Reichswehr

Lützow's military, the Reichswehr, is organised into the Heer (Army and special forces SKH), Reichsmarine (Navy), Luftkorps (Air Force) and Digitales- und Informationsraum (Digital and Information Domain Service) branches. The current budget of the Reichswehr is 67.658 billion 𝔊𝔐 which is 5.8% of the GDP. Combined with the huge arms manufacturing industry, the armed forces of Lützow is one of the most modern and best trained militaries of the world.

As of September 2024, the Reichswehr has a strength of 375.450 active soldiers and 120.000 civilians. Reservists are available to the armed forces and participate in defence exercises and deployments abroad. Until 2000, military service was compulsory for men at age 18, but this has been partially suspended and replaced with a voluntary service, tho joining the armed froces is highly encouraged in schools with some schools having a Reichswehr club. Since 1996 women may serve in all functions of service without restriction.

Organisation

In peacetime, the Reichswehr is commanded by the Minister of Defence. In state of defence, the Prime Minister would become commander-in-chief of the Reichswehr. Up until 1998 the Emperor became commander-in-chief of the Reichswehr in a state of defence. The role of the Reichswehr is described in the Constitution of Lützow as focused on self-defensive only but is not restricted to it and may protect Lützow's interests anywhere in Trica.

Appearance

Uniforms

The service uniform is theoretically the standard type of Reichswehr uniform for general duty and off-post activity, but is most associated with ceremonial occasions. The army's service uniform consists of a light grey, single-breasted coat and darker grey trousers, worn with a light blue shirt, black tie, and black shoes. The peaked, visored cap has been replaced by the beret as the most common form of headgear.Dress uniforms featuring dinner jackets or double-breasted coats are worn by officers for various social occasions.

The battle and work uniform consists of Flecktarn camouflage fatigues, which are also worn on field duty. In practice, they are also used for general duty and off-post at least at barracks where there is also field duty even by others, and for the way home or to the post, and generally regarded as the Heer uniform. In all three services, light sand-coloured uniforms are available for duty in warmer climates.

A different, traditional variety of the service uniform is worn by the Gebirgsjäger (mountain infantry), consisting of ski jacket, stretch trousers, and ski boots. Instead of the beret, they wear the grey "mountain cap". The field uniform is the same, except for the (optional) metal Edelweiss worn on the forage cap.

The naval forces wear the traditional navy blue, double-breasted coat and trousers; enlisted personnel wear either a white shirt or a navy blue shirt with the traditional navy collar. White uniforms provide an alternative for summer. The officer's dress cap is mounted with a gold anchor surrounded by a wreath. The visor of the admiral's cap bears a double row of oak leaves. U-boat captains wear the traditional white hat.

The air force service uniform consists of a blue jacket and trousers with a light blue shirt, dark blue tie, and black shoes. Olive battle dress similar to the army fatigue uniform is worn in basic training and during other field duty. Flying personnel wear wings on their right breast. Other air force personnel wear a modified wing device with a symbol in its centre denoting service specialisation. These Tätigkeitsabzeichen come in bronze, silver, or gold, depending on one's length of service in the specialty. Wings, superimposed over a wreath, in gold, silver, or bronze, depending on rank, are also worn on the service or field cap.

Equipment

Thanks to a large arms and modern manufacturing sector, everything for the Reichswehr can be produced locally. The Reichswehr is continuously modernizing and expanding. As of October 2024, there are around 380.000 active soldiers and as well as a large number of civilians working for the Reichswehr. The armed forces can be deployed around Trica in a short amount of time, and can deploy nuclear weapons anywhere in the world if so needed by air plane, cruise missile or ballastic missile.