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| unit_name = [[Talahara|TCDF Black Guard Corps]]
| unit_name = [[Talahara|UCDF Black Guard Corps]]
| native_name = ⵛⴰⵛⵀⴰⵜ ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⵯⴰⴱⴰⵛⴰⵏ</br>''Šašhat I’Daf’a’abašan''
| native_name = ⵛⴰⵛⵀⴰⵜ ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⵯⴰⴱⴰⵛⴰⵏ</br>''Šašhat I’Daf’a’abašan''
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| role = {{wp|Land warfare}}
| role = {{wp|Land warfare}}
| size = 119,500
| size = 119,500
| command_structure = [[Talaharan Commune Defense Forces]]
| command_structure = [[United Communes Defense Forces]]
| garrison =
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| battles = {{Collapsible list
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| {{nowrap|[[Talaharan Civil War]]}}}}
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The '''Talaharan Black Guard Corps''' ({{wp|Central Atlas Tamazight|Takelat}}: ''Šašhat I’Daf’a’abašan N'Talahara''; ⵛⴰⵛⵀⴰⵜ ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⵯⴰⴱⴰⵛⴰⵏ ⵏ'ⵜⴰlⴰⵀⴰⵔⴰ), officially the '''Talaharan Commune Defense Forces Black Guard Corps''' and commonly referred to as the '''Black Guards''', is a community militia branch or national guard of the [[Talaharan Commune Defense Forces]]. Both the oldest and largest branch of the TCDF, the Black Guard Corps is a volunteer organization of part-time members. The Black Guard Corps's members live in their own communities and work in normal industries. However, they also dedicate a significant amount of time to training and other activities associated with the national defense of [[Talahara]]. On average, Black Guards have a greater number of training hours than reservists in most armies, though proportionally they dedicate more time to service. In addition, Black Guards are limited to territorial defense and cannot assist in offensive actions or deployments. The term "Black Guard" can be used to refer to the Black Guard Corps as a whole, regiment-sized guard units in the force, or individual members of the force, interchangeably.
The '''Talaharan Black Guard Corps''' ({{wp|Central Atlas Tamazight|Takelat}}: ''Šašhat I’Daf’a’abašan N'Talahara''; ⵛⴰⵛⵀⴰⵜ ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⵯⴰⴱⴰⵛⴰⵏ ⵏ'ⵜⴰlⴰⵀⴰⵔⴰ), officially the '''United Communes Defense Forces Black Guard Corps''' and commonly referred to as the '''Black Guards''', is a community militia branch or national guard of the [[United Communes Defense Forces]]. Both the oldest and largest branch of the UCDF, the Black Guard Corps is a volunteer organization of part-time members. The Black Guard Corps's members live in their own communities and work in normal industries. However, they also dedicate a significant amount of time to training and other activities associated with the national defense of [[Talahara]]. On average, Black Guards have a greater number of training hours than reservists in most armies, though proportionally they dedicate more time to service. In addition, Black Guards are limited to territorial defense and cannot assist in offensive actions or deployments. The term "Black Guard" can be used to refer to the Black Guard Corps as a whole, regiment-sized guard units in the force, or individual members of the force, interchangeably.


Unlike the rest of the TCDF, the size of the Black Guard Corps is not limited by statute. As of 2022, the total number of Black Guards is 119,500. This equates to an average of 95 service members per Local Council Region, though the distribution of Black Guard units is not consistent across the country. Many of these members are not standard militia members of the Black Guard Corps, but rather perform administrative functions for the branch or other service branches of the TCDF. The typical Local Council Region is thus able to support two platoons of combat-ready Black Guards.
Unlike the rest of the UCDF, the size of the Black Guard Corps is not limited by statute. As of 2022, the total number of Black Guards is 119,500. This equates to an average of 95 service members per commune, though the distribution of Black Guard units is not consistent across the country. Many of these members are not standard militia members of the Black Guard Corps, but rather perform administrative functions for the branch or other service branches of the UCDF. The typical commune is thus able to support two platoons of combat-ready Black Guards.


While small units of the Black Guard Corps maintain the typical Talaharan advancement system based on elections and seniority, the appointment of officers differs. Rather than qualified candidates being put forward for election, Local Legislative Councils appoint officers subject to ratification by the entire Local Council Region. Units that span multiple council regions are subject to coordination between councils. At the Defense Committee, the Black Guard Corps has two seats as with any other branch. The senior representative is District Colonel Akzi 'Albun. The enlisted representative is Sergeant Amastan Tsahana.
While small units of the Black Guard Corps maintain the typical Talaharan advancement system based on elections and seniority, the appointment of officers differs. Rather than qualified candidates being put forward for election, Communal Legislative Councils appoint officers subject to ratification by the entire commune. Units that span multiple communes are subject to coordination between Communal Councils. At the Defense Committee, the Black Guard Corps has two seats as with any other branch. The senior representative is District Colonel Akzi 'Albun. The enlisted representative is Sergeant Amastan Tsahana.


==History==
==History==
===Origin===
===Origin===
The Black Guards emerged in the early period of the [[Talaharan Revolution]] as peoples' militias opposed to both the Third Talaharan Kingdom and the competing Constitutional Republic of Talahara. The organization of different Black Guard units varied greatly, but in general the militias were radically democratic units who accepted combatants from all walks of life. The name of the forces came from the black banners and armbands the members used to identify with the people's cause. The first Black Guard movements carved out independent communities, some forming alliances with neighbouring communities. With the arrival of Ziri Akli, a revolutionary scholar and organizer in February 1836, the Commune Council was founded as a central coordinating body for the various Black Guard units.
The Black Guards emerged in the early period of the [[Talaharan Civil War]] as peoples' militias opposed to both the Third Talaharan Kingdom and the competing Liberal Republic of Talahara. The organization of different Black Guard units varied greatly, but in general the militias were radically democratic units who accepted combatants from all walks of life. The name of the forces came from the black banners and armbands the members used to identify with the people's cause. The first Black Guard movements carved out independent communities, some forming alliances with neighbouring communities. With the arrival of Ziri Akli, a revolutionary scholar and organizer in February 1836, the Commune Council was founded as a central coordinating body for the various Black Guard units.


By April 1836, the Black Guards was between 8,000 and 9,000 strong. The Commune Council had convinced many units to consolidate a foothold in Takalt. For many, this meant abandoning villages, fields, and mines to pick up arms and fight the monarchists and capitalists. By mid-summer, the area from the hills west of Takalt to the Tyreseian border were under Communard control. The fall of 1836 brought another coup for the Communards as the 3rd, 5th, and 6th regiments of the Royal Talaharan Army defected to their cause, forming the Central Commune Army. In the west of the country, Yisraeli forces landed in northern Kirthan and annexed the region into a protectorate. Many of the displaced residents fled east to join the Communards.
By April 1836, the Black Guards was between 8,000 and 9,000 strong. The Commune Council had convinced many units to consolidate a foothold in Takalt. For many, this meant abandoning villages, fields, and mines to pick up arms and fight the monarchists and capitalists. By mid-summer, the area from the hills west of Takalt to the Tyreseian border were under Communard control. The fall of 1836 brought another coup for the Communards as the 3rd, 5th, and 6th regiments of the Royal Talaharan Army defected to their cause, forming the Central Commune Army. In the west of the country, Yisraeli forces landed in northern Kirthan and annexed the region into a protectorate. Many of the displaced residents fled east to join the Communards.


Over the next year, the Third Kingdom was battered into a few noble household guards and warlords. The Constitutional Republic and the Commune Council remained the two major belligerents of the conflict. While the Central Commune Army became the driving force of Communard offenses, the Black Guards defended against Republican raids and offenses, reinforced cities and forts, and protected workers. In January 1838, Communard forces had encircled the capital of Maktarim. A short-lived Black Guard Navy was organized to counter Republican ships, quickly succeeding in locking down the harbour.
Over the next year, the Third Kingdom was battered into a few noble household guards and warlords. The Liberal Republic and the Commune Council remained the two major belligerents of the conflict. While the Central Commune Army became the driving force of Communard offenses, the Black Guards defended against Republican raids and offenses, reinforced cities and forts, and protected workers. In January 1838, Communard forces had encircled the capital of Maktarim. A short-lived Black Guard Navy was organized to counter Republican ships, quickly succeeding in locking down the harbour.


The Constitutional Republic of Talahara fell in June 1838. The Commune Council convened and set a mandate of writing a new constitution for the country but also arrived at a consensus for the interim form of governance. One of the interim measures called for the dissolution of the Central Commune Army, leaving the Black Guards as the sole military power in the Commune, albeit a decentralized and democratic force.  
The Liberal Republic of Talahara fell in June 1838. The Commune Council convened and set a mandate of writing a new constitution for the country but also arrived at a consensus for the interim form of governance. One of the interim measures called for the dissolution of the Central Commune Army, leaving the Black Guards as the sole military power in the United Communes, albeit a decentralized and democratic force.  


===Modern form===
===Modern form===
In the years following the revolution, the Black Guards were largely demobilized to their home communities. Despite demobilization for most units, the retained cohesion, training, and supplies made them a major stabilizing factor and successfully dissuaded foreign invasions and opposition to the revolutionary state. Many other units remained engaged in hunting down remnant monarchist and capitalist warbands. At the same time, the Black Guards struggled to remobilize into a large-scale offensive force. Plans to retake northern Kirthan from the Yisraeli-backed Protectorate of Tarshish never came to fruition.
[[File:Le défilé de la libération - Tunis.jpg|210px|thumb|right|Black Guards practice marching in Weskera, c. 1940]]
In the years following the Civil War, the Black Guards were largely demobilized to their home communities. Despite demobilization for most units, the retained cohesion, training, and supplies made them a major stabilizing factor and successfully dissuaded foreign invasions and opposition to the revolutionary state. Many other units remained engaged in hunting down remnant monarchist and capitalist warbands. At the same time, the Black Guards struggled to remobilize into a large-scale offensive force. Plans to retake northern Kirthan from the Yisraeli-backed Protectorate of Tarshish never came to fruition.


In order to supplement the land power of the Black Guards and protect the Talaharan stretch of the Rubric Coast, the Talaharan Navy was founded in 1845. The Black Guards's irregular nature and niche of territorial defense was further enshrined in 1854 with the formation of the [[Talaharan Army Corps]], one year after the Talaharan Navy and the Black Guards were renamed to the Navy Corps and Black Guard Corps, respectively.
In order to supplement the land power of the Black Guards and protect the Talaharan stretch of the Rubric Coast, the Talaharan Navy was founded in 1845. The Black Guards's irregular nature and niche of territorial defense was further enshrined in 1854 with the formation of the [[Talaharan Army Corps]], one year after the Talaharan Navy and the Black Guards were renamed to the Navy Corps and Black Guard Corps, respectively.
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Over the course of the next century, the Black Guards remained an important civic and military fixture in a defensive capacity. However, the Black Guard Corps was not mobilized for either the Annexation of Amara, nor the Liberation of Kirthan. During the [[Social War]], a number of Talaharan Black Guards were likely among Tyreseian volunteers who travelled to Latium to assist the Latin Social Republic. The effort ultimately failed and the Social Republic fell in 1947. As offensive participation fell beyond the mandate of the branch, any evidence of Black Guard activity in the war effort was suppressed, though culturally some fighters were seen as martyrs for international socialism.
Over the course of the next century, the Black Guards remained an important civic and military fixture in a defensive capacity. However, the Black Guard Corps was not mobilized for either the Annexation of Amara, nor the Liberation of Kirthan. During the [[Social War]], a number of Talaharan Black Guards were likely among Tyreseian volunteers who travelled to Latium to assist the Latin Social Republic. The effort ultimately failed and the Social Republic fell in 1947. As offensive participation fell beyond the mandate of the branch, any evidence of Black Guard activity in the war effort was suppressed, though culturally some fighters were seen as martyrs for international socialism.


In the present day, Black Guards have less cultural capital but remain an important component of the TCDF. Many administrative and auxiliary tasks in the unified armed forces are fufilled by semi-civilian specialists who operate through the Black Guards. Furthermore, the Black Guard Corps is relied upon for national defense plans and a significant amount of personnel and equipment.
In the present day, Black Guards have less cultural capital but remain an important component of the UCDF. Many administrative and auxiliary tasks in the unified armed forces are fufilled by semi-civilian specialists who operate through the Black Guards. Furthermore, the Black Guard Corps is relied upon for national defense plans and a significant amount of personnel and equipment.


==Structure and organization==
==Structure and organization==
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The structure of the Black Guard Corps differs significantly from that of the Army Corps, adhering more closely to the legislative structure of the United Communes of Talahara than to a military organization. Each commune raises a company of Black Guards. The size of a company can vary between two and four platoons. Auxiliary staff such as medical professionals and administrators are siloed off into auxiliary companies. At present, there are 1,250 communes in Talahara and thus there are 1,250 Black Guard companies of varying strengths.
!Western District
 
!Northern District
Groups of 25 companies are made into "black guards", regiment-equivalent units which are organized at the Regional Council level. Each black guard is subdivided into five battalions, each with five companies. Black guards generally count between 2,300 and 2,500 troops. One of the five battalions in a black guard is a tank battalion, another is an artillery battalion, and the remainin three are infantry battalions. Mechanization is uncommon and the bulk of the Black Guard forces are light infantry.
!Central District
!Southern District
!Eastern District
|-
|
*8th Black Guard
*12th Black Guard
*14th Black Guard
*34th Black Guard
*37th Black Guard
*38th Black Guard
*39th Black Guard
*41st Black Guard
*42nd Black Guard
*44th Black Guard
|
*1st Black Guard
*7th Black Guard
*16th Black Guard
*17th Black Guard
*26th Black Guard
*33rd Black Guard
*35th Black Guard
*43rd Black Guard
*45th Black Guard
*49th Black Guard
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*3rd Black Guard
*9th Black Guard
*11th Black Guard
*18th Black Guard
*23rd Black Guard
*24th Black Guard
*25th Black Guard
*27th Black Guard
*29th Black Guard
*30th Black Guard
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*2nd Black Guard
*5th Black Guard
*6th Black Guard
*28th Black Guard
*32nd Black Guard
*36th Black Guard
*40th Black Guard
*46th Black Guard
*47th Black Guard
*48th Black Guard
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*4th Black Guard
*10th Black Guard
*13th Black Guard
*15th Black Guard
*19th Black Guard
*20th Black Guard
*21st Black Guard
*22nd Black Guard
*31st Black Guard
*50th Black Guard
|}


The structure of the Black Guard Corps differs significantly from that of the Army Corps, adhering more closely to the legislative structure of the Talaharan Commune than to military organization. Each Local Council Region raises a company of Black Guards. The size of a company can vary between two and four platoons. Auxiliary staff such as medical professionals and administrators are siloed off into auxiliary companies. At present, there are 1,250 Local Councils in Talahara and thus there are 1,250 Black Guard companies of varying strengths.  
The auxiliary forces of the Black Guard Corps are also organized into auxiliary guard units at the Regional Council level. An auxiliary guard may be an auxiliary administrative guard or an auxiliary medical guard unit. These units may be seconded on a long or short-term basis to the administrative or medical divisions of other branches of the UCDF.


Groups of 25 companies are made into "black guards", regiment-equivalent units which are organized at the Superior Council Region level. Each black guard is subdivided into five battalions, each with five companies. Black guards generally count between 2,300 and 2,500 troops. At least one of the five battalions in a black guard is a tank battalion. Three of the five battalions are infantry battalions. Mechanization is rare and most are simple light infantry. The last battalion is an artillery battalion. There are 50 black guards in Talahara, distributed across five military districts.
The core of the Black Guard Corps's military doctrine is area defense, primarily in defense-in-depth. While Black Guard companies are raised in local communities, black guard units are frequently deployed around the country for exercises and preparing for multi-stage defense plans. In case of invasion, the Black Guard Corps can activate and mobilize units from across the country. Different defense plans exist for a number of scenarios, including land, sea, and air invasions from each cardinal direction, or multiple invasions at once.


The auxiliary forces of the Black Guard Corps are also organized into auxiliary guard units at the Superior Council level. An auxiliary guard may be an auxiliary administrative guard or an auxiliary medical guard unit. These units maybe seconded on a long or short term basis to the administrative or medical divisions of other branches.
The most common strategic unit in battle organization is the battalion. Entire black guard units are occasionally grouped together for large-scale manoeuvres, particularly groups of tank battalions taken from a cross-section of black guards in a district. However, due to an emphasis on static defense, maintaining extended fronts, and unit cohesion for comparatively untrained groups, units smaller than a battalion are rarely directly accounted for in battle plans.


==Equipment==
==Equipment==
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|{{wp|SPECTRA helmet|Tryamut 42}}
|{{wp|SPECTRA helmet|T42}}
| style="background:white;"|[[File:Casque-spectra-2.JPG|center|150px]]
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|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
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|colspan=2|Constructed from proprietary polyethylene fibres, protects against fragmentation and pistol-calibre bullets
|colspan=2|Constructed from proprietary polyethylene fibres, protects against fragmentation and pistol-calibre bullets
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|{{nowrap|{{wp|M40 Field Protective Mask|'Awansunfas 40}}}}
|{{nowrap|{{wp|M40 Field Protective Mask|FA40}}}}
| style="background:white;"|[[File:2007 NCO and Soldier of the Year Competition - Warrior Tasks Testing DVIDS54681.jpg|center|150px]]
| style="background:white;"|[[File:2007 NCO and Soldier of the Year Competition - Warrior Tasks Testing DVIDS54681.jpg|center|150px]]
|{{flag|Ostrozava}}
|{{flag|Ostrozava}}
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!Notes
!Notes
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|{{wp|FAMAS|Raza 78T2}}
|{{wp|FAMAS|M28T2}}
| style="background:white;"|[[File:Rifles FAMAS.jpg|center|250px]]
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|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
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|Standard service rifle
|Standard service rifle
|-
|-
|[[PAL|TA-WMJ 04TT]]
|[[RAL#M12.2FM62|M12T1]]
| style="background:white;"|[[File:FN-FAL belgian noBG.png|center|250px]]
| style="background:white;"|[[File:Mas62.png|center|250px]]
|{{flag|North Ottonia}}</br>{{flag|Ostrozava}}
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|{{wp|Battle rifle}}
|{{wp|Battle rifle}}/{{wp|designated marksman rifle}}
|{{wp|7.5×54mm}}
|{{wp|7.5×54mm}}
|Imported rifles, converted to 7.5mm
|Rear echelon rifle and DMR
|-
|-
|{{wp|MAS-49 rifle|Baz 5T4}}
|{{wp|MAS-49 rifle|M99/6T4}}
| style="background:white;"|[[File:MAS 49 56.JPG|center|250px]]
| style="background:white;"|[[File:MAS 49 56.JPG|center|250px]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|{{wp|Battle rifle}}/{{wp|Designated marksman rifle|DMR}}
|{{wp|Designated marksman rifle}}
|{{wp|7.5×54mm}}
|{{wp|7.5×54mm}}
|Former service rifle, conversion to DMRs
|Former service rifle, DMR
|-
|-
|{{wp|MAC 50|Isk 00}}
|{{wp|MAC 50|AK00}}
| style="background:white;"|[[File:MAC-50 detoured.jpg|center|120px]]
| style="background:white;"|[[File:MAC-50 detoured.jpg|center|120px]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
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|Standard service pistol
|Standard service pistol
|-
|-
|{{wp|AA-52|StKbA 2T3}}
|{{wp|AA-52|SK2T3}}
| style="background:white;"|[[File:Porte ouverte 18RT-15 juin 2009 arme militaire03.jpg|center|240px]]
| style="background:white;"|[[File:AA52.png|center|250px]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|{{wp|Medium machine gun}}
|{{wp|Medium machine gun}}
|{{wp|7.5×54mm}}
|{{wp|7.5×54mm}}
|Section support weapon
|Section support and vehicle-mounted weapon
|-
|-
|{{wp|FR F2|Qajarsin 92T2}}
|{{wp|Hotchkiss M1929 machine gun|SK79T2}}
| style="background:white;"|[[File:FRF2 lunette Schrome.jpg|center|250px]]
| style="background:white;"|[[File:Hotchkiss-13.2mm-x2-AA-machine-gun-batey-haosef-2-1.jpg|center|150px]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|{{wp|Sniper rifle}}
|{{wp|Heavy machine gun}}
|{{wp|7.5×54mm}}
|{{wp|13.2×99mm Hotchkiss|13.5×99mm}}
|Bolt-action, converted from Qajar 92 service rifles
|Vehicle-mounted weapon
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|-
!colspan=6|<big>Personnel ordnance</big>
!colspan=6|<big>Personnel ordnance</big>
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|{{wp|Lance-grenade individuel Mle F1 (LGI Mle F1)|Qanbulagar 40}}
|{{wp|Lance-grenade individuel Mle F1 (LGI Mle F1)|GG40}}
| style="background:white;"|[[File:LGI entrainement.jpg|center|100px]]
| style="background:white;"|[[File:LGI entrainement.jpg|center|100px]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
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|colspan=2| Fires 51mm HE or smoke grenades and 47mm flares
|colspan=2| Fires 51mm HE or smoke grenades and 47mm flares
|-
|-
|{{wp|DM51|OSDM 101}}
|{{wp|DM51|OG1}}
| style="background:white;"|[[File:DM51 2 noBG.jpg|center|100px]]
| style="background:white;"|[[File:DM51 2 noBG.jpg|center|100px]]
|{{nowrap|{{flag|North Ottonia}}}}
|{{nowrap|{{flag|North Ottonia}}}}
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|colspan=2|Explosive weight of 60g, 3-5 second fuse
|colspan=2|Explosive weight of 60g, 3-5 second fuse
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|{{wp|Panzerfaust 3|OSPF 137}}
|{{wp|Panzerfaust 3|OGU37}}
| style="background:white;"|[[File:Panzerfaust3.jpg|center|250px]]
| style="background:white;"|[[File:Panzerfaust3.jpg|center|250px]]
|{{flag|North Ottonia}}
|{{flag|North Ottonia}}
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|colspan=2|Fires 110mm HEAT or HESH grenades
|colspan=2|Fires 110mm HEAT or HESH grenades
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|{{wp|Eryx (missile)|Mintagar 44}}
|{{wp|Eryx (missile)|GU44}}
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|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
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===Vehicles===
===Vehicles===
{| class="wikitable"
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!colspan=6|<big>Armoured fighting vehicles</big>
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!Model
!Model
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!Quantity
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|{{wp|AMX-32|S65T3 Ahera}}
|{{wp|AMX-32|S15T3 Leopard}}
| style="background:white;"|[[File:AMX-32 img 2369.jpg|center|250px]]
| style="background:white;"|[[File:AMX-32 img 2369.jpg|center|250px]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|{{wp|List_of_main_battle_tanks_by_generation#Second_generation|Gen 2 MBT}}
|{{wp|List_of_main_battle_tanks_by_generation#Second_generation|2nd generation
main battle tank}}
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|
*105mm tank gun
*105mm tank gun
*20mm coaxial autocannon
*20mm coaxial autocannon
*7.5mm pintle machine gun
*7.5mm pintle machine gun
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| 380
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!colspan=6|<big>Armoured transports</big>
|-
|-
!Model
!Model
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!Quantity
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|{{wp|Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé|A26T2 Alɣem}}
|{{nowrap|{{wp|Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé|A26T2 Sand Racer}}}}
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| style="background:white;"|[[File:French VAB APC during Operation Desert Shield.JPEG|center|250px]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
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*7.5mm pintle machine gun
*7.5mm pintle machine gun
| 988
| 988
|-
!colspan=6|<big>Reconnaissance vehicles</big>
|-
|-
!Model
!Model
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!Quantity
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|{{wp|Véhicule Blindé Léger|R35 Ušan}}
|{{wp|Véhicule Blindé Léger|R35 Jackal}}
| style="background:white;"|[[File:Interpolitex 2013 (534-29) (cropped).jpg|center|250px]]
| style="background:white;"|[[File:Interpolitex 2013 (534-29) (cropped).jpg|center|250px]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
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| 205
|}
|}
===Artillery===
===Artillery===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-!colspan=6|<big>Towed artillery and mortars</big>
|-
|-
!Model
!Model
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!Quantity
!Quantity
|-
|-
|{{wp|TRF1|G40 'Ajiliya}}
|{{wp|TRF1|G40}}
| style="background:white;"|[[File:F-1-Towed-Gun-howitzer.jpg|center|200px]]
| style="background:white;"|[[File:F-1-Towed-Gun-howitzer.jpg|center|200px]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|{{wp|Howitzer}}
|{{wp|Howitzer}}
|155mm
|155mm
|296
|116
|-
|{{wp|Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50|G2}}
| style="background:white;"|[[File:M-1950-beyt-hatotchan-2.jpg|center|200px]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|{{wp|Howitzer}}
|155mm
|180
|-
|-
|{{wp|RT F1|G11 Dadub}}
|{{wp|RT F1|G11}}
| style="background:white;"|[[File:French MO-120-RT-61 and Véhicule de Tracte Mortier 120 during Operation Desert Shield.JPEG|center|200px]]
| style="background:white;"|[[File:French MO-120-RT-61 and Véhicule de Tracte Mortier 120 during Operation Desert Shield.JPEG|center|200px]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
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|266
|266
|-
|-
|{{wp|LLR 81mm|G47 Iyidi}}
|{{wp|LLR 81mm|G47}}
| style="background:white;"|[[File:Mortier 81 LLR 01.jpg|center|150px]]
| style="background:white;"|[[File:Mortier 81 LLR 01.jpg|center|150px]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]
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|80mm
|80mm
|98
|98
|}
===Aircraft===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Model
!Image
!Origin
!Type
!Quantity
!Notes
|-
!colspan=6|<big>Fixed-wing aircraft</big>
|-
|{{wp|Transall C-160|OMT3 Griffon Vulture}}
|[[File:Transall (5089484505).jpg|200px|center]]
|{{flag|Ottonia}}
|{{wp|Military transport aircraft|Transport aircraft}}
|2
|Cargo capacity of 16 tonnes, transport capacity of 93 infantry, 88 paratroopers, or 62 stretchers
|-
|{{wp|ATR 42|MT34 Heron}}
|[[File:Flybe Nordic, OH-ATC, ATR 42-500 (16454798771).jpg|200px|center]]
|{{flag|Talahara}}
|{{wp|Military transport aircraft|Transport aircraft}}
|4
|Cargo capacity of 5.5 tonnes, transport capacity of 48 infantry or 32 stretchers
|-
!colspan=6|<big>Rotary-wing aircraft</big>
|-
|{{wp|SA 330 Puma|MI15 Leopard}}
|[[File:XW237 Puma Helicopter (24897093826).jpg|200px|center]]
|{{nowrap|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]}}
|{{wp|Utility helicopter}}
|3
|Can transport up to 16 passengers or 10 stretchers, can be equipped with a door-mounted 20mm autocannon and two 7.5mm machine guns
|-
|{{wp|SA 330 Puma|MF17 Sandpiper}}
|[[File:Aerospatiale Gazelle AH1 Royal Marines in Iraq 2002.JPEG|200px|center]]
|{{nowrap|[[File:Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png|23px]] [[Rubric Coast Consortium|Rubric Coast]]}}
|{{wp|Utility helicopter|Light helicopter}}
|18
|Can transport up to five passengers, can be equipped with two forward-facing 7.5mm machine guns or two missile/rocket pods
|}
===Watercraft===
{| class="wikitable"
! Class
! Image
! Type
! Displacement</br>(tonnes, standard)
! Armament
! Vessels
! Notes
|-
| {{wp|Maritime_Gendarmerie#Patrol_boats|''Sisafir''-class coastal patroller}}
| [[File:Le patrouilleur Aramis.JPG|200px|center]]
| {{wp|Patrol boat}}
| 100
| 1× 13.5mm machine gun</br>1× 7.5mm machine gun
| TBGV Alitifaq</br>TBGV Awtuf</br>TBGV Haja</br>TBGV Harz</br>TBGV Huruf</br>TBGV Qorďa</br>TBGV Rerafay</br>TBGV Titimsaha
|
|-
| {{wp|Maritime_Gendarmerie#Patrol_boats|''Azivi''-class riverine patroller}}
| [[File:Brest Port 3.jpg|200px|center]]
| {{wp|Patrol boat}}
| 40
| 1× 7.5mm machine gun
| TBGV Daw Tayat</br>TBGV Fanina</br>TBGV Tadawat</br>TBGV Talahalut</br>TBGV Tiyira</br>TBGV Zezayda
|
|}
|}


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|'''Insignia'''|| [[File:Messidor OR-8.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-7.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-6.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-4.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-3.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-2.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-1.png|75px]]
|'''Insignia'''|| [[File:Messidor OR-8.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-7.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-6.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-4.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-3.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-2.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-1.png|75px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"  
|- style="text-align:center;"  
|'''{{wp|Central Atlas Tamazight|Takelat}} name'''|| ⴷⵔⵉⵡⴰⵛⵀⵍⵓ</br>ⵏ'ⵜⴰⴱⴰⵡⴰⵔ || ⴷⵔⵉⵡⴰⵛⵀⵍⵓ</br>ⵏ'ⵛⴰⵔⵉⴽⴰ || ⴷⵔⵉⵡⴰⵛⵀⵍⵓ</br>ⵏ'ⵜⴰⵣⵍⴰ || ⴷⵔⵉⵡⴰⵛ || ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⴽⵔⴰⴷ || ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⵙⵉⵏ || ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⵢⴰⵏ
|'''{{wp|Central Atlas Tamazight|Takelat}} name'''|| ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎⵀⵍⵓ</br>ⵏ'ⵜⴰⴱⴰⵡⴰⵔ || ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎⵀⵍⵓ</br>ⵏ'ⵛⴰⵔⵉⴽⴰ || ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎⵀⵍⵓ</br>ⵏ'ⵜⴰⵣⵍⴰ || ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎ || ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⴽⵔⴰⴷ || ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⵙⵉⵏ || ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⵢⴰⵏ
|- style="text-align:center;"  
|- style="text-align:center;"  
|'''Transliteration'''|| ''Driwašhlu</br>N'Tabawar'' || ''Driwašhlu</br>N'Šarika'' || ''Driwašhlu</br>N'Tazla'' || ''Driwaš'' || ''I'Daf'aširwa'' || ''I'Daf'asin'' || ''I'Daf'ayan''
|'''Transliteration'''|| ''Mokademhlu</br>N'Tabawar'' || ''Mokademhlu</br>N'Šarika'' || ''Mokademhlu</br>N'Tazla'' || ''Mokadem'' || ''I'Daf'aširwa'' || ''I'Daf'asin'' || ''I'Daf'ayan''
|- style="text-align:center;"  
|- style="text-align:center;"  
|'''Translation'''|| Battalion</br>Sergeant-Major || Company</br>Sergeant-Major || Platoon</br>Sergeant-Major || Sergeant || Guard III || Guard II || Guard I
|'''Translation'''|| Battalion</br>Sergeant-Major || Company</br>Sergeant-Major || Platoon</br>Sergeant-Major || Sergeant || Guard III || Guard II || Guard I
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Talaharan Commune Defense Forces]]
*[[United Communes Defense Forces]]
*[[Talaharan Army Corps|TCDF Army Corps]]
*[[Talaharan Army Corps|UCDF Army Corps]]
*[[Talaharan Air Corps|TCDF Air Corps]]
*[[Talaharan Air Corps|UCDF Air Corps]]
*[[Talaharan Navy Corps|TCDF Navy Corps]]
*[[Talaharan Navy Corps|UCDF Navy Corps]]


[[Category:Ajax]]
[[Category:Ajax]]
[[Category:Militaries (Ajax)]]
[[Category:Militaries (Ajax)]]
[[Category:Talahara]]
[[Category:Talahara]]

Revision as of 13:05, 16 September 2023

UCDF Black Guard Corps
ⵛⴰⵛⵀⴰⵜ ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⵯⴰⴱⴰⵛⴰⵏ
Šašhat I’Daf’a’abašan
BlackNode.svg
Roundel of the Talaharan Black Guard Corps
ActiveSince 1836; 188 years ago (1836)
Country Talahara
TypeMilitia
RoleLand warfare
Size119,500
Part ofUnited Communes Defense Forces
Colour  Black
Engagements
List
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefExecutive Council
Executor of DefenseTaos Jebar
Defense Committee Senior RepresentativeDistrict Colonel Akzi 'Albun
Defense Committee Enlisted RepresentativeSergeant Amastan Tsahana

The Talaharan Black Guard Corps (Takelat: Šašhat I’Daf’a’abašan N'Talahara; ⵛⴰⵛⵀⴰⵜ ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⵯⴰⴱⴰⵛⴰⵏ ⵏ'ⵜⴰlⴰⵀⴰⵔⴰ), officially the United Communes Defense Forces Black Guard Corps and commonly referred to as the Black Guards, is a community militia branch or national guard of the United Communes Defense Forces. Both the oldest and largest branch of the UCDF, the Black Guard Corps is a volunteer organization of part-time members. The Black Guard Corps's members live in their own communities and work in normal industries. However, they also dedicate a significant amount of time to training and other activities associated with the national defense of Talahara. On average, Black Guards have a greater number of training hours than reservists in most armies, though proportionally they dedicate more time to service. In addition, Black Guards are limited to territorial defense and cannot assist in offensive actions or deployments. The term "Black Guard" can be used to refer to the Black Guard Corps as a whole, regiment-sized guard units in the force, or individual members of the force, interchangeably.

Unlike the rest of the UCDF, the size of the Black Guard Corps is not limited by statute. As of 2022, the total number of Black Guards is 119,500. This equates to an average of 95 service members per commune, though the distribution of Black Guard units is not consistent across the country. Many of these members are not standard militia members of the Black Guard Corps, but rather perform administrative functions for the branch or other service branches of the UCDF. The typical commune is thus able to support two platoons of combat-ready Black Guards.

While small units of the Black Guard Corps maintain the typical Talaharan advancement system based on elections and seniority, the appointment of officers differs. Rather than qualified candidates being put forward for election, Communal Legislative Councils appoint officers subject to ratification by the entire commune. Units that span multiple communes are subject to coordination between Communal Councils. At the Defense Committee, the Black Guard Corps has two seats as with any other branch. The senior representative is District Colonel Akzi 'Albun. The enlisted representative is Sergeant Amastan Tsahana.

History

Origin

The Black Guards emerged in the early period of the Talaharan Civil War as peoples' militias opposed to both the Third Talaharan Kingdom and the competing Liberal Republic of Talahara. The organization of different Black Guard units varied greatly, but in general the militias were radically democratic units who accepted combatants from all walks of life. The name of the forces came from the black banners and armbands the members used to identify with the people's cause. The first Black Guard movements carved out independent communities, some forming alliances with neighbouring communities. With the arrival of Ziri Akli, a revolutionary scholar and organizer in February 1836, the Commune Council was founded as a central coordinating body for the various Black Guard units.

By April 1836, the Black Guards was between 8,000 and 9,000 strong. The Commune Council had convinced many units to consolidate a foothold in Takalt. For many, this meant abandoning villages, fields, and mines to pick up arms and fight the monarchists and capitalists. By mid-summer, the area from the hills west of Takalt to the Tyreseian border were under Communard control. The fall of 1836 brought another coup for the Communards as the 3rd, 5th, and 6th regiments of the Royal Talaharan Army defected to their cause, forming the Central Commune Army. In the west of the country, Yisraeli forces landed in northern Kirthan and annexed the region into a protectorate. Many of the displaced residents fled east to join the Communards.

Over the next year, the Third Kingdom was battered into a few noble household guards and warlords. The Liberal Republic and the Commune Council remained the two major belligerents of the conflict. While the Central Commune Army became the driving force of Communard offenses, the Black Guards defended against Republican raids and offenses, reinforced cities and forts, and protected workers. In January 1838, Communard forces had encircled the capital of Maktarim. A short-lived Black Guard Navy was organized to counter Republican ships, quickly succeeding in locking down the harbour.

The Liberal Republic of Talahara fell in June 1838. The Commune Council convened and set a mandate of writing a new constitution for the country but also arrived at a consensus for the interim form of governance. One of the interim measures called for the dissolution of the Central Commune Army, leaving the Black Guards as the sole military power in the United Communes, albeit a decentralized and democratic force.

Modern form

Black Guards practice marching in Weskera, c. 1940

In the years following the Civil War, the Black Guards were largely demobilized to their home communities. Despite demobilization for most units, the retained cohesion, training, and supplies made them a major stabilizing factor and successfully dissuaded foreign invasions and opposition to the revolutionary state. Many other units remained engaged in hunting down remnant monarchist and capitalist warbands. At the same time, the Black Guards struggled to remobilize into a large-scale offensive force. Plans to retake northern Kirthan from the Yisraeli-backed Protectorate of Tarshish never came to fruition.

In order to supplement the land power of the Black Guards and protect the Talaharan stretch of the Rubric Coast, the Talaharan Navy was founded in 1845. The Black Guards's irregular nature and niche of territorial defense was further enshrined in 1854 with the formation of the Talaharan Army Corps, one year after the Talaharan Navy and the Black Guards were renamed to the Navy Corps and Black Guard Corps, respectively.

Over the course of the next century, the Black Guards remained an important civic and military fixture in a defensive capacity. However, the Black Guard Corps was not mobilized for either the Annexation of Amara, nor the Liberation of Kirthan. During the Social War, a number of Talaharan Black Guards were likely among Tyreseian volunteers who travelled to Latium to assist the Latin Social Republic. The effort ultimately failed and the Social Republic fell in 1947. As offensive participation fell beyond the mandate of the branch, any evidence of Black Guard activity in the war effort was suppressed, though culturally some fighters were seen as martyrs for international socialism.

In the present day, Black Guards have less cultural capital but remain an important component of the UCDF. Many administrative and auxiliary tasks in the unified armed forces are fufilled by semi-civilian specialists who operate through the Black Guards. Furthermore, the Black Guard Corps is relied upon for national defense plans and a significant amount of personnel and equipment.

Structure and organization

The structure of the Black Guard Corps differs significantly from that of the Army Corps, adhering more closely to the legislative structure of the United Communes of Talahara than to a military organization. Each commune raises a company of Black Guards. The size of a company can vary between two and four platoons. Auxiliary staff such as medical professionals and administrators are siloed off into auxiliary companies. At present, there are 1,250 communes in Talahara and thus there are 1,250 Black Guard companies of varying strengths.

Groups of 25 companies are made into "black guards", regiment-equivalent units which are organized at the Regional Council level. Each black guard is subdivided into five battalions, each with five companies. Black guards generally count between 2,300 and 2,500 troops. One of the five battalions in a black guard is a tank battalion, another is an artillery battalion, and the remainin three are infantry battalions. Mechanization is uncommon and the bulk of the Black Guard forces are light infantry.

The auxiliary forces of the Black Guard Corps are also organized into auxiliary guard units at the Regional Council level. An auxiliary guard may be an auxiliary administrative guard or an auxiliary medical guard unit. These units may be seconded on a long or short-term basis to the administrative or medical divisions of other branches of the UCDF.

The core of the Black Guard Corps's military doctrine is area defense, primarily in defense-in-depth. While Black Guard companies are raised in local communities, black guard units are frequently deployed around the country for exercises and preparing for multi-stage defense plans. In case of invasion, the Black Guard Corps can activate and mobilize units from across the country. Different defense plans exist for a number of scenarios, including land, sea, and air invasions from each cardinal direction, or multiple invasions at once.

The most common strategic unit in battle organization is the battalion. Entire black guard units are occasionally grouped together for large-scale manoeuvres, particularly groups of tank battalions taken from a cross-section of black guards in a district. However, due to an emphasis on static defense, maintaining extended fronts, and unit cohesion for comparatively untrained groups, units smaller than a battalion are rarely directly accounted for in battle plans.

Equipment

Infantry equipment

Personnel protection
Model Image Origin Type Notes
T42
Casque-spectra-2.JPG
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Combat helmet Constructed from proprietary polyethylene fibres, protects against fragmentation and pistol-calibre bullets
FA40
2007 NCO and Soldier of the Year Competition - Warrior Tasks Testing DVIDS54681.jpg
  Ostrozava Gas mask Includes a voicemitter, a drinking system, and ambidextrous filter mounting, filters up to 17 different agents
Small arms
Model Image Origin Type Calibre Notes
M28T2
Rifles FAMAS.jpg
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Assault rifle 7.5×35mm Standard service rifle
M12T1
Mas62.png
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Battle rifle/designated marksman rifle 7.5×54mm Rear echelon rifle and DMR
M99/6T4
MAS 49 56.JPG
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Designated marksman rifle 7.5×54mm Former service rifle, DMR
AK00
MAC-50 detoured.jpg
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Pistol 9×25mm
10×25mm 		Standard service pistol
SK2T3
AA52.png
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Medium machine gun 7.5×54mm Section support and vehicle-mounted weapon
SK79T2
Hotchkiss-13.2mm-x2-AA-machine-gun-batey-haosef-2-1.jpg
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Heavy machine gun 13.5×99mm Vehicle-mounted weapon
Personnel ordnance
Model Image Origin Type Notes
GG40
LGI entrainement.jpg
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Infantry mortar Fires 51mm HE or smoke grenades and 47mm flares
OG1
DM51 2 noBG.jpg
  North Ottonia Grenade Explosive weight of 60g, 3-5 second fuse
OGU37
Panzerfaust3.jpg
  North Ottonia Rocket-propelled grenade Fires 110mm HEAT or HESH grenades
GU44
ERYX-2ndFrInReg.jpg
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast MPATS/MPADS Wire-guided, fires 137mm HEAT missiles

Vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Armament Quantity
S15T3 Leopard
AMX-32 img 2369.jpg
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast 2nd generation main battle tank
  • 105mm tank gun
  • 20mm coaxial autocannon
  • 7.5mm pintle machine gun
 380
Model Image Origin Type Armament Quantity
A26T2 Sand Racer
French VAB APC during Operation Desert Shield.JPEG
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Armoured personnel carrier
  • 7.5mm pintle machine gun
 988
Model Image Origin Type Armament Quantity
R35 Jackal
Interpolitex 2013 (534-29) (cropped).jpg
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Scout car
  • MPATS/MPADS
  • 7.5mm machine gun
 205

Artillery

Model Image Origin Type Calibre Quantity
G40
F-1-Towed-Gun-howitzer.jpg
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Howitzer 155mm 116
G2
M-1950-beyt-hatotchan-2.jpg
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Howitzer 155mm 180
G11
French MO-120-RT-61 and Véhicule de Tracte Mortier 120 during Operation Desert Shield.JPEG
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Heavy mortar 120mm 266
G47
Mortier 81 LLR 01.jpg
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Medium mortar 80mm 98

Aircraft

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes
Fixed-wing aircraft
OMT3 Griffon Vulture
Transall (5089484505).jpg
  Ottonia Transport aircraft 2 Cargo capacity of 16 tonnes, transport capacity of 93 infantry, 88 paratroopers, or 62 stretchers
MT34 Heron
Flybe Nordic, OH-ATC, ATR 42-500 (16454798771).jpg
  Talahara Transport aircraft 4 Cargo capacity of 5.5 tonnes, transport capacity of 48 infantry or 32 stretchers
Rotary-wing aircraft
MI15 Leopard
XW237 Puma Helicopter (24897093826).jpg
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Utility helicopter 3 Can transport up to 16 passengers or 10 stretchers, can be equipped with a door-mounted 20mm autocannon and two 7.5mm machine guns
MF17 Sandpiper
Aerospatiale Gazelle AH1 Royal Marines in Iraq 2002.JPEG
 Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Light helicopter 18 Can transport up to five passengers, can be equipped with two forward-facing 7.5mm machine guns or two missile/rocket pods

Watercraft

Class Image Type Displacement
(tonnes, standard) 		Armament Vessels Notes
Sisafir-class coastal patroller
Le patrouilleur Aramis.JPG
 Patrol boat 100 1× 13.5mm machine gun
1× 7.5mm machine gun 		TBGV Alitifaq
TBGV Awtuf
TBGV Haja
TBGV Harz
TBGV Huruf
TBGV Qorďa
TBGV Rerafay
TBGV Titimsaha
Azivi-class riverine patroller
Brest Port 3.jpg
 Patrol boat 40 1× 7.5mm machine gun TBGV Daw Tayat
TBGV Fanina
TBGV Tadawat
TBGV Talahalut
TBGV Tiyira
TBGV Zezayda

Ranks and insignia

Officer ranks

OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1
Insignia Messidor OF-6.png Messidor OF-5.png Messidor OF-4.png Messidor OF-3.png Messidor OF-2.png Messidor OF-1.png
Takelat name ⴰⵇⵍⴰⵍ
ⵏ'ⵎⵓⵏⵞⴰⵇⴰ		 ⴰⵇⵍⴰⵍ
ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰ		 ⴰⵇⵍⴰⵍⴰⵛⵉⵔⵡⴰ
ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰ		 ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔ
ⵏ'ⵜⴰⴱⴰⵡⴰⵔ		 ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔ
ⵏ'ⵛⴰⵔⵉⴽⴰ		 ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔ
ⵏ'ⵜⴰⵣⵍⴰ
Transliteration Aqllal
N’Muntsaqa		 Aqllal
I’Daf’a		 Aqllalaširw
I’Daf’a		 Amzwar
N’Tabawar		 Amzwar
N’Šarika		 Amzwar
N’Tazla
Translation District
Colonel		 Guard
Colonel		 Adjutant-Guard
Colonel		 Battalion
Commander		 Company
Commander		 Platoon
Commander

Enlisted ranks

OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2
Insignia Messidor OR-8.png Messidor OR-7.png Messidor OR-6.png Messidor OR-4.png Messidor OR-3.png Messidor OR-2.png Messidor OR-1.png
Takelat name ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎⵀⵍⵓ
ⵏ'ⵜⴰⴱⴰⵡⴰⵔ		 ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎⵀⵍⵓ
ⵏ'ⵛⴰⵔⵉⴽⴰ		 ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎⵀⵍⵓ
ⵏ'ⵜⴰⵣⵍⴰ		 ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎ ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⴽⵔⴰⴷ ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⵙⵉⵏ ⵉ’ⴷⴰⴼⵯⴰⵢⴰⵏ
Transliteration Mokademhlu
N'Tabawar		 Mokademhlu
N'Šarika		 Mokademhlu
N'Tazla		 Mokadem I'Daf'aširwa I'Daf'asin I'Daf'ayan
Translation Battalion
Sergeant-Major		 Company
Sergeant-Major		 Platoon
Sergeant-Major		 Sergeant Guard III Guard II Guard I

See also

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