Land Force (Solevant)
Land Force | |
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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.
History
Organization
Personnel
Equipment
Infantry Equipment
Small Arms
Name | Photo | Origin | Role | Cartridge | Variant | Notes |
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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-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. |
Sniper Rifles | ||||||
Grenade launchers |
Vehicle Equipment
Vehicles
Name | Photo | Origin | Role | Version | Number | Comment |
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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. |