Army of the Syaran Republic
| Army of the Syaran Republic | |
|---|---|
| Армија на Република Сијар | |
 Insignia of the ARS | |
| Motto | If not us, who? |
| Founded | 10 August 1875 |
| Disbanded | 1 January 1988 |
| Headquarters | Zovahr |
| Leadership | |
| President of the Syaran Republic | Krunislav Mircevski (last) |
| Minister of Defense | Dako Yordanov Valerieva (last) |
| General of the Army | Hristofor Razvigorov (last) |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 17–50 |
| Conscription | Yes, during wartime |
| Active personnel | 4,000,000 (1918) 7,500,000 (1937) |
| Related articles | |
| History | Divide War Siduri War Refusal War |
The Army of the Syaran Republic (Syaran: Армија на Република Сијар; Armija na Republika Sijar or ARS) was the unified land and air forces of the Republic of Syara from 1875 to 1988. The ARS consisted of both land and air forces, with the Syaran Navy operating as it's own branch. The ASR replaced the various professional and volunteer armies of Syara's realm of the pre-unification era, though remained composed heavily of Makedonian and Galanian officers.
The ARS was officially formed on 10 August 1875, three months after the Conference of Pella. In the early years of its existence the ARS remained largely focused on territorial defense, but the rising instability in neighboring Ruvelka led to the continued expansion of the Army beginning in the 20th century. Following the outbreak of the Ruvelkan Civil War, a Syaran expeditionary force was deployed to Ruvelka to seize control of vital strategic areas. Syaran intervention quickly ended following the outbreak of the Divide War, which forced the ARS to rapidly re-deploy and defend the capital of Zovahr from invading Cacertian forces. Over 4 million Syaran troops served during the Divide War, eventually succeeding to pushing Cacertian forces out of Syara.
In the interwar years the ASR modernized, developing and fielding increasing numbers of tanks, artillery, and aircraft. In 1934 Syara invaded Ruvelka, kicking off the Siduri War. Syara subsequently invaded Quenmin and the Kingdom of Tennai. Syara's usage of the Measured Battle Doctrine, which emphasized slow moving large scale offensives supported by heavy artillery barrages proved unable to cope with Common Axis combined arms tactics, as did the Inner Sphere's industrial capacity. By 1937 momentum had swung wholly against Syara and the Republic was forced to surrender in 1938. Over the course of the Siduri War the Army of the Syaran Republic fielded some 14,000,000 men; approximately half of whom were killed or captured.
In the post-war years the ARS remained small and focused mostly on internal affairs, never rising above 500,000 men in uniform. Following the rise of the Wardens many military personnel defected from the army, although much of the officer corps remained loyal to the Monarchies of Galania and Makedon. The ARS was officially dissolved at the end of the Refusal War and along with the Syaran Navy reformed as the Syaran Commonality Armed Forces.