Stonish Army

Royal Stonish Army
Bīgōsztōnājmī
The Coat of Arms of the Stonish Army
Founded	11 July 1624 (1624-07-11)
Country	Flatstone
Type	Army
Role	Land warfare Strategic defence
Size	45,000 active personnel 80,000+ reserved personnel
Part of	Stonish Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ	Szlād, Flatstone
Motto(s)	"Ūdī əs Īlābō!" "Land is Life!"
Colours	Gray, Black, and White
March	"Əɉōms Māszk" (Saints March)
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	Dāg Ō Szŧōn
Chief of Staff of Army High Command	Ōnōzən Sīnlīmān
Field Marshal	Dōmā Ɉākōmgō
Insignia
Flag

The Stonish Army (Ivili: Bīgōsztōnājmī; abbreviated BSA) is the army branch of the Stonish Armed Forces. Created on July 11th of 1624, it is the second largest branch of the greater Stonish Armed Forces.

The Stonish Army serves the purpose of defending the Stonish archipelago and overseas territories from internal and external threats under the command of the Chief of Staff of Army High Command and the Commander in Chief respectively, possessing upwards of 45,000 active personnel as of 2020. The Stonish Army is based in the Stonish capital of Szlād.

Structure

• Royal Family
  • Army High Command
    • National Army
      • Ground Force
      • Mountaineers
      • Marines
    • National Guard
    • Expeditionaries

Current deployment

Personnel

In 1975, basic training for lower-secondary and upper-secondary academy graduates began in the training brigade and lasted approximately three months. Specialized enlisted and non-commissioned officer (NCO) candidate courses were available in branch schools and qualified NCOs could enter an eight-to-twelve-week officer candidate program. Senior NCOs and graduates of an eighty-week NCO pilot course were eligible to enter officer candidate schools, as were graduates of the National Defence Academy at Magateza and graduates of all four-year universities. Advanced technical, flight, medical, command, and staff officer courses were also run by the HGSDF. Like the naval and air forces, the HGSDF ran a youth cadet program offering technical training to lower-secondary school graduates below military age in return for a promise of enlistment.

Because of Hoterallian diplomatic nature and geographical location, only limited areas are available for large-scale training to avoid disturbing the populace, and due to the Hoterallian diplomatic strategy of a neutral state, the HGSDF rarely takes up any major training.

Outside of training, the HGSDF's mission was to defend against any ground invasion and threats to internal security, be able to deploy to any part of the nation and protect the bases of all three services of the Self-Defense Forces. But many surveys have shown that the HGSDF has not been used in police actions, nor is it likely to be assigned any internal security tasks in the future. But the HGSDF and the other two branches were given responsibilities and missions whenever a natural disaster struck, giving them the disaster relief role.

Equipment

Infantry weapons

Name	Type	Caliber	Origin	Notes	Image
Kīnŧānnə Əŧōmət Officer	Semi-automatic pistol	.32 ACP	Flatstone	Product of the Szŧōndōbī, issued to officers.
SDI-50	Submachine gun	.32 ACP	Flatstone	Made by Szŧōndōbī.
SDE-53 Əŧōdōbī	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Flatstone	Made by Szŧōndōbī in order to serve the purpose of a standard-issue assault rifle for the Stonish Army.
Szŧōndōbī M.G.	Light machine gun	7.62×39mm	Flatstone	Introduced to the Stonish Army in the 20's, has remained in service as a secondary alternative to the SDE-60 as a SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon.)
SDE-60	Light machine gun	7.62x39mm	Flatstone	Made by Szŧōndōbī. Standard squad automatic weapon of the Stonish Army.
SD-47	Bolt action	7.62x39mm	Flatstone	Introduced in the late 40's, eventually replaced by the SDE-53; Still used in service as a general-purpose sniper rifle.

Support Equipment

Name	Type	Caliber	Origin	Notes	Image
Autocannons
20mm Əŧōkənōn	Autocannon	20 mm caliber	Flatstone	Manufactured by Szŧōndōbī, often mounted on motorbikes and other motorized vehicles such as pickup trucks.

Vehicles

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes	Image
Armoured vehicles
Type Jia-2	Main battle tank	Hoterallia	8	Purchased by the Stonish Army from the Hoterallian government in 2021.
Utility Vehicles
T74(M)	Pickup truck	Flatstone	230	Purchased and serviced by the Stonish Armed Forces in order to fulfill logistical needs.
Tīpō C	Motorcycle	Flatstone	60	Often gifted to officers and mountaineers in order to conduct routine patrols swiftly and effectively..

Organization

Sztōnājmī brigades are combined arms units prioritizing a solid combination of infantry artillery supported by an air-force designed to support the troops on the ground. The Sztōnājmī play a primarily defensive role, additionally specializing in reconnaissance and logistics. The Sztōnājmī is one centralized entity under the absolute control of the Stonish King and Flatstone itself, not claiming allegiance or any other form of political tie to any subdivision within the Stonish Federation. The brigades of the Stonish Army's sizes vary from 3,000 to 5,000 personnel.

Other units

Szŧōnɉōnzī

Stonish Naval Officers saluting members of the Szŧōnɉōnzī during a join naval exercise.

The Szŧōnɉōnzī were created by Stonish King Bjarn Von Stone in 1214 during the First Stonish War of Unification in order to fulfill his need for a primarily naval-based ground force capable of conducting extensive military operations throughout the Szŧōngānōnŧū archipelago. The organization saw huge amounts of success initially, most notably during their collaboration with Stonish Noble Gert Koch in his defense of northern-occupied Southern-Ivili territory, and under the command of Bjarn Von Stone during his victory in Sūnŧūgā Bay