Military Bases in Cyberia

__NOCATEGORYGALLERY__ Cyberian Military Bases (CMBs), sometimes referred to as Castles, are officially delimited military installations within the borders of the Antarctic State (AS), that are entirely owned and operated by the Unitary Government of Cyberia, and harbor great concentrations of active and reserve members of the Antarctic State Military nearing 100% in each base.

The number of publicly disclosed CMBs outnumbers the number of civilian cities by exactly three; being that there are 33 CMBs compared to 11 cities. To date, there are some 8 million servicemembers occupying CMBs, with an average of 65,000 personnel inhabiting minor bases, and an average of 660,000 in major bases. Each military base in the Antarctic State holds within its borders a myriad of assets that are invaluable to the AS government and the personnel that inhabit these bases, including everything from rations and uniforms, to tanks and jets.

Features and Roles
The average Cyberian Military Base roughly takes up 115 sqmi in area. Though cities are much larger than bases, CMBs in general bear some resemblance to civilian cities in that they have much the same accommodations to basic quality of life, such as residential districts and public/private transportation infrastructure. However, the main differences between cities and CMBs are the fact that the workmanship of the public is much more focused on meeting the needs of the government as opposed to meeting the needs of the self, and the facilities with which to exercise such government workmanship take up the majority of the land allotted to these bases. One notable need that the government maintains, is a completely self-sustaining 24/7 operation that is wholly independent of civilian agency, which CMBs have long since come to do very well at.

A large majority of CMBs are owned and operated by the Department of Defense, while a select few are operated by other departments.

Castles
Major military bases, otherwise known as "castles", are grandiose pillars of military might, rife with both defensive and offensive power. Castles serve as key anchor points in government projection and control the country and its inhabitants, akin to capital cities. Castles are best known as the main bases of operation where departments of the AS government exercise the bulk of their control from, and as such are heavily defended on mote than just the physical level.

Most castles bear a particularly glaring feature; an extremely broad and deep dry moat surrounding the inner border to the base proper, akin to man-made canyons. These moats are officially referred to as "standoffs", most of them slope down very steeply about 30 ft below surface-level, and most extend no more than 3.25 mi from border to border. Multiple roads serve to bridge the gap between city and castle, though they are so sparsely placed that it is difficult to see from one to the other with the naked eye. These roads are known to be heavily guarded by Security Forces manning gates at both ends. Standoffs are standalone castle defenses, meaning their area is not factored into the area taken up by the military bases they protect.

Castle Ramiel — the largest base in the country in area and population — has taken their standoff several steps further than other major military bases, in that 1) their standoff extends 10 mi from border to border, 2) it drops down 100 ft from surface-level, 3) the standoff floor is riddled with anti-personnel mines, and 4) it is continuously surveilled via both aircraft and ground-based means.

Coastal Guards
The majority of minor bases are known to serve the purpose of coast guard, in that they are dotted along the coast of the country, and generally operate as horizon scanners and rapid naval and aircraft deployment fortifications.

Coast guard bases are tasked with keeping a watchful eye on the country's surroundings both above and below sea level, and responding accordingly to threats as soon as they appear, no matter how large or small.

Facilitating rapid launch and recovery of interceptor aircraft, coast guard runways are fitted with electromechanical CATOBAR systems and crews that operate and maintain them. These ground launch systems are capable of sending out small and even large aircraft upwards of 200 mph every 50 seconds. For rapid recovery, several lengths of metal cable are strung at the landing edge of the same runways, which assist small planes in coming to a complete stop in a fraction of the runway length needed for a conventional landing.

All coastal guard bases maintain an interconnected array of over-the-horizon radar and other tracking systems, blanketing the coast and well beyond it in 24/7 surveillance in the pursuit of spotting and tracking a multitude of craft and other items of interest, including its own. All coast guard bases keep one another informed seamlessly through a country-wide tracking system, in which any one base can observe the data or lack thereof securely streamed in from other bases.

Military Prisons
Though the vast majority of military prisons are present inside of a larger military base, there are two prisons that are standalone facilities outside of modern civilization. They are known as the prisons of Komsomolskaya and Storozh. Komsomolskaya is a prison reserved for those found guilty of one or more serious felonies, while Storozh is used for housing death row inmates as well as executing them when the time comes. As opposed to being staffed with Security Forces, military prisons are almost exclusively staffed with personnel of the Riot Control Corps.

Security Forces
With the exception of military prisons, all CMBs have an extensive military police organization that is headed by the Department of Justice, dubbed the Security Forces (SF). The SF operate similarly to Section 1 Police in the context that the SF is the first and foremost policing agency when it comes to protecting the peace, order, personnel, and assets present on military installations. This means that they regulate exit and entry, patrol roads and buildings, conduct inspections, issue traffic citations, respond to emergencies, escort high-profile individuals, and more.

List of Cyberian Military Bases
Below is a list of all 33 Cyberian Military Bases organized by and within the Antarctic State. The list is in alphabetic order with their official names.