Talaharan Army Corps

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UCDF Army Corps
ⵛⴰⵛⵀⴰⵜ ⵏ'ⵀⴰⵔⴱⴰⴽⴰⵍ
Šašhat N'Harbakal
Talaharan Army Roundel.svg
Roundel of the Talaharan Army Corps
ActiveSince 1854; 170 years ago (1854)
Country Talahara
TypeArmy
RoleLand warfare
Size100,080
Part ofUnited Communes Defense Forces
Colours  Black
  Red
  Dark sand
Engagements
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefExecutive Council
Executor of DefenseTaos Jebar
Defense Committee Senior RepresentativeGeneral Kahina Hamastan
Defense Committee Enlisted RepresentativeSergeant Karim Jurgutha

The Talaharan Army Corps (Takelat: Šašhat N'Harbakal N'Talahara; ⵛⴰⵛⵀⴰⵜ ⵏ'ⵀⴰⵔⴱⴰⴽⴰⵍ ⵏ'ⵜⴰlⴰⵀⴰⵔⴰ), officially the United Communes Defense Forces Army Corps, is the professional land warfare component of the United Communes Defense Forces. It is directly subordinated to the Defense Committee, where it is represented by General Kahina Hamastan and Sergeant Karim Jugurtha.

The Army Corps has over 100,000 active service members. There is no reservist force. Talahara does not practice conscription and all members of the Army Corps are professional, full-time soldiers. In addition, administrative staff from the Black Guards and civilian agencies fulfill supplemental work.

In its current incarnation, the Talaharan Army Corps has seen few deployments. In terms of major deployments, however, it has a strong history of success and rapid response. Traditional Talaharan land doctrine calls for large-scale, rapid advances with multiple units operating in tandem to capture open ground quickly, with a second line to move into key target areas once supply lines have been overwhelmed. These tactics have frequently led to victory in the geography of Northern Scipia, and have been developed upon in the decades since Talahara's last major conflict.

History

After the Talaharan Civil War concluded in 1838, the Central Commune Army was disbanded to prevent a single armed and organized group from exerting undue influence on the new government. The Central Army was composed primarily of defectors from the monarchist cause during the war who had served professionally in the Royal Talaharan Army. The subject of national defense was thus left entirely to the Black Guards. While the Talaharan Navy Corps was formed in 1845 to directly address littoral defense, land warfare remained entrusted entirely to local militias, albeit well-trained, battle-hardened, and numerous.

In the years following the revolution, additional security threats were cause for concern for the nascent syndicalist republic, including the threat of monarchist Yisrael and growing civil unrest in neighbouring Tyreseia. Furthermore, the Yisraeli foothold in the Protectorate of Taršiš, seized from the country's west, could not be reclaimed. In 1854, the Supreme Legislative Council approved the creation of a land-based professional fighting force to supplement the Black Guards. In order to curb the potential influence of a uniquely armed and organized group, the size and operation of the force were placed under the purview of the Supreme Council and the Executive Council. The Navy Corps was subsequently subjected to the same controls.

The new Talaharan Army Corps was formed initially out of dedicated Black Guard veterans who chose to leave their primary industries for a full-time military career. This deprived the Black Guards of many of their more experienced members and materials but assured an experienced core to lead and train the future army. The initial size was capped at 40,000 members, but only 25,000 to 30,000 members enlisted within the first three years. Despite political pressure and concerns over the continued occupation of the Protectorate of Tarshish, military leaders in the United Communes considered a military invasion unfeasible.

Talaharan soldiers in Amara, 1919

In 1879, the Talaharan Army Corps saw its first deployment in support of the Sidduni Coup of the Tyreseian government. Only two regiments took part in the two-year operation, but Talaharan doctrine was refined by live combat experience. In the aftermath of the coup and Azmelqart Sidduni's dissolution of his armies to prevent further coups, the Talaharans assisted in training the Tyreseian Workers' Naval Infantry Service in land warfare.

Forty years later, the next major campaign involving the Talaharan Army Corps took place. In the aftermath of the Second West Scipian War, which was fought between Sydalon and Yisrael, the weakened state of the latter presented an opportunity for the United Communes of Talahara. While Tarshish remained reinforced, it became the subject of a special intelligence campaign to undermine Yisraeli influence.

Talaharan volunteer cavalry in the Great Ottonian War, Winter 1937

In 1919, the Talaharan Army Corps issued a surprise declaration of war against the Kingdom of Yisrael and rapidly launched an invasion in the south, seizing control over the Amara region, known as the Timna Strip in Yisrael. The Amara region is an oil-rich region with significant Kel Hadar and Kel Tenere populations. Unable to mount an effective counter to the invaders and with additional Army and Black Guard forces holding a firm line over the rest of the border, Yisrael was forced to concede the region after a short conflict.

During the First Partisans' War and the Great Ottonian War, Talahara provided material support to socialist factions. Geographic barriers prevented full-scale deployments, but Army Corps members were explicitly granted leave to volunteer abroad and permitted to take equipment with them. Between three and five thousand Talaharans served in volunteer battalions in Belisarian conflicts in the 1920s and 1930s.

S53 Oryx tanks during the Liberation of Taršiš

The Liberation of Taršiš took place in 1951 in the aftermath of the Third West Scipian War. The invasion, supported by local dissidents and protestors, was the first combined arms operation of the UCDF. Naval landings and aerial support allowed Talaharan soldiers to rapidly advance on major military and government targets. The Protectorate's governors were captured and imprisoned but released to Yisrael in the peace process that soon followed. The Protectorate of Tarshish was formally dissolved before the end of 1951 and the region of Taršiš was restored to Talahara after over 100 years of occupation.

Structure and organization

Hammer Arm Spear Arm Sword Arm
Division Units Division Units Division Units
1st Division
  • 114th Tank Brigade
  • 612th Mechanized Brigade
  • 43rd Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 30th Mobile Artillery Battalion
  • 1st Support & Engineering Battalion
4th Division
  • 10th Tank Regiment
  • 22nd Motorized Regiment
  • 314th Light Infantry Brigade
  • 67th Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 59th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 4th Support & Engineering Battalion
Special
Intelligence
Division
  • 3rd Signals Regiment
  • Intelligence Services Regiment
  • Direct Intervention Brigade
  • 38th Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 73rd Reconnaissance Battalion
2nd Division
  • 615th Tank Brigade
  • 1013th Mechanized Brigade
  • 44th Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 29th Mobile Artillery Battalion
  • 2nd Support & Engineering Battalion
5th Division
  • 9th Tank Regiment
  • 24th Motorized Regiment
  • 719th Light Infantry Brigade
  • 68th Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 60th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 5th Support & Engineering Battalion
9th Division
  • 108th Pathfinder Brigade
  • 119th Airborne Brigade
  • 140th Airborne Brigade
  • 9th Support & Engineering Battalion
3rd Division
  • 213th Tank Brigade
  • 515th Mechanized Brigade
  • 45th Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 28th Mobile Artillery Battalion
  • 3rd Support & Engineering Battalion
7th Division
  • 12th Tank Regiment
  • 25th Motorized Regiment
  • 220th Light Infantry Brigade
  • 75th Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 77th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 7th Support & Engineering Battalion
12th Division
  • 151st Marine Infantry Regiment
  • 162nd Marine Infantry Regiment
  • 12th Support & Engineering Battalion
6th Division
  • 327th Tank Brigade
  • 416th Mechanized Brigade
  • 37th Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 11th Mobile Artillery Battalion
  • 6th Support & Engineering Battalion
8th Division
  • 11th Tank Regiment
  • 23rd Motorized Regiment
  • 121st Light Infantry Brigade
  • 71st Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 76th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 8th Support & Engineering Battalion
10th Division
  • 416th Tank Brigade
  • 917th Mechanized Brigade
  • 39th Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 10th Mobile Artillery Battalion
  • 10th Support & Engineering Battalion
11th Division
  • 20th Tank Regiment
  • 26th Motorized Regiment
  • 227th Light Infantry Brigade
  • 72nd Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 78th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 11th Support & Engineering Battalion

The Talaharan Army Corps is composed of 56 regular force regiments divided into ten mixed divisions. These divisions are divided between two arms of the Army Corps. The Hammer Arm (Takelat: Iɣilmatsraqa) has a greater proportion of tanks and mechanized infantry. The Spear Arm (Takelat: Iɣilnaqaba) has a greater proportion of light infantry. The two arms support the traditional attack-in-depth doctrine of the Talaharan Army Corps, though in practice ad hoc combat groups are formed with elements from different divisions according to operational necessity.

A third arm, the Sword Arm, includes the Army Corps's three special forces divisions. These include airborne infantry units, naval infantry units, and the Special Intelligence Division which provides signal and military intelligence for all four branches of the UCDF. Units from the Sword Arm rely on support and resources from other branches of the Defense Forces, including deployment via Air Corps and Navy Corps assets. Several units within the Sword Arms answer directly to the Defense Committee and many of their activities and programs are classified.

The Army Corps has three independent elements in addition to the ten regular force divisions and three special forces divisions. The Army Corps Central Command Division is the central administrative unit of the Army Corps, based with the 1st Division in Maktarim. The Command Division includes the headquarters of the Army Corps, the Amenities and Human Resources Department, the Central Supply Department, the UCDF Security Department, and the Officers' Training Centre.

The Army Corps Commissariat Division is a liaison body between the Army Corps and the Black Guard Corps. The Commissariat Division's members maintain a permanent position in a regular force division in addition to the Commissariat Division. Army Corps members with sufficient seniority go on rotations through the Commissariat Division to train and advise Black Guard units throughout the country.

The Medical Services Division provides medical and ambulatory services in the Army Corps. The MSD includes both professional Army Corps medical professionals and seconded Black Guard members who ordinarily practice medicine. Air and ground ambulance services are assigned to training and combat missions based on operational necessity. The MSD also provides training for regular force field medics.

The basic fighting unit of the Army Corps is the ad hoc Strategic Group (Takelat: Zerdablan), commanded by an Adjutant-Colonel or a Vice-Colonel. A Strategic Group is typically based on a unit of three battalions, two of which are either infantry or tank battalions with a third battalion of the alternative. An infantry-based group is referred to as a Spear Group while a tank-based group is called a Hammer Group. The three main battalions are supplemented by a reconnaissance troop, an artillery battery, and a relief battalion of either infantry or tanks. Most divisions are equipped to form two Strategic Groups, though a few can assemble three. A Strategic Group with assigned air support from an Air Corps Wing is referred to as a Combined Arms Group.

A Strategic Group can be further divided into three Tactical Groups (singular, Takelat: Zerdajawab), each commanded by a Group Commander or an Adjutant-Colonel. Tactical Groups include three to four companies of infantry and tanks with minimal direct reconnaissance or divisional-level artillery support.

Equipment

Infantry equipment

Personnel protection
Model Image Origin Type Notes
T101
Casque-spectra-2.JPG
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Combat helmet Constructed from proprietary polyethylene fibres, protects against fragmentation and pistol-calibre bullets
ZFA99
2007 NCO and Soldier of the Year Competition - Warrior Tasks Testing DVIDS54681.jpg
 Ostrozava Gas mask Includes a voicemitter, a drinking system, and ambidextrous filter mounting, filters up to 17 different agents
HF133
Bariolage multi-environnement pattern.svg
 Talahara Military camouflage Six-tone multi-environment pattern
HF98
Daguet pattern.svg
 Talahara Military camouflage Three-tone desert pattern
Small arms
Model Image Origin Type Calibre Notes
M131
CAR 816.jpg
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Assault rifle 7×45mm New service rifle
M87T1
Rifles FAMAS.jpg
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Assault rifle 7.5×35mm Standard service rifle
M71T1
Mas62.png
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Battle rifle/designated marksman rifle 7.5×55mm Former service rifle, conversion to DMRs
AK115
Caracal F.JPG
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Pistol 9×25mm
10×25mm
Standard service pistol
AK59
MAC-50 detoured.jpg
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Pistol 10×25mm Standard service pistol
FK72T1
ODFEquipment SMG1.png
 Talahara Submachine gun 9×25mm
10×25mm
NAK81
Manurhin MR93 (29432565288).jpg
 Talahara Revolver 9×25mm
9×33mmR
Awarded after 10 years of service, limited use by special forces
SK61T3
AA52.png
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Medium machine gun 7.5×55mm Section support and vehicle-mounted weapon
SK61/67T1
MAC58.jpg
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Heavy machine gun 13.5×99mm Vehicle-mounted weapon
M99/C3
Mini Hecate-338 Lapua Magnum-01.jpg
 Talahara Sniper rifle 9.5×70mm Bolt-action, limited use by special forces
SM99
PGM Hecate.jpg
 Talahara Anti-materiel rifle 13.5×99mm Bolt-action, limited use by special forces
Personnel ordnance
Model Image Origin Type Notes
GG99
LGI entrainement.jpg
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Infantry mortar Fires 51mm HE or smoke grenades and 47mm flares
GHR87
LRAC F1-detoured-cropped.png
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Rocket-propelled grenade Fires 89mm HEAT or fragmentation grenades
GU103
ERYX-2ndFrInReg.jpg
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast MPATS/MPADS Wire-guided, fires 137mm tandem HEAT missiles
GU119
MBDA MMP launcher at Dubai Airshow 2021.jpg
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast MPATS/MPADS Fire-and-forget and command-guided modes, fires 140mm tandem HEAT missiles
TGG105
Type96 40mm Automatic Grenad Gun.JPG
 Tsurushima Automatic grenade launcher Fires high-velocity 40mm grenades

Vehicles

Armoured fighting vehicles
Model Image Origin Type Armament Quantity
S104T2 Lion
Desert Camo Leclerc.jpeg
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast 3rd generation
main battle tank
  • 120mm tank gun
  • 13.5mm coaxial machine gun
  • 7.5mm RWS machine gun
370
S68/92T1 Caracal
AMX-40, Tanks in the Musée des Blindés, France, pic-2.JPG
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast 3rd generation
main battle tank
  • 120mm tank gun
  • 20mm coaxial autocannon
  • 7.5mm coaxial machine gun
  • 7.5mm pintle machine gun
275
S68/74T2 Serval
AMX-32 img 2369.jpg
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast 2nd generation
main battle tank
  • 105mm tank gun
  • 20mm coaxial autocannon
  • 7.5mm pintle machine gun
215
X104/C9 Lion II
Leclerc Scorpion Terminator.png
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast 4th generation
main battle tank
(experimental)
  • 140mm tank gun
  • 13.5mm coaxial machine gun
  • 7.5mm RWS machine gun
3
R130 Fennec
EBRC Jaguar (2).jpg
 Talahara Reconnaissance vehicle
  • 40mm autocannon
  • Twin GU60 ATGM launcher
  • 7.5mm RWS machine gun
292
Engineering vehicles
Model Image Origin Type Armament Quantity
H104T1
DNG-DCLTanks in the Musée des Blindés, France, pic-1.JPG
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Armoured recovery vehicle
  • 13.5mm pintle machine gun
15
H68T2
AMX-30D-cote-droit.jpg
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Armoured recovery vehicle
  • 7.5mm pintle machine gun
30
Q95T1
SPRAT, le 14 juillet 2012 à Paris.JPG
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 3
Armoured transports
Model Image Origin Type Armament Quantity
A117T1 Wild Dog
VBCI, nouvelles couleurs Armée de Terre (14 juillet 2021) (4).jpg
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Infantry fighting vehicle
  • 30mm autocannon
  • 7.5mm coaxial machine gun
1,726
A128 Foxhound
VBMR Griffon - Armée de terre (14 juillet 2021) (3).jpg
 Talahara Armoured personnel carrier
  • 13.5mm RWS machine gun
  • 40mm RWS grenade launcher
120
A85T2 Sand Racer
French VAB APC during Operation Desert Shield.JPEG
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Armoured personnel carrier
  • 7.5mm pintle machine gun
1,156
R106 Wolf JASDF Light Armored vehicle(45-6120) right front view at Hamamatsu Air Base September 28, 2014 02.jpg Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast
 Tsurushima
Scout car
  • MPATS/MPADS
  • 7.5mm machine gun
233
R94 Jackal
Interpolitex 2013 (534-29) (cropped).jpg
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Scout car
  • MPATS/MPADS
  • 7.5mm machine gun
317
Unarmoured vehicles
Model Image Origin Type Notes Quantity
J90 Sandpiper
Armée de l'air - Peugeot P4 (14 juillet 2023).jpg
 Talahara Light utility vehicle Primarily unarmed, can carry SAM systems or machine guns 462
J113 Gazelle
Renault Sherpa 2, armée de terre (14 juillet 2021).jpg
 Talahara Medium utility vehicle Materiel transport 424
J113 Ram
Canon CAESAR - Armée de terre (14 juillet 2021) (2).jpg
 Talahara Heavy utility vehicle Heavy materiel and troop transport, artillery platform 1,734

Artillery

Self-propelled artillery
Model Image Origin Type Armament Quantity
Z107 Aurochs
French Ceasar Task Force Wagram Al Quim.jpg
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Howitzer
  • 155mm howitzer
96
Z86T2 Bear
AuF1 of Saudi Arabia.JPEG
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Howitzer
  • 155 mm howitzer
  • 13.5mm pintle machine gun
33
Z86T3 Adder
AMX-30 DCA.png
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast SPAAG
  • Twin 30mm autocannons
  • 13.5mm pintle machine gun
45
Z86T5 Skink
Roland sobre chasis AMX-30, vista lateral izquierda.jpg
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast SAM platform 42
Z86T4 Caracara
Pluton 034.jpg
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast SRBM platform 10
Z85T2 Viper
VAB Mephisto.JPEG
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast ATGM platform 18
Z0T2 White Night
MBDA MICA VL Lanceur terrestre Paris Air Show 2015.JPG
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast SAM platform 10
Z107T1 Boa
ASTROS-2.JPEG
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast MRLS
  • 40× 70mm rockets, or
  • 32× 120mm rockets, or
  • 16× 180mm guided rockets, or
  • 4× 450mm guided rockets, and
  • 13.5mm machine gun
24
Towed artillery and mortars
Model Image Origin Type Calibre Quantity
G99
F-1-Towed-Gun-howitzer.jpg
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Howitzer 155mm 90
G70
French MO-120-RT-61 and Véhicule de Tracte Mortier 120 during Operation Desert Shield.JPEG
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Heavy mortar 120mm 71
G106
Mortier 81 LLR 01.jpg
Rubric Coast Partnership Flag.png Rubric Coast Medium mortar 80mm 243

Ranks and insignia

Officer ranks

OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1
Insignia Messidor OF-9.png Messidor OF-8.png Messidor OF-7.png Messidor OF-6.png Messidor OF-5.png Messidor OF-4.png Messidor OF-3.png Messidor OF-2.png Messidor OF-1.png
Takelat name ⴰⵎⵖⴰⵔⵀⴰⵔⴱ ⴰⵎⵖⴰⵔⵀⴰⵔⴱⵏⴰⵢⵉⴱ ⴰⵎⵖⴰⵔⵀⴰⵔⴱⵛⵉⵔⵡⴰ ⴰⵇⵍⴰⵍ ⴰⵇⵍⴰⵍⵏⴰⵢⵉⴱ ⴰⵇⵍⴰⵍⴰⵛⵉⵔⵡⴰ ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔ
ⵏ'ⵣⴻⵔⴷⴰ
ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔ
ⵏ'ⵛⴰⵔⵉⴽⴰ
ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔ
ⵏ'ⵜⴰⵣⵍⴰ
Transliteration Amɣarharb Amɣarharbnayib Amɣarharbširwa Aqlal Aqlalnayib Aqlalaširwa Amzwar
N’Zerda
Amzwar
N’Šarika
Amzwar
N’Tazla
Translation General Vice-General Adjutant-General Colonel Vice-Colonel Adjutant-Colonel Group
Commander
Company
Commander
Platoon
Commander

Enlisted ranks

OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
Insignia Messidor OR-9.png Messidor OR-8.png Messidor OR-7.png Messidor OR-6.png Messidor OR-5.png Messidor OR-4.png Messidor OR-3.png Messidor OR-2.png Messidor OR-1.png
Takelat name ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎⵀⵍⵓ
ⵏ'ⵇⵓⵎ
ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎⵀⵍⵓ
ⵏ'ⵜⴰⴱⴰⵡⴰⵔ
ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎⵀⵍⵓ
ⵏ'ⵛⴰⵔⵉⴽⴰ
ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎⵀⵍⵓ
ⵏ'ⵜⴰⵣⵍⴰ
ⵎⵧⴽⴰⴷⴻⵎ ⵯⴰⵙⴽⵔⵉⵛⵉⵔⵡⴰ ⵯⴰⵙⴽⵔⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵯⴰⵙⴽⵔⵉⵢⴰⵏ ⵜⴰⵍⵉⴱⴰⵎⵅⵣⵏⵉ
Transliteration Mokademhlu
N'Qum
Mokademhlu
N'Tabawar
Mokademhlu
N'Šarika
Mokademhlu
N'Tazla
Mokadem ‘Askriširwa ‘Askrisin ‘Askriyan Talibamxzni
Translation Regiment
Sergeant-Major
Battalion
Sergeant-Major
Company
Sergeant-Major
Platoon
Sergeant-Major
Sergeant Adjutant-Soldier Soldier II Soldier I Army Cadet

See also