Maverican Revolutionary Army
| Maverican Revolutionary Army | |
|---|---|
| Einzelgänga Revolutionär Heer | |
| File:ERH flag.png Flag As Adopted in 2008 | |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Current form | 1964 |
| Headquarters | Hickorysburg, Maverica |
| Leadership | |
| Grand Marshal | Karl Nurzan |
| Minister of Defense | Gregor Knezacek |
| Chief Marshal | Konrad Behler |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Conscription | 2 years |
| Active personnel | 1,000,000 |
| Reserve personnel | 2,000,000 |
| Deployed personnel | 20,000 |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | $122.99 billion OSD (2017) |
| Percent of GDP | 3.50% |
The Maverican Revolutionary Army (Einzelgänga Revolutionär Heer, ERH) is the land armed force branch of the Armed Forces of the Maverican Socialist Republic and the senior military service of the country. The Army was founded in its current form in 1960 after the Socialist victory in the Maverican Civil War.
History
Structure
Panzer
Panzer divisions are tank heavy combined arms units of Maverica. The are the equivalent to Soviet tank divisions or Columbian armored divisions. They are a tank heavy force with limited integrated infantry support in the form of Panzergrenadiers and in some limited cases Motor Schutzen. They are the integrated part of the offensive arm of the Maverican Hear. Needed for any offensive or counter offensive.
Panzergrenadier
Panzergrenadiers, shortened to PzGren, is the mechanized infantry force of Maverica-that is infantry formations based on tracked vehicles. These units are considered to be the heavy infantry of Maverica with close cooperation with their IFVs and tracked APCs. Though slower than a Motor Schutzen Division, Panzergrenadiers have more maneuverability in off-road maneuvers thanks to it's tracked transports compared to the Motor Schutzen's wheeled transports. Panzergrenadiers can also be found in Panzer Divisions as the accompanying infantry for the tanks however they are usually better equipped and have a lower ratio of infantry than a Panzergrenadier Division.
Motorisiert Schutzen
Mototistiert Schutzen or Motor Schutzen for short are the mobile frontline infantry of Maverica. Unlike Panzergrenadiers who have smaller squads and ride in heavier tracked IFVs meant for heavy breakthroughs. Motor Schutzen meanwhile have larger squads and more mobile wheeled APCs. The units can be deployed in their own divisions. Faster strategic mobility on roads these units can be deployed in reserve sections to stop enemy breakthroughs or vise versa. However the infantry heavy nature of the units makes them quite adaptable in general.
Fallschirmjagers
Fallschirmjagers is the Maverican paratrooper branch of the army. They specialize in mass parachute assaults from fixed winged aircraft behind enemy lines to seize important strategic objectives in support of ground operations. Following the standard FSR doctrine of airborne forces, most of the corps are mechanized. Lightly armored tracked carriers and armored fighting vehicles make up the bulk of the ground vehicles used. This allows for the Fallschirmjagers to have relatively good mobility and firepower to overcome the rear units of the enemy's army. Fallschirmjagers are a volunteer only force keeping with the rest of Maverica's light infantry units. However this is in contrast with the mostly conscripted "heavy" units that make the bulk of the army.
Luftreiters
Luftreiters (Air riders) are the air assualt forces of Maverica. Trained to move by vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft to seize and hold strategic objectives and engage enemy forces in the rear. Unlike Fallshirmjeagers who participate in large scale strategic air assualts, Luftreiters are focused primarily in the capture and seizing of enemy positions deemed important, such as bridges, airfeilds ect. In certian situations they may even provide limited tactical insurtions during combat behind enemy lines to help with the advance.
Achaljagers
Jagers
Azani
Spezialeinsatz
For specialized missions behind enemy lines the army relies on the Spezialeinsatz Korps (SeK) (Special Action Corps). SeK operators and units are capable of completing a wide range of operations such as hostage rescue, counter terrorism, man hunts, LRRPs, assainations,direct action and unconvnetional warfare. SeK Kommandos have seen deployment from Innomindia, Naserstan Civil War and most recently the Bahjarah civil war, usally as the first Maverican troops to contribute towards these conflicts training and helping domestic forces. Entirly made up of voluenteers who apply to the Korps after two years of army service and undergo an intensive selection proscess.