unit is located in the Pacific and allies engineers to infantry.
- 6e Régiment Etranger du Génie (6e REG) : 750 Men
The most ancient engineer unit, the regiment is heir to the historical 6e REI.
- 11e Régiment Etranger d’Infanterie (11e REI) : 1000 Men
- 12e Régiment Etranger d’Infanterie (12e REI) : 1000 Men
These two motorized regiments (the 11e and 12e) had been created at the beginning of the Twilight War. Each is equipped with P4, VLRA, GBC and 6 heavy mortars.
- 21e Régiment des Volontaires Etranger (21e RVE) : 1100 Men
- 22e Régiment des Volontaires Etranger (22e RVE) : 1240 Men
- 23e Régiment des Volontaires Etranger (23e RVE) : 1080 Men
When the RVEs were created (after the first nukes had fallen and mostly from the first wave of refugees), these last baddly equipped units were not considered true members of the Legion by the others. In that, they had a common point with there WW2 counterparts. However, also like their WW2 counterparts, they fight surprisingly well when needed and finally earn their place among the Foreign Legion.

[Mohoender]

ARMEE DE L’AIR
With the increasing tensions that existed before the Twilight War, France greatly increased its air force, reestablishing a number of units that had been dissolved over time. This was achieved by the introduction of new aircrafts but also through the implementation of a modernization program that allowed for a rapid extension of the Armée de l’Air at an affordable cost. On one hand, the Rafale program was accelerated, the Mirage 2000 entered the line in greater number and the Mirage III/5 were modernized to the Mirage 50M standards. On the other hand, many units were maintained as several historical squadrons were activated again. The bomber component was maintained and expended again.

Although this OOB is fictionnal, all units and bases have existed or exist.

- BA113 Saint Dizier
o 1er Escadre de Chasse (1er EC)
EC 1/1 Corse : Jaguar (dissolved in 1966)
EC 2/1 Morvan : Jaguar (dissolved in 1966)
o 7e Escadre de Chasse (7e EC)
EC 1/7 Provence : Rafale
EC 2/7 Argonne : Rafale
EC 3/7 Languedoc : Rafale
o 94e Escadre de Bombardement (94e EB)
EB 2/94 Marne : Mirage IV (dissolved in 1988)
- BA102 Dijon
o 2e Escadre de Chasse (2e EC)
EC 1/2 Cigognes : Rafale
EC 2/2 Côte d’Or : Mirage 2000
EC 3/2 Alsace : Mirage 2000
EC 4/2 Coq Gaulois : Mirage 2000 (dissolved 1950)
- BA103 Cambrais
o 12e Escadre de Chasse (12e EC)
EC 1/12 Cambresis : Mirage F1
EC 2/12 Picardie : Mirage 2000
EC 3/12 Cornouaille : Mirage 2000
- BA104 Le Bourget
- BA105 Evreux
o 64e Escadre de Transport (64e ET)
ET 1/64 Bearn : Transall
ET 2/64 Anjou : Transall
ET 3/64 Bigorre : Noratlas (dissolved in 1981)
- BA106 Bordeaux Merignac « Capitaine Croci »
o 92e Escadre de Bombardement (92e EB)
EB 1/92 Bourgogne : Mirage 2000D (dissolved in 1974)
EB 2/92 Aquitaine : Mirage 2000D (dissolved in 1974)
- BA107 Villacoublay
o 65e Escadre de Transport (65e ET)
ET 1/65 Vendôme : Broussard, Twin Otter
ETE 2/65 Rambouillet : TBM-700
ETC 3/65 Commercy : ATR-42
- BA110 Creil
o 10e Escadre de Chasse (10e EC)
EC 1/10 Parisis : Mirage F1 (dissolved in 1985)
EC 2/10 Seine : Mirage F1 (dissolved in 1985)
EC 3/10 Loire : Mirage 50M (dissolved in 1985)
- BA112 Reims
o 30e Escadre de Chasse (30e EC)
EC 1/30 Valois : Mirage F1
EC 2/30 Normandie-Niemen : Mirage F1
EC 3/30 Lorraine : Mirage F1
o 62e Escadre de Transport (62e ET)
ET 1/62 Vercors : Transall (dissolved in 1978)
ET 2/62 Anjou : Noratlas (dissolved in 1978)
ET 3/62 Ventoux : Broussard, TBM-700 (dissolved in 1974)
- BA115 Orange
o 5e Escadre de Chasse (5e EC)
EC 1/5 Vendée : Mirage 2000
EC 2/5 Ile-de-France : Rafale
EC 3/5 Comtat Venaissin : Mirage 2000
o 91e Escadre de Bombardement (91e EB)
EB 3/91 Cevennes : Mirage 2000D (dissolved in 1983)
- BA116 Luxeuil
o CITAC 339 : TBM-700
o 4e Escadre de Chasse (4e EC)
EC 1/4 Dauphiné : Mirage 2000D
EC 2/4 La Fayette : Mirage 2000D
EC 3/4 Flandres : Mirage 2000D
EC 4/4 Ardennes : Mirage 2000 (dissolved in 1950)
o 94e Escadre de Bombardement (94e EB)
EB 3/94 Arbois : Mirage 2000D (dissolved in 1983)
- BA118 Mont de Marsan
o ECE 5/330 : Rafale
o 91e Escadre de Bombardement (91e EB)
EB 1/91 Gascogne : Mirage IV
o 93e Escadre de Ravitaillement en Vol (93e ERV)
ERV 3/93 Landes : KC135
- BA120 Cazaux
o ETO n°1 : Alpha Jet
o ETO n°2 : Alpha Jet
o 8e Escadre de Chasse (8e EC)
EC 1/8 Saintonge : Alpha Jet
EC 2/8 Nice : Alpha Jet
o 91e Escadre de Bombardement (91e EB)
EB 2/91 Bretagne : Mirage IV
- BA123 Orléans
o CIET 340 : Transall, Hercules
o 61e Escadre de Transport (61e ET)
ET 1/61 Tourraine : Transall
ET 2/61 Franche-Comté : Hercules
ET 3/61 Poitou : Transall
- BA124 Strasbourg
o 33e Escadre de Reconnaissance (33e ER)
ER 1/33 Belfort : Mirage F1
ER 2/33 Savoie : Mirage F1
ER 3/33 Moselle : Mirage F1
ER 4/33 Fumasol : Mirage 50M
- BA125 Istres
o 93e Escadre de Ravitaillement en Vol (93e ERV)
ERV 1/93 Aunis : KC135
- BA128 Metz
o 54e Escadre Electronique (54e EE)
EE 1/54 Dunkerque : Puma, Transall
- BA132 Colmar
o 13e Escadre de Chasse (13e EC)
EC 1/13 Artois : Mirage 50M
EC 2/13 Alpes : Mirage 50M
EC 3/13 Auvergne : Mirage F1
- BA133 Nancy
o 3e Escadre de Chasse (3e EC)
EC 1/3 Navarre : Jaguar
EC 2/3 Champagne : Jaguar
EC 3/3 Ardennes : Jaguar
- BA135 Cognac
o EFMS : Fouga Magister
o GE 315 : Fouga Magister, Epsilon
o 6e Escadre de Chasse (6e EC)
EC 1/6 Ouarsenis : Mirage 50M (dissolved in 1960)
EC 2/6 Oranie : Mirage 50M (dissolved in 1960)
- BA136 Toul
o 11e Escadre de Chasse (11e EC)
EC 1/11 Roussillon : Jaguar
EC 2/11 Vosges : Jaguar
EC 3/11 Corse : Jaguar
- BA141 Toulouse
o GE 316 : Alpha Jet
o CIET 340 : Hercules
o 9e Escadre de Chasse (9e EC)
EC 1/9 Limousin : Mirage F1 (dissolved in 1965)
EC 2/9 Auvergne : Mirage F1 (dissolved in 1965)
- BA188 Djibouti
o 21e Escadre de Chasse (21e EC)
EAA 2/21 Aurès : Jaguar (dissolved in 1964)
o 30e Escadre de Chasse (30e EC)
EC 4/30 Vexin : Mirage F1
- BE701 Salon de Provence
o DV 05/312 : Tucano, Epsilon
- BE702 Avord
o GE319 : TBM-700
o EFIPN 307 : Fouga Magister
o 36e Escadre de Détection Aéroportée (36e EDA)
EDA 1/36 Berry : E-3 Sentry
EDA 2/36 Nivernais : E-3 Sentry
o 93e Escadre de Ravitaillement en Vol (93e ERV)
ERV 2/93 Sologne : KC135
o 94e Escadre de Bombardement (94e EB)
EB 1/94 Guyenne : Mirage 2000D
- BE705 Tours
o GE 314 : Alpha Jet
- BE725 Chamberry
o CIEH 341 : Ecureuil
- BE745 Aulnat
o GE 313 : Fouga Magister (dissolved in 1985)

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DA : Division Alpine (Alpine Division)
DAM : Division Aéromobile (Airmobile Division)
DB : Division Blindée (Armored Division)
DI : Division d’Infanterie (Infantry Division)
DIM : Division d’Infanterie Mobilisée (Reserve Infantry Division)
DIMa : Division d’Infanterie de Marine (Naval Infantry Division)
DLB : Division Légère Blindée (Light Armored Division)
DP : Division Parachutiste (Airborne Division)
BSPP : Brigade des Sapeur-Pompiers de Paris (Paris Fire Brigade)
DBLE : Demi-Brigade de la Légion Etrangère (Half-Brigade of the Foreign Legion)
RA : Régiment d’Artillerie (Artillery Regiment)
RAMa : Régiment d’Artillerie de Marine (Naval Artillery Regiment)
RCR : Régiment de Circulation Routière (MP Regiment, pretty much)
RCS : Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (Command and Support Regiment)
RDP : Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes (Airborne Regiment)
RE : Régiment Etranger (Administrative Regiment of the Foreign Legion)
REC : Régiment Etranger de Cavalerie (Light Armored Rgt of the Foreign Legion)
REG : Régiment Etranger du Genie (Engineer Regiment of the Foreign Legion)
REI : Régiment Etranger d’Infanterie (Infantry Regiment of the Foreign Legion)
REP : Régiment Etranger Parachutiste (Airborne Regiment of the Foreign Legion)
RG : Régiment du Génie (Engineer Regiment)
RH : Régiment de Hussards (Armored Recon Regiment)
RHC : Régiment d’Hélicoptères de Combat (Helicopter Regiment)
RIMAP : Régiment d’Infanterie de Marine du Pacifique (Naval Infantry Regiment)
RMat : Régiment du Matériel (Support Regiment)
RMP : Régiment Mixte du Pacifique (Mix Regiment, largely engineer)
RPIMa : Régiment Parachutiste d’Infanterie de Marine (Naval Airborne Regiment)
RSMA : Régiment du Service Militaire Adapté (Overseas School Regiment)
RT : Régiment du Train (Transport Regiment)
RTrans : Régiment de Transmission (Signal Regiment)
BCS : Bataillon de Commandement et de Soutien (Command and Support Battalion)
BIMa : Bataillon d’Infanterie de Marine (Naval Infantry Battalion)
DLEM : Détachement de Légion Etrangère Mayotte (Mayotte Foreign Legion Group)