Public Force (Montecara)

Public Force
Fòrça Pùblica
borderless
Founded	17 April 1935
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	College of State
Secretary of Defense and Security	Tulio Brucàt
Chief of Defense	Captain-General Ermàn Manfrìn
Personnel
Military age	17 (voluntary) 18 (compulsory)
Conscription	12 or 18 months
Available for military service	405,036 males, age 15–49 (2020 est.), 395,542 females, age 15–49 (2020 est.)
Reaching military age annually	9,897 males (2020 est.), 9,396 females (2020 est.)
Active personnel	5,655
Reserve personnel	16,875
Deployed personnel	0
Expenditure
Budget	$715 million (2021)
Percent of GDP	0.46% (2021)
Industry
Foreign suppliers	Euclean Community Caldia Template:Country data Estmere Gaullica Werania Etruria
Related articles
History	Solarian War
Ranks	Military ranks of Montecara

The Public Force (Montecaran: Fòrça Pùblica) is the unified military of Montecara. It consists of the Montecaran Army (Exèrçito Montecarà), Montecaran Navy (Armàda Montecarà), Montecaran Air Force (Àeronautica Montecarà), and Corps of Dragoons (Corpo dei Dragòni).

As Montecara is a member of the Euclean Common Defense Treaty Organization (ECDTO), the Public Force collaborates with allied militaries across Euclea. Allied ships make regular calls at the Port of Montecara, and the state is protected by the ECTDO nuclear umbrella.

Under the country's system of citizen service, the bulk of personnel are conscripts serving 12- or 18-month terms, usually from age 18. Both males and females are called up for initial screening, with about two-thirds of males and one-third of females selected for service. Volunteer service is also available for males and females beginning at age 17. Once a conscript's term of service is complete, he or she is considered a qualified soldier and remains on the reserve list until reaching the age of 40 (for other ranks) or 45 (for officers).

Structure

The order of battle diagram for the Montecaran armed forces

Army

Standard of the Brigàda Montecarà

The Montecaran Army is the ground force component of the Public Force.

Navy

The Montecaran Navy is the seaborne component of the Public Force. It is responsible for defending Montecara's territorial waters and exclusive sector in accordance with national and international law. It conducts operations to safeguard Montecaran sovereignty and the safety of its territory and resources, as well as supporting allied forces, conducting search and rescue operations, undertaking maritime law enforcement. It is an entirely professional, volunteer force, and nearly all of its personnel have specialized duties. It includes a company-sized formation of naval infantry.

Air Force

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Montecaran military aircraft roundel

The Montecaran Air force is the aerospace component of the Public Force.

Dragoons

Main article: Corps of Dragoons (Montecara)

The Corps of Dragoons is Montecara's gendarmerie.

Personnel

See also: Military ranks of Montecara

Conscription

Montecara practices conscription for a term of 12 or 18 months, usually beginning at graduation from secondary school at age 18. All able-bodied citizens and permanent residents, male and female, are eligible. New recruits take a battery of physical and academic tests. Based on their results, they may be assigned to a remedial physical fitness course or move directly on to recruit training. The basic training course lasts 12 weeks, during which recruits learn the rudiments of military skills and discipline.

Once a conscript's term of service is complete, he or she is considered a qualified soldier and remains on the reserve list until reaching the age of 40 (for other ranks) or 45 (for officers).

Equipment

Vehicles

Type	Image	Role	Quantity	Year acquired
Armored fighting vehicles
Général BC 40 T		Infantry fighting vehicle	8 in service	2006
Fonan E2		Light armored car	4 in service	2005
Autonomous vehicles
DELFIN		Mine countermeasures / Search and rescue	1 in service	2018
ISE Aigle		Unmanned aerial vehicle	1 system (4 drones) in service	2013
Boats
GL boat		Fast boat / Landing craft	4 in service	2004
MVS boat		Patrol boat	1 in service	2015
Fixed-wing aircraft
IFO Aerocamio		Maritime patrol aircraft / Military transport aircraft	3 in service	1998–1999
Altamecanica Atlante		Maritime patrol aircraft / Military transport aircraft	1 in service	2010
Piàvo 180		Maritime patrol aircraft / VIP transport	1 in service	1995
RUI T-5		Basic trainer	10 in service	1988–2002
Ground utility vehicles
Éclair Ascension		Light utility vehicle	24 in service	2006–2009
Éclair M 150		Heavy cargo truck
Helicopters
HdF 90		Anti-submarine warfare	6 in service
Agùst A109		Military utility helicopter	2 in service

Artillery

Type	Image	Role	Quantity	Year acquired
Mortars
Mortier Tr. 51		107 mm mortar
Mortier Tr. 78		60 mm mortar
Towed artillery
Obusier Tr. 75		105 mm howitzer	6 in service
Obusier Tr. 205		155 mm howitzer	4 in service
Naval artillery
Autotorexìn 13 cm		Coastal artillery	6 in service	1984
MA5		Truck-mounted anti-ship missile system	5 in service	2009

Ships

Class	Image	Ships	Displacement (tonnes)	Commissioned
Corvettes (1 in service)
Triton		ASM Tritòn	1,285	1995
Patrol vessels (6 in service)
Ligio		ASM Ligio ASM Çenturio ASM Pilo ASM Gladio ASM Lòrica ASM Òptio	390	1993-1996
Minehunters (2 in service)
Xile		ASM Xile ASM Sirèna	620	1997
Research vessels (1 in service)
Nereida		ASM Nereida	433	2004
Tugboats (4 in service)
Bigorno		ASM Bigorno ASM Ciriped ASM Anèmone ASM Nautìl	412	1987-1989
Transport ships (2 in service)
Cerèra		ASM Cerèra ASM Convèctor	631	1989
Training ships (1 in service)
Xeno		ASM Xeno	858	1935

Small arms

Model	Image	Type	Caliber	Notes
Handguns
ARS P16		Pistol	5.7×28mm	Standard-issue pistol
Rifles
ARS C2		Assault rifle	5.56×45mm	Standard-issue rifle
ARS F9 TIR		Battle rifle	7.62×51mm	Former standard-issue rifle, many still in stock
ARS STORM	File:Scar L Standard.jpg	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm	In use by select units
SSV 105		Sniper rifle	8.58×70mm
Submachine guns
OKT P.220		General-purpose submachine gun	9×19mm
Machine guns
ARS GMG		General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm
HB.1		Heavy machine gun	12.7×99mm	Used on vehicles and emplacements
Shotguns
Diegennis M/02		Shotgun	12 gauge
Anti-tank and anti-air weapons
NVF PVV-19		Anti-tank weapon	84 mm
MACP-3		Man-portable air-defense system