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Revision as of 19:53, 29 October 2019

Blackhelm Confederate Army
LUESzVm.png
Active1997 – present
(Current form)
CountryBlackhelm Confederacy
AllegianceVaries determined on branch
TypeArmy
Size7.1 million
HeadquartersMinistry of the Army, Paradise City
Motto(s)Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo
Commanders
Current
commander
General Marcus Blueshield

The Blackhelm Confederate Army represents the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Blackhelm Confederacy, formed from parts of the collapsing Imperial Exponential Army in 1997. The formation of these forces posed economic challenges after the collapse of the Empire, and required reforms to professionalize the force during the transition.

Since 1997, the army has withdrawn many thousands of troops from former Imperial garrisons abroad, while remaining extensively committed to the Backlands War, peacekeeping, and other operations in the Imperial successor states. The army is currently involved in the Yellosian War, and recently took part in the Battle of Port Blacksand.

The Blackhelm Confederate Army encapsulates the Confederate Ground Forces, Airborne Troops and Venatores loyal to the Senate. The Marines, also loyal to the Senate, the Airborne Guard Imperial Guard, and Honor Guard loyal to the chancellor, and Town Guard units with localized loyalties across the nation, as well as well as private, tribal, and other local units are not incorporated into this, and instead fall under other categories.

Mission

Blackhelm Confederate soldiers equipped with AR-3 assault rifles on maneuvers in the bush.

The primary responsibilities of the Blackhelm Confederate Army are the protection of the state borders, combat on land, the security of occupied territories, and the defeat of enemy troops. The Army must be able to achieve these goals both in nuclear war and non-nuclear war, especially without the use of weapons of mass destruction. Furthermore, they must be capable of protecting the national interests of the ISBC within the framework of its international obligations.

The Main Command of the Army is officially tasked with the following objectives:

  • The training of troops for combat, on the basis of tasks determined by the Armed Forces' General Staff.
  • The improvement of troops' structure and composition, and the optimization of their numbers, including for special troops.
  • The development of military theory and practice.
  • The development and introduction of training field manuals, tactics, and methodology.
  • The improvement of operational and combat training of the Army.

History

Post-Imperial Reforms

War in Egyptiansstan

Reclamation of the Hesperidesian Union

Reforms under Eaglebrand

Equipment

Small Arms

Pistols

Name Type Cartridge Origin Photo Notes
RAP-440 Pistol .40 Smith&Wesson  Blackhelm Confederacy RAP440.jpg Standard service side arm

Assault Rifles

Name Type Cartridge Origin Photo Notes
AR-3 Bullpup Assault Rifle 7.62x39mm  Blackhelm Confederacy AR-3.png 30-round magazine. Main service rifle of Confederate Ground Forces.
AR-2 Assault Rifle 7.62x39mm Blackhelm Confederacy Empire of Exponent FARA 83.JPG 30-round magazine, former main service rifle, still in use with tribal militias. Many kept in reserve stocks. Some improved in limited use with special police units and Town Guard.

Rocket and missile systems

Name Type Diameter Origin Photo Notes
GCL-00 Incendiary rocket launcher 80mm  Ionicus Xaopa88.png Re-loadable quad launcher used to fire incendiary and chemical warheads.
PCP-15 Anti-tank rocket launcher 99mm  Blackhelm Confederacy PCP-15.jpg Re-loadable launcher with a variety of munitions available.
Te-23 Pardus Anti-tank missile 127 mm  Blackhelm Confederacy Ingwe ATGM.jpg Multipurpose long-range beam-riding precision guided missile launched from several Confederate military vehicles.

Infantry Mortars

Name Type Diameter Origin Photo Notes
OB-4 Assault Mortar Lightweight mortar 60mm Blackhelm Confederacy Empire of Exponent M4Mortar-Denel-Land-System.jpg
B14 Capra Mortar 82mm Blackhelm Confederacy Empire of Exponent 2B14 Podnos at "Engineering Technologies 2010" forum.jpg

Vehicles

Tanks

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
XM-2 Main battle tank 5,760  Blackhelm Confederacy XM@.jpg
XM-1 Main battle tank 2,388  Blackhelm Confederacy XM1.jpg Currently being withdrawn from frontline service.
CC-58 Main battle tank ~700 Blackhelm Confederacy Empire of Exponent CC-58.jpg All in in reserves

Infantry Fighting Vehicles

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
BMP-3 Infantry fighting vehicle 6,500 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Engineering Technologies - 2012 (1-35).jpg
BMD-3 Infantry fighting vehicle 2,500 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR BMD-3 1.jpg

Personnel Carriers

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
BTR-90 Armoured personnel carrier 10,000 Flag of Russia.svg Russia TB2015ExhibitionP1-26.jpg
BTR-70 Armoured personnel carrier 7,000 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR BTR70 002.jpg

Other Vehicles

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
Or-21 Light Tactical Vehicle Light Utility Vehicle ~250,000  Blackhelm Confederacy Adsertor.jpg
Boerbol Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle 1,280 Lydenburg 675125.pngLydenberg Boerbol.png
Pionierpanzer AY2-AVEE 'Hindenburg' Combat Engineering Tank 2,340  Yohannes QTxbu.png
PT-76BC Amphibious Light Tank 4,325 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR/ Blackhelm Confederacy Verkhnyaya Pyshma Tank Museum 2012 0181.jpg
Schroder Gun Truck Mk.2 Armored truck 300  The Empire of Common Territories Schroder Gun Truck Mk.2B.png

Artillery

Towed

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
D-20 152 mm gun-howitzer 2,032 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Verkhnyaya Pyshma Tank Museum 2012 0116.jpg
D-74 122 mm field gun 2,188 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Saddam-Era Military Hardware outside Amna Suraca Prison and Torture Center - Sulaimani-Suleimaniya - Kurdistan - Iraq.jpg
D-30 122 mm howitzer 2,664 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30).jpg
G5 155mm howitzer 1,845 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa G5 Howitzer1.JPG
T57 106mm recoilless rifle 12,167 Blackhelm Confederacy Empire of Exponent T57.jpg
2S12 Sani Heavy mortar ??? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR 2S12 Sani (heavy mortar system) 2.jpg
2B9 Vasilek Gun-mortar ??? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR 2B9 Vasilek mortar-4058.JPG

Self-propelled

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
2S7 Pion 203mm Self-Propelled Howitzer 737 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Armata samobiezna 2S7 Pion.jpg
2S19 Msta 152mm Self-Propelled Howitzer 2,022 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR 2S19 Msta-S of the Ukrainian Army.jpg
2S25 Sprut-SD 125mm Self-Propelled Gun 691 Flag of Russia.svg Russia 2008 Moscow Victory Day Parade (59-18).jpg
2S31 Vena 120mm Self-Propelled Mortar 408 Flag of Russia.svg Russia 2S31 Vena at "Engineering Technologies 2010" forum (2).jpg
2S34 Hosta 120 mm Self-Propelled Mortar 457 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Slovak 2S1 Gvozdika.jpg
ASU-85 85mm Self-Propelled Gun 442 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR ASU-85 6 Dywizji Powietrznodesantowej.jpg Used exclusively by airborne troops
C-476 106mm Self-Propelled Recoilless Rifle 12,841 Blackhelm Confederacy Empire of Exponent C-476woods.jpg

Rocket Artillery

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
BM-21 Grad 122 mm multiple rocket launcher 4,760 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR 9P138.jpg
BM-27 Uragan 220mm Multiple Rocket Launcher 1,149 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR 9K57 Uragan 2.jpg
TOS-1 220mm Thermobaric Rocket Launcher 207 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR ТОС-1А Буратино на репетиции парада 4.5.2010.jpg

Anti-Aircraft

Towed

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
ZPU-4 Anti-aircraft Gun Anti-aircraft machine gun ??? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR ZPU-4 DM-SC-91-12077.JPEG
ZU-23-2 Towed 23 mm Anti-Aircraft Twin Autocannon ??? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Zu-23-2-belarus.jpg
AZP S-60 57mm Anti-Aircraft Autocannon ??? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR S-60-57mm-hatzerim-1.jpg
Bofors 40 mm gun 40mm Anti-Aircraft Autocannon ??? Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Bofors-p004596.jpg

Self-propelled

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
CP-2000 CIWS ???  Blackhelm Confederacy CP-2000A.jpg
ZSU-23-4 SPAAG ??? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR ZSU-23-4 Shilka 01.jpg
9K22 Tunguska SPAAG ??? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR 2008 Moscow Victory Day Parade - 9K22 Tunguska.jpg
9K37M3 Buk Medium range SAM ??? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR VDayParadeRehearsal2009-01.JPG
S-300V4 Long-range SAM ??? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR 9K81 S-300V launcher.jpg
9K330 Tor-M1 Tracked SAM system ??? Flag of Russia.svg Russia Tor-M1 SAM (1).jpg
Pantsir-S1 Transportable gun/SAM system ??? Flag of Russia.svg Russia Pantsir-S1 (4714423748).jpg
S-400 Triumf Mobile surface-to-air missile system ??? Flag of Russia.svg Russia S-400 Triumf SAM.png

Aircraft

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
UH-2 Outback Utility Helicopter 1,674 Atria.png ATRIA Defense Solutions Outback.png
Mil Mi-2 Utility Helicopter 937 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Krzesiny 106RB.JPG
Mil Mi-24 SuperHind Mk.V Attack Helicopter 742 Flag of Russia.svg Russia Mi-24 Super Agile Hind on ground 2006.jpg
Mil Mi-26 Heavy Transport Helicopter 512 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR Russian Air Force Mi-26 Beltyukov.jpg
Mil Mi-28 Attack Helicopter 381 Flag of Russia.svg Russia Ми-28-no-balloons.JPG
Kamov Ka-52 Attack Helicopter 347 Flag of Russia.svg Russia Ka-52 at MAKS-2009.jpg
Maksimov Ma-36 Utility Helicopter 112  Nikolia Russian Air Force Ka-60.jpg
AMOr-5 Vesuvius Heavy Transport Helicopter 112  Blackhelm Confederacy Vesuvius.png