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==Organization== | ==Organization== | ||
Red River Regiment (all white) | ====Red River Regiment (all white)==== | ||
* 1 Bde (600 men) | * 1 Bde (600 men) | ||
* 2 Bde (600 men) | * 2 Bde (600 men) | ||
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* 5 Bde (600 men) | * 5 Bde (600 men) | ||
Red River Light Infantry (all white; between one-quarter and one-third mercenaries) | ====Red River Light Infantry (all white; between one-quarter and one-third mercenaries)==== | ||
* 1 Commando (300 men) | * 1 Commando (300 men) | ||
* 2 Commando (300 men) | * 2 Commando (300 men) | ||
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* Weapons Support Group (100 men) | * Weapons Support Group (100 men) | ||
Red River Hesperidisean Rifles (all black with white officers) | ====Red River Hesperidisean Rifles (all black with white officers)==== | ||
* 6 Bde (600 men) | * 6 Bde (600 men) | ||
* 7 Bde (600 men) | * 7 Bde (600 men) | ||
* 8 Bde (600 men) | * 8 Bde (600 men) | ||
Red River Artillery (1st Field Regiment) | ====Red River Artillery (1st Field Regiment)==== | ||
* 1 regular battery of 105mm howitzers and 1 reserve battery of 25-pounders; white officers. | * 1 regular battery of 105mm howitzers and 1 reserve battery of 25-pounders; white officers. | ||
Special Air Service (all white; specialize in laying counter-insurgency ambushes and raids) | ====Special Air Service (all white; specialize in laying counter-insurgency ambushes and raids)==== | ||
* 1 Squadron (60 men) | * 1 Squadron (60 men) | ||
* 2 Squadron (60 men) | * 2 Squadron (60 men) | ||
* 3 Squadron (60 men) | * 3 Squadron (60 men) | ||
Red River Scouts | ====Red River Scouts==== | ||
* About 1000 men, large majority of blacks; some mercenaries; specialize in pseudo operations, mantracking and abduction missions. | * About 1000 men, large majority of blacks; some mercenaries; specialize in pseudo operations, mantracking and abduction missions. | ||
Grey’s Scouts | ====Grey’s Scouts==== | ||
* 150—200 men, black and white; horse-mounted infantry for tracking, pursuit and patrolling. | * 150—200 men, black and white; horse-mounted infantry for tracking, pursuit and patrolling. | ||
Support and administrative troops | ====Support and administrative troops==== | ||
* Signals, engineers, pay corps etc, all white officers. | * Signals, engineers, pay corps etc, all white officers. | ||
Red River Armored Car Regiment | ====Red River Armored Car Regiment==== | ||
* About 400 men, black and white; duties include reconnaissance, patrolling, convoy escort, crowd control and manning road blocks. | * About 400 men, black and white; duties include reconnaissance, patrolling, convoy escort, crowd control and manning road blocks. | ||
[[Category:Red River Free State]][[Category:Military of the Red River Free State]][[Category:Astyria]] | [[Category:Red River Free State]][[Category:Military of the Red River Free State]][[Category:Astyria]] | ||
Revision as of 07:50, 1 January 2024
The Red River Free State Army (RRFSA) is the land warfare component of the Red River Free State National Defense Force. Formed in 1997 after the creation of the Red River Free State, the RRFSA has two main missions: to counter possible insurgency in all forms, and to maintain a conventional military arm which could defend the republic's borders, making retaliatory strikes as necessary
Organization
Red River Regiment (all white)
- 1 Bde (600 men)
- 2 Bde (600 men)
- 3 Bde (600 men)
- 4 Bde (600 men)
- 5 Bde (600 men)
Red River Light Infantry (all white; between one-quarter and one-third mercenaries)
- 1 Commando (300 men)
- 2 Commando (300 men)
- 3 Commando (300 men)
- Weapons Support Group (100 men)
Red River Hesperidisean Rifles (all black with white officers)
- 6 Bde (600 men)
- 7 Bde (600 men)
- 8 Bde (600 men)
Red River Artillery (1st Field Regiment)
- 1 regular battery of 105mm howitzers and 1 reserve battery of 25-pounders; white officers.
Special Air Service (all white; specialize in laying counter-insurgency ambushes and raids)
- 1 Squadron (60 men)
- 2 Squadron (60 men)
- 3 Squadron (60 men)
Red River Scouts
- About 1000 men, large majority of blacks; some mercenaries; specialize in pseudo operations, mantracking and abduction missions.
Grey’s Scouts
- 150—200 men, black and white; horse-mounted infantry for tracking, pursuit and patrolling.
Support and administrative troops
- Signals, engineers, pay corps etc, all white officers.
Red River Armored Car Regiment
- About 400 men, black and white; duties include reconnaissance, patrolling, convoy escort, crowd control and manning road blocks.