Royal Acrean Marine Corps

Royal Acrean Marine Corps Marinekåren Corps de Marines
Active	21 March 1888 - Present (Royal Marine Corps)
Country	Acrea
Type	Marines
Size	170,800 active duty personnel 80,348 reserve personnel 251,148 total
Part of	Acrean Armed Forces
Headquarters	Rena
Engagements	Kunhegyes Conflict Ruvelkan Civil War Great Eracuran War Liberation War Refusal War Zemplen War Midsummer War Continuation War

The Royal Acrean Marine Corps is the expeditionary component of the Acrean Armed Forces.

Mission

A Royal Marine officer alongside local police in Lemobrogia.

The RAMC is responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations. It possesses its own organic infantry, armour, artillery, special operations, and aviation forces which coordinate with navy assets in order to conduct their mission. The RAMC is unique in possessing its own fixed-wing combat aircraft separate of the RAAF. In combination with its engineering and construction units, this allows combat aircraft to be deployed from temporary or ad hoc airfields such as highway strips. The RAMC's expeditionary missions mean that it's the force most frequently deployed on overseas operations, and are responsible for continuous overseas operations involving Acrea's former territories. Secondary to its expeditionary and rapid deployment roles, the RAMC is frequently used to support the Army during ground operations in the event of a major conflict, and has been deployed in force alongside the Army in every major conflict Acrea has been involved in.

History

Despite its classification as a naval infantry, the RAMC formally traces its descent to the Acrean Army. Prior to the formal establishment of the RAMC, Acrean marines consisted of a few regiments of naval infantry under the Navy, and were employed for conducting coastal raids, conducting and defending against boarding actions, and establishing beachheads.

The RAMC was created in 1665 as an expeditionary force capable of defending Acrea's rapidly expanding overseas territories. The new addition of Lemobrogia as a protectorate to Acrea's colonial sphere of influence in Siduri necessitated a larger security force than that in neighbouring Erania, where Acrean troops were bolstered by a sizeable indigenous Eranian force. At the behest of the the Acrean Army's general staff, the Riksdag raised several regiments of naval infantry from the ranks of the Army to form the first "Corps of Marines". The force grew past the size of a single corps halfway through the 18th century, and was reorganised into its own independent branch in 1888.

Equipment

Small arms

Name	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Notes
Handguns
P16		Acrea	Semi-Automatic Pistol	9×19mm
P81		Acrea	Semi-Automatic Pistol	9×19mm
Service Rifles
StG M6		Acrea	Assault Rifle	5.56x45mm	Standard service rifle
StG M65		Acrea	Assault Rifle	5.56x45mm	Kept in stocks as reserve.
StG M51		Acrea	Battle Rifle	6.8x51mm	Some retained in storage.
Machine Guns
MG-64		Acrea	General Purpose Machine Gun	6.8×51mm
MG-74		Acrea	Light Machine Gun	5.56x45mm
Submachine Guns
MP-65		Acrea	Submachine Gun	9x19mm
Marksman's Rifles
M27S		Acrea	Designated Marksman Rifle	6.8x51mm
Heavy Weapons
LAT-2		Acrea	Recoiless Rifle	84mm
LAT-3		Acrea	Light Anti-Tank Guided Missile	150mm (warhead)
SAT-2 PSVS		Acrea	Anti-Tank Guided Missile	127mm	Fire-and-Forget variable attack missile Can be used in tripod, mounted, or shoulder-launched configurations
SAT-1 AAPS		Acrea	Anti-tank guided missile	152mm

Armored vehicles

Name	Image	Origin	Type	No. of Units	Notes
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
CV9535		Acrea Ruvelka	Infantry Fighting Vehicle
CV24		Acrea	Armoured Personnel Carrier
CV2435		Acrea	Armoured Personnel Carrier
CV2430		Acrea	Armoured Personnel Carrier
CV24120		Acrea	Armoured Fighting Vehicle
Patgb 79		Acrea	Armoured Personnel Carrier
Main Battle Tanks
Strv 124 Pantera		Acrea	Main battle tank
Unmanned Ground Vehicles
CVU-4		Acrea	Unmanned Ground Vehicle
CVU-5		Acrea	Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle
Light Armoured and Utility Vehicles
TAPV		Acrea	Armoured Reconnaissance and Patrol Vehicle
Trk 22 MMV		Acrea	Armoured Patrol Vehicle
G-Class		Acrea	Utility Vehicle
Unimog		Acrea	Utility Truck
MAN RMMV		Acrea	Heavy Truck
Zetros		Acrea	Utility Truck

Air Defense

Name	Image	Origin	Type	No. of Units	Notes
Air Defense
AMLR-III		Acrea	Self-propelled surface-to-air missile battery
CV9540 LVK		Acrea	Self-Propelled Anti Aircraft Gun
MAN LVGR		Acrea	Self-propelled surface-to-air missile battery

Artillery

Name	Image	Origin	Type	No. of Units	Notes
Self-Propelled Artillery
SGA-1 155		Acrea	155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer
T-RAS		Acrea	Multiple Launch Rocket System

Fixed-Wing Aircraft

Name	Image	Origin	Type	No. of Units	Notes
Combat Aircraft
JAS-18 Ekara		Acrea	Multirole Fighter	330

Rotary-Wing Aircraft

Name	Image	Origin	Type	No. of Units	Notes
AH-8 Chimera MSH		Acrea	Attack Helicopter
LH-30		Acrea	Heavy Utility Helicopter