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

Equipment

Firearms

Name	Country	Image	Notes
Handguns
Psat P17	Gassasinia		Standard sidearm for law enforcement and defense force
Psat 92	Bakyern		Used by law enforcement and special forces
Submachine Guns
Automatpsat m/67	Bakyern		Most common Submachine Gun, used by law enforcement, military police, and special forces for raids
Automatpsat m/89	Bakyern		Planned to replace the the m/67, mainly used by Special Forces and Law Enforcement
Automatpsat m/47	Bakyern		Outdated, used by Territorial Defense Force uncommonly and by Civil Defense
Automatpsat FS88	Shadoveil
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
Automatgåver k/94-F3	Bakyern		Used by Special Forces
Machine Guns
Kgv 97	Bakyern		Standard squad automatic weapon
Kgv 83	Kentalis		Licensed Build of the Kentalian WTS 82
Kgv 76	Bakyern		Dedicated to fortifications and vehicles
Sniper and Marksman Rifles
Varigåver g/67C	Bakyern
Varigåver g/78	Kentalis	File:Accuracy International AW.png
Varigåver C3	Bakyern
Varigåver g/89	Kentalis
Explosives
Dagenhatva H8	Bakyern
Dagenhatva H3	Bakyern	File:AT-4Launcher.jpeg
Kaathatva K35	Bakyern
Dagenhatva H12	Gassasinia

Ground Vehicles

Name	Country	Image	Quantity	Notes
Tanks
IAC-120/BT2	Vescarium		150	Updated to "Challenger-2GA1" standard using locally produced electronics and sensors by Gassasinian Defence Industries and Hacohen Microsystems. Fitted with modern chobham armour and rifled 120mm gun, along with a locally-designed high-tech active protection system, electronics and anti-tank missiles. Challenger-GA2 variant in development, which is to feature a Bakyern made 130mm cannon.
IAC-120/BT1	Vescarium		50	Updated to the "Challenger-1GA3" standard, which converts the tank to a missile-carrier tank destroyer utilising a set of 12 LAHAT anti-tank missiles.
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
UTR XII	Kentalis		300	Modified to use a suite of Gassasinian-designed electronics systems and sensors.
Sakdag 316	Bakyern		269	Modified to use a suite of Gassasinian-designed electronics systems and sensors.
UTR XVI	Kentalis		250	Modified to use a suite of Gassasinian-designed electronics systems and sensors. Locally modified up-armoured variant.
Armoured Personnel Carriers
Kavst 297	Bakyern		164	Modified to use a suite of Gassasinian-designed electronics systems and sensors.
Assault Amphibious Vehicle	Kentalis		170	Amphibious APC
Kavst 271	Bakyern		250	Modified to utilise indigenously designed and produced sensors, electronics and modular armour systems.
Hipâr	Mehrava		175	Modified to utilise indigenously designed and produced sensors, electronics and modular armour systems. Heavy APC based on MK.88 Centurion tank.
Artillery
Haubitzepanzer FH700	Bakyern		190
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System	Kentalis		102	GPS-guided artillery rocket.
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles
Dessig UDS XX	Kentalis		262
Engineering Vehicles
Mk.88 CEV	Mehrava			Armoured Combat Engineering Vehicle based on the Mk.88 Centurion tank.
Mk.88 AVLB	Mehrava Gassasinia			Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge based on the Mk.88 CEV and Hipâr. Modernised armour, electronics and protection systems.
Mk.88 ARV	Mehrava Gassasinia			Armoured Recovery Vehicle based on the Mk.88 CEV and Hipâr. Modernised armour, electronics and protection systems.
IAC-120 CEV	Vescarium			Combat Engineering Vehicle based on IAC-120BT chassis.
IAC-120 ARV	Vescarium			Armoured Recovery Vehicle based on the IAC-120BT.
IAC-120 AVLB	Vescarium			Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge Layer based on the IAC-120BT.
Utility Vehicles
vuwx M98	Qazhshava
Jackal (vehicle)	N/A
HMTV	Bakyern
IVO AV31	Bakyern