Bakyernian Defense Force

Laakyar Tuiivamäst
Emblem of the Tuiivamast
Founded	6 December 1984 (1984-12-06)
Service branches	Bak Army Bak Air Force Bak Navy Border Defense Force During Wartime
Website	www.tuiivamast.bk.gov
Leadership
President	Kal Strassman
Chief of Staff	Gasaf Tach
General of the Defense Forces	Erik Salet
Personnel
Military age	16-25 (16 w/ Parental Consent)
Active personnel	203,014 (January 2021)
Reserve personnel	1,030,971 (January 2021)
Expenditure
Budget	$81 Billion
Industry
Foreign suppliers	Gassasinia Kentalis

The Bak Defense Force (Bakyernian: Laakyar Tuiivamäst) are the armed forces of Bakyern, with a duty of protecting Bakyern's territories and carrying out its wider interests. They encompass of the army, air force, and navy, with the coast guard and border patrol being incorporated during time of wartime. The defense force also carries out efforts in foreign territories such as peacekeeping and providing humanitarian aid. While national defense is put on the hands of the Tuiivamast, cantons have their own militaries, called Territorial Defense Force officially and called the Cantonal Guard unofficially. They are different from the reserves of the defense force and don't follow the same command structure.

The commander-in-chief of the defense force is the President of Bakyern which is currently Kal Strassman. The Bak Defense Force is overseen by the Department of Defense, with the current head of the defense force below the Secretary being the Chief of Staff.

Role

The current role of the defense force mainly revolves around defense, however, the Tuiivamast has had a history of participating or deploying in conflict zones, with since 1984, deployments on behalf of the Initiative for Global Peace. Functions of the defense force include:

• Preparing defense of Bakyern from threats
• Assisting the National Police Authority if needed as well as maintaining internal security
• Carrying out Bakyern's wider goals and interests through conflicts and deployment
• Humanitarian Aid and Peacekeeping

Firearms

Name	Country	Image	Notes
Handguns
Psat P17	Gassasinia		Standard sidearm in the Defense Force. Used by law enforcement as well
Submachine Guns
Automatpsat t/67	Bakyern		Most common Submachine Gun, used by law enforcement, military police, and special forces for raids
Automatpsat t/89	Bakyern		Planned to replace the the t/67, mainly used by Special Forces and Law Enforcement
Automatpsat t/47	Bakyern		Outdated, used by Territorial Defense Force uncommonly and by Civil Defense
Shotguns
Gassasinia Defence Systems SG-3	Gassasinia		Standard shotgun of the National Police and some military law enforcement units. Preferred thanks to its' dual semi-automatic or pump action mode.
Assault and Battle Rifles
Automatgåver k/87	Bakyern		Standard issued rifle of the Defense Force
Gåver k/67	Bakyern		Standard issued rifle for the Territorial Defense Force and Reserve Forces. Variants include Sniper Rifle
Kalsat L32 Kalsat L33	Bakyern		Used by certain special forces
Machine Guns
Kgv 97	Kentalis		Standard squad automatic weapon
Kgv 83	Kentalis		Licensed Build of the Kentalian WTS
Kgv 76	Bakyern		Dedicated mainly to fortifications and vehicles
Sniper and Marksman Rifles
Varigåver g/78	Kentalis	File:Accuracy International AW.png
Varigåver g/3	Bakyern
Varigåver g/89	Kentalis		Anti-Material Rifle

Name	Country	Image	Notes
Dagenhatva 8	Bakyern
Dagenhatva 3	Bakyern	File:AT-4Launcher.jpeg
Kaathatva C35	Bakyern
Dagenhatva C12	Gassasinia