Blackhelm Confederate Army: Difference between revisions
Line 186: | Line 186: | ||
| [[Adsertor|Or-21 Light Tactical Vehicle]] || Light Utility Vehicle || ~250,000 || {{flag|Blackhelm Confederacy}} || [[File:Adsertor.jpg|170px]] || | | [[Adsertor|Or-21 Light Tactical Vehicle]] || Light Utility Vehicle || ~250,000 || {{flag|Blackhelm Confederacy}} || [[File:Adsertor.jpg|170px]] || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Vulpes (vehicle)|Vulpes Tactical Vehicle]] || Medium Utility Vehicle || TBD || {{flag|Blackhelm Confederacy}} || [[File:VulpesVehicle1.jpg|170px]] || | | [[Vulpes (vehicle)|Vulpes Medium Tactical Vehicle]] || Medium Utility Vehicle || TBD || {{flag|Blackhelm Confederacy}} || [[File:VulpesVehicle1.jpg|170px]] || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[CCN-72]] || Amphibious Light Tank || 4,325 || {{flagicon|Blackhelm Confederacy|Empire of Exponent}} [[Blackhelm Confederacy|Empire of Exponent]] || [[File:Verkhnyaya_Pyshma_Tank_Museum_2012_0181.jpg|170px]] || | | [[CCN-72]] || Amphibious Light Tank || 4,325 || {{flagicon|Blackhelm Confederacy|Empire of Exponent}} [[Blackhelm Confederacy|Empire of Exponent]] || [[File:Verkhnyaya_Pyshma_Tank_Museum_2012_0181.jpg|170px]] || |
Revision as of 01:58, 27 July 2024
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 |
Armed forces of the Blackhelm Confederacy |
---|
Senatorial Forces |
Chancellerial Forces |
Local Forces |
Ranks of the Blackhelm Confederate Military |
History of the Blackhelm Confederate Military |
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Since 1997, the army has withdrawn many thousands of troops from former Imperial garrisons abroad, while remaining extensively committed to the Backlands War, peacekeeping, and other operations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
![](/mediawiki/images/thumb/e/ed/BCSoldiersAR3.jpg/300px-BCSoldiersAR3.jpg)
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 | ![]() |
Standard service side arm |
Assault Rifles
Name | Type | Cartridge | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AR-3 | Bullpup Assault Rifle | 7.62x39mm | ![]() |
30-round magazine. Main service rifle of Confederate Ground Forces. | |
AR-2 | Assault Rifle | 7.62x39mm | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
![]() |
Re-loadable quad launcher used to fire incendiary and chemical warheads. |
PCP-15 | Anti-tank rocket launcher | 99mm | ![]() |
Re-loadable launcher with a variety of munitions available. | |
Te-23 Pardus | Anti-tank missile | 127 mm | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
![]() |
|
B14 Capra | Mortar | 82mm | ![]() |
![]() |
Vehicles
Tanks
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
XM-2 | Main battle tank | 5,760 | ![]() |
||
XM-1 | Main battle tank | 2,388 | ![]() |
Currently being withdrawn from frontline service. | |
CC-58 | Main battle tank | ~700 | ![]() |
![]() |
All in in reserves |
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMP-3 | Infantry fighting vehicle | 6,500 | ![]() |
||
BMD-3 | Infantry fighting vehicle | 2,500 | ![]() |
Personnel Carriers
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BTR-90 | Armoured personnel carrier | 10,000 | ![]() |
||
BTR-70 | Armoured personnel carrier | 7,000 | ![]() |
Other Vehicles
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Or-21 Light Tactical Vehicle | Light Utility Vehicle | ~250,000 | ![]() |
||
Vulpes Medium Tactical Vehicle | Medium Utility Vehicle | TBD | ![]() |
||
CCN-72 | Amphibious Light Tank | 4,325 | ![]() |
![]() |
|
Pionierpanzer AY2-AVEE 'Hindenburg' | Combat Engineering Tank | 2,340 | ![]() |
![]() |
|
Boerbol | Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle | 1,280 | ![]() |
![]() |
|
Schroder Gun Truck Mk.2 | Armored truck | 300 | ![]() |
![]() |
Artillery
Towed
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
D-20 | 152 mm gun-howitzer | 2,032 | ![]() |
||
D-74 | 122 mm field gun | 2,188 | ![]() |
||
D-30 | 122 mm howitzer | 2,664 | ![]() |
||
G5 | 155mm howitzer | 1,845 | |||
T57 | 106mm recoilless rifle | 12,167 | ![]() |
![]() |
|
2S12 Sani | Heavy mortar | ??? | ![]() |
||
2B9 Vasilek | Gun-mortar | ??? |
Self-propelled
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2S7 Pion | 203mm Self-Propelled Howitzer | 737 | ![]() |
||
2S19 Msta | 152mm Self-Propelled Howitzer | 2,022 | ![]() |
||
2S25 Sprut-SD | 125mm Self-Propelled Gun | 691 | ![]() |
||
2S31 Vena | 120mm Self-Propelled Mortar | 408 | ![]() |
||
2S34 Hosta | 120 mm Self-Propelled Mortar | 457 | ![]() |
||
ASU-85 | 85mm Self-Propelled Gun | 442 | ![]() |
Used exclusively by airborne troops | |
C-476 | 106mm Self-Propelled Recoilless Rifle | 12,841 | ![]() |
![]() |
Rocket Artillery
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BM-21 Grad | 122 mm multiple rocket launcher | 4,760 | ![]() |
||
BM-27 Uragan | 220mm Multiple Rocket Launcher | 1,149 | ![]() | ||
TOS-1 | 220mm Thermobaric Rocket Launcher | 207 | ![]() |
Anti-Aircraft
Towed
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZPU-4 Anti-aircraft Gun | Anti-aircraft machine gun | ??? | |||
TA-78 | Towed 20 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun | ??? | ![]() |
![]() |
|
AZP S-60 | 57mm Anti-Aircraft Autocannon | 22,447 | ![]() |
||
Bofors 40 mm gun | 40mm Anti-Aircraft Autocannon | ??? | ![]() |
Self-propelled
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DC-2000 | CIWS | 1,846 | ![]() |
||
DC-210 | SPAAG | ??? | ![]() |
![]() |
|
9K22 Tunguska | SPAAG | ??? | ![]() |
||
9K37M3 Buk | Medium range SAM | ??? | |||
S-300V4 | Long-range SAM | ??? | ![]() |
||
9K330 Tor-M1 | Tracked SAM system | ??? | ![]() |
||
Pantsir-S1 | Transportable gun/SAM system | ??? | ![]() |
||
S-400 Triumf | Mobile surface-to-air missile system | ??? | ![]() |
Aircraft
Name | Type | Quantity | Origin | Photo | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UH-2 Outback | Utility Helicopter | 1,674 | ![]() |
![]() |
|
Mil Mi-2 | Utility Helicopter | 937 | |||
Mil Mi-24 SuperHind Mk.V | Attack Helicopter | 742 | ![]() |
||
Mil Mi-26 | Heavy Transport Helicopter | 512 | ![]() |
||
Mil Mi-28 | Attack Helicopter | 381 | |||
Kamov Ka-52 | Attack Helicopter | 347 | ![]() |
||
Maksimov Ma-36 | Utility Helicopter | 192 | ![]() |
![]() |
|
AMOr-5 Vesuvius | Heavy Transport Helicopter | 112 | ![]() |