United Communes Defense Forces

Talaharan Commune Defense Forces
ⵉⵛⴰⵛⵀⴰⵜⵉⵏ ⵉ’ⵀⴰⵔb ⵏ'ⵊⴰⵎⴰⵖⴰ ⵏ'ⵜⴰlⴰⵀⴰⵔⴰ Išašhatin I’Harb N'Jamaɣa N'Talahara
Founded	1836 (1836)
Current form	1922 (1922)
Service branches	Army Corps Navy Corps Air Corps Black Guard Corps
Headquarters	Tiɣremt Building, Maktarim, Talahara
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	Executive Council
Defense Committee Chair	General Tafsut Amalu
Personnel
Military age	18-55
Conscription	Voluntary service only
Active personnel	259,670 total: Army Corps: 100,080 Air Corps: 25,100 Navy Corps: 14,990 Black Guard Corps: 119,500
Expenditure
Budget	$34.79 billion
Percent of GDP	2.04
Industry
Foreign suppliers	List Ostrozava North Ottonia Tsurushima Tyreseia Wazheganon

The Talaharan Commune Defense Forces, (TCDF; Takelat: Išašhatin I’Harb N'Jamaɣa N'Talahara; ⵉⵛⴰⵛⵀⴰⵜⵉⵏ ⵉ’ⵀⴰⵔb ⵏ'ⵊⴰⵎⴰⵖⴰ ⵏ'ⵜⴰlⴰⵀⴰⵔⴰ) are the unified armed forces of the Talaharan Commune. The TCDF is made up of four components: the Army Corps, Air Corps, Navy Corps, and the Black Guard Corps. The TCDF is headed by the Executor of Defense of the Executive Council and governed by the Defense Committee, a group of senior military representatives and civilian oversight agents.

The legally authorized maximum size of the TCDF is 275,000 members across all four components. In practice, the total size is less than 260,000 members. The three main professional components are the Army, Air, and Navy Corps. The Black Guard Corps is an irregular force of local militias. While ostensibly independent, the Black Guards are trained by and coordinate with the Army Corps.

History

The Black Guards of Talahara emerged as one of the major revolutionary factions during the Talaharan Revolution. In 1836, sympathetic elements of the Royal Talaharan Army defected to the Communard cause after the execution of the Assembly of Chiefs and formed the Central Commune Army. However, the majority of Communard fighters were untrained, local militias who took up the black banner of the revolution. So-called Black Guards were decentralized, organized at a local level, and coordinated democratically. As the conflict progressed, most units relied on directives or services directly offered to the Commune Council.

At the conclusion of the Revolution, the Central Commune Army was disbanded owing to concerns that it could exert undue influence over the nascent Talaharan Commune. The Black Guards remained the only military body of the Commune until the consolidation of the Talaharan Navy in 1845. Both the Black Guards and the Talaharan Navy were renamed the Black Guard Corps and the Talaharan Navy Corps, respectively, in 1853. In 1854, the Talaharan Army Corps was founded as a professional standing army to supplement the Black Guards, largely as a response to tensions over the Protectorate of Tarshish which remained occupied by Yisrael since the Talaharan Revolution.

The first major direct operation conducted by the Talaharan Army Corps was the Annexation of Amara, known as the Invasion of the Timna Strip in Yisrael. Seizing on the weakness of the Kingdom of Yisrael in the direct aftermath of the Second West Scipian War, Talaharan forces quickly invaded and consolidated control over Amara, an oil-rich region that was home to a population of Kel Hadar and Kel Tenere peoples living under Yisraeli rule. The rapid invasion was a major success, with few engagements or casualties before the region was formally conceded. While Talahara was regarded at the time as an entrenched syndicalist fortress-state, contemporary foreign analysts had largely dismissed the Commune's power to project and the ability of its professional forces.

Developments in airpower beyond reconnaissance aircraft and dirigibles led to the creation of the Talaharan Air Corps in 1922.

Structure

TCDF Army Corps

Equipment

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Notes
CC-T84/B2		Talahara	Helmet
CC-XO59/A2		Ostrozava	Gas mask
JC-T85/B1		Messidor	Combat vest
PC-T66/A		Messidor	Camouflage	Arid digital camouflage
PC-T66/B		Messidor	Camouflage	Temperate digital camouflage

Small arms

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Calibre	Notes
Small arms
FA-CR46/A2 Rzawl		Messidor	Assault rifle	7.5×35mm	Standard service rifle
FR-X(O-NO)23/B3 Asmawi		North Ottonia Ostrozava	Battle rifle	7.5×54mm	Former service rifle, in reserve
PA-M35/A2 Isk		Messidor	Pistol	9×20mm	Standard service pistol
PR-M62/A3		Messidor	Revolver	9×33mmR 9×20mm	Provided after a decade of service, in limited use with special forces
FR-M05/C1 Lafliš		Messidor	Precision rifle	7.5×54mm	Standard precision rifle
PM-M32/B1 Imik		Messidor	Submachine gun	9×20mm
FM-M21/A3 Stulskabus 8		Messidor	Medium machine gun	7.5×54mm	Section support weapon and vehicle-mounted machine gun
FM-M03/A3 Stulskabus 13		Messidor	Heavy machine gun	13×96mm	Vehicle-mounted machine gun
FRCM-M70/A1		Messidor	Anti-matériel rifle	13×96mm	In limited use with special forces
AS F13		Messidor	Semi-automatic rifle	7.5×54mm	Former service rifle, in ceremonial use
AS F5		Messidor	Bolt-action rifle	7.5×54mm	Former service rifle, in ceremonial use, conversion to precision rifles
LG-M58/A1 Issoufir		Messidor	Grenade mortar	50mm
G-XNO20/A1 Dikra		North Ottonia	Hand grenade

Vehicles

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Armament	Notes
Armoured vehicles
CB-A77/A2 Mirage		Messidor Ostrozava North Ottonia Tsurushima	Third generation main battle tank	1 × 120mm cannon 2 × 7.5mm machine guns	Co-developed with the Ostrozavan BTv.78 series, the North Ottonian M15/VII series, and the Tsurushiman Type 90
CB-A20/C3 Lancier		Messidor	Second generation main battle tank	1 × 105mm cannon 1 × 25mm autocannon 1 × 7.5mm machine gun
CS-A20/F2 Arbaléte		Messidor	Fire support vehicle	2 × 25mm autocannons 4 × ATGM launchers 2 × 50mm grenade launchers 1 × 13mm machine gun 1 × 7.5mm machine gun
VCI-A42/A3 Baɣu		Messidor	Infantry fighting vehicle	1 × 25mm autocannon 1 × 7.5mm machine gun
VCI-A79/A1 Ušan		Messidor	Infantry fighting vehicle	1 × 25mm autocannon 1 × 7.5mm machine gun
VRR-A42/B1 Basset		Messidor	Reconnaissance vehicle	1 × 105mm cannon 1 × 13mm machine gun 1 × 7.5mm machine gun	VRR wheeled variant, VRC tracked variant
TB-A45/A1 Forteresse		Messidor	Armoured personnel carrier	1 × 13mm machine gun	Ambulance, command vehicle, and engineering variants
Artillery
CA-A20/D1 Martel		Messidor	Self-propelled howitzer	1 × 155mm howitzer 1 × 13mm machine gun
CA-A20/E2 Zizouar		Messidor	Self-propelled SAM platform	2 × SAM launchers
CA-A56/A2 Bernache		Messidor	Self-propelled rocket artillery	12 × 262mm rocket tubes
CA-A45/B2 Trébuchet		Messidor	Self-propelled ATGM launcher	4 × long-range ATGMs 1 × 7.5mm machine gun	Light ATGM launcher and 120mm mortar carrier variants
Light vehicles
CU-C56/A1 Dromadaire		Messidor	Utility, transport, and cargo vehicles
CU-XT53/A1 Linx		Tsurushima	Utility and transport vehicle		Converted civilian vehicle
Aircraft
HU-F34/A3 Félin		Messidor	Utility helicopter
HL-F35/A2 Frelon		Messidor	Heavy airlift helicopter
AU-F51/A1 Cachalot		Messidor	Airlift/refueling plane		Converted civilian aircraft

Field artillery and missiles

Model	Image	Origin	Type	Armament	Notes
Artillery
OC-M21/B1 Bélier		Messidor	Towed howitzer	1 × 155mm howitzer
MI-M30/C1 Colvert		Messidor	Heavy mortar	1 × 120mm mortar
Missiles
MP-M54/B1		Messidor	Short-range anti-tank guided missile
MLT-XO41/A3		Ostrozava	Long-range anti-tank guided missile
MCL-XW43/A2		Wazheganon	Light infrared homing missile		Licensed design produced in the Messidor Union
MAA-XW40/A1		Wazheganon	Short-range anti-air missile		Licensed design produced in the Messidor Union
MAA-M65/A1 Mika		Messidor	Medium-range anti-air missile

Ranks and insignia

All three branches of service make use of the same rank insignia, though titles vary.

Commissioned ranks

	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1
Insignia
Army Corps Rank	General	Lieutenant General	Division Commander	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Battalion Commander	Company Commander	Platoon Commander
Navy Corps Rank	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Senior Captain	Captain	Junior Captain	Senior Lieutenant	Lieutenant
Air Corps Rank	General	Lieutenant General	Division Commander	Wing Commander	Squadron Commander	Flight Captain	Junior Captain	Senior Lieutenant	Lieutenant

Enlisted ranks

	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Insignia
Army Corps Rank	Regimental Sergeant Major	Battalion Sergeant Major	Company Sergeant Major	Platoon Sergeant Major	Section Sergeant	Section Adjutant	Senior Soldier	Soldier	Recruit
Navy Corps Rank	Enlisted Chief	Bridge Chief	Deck Chief	Watch Chief	Watch Sergeant	Senior Sailor	Sailor	Junior Sailor	Recruit
Air Corps Rank	Wing Sergeant Major	Squadron Sergeant Major	Flight Sergeant Major	Watch Chief	Watch Sergeant	Senior Airperson	Airperson	Junior Airperson	Recruit