Aisling Army

Imperial Army of Temuair Exército Imperial de Temuair
Active	1490 - Present
Country	Temuair
Motto(s)	A Folla de Honra The Blade of Honor
Mascot(s)	Cabaleiro Ceannlaidir
Commanders
Emperador	Vitor Antón Avila
Defense Minister	Rodrigo Breixo Lua
Knight-Commander	Nicolau Alberte Millian
Coronel Xeneral	Bartolomeu Alexandre Grana

The Imperial Army of Temuair (Aisling: Exército Imperial de Temuair) is the terrestrial branch of the Armed Forces of the Temuair Empire and is largest of the three uniformed services, having been established officially in 1820 following the Reformation and the subsequent disbanding of the Royal Aisling Armed Forces. Many of the officers and personal transitioned to the new Imperial Army.

The Imperial Army is by far the oldest of the three uniformed branches of the Armed Forces of the Temuair Empire, having been in existence since the reign of King Marcelin V which began in 1489. The primary mission of the Imperial Army is to "conduct ground-based warfare in defense of the Empire, its citizens, and subject, both at home and overseas." This includes the protection of peninsular Temuair, the Esparelle and Pinelo Islands on the nations western coast, and the nations overseas territory including Leónidade, Terrica, Afastado, Esperamos Illa and Illa de Descanso.

Service in the Imperial Army, as with the other uniformed services, is strictly voluntary, as conscription is illegal under the Articles of Governance. Completion of a term of service in the Imperial Army qualifies an Aisling for citizenship, conferring upon them the privilege of suffrage and the right to campaign for and hold public office.

History

When King Marcelin V, at the time the King of Rivilla, married Queen Rios I of Beriso, this made him the titular head of all of Temuair save the southern parts of the nation that are modernly made up of Rucesion, Ebora and Ira. In 1490, Marcelin V demanded that Queen Santizo IV of Rucesion submit to his authority and unite all of Temuair. She refused.

In those times, it was required and expected that every barony within the realm be able to field and equip at least one tercio upon the king's request. Marcelin V called upon the baronies of his realm, including Mileth, Morados, Vinduis, and Orzola, as well as those of his wife's holdings, which included all of the baronies east of Pravat, to create an army he dubbed the Imperial Army to crush what he viewed as the Rucesion resistance. Soumi was already a vassal of Marcelin V's holdings, having been conquered in 1475 by his father and administered by his nephew, Prince Tenorio. Though an alliance of intermarriage, Marcelin V was also able to ensure the King of Pravat would not assist Santizo IV in defeating him.

In total, Marcelin V raised approximately 75,000 troops, a total of 25 tercios to defeat the Rucesions. During the war, the Imperial Army transformed its organization and tactics, evolving from a primarily pike and halberd wielding force into the first pike and shot formation of arquebusiers and pikemen, known as the columella. Following the defeat of the Rucesion force and the conquest of Rucesion, Marcelin V became king of all Temuair by either conquest or marriage. In the past, the tercios would have been disbanded and returned to their baronies. Marcelin V, instead, insisted that each solider in the formation declare loyalty to the King of Temuair first, and the Baron second, and then sent them home to respective baronies to act as a standing military force. Marcelin V wanted to preserve the combat skills developed during the campaign against Rucesion, and ensure that veterans were retained with the units, thereby passing their skills onto new recruits. This created the first standing army of Temuair. Many of the modern brigades in the Imperial Army can trace their lineage back to these 25 original tercios.

During the 16th century, following a series of minor conflicts with Notreceau, this formation of the tercio evolved. The new formation and battle tactics were developed because of Spain's inability to field sufficient cavalry forces to face the heavy French cavalry. The tercios were the first to efficiently mix pikes and firearms. Tercio companies dominated battlefields in the sixteenth century and the first half of the 17th century and are seen by historians as a major development of early modern combined arms warfare. The name Tercio was retained through the 16th century, but as the Tercio formation evolved on the battlefield to meet the challenges of more modern firearms and field artillery, they organization changed as well. By the end of the 17th century, Tercios had adopted so much of a linear style organisation and tactics as to have little resemblance to the classic tercios of the previous century. In 1701, King Padin VII ordered that the Aisling tercios be transformed into brigades.

The first modern military school in Temuair was established in 1708, the Ceannlaidir Martial Academy in Ira. It is a four-year academy which modernly hosts a total of forty-five academic majors, the most popular of which are foreign languages, management information systems, history, economics, and mechanical engineering. Uniquely to other schools, all cadets are required to reside on campus and dine together on weekdays for breakfast and lunch. It is believed this will allow the students to building comradery and transfer that same quality into the units they are ultimately assigned to.

Through most of the 18th century, the Imperial Army suffered from lack of funds and ill-training, mostly owing to a belief that the gulf between Temuair and Tarsas and the Vi Castis Mountains between Temuair and Notreceau, a land war on Aisling soil was unlikely. Individual units often fought well, but did so with outdated equipment and tactics. Elite units of infantry, sometimes foreign hired mercenaries, as well as artillery and engineer units, existed and were generally used to forestall any serious attempt by Notreceau to cross the Vi Castis or used in the territories overseas to keep control over local populations. Perhaps most dangerously, the fighting spirit that Marcelin V had wanted to instill into the Army had slackened, as many officers were appointed to positions based on royal patronage as opposed to martial ability.

During the Peninsular War, the Notreceauen Grande Armée managed to force a crossing over the Vi Castis Mountains and soundly defeated the Imperial Army at the Battle of Mheadhain. Despite this auspicious start, the Grande Armée did not follow up on its victory as quickly as it could have to consolidate power on the Aisling side of the Vi Castis' and suffered a series of minor, but humiliating defeats, at the hands of the Imperial Army. More importantly, however, were the actions peasants and other civilians who engaged the Notreceauen forces in a protracted insurgency.

Organization

Formations

Infantry

Element	Personal	Leader	Notes
Rifle Squad •	8	Cabo or Sarxento
Weapons Squad •	6 - 8	Cabo or Sarxento
Section ••	14 - 16	Sarxento or Sarxento Señor	A rifle squad is paired with a weapons squad to form a section.
Platoon •••	48	Tenente or Señor Tenente Sarxento Mestre	A platoon consists of three sections, generally three rifle squads paired with three weapons squads, and an attached command unit of 2. A proper platoon will contain one of each type of weapons squad.
Company I	158	Capitán Sarxento Xefe	A company consists of three platoons and a single battery of M-82 or AM-82 82 mm mortar and a second ATGM squad.
Battalion II	500+	Tenente Coronel or Coronel	Three companies plus attached support and staff
Brigade X	~6,000	Tenente Xeneral Sarxento Mestre Xefe	Three battalions to a brigade plus support units
Division XX	~18,000	Capitán Xeneral Mando Sarxento	Three brigades to a division along with support units
Corp XXX	Various	Coronel Xeneral	The military district commands are nominally considered corp level commands. A foreign deployment consisting of more than one division could also be considered a corp level command, and would be commanded by a Coronel Xeneral.
Army or Army Group XXXX or XXXXX	Various	Coronel Xeneral or Mariscal de Campo	Should Temuiar commit large scale ground forces to a campaign, they may be organized into a Army or Army Group and placed under the command of a Mariscal de Campo, or his designee.

Rifle Squad: The squad is the smallest form of organized formations in the Imperial Army, as fire and maneuver teams are formed on an ad hoc basis. A typical rifle squad is commanded by a Cabo, though a Sarxento may also command a squad. The general composition of a rifle squad is 8 men, one of whom are armed with the AL-83 light support weapon or an AU-71L general-purpose machine gun in the light configuration. A single solider is equipped with an lanzacohetes-90 shoulder-launched rocket weapon, and a P-11 handgun, and has a dedicated assistant gunner who carries 5 to 6 rockets in addition to his rifle. One solider is equipped with a IRA-90TE designated marksman rifle, with the remaining 4 riflemen armed with the IRA-90M 6.45x48 mm assault rifles, as well as GDR-60 rifle grenades. Generally, several of these riflemen will be in possession of a IPAT-90 90 mm or IPAT-100 100 mm disposable rocket launcher.

Weapons Squad: A weapons squad is a grouping of soldiers into a formation that specializes with a particular weapon. There are three kinds of weapons squads.

• Heavy Weapons Squad: A squad armed with a automatic grenade launcher or a machine gun squad consisting of 8 men usually led by a Cabo. The machine gun squad consists of 2 four man machine gun teams armed with an AU-71P gerneral purpos machine gun, whereas a grenade machine gun team is equipped with an LGA-40 automatic grenade launchers. Each weapon has a crew of four, consisting of the gunner, commander/loader, and two ammo bearers/riflemen.

• Anti-tank squad: The anti-tank squad consists of 6 men usually led by a Cabo. They are equipped with heavier guided anti-tank missiles, such as the Areiva Mathogo or the newer Pico. Assistant gunners are equipped with assault rifles, while missile crews tend to be equipped with pistols, or in some cases, either a submachine gun, such as the M-13 or rifle carbine, such as the IRA-90C.

Section: A section is a a paring of a rifle squids with a weapons squads. Generally, one of each type of squad will be pared, creating a platoon of three rifle squads, machine gun, ATGM, and air defense weapons squad.

Platoon: A section is led by a Tenente or Señor Tenent and his assistant, usually a Sarxento Mestre. A Platoon is three rifle squads paired with three weapons squads, usually one of each type.

Company: A company is led by a Capitan and his assistant, usually a Sarxento Xef. In addition, a single battery equipped with M-82 mm mortar or AM-82 automatic mortar. A company also has an attached a mortar squad usually equipped with an M-82/80 82 mm mortar, a second ATGM team, and air defense squad of 8 men led by a Capo, an air defense squad is equipped with man portable surface to air missile launchers.

Battalion: A battalion is commanded by a Teniente Coronel or sometimes by a Comandante. It can also be commanded by a full Coronel. It is the first formation to see extensive subordinate attached to it, as well as the first to have staff positions, generally occupied by a Comandante and its size can vary depending on its mission. Staff positions include

• P1: Personal
• P2: Intelligence and security
• P3: Plans and Operations
• P4: Logistics
• P5: Signals (also used for communications as well as IT support)
• P6: Training

Other support units, including additional weapons teams, reconnaissance companies, and/or logistical units may also be attached as needed.

Brigade: A brigade is commanded by a Capitán Xeneral, and his NCO assistant, generally a Sarxento Mestre Xefe. It is comprised of three battalions plus support units and staff. This is the most common deployable ground formation within the Imperial Army, and is designed to be self-sustaining in combat. Brigades are assigned to military district commands when not grouped into divisions, which is effective a corps level command.

Division: A formation of three brigades, The largest standing formation within the Imperial Army. A division is commanded by a Capitán Xeneral, and is also an NCO in charge, generally a Mando Sarxento.

Armor

Element	Personal	Leader	Notes
Platoon •••	3	Tenente or Señor TenenteSeñor
Company I	10	Capitán or Comandante	3 tank platoons and a command tank
Battalion II	31	Tenente Coronel	3 companies plus a command tank
Brigade X	93	Coronel or Tenente Xeneral	3 battalions plus a command staff

Terminology

Term	Translation	Example	Notes
Tiradores	Marksmen. Used when naming light infantry line formations	79th Tiradores Brigade
Dragón	Dragoon, used to denote horse cavalry and later air assault formations	5th Imperial Dragón Brigade
Lancero	Lancer, used to denote tank formations	4th Imperial Lancero Brigade
Coraceros	Cuirassier, modernly used to denote mechanized and motorized infantry formations	53rd Imperial Coraceros Brigade

Ranks

The Imperial Army of Temuair has used the same rank structure since its founding. It has 11 commissioned, or officer, grades and 9 enlisted/non-commissioned officer grades. Warrant officer ranks are not utilized by the Imperial Army of Temuair.

The service color of the Imperial Army is emerald green. Every member of the army, regardless of rank, will have an emerald green tab affixed to their epaulet rank insignia.

Commissioned

All officer candidates, upon completing training and receiving their commissions, enter the service at the rank of "tenente" (lieutenant). During training, they are not referred to by rank, and merely by the title "mister" or "miss". Officers wear only rank on their epaulet. There is only one Mariscal de Campo at any given time, and this officer acts as the commanding officer for the entire Imperial Army, reporting directly to the Knight-Commander of the Armed Forces of the Temuair Empire

Grade	Image	Rank
N/A	No insignia	Aspirante Oficial
O-1		Tenente
O-2		Señor Tenente
O-3		Capitán
O-4		Comandante
O-5		Tenente Coronel
O-6		Coronel
O-7		Tenente Xeneral
O-8		Capitán Xeneral
O-9		Comandante Xeneral
O-10		Coronel Xeneral Mariscal de Campo

Enlisted and non-commissioned

Enlisted persona enter the Imperial Army of Temuair at the rank of Privado after completing their basic training. During the basic training phase they are refereed to as "recruit" provados.

Grade	Image	Rank
E-1	No insignia	Reculta Privado
E-2		Privado
E-3		Privado Primeiro
E-4		Cabo
E-5		Sarxento
E-6		Sarxento Señor
E-7		Sarxento Mestre
E-8		Sarxento Xefe Sarxento Xefe do Exército

Equipment

See also: Historic equipment of the Imperial Army of Temuair

Personal weapons

Name	Origin	Type	Caliber/Diameter	Notes
Handguns
P-11	Temuair	Combat pistol	9x19 mm B1997
P-87		Combat pistol	9×23 mm
Submachine guns
M-57	Temuair	Submachine gun	9×23 mm
M-13		Submachine gun	9x19 mm B1997
Shotguns
E-05	Temuair	Shotgun	18.5 mm
Rifles
IRA-90	Temuair	Assault rifle	6.45x48 mm
IRA-21		Assault rifle	6.5x51 mm Descoñecido	In limited service with Aisling Special Forces
Precision and sniper rifles
RFP-90	Temuair	Anti-material rifle	12.7x81 mm 15.5x106 mm
Machine guns
AL-83	Temuair	Light machine gun	6.45x48 mm
AU-71		General purpose machine gun	7.65×53 mm
AP-37		Heavy machine gun	12.7x81 mm
LGA-40		Grenade machine gun	40x53 mm
Grenades and explosives
MAP-1	Temuair	Antipersonnel mine	82 mm
MMA-2		Anti-tank mine	254 mm
MMA-3		Anti-tank mine	254 mm
Esfera Hand Grenade (EF)		Grenade	65 mm (57 mm for EF-O)	EF - Standard defensive grenade EF-O - Offensive Grenade EF-I - Inert EF-P - Practice
Lanzagranadas LG-40		Grenade launcher	40x46 mm
Lanzagranadas LG-21		Grenade launcher	40x42 mm	Rifle attachment in service, stand alone design has not yet been ordered.
Infantry anti-tank weapons
GDR-60	Temuair	Anti-armor rifle grenade	64 mm	GDR-60ATE designation for HEAT round, other versions existed.
GPF-40	Curonia	Anti-tank missile launcher	40 mm	Version of the RPG-7D in use by paratroopers
Lanzacohetes 90	Temuair	Anti-tank missile launcher	90 mm
IPAT-90		Disposable anti-tank missile launcher	90 mm
IPAT-100		Disposable anti-tank missile launcher	100 mm
IPAT-130		Anti-tank missile launcher	130 mm
PSO-91 AADS	Dniegua	Anti-tank missile launcher	150 mm
Infantry anti-aircraft weapons
RBS 70	Dniegua	Man-portable air-defense system	106 mm
GIA-39	Trinovantum	Man-portable air-defense system	130 mm

Vehicles

Name	Origin	Number	Notes
Utility vehicles
AMC Puma	Temuair
AMC VAMTAC
Dalimer G Wagon	Dniegua
VCU	Temuair	VCU-C: VCU-M
VCI-74		VCI-C: VCU-M:
Main Battle Tanks
T-50 Main Battle Tank	Temuair	T-50C: T-50D:
T-77 Xabarín		T-77A: T-77B:
T-86 Talón		T-86: T-86A:
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
VCI-74	Temuair	VCI-74: VCI-74A:
Unified Combat Vehicle		VCU-IA: VCU-IB:
Armored Personal Carriers
OBP-79	Temuair	OBP-79:
VCU		VCU:
VCA-85		VCA-85A: VCA-85B: VCA-85C:
Reconnaissance Vehicles
VRB-80	Temuair	VRB-80:
Miscellaneous Vehicles
VCU-120	Temuair	VCU-120:
UCV		UCV-CT:
VAL-74		VAL-74:	To be replaced by the VCU-120
VBS-82		VBS-88:
AMC VETRA		VETRA:
Recovery Vehicles
VCU	Temuair	VCU-E
VCI-74		VCI-E:
Engineering Vehicles
Artillery
Towed
A-155/02	Temuair	A-155/78:
ACM-105/54		ACM-105/54:
Self-propelled gun
VCU	Temuair	VCU-CA: VCU-PM:
VCI-74		VCI-CA: VCI-PM: VCI-PF:
Self-propelled rocket launcher.
SAF-32	Temuair	SAF-32:	Various load module allow for rockets from 127 mm to 300 mm be utilized, as well as the Aerotecnia SAS-01 cruise missile
Towed Anti-aircraft
Self-Propelled Anti-aircraft
UCV-AA	Temuair	UCV-AA: