Forsvarsstyrken

Littish Armed Forces
Forsvarsstyrken
Motto	For land og folk (For country and people)
Founded	1913
Current form	1965
Service branches	Hæren Flåden Flyvevåbnet Civilforsvaret
Headquarters	Klinstrup
Leadership
Prime Minister	Albert Simonsen
Chief of Defence	Martin Feldt
Personnel
Military age	18 years of age
Conscription	No (since 2006)
Active personnel	78,000 (2021)
Reserve personnel	23,500 (2021)
Expenditure
Budget	$16.2 billion (2021)
Percent of GDP	3,7% (2021)

Forsvarsstyrken (The Defence Force) is the armed forces of Littland whose purpose is the defence of Littland. It also supports international peacekeeping efforts and provides humanitarian aid. As of 2021 Forsvarsstyrken has a strength of 78.000 active military personnel along with 23,500 in reserve. The current Minister of Defence is Sebastian Anker with the Chief of Defence, responsible for more immediate military matters, being Martin Feldt.

History

As part of the establishment of the Federal Republic of Littland, the old Armed Forces were disbanded and Forsvarsstyrken was founded in 1913. Under the first Minister of Defence, Mogens Vernersen, the new armed forces were properly set up and updated with modern equipment such as its first tanks in 1923. The new structure, compared to the previous armed forces, focus more on the ability of each soldier and an officer corps that had earned their title and had proper experience as opposed to given officer titles to nobles under the Kingdom. Conscription during this time lasted 12 months.

In 1963, the Littish Constitution was changed, and with it came a reorganization of Forsvarsstyrken. Part of this reorganization included conscription being cut down to 6 months, as well as allowing for opt-out in specific conditions, officially establishing an Airforce branch (having previously operated under the Army) as well as other changes. Also, part of the reorganization was the creation of Civilforsvaret which would function as a reserve and incorporated parts of the national emergency management forces.

Conscription was abolished in 2006 and ever since Forsvarsstyrken hasn't been above 250,000 active personnel, which some experts say could weaken national security long-term. Most notably was the decrease in military funding from around 6% down to 2,5% of GDP, so new priorities for military spending also followed, with the Airforce and Navy getting more funding than the Army. Military spending has slightly increased under current Prime Minister Albert Simonsen, in power since 2016, with the stated goal of eventually reaching 6% before 2025 and modernizing the equipment of the Army. The current logo system was introduced in 2012.

Branches

Army

Main article: List of equipment of the Littish Army

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  PT-91 MBT

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  DANA self-propelled artillery

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  Boxer APC/AFV

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  Tiger attack helicopter

Hæren is Littlands Army and consists of 3 divisions, the army is the largest branch of the Littish military with almost 59.000 active personnel. The Army largely focuses on infantry warfare, but still has sizeable mechanized and armored capabilities.

Navy

Main article: List of active Littish Navy ships

Flåden is Littlands Navy and has 73 ships of varying sizes and a combined personnel of around 11.000. The commissioned ships include 5 corvettes, 42 patrol vessels as well as 27 auxiliary vessels. The ships are organized into 3 task forces. Task Force 1 and 3 are stationed at Klinstrup Naval Base, while Task Force 2 is stationed at Aalhavn Naval Base. All Task Forces have a varying amount of auxiliary ships.

Airforce

Flyvevåbnet is Littlands Airforce as well as its best maintained and funded branch, it has 8.000 active personnel and 128 aircraft of different types. As of 2021 the Airforce uses 6 air bases around Littland, the largest of these, Kaslund Flyvebase, was originally opened in 1921 and also functions as the headquarters for Flyvevåbenet.

Flyvevåbnet Inventory (2021)
Aircraft	Type	Variant	In service	Notes
Eurofighter Typhoon	Multirole	Tranche 3	73	22 on order
F-10 Vanguard	Multirole	J-10A	25	being phased out
Eurocopter Tiger	Attack Helicopter		10	flown for the Army
C-130J Super Hercules	Transport	KC-130J	2
Sikorsky CH-53	Transport	CH-53GA	12	3 on order
Panavia Tornado	Training Aircraft		6

Home Guard

Civilforsvaret (The Civil Defence) is Littlands Home Guard and emergency management force. It consists of 23,500 personnel who also acts as the army reserve. Only in times of tension and war can the High Command take command over the Home Guard. The Home Guard uses a variety of different civilian transport vehicles and have the C7 Rifle as their standard rifle.

Structure

The current structure of the Littish army was changed in 2012 as part of an army reorganization. The 1st Armored Division was created as part of this reorganization. All Divisions are now under the direct command of the Army High Command located in Klinstrup. There are two Infantry Divisions and one Armored Division, the 1st Infantry Division is larger than the 2nd Infantry Division.

• High Command, in Klinstrup
  • 1st Infantry Division - Officium Et Supra
    • I Mechanized Infantry Regiment, in Halling
    • I Engineer Regiment, in Aalhavn
    • I Artillery Regiment, in Tirslund
    • I Support Regiment, in Lerte
  • 2nd Infantry Division - In Actis Esto Volucris
    • II Mechanized Infantry Regiment, in Gistrup
    • II Artillery Regiment, in Skinnerup
    • II Support Regiment, in Lerte
  • 1st Armored Division - Celeriter et secure
    • I Armored Regiment, in Frankerup
    • III Mechanized Infantry Regiment, in Rødskov
    • III Support Regiment, in Alestrup