Ghantish Army

Ghantish Army
Active	1939 (as reconstituted in its current form)
Country	Ghant
Allegiance	Monarch(s) of Ghant
Branch	Army
Size	111,519 (active), 300,000+ (reserve)

The Ghantish Army is the land component of the Ghantish Imperial Forces. Reconstituted in its current form in 1939, subsequent to the Ghantish Revolution, it is a force constituted by 111,519 active personnel and more than 300,000 reserve troops. It is composed of three component: the professional Imperial Army, and the Provincial Forces, and the Imperial Legion.

Given Ghant's sub-arctic climate, as well as varied and inhospitable landscape featuring mountains, forests, bogs and tundra, the Ghantish Army is adapted and developed to operate in this hostile environment. In the event of an invasion by a hostile army, Ghantish doctrine envisages the use of Provincial units to bog down the enemy advance, using a mixture of both conventional warfare and insurgent tactics, taking maximum advantage of the defenders' knowledge of local conditions and terrain. Once the enemy is exhausted and the battlefield 'shaped' to the Ghantish commander's satisfaction, the mobile units of the regular army would be utilised to overwhelm the invaders in a concerted counterattack.

Regular Army

The regular Imperial Army is a professional force, capable of both deployment overseas in an expeditionary posture, or else assist the Provincial Forces in a home defense scenario. The Army primary combat formation of the Army is the combined arms brigade group, which is the largest permanently-established manoeuvre unit in peace-time.

Four division headquarters, together with skeletal divisional staff, also exist in peacetime, to command groupings of combat brigades and supporting elements in major conflicts.

Primary combat units

The core maneuver elements of the Imperial Army consists of eleven combat brigades:

5x Armored Brigades:

• HQ
• 3x Armored Battalions (41x Tusker Main Battle Tanks)
• 1x Mechanized Infantry Battalion (56x CV90 Infantry fighting vehicles)
• 1x Artillery Battalion (18x 155mm Self-propelled howitzers)
• 1x Armored Reconnaissance Company (13x CV90120 light tank)
• 1x Engineer Company (BvS-10)
• 1x Signal Company (BvS-10)
• 1x Air Defense Company (12x ASRAD-R launcher vehicles based on the BvS-10 chassis)
• 1x Logistics Battalion

An Armored Brigade contains roughly 5,000 personnel in total.

5x Mechanized Brigades:

• HQ
• 1x Armored Battalion (41x Tusker Main Battle Tanks)
• 3x Mechanized infantry Battalion (56x CV90 infantry fighting vehicles)
• 1x Artillery Battalion (18x Archer Artillery System)
• 1x Armored Reconnaissance Company (13x CV90120 light tank light tank)
• 1x Engineer Company (BvS-10)
• 1x Signal Company (BvS-10)
• 1x Air Defense Company (12x ASRAD-R launcher vehicles on BVS-10 chassis)
• 1x Logistics Battalion

A Mechanized Brigade contains roughly 5,500 personnel in total.

1x Ehiztari brigade

• HQ
• 1x Airborne Infantry Battalion
• 3x Mountain Warfare Battalion (BvS-10)
• 1x Artillery Battalion (18x M777 howitzer)
• 1x Light Reconnaissance Company (14x Apollo Motors Battleaxe)
• 1x Engineer Company
• 1x Signal company
• 1x Air Defense Company (15x RBS-70 teams)
• 1x Logistics Battalion

The Ehiztari (‘hunters’) Brigade is a highly-trained light infantry rapid reaction force. The first battalion is capable of undertaking parachute operations, whereas the second and third battalions are trained and equipped for mountain and deep arctic operations. All are air assault capable. The Brigade contains roughly 4,000 personnel.

Support units

The above primary maneuver forces are supported by eight other brigades:

6x Artillery Brigade

• 1x 155mm self-propelled artillery battalion (18x self-propelled guns)
• 1x MLRS Battalion (12x M270 MLRS)

2x Engineer Brigade

• 3x Engineer Battalions

3x SAM Brigade

• 1x long-range SAM Battalion (AD-12 Area Defence Missile)
• 2x medium-range SAM Battalions (AD-16 Adder)

2x Aviation Brigades

• 1x Attack Battalions (24x Raven) each
• 1x Medium-lift Battalion (30x Clios Peregrine) each
• 1x Heavy-lift Battalion (16x CH-47 Chinook) each
• 1x UAV Company (12x MQ-1C Grey Eagle)
• 1x Aviation-support Battalion

1x Coastal Defense Brigade

• 24x Coastal defense missile batteries (4x quadruple RBS-15 mobile launchers)

NOTE: This is a purely administrative grouping of coastal defense assets. In actual operations, individual batteries would be assigned to provide support for local forces.

Imperial Army Special Forces Command

• 6x Special Forces Battalion

NOTE: The Imperial Army’s special forces are trained and equipped for special reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, direct action, counter-terrorism and other related tasks.

Imperial Reserves

The Imperial Reserves are formed by civilian volunteers who elect to serve part-time with the regular Imperial Army, rather than the Provincial Forces, who commit to training one weekend per month, plus two weeks per year, as well as potential deployment overseas at short notice upon mobilisation. Demobilised personnel from the regular Imperial Army are also obligated to serve in the Reserves for a period of six years. Their role is to augment the regular army's order of battle in wartime.

Altogether, the Imperial Reserves are constituted by some 40,000 personnel, spread across six Mechanised Infantry Brigades, as well as a number of combat support and sustainment units.

Imperial Legion

The Imperial Legion functions as the Emperor’s private army. It is organised as a motorized infantry brigade of about 4,000 personnel.

• HQ
• 3x Infantry Battalion (XA-185 APC)
• 1x Cavalry Squadron (company-sized unit with horses, ceremonial sabers and lances, small arms, trained in rough-terrain reconnaissance)
• 1x Artillery Battalion (FH77)
• 1x Light Reconnaissance Company (14x Apollo Motors Battleaxe)
• 1x Engineer Company
• 1x Signal Company
• 1x Air Defense Compnay (12x ASRAD-R launcher vehicles on XA-185 chassis)
• 1x Logistics Battalion

Provincial Forces

Provincial Forces do not belong to the Imperial Army’s peacetime chain of command. Rather, they are the forces of the regional aristocracy and in many cases constitute their household troops. As may be expected given the Ghantish climate and terrain, these forces are typically optimized and trained for combat in mountainous and subarctic environments. A significant proportion of Provincial Forces infantry units are ski-trained. They are also by Imperial Law restricted from possessing certain categories of weapons systems. For instance, they are prohibited from operating main battle tanks, artillery with a calibre greater than 120mm, or guided missiles with range exceeding 8km.

There is no uniform organization for these units. However, an ‘average’ Provincial Forces motorized infantry brigade of about 4,000 would generally consist of the following:

• HQ
• 3x Infantry Battalions (XA-185 APC, BVS-10, LAG-302 or trucks)
• 1x Artillery Battalion (18x M119 howitzer or FH77)
• 1x Light Reconnaissance Company (Apollo Motors Battleaxe) or Cavalry Squadron (horses, lances, sabers, small arms)
• 1x Engineer Company
• 1x Signal Company
• 1x Air Defense Battery (12x RBS-70 teams or 12x 40 mm L/70 towed AA guns)
• 1x Logistics Battalion

Small unit organisation

A battalion of six to eight hundred personnel is the basic building block of the Ghantish Army.

A tank battalion consists of four companies, each of ten tanks, divided into three platoons of three vehicles plus one command post tank.

A Regular Army mechanised infantry battalion consists of the battalion headquarters, three mechanised infantry companies of three platoons each, and a combat support company. The latter consists of a mortar battery of six 120mm self-propelled mortars, a reconnaissance platoon (including a sniper team), and an anti-tank platoon with eighteen ATGM teams. The mechanised infantry companies are equipped with infantry fighting vehicles, whereas combat support elements are mostly mobilised using band-tracks.

Brigade commanders would routinely cross-attach sub-units under his command in order to construct combined arms, free-standing battalion-sized formations which can fight effectively on its own as a tactical unit, known as 'battlegroups'. For example, a battlegroup fighting in a defensive position on the 'main line of resistance' may be based on a mechanised infantry battalion, with one of its three infantry companies substituted by a tank company, attached with an engineer platoon and provided with an artillery battery of six self-propelled guns firing in direct support.

An Regular Army mechanised infantry platoon is mobilised in four infantry fighting vehicles. It is commanded by a headquarters team of three: a second lieutenant and a master sergeant, assisted by a communications specialist. Subordinated to them are twelve vehicle crewmen and three rifle squads of nine personnel. Each rifle squad is commanded by a sergeant or a corporal and aside from the squad commander himself is divided into two fireteams of eight, each consisting of a light machine gunner, two riflemen, and a grenadier armed with a rifle with a 40mm underbarrel grenade launcher attached. Light infantry platoons have no vehicle crew, but possess a weapons squad of six men, divided into two three-men medium machine gun teams.

Equipment

Name	Origin	Type	Ammunition	Notes
M90 (camouflage)	Ghant	Camouflage uniform	N/A
Pattern 90	Ghant	Combat helmet
Pattern 37	Ghant	Combat helmet		Mostly used by Provincial Forces
Scalable Plate Carrier	Belfras	Body armour
Small Arms Protective Insert	Belfras	Trauma plate
MOLLE	Belfras	Individual load-bearing equipment
General Service Respirator	Arthurista	Gas mask

Small arms

Name	Origin	Type	Ammunition	Notes
K51 "Balang" machete	Arthurista	Machete	N/A
K4 Bayonet	Arthurista	Bayonet	N/A
Model 1740 Cavalry Sword	Ghant	Cavalry sword
L109A1	Arthurista	Fragmentation grenade	N/A
P99	Ghant	Pistol	9x19 parabellum
L-35	Ghant	Pistol	9x19 parabellum	Common among Provincial Forces units
Redhawk	Belfras	Revolver	.44 Magnum	Issued to wilderness patrol units for self-defence against wildlife
K45	Ghant	Sub-machine gun	9x19 parabellum	Common among Provincial Forces units and second line formations
CBJ-MS	Ghant	Sub-machine gun	9x19, 6.5×25mm CBJ
Model 870	Belfras	Shotgun	12 gauge
FA-5	Ghant	Assault rifle	5.56x45	Main service rifle
FA-4	Ghant	Battle rifle	6.5x55	Reserve use
FU-42	Ghant	Battle rifle	6.5x55	Mostly used by low-tiered Provincial Forces
FU-6	Ghant	Bolt-action rifle	6.5×55mm	Standard infantry weapon in the early-mid 20th century, still issued to wilderness patrol units for self-defence against wildlife.
TRG-42	Ghant	Sniper rifle	6.5x55mm and .338 LM
Ultimax	Lion's Rock	Light machine gun	5.56x45
L6A2 General Purpose Machine Gun	Arthurista	General purpose machine gun	6.5x55
CIL 50MG	Lion's Rock	Heavy machine gun	12.7x99
M203 grenade launcher	Belfras	underbarrel grenade launcher	40mm grenade
CIL 40 AGL	Lion's Rock	Automatic grenade launcher	40mm grenade
GL05 Universal Support Weapon	Arthurista	Automatic grenade launcher/heavy machine gun	25mm grenade, 12.7x99
GL09 Advanced Airburst Weapon	Arthurista	Handheld automatic grenade launcher	25mm grenade

Anti-tank weapons

Name	Origin	Type	Ammunition	Notes
BO-1110	Ghant	Heavy crew-served recoilless rifle		Mainly used by low-tiered Provincial Forces
AT4	Ghant	Disposable AT launcher
FBK-48	Ghant	Reloadable AT launcher
MBT LAW	Ghant	Light man-portable ATGM
BILL 1 Anti-tank guided weapon	Ghant	ATGM		Mostly in reserve
BILL 2 Anti-tank guided weapon	Ghant	ATGM	Current main infantry anti-tank weapon
Scorpion missile	Belfras	Helicopter-launched ATGM
Vantage missile	Arthurista	NLOS missile

Anti-air systems

Name	Origin	Type	Ammunition	Notes
MS-70	Ghant	SHORAD missile		This is the main brigade-level anti-air weapon among regular units. Mostly mounted on band-tracks or wheeled armoured vehicles.
AD-16 Sea Adder	Arthurista	Medium-range SAM
AD-12 Area Defence Missile	Arthurista	Long range anti-aircraft, ballistic missile and cruise missile system
40mm L/70	Ghant	Anti-aircraft gun		Widely used by Provincial Forces for static defence
HS.404	Ghant	Anti-aircraft gun		Widely used by Provincial Force

Artillery

Name	Origin	Type	Ammunition	Notes
M6 mortar	Arthurista	Commando mortar	60mm
L16 81mm mortar	Arthurista	Medium mortar	81mm
K6	Yisrael	Heavy infantry mortar	120mm
AMOS	Ghant	Self-propelled mortar	120mm	Mounted on CV90 chassis
M119 howitzer	Arthurista	Towed gun	105mm
FH77	Ghant	Towed gun	155mm	Mostly in reserve or employed by Provincial Forces
Archer Artillery System	Ghant	Self-propelled gun	155mm
KM-68	Ghant	Self-propelled gun	155mm	Mostly in reserve
TDI Ares	Belfras	Self-propelled MLRS	227mm rockets, ACM-6 Vassago

Armoured fighting vehicles

Name	Origin	Type	Variants	Notes
Apollo Motors Battleaxe	Arthurista	Light general purpose vehicle
CV90	Ghant	Infantry fighting vehicle
LAG-302	Ghant	Armoured personnel carrier		Reserves
XA-185	Ghant	Armoured personnel carrier		Employed mainly by the Imperial Legion or Provincial Forces
CV90120	Ghant	Light tank
Ikv 91	Ghant	Light tank/armoured reconnaissance vehicle		Mainly in reserve
Tusker Main Battle Tank	Ghant	Main battle tank		Over 1,000 produced including engineering, bridge-laying and recovery variants
'S-Tank'	Ghant	Main battle tank		Mainly in reserve
Cavalier Main Battle Tank	Arthurista	Main battle tank	Mk3	Mainly in reserve. Updated with Belfrasian diesel engines. Some Engineering/ARV/ABL variants remain in service
BvS-10	Ghant	All Terrain Band-track		Widely used by both the Regular Army and Provincial Forces
M3 Amphibious Rig	Arthurista	Bridging vehicle
Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle	Afalia	MRAP

Army aviation

Name	Origin	Type	Variants	Notes
Arthuristan Dynamics Raven	Arthurista	Attack helicopter
Clios Peregrine	Belfras	Medium-lift helicopter
Chinook	Belfras	Heavy lift helicopter
Gazelle	Vannois	Light helicopter
Arthuristan Dynamics Phoenix	Arthurista	UAV
MQ-1C Gray Eagle	Belfras	UAV
Arthuristan Dynamics Lancer	Arthurista	UAV
RQ-11 Raven	Belfras	Mini-UAV
Black Hornet Nano	Arthurista	Micro-UAV

Surface-to-surface missiles

Name	Origin	Type	Variants	Notes
ACM-6 Vassago	Arthurista	Tactical ballistic missile	Unitary warhead, submunitions, BAT

Battlefield surveillance systems

Name	Origin	Type	Variants	Notes
Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Radar	Arthurista	Counter-battery radar
MSTAR	Arthurista	Battlefield surveillance radar
Giraffe radar	Ghant	Air surveillance radar