Oste Peregrin
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| Peregrine Host | |
|---|---|
| Oste Peregrin | |
| Active | March 15 1816 – present |
| Country |  Merovia |
| Branch | Merovian Army |
| Type | Assault troops |
| Role | Land warfare Expeditionary warfare Airborne forces |
| Size | 60,000 men |
| Anniversaries | Peregrine Day (March 15) |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-chief | President Herve X. Bellirose |
| Chief of Staff | General Clotaire Durand |
The Oste Peregrin is a corps-strength formation of the Merovian Defense Forces holding a special political status in the government of the Merovian Republic. The commander of the Oste Peregrin serves as the commander-in-chief of the Merovian military and President of the Republic, wielding significant authority over the nation as head of state and supreme commander of the armed forces. This position is currently occupied by Herve Bellirose. The Oste Peregrin exerts further political influence over the Republic through the Merovian Senate, the upper house of the National Congress, which requires service as a Peregrine as a prerequisite for candidates to seek Senatorial office. Militarily, the Oste Peregrin as fighting formation consists of three armored divisions of 15,000 men as well as four parachute brigades and the expeditionary brigade each numbering approximately 3,000 men for a total strength of some 60,000 active soldiers. The active service members of the Oste Peregrin together with those retired from service amount to roughly 350,000 Merovian citizens today, roughly 1% of the 33 million citizens of the nation. The Oste Peregrin is unusual among military formations as its manpowered is drawn entirely from foreign volunteers as opposed to conscripts or professional soldiers drawn from within the nation. Merovian citizenship automatically disqualifies a prospective volunteer from becoming a Peregrine soldier. Those who join the Oste Peregrin are often petty criminals, persecuted minorities or deserters from their home nation's military forces, receiving a new identity and corresponding Merovian name upon entering into the force. Upon the conclusion of service in the Oste Peregrin, veterans have the choice of reclaiming their old name and identity and returning home or keeping their new identity and receiving Merovian citizenship upon the conclusion of their service. By the jus sanguinis component of Merovian nationality law, the children of these Peregrine veterans receive Merovian citizenship upon birth and are therefore ineligible to join the Oste Peregrin themselves.
Within the framework of the Merovian Defense Forces, the Oste Peregrin represents the professional army of full-time career soldiers opposed to the Territorial army made up of Merovian citizen-soldiers and conscript manpower. As the more professional and elite component of the Army, the Oste Peregrin focuses on the more intensive combat roles required for combined arms and expeditionary warfare. The main body of the Merovian armored corps and mechanized forces is contained within the three armored divisions of the Oste Peregrin, augmented by the airborne light infantry of the parachute brigades. In Merovian military doctrine, the role of the Oste Peregrin is to achieve a breakthrough through proper force concentration, with the ideal goal of carrying out an encirclement of enemy forces in a pocket that the infantry of the Territorial army can be assigned to liquidate. The intention of this doctrine is to bring about a victory through a war of motion and to avoid an attritional conflict which could prove disastrous to the Oste Peregrin due to its limited ability to absorb major casualties. To this end, the Oste Peregrin is equipped with tanks, armored vehicles and other high-end equipment to enhance its firepower and mobility with the aim of securing and maintaining the initiative on both tactical and strategic levels.
History
Gelonian Companies
Route Imperiale
Modern Foundation
Structure
1st Peregrine Division
1re Division Peregrine Coriosolites
- 1er Regiment de Chasseurs - 1st Chasseur Regiment
- 4e Regiment d'Artillerie - 4th Artillery Regiment
- 9e Regiment du Genie - 9th Engineer Regiment
- Ecole des Troupes Blindees - Armored Troops School
2nd Armored Brigade
- 2e Brigade Blindee
- 2e Compagnie de Commandement et Transmissions - 2nd Command and Signals Company
- 3e Regiment de Chasseurs - 3rd Chasseur Regiment
- 2e Regiment de Chars de Combat - 2nd Tank Regiment
- 5e Regiment d'Artillerie - 5th Artillery Regiment
- 10e Compagnie du Genie - 10th Engineer Company
4th Armored Brigade
- 4e Brigade Blindee
- 4e Compagnie de Commandement et Transmissions - 4th Command and Signals Company
- 5e Regiment de Chars de Combat - 5th Tank Regiment
- 7e Regiment de Dragons - 7th Dragoon Regiment
- 18e Compagnie du Genie - 18th Engineer Company
7th Mechanized Brigade
- 7e Brigade Mecanisee
- 7e Compagnie de Commandement et Transmissions - 7th Command and Signals Company
- 1er Regiment d'Infanterie Mechanisee - 1st Mechanized Infantry Regiment
- 12e Regiment de Dragons - 12th Dragoon Regiment
- 8e Regiment d'Artillerie - 8th Artillery Regiment
- 21e Compagnie du Genie - 21st Engineer Company
1st Mountain Brigade
- 1er Brigade de Montagne
- 1er Compagnie de Commandement et Transmissions de Montagne- 1st Mountaineers Command and Signals Company
- 5e Regiment d'Infanterie de Haute Montagne - 5th High Mountain Infantry Regiment
- 17e Regiment d'Infanterie de Haute Montagne - 17th High Mountain Infantry Regiment
- 3e Regiment d'Artillerie de Montagne - 3rd Mountain Artillery Regiment
- 24e Compagnie du Genie - 24th Engineer Company
- Ecole de Combat de Haute Montagne - High Mountain Combat School
2nd Peregrine Division
2e Division Peregrine Catuslogues
- 14e Regiment de Dragons- 14th Dragoon Regiment
- 20e Regiment d'Artillerie - 20th Artillery Regiment
- 15e Regiment du Genie - 15th Engineer Regiment
7th Armored Brigade
- 7e Brigade Blindee
- 7e Compagnie de Commandement et Transmissions - 7th Command and Signals Company
- 13e Regiment de Chasseurs - 13th Chasseur Regiment
- 22e Regiment de Chars de Combat - 22nd Tank Regiment
- 21e Regiment d'Artillerie - 21st Artillery Regiment
- 27e Compagnie du Genie - 27th Engineer Company
9th Armored Brigade
- 9e Brigade Blindee
- 9e Compagnie de Commandement et Transmissions - 9th Command and Signals Company
- 19e Regiment de Chasseurs - 19th Chasseur Regiment
- 25e Regiment de Chars de Combat - 25th Tank Regiment
- 28e Regiment de Chars de Combat - 28th Tank Regiment
- 15e Regiment de Dragons- 15th Dragoon Regiment
- 30e Compagnie du Genie - 30th Engineer Company
2nd Mountain Brigade
- 2e Compagnie de Commandement et Transmissions de Montagne- 2nd Mountaineers Command and Signals Company
- 25e Regiment d'Infanterie de Haute Montagne - 25th High Mountain Infantry Regiment
- 3e Regiment de Montagnards - 3rd Hill Fighters Regiment
- 8e Regiment de Montagnards - 8th Hill Fighters Regiment
- 9e Regiment d'Artillerie de Montagne - 9th Mountain Artillery Regiment
- 31e Compagnie du Genie - 31th Engineer Company
3rd Peregrine Division
3e Division Peregrine Vertamocores
- 19e Regiment de Dragons- 19th Dragoon Regiment
- 38e Regiment d'Artillerie - 38th Artillery Regiment
- 20e Regiment du Genie - 20th Engineer Regiment
13th Armored Brigade
- 13e Brigade Blindee
- 13e Compagnie de Commandement et Transmissions - 13th Command and Signals Company
- 39e Regiment de Chasseurs - 39th Chasseur Regiment
- 58e Regiment de Chars de Combat - 58th Tank Regiment
- 60e Regiment de Chars de Combat - 60th Tank Regiment
- 40e Regiment d'Artillerie - 40th Artillery Regiment
- 30e Compagnie du Genie - 30th Engineer Company
14th Armored Brigade
- 14e Brigade Blindee
- 14e Compagnie de Commandement et Transmissions - 14th Command and Signals Company
- 44e Regiment de Chasseurs - 44th Chasseur Regiment
- 65e Regiment de Chars de Combat - 65th Tank Regiment
- 28e Regiment de Dragons - 28th Dragoon Regiment
- 31e Regiment de Dragons- 31st Dragoon Regiment
- 30e Compagnie du Genie - 30th Engineer Company
10th Mechanized Brigade
- 10e Brigade Mecanisee
- 10e Compagnie de Commandement et Transmissions - 10th Command and Signals Company
- 45e Regiment de Chasseurs - 45th Chasseur Regiment
- 33e Regiment de Dragons - 33rd Dragoon Regiment
- 35e Regiment de Dragons - 35th Dragoon Regiment
- 42e Regiment d'Artillerie - 42nd Artillery Regiment
- 21st Regiment du Genie - 21st Engineer Regiment
Rapid Reaction Force
1st Parachute Brigade
- 1er Brigade Parachutiste
- 1er Compagnie de Commandement et Transmissions Parachutiste - 1st Parachute Command and Signals Company
- 1er Compagnie du Train Parachutiste - 1st Parachute Supply Company
- 1er Regiment de Dragons Parachutistes - 1st Parachute Dragoon Regiment
- 1er Regiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes - 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment
- 4e Regiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste - 4th Parachute Artillery Regiment
- Ecole des Troupes Aeroportees Peregrines - Peregrine Airborne Troops School
2nd Parachute Brigade
- 2e Brigade Parachutiste
- 2e Compagnie de Commandement et Transmissions Parachutiste - 2nd Parachute Command and Signals Company
- 2e Compagnie du Train Parachutiste - 2nd Parachute Supply Company
- 2e Regiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes - 2nd Parachute Chasseur Regiment
- 3e Regiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes - 3rd Parachute Chasseur Regiment
- 10e Regiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste - 10th Parachute Artillery Regiment
3rd Parachute Brigade
- 3e Brigade Parachutiste
- 3e Compagnie de Commandement et Transmissions Parachutiste - 3rd Parachute Command and Signals Company
- 3e Compagnie du Train Parachutiste - 3rd Parachute Supply Company
- 4e Regiment de Dragons Parachutistes - 4th Parachute Dragoon Regiment
- 5e Regiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes - 5th Parachute Chasseur Regiment
- 12e Regiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste - 12th Parachute Artillery Regiment
Expeditionary Operations Force
4th Parachute Brigade
- 4e Brigade Parachutiste
- 4e Compagnie de Commandement et Transmissions Parachutiste - 4th Parachute Command and Signals Company
- 1er Regiment du train Parachutiste - 1st Parachute Supply Regiment
- 1er Regiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine - 1st Parachute Marine Infantry Regiment
- 2e Regiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine - 2nd Parachute Marine Infantry Regiment
- 1er Regiment d'Artillerie de Marine Parachutiste - 1st Parachute Marine Artillery Regiment
Expeditionary Brigade
Transient force of the Oste Peregrine, made up of manpower drawn from other units to be deployed into overseas combat zones. Manpower is cycled through the brigade to keep forces fresh on active deployment and to distribute expertise gained in combat across the Oste Peregrin. The following is the composition of the Expeditionary brigade that was deployed to fight in the Fahrani Civil War.
- Brigade Expeditionnaire
- Compagnie de Commandement et Transmissions du Fahran - Command and Signals Company of Fahran
- 1er Regiment du Genie Parachutiste - 1st Parachute Engineers Regiment
- 1er Regiment Interarmes d'Outre-mer - 1st Overseas Combined Arms Regiment
- 2e Regiment Interarmes d'Outre-mer - 2nd Overseas Combined Arms Regiment