Etrurian Defence Force
| Etrurian Defence Force Forza di Difesa Etruriana Etrurijanska Obrambena Snaga Etrurijanske Obrambne Sile | |
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| File:Coat of Arms of the EDF.png Coat of Arms of the Etrurian Defence Force | |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Current form | 2010 |
| Service branches | Etrurian Land Force |
| Headquarters | Ministry of Defence, Solaria, Etruria |
| Leadership | |
| First Citizen | Francesco Carcaterra |
| Minister of Defence | Augustina Maria Lepore |
| Chief of the Defence Staff | Maurizio Nero Trincavelli |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 16-45 years old |
| Conscription | Yes |
| Active personnel | 385,600 |
| Reserve personnel | 550,000 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | 2.8% |
| Percent of GDP | $52.4 billion |
The Etrurian Defence Force (Vespasian: Forza di Difesa Etruriana; Novalian: Etrurijanska Obrambena Snaga; Carinthian: Etrurijanske Obrambne Sile) is the military of Etruria and encompasses the Etrurian Land Force, Etrurian Air Force, Etrurian Navy and the Auxiliary Defence Force. A fifth branch of the armed forces, known as the Auxiliary Police Service, take on the role as the nation's military police and are also involved in missions and operations abroad as a combat force, though it is nominally subordinate to the Auxiliary Defence Force. These five forces have military status and are all organized along military lines, comprising a total of 385,000 men and women with the official status of active military personnel.
The First Citizen of the Transetrurian Federation heads the armed forces as the President of the Supreme Command Staff which replaced the Supreme Command structure in 1956. According to the Etrurian Constitution of 1983, the Senate of Etruria through the Chamber of Representatives posses the power to declare war and authorise the deployment of military forces.
History
Four branches
Forza Terrestre Etruriana
The ground force of Etruria, has taken numerous forms, though it dates back to the unification of Vespasia in 1730 as the Imperiale Esercito. It fought in colonial engagements in Denikert, Fars and XX, against the XX (189X-189X). Following the establishment of a Republic, the armed forces transitioned into the Reppublicana Esercito, which fought during the Deni War of Independence, against Gaullica during the Great War in the Etrurian Mountains and in Florena. Following the end of the Great War and establishment of the Etrurian Social State, the ground force was reformed into the Nazionale Esercito, which fought across the Solarian basin in the Solarian War. The Etrurian Second Republic would focus the Army on maintaining security and stability in Novalia and Carinthia following the rise of nationalist separatist movements, culminating in the Great Crisis (1962-1975), this would continue under the Supreme Council for Order and Peace. The Etrurian Third Republic reformed the military to become a major provider of international peacekeepers, with units being deployed to numerous conflicts and hotspots around the world. Reforms aimed at modernisation began in the 1980s and led to significant improvments in professionalisation, capabilities, training and cohesion. In 2006, conscription was reduced in proportion of total military strength to 100,000 per annum, increasing the number of professional volunteers.
Aeronautica Etruriana
The air force of Etruria was founded as an independent service arm on 10 May 1919, by President Alessandro Luzzani as the Reppublicana Aeronautica (which equates to "Republican Air Force"). During the 1930s, it was involved in its first major operations during the Great War and the Den War of Independence, it became the Nazionale Aeronautica under the Etrurian Social State, conducting operations in the 1940s during the Solarian War. It would again see operations during the Great Crisis, attacking separatist holdouts and strongholds. At present, the Air Force currently engaged in assisting international peacekeeping efforts through transportation and supply. Like the ground force, it underwent major reform and modernisation, with new aircraft, enhanced capabilities and professionalisation, with the Air Force no longer receiving conscripts as of 2009.
The navy of Etruria was created in 1730, following the proclamation of the formation of the United Kingdom of Vespasia, Novalia and Carinthia, as the Imperiale Marina. The navy under the First Republic would see extensive action across the Solarian Sea and Mazdan Sea against Gaullican forces, while it spent much of the Solarian War struggling for domination of both seas yet again, against the international coalition under the Community of Nations. After the war, the new Forze Navale, has taken part in many peacekeeping operations. It is a blue-water navy, with significant surface and power-projection capabilities. The Guardia Costiera (Coast Guard) is a component of the navy. The navy also includes the 22,000 strong Etrurian Maritime Landing Force, an elite corps of marines that are capable of being deployed anywhere along the Solarian-Mazdan Basin.
Forza di Difesa Ausiliaria
The Auxiliary is the volunteer army reserve force of the Etrurian Defence Force. It was formed out of the remains of the Social State-era Corpo di Volontari per Difesa Nazionale, being officially integrated into the military structure, compared to the loose status under the Social State. Since its reformation in 1949, the ADF has been focused on civil defence, emergency response, riot control, but saw active military combat during the Great Crisis and the Western Emergency (2010-2011). It constitutes over 300,000 of the 550,000 reserves currently employed by the EDF, with 36,000 active personnel.