Royal Acrean Army
| Royal Acrean Army | |
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| Active | 16 January 1432 - Present |
| Country |  Acrea |
| Type | Army |
| Size | 501,000 active duty personnel 328,000 Home Guard personnel 165,000 reserves 994,000 total |
| Part of | Acrean Armed Forces |
| Headquarters | Trier |
| Motto(s) | "Für alles was vi har, und alles was vi er." Acrean: ""For everything we have, and everything we are" |
| Engagements | Ruvelkan Civil War Great Eracuran War Liberation War Refusal War Zemplen War |
| Commanders | |
| Chief of General Staff | Jürgen von Edel |
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| Identification symbol |  |
The Royal Acrean Army is the land warfare branch of Acrea, a part of the Acrean Armed Forces. It is the oldest branch of the armed forces. The official commander-in-chief of the Acrean Armed Forces and therefore the Army is the Crown, however the Chancellor has served as the de facto commander-in-chief on behalf of the Crown since the early 20th Century. The Army is administered by the Ministry of Defence and is led by the Chief of the General Staff.
First established in 1432, the Acrean Army is one of the oldest standing modern armies in Tyran. Formation of a standing Army was supported by Acrean military history; the Acrean Empire of antiquity had been one of the first civilisation to create a standing army, made up of professional soldiers who dedicated years of service before being relieved. The first regiments of professional soldiers that were stood up consisted primarily of former Acrean mercenaries. These men were experienced, trained, and favoured the prospect of a regular wage and the accompanying security that came along with it.
The Army is the largest Acrean military branch. It has three main components- the active-duty Army, the Home Guard (Acrean: Heimatvärnet), and the Army Reserve. The active-duty Army consists of the professional regular army, and at the end of 2018 had approximately 501,000 personnel. Conscription for the regular army became unenforced in 1998, as the military's active-duty components moved to an entirely professional force. The Home Guard is the second-largest component, and comprised 328,000 personnel at the end of 2018, and the Army Reserve consisted of 165,000 personnel at the end of 2018. Both the Home Guard and the Army Reserve make up the entire Acrean Army Reserve Forces, with the Home Guard serving as the upper echelon and the Army Reserve as the lower echelon. The Home Guard is kept to a higher readiness and training standard than the Reserve, and are required to attend regular drill training at least once a month, and two-week trainings three times annually. They receive higher priority for equipment, however the equipment is generally second-hand equipment that trickles down from the regular army. Soldiers who are transitioning from active duty service to Home Guard service are allowed to keep their already issued equipment for the duration of their contract. As a consequence of their greater time commitment, Home Guard personnel are also afforded higher pay than the Reserves. The total combined strength of the Acrean Army in 2019 totaled approximately 994,000 personnel.
History
Equipment
Weapons
Individual Weapons
The Acrean Army employs two primary service rifles. The first is the StG 90, alternatively referred to by its inventory designation StG 490, first issued in the late 1980s to replace the older StG 51. It is supplemented in service by widespread use of the StG 08, inventory designation StG 418, a derivative of the Shalumite StG 64-pattern rifle. Its standard sidearm is the P93, which replaced the earlier P81. The P81 remains in extensive use by reserve forces and many examples remain in storage. the P93 is supplemented by the P16, an upgraded derivative of the P81 originally intended for use by special forces and select infantry units. In 2017 the option became available for soldiers to select either sidearm.
Crew-Served Weapons
Vehicles
Uniforms
Personnel
Rank Structure
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