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	Rikart Kalmer
Chief of Defense	Sivua Naliast
Chief of Defence	Erik Salet
Personnel
Military age	16-30 (16 w/ Parental Consent)
Active personnel	920,500 (January 2021)
Reserve personnel	430,000 (January 2021)
Expenditure
Budget	$81.9 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

Small Arms

Name	Country	Image	Notes
Handguns
Pist 83	Gassasinia		Standard sidearm for law enforcement and military police. Issued model is a Gen 4 licensed build.
Pist 44	Bakyern		Sidearm used by Special Forces.
Submachine Guns
Krulsvatpsat 67	Bakyern		Used by law enforcement and special forces.
Krulsvatpsat 89	Bakyern		Used by law enforcement.
Shotguns
Levittagåver 300	Gassasinia		Used by Law Enforcement and Special Forces.
Levittagåver 305	Bakyern
Assault and Battle Rifles
Automatkaravin 87	Bakyern		Standard issued rifle. Multiple variants exist including the carbine and law enforcement variant.
Automatkaravin 67	Bakyern		Standard issued rifle for the Territorial Defense Force and Reserve Forces. Formerly the standard issued rifle of the armed forces.
Automatgåver 16	Bakyern		Used by Special Operations Command.
Machine Guns
Krulsprute 97	Bakyern		Standard squad automatic weapon
Krulsprute 70	Bakyern		Licensed Build of the Kentalian WTS 82
Krulsprute 47	Bakyern		Heavy Machine Gun used in vehicles and fortifications.
Sniper and Marksman Rifles
Automatkaravin 67D	Bakyern		Marksman version of the Automatkaravin 67.
Kahvatgåver 88	Bakyern
Pansätagåver 23	Bakyern
Grenade & Rocket Launchers
Pansätahatva 89	Bakyern
Pansätahatva 9	Bakyern
Pansätahatva 5	Bakyern
Pansätahatva 35	Bakyern
Flygasthatva 12	Bakyern
Granedatfesett 112	Bakyern

Field Artillery & Mortars

Name	Country	Image	Notes
Towed Artillery
155 mm Hauvat 88	Bakyern
Infantry Mortars
11 cm Granedat 41	Bakyern
9 cm Granedat 76	Bakyern
Self-Propelled Artillery & Mortar
Artillarsystem 503	Bakyern
Kavsgranetdagen 597	Bakyern

Ground Vehicles

Name	Country	Image	Notes
Tanks
Kavsdagen 182	Bakyern		Main Battle Tank, over 1,000 currently in service.
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Stridsdagen 316	Bakyern		A Stridsdagen 316 advanced infantry fighting vehicle armed with a Kassi 40 mm gun.
Armoured Personnel Carriers
Pansätastagavt 297	Bakyern
Pansätastagavt 271	Bakyern
All-Terrain Vehicles
Bansadagen 402	Bakyern
Anti-Aircraft System
Flygasthatvadagen 16C	Bakyern
Flygasthatvadagen 109	Bakyern
Engineering Vehicles
Bärttingdagen 16B	Bakyern
Bärttingdagen 82B	Bakyern
Bärttingdagen 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
Scout Helicopter
Hkr 71	Bakyern
Attack Helicopter
Hkr 98	Bakyern

Aircraft

Name	Country	Image	Notes
Combat Aircraft
SK 112 Vråka	Bakyern
SK 115 Dunsa	Bakyern Gassasinia
SK 102C	Bakyern		Used as a light attacker.
AEW&C
TP 86A	Bakyern
Reconnaissance
TP 98	Bakyern		Used for Surveillance and SIGNT.
Tanker
JB 87A	Bakyern
Transport
JB 76	Bakyern
JB 96	Bakyern
Trainer
SK 102C	Bakyern
UAV
RA 11	Bakyern
RA 84	Bakyern
RA 17	Bakyern