Being a paramilitary service directed towards Civilian Corporations and non-hostile Nations, the Foreign Service is organized differently compared to the rest of the Abwehran Armed Forces (AAF). Instead of being organized into a hierarchy, the Service is a large pool of Squads 1).
Contacting the Foreign Service is relatively simple in nature. Any Corporation or Nation just needs to send a message (encrypted or not) to the Foreign Service's Consumer Information Department, which is responsible for handling all hiring and complaints.
For Native Corporations, the Foreign Service is available to provide added security for a variety of settings from shipboard to VIP. Native Corporations also receive a 40% discount on the total cost of their bill. Paramilitary Mission Types are unavailable for any Corporations.
Foreign Corporations can hire Foreign Service personnel for added protection for their assets. This allows a corporation to know that their cargo and/or assets are in good hands. Paramilitary Mission types are unavailable for any Corporations.
It is more difficult for Foreign Nations to hire Foreign service personnel than civilian Corporations. Hiring personnel from the Foreign Service is restricted to Nation that are non-hostile towards the Abwehran Star Empire. But Nations also gain more options in their hiring guide, including hiring Foreign Service personnel to bolster their military forces as well as provide security.
When hiring Foreign Service personnel, please be warned that the Foreign Service branch is not responsible for any collateral damage caused by FS personnel. Insurance, however, is provided to reimburse damage caused by Foreign Service personnel.
Pricing begins with a Base Price of 4500 Credits (or 1500 KS). From there, the price varies between the mission type, personnel type, number of personnel, and discounts provided to special customers.
Foreign Service personnel assigned to these mission types are to provide security and are not allowed to use lethal force unless their employer is in immediate danger of death or destruction.
| Mission Type | Price per Day (KS) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Location-based | 500 | Providing Security for specific locations such as buildings and archeological sites. |
| Shipboard | 400 | Providing on board Security for Cargo/Passenger Transports. |
| VIP | 800 | Security assigned to specific individuals or groups of individuals |
| Other | 600 | Providing security for anything not listed above. |
| Mission Type | Price per Day (KS) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Black Operations | 4000 | Dangerous missions behind enemy lines that need plausible deniability. |
| Defensive Operations | 1000 | Providing protection for bases, supply lines, etc. |
| Offensive Operations | 2000 | Executing assaults and skirmishes upon enemy targets. |
Customers must hire a minimum of one squad of personnel2).
| Personnel Type | Price per Soldier (KS) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Soldier w/o Equipment | 100 | Individuals hired out to employers who provide them with equipment |
| Security Personnel | 200 | Security equipment provided by Foreign Service |
| Light Infantry | 300 | Lightly Armored Infantry |
| Black Ops Personnel | 500 | Specialized individuals in Black Operations |
| Heavy Infantry | 800 | Heavily Armed Infantry in Powered Armor |
Added to the cost by Personnel Type, these modify the price based upon the experience of the Squad in question.
| Squad Experience | Modifier |
|---|---|
| Rookies led by Experienced Leader | 0.5 |
| Experienced Squad | 1.0 |
| Experienced Squad led by Veteran | 1.5 |
| Veteran Squad | 2.0 |
Discounts are added after all the costs have been totaled.
Let's say a Foreign Corporation wants to order four squads of Security Personnel to provide security for one of their warehouses for a period of one Month. First, comes the 1500 KS Base Price. A warehouse is a location-based mission type for Security, which is 500 KS per day or 15000 KS for the month. Four squads of security personnel means a minimum total of 200 KS per Soldier or 4800 KS total. The employer wants three Rookie Squads and one Experienced one. The Modifiers are added on a squad-per-squad basis and since all the squads are six-individuals strong, it would 1200 times the modifier. This lowers the Personnel cost to 3000 KS in all.
The full calculation would look something like this:
( 1500 + ( 500 * 30 ) + ( ( (1200 * 0.5 ) *3 ) + 1200 ) ) = 19,500 KS
Now comes the discounts. Since the customer has ordered a Platoon worth of personnel, they get a 15% discount. Since it is a Foreign Corporation, this is the only discount they receive.
The Calculation now concludes:
( 19500 - ( 19500 * 0.15 ) ) = 16,575 KS
The Foreign Corporation must pay the Foreign Services a total of 16,575 KS in order to hire a platoon of Security personnel to protect their warehouses for a month.
This page was originally created on 2013/01/21 14:21 by abwehran_commander.