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

Small-arms

Name	Country	Image	Notes
Handguns
Gassasinian Defence Systems P-17	Gassasinia		Standard sidearm for Law Enforcement and Military Police
Psat 94	Bakyern		Used almost entirely by Special Forces
Psat 76C	Bakyern
Submachine Guns and Carbines
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
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		The L32 assault rifle and its' battle rifle counterpart, the L33, are both used by certain special forces and police units.
G36C	Gadorien		The G36C is used by certain special forces and police units.
AV	Qazhshava		The Qazhshavan AV rifle is used by certain special forces and OPFOR units to replicate the sound of the common AK line of rifles, which can come useful for operations behind enemy lines and for simulating more unconventional forces.
Machine Guns
Kalsat L33R	Bakyern		Supplementary Infantry Automatic Rifle to be used at the discretion of company leaders.
WTS 44	Kentalis		Standard infantry support weapon for the Gassasinian Royal Army.
WTS 82	Kentalis		The WTS 82 is the main general-purpose machine gun of the Gassasinian Defence Force. As of the 1990's, it has been mostly phased out in the Squad Automatic Weapon role but still sees significant use in other roles.
Kgv kv/76	Bakyern		The K76 is used in limited roles, specifically as a dedicated anti-infantry mounted machine gun for fortifications.
HMG Mk.1	Mehrava		Mounted medium machine gun, often found on vehicles and fortifications.
HMG Mk.2	Mehrava		Mounted heavy machine gun, often found on vehicles and fortifications.
Sniper and Marksman Rifles
Zhayed Heavy Industry 308 MWS	Gassasinia		Sharpshooter rifle based upon the AR10 platform.
Accuracy International AWM/Accuracy International	Kentalis	File:Accuracy International AW.png	Sniper rifle, 7.62 or .338 Lapua.
ELK-43	Kentalis	File:M82A1 barrett.jpeg	Heavy anti-material rifle.

Name	Country	Image	Notes
Panzerzerstörer 41	Bakyern		Standard AT weapon of infantry units.
RPAW T98	Bakyern
Spike	Gassasinia