Bakyernian Defense Force

Laakyar Tuiivamäst
Emblem of the Tuiivamast
Founded	6 December 1984 (1984-12-06)
Service branches	Bak Army Bak Air Force Bak Navy Border Defense Force During Wartime
Website	www.tuiivamast.bk.gov
Leadership
President	Kal Strassman
Chief of Staff	Gasaf Tach
General of the Defense Forces	Erik Salet
Personnel
Military age	16-25 (16 w/ Parental Consent)
Active personnel	413,614 (January 2021)
Reserve personnel	2,030,971 (January 2021)
Expenditure
Budget	$81 Billion
Industry
Foreign suppliers	Gassasinia Kentalis

The Bak Defense Force (Bakyernian: Laakyar Tuiivamäst) are the armed forces of Bakyern, with a duty of protecting Bakyern's territories and carrying out its wider interests. They encompass of the army, air force, and navy, with the coast guard and border patrol being incorporated during time of wartime. The defense force also carries out efforts in foreign territories such as peacekeeping and providing humanitarian aid. While national defense is put on the hands of the Tuiivamast, cantons have their own militaries, called Territorial Defense Force officially and called the Cantonal Guard unofficially. They are different from the reserves of the defense force and don't follow the same command structure.

The commander-in-chief of the defense force is the President of Bakyern which is currently Kal Strassman. The Bak Defense Force is overseen by the Department of Defense, with the current head of the defense force below the Secretary being the Chief of Staff.

Role

The current role of the defense force mainly revolves around defense, however, the Tuiivamast has had a history of participating or deploying in conflict zones, with since 1984, deployments on behalf of the Initiative for Global Peace. Functions of the defense force include:

• Preparing defense of Bakyern from threats
• Assisting the National Police Authority if needed as well as maintaining internal security
• Carrying out Bakyern's wider goals and interests through conflicts and deployment
• Humanitarian Aid and Peacekeeping

Equipment

Firearms

Name	Country	Image	Notes
Handguns
Psat 17G	Gassasinia		Standard sidearm for law enforcement and defense force.
Submachine Guns
Krulsvatpsat 67	Bakyern		Most common Submachine Gun, used by law enforcement, military police, and special forces for raids
Krulsvatpsat 89	Bakyern		Planned to replace the the m/67, mainly used by Special Forces and Law Enforcement
Krulsvatpsat 95	Shadoveil		Shadoveilian PDW, used by Special Forces
Shotguns
Levittagåver 300	Gassasinia		Used by Law Enforcement and the Defense Force
Levittagåver 730	Bakyern
Assault and Battle Rifles
Automatgåver R87	Bakyern		Standard issued rifle. Multiple variants exist including the carbine and law enforcement variant.
Gåver R67	Bakyern		Standard issued rifle for the Territorial Defense Force and Reserve Forces. Formerly the standard issued rifle of the armed forces.
Automatkavin H556	Bakyern		Used by Special Forces.
Machine Guns
Krulsprut 97	Bakyern		Standard squad automatic weapon
Krulsprut 70	Kentalis		Licensed Build of the Kentalian WTS 82
Krulsprut 76	Bakyern		Dedicated to fortifications and vehicles
Krulsprut 388	Bakyern		Alternative option to the Kgv 76, commonly found on transport vehicles
Sniper and Marksman Rifles
Gåver R67V	Bakyern		Marksman variant of the Gåver k/67
Varigåver C78	Kentalis	File:Accuracy International AW.png
Varigåver C3	Bakyern
Explosives
Dagenhatva H8	Bakyern
Dagenhatva H3	Bakyern	File:AT-4Launcher.jpeg
Kaathatva K35	Bakyern
Kaathatva H12	Bakyern
Granedatfesett 112	Bakyern

Name	Country	Image	Notes
Field Guns & Artillery
Varigtavat m/83	Bakyern
Varigtavat m/32	Bakyern
Granedat m/41	Bakyern

Ground Vehicles

Name	Country	Image	Notes
Tanks
Kavsdagen 182	Bakyern		Main Battle Tank, over 1,000 currently in service.
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Sakdag 316A Sakdag 316B Sakdag 316C	Bakyern		Infantry Fighting Vehicle with multiple variants.
Armoured Personnel Carriers
Kavst 297A Kavst 297B	Bakyern
Kavst 271	Bakyern
Artillery
Varigtavatdagen 513	Bakyern
Hakkimastfesett MATVAS	Bakyern
Kavsgranetdagen 597	Bakyern
Anti-Aircraft
Kaathatvadagen 16C2	Bakyern
Kaathatvadagen 14	Bakyern
Engineering Vehicles
Teknatdagen 16B	Bakyern
Teknatdagen 82B	Bakyern
Teknatdagen 82L	Bakyern
Utility Vehicles
Kavsattendagen 5	Bakyern
Infratsatten C67	Bakyern
Infratsatten C9	Bakyern

Helicopters

Name	Country	Image	Notes
Transport Helicopter
Hkr 97	Bakyern
Hkr 86	Kentalis
Hkr 93	Bakyern		Used mainly for VIP Transportation
Scout Helicopter
Hkr 6A	Bakyern
Attack Helicopter
Hkr 73G	Bakyern

Aircraft

Name	Country	Image	Notes
Combat Aircraft
SK-99A	Bakyern		Multirole Fighter Jet
SK-12	Bakyern Gassasinia
SK-93	Bakyern		Multirole aircraft mainly used as CAS and an attacker.
AEW&C
PAAV S-86A	Bakyern
Reconnaissance
PAAV S-98	Bakyern		Used for Surveillance and SIGNT.
Tanker
Sasskaatdagen SV-87	Bakyern
Transport
Sattenkaatdagen S76	Kentalis
Sattenkaatdagen B98	Bakyern
Trainer
SK-59C	Bakyern
UAV
SAV-874	Bakyern
SAV-893G	Bakyern