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{{Infobox national military
{{Infobox national military
| country            = the Messidor Union
| country            = Talahara
| name              = [[Messidor Union|Messidorian Armed Forces]]
| name              = [[Talahara|United Communes Defense Forces]]
| native_name        = Forces Armées du Messidor</br>Iɣskrbiln n Mgrawi
| native_name        = ⴰⵙⴻⵔⴷⴰⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵜⵉⵖⵉⵡⴰⵏⵉⵏ ⵢⴻⴹⵓⴽⵍⴻⵏ</br>Aserdasi n Tiɣiwanin Yeḍuklen
| image              = Messidorian Armed Forces Emblem.svg
| image              = Talaharan Mil Emblem.png
| alt                =  
| alt                = Emblem of the UCDF
| caption            = Emblem of the Messidorian Armed Forces|100px
| caption            = </br>Emblem of the UCDF
| image2            = [[File:Messidor Army Emblem.png|80px]]    [[File:Messidor Naval Jack.png|80px]]    [[File:Messidor Roundel.png|80px]]
| image2            =  
| alt2              =  
| alt2              =  
| caption2          = Roundels of the Messidorian Army Corps, Navy Corps, and Air Corps
| caption2          =  
| motto              =
| motto              =
| founded            = {{Start date and age|1839|df=yes}}
| founded            = {{Start date and age|1836|df=yes}}
| current_form      =
| current_form      = {{Start date and age|1922|df=yes}}
| disbanded          =
| disbanded          =
| branches          = [[File:Messidor Army Emblem.png|23px]] [[Messidorian Army Corps|Army Corps]]</br>[[File:Messidor Naval Jack.png|23px]] [[Messidorian Navy Corps|Navy Corps]]</br>[[File:Messidor Roundel.png|23px]] [[Messidorian Air Corps|Air Corps]]</br>[[File:BlackNode.svg|23px]] [[Black Guards (Messidor Union)|Black Guards]] (inactive)
| branches          = [[File:Talaharan Army Roundel.svg|18px]] [[Talaharan Army Corps|Army Corps]]</br>[[File:Talaharan Air Roundel.svg|18px]] [[Talaharan  Air Corps|Air Corps]]</br>[[File:Talaharan Navy Roundel.svg|18px]] [[Talaharan Navy Corps|Navy Corps]]</br>[[File:BlackNode.svg|18px]] [[Talaharan Black Guard Corps|Black Guard Corps]]
| headquarters      =
| headquarters      = Tiɣremt Building, [[Maktarim]], [[Talahara]]
| flying_hours      =
| flying_hours      =
| website            = <!--{{URL|example.mil}}-->
| website            = <!--{{URL|example.mil}}-->
<!-- Leadership -->
<!-- Leadership -->
| commander-in-chief = Yolande-Minerve Saverne
| commander-in-chief = [[Executive Council (Talahara)|Executive Council]]
| commander-in-chief_title = President of the Union
| commander-in-chief_title = Commander-in-Chief
| chief minister    = Simon Massen
| chief minister    = Taos Jebar
| chief minister_title = Director of Union Defence
| chief minister_title = Executor of Defense
| minister          =
| minister          = General Tafsut Amalu
| minister_title    =
| minister_title    = {{nowrap|Defense Committe}}e Senior Chair
| commander          = General Rezki Tinifsan
| commander          = {{nowrap|General Baragsen Nasumer}}
| commander_title    = Commissioned Chairperson
| commander_title    = Defense Committee Elected Chair
<!-- Manpower -->
<!-- Manpower -->
| age                = 18-55
| age                = 18-55
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| reaching          =
| reaching_f        =
| reaching_f        =
| active            = 102,800 total:</br><small>Army Corps: 55,200</small></br><small>Navy Corps: 31,500</small></br><small>Air Corps: 16,100</small>
| active            = 259,700 total:</br><small>Army Corps: 100,080</small></br><small>Air Corps: 31,400</small></br><small>Navy Corps: 8,720</small></br><small>Black Guard Corps: 119,500</small>
| ranked            =
| ranked            =
| reserve            =
| reserve            =
| deployed          =
| deployed          =
<!-- Financial -->
<!-- Financial -->
| amount            =
| amount            = $51.84 billion
| percent_GDP        =
| percent_GDP        = 3.04
<!-- Industrial -->
<!-- Industrial -->
| domestic_suppliers = <!--
| domestic_suppliers =  
*Atelier Solovey (AS)
| foreign_suppliers  = {{Collapsible list
*Aɣmatian Carriage Works (ALL)
|title                    =
*Brass and Steamfitters Union (NMT)
|1 = {{flag|Ostrozava}}
*Combined Aerospace Engineering Syndicates (SEAC) -->
|2 = {{flag|Ottonia}}
| foreign_suppliers  =
|3 = {{flag|Tsurushima}}
|4 = {{flag|Tyreseia}}
|5 = {{flag|Wazheganon}}
}}
| imports            =
| imports            =
| exports            =
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The Messidorian Armed Forces ({{wpl|Franch language|Audonic}}: ''Forces Armées du Messidor'', {{wpl|Berber languages|Tamazight}}: ''Iɣskrbiln n Mgrawi'') is the unified military forces of the [[Messidor Union]]. Each element of land, sea, and air forces are incorporated as a corps, the Army Corps, Navy Corps, and Air Corps, respectively. Service is voluntary and the Army Corps and Navy Corps do not have active reserves. The Air Corps retains a reserve fleet which is theoretically filled by commercial pilots who have signed on as reservists.
The '''United Communes Defense Forces''', ('''UCDF'''; {{wp|Central Atlas Tamazight|Takelat}}: ''Aserdasi n Tiɣiwanin Yeḍuklen''; ⴰⵙⴻⵔⴷⴰⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵜⵉⵖⵉⵡⴰⵏⵉⵏ ⵢⴻⴹⵓⴽⵍⴻⵏ) are the unified armed forces of the [[Talahara|United Communes of Talahara]]. The UCDF is made up of four components: the Army Corps, Air Corps, Navy Corps, and the Black Guard Corps. The UCDF is headed by the Executor of Defense of the [[Executive Council (Talahara)|Executive Council]] and governed by the Defense Committee, a group of senior military representatives and civilian oversight agents.
 
The legally authorized maximum size of the UCDF is 150,000 members across the three professional components, with no maximum size for the Black Guard Corps. In practice, the total size minus the Black Guards is just over 140,000 members. The three main professional components are the Army, Air, and Navy Corps. The Black Guard Corps is an irregular force of local militias. While ostensibly independent, the Black Guards are trained by and coordinate with the Army Corps.
 
==History==
The Black Guards of Talahara emerged as one of the major revolutionary factions during the [[Talaharan Civil War]]. In 1836, sympathetic elements of the Royal Talaharan Army defected to the Communard cause after the execution of the Court of the Lions and formed the Central Commune Army. However, the majority of Communard fighters were untrained, local militias who took up the black banner of the revolution. So-called Black Guards were decentralized, organized at a local level, and coordinated democratically. As the conflict progressed, most units relied on directives or services directly offered to the Commune Council.


The Messidorian Armed Forces are headed by the Directorate of Defence and the Armed Forces Executive Committee. The Director of Defence is appointed by the President of the Union and is accountable to the Workers' Congress and the civilian population of the Messidor Union more broadly. The Armed Forces Executive Committee is a council of elected officers and the enlisted Corps Sergeant Majors or Corps Chief of each corps.
At the conclusion of the Civil War, the Central Commune Army was disbanded owing to concerns that it could exert undue influence over the nascent United Communes of Talahara. The Black Guards remained the only military body of the Commune until the consolidation of the Talaharan Navy in 1845. Both the Black Guards and the Talaharan Navy were renamed the Black Guard Corps and the Talaharan Navy Corps, respectively, in 1853. In 1854, the Talaharan Army Corps was founded as a professional standing army to supplement the Black Guards, largely as a response to tensions over the Protectorate of Taršiš which remained occupied by [[Yisrael]] since the Talaharan Civil War.


=History=
The first major direct operation conducted by the Talaharan Army Corps was the Annexation of Amara, known as the Invasion of the Timna Strip in Yisrael. Seizing on the weakness of the Kingdom of Yisrael in the direct aftermath of the [[West_Scipian_Wars#Second_West_Scipian_War_.281915-1918.2|Second West Scipian War]], Talaharan forces quickly invaded and consolidated control over Amara, an oil-rich region that was home to a population of Kel Hadar and Kel Tenere peoples living under Yisraeli rule. The rapid invasion was a major success, with few engagements or casualties before the region was formally conceded. While Talahara was regarded at the time as an entrenched syndicalist fortress-state, contemporary foreign analysts had largely dismissed the Commune's power to project and the ability of its professional forces.
The Messidorian Army and Navy Corps were founded in 1839, 8 years after the founding of the Messidor Union. The formation of a standing military was a contentious issue among the various syndicates who had originally called to rely upon civil militias organized at a local level rather than a central military. After the loss of northern Kirthan in 1833, the notion that such a force could effectively protect the Union was effectively dispelled, though it took a further 6 years before the exact details of the Messidorian Armed Forces would be determined. From the outset, the Army and Navy Corps were small, professional, volunteer forces which were organized under a federal union. Merovian and later Aɣmatian factories ensured that they were well-equipped and supplied, though the forces established an enduring reputation of poor discipline. Despite their reputation, the first major deployment of the Messidorian Army Corps in the Annexation of the Timna Strip in 1919 was a great success. The Messidorian Navy Corps served nearly the entirety of its first century and a half of existence as a patrol and deterrence fleet for ships making the transit across the Periclean Sea. During the Liberation of Northern Kirthan in 1950-51, the Navy Corps ran blockades around the coast of Kirthan and prevented any seaborne assault. They also saw major surface combat during the Fourth West Scipian War. The Messidorian Air Corps was founded in 1920 and rounded out the three branches. Elements of the Messidorian intelligence services are also incorporated into the armed forces, specifically, the Special Intelligence Regiment of the Army Corps, which conducts military and signals intelligence.


=Structure=
Developments in airpower beyond reconnaissance aircraft and dirigibles led to the creation of the Talaharan Air Corps in 1922. The next major military campaign of the UCDF was the 1951 Liberation of Taršiš. Similar to the previous land war with Yisrael, rapid and decisive action seizing on a period of weakness led to few casualties on all sides. This conflict saw the deployment of the three main branches of the UCDF, with the main thrust of the army supported by air superiority and naval support.
The structure of the Messidorian Armed Forces is unusual for most nations but ultimately consistent with the Union's own logic. While elsewhere officers are trained and awarded a commission, and a strict military hierarchy is followed, each unit level of the Messidorian Armed Forces elect their commanders, i.e.: an infantry section elects its sergeant, a ship elects its captain, and the general staff is elected by its branch of service. Eligibility for commissioned roles is often subject to criteria of education or seniority. It is this particular element of the armed forces' structure that bewilders more disciplined military forces in the world. For their part, officers and enlisted members of the Messidorian Armed Forces hold that the system creates a greater sense of camaraderie and investment in the service.


The combined armed forces are overseen by the Directorate of Defence Armed Forces Committee. The committee is chaired by the most senior of the elected members who are commanders of each of the three branches. The Director of Defence is also a member of the committee. The present chairperson of the committee is General Rezki Tinifsan. Below the committee, each branch has its own general staff composed of the commanders of its subgroups and their staff.
Over the subsequent 70 years, the UCDF has maintained a defensive role, in addition to supporting allies within the global left and more directly through the [[Rubric Coast Consortium]]. The most recent mobilization of the UCDF was during the [[Onekawan Affair]] when tensions between the Rubric Coast and the Kingdom of Yisrael led to the credible threat of an invasion of the former by the latter.


The Army Corps is composed of twenty regiments and an air component divided among two divisions: one based in Aɣmatia and the other in East Merovia. At an operational level, the regiments are organized into 10 brigades, six in Aɣmatia and four in East Merovia. While conscription is unconstitutional in the Messidor Union, the Black Guards were previously raised as a mass volunteer force, though they are presently inactive. There is no standing reservist force in the Army Corps.
==Unified structure and elections==
The United Communes Defense Committee is the central command of the unified armed forces. The Defense Committee is composed of the commanding officers of the four branches and chaired by two members. The first chair is referred to as the Senior Chair and is elected from the Defense Committee members, though traditionally the role is ceded to the most senior member. The second chair is elected by the entire memberships of the Army, Air, and Navy Corps.


The Navy Corps operates under a single unified fleet - the Periclean Fleet. The formal organization of the fleet is much looser than the Army Corps and most of the officers maintain the rank of "Captain", taking on command of larger formations only for the duration of a particular deployment. Presently, the Navy Corps has a few active deployments in the Periclean protecting the corridor between Merovia and Aɣmatia.
Advancement and compensation grades are standardized across all branches. Most enlisted leadership roles are elected by and from amongst subordinates and certified by officers. Disagreement between voting enlisted and officers may be referred to a Superior Judicial Council for adjudication. Advancement to and within officer ranks have specific educational requirements. Higher ranking officers submit a list of qualified candidates to the affected subordinates who then vote for their preferences. The list of candidates for flag officers (OF-5 or higher) is determined directly by the Defense Committee. An appointment to the Defense Committee lasts for five years. Officers of OF-8 rank or higher may present themselves as candidates in UCDF-wide elections.


The Air Corps has two air divisions that are not strictly organized along geographic lines. Each division has 5 wings which may have as many as 72 aircraft each or as few as 15 according to the wing's role. Unlike both the Army Corps and the Navy Corps, the Air Corps has 6 air reserve squadrons that fly the dated but not yet obsolete {{wpl|Dassault_Mirage_III#Mirage_IIIE|AAB-F32/B3 Tiara}} fighter aircraft.
===Army Corps===
{{Main|Talaharan Army Corps}}
The Talaharan Army Corps is divided into three arms. The Hammer Arm consists of six divisions, incorporating a large number of tanks and mechanized infantry units. The Spear Arm counts five divisions with a greater proportion of light infantry. All heavy and light divisions are mixed with armour, infantry, and support units. Each division includes three to four regiments or brigades. In Talaharan army organization, brigades are twinned regiments of the same type within the same division.


==Messidorian Army Corps==
The Sword Arm is Talahara's main military and signals intelligence unit. It is ostensibly organized under the Army Corps, though it both acts independently and collaborates directly with other branches as well. The Army Corps Commissariat Division is another special division that liaises Army Corps members with Black Guard units, facilitating operational cooperation and training. Members of the Commissariat Division are colloquially referred to as "war commissars" and hold dual roles within the Commissariat Division and their regular force units.
The Messidorian Army Corps counts over 55,200 members across two divisions; one based in Merovia and the other in Aɣmatia. The Army Corps is also supported by a number of employees and government workers. Founded in 1839, the Army Corps began as an organizing body for many armed militias across the Union. By the 1850s, the Army Corps developed into a professional fighting force. The last militia forces were disbanded or organized into professional reserves by the early 20th century.


Despite the population gap between Aɣmatia and Merovia, Army Corps personnel are distributed relatively equally between the two nations. The majority of training is conducted in southern Aɣmatia, but soldiers are trained in multiple environments. The forces of the Army Corps count twenty-two regiments. Regiments are divided into brigade groups at an operational level. Messidorian brigades are relatively large, formed typically of an armoured regiment paired with an infantry regiment plus supporting elements.
===Equipment===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Model
!Image
!Origin
!Type
!Notes
|-
| CC-T84/B2
| [[File:6B47 helmet - InnovationDay2013part1-56.jpg|200px|center]]
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Helmet
|
|-
| CC-XO59/A2
| [[File:2007 NCO and Soldier of the Year Competition - Warrior Tasks Testing DVIDS54681.jpg|200px|center]]
| {{flag|Ostrozava}}
| Gas mask
|
|-
| JC-T85/B1
| [[File:ODFEquipment BVest3.jpg|200px|center]]
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Combat vest
|
|-
| PC-T66/B</br>PC-T66/V
| [[File:CADPAT Arid Region.jpg|200px|center]]
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Camouflage
| In both desert tan and temperate olive
|}
====Small arms====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Model
!Image
!Origin
!Type
!Calibre
!Notes
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="6"  | Small arms
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|FAMAS|FA-M45/D2</br>''Rz Awl''}}
| [[File:Rifles FAMAS.jpg|300px|center]]
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Assault rifle
| {{wpl|.300 AAC Blackout|8×35mm}}
| Standard service rifle
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | [[PAL|FR-X(O-NO)23/B3</br>''Asmawi'']]
| [[File:FN Herstal T48.jpg|240px|center]]
| {{flag|North Ottonia}}</br>{{flag|Ostrozava}}
| Battle rifle
| {{wpl|7.92×57mm|8×57mm}}
| Former service rifle, in reserve
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|MAB PA-15|PA-M35/A2</br>''Isque''}}
| [[File:MAB PA-15 Rajamuseo.JPG|125px|center]]
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Pistol
| {{wpl|10mm auto|10×25mm}}
| Standard service pistol
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Manurhin MR 73|PR-M62/A3}}
!Equipment
| [[File:Manurhin MR93 357 Magnum (32415101410).jpg|125px|center]]
! #
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Revolver
| {{wpl|.357 Magnum|9×33mmR}}</br>{{wpl|9mm parabellum|9×19mm}}
|
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|FR F2 sniper rifle|FR-M05/C1</br>''Lafliš''}}
|{{wp|Main battle tanks}}
| [[File:FRF2 lunette Schrome.jpg|240px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 650
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Precision rifle
| {{wpl|7.92×57mm|8×57mm}}
| Standard precision rifle
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Walther MP|PM-M32/B1</br>''Imik''}}
|{{wp|Infantry fighting vehicles}}
| [[File:MP-L WALTHER 9MM.jpg|240px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 1,726
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Submachine gun
| {{wpl|10mm auto|10×25mm}}
|  
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|MG 3 machine gun|FM-XO28/A3</br>''Stulskabus 8''}}
|{{wp|Armoured personnel carriers}}
| [[File:ODFEquipment MG3.png|300px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 1,276
| {{flag|North Ottonia}}
| Medium machine gun
| {{wpl|7.92×57mm|8×57mm}}
| Section support weapon and vehicle-mounted machine gun
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Breda Model 1931 machine gun|FM-M03/A3</br>''Stulskabus 13''}}
|{{wp|Armoured cars}}
| [[File:13,2 mm ksp modell italien.png|300px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 842
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Heavy machine gun
| {{wpl|File:Three different 13.2 mm cartridges.JPG|13×99mm}}
| Vehicle-mounted machine gun
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|PGM Hécate II|FRCM-M70/A1}}
|{{wp|Self-propelled artillery}}
| [[File:PGM Hecate.jpg|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 223
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Anti-matériel rifle
| {{wpl|File:Three different 13.2 mm cartridges.JPG|13×99mm}}
| In limited use with special forces
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|MAS 36|Mle 5/8}}
|{{wp|Towed artillery}}
| [[File:MAS Modèle 36.jpg|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 404
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Bolt-action rifle
| {{wpl|7.5×57mm MAS|7.5×57mm}}
| Former service rifle, in ceremonial use, conversion to precision rifles
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|LGI Mle F1|LG-M58/A1</br>''Issoufir''}}
|{{wp|Soft-skinned vehicle|Unarmoured vehicles}}
| [[File:LGI entrainement.jpg|100px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 2,620
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Grenade mortar
| 50mm
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|DM51|G-XNO20/A1</br>''Dikra''}}
| [[File:DM51 2 noBG.png|50px|center]]
| {{flag|North Ottonia}}
| Hand grenade
|
|
|}
|}


====Vehicles====
===Air Corps===
{{Main|Talaharan Air Corps}}
The Air Corps is the newest component of the UCDF; its creation leading to the present form of the forces. The branch has a fleet of 438 aircraft, organized into six air groups. Most air groups have their own bases and include two or three wings of aircraft.
 
The Air Command and Development Group is the central command unit. The group includes training squadrons and three research and development squadrons. Missile Command is a group formation of two air defense battalions equipped with surface-to-air and rapid interception missiles. Rather than occupying a single base, both Air Command and Missile Command assets are strategically distributed across the Air Corps's bases.
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Model
!Image
!Origin
!Type
!Armament
!Notes
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="6"  | Armoured vehicles
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Leopard 2|CB-A77/A2}}</br>''Mirage''
| [[File:"Leopard" (22409949966) (cropped).jpg|200px|center]]
| {{flag|Messidor}}</br>{{flag|Ostrozava}}</br>{{flag|North Ottonia}}</br>{{flag|Tsurushima}}
| {{wpl|List_of_main_battle_tanks_by_generation#Third_generation|Third generation main battle tank}}
|
*1 × 120mm cannon
*2 × 8mm machine gun
| Co-developed with the Ostrozavan BTv.78 series, the North Ottonian [[M15/VII Olyfynt|M15/VII series]], and the Tsurushiman Type 90
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|AMX-40|CB-A20/C3}}</br>''Lancier''
| [[File:AMX-32 mg 7756.jpg|200px|center]]
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| {{wpl|List_of_main_battle_tanks_by_generation#Second_generation|Second generation main battle tank}}
|
*1 × 105mm cannon
*1 × 25mm autocannon
*1 × 8mm machine gun
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|BMPT Terminator|CS-A20/F2}}</br>''Arbaléte''
| [[File:BMPT at Engineering Technologies 2012 (8).jpg|200px|center]]
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Fire support vehicle
|
*2 × 25mm autocannons
*4 × ATGM launchers
*2 × 50mm grenade launchers
*1 × 13mm machine gun
*1 × 8mm machine gun
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|AMX-10P|VCI-A42/A3}}</br>''Baɣu''
| [[File:Vehicles at 1st Cavalry Division Museum 25.jpg|200px|center]]
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Infantry fighting vehicle
|
*1 × 25mm autocannon
*1 × 8mm machine gun
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|AMX-10 RC|VRR-A42/B1}}</br>''Basset''
| [[File:AMX-10 RC, nouvelles couleurs Armée de terre (14 juillet 2021) (2).jpg|200px|center]]
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Reconnaissance vehicle
|
*1 × 105mm cannon
*1 × 13mm machine gun
*1 × 8mm machine gun
| VRR wheeled variant, VRC tracked variant
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé|TB-A45/A1}}</br>''Forteresse''
!Equipment
| [[File:French VAB APC during Operation Desert Shield.JPEG|200px|center]]
! #
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Armoured personnel carrier
|
*1 × 13mm machine gun
| Ambulance, command vehicle, and engineering variants
|-
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="6"  | Artillery
|{{wp|Multirole combat aircraft}}
| style="text-align:right; | 210
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|AMX-30 AuF1|CA-A20/D1}}</br>''Martel''
|{{wp|Attack aircraft}}
| [[File:AuF1 of Saudi Arabia.JPEG|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 75
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Self-propelled howitzer
|
*1 × 155mm howitzer
*1 × 13mm machine gun
|  
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|AMX-30#AMX-30R_and_Pluton|CA-A20/E2}}</br>''Zizouar''
|{{wp|Attack helicopters}}
| [[File:Roland sobre chasis AMX-30, vista lateral izquierda.jpg|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 36
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Self-propelled SAM platform
|
*2 × SAM launchers
|  
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|M-87 Orkan|CA-A56/A2}}</br>''Bernache''
|{{wp|Airborne early warning and control|AEW&C}}/{{wp|reconnaissance aircraft|recon aircraft}}
| [[File:SVLR M-87 Orkan.jpg|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 14
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Self-propelled rocket artillery
|
*12 × 262mm rocket tubes
|  
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Véhicule_de_l%27Avant_Blindé#Variants|CA-A45/B2}}</br>''Trébuchet''
|{{wp|Tanker aircraft}}
| [[File:VAB Mephisto.JPEG|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 2
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Self-propelled ATGM launcher
|
*4 × {{wpl|HOT (missile)|long-range ATGMs}}
*1 × 8mm machine gun
| {{wpl|MILAN|Light ATGM launcher}} and 120mm mortar carrier variants
|-
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="6"  | Light vehicles
|{{wp|Cargo aircraft}}
| style="text-align:right; | 42
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Fabrika_automobila_Priboj#Military_production_line|CU-C56/A1}}</br>''Dromadaire''
|{{wp|Maritime patrol aircraft}}
| [[File:FAP 1318 BDS-AV 01.jpg|150px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 6
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Utility, transport, and cargo vehicles
|
|  
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Toyota Land Cruiser|CU-XT53/A1}}</br>''Linx''
|{{wp|Search and rescue|SAR}}/{{wp|Medical evacuation|medevac helicopters}}
| [[File:Technamm Masstech French Army (Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ76).jpg|150px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 27
| {{flag|Tsurushima}}
| Utility and transport vehicle
|
| Converted civilian vehicle
|-
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="6"  | Aircraft
|{{wp|Utility helicopters}}
| style="text-align:right; | 16
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma|HU-F34/A3}}</br>''Félin''
|{{wp|Trainer aircraft}}
| [[File:A Royal Air Force Puma helicopter over the English countryside.jpg|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 16
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Utility helicopter
|
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon|HL-F35/A2}}</br>''Frelon''
| [[File:SA321 Super Frélon (cropped).jpg|200px|center]]
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Heavy airlift helicopter
|
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Airbus A310|AU-F51/A1}}</br>''Cachalot''
| [[File:A310MRTT.jpg|200px|center]]
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Airlift/refueling plane
|
| Converted civilian aircraft
|}
|}


====Field artillery and missiles====
===Navy Corps===
{{Main|Talaharan Navy Corps}}
The UCDF Navy Corps is the oldest professional element in the modern Talaharan armed forces. There are three major naval bases on Talahara's coast, though Talaharan vessels frequently take part in exercises with the [[Tyreseian Workers' Naval Fleet]] and berth in [[Tyreseia|Tyreseian]] ports. The official headquarters of the UCDF Navy Corps is aboard the lead ship of the ''Mass Akli''-class helicopter cruiser, though the flagship is generally docked at the Tiɣraman Naval Base in [[Maktarim]], which also houses the Navy Corps Administrative Centre.
 
The Talaharan Navy Corps also has no permanent ship groupings, but doctrinally has formations based around its flagship and patrol missions along the coast and operations across the Periclean basin. Task forces are typically centred on at least one destroyer with further support from frigates and smaller vessels, including corvettes. Auxiliary vessels and smaller surface combatants such as patrol ships are organized into ad hoc groups, typically for patrol missions. The Navy Corps's three submarines are also typically grouped together into a special task squadron but can be broken off into a pair or an individual unit for specific missions.
 
The main role of the Navy Corps is coastal defense and the protection of commerce. Talahara shares maritime borders with Yisrael and Gran Aligonia, but has freedom of movement through the east along the Rubric Coast. Beyond littoral defense, Talahara's navy is commonly regarded as being de facto subordinate to the [[Tyreseian Workers' Navy]].
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Model
!Image
!Origin
!Type
!Armament
!Notes
|-
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="6"  | Artillery
!Equipment
! #
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50|OC-M21/B1}}</br>''Bélier''
|{{wp|Aircraft_cruiser#Helicopter_cruisers|Helicopter cruisers}}
| [[File:M-1950-beyt-hatotchan-2.jpg|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 1
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Towed howitzer
|
*1 × 155mm howitzer
|
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1|MI-M30/C1}}</br>''Colvert''
|{{wp|Destroyers}}
| [[File:French MO-120-RT-61 and Véhicule de Tracte Mortier 120 during Operation Desert Shield.JPEG|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 4
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Heavy mortar
|
*1 × 120mm mortar
|  
|-
|-
! style="align: center;" colspan="6"  | Missiles
|{{wp|Frigates}}
| style="text-align:right; | 6
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|ERYX|MP-M54/B1}}
|{{wp|Corvettes}}
| [[File:ERYX-2ndFrInReg 2.jpg|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 5
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Short-range anti-tank guided missile
|
|  
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|HOT (missile)|MLT-XO41/A3}}
|{{wp|Patrol ships}}
| [[File:Long Range Anti-tank Weapon HOT 3 - ILA2002-clean.jpg|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 3
| {{flag|Ostrozava}}
| Long-range anti-tank guided missile
|
|
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Mistral (missile)|MCL-XW43/A2}}
|{{wp|Attack submarines}}
| [[File:MBDA Mistral - IDET 2017.JPG|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 3
| {{flagicon|Walzenia}} [[Wazheganon]]
| Light infrared homing missile
|
| Licensed design produced in the Messidor Union
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Crotale (missile)|MAA-XW40/A1}}
|{{wp|Minehunters}}
| [[File:Crotale NG P1220851.jpg|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 3
| {{flagicon|Walzenia}} [[Wazheganon]]
| Short-range anti-air missile
|
| Licensed design produced in the Messidor Union
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|MICA (missile)|MAA-M65/A1}}</br>''Mika''
|{{wp|Auxiliary ship|Auxiliary ships}}
| [[File:Mock-up of a MBDA MICA missile in Taiwan.jpg|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 1
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Medium-range anti-air missile
|
|
|}
|}


==Messidorian Navy Corps==
===Black Guard Corps===
The Messidorian Navy Corps was formally established in 1839 and, unlike the Army Corps, had no effective predecessor. The first warships in 50 years were laid down in Aɣmatia shortly after. At present, the Navy Corps has 75 active warships in addition to several support vessels. The Periclean Fleet, the largest organizational unit of the corps, is headquartered in Port Isadore in Merovia, but the Union's shipbuilding industry is still largely based on Aɣmatia's coasts. Despite being generally restricted to the Periclean, the Navy Corps is effectively a blue water navy.
{{Main|Talaharan Black Guard Corps}}
The Black Guard Corps is the oldest and most unconventional branch of the UCDF. While similar to reservists forces in other militaries, the Black Guards are dedicated specifically to local defense. Its membership, barring administrative workers and its flag officers, maintains regular employment in local industries, with guaranteed time provided to drill and make defense arrangements. Deployments and exercises can take the Black Guards across the country, as Talahara has developed defense-in-depth plans for myriad scenarios.


===Vessels in active service===
Most units of the Black Guard Corps are infantry, using second-hand equipment from the UCDF Army Corps. Certain units have also privately contracted for other equipment. A number of civilian-grade aircraft and watercraft are also employed by coastal and riverine units.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Class
!Image
!Role
!Displacement</br>(standard)
!Armament
!Number in service
!Notes
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Mistral-class amphibious assault ship|''Yu'tanuɣi''-class amphibious assault ship}}
| [[File:Yu'tanuɣi-class amphibious assault ship.png|360px|center]]
| {{wpl|Amphibious assault ship}}
| 16,500 tons
|
*4 × 25mm autocannons
*4 × 13mm machine guns
*2 × 8mm machine guns
*2 × 6-cell CIWS
*6 × helipads
| 3
| Carries up to 16 helicopters, 42 armoured vehicles, 900 infantry, and 2 ''Jran''-class landing craft
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | ''Tamdda''-class destroyer
| [[File:Tamdda-class destroyer.png|360px|center]]
| {{wpl|Guided-missile destroyer}}
| 7,500 tons
|
*1 × 100mm naval gun
*2 × 25mm autocannons
*8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3C
*1 × 64-cell VLS battery
*2 × 6-cell CIWS
*4 × 325mm torpedo tubes
*2 × helipads
| 4
| Carries two HAS-F55/B1 ''Dauphin'' helicopters
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|La Fayette-class frigate|''Tmassa II''-class frigate}}
| [[File:Tmassa II-class frigate.png|360px|center]]
| Anti-submarine {{wpl|frigate}}
| 3,200 tons
|
*1 × 100mm naval gun
*2 × 25mm autocannons
*8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3C
*1 × 16-cell VLS battery
*1 × 4-cell CIWS
*4 × 533mm torpedo tubes
*1 × helipad
| 12
| Carries an HAS-F55/B1 ''Dauphin'' helicopter
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|La Fayette-class frigate|''Tmassa I''-class frigate}}
| [[File:Tmassa I-class frigate.png|360px|center]]
| General-purpose {{wpl|frigate}}
| 3,200 tons
|
*1 × 100mm naval gun
*2 × 25mm autocannons
*8 × Exocet MM40 Block 2
*2 × 6-cell CIWS
*4 × 533mm torpedo tubes
*1 × helipad
| 4
| Carries an HAS-F55/B1 ''Dauphin'' helicopter
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso|''Bri''-class corvette}}
| [[File:Bri-class corvette.png|360px|center]]
| {{wpl|Corvette}}
| 1,100 tons
|
*1 × 100mm naval gun
*2 × 25mm autocannons
*2 × Exocet MM38
*1 × 6-cell CIWS
*2 × 25mm autocannons
*4 × 13mm machine guns
*4 × 325mm torpedo catapults
| 16
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Sarpène-class submarine|''Tillas''-class submarine}}
| [[File:Tillas-class submarine.png|360px|center]]
| {{wpl|Attack submarine}}
| 1,800 tons
|
*6 × 533mm torpedo tubes
*8 × Exocet SM39
| 8
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|La Combattante IIa-class fast attack craft|''Tuhan''-class patrol vessel}}
| [[File:Tuhan-class patrol vessel.png|360px|center]]
| {{wpl|Patrol vessel}}
| 230 tons
|
*1 × 100mm naval gun
*1 × 25mm autocannons
*4 × Exocet MM38
| 14
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Tripartite-class minehunter|''Mintirzi''-class minehunter}}
| [[File:Mintirzi-class minehunter.png|360px|center]]
| {{wpl|Minehunter}}
| 570 tons
|
*1 × 25mm autocannon
*2 × 13mm machine guns
*2 × 8mm machine guns
| 8
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Durance-class tanker|''Awɣaman''-class replenishment ship}}
| [[File:Awɣaman-class replenishment ship.png|360px|center]]
| {{wpl|Replenishment ship}}
| 7,700 tons
|
*1 × 25mm autocannon
*4 × 13mm machine guns
*3 × 6-cell CIWS
*1 helipad
| 4
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|French ship Dupuy de Lôme (A759)|''Zrskradaln''-class surveillance ship}}
| [[File:Zrskradaln-class surveillance ship.png|360px|center]]
| {{wpl|Spy ship}}
| 3,100 tons
|
*2 × 13mm machine guns
| 2
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Engin de débarquement amphibie rapide|''Jran''-class landing craft}}
| [[File:''Jran''-class landing craft.png|360px|center]]
| {{wpl|Landing craft}}
| 290 tons
|
*2 × 25mm autocannons
| 6
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma|HU-F34/B1}}</br>''Félin''
| [[File:USS Benfold Flight Operations (cropped).jpg|240px|center]]
| Utility helicopter
| N/A
|
| 30
| Based on the HU-F34/A3 helicopter
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon|HL-F35/A2}}</br>''Frelon''
| [[File:SA321 Super Frélon (cropped).jpg|240px|center]]
| Heavy airlift helicopter
| N/A
|
| 8
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Eurocopter AS565 Panther|HAS-F55/B1}}</br>''Dauphin''
| [[File:US Navy 081116-N-4236E-158 An AS-565MB Panther conducts deck landing qualifications with the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).jpg|240px|center]]
| Anti-submarine helicopter
| N/A
|
*1 × 13mm machine gun
*4 × 325mm torpedo catapults
| 36
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Bréguet 1150 Atlantic|APM-F30/C1}}</br>''Périclésienne''
| [[File:Atlantic - RIAT 2006 (2457788396).jpg|240px|center]]
| {{wpl|Maritime patrol aircraft
| N/A
|
*2 × Exocet AM39
*6 × 325mm torpedo catapults
| 11
|
|}


==Messidorian Air Corps==
The secondary function of the Black Guard Corps is that of an auxiliary service. Specialists including surgeons and legal advocates work normal civilian careers but can dedicate a number of work hours to assisting the Black Guard Corps or the UCDF more broadly.
The most recent branch of the Messidorian Armed Forces is the Messidorian Air Corps. Founded in 1920 after the Annexation of the Timna Strip, the Air Corps primarily provided aerial reconnaissance. Over the next few decades, the role and capabilities of military aircraft rapidly evolved. At present, the Air Corps is the only branch of service to maintain an active reserve force, owing in part to the amount of training required to operate and maintain a fleet of aircraft. The Air Corps is organized across two wings and includes several hundred aircraft. Any aircraft seconded to the Army or Navy Corps are provided and operated by the Air Corps. In addition to its military roles, the Air Corps also provides search and rescue and emergency airlift services. Many of these additional functions are performed by reservist members.


===Aircraft in active service===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Model
!Image
!Origin
!Type
!Notes
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Dassault Mirage 4000|Ava 70}}
!Equipment
| [[File:MU Roundel Mirage 4000.png|200px|center]]
! #
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Multi-role fighter
|
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Dassault Mirage 2000|AAB-F47/B3}}</br>''Tiara''
|{{wp|Main battle tanks}}
| [[File:Mirage 2000C in-flight 2 (cropped).jpg|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 380
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Multi-role fighter
| In use for training and reserve squadrons
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Dassault Mirage 2000N/2000D|ABT-F47/A3}}</br>''Ašibi''
|{{wp|Armoured personnel carriers}}
| [[File:Mirage 2000D (cropped).jpg|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 988
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Tactical bomber
| In use for training and reserve squadrons
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Kamov_Ka-50|HA-XT51/A2}}</br>''Kitakazé''
|{{wp|Armoured cars}}
| [[File:Kamov Ka-50, Russia - Air Force AN1776402.jpg|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 205
| {{flag|Tsurushima}}
| Attack helicopter gunship
|  
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Kamov_Ka-50#Ka-52K_"Katran"|HA-F66/D2}}</br>''Azwu''
|{{wp|Towed artillery}}
| [[File:Russian Navy, Kamov, Ka-52K (21444723505).jpg|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 660
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Amphibious assault helicopter gunship
| Modified HA-XT51/A2 ''Kitakazé'' helicopter
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma|HU-F34/A3}}</br>''Félin''
|{{wp|Soft-skinned vehicle|Unarmoured vehicles}}
| [[File:A Royal Air Force Puma helicopter over the English countryside.jpg|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 3,120
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Utility helicopter
|  
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon|HL-F35/A2}}</br>''Frelon''
|{{wp|Military transport aircraft|Transport aircraft}}
| [[File:SA321 Super Frélon (cropped).jpg|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 9
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Heavy airlift helicopter
|  
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{wpl|Airbus A310|AU-F51/A1}}</br>''Cachalot''
|{{wp|Patrol boats}}
| [[File:A310MRTT.jpg|200px|center]]
| style="text-align:right; | 14
| {{flag|Messidor}}
| Airlift/refueling plane
| Converted civilian aircraft, airborne early warning, electronic warfare and medevac variants
|}
 
=Ranks and insignia=
All three branches of service make use of the same rank insignia, though titles vary.
 
===Officer ranks===
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px; style="text-align: center;"
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"
! !! OF-10 !! OF-9 !! OF-8 !! OF-7 !! OF-6 !! OF-5 !! OF-4 !! OF-3 !! OF-2 !! OF-1
|- style="text-align:center;"
|'''Insignia'''|| [[File:Messidor OF-10.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-9.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-8.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-7.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-6.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-5.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-4.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-3.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-2.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OF-1.png|75px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|'''Army Corps Rank'''|| Marshal of</br>the Corps || General || Lieutenant</br>General || Division</br>Commander || Brigadier || Colonel || Lieutenant</br>Colonel || Battalion</br>Commander || Company</br>Commander || Platoon</br>Commander
|- style="text-align:center;"
|'''Navy Corps Rank'''|| Marshal of</br>the Corps || Admiral || Vice</br>Admiral || Rear</br>Admiral || Commodore || Senior</br>Captain || Captain || Junior</br>Captain || Senior</br>Lieutenant || Lieutenant
|- style="text-align:center;"
|'''Air Corps Rank'''|| Marshal of</br>the Corps || General || Lieutenant</br>General ||  Division</br>Commander || Wing</br>Commander || Squadron</br>Commander || Flight</br>Captain || Junior</br>Captain || Senior</br>Lieutenant || Lieutenant
|}
|}


===Enlisted ranks===
==See also==
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px; style="text-align: center;"
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! !! OR-10 !! OR-9 !! OR-8 !! OR-7 !! OR-6 !! OR-5 !! OR-4 !! OR-3 !! OR-2 !! OR-1
|- style="text-align:center;"
|'''Insignia'''|| [[File:Messidor OR-10.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-9.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-8.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-7.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-6.png|75px]] || [[File:Messidor OR-5.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;"
|'''Army Corps Rank'''|| Corps</br>Sergeant</br>Major || Regimental</br>Sergeant</br>Major || Battalion</br>Sergeant</br>Major || Company</br>Sergeant</br>Major || Platoon</br>Sergeant</br>Major || Section</br>Sergeant || Section</br>Adjutant || Senior</br>Soldier || Soldier || Recruit
|- style="text-align:center;"
|'''Navy Corps Rank'''|| Corps</br>Chief || Enlisted</br>Chief || Bridge</br>Chief || Deck</br>Chief || Watch</br>Chief || Watch</br>Sergeant || Senior</br>Sailor || Sailor || Junior</br>Sailor || Recruit
|- style="text-align:center;"
|'''Air Corps Rank'''|| Corps</br>Sergeant</br>Major || Wing</br>Sergeant</br>Major || Squadron</br>Sergeant</br>Major || Flight</br>Sergeant</br>Major || Watch</br>Chief || Watch</br>Sergeant || Senior</br>Airperson || Airperson || Junior</br>Airperson || Recruit


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United Communes Defense Forces
ⴰⵙⴻⵔⴷⴰⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵜⵉⵖⵉⵡⴰⵏⵉⵏ ⵢⴻⴹⵓⴽⵍⴻⵏ
Aserdasi n Tiɣiwanin Yeḍuklen
Emblem of the UCDF

Emblem of the UCDF
Founded1836; 188 years ago (1836)
Current form1922; 102 years ago (1922)
Service branchesTalaharan Army Roundel.svg Army Corps
Talaharan Air Roundel.svg Air Corps
Talaharan Navy Roundel.svg Navy Corps
BlackNode.svg Black Guard Corps
HeadquartersTiɣremt Building, Maktarim, Talahara
Leadership
Commander-in-ChiefExecutive Council
Defense Committee Senior ChairGeneral Tafsut Amalu
Defense Committee Elected ChairGeneral Baragsen Nasumer
Personnel
Military age18-55
ConscriptionVoluntary service only
Active personnel259,700 total:
Army Corps: 100,080
Air Corps: 31,400
Navy Corps: 8,720
Black Guard Corps: 119,500
Expenditure
Budget$51.84 billion
Percent of GDP3.04
Industry
Foreign suppliers

The United Communes Defense Forces, (UCDF; Takelat: Aserdasi n Tiɣiwanin Yeḍuklen; ⴰⵙⴻⵔⴷⴰⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵜⵉⵖⵉⵡⴰⵏⵉⵏ ⵢⴻⴹⵓⴽⵍⴻⵏ) are the unified armed forces of the United Communes of Talahara. The UCDF is made up of four components: the Army Corps, Air Corps, Navy Corps, and the Black Guard Corps. The UCDF is headed by the Executor of Defense of the Executive Council and governed by the Defense Committee, a group of senior military representatives and civilian oversight agents.

The legally authorized maximum size of the UCDF is 150,000 members across the three professional components, with no maximum size for the Black Guard Corps. In practice, the total size minus the Black Guards is just over 140,000 members. The three main professional components are the Army, Air, and Navy Corps. The Black Guard Corps is an irregular force of local militias. While ostensibly independent, the Black Guards are trained by and coordinate with the Army Corps.

History

The Black Guards of Talahara emerged as one of the major revolutionary factions during the Talaharan Civil War. In 1836, sympathetic elements of the Royal Talaharan Army defected to the Communard cause after the execution of the Court of the Lions and formed the Central Commune Army. However, the majority of Communard fighters were untrained, local militias who took up the black banner of the revolution. So-called Black Guards were decentralized, organized at a local level, and coordinated democratically. As the conflict progressed, most units relied on directives or services directly offered to the Commune Council.

At the conclusion of the Civil War, the Central Commune Army was disbanded owing to concerns that it could exert undue influence over the nascent United Communes of Talahara. The Black Guards remained the only military body of the Commune until the consolidation of the Talaharan Navy in 1845. Both the Black Guards and the Talaharan Navy were renamed the Black Guard Corps and the Talaharan Navy Corps, respectively, in 1853. In 1854, the Talaharan Army Corps was founded as a professional standing army to supplement the Black Guards, largely as a response to tensions over the Protectorate of Taršiš which remained occupied by Yisrael since the Talaharan Civil War.

The first major direct operation conducted by the Talaharan Army Corps was the Annexation of Amara, known as the Invasion of the Timna Strip in Yisrael. Seizing on the weakness of the Kingdom of Yisrael in the direct aftermath of the Second West Scipian War, Talaharan forces quickly invaded and consolidated control over Amara, an oil-rich region that was home to a population of Kel Hadar and Kel Tenere peoples living under Yisraeli rule. The rapid invasion was a major success, with few engagements or casualties before the region was formally conceded. While Talahara was regarded at the time as an entrenched syndicalist fortress-state, contemporary foreign analysts had largely dismissed the Commune's power to project and the ability of its professional forces.

Developments in airpower beyond reconnaissance aircraft and dirigibles led to the creation of the Talaharan Air Corps in 1922. The next major military campaign of the UCDF was the 1951 Liberation of Taršiš. Similar to the previous land war with Yisrael, rapid and decisive action seizing on a period of weakness led to few casualties on all sides. This conflict saw the deployment of the three main branches of the UCDF, with the main thrust of the army supported by air superiority and naval support.

Over the subsequent 70 years, the UCDF has maintained a defensive role, in addition to supporting allies within the global left and more directly through the Rubric Coast Consortium. The most recent mobilization of the UCDF was during the Onekawan Affair when tensions between the Rubric Coast and the Kingdom of Yisrael led to the credible threat of an invasion of the former by the latter.

Unified structure and elections

The United Communes Defense Committee is the central command of the unified armed forces. The Defense Committee is composed of the commanding officers of the four branches and chaired by two members. The first chair is referred to as the Senior Chair and is elected from the Defense Committee members, though traditionally the role is ceded to the most senior member. The second chair is elected by the entire memberships of the Army, Air, and Navy Corps.

Advancement and compensation grades are standardized across all branches. Most enlisted leadership roles are elected by and from amongst subordinates and certified by officers. Disagreement between voting enlisted and officers may be referred to a Superior Judicial Council for adjudication. Advancement to and within officer ranks have specific educational requirements. Higher ranking officers submit a list of qualified candidates to the affected subordinates who then vote for their preferences. The list of candidates for flag officers (OF-5 or higher) is determined directly by the Defense Committee. An appointment to the Defense Committee lasts for five years. Officers of OF-8 rank or higher may present themselves as candidates in UCDF-wide elections.

Army Corps

The Talaharan Army Corps is divided into three arms. The Hammer Arm consists of six divisions, incorporating a large number of tanks and mechanized infantry units. The Spear Arm counts five divisions with a greater proportion of light infantry. All heavy and light divisions are mixed with armour, infantry, and support units. Each division includes three to four regiments or brigades. In Talaharan army organization, brigades are twinned regiments of the same type within the same division.

The Sword Arm is Talahara's main military and signals intelligence unit. It is ostensibly organized under the Army Corps, though it both acts independently and collaborates directly with other branches as well. The Army Corps Commissariat Division is another special division that liaises Army Corps members with Black Guard units, facilitating operational cooperation and training. Members of the Commissariat Division are colloquially referred to as "war commissars" and hold dual roles within the Commissariat Division and their regular force units.

Equipment #
Main battle tanks 650
Infantry fighting vehicles 1,726
Armoured personnel carriers 1,276
Armoured cars 842
Self-propelled artillery 223
Towed artillery 404
Unarmoured vehicles 2,620

Air Corps

The Air Corps is the newest component of the UCDF; its creation leading to the present form of the forces. The branch has a fleet of 438 aircraft, organized into six air groups. Most air groups have their own bases and include two or three wings of aircraft.

The Air Command and Development Group is the central command unit. The group includes training squadrons and three research and development squadrons. Missile Command is a group formation of two air defense battalions equipped with surface-to-air and rapid interception missiles. Rather than occupying a single base, both Air Command and Missile Command assets are strategically distributed across the Air Corps's bases.

Equipment #
Multirole combat aircraft 210
Attack aircraft 75
Attack helicopters 36
AEW&C/recon aircraft 14
Tanker aircraft 2
Cargo aircraft 42
Maritime patrol aircraft 6
SAR/medevac helicopters 27
Utility helicopters 16
Trainer aircraft 16

Navy Corps

The UCDF Navy Corps is the oldest professional element in the modern Talaharan armed forces. There are three major naval bases on Talahara's coast, though Talaharan vessels frequently take part in exercises with the Tyreseian Workers' Naval Fleet and berth in Tyreseian ports. The official headquarters of the UCDF Navy Corps is aboard the lead ship of the Mass Akli-class helicopter cruiser, though the flagship is generally docked at the Tiɣraman Naval Base in Maktarim, which also houses the Navy Corps Administrative Centre.

The Talaharan Navy Corps also has no permanent ship groupings, but doctrinally has formations based around its flagship and patrol missions along the coast and operations across the Periclean basin. Task forces are typically centred on at least one destroyer with further support from frigates and smaller vessels, including corvettes. Auxiliary vessels and smaller surface combatants such as patrol ships are organized into ad hoc groups, typically for patrol missions. The Navy Corps's three submarines are also typically grouped together into a special task squadron but can be broken off into a pair or an individual unit for specific missions.

The main role of the Navy Corps is coastal defense and the protection of commerce. Talahara shares maritime borders with Yisrael and Gran Aligonia, but has freedom of movement through the east along the Rubric Coast. Beyond littoral defense, Talahara's navy is commonly regarded as being de facto subordinate to the Tyreseian Workers' Navy.

Equipment #
Helicopter cruisers 1
Destroyers 4
Frigates 6
Corvettes 5
Patrol ships 3
Attack submarines 3
Minehunters 3
Auxiliary ships 1

Black Guard Corps

The Black Guard Corps is the oldest and most unconventional branch of the UCDF. While similar to reservists forces in other militaries, the Black Guards are dedicated specifically to local defense. Its membership, barring administrative workers and its flag officers, maintains regular employment in local industries, with guaranteed time provided to drill and make defense arrangements. Deployments and exercises can take the Black Guards across the country, as Talahara has developed defense-in-depth plans for myriad scenarios.

Most units of the Black Guard Corps are infantry, using second-hand equipment from the UCDF Army Corps. Certain units have also privately contracted for other equipment. A number of civilian-grade aircraft and watercraft are also employed by coastal and riverine units.

The secondary function of the Black Guard Corps is that of an auxiliary service. Specialists including surgeons and legal advocates work normal civilian careers but can dedicate a number of work hours to assisting the Black Guard Corps or the UCDF more broadly.

Equipment #
Main battle tanks 380
Armoured personnel carriers 988
Armoured cars 205
Towed artillery 660
Unarmoured vehicles 3,120
Transport aircraft 9
Patrol boats 14

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