Scilly Isles Rifles

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The Scilly Isles Rifles is an infantry platoon garrisoned on the Isles of Scilly of which is based to garrison and defend the islands to ensure civil security and protection of the islands. The platoon is comprised of one infantry section, one special weapon section armed with mortars and heavier weaponry and a artillery battery armed with 2 L118 artillery guns.

Operations

The Scilly Isles Rifles is mostly a ceremonial unit however acts as a reservist garrison of which main purpose is to garrison and defend the Isles of Scilly and support local law enforcement and the coast guard.

Garrison

The Scilly Isles platoon is stationed at Hugh Barracks on the Isles of Scilly, the barracks encompasses the main island of which it is in proximity to the airport and heliport on the island and has access to coast guard helicopters.

Structure

• HQ Detachment
• Scilly Detachment (infantry)
• Grimsby Detachment (infantry)
• Hugh Detachment (artillery)

History

The Scilly Isles Rifles was established on the 4th of August 2024 by the Irish Army when Ireland occupied the islands from the United Kingdom during the Reclamation wars. The Irish Army passed over the islands to the Cornish Defence Force on the 30th of September when Ireland established the Republic of Cornwall. Since then the unit has acted as a reservist garrison occupied with defending the islands and its inhabitants.

On the 4th of October 2024 the Rifles was given a small artillery detachment of two guns to better improve the islands strength and readiness. It was considered to establish a naval base on the islands turning the Rifles from a platoon too a company with an additional platoon being added to garrison the base however these plans were never finalised and abandoned due to the Cornish economy being increasingly lessed focused on the military.

The unit has never seen any form of combat and has been considered for de-activation and to devolve the defence of the archipelego to the local Isles of Scilly Constabulary however these plans were not put in place due to the islands being used by other units of the military and so current installations would be required to be maintained by a local force, with the addition of the Irish Sea being increasingly used to smuggle drugs and weaponry.