Land Force (Solevant)

Land Force
Active	9 August 1821 – present
Country	Solevant
Allegiance	Solevant
Type	Army
Size	100,000 personnel 35,000 reserve personnel
Part of	Solevanti Defense Forces
Headquarters	Bougainville
Commanders
President	Timothée Clérico
Councillor-General of Defense	Cédric Delaunay
Head of the Defense Forces	Air Marshal Dylan Vaillancourt
Head of the Land Force	General Pierre Chevotet

1820 Revolution (Solevant)

The Land Force (Merovingian: Force terre) is the ground warfare branch of the Solevanti Defense Forces. It is the largest and oldest branch of the defense forces. The land force was formed out of the mix of Sieuxerrian Colonial Marines and militia regiments, origionally known as the Solevanti Army (Armée Solevanti). It would be known as this until the 2nd Solevanti-Paganese War when after the annexation of Paganese Kingdom when it would be called the Grand Army of the Republic (Grande armée de la république) and would be known as this until after the end of the Pan-Septentrion War in 1948.

The Land Force is a branch of the Solevanti Defense Forces which is organized by the State Operations Department which is headed by the Councillor-General of Defense and the Defense Council with the commander-in-chief being the Presdient of Solevant.

Organization

Groupe d'Armées Est - Army Group East

4^e Groupement d'Infanterie – 4th Infantry Group

• Bataillon 10^e de Ligne - 10th Line Battalion
• Bataillon 11^e de Ligne - 11th Line Battalion
• Bataillon 12^e de Ligne - 12th Line Battalion
• Bataillon 40^e d'Artillerie - 40th Artillery Battalion (x18 O-155 M.09)
• Bataillon 40^e du Génie - 40th Engineer Battalion

5^e Groupement de Chars de Combat – 5th Armored Group

• Bataillon 3^e de Chasseurs - 3rd Chasseur Battalion (40x Lince Valorisé)
• Bataillon 3^e de Lanciers - 3rd Lancer Battalion
• Bataillon 6^e de Carabiniers - 6th Carabinier Battalion
• Bataillon 50^e d'Artillerie - 50th Artillery Battalion (x18 O-155 M.94)
• Bataillon 50^e du Génie - 50th Engineer Battalion

12^e Groupement d'Infanterie (Réserve) – 12th Reserve Infantry Group

• Bataillon 22^e de Ligne (Réserve) - 22nd Reserve Line Battalion
• Bataillon 23^e de Ligne (Réserve) - 23rd Reserve Line Battalion
• Bataillon 24^ère de Ligne (Réserve) - 24th Reserve Line Battalion
• Bataillon 120^e d'Artillerie (Réserve) - 120th Reserve Artillery Battalion (x18 O-155 M.09)
• Bataillon 120^e du Génie (Réserve) - 120th Reserve Engineer Battalion

Groupe d'Armées Centre - Army Group Center

2^e Groupement d'Infanterie – 2nd Infantry Group

• Bataillon 4^e de Ligne - 4th Line Battalion
• Bataillon 5^e de Ligne - 5th Line Battalion
• Bataillon 6^e de Ligne - 6th Line Battalion
• Bataillon 20^e d'Artillerie - 20th Artillery Battalion (x18 O-155 M.09)
• Bataillon 20^e du Génie - 20th Engineer Battalion

8^e Groupement de Chars de Combat – 8th Armored Group

• Bataillon 8^e de Chasseurs - 8th Chasseur Battalion (40x Lince Valorisé)
• Bataillon 4^e de Lanciers - 4th Lancer Battalion
• Bataillon 11^e de Carabiniers - 11th Carabinier Battalion
• Bataillon 80^e d'Artillerie - 80th Artillery Battalion (x18 O-155 M.94)
• Bataillon 80^e du Génie - 80th Engineer Battalion

9^e Groupement d'Alpinistes – 9th Mountaineer Group

• Bataillon 13^e d'Alpinistes - 13th Mountaineer Battalion
• Bataillon 14^e d'Alpinistes - 14th Mountaineer Battalion
• Bataillon 15^e d'Alpinistes - 15th Mountaineer Battalion
• Bataillon 90^e d'Artillerie - 90th Artillery Battalion (x18 O-105 M-05)
• Bataillon 90^e du Génie - 90th Engineer Battalion

10^e Groupement de Aéroportée – 10th Airborne Group

• Bataillon 16^e de Aéroportée - 16th Airborne Battalion
• Bataillon 17^e de Aéroportée - 17th Airborne Battalion
• Bataillon 18^e de Aéroportée - 18th Airborne Battalion
• Bataillon 100^e d'Artillerie - 100th Artillery Battalion (x18 O-105 M-05)
• Bataillon 100^e du Génie - 100th Engineer Battalion

Groupe d'Hélicoptères – Helicopter Group

• Bataillon 1^e d'Hélicoptères - 1st Helicopter Battalion (24x Attack Helicopter)
• Bataillon 2^e d'Hélicoptères - 2nd Helicopter Battalion (30x Transport Helicopter)
• Bataillon 3^e d'Hélicoptères - 3rd Helicopter Battalion (30x Transport Helicopter)
• Bataillon 4^e d'Hélicoptères - 4th Helicopter Battalion (24x Light Transport Helicopter)
• Bataillon de Soutien d'Hélicoptères - Helicopter Support Battalion

13^e Groupement d'Infanterie (Réserve) – 13th Reserve Infantry Group

• Bataillon 25^e de Ligne (Réserve) - 25th Reserve Line Battalion
• Bataillon 26^e de Ligne (Réserve) - 26th Reserve Line Battalion
• Bataillon 27^e de Ligne (Réserve) - 27th Reserve Line Battalion
• Bataillon 130^e d'Artillerie (Réserve) - 130th Reserve Artillery Battalion (x18 O-155 M.09)
• Bataillon 130^e du Génie (Réserve) - 130th Reserve Engineer Battalion

14^e Groupement d'Infanterie (Réserve) – 14th Reserve Infantry Group

• Bataillon 28^e de Ligne (Réserve) - 28th Reserve Line Battalion
• Bataillon 29^e de Ligne (Réserve) - 29th Reserve Line Battalion
• Bataillon 30^e de Ligne (Réserve) - 30th Reserve Line Battalion
• Bataillon 140^e d'Artillerie (Réserve) - 140th Reserve Artillery Battalion (x18 O-155 M.09)
• Bataillon 140^e du Génie (Réserve) - 140th Reserve Engineer Battalion

Groupe d'Armées Sud - Army Group South

1^ère Groupement d'Infanterie – 1st Infantry Group

• Bataillon 1^ère de Ligne - 1st Line Battalion
• Bataillon 2^e de Ligne - 2nd Line Battalion
• Bataillon 3^e de Ligne - 3rd Line Battalion
• Bataillon 10^e d'Artillerie - 10th Artillery Battalion (x18 O-155 M.09)
• Bataillon 10^e du Génie - 10th Engineer Battalion

3^e Groupement d'Infanterie – 3rd Infantry Group

• Bataillon 7^e de Ligne - 7th Line Battalion
• Bataillon 8^e de Ligne - 8th Line Battalion
• Bataillon 9^e de Ligne - 9th Line Battalion
• Bataillon 30^e d'Artillerie - 30th Artillery Battalion (x18 O-155 M.09)
• Bataillon 30^e du Génie - 30th Engineer Battalion

6^e Groupement de Chars de Combat – 6th Armored Group

• Bataillon 1^ère de Chasseurs - 1st Chasseur Battalion (40x Lince Valorisé)
• Bataillon 2^e de Lanciers - 2nd Lancer Battalion
• Bataillon 5^e de Carabiniers - 5th Carabinier Battalion
• Bataillon 60^e d'Artillerie - 60th Artillery Battalion (x18 O-155 M.94)
• Bataillon 60^e du Génie - 60th Engineer Battalion

7^e Groupement de Chars de Combat – 7th Armored Group

• Bataillon 6^e de Chasseurs - 6th Chasseur Battalion (40x Lince Valorisé)
• Bataillon 1^ère de Lanciers - 1st Lancer Battalion
• Bataillon 2^e de Carabiniers - 2nd Carabinier Battalion
• Bataillon 70^e d'Artillerie - 70th Artillery Battalion (x18 O-155 M.94)
• Bataillon 70^e du Génie - 70th Engineer Battalion

Force d'Opérations Spéciales – Special Operations Force

• Bataillon Commando de Reconnaissance Agressive - Aggressive Reconnaissance Commando Battalion
• Bataillon de Voleurs Aéroportés - Airborne Raider Battalion
• Bataillon des Affaires Civiles - Civil Affairs Battalion
• Groupe d'Opérations Psychologiques - Psychological Operations Group

11^e Groupement d'Infanterie (Réserve) – 11th Reserve Infantry Group

• Bataillon 19^e de Ligne (Réserve) - 19th Reserve Line Battalion
• Bataillon 20^e de Ligne (Réserve) - 20th Reserve Line Battalion
• Bataillon 21^ère de Ligne (Réserve) - 21th Reserve Line Battalion
• Bataillon 110^e d'Artillerie (Réserve) - 110th Reserve Artillery Battalion (x18 O-155 M.09)
• Bataillon 110^e du Génie (Réserve) - 110th Reserve Engineer Battalion

Equipment

Infantry Equipment

Small Arms

Name	Photo	Origin	Role	Cartridge	Variant	Notes
Pistols
Pistolet M99		Solevant	Semi-automatic pistol	7.65×20mm Long 11.43x23mm	PA M99	Replacement for the PAM 1911 pistol for most units with modernized PAM 1911 models being retained by the special forces.
Pistolet M1911		Solevant	Semi-automatic pistol	11.4x23mm	PA M1911E	Newer model PAM 1911Es retained by special forces. Older models have been moved into wartime reserves.
Service Rifles
Fusil M4		Solevant Gothia	Assault rifle	5.7x40mm EC		Used by the Parachute Brigade and other special forces groups exclusively.
Fusil M16		Solevant Gothia	Assault rifle	5.7x40mm EC		Primary infantry service rifle in various models.
FR M.89		Solevant	Lever-action rifle	8×50mmR Lebel		Used only for sport shooting and ceremonial purposes.
Machine guns
PM M82		Sieuxerr	Heavy machine gun	13.2x99mm Hotchkiss		Produced locally.
PM M1958		Solevant Reberiya	General-purpose machine gun	7×51mm EC	PM M1958D PM M1958E PM M1958F	Models produced locally, newest models with shortened barrels and rail-interface systems for scopes and other mounts are in service.
PM M1950		Ostland	General-purpose machine gun	7×51mm EC	PM M1950A PM M1950B	Some 25,000 Ostlandic MG-42s were given as aid from Sieuxerr in the late 1940s. They were converted to 7×51mm EC in the late 1950s and have been retained in deep storage.
Sniper Rifles
FR M90		Portcullia Sylva	Designated marksman rifle	7×51mm EC		Used alongside FRM-85.
FR M85		Solevant	Sniper rifle	7×51mm EC	FRM-1989A FRM-1985B	Based on a hunting rifle, the FR M85 replaced older lever-action based sniper rifles.
Grenade launchers
LG M203		Solevant	Grenade launcher	40x46mm		Underbarrel grenade launcher. Produced locally.
LG M440		Solevant	Grenade launcher	40x46mm		Issued in modernized versions.

Mortars

Name	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Number	Comment
Man-Portable
MO M77		Solevant	81mm mortar
Self-Propelled
MO M169		Solevant Sylva	81mm mortar
MO M106		Solevant	81mm mortar

Vehicle Equipment

Vehicles

Name	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Number	Comment
Tanks
Lince		Solevant Gothia	Main battle tank	Lince Valorisé Lince	300	All vehicles are Lince Valorisé model. An additional order of 300 tanks is being considered to replace the Cruzado tank in the infantry brigades.
Cruzado		Solevant Template:Country data Maracaibo	Main battle tank		176	Of an original order of 500 tanks, only 200 were purchased before the Gothic Lince was adopted. Active infantry brigades have a battalion of 44 Cruzado tanks.
M60		Hallia	Main battle tank	M60A3 TTS	120 Stored	Older A3 models are retained in reserve.
Personnel Carriers
VBCI M765		Solevant	Armoured personnel carrier Infantry fighting vehicle	VBCI M765 VTT VBCI M765 VCI		Replacing M692. VTT is armed with a 40mm GMG and a .50 caliber machine gun, VCI is armed with a 30mm autocannon and ATGMs.
VTT M600		Gothia	Armoured personnel carrier			Replaced M672.
VCI M692		Solevant	Armoured personnel carrier			Mostly replaced in active service. What few are left are used in utility roles.
VTT M672		Hallia	Armoured personnel carrier			Used by reservist, military police, and non-combat units.
Name	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Number	Comment
Armored Vehicles
VBL		Sieuxerr Solevant	IMV			Used by reservist, military police, and non-combat units.
Name	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Number	Comment
Armored Recovery Vehicles
		Template:Country data Macchia	Armoured recovery vehicle		12
Name	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Number	Comment
Armored Engineering Vehicles
		Template:Country data Macchia	Armoured engineering vehicle		8
		Template:Country data Macchia	Armoured vehicle-launched bridge		12
Unarmored Vehicles
CTLME		Template:Country data Vihoslavia Solevant	Heavy truck	Various
M1070		Solevant	Medium truck	Various
URO VAMTAC		Solevant	General purpose truck	Various

Artillery

Name	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Number	Comment
Anti-Ship Artillery
Exocet		Sieuxerr	Anti-ship missile		24 launchers
Self-Propelled Artillery
O-155 M.09		Sieuxerr	Howitzer		144	Replacement for O-155 M.79 in all infantry brigades.
O-155 M.94		Sylva	Howitzer		72	Used as armored artillery support for armored brigades.
Towed Artillery
O-105 M.05		Sieuxerr	Howitzer		36	Replacement for O-105 M-64.
O-155 M.79		New Tyran	Howitzer		216	By 2019 all guns have been removed from active and reserve service and placed into wartime storage.

Air Defense Artillery

Name	Photo	Origin	Role	Version	Number	Comment
Buk missile system		Letnia	Medium range SAM		10 batteries (60 launchers)	9M317E missile used.
Tor missile system		Letnia	Short range SAM	Tor-M1 Tor-M2E	7 batteries (42 launchers) 3 batteries (18 launchers)	Tor-M2E used by high-readiness units.
Artemis 30		Solevant	AAA		210 guns	Used as point defenses, defending both Tors and Buks batteries. Each Buk battery has a battery of guns. 6 Artemis batteries are assigned to Tors to cover their deadzones. Another 19 batteries are assigned to various units and airfield defense roles. Mounts have been upgraded with sextuple Mistral MANPADs.
Mistral		Solevant	MANPADs		100 launchers 2,000 missiles	Purchased in the mid-2000s, battalion level air defense. Quad launcher posts are mounted onto trucks for the maneuver untis.