Land Force (Solevant)

Land Force
Active	9 August 1821 – present
Country	Solevant
Allegiance	Solevant
Type	Army
Size	90,000 personnel 35,000 reserve personnel
Part of	Solevanti Defense Forces
Headquarters	Bougainville
Commanders
President	Timothée Clérico
Councillor-General of Defense	Cédric Delaunay
Head of the Defense Forces	Air Marshal Dylan Vaillancourt
Head of the Land Force	General Pierre Chevotet

1820 Revolution (Solevant)

The Land Force (Merovingian: Force terre) is the ground warfare branch of the Solevanti Defense Forces. It is the largest and oldest branch of the defense forces. The land force was formed out of the mix of Sieuxerrian Colonial Marines and militia regiments, origionally known as the Solevanti Army (Armée Solevanti). It would be known as this until the 2nd Solevanti-Paganese War when after the annexation of Paganese Kingdom when it would be called the Grand Army of the Republic (Grande armée de la république) and would be known as this until after the end of the Pan-Septentrion War in 1948.

The Land Force is a branch of the Solevanti Defense Forces which is organized by the State Operations Department which is headed by the Councillor-General of Defense and the Defense Council with the commander-in-chief being the Presdient of Solevant.

Equipment

Infantry Equipment

Small Arms

Name	Photo	Origin	Role	Cartridge	Variant	Notes
Pistols
PAM-99		Solevant	Semi-automatic pistol	7.65x20mm 11.43x23mm	PAM 99	Replacement for the PAM 1911 pistol for most units with modernized PAM 1911 models being retained by the special forces.
PAM-1911		Solevant	Semi-automatic pistol	11.4x23mm	PAM 1911E	Newer model PAM 1911Es retained by special forces. Older models have been moved into wartime reserves.
Service Rifles
M4 carbine		Template:Country data Tir Glas	Assault rifle	5.7x40mm EC	M4A1 Mark 18 CQBR	Used by the Parachute Brigade and other special forces groups exclusely. They are chambered in 5.7mm EC for commonality with rifles.
MAM-79		Solevant	Assault rifle	5.7x40mm EC	MAM-79M MAM-79G MAM-79TM MAM-79CM MAM-11A MAM-11T MAM-11C	MAM-11 series is to replace the older rifles. MAM-79M will be the standard issue rifle for the foreseeable future.
FR M. 89	File:Winchester M1895.jpg	Solevant	Lever-action rifle	8×50mmR Lebel		Used only for sport shooting and ceremonial purposes.
Machine guns
PMM-1982		Sieuxerr	Heavy machine gun	13.2x99mm Hotchkiss		Produced locally.
PMM-1957	File:M60GPMG.jpeg	Sieuxerr Sylva	General-purpose machine gun	7×51mm EC	PMM-1957D PMM-1957E PMM-1957F	Models produced locally, newest models with shortened barrels and rail-interface systems for scopes and other mounts are in service.
PMM-1950		Ostland	General-purpose machine gun	7×51mm EC	PMM-1950A PMM-1950B	Some 25,000 Ostlandic MG-34s were given as aid from Sieuxerr in the late 1940s. They were converted to 7×51mm EC in the late 1950s and have been retained in the reserves since.
Sniper Rifles
FRM-1989		Solevant	Sniper rifle	7×51mm EC	FRM-1989A FRM-1989B	Based on a hunting rifle, the FRM-1989 replaced older lever-action based sniper rifles.
Grenade launchers
LGPMM-2019		Sieuxerr	Grenade machine gun	20x42mm		Accepted in 2019 to be used on combination remote weapons stations on APCs.
LGM-1985		Sieuxerr	Grenade launcher	40mm Caseless		Underbarrel grenade launcher. Produced locally.

Vehicle Equipment

Vehicles

Name	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Number	Comment
Tanks
Leopard 2		Template:Country data Eisenmaat	Main battle tank	Leopard 2A4S	60	Of 60 vehicles, only 44 are in active use at anytime. The rest are used for parts and crew training.
M60		Hallia	Main battle tank	M60A4 M60A3 TTS	48 120 Stored	Some 240 vehicles had been accepted from the 1970s into the 1980s. M60A4 is a new upgrade started in the mid-2010s to modernized the least worn vehicles to keep in service. Upgraded with a new 120mm gun, sensors and optics. 48 vehicles in service but only 44 actively used, rest are used for training and parts. Older A3 models are retained in reserve and are used for parts for active vehicles.
Personnel Carriers
VTT-89		Letnia	Armoured personnel carrier			Used by mechanized infantry and equipped with heavy machine gun and grenade machine gun remote weapon's mount. Is tropicalized with a AC system, NBC filter and also low-pressure track for muddy jungle conditions.
VTT-80		Sylva	Armoured personnel carrier			Replaced the VTT-67 in motorized infantry units, has undergone extensive upgrades since acceptance. Latest upgrade is new armor package along with a dual remote weapon station.
VTT-67		Hallia	Armoured personnel carrier			Used by reservist, military police, and non-combat units.