Blackhelm Confederate Army

Blackhelm Confederate Army
Active	1997 – present (Current form)
Country	Blackhelm Confederacy
Allegiance	Varies determined on branch
Type	Army
Size	7.1 million
Headquarters	Ministry of the Army, Paradise City
Motto(s)	Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo
Commanders
Current commander	General Marcus Blueshield

The Blackhelm Confederate Army represents the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Blackhelm Confederacy, formed from parts of the collapsing Imperial Exponential Army in 1997. The formation of these forces posed economic challenges after the collapse of the Empire, and required reforms to professionalize the force during the transition.

Since 1997, the army has withdrawn many thousands of troops from former Imperial garrisons abroad, while remaining extensively committed to the Backlands War, peacekeeping, and other operations in the Imperial successor states. The army is currently involved in the Yellosian War, and recently took part in the Battle of Port Blacksand.

The Blackhelm Confederate Army encapsulates the Confederate Ground Forces, Airborne Troops and Venatores loyal to the Senate. The Marines, also loyal to the Senate, the Airborne Guard Imperial Guard, and Honor Guard loyal to the chancellor, and Town Guard units with localized loyalties across the nation, as well as well as private, tribal, and other local units are not incorporated into this, and instead fall under other categories.

Mission

Blackhelm Confederate soldiers equipped with AR-3 assault rifles on maneuvers in the bush.

The primary responsibilities of the Blackhelm Confederate Army are the protection of the state borders, combat on land, the security of occupied territories, and the defeat of enemy troops. The Army must be able to achieve these goals both in nuclear war and non-nuclear war, especially without the use of weapons of mass destruction. Furthermore, they must be capable of protecting the national interests of the ISBC within the framework of its international obligations.

The Main Command of the Army is officially tasked with the following objectives:

• The training of troops for combat, on the basis of tasks determined by the Armed Forces' General Staff.
• The improvement of troops' structure and composition, and the optimization of their numbers, including for special troops.
• The development of military theory and practice.
• The development and introduction of training field manuals, tactics, and methodology.
• The improvement of operational and combat training of the Army.

History

The Blackhelm Confederate Army draws largely upon many of the traditions of the Imperial Exponential Army, with a heavy focus on counterinsurgency warfare and the use of artillery to eliminate enemy formations and achieve its goals.

Post-Imperial Reforms

While the Imperial Exponential Army had adopted a primarily defensive-minded posture in the last few decades of its existence, the new Blackhelm Confederacy sought to establish a more mobile, offensive-minded force almost immediately after it was established. The Army retained the use of static divisions, it also created mechanized assault divisions designed specifically to serve as a mid-way point between Infantry and armored Divisions, and serve as the central point for offensive maneuver.

Reclamation of Western Hesperidesia

The Confederate Army was influential in the reclamation of most of western Hesperidesia, being used to coerce neighboring states to join the Confederacy, and at times even being called to conduct blitzkrieg-style attacks spearheaded by the newly formed assault divisions to being states in line with the directives of Paradise City.

War in Egyptiansstan

The near bloodless war in Egyptiansstan was the high point of early Confederate offensive doctrine. Blackhelm Confederate assault divisions were able to blitz almost unhindered across the Egypttianstanni desert, bypassing strong points a day seizing the Egypttianstanni capital within days of the declaration of hostilities.

Reforms under Eaglebrand

Since the rise of Octavius Eaglebrand to the position of Chancellor following the Blackhelm Confederate Revolution in 2011, a new expeditionary focus has come into the doctrine of the Army. This has led to the re-creation of the standard Blackhelm Confederate Infantry Division to follow the Brigade Combat Team organization, effectively turning each division into their own, self-contained and self-supportive military force, capable of operating organically in overseas environments without additional units to support them.

Equipment

Small Arms

Pistols

Name	Type	Cartridge	Origin	Photo	Notes
RAP-440	Pistol	.40 Smith&Wesson	Blackhelm Confederacy		Standard service side arm

Assault Rifles

Name	Type	Cartridge	Origin	Photo	Notes
AR-3	Bullpup Assault Rifle	7.62x39mm	Blackhelm Confederacy		30-round magazine. Main service rifle of Confederate Ground Forces.
AR-2	Assault Rifle	7.62x39mm	Empire of Exponent		30-round magazine, former main service rifle, still in use with tribal militias. Many kept in reserve stocks. Some improved in limited use with special police units and Town Guard.

Rocket and missile systems

Name	Type	Diameter	Origin	Photo	Notes
GPRL-81	Incendiary rocket launcher	80mm	Khyragus		Re-loadable quad launcher used to fire incendiary and chemical warheads.
PCP-15	Anti-tank rocket launcher	99mm	Blackhelm Confederacy		Re-loadable launcher with a variety of munitions available.
Te-23 Pardus	Anti-tank missile	127 mm	Blackhelm Confederacy		Multipurpose long-range beam-riding precision guided missile launched from several Confederate military vehicles.

Infantry Mortars

Name	Type	Diameter	Origin	Photo	Notes
OB-4 Assault Mortar	Lightweight mortar	60mm	Empire of Exponent
B14 Capra	Mortar	82mm	Empire of Exponent

Vehicles

Tanks

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
XM-2	Main battle tank	5,760	Blackhelm Confederacy
XM-1	Main battle tank	2,388	Blackhelm Confederacy		Currently being withdrawn from frontline service.
CC-58	Main battle tank	~700	Empire of Exponent		All in in reserves

Infantry Fighting Vehicles

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
BMP-3	Infantry fighting vehicle	6,500	USSR
BMD-3	Infantry fighting vehicle	2,500	USSR

Personnel Carriers

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
BTR-90	Armoured personnel carrier	10,000	Russia
BTR-70	Armoured personnel carrier	7,000	USSR

Other Vehicles

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
Or-21 Light Tactical Vehicle	Light Utility Vehicle	~250,000	Blackhelm Confederacy
Or-38 Medium Tactical Vehicle	Medium Utility Vehicle	~30,000	Blackhelm Confederacy
CCN-72	Amphibious Light Tank	4,325	Empire of Exponent
Pionierpanzer AY2-AVEE 'Hindenburg'	Combat Engineering Tank	2,340	Yohannes
Boerbol	Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle	1,280	Lydenberg
Schroder Gun Truck Mk.2	Armored truck	300	The Empire of Common Territories

Artillery

Towed

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
D-20	152 mm gun-howitzer	2,032	USSR
D-74	122 mm field gun	2,188	USSR
D-30	122 mm howitzer	2,664	USSR
G5	155mm howitzer	1,845	South Africa
T57	106mm recoilless rifle	12,167	Empire of Exponent
2S12 Sani	Heavy mortar	???	USSR
2B9 Vasilek	Gun-mortar	???	USSR

Self-propelled

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
2S7 Pion	203mm Self-Propelled Howitzer	737	USSR
2S19 Msta	152mm Self-Propelled Howitzer	2,022	USSR
2S25 Sprut-SD	125mm Self-Propelled Gun	691	Russia
2S31 Vena	120mm Self-Propelled Mortar	408	Russia
2S34 Hosta	120 mm Self-Propelled Mortar	457	USSR
ASU-85	85mm Self-Propelled Gun	442	USSR		Used exclusively by airborne troops
C-476	106mm Self-Propelled Recoilless Rifle	12,841	Empire of Exponent

Rocket Artillery

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
BM-21 Grad	122 mm multiple rocket launcher	4,760	USSR
BM-27 Uragan	220mm Multiple Rocket Launcher	1,149	USSR
TOS-1	220mm Thermobaric Rocket Launcher	207	USSR

Anti-Aircraft

Towed

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
ZPU-4 Anti-aircraft Gun	Anti-aircraft machine gun	???	USSR
TA-78	Towed 20 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun	???	Empire of Exponent
AZP S-60	57mm Anti-Aircraft Autocannon	22,447	USSR
Bofors 40 mm gun	40mm Anti-Aircraft Autocannon	???	Sweden

Self-propelled

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
DC-2000	CIWS	1,846	Blackhelm Confederacy
DC-210	SPAAG	???	Empire of Exponent
9K22 Tunguska	SPAAG	???	USSR
9K37M3 Buk	Medium range SAM	???	USSR
S-300V4	Long-range SAM	???	USSR
9K330 Tor-M1	Tracked SAM system	???	Russia
Pantsir-S1	Transportable gun/SAM system	???	Russia
S-400 Triumf	Mobile surface-to-air missile system	???	Russia

Aircraft

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin	Photo	Notes
UH-2 Outback	Utility Helicopter	1,674	ATRIA Defense Solutions
Mil Mi-2	Utility Helicopter	937	USSR
Mil Mi-24 SuperHind Mk.V	Attack Helicopter	742	Russia
Mil Mi-26	Heavy Transport Helicopter	512	USSR
Mil Mi-28	Attack Helicopter	381	Russia
Kamov Ka-52	Attack Helicopter	347	Russia
Maksimov Ma-36	Utility Helicopter	192	Nikolia
AMOr-5 Vesuvius	Heavy Transport Helicopter	112	Blackhelm Confederacy