Grand Army of Ransenar

Banner of the Grand Army of Ransenar.

The Grand Army of Ransenar was the principal land warfare force of the Kingdom of Ransenar. In 1674, the Grand Army comprised just over 191,563 trained regular (full-time) personnel and just over 56,000 trained reserve (part-time) personnel. From 1674 it, along with the forces of the Sovereign Confederation would form the core of the Eastern Banner Group of Benacia Command.

Beginning as a fraternal organisation composed of the membership of various militias cobbled together in the Goldshirian county of Ran in response to the Kalirion Fracture, the Grand Army began to receive logistical, material, technical, and training assistance from the Eastern Banner Group of Benacia Command during late 1673 AN, transitioning from a rustic rabble into a semi-professional light infantry force over the course of 1674, with mechanisation and professionalisation continuing as a twin-track ongoing programme over the subsequent years.

After the accession of Ransenar to the Benacian Union in 1711 AN the GAR began the process of transferring its assets and manpower to the Benacian Union Defence Force, culminating in the creation of the Ransenari Grouping of Forces within the BUDF in 1713 AN. The regimental traditions and identities of the GAR would be continued within the Ransenari Grouping of Forces.

History

• Background: Imperial Forces in Goldshire, IDP party organizations, regional IDP offices, law enforcement, local city guards, militias, and paramilitary organizations coalesce into the Grand Army of Ransenar.
• Advising from ESB, Raspur Pact's Benacia Command. Military training and equipment begin pouring into Modernization & Training Program.
• Fighting the Revolutionary Army of Crisco.
• Securing Ransenari borders.
• Tensions with Iron Company.
• Second Elwynnese Civil War
  • 20th and 21st Armies - allied formations gathered around Tephal and Kingsgate, intervention to secure the Sovereign Confederation
  • Battles of Fieldburg, bloody stalemate on the Wintergleam Front
  • The Scouring (20.XIV.1695), orbital bombardment and limited nuclear exchange, destruction of rear-area formations around Kingsgate and Tephal
  • Ransenar exits the war and experiences challenges of withdrawing frontline formations along routes by-passing irradiated zones.
• 1712-1713: integration into the BUDF.
• 1713: Dissolution of the GAR and establishment of the Ransenari Grouping of Forces.

Purpose and Doctrine

• Purpose of the Grand Army;
• Ransenari Reunification;
• Defense of the Queen and the Realm;
• Border Integrity.

Current Organization

The basic organization of the Grand Army followed the familiar pattern of Raspur Pact land forces:

• Corps – 57,600
• Legion – 7,200
• Regiment – 1,200
• Squadron – 120
• Troop– 40

For administrative purposes, Ransenar was subdivided into military departments that covered a defined region, and which included responsibility for military depots and installations therein, and for the army formations within their jurisdiction - including field armies.

Field armies would in turn generally be formed by the mustering of three or more corps for the purpose of conducting a campaign. Corps and field armies would be commanded by magisters, differentiated by the Praeta translations of their rank titles; Frainan Uihmanzis for a corps commander, and Frainan Hohmin for the commander of a field army.

Administrative structure

• Grand Army of Ransenar
  • Ransenari Rangers Regiment (Reconnaissance, Artillery Spotting, Special Forces Missions)
    • 1st Regiment
  • Corps of Armoured Infantry (Manoeuvre Warfare)
    • 2nd – 6th Regiments
  • Corps of Cavalry (Armoured Reconnaissance Missions)
    • 7th – 15th Regiments
  • Light Infantry Regiments (Territorial Defence)
    • 16th – 45th Regiments
  • Ransenari Regimental Corps of Artillery (Area Defence & Fire Support Missions)
    • 46th – 51st Regiments
  • Adjutant General's Corps (Administration, Training, Rear Area Security)
    • 52nd – 63rd Regiments
  • Army Support Services (Engineers, Signals, Intelligence)
    • 64th – 91st Regiments
  • Transport and Logistics Corps (Supplies, Munitions, Electrical & Mechanical Support, Medical Services)
    • 92nd – 127th Regiments
• Grand Army of Ransenar - Air Arm

Order of Battle

Regiment	Name	Type	Assigned GAR Formation	Assigned RP CAC	Assigned RP Banner Group
Ransenari Rangers Regiment
1	Ransenari Rangers Regiment	Commando	GHQ	Lyonforce	Eastern Banner Group
Corps of Armoured Infantry
2	1st Regiment of Yeomanry	Mech Inf.	1st Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
3	2nd Regiment of Yeomanry	Mech Inf.	5th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
4	3rd Regiment of Yeomanry	Mech Inf.	3rd Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
5	4th Regiment of Yeomanry	Mech Inf.	7th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
6	5th Regiment of Yeomanry	Mech Inf.	10th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
Corps of Cavalry
7	1st Regiment of Dragoons	Light Cav.	2nd Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
8	2nd Regiment of Dragoons	Light Cav.	4th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
9	3rd Regiment of Dragoons	Light Cav.	6th Legion	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
10	4th Regiment of Dragoons	Light Cav.	8th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
11	1st Regiment of Light Dragoons	Recon Scout	Dep. Lunaris	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
12	1st CBRN Regiment	CBRN	GHQ	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
13	2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons	Recon Scout	Dep. Ran	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
14	3rd Regiment of Light Dragoons	Recon Scout	Dep. Holwinn	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
15	15th Dragoons Regiment	Light Cav.	9th Legion	Lyonforce	Eastern Banner Group
Light Infantry Regiments
16	1st Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	1st Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
17	2nd Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	2nd Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
18	3rd Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	3rd Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
19	4th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	4th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
20	5th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	5th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
21	6th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	6th Legion	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
22	7th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	7th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
23	8th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	8th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
24	9th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	9th Legion	Lyonforce	Eastern Banner Group
25	10th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	10th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
26	11th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	1st Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
27	12th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	2nd Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
28	13th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	3rd Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
29	14th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	4th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
30	15th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	5th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
31	16th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	6th Legion	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
32	17th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	7th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
33	18th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	8th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
34	19th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	9th Legion	Lyonforce	Eastern Banner Group
35	20th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	10th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
36	21st Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	1st Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
37	22nd Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	2nd Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
38	23rd Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	3rd Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
39	24th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	4th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
40	25th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	5th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
41	26th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	6th Legion	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
42	27th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	7th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
43	28th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	8th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
44	29th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	9th Legion	Lyonforce	Eastern Banner Group
45	30th Regiment of Rifles	Light Inf.	10th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
Ransenari Regimental Corps of Artillery
46	1st Regiment of Artillery	Area Def.	Dep. North Lunaris	Lyonforce	Eastern Banner Group
47	2nd Regiment of Artillery	Area Def.	Dep. Lunaris	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
48	3rd Regiment of Artillery	Area Def.	Dep. Elsenar	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
49	4th Regiment of Artillery	Anti-Air Def.	Dep. North Lunaris	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
50	5th Regiment of Artiilery	Anti-Air Def.	Dep. Ran	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
51	6th Regiment of Artillery	Anti-Air Def.	Dep. Elsenari	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
Adjutant General's Corps
52	Administrative Service Branch	Support	GHQ	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
53	1st Justiciary Regiment	Mil Pol & Spt	Dep. Lunaris	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
54	2nd Justiciary Regiment	Mil Pol & Spt	Dep. East Caverden	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
55	3rd Justiciary Regiment	Mil Pol & Spt	Dep. Monty Crisco	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
56	1st Training (Induction & Indoctrination) Regiment	Trg	GHQ	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
57	2nd Training (Technical) Regiment	Trg	GHQ	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
58	3rd Training (Fieldcraft & Gunnery) Regiment	Trg	GHQ	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
59	92nd Ransenari Gendarmes Regiment	Mil Pol	9th Legion	Lyonforce	Eastern Banner Group
60	1st Field Gendarmery Regiment	Security	6th Legion	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
61	2nd Field Gendarmery Regiment	Security	GHQ	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
62	3rd Field Gendarmery Regiment	Security	GHQ	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
63	1st (Queen's Own) Regiment of Barrators	Legal	GHQ	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
Army Support Services
64	1st Engineer Regiment	Mil Eng.	Dep. Lunaris	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
65	2nd Engineer Regiment	Mil Eng.	Dep. Elsenar	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
66	3rd Engineer Regiment (Geographic)	Survey	GHQ	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
67	4th Engineer Regiment	Mil Eng.	1st Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
68	5th Engineer Regiment	Mil Eng.	2nd Legion	Lyonforce	Eastern Banner Group
69	6th Engineer Regiment	Mil Eng.	3rd Legion	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
70	7th Engineer Regiment	Mil Eng.	4th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
71	8th Engineer Regiment	Mil Eng.	5th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
72	9th Engineer Regiment	Mil Eng.	6th Legion	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
73	10th Engineer Regiment	Mil Eng.	7th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
74	11th Engineer Regiment	Mil Eng.	8th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
75	12th Engineer Regiment	Mil Eng.	9th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
76	13th Engineer Regiment	Mil Eng.	10th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
77	14th Engineer Regiment	Mil Eng.	Dep. Ran	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
78	15th Engineer Regiment	Mil Eng.	Dep. Ran	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
79	1st Signals Regiment	Signals	1st Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
80	2nd Signals Regiment	Signals	2nd Legion	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
81	3rd Signals Regiment	Signals	3rd Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
82	4th Signals Regiment	Signals	4th Legion	Lyonforce	Eastern Banner Group
83	5th Signals Regiment	Signals	5th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
84	6th Signals Regiment	Signals	6th Legion	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
85	7th Signals Regiment	Signals	7th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
86	8th Signals Regiment	Signals	8th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
87	9th Signals Regiment	Signals	9th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
88	10th Signals Regiment	Signals	10th Legion	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
89	1st Military Intelligence Regiment	HUMINT	GHQ	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
90	2nd Military Intelligence Regiment	ELINT	GHQ	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
91	11th Signals Regiment	Signals	GHQ	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
Transport and Logistics Corps
92	1st Close Support Logistic Regiment	Stores	Dep. Lunaris	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
93	2nd Close Support Logistic Regiment	Stores	Dep. Ran	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
94	3rd Close Support Logistic Regiment	Stores	Dep. Elsenar	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
95	1st Postal Courier & Movement Regiment	Transport	GHQ	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
96	1st Force Support Logistic Regiment	Munitions	Dep. Lunaris	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
97	2nd Force Support Logistic Regiment	Munitions	Dep. Elsenar	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
98	3rd Force Support Logistic Regiment	Munitions	Dep. Holwinn	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
99	1st Transport Regiment	Transport	Dep. Lunaris	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
100	2nd Transport Regiment	Transport	Dep. East Caverden	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
101	3td Transport Regiment	Transport	Dep. Holwinn	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
102	1st (Catering) Support Regiment	Support	Dep. Lunaris	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
103	2nd (Catering) Support Regiment	Support	Dep. Ran	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
104	3rd (Catering) Support Regiment	Support	Dep. Holwinn	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
105	4th (Electrical & Mechanical) Support Regiment	Support	Dep. Lunaris	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
106	5th (Electrical & Mechanical) Support Regiment	Support	Dep. Ran	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
107	6th (Electrical & Mechanical) Support Regiment	Support	Dep. Holwinn	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
108	7th (Medical Services) Support Regiment	Support	Dep. Lunaris	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
109	8th (Medical Services) Support Regiment	Support	Dep. Ran	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
110	9th (Medical Services) Support Regiment	Support	Dep. Holwinn	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
111	1st Field Hospital	Support	GHQ	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
112	2nd Field Hospital	Support	GHQ	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
113	3rd Field Hospital	Support	GHQ	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
114	4th Field Hospital	Support	GHQ	Lyonforce	Eastern Banner Group
115	5th Field Hospital	Support	GHQ	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
116	1st Works Regiment	Support	Dep. Holwinn	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
117	2nd Works Regiment	Support	Dep. Lunaris	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
118	3rd Works Regiment	Support	Dep. Ran	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
119	1st Portage Regiment	Support	Dep. Holwinn	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
120	2nd Portage Regiment	Support	Dep. Lunaris	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
121	3rd Portage Regiment	Support	Dep. Ran	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
122	4th Works Regiment	Support	Dep. Holwinn	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
123	5th Works Regiment	Support	Dep. Lunaris	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
124	6th Works Regiment	Support	Dep. Elsenar	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
125	4th Portage Regiment	Support	Dep. Elsenar	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
126	5th Portage Regiment	Support	Dep. Lunaris	Lyonforce	Eastern Banner Group
127	6th Portage Regiment	Support	Dep. Ran	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
Grand Army of Ransenar Air Arm
128	92nd Air Regiment	Army Co-Op (R-1 Whirdlebird)	Goldfield Station	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
129	234th Air Regiment	COIN (T-2/A-2 Saeqeh)	Goldfield Station	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
130	609th Air Regiment	Attack (T-3 Akóntio)	Goldfield Station	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
131	152nd Air Regiment	Operational Training	Goldfield Station	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
132	54th Air Regiment	Basic Training	Teldrin Station	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
133	65th Air Regiment	COIN (T-2/A-2 Saeqeh)	Goldfield Station	Lyonforce	Eastern Banner Group
134	74th Air Regiment	COIN (T-2/A-2 Saeqeh)	Teldrin Station	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
135	266th Air Regiment	COIN (T-2/A-2 Saeqeh)	Teldrin Station	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
136	610th Air Regiment	Air supremacy (F-9 Ashavan II)	Citadel Station	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
137	64th Air Regiment	Air supremacy (F-9 Ashavan II)	Cercé Station	Uihmanz Crisco	Southern Banner Group
138	616th Air Regiment	Air supremacy (F-9 Ashavan II)	Lune Villa Station	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
139	222nd Air Regiment	Air supremacy (F-9 Ashavan II)	Lune Villa Station	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
140	611th Air Regiment	Combat support (F-9 Ashavan II)	Lune Villa Station	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
141	66th Air Regiment	Combat support (F-9 Ashavan II)	Lune Villa Station	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
142	19th Air Regiment	Combat support (F-9 Ashavan II)	Goldfield Station	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
143	41st Air Regiment	Combat support (F-9 Ashavan II)	Goldfield Station	Home Service	Eastern Banner Group
144	72nd Air Regiment	Interdiction (F-9 Ashavan II)	Goldfield Station	Air Defence of the Realm	Eastern Banner Group
145	79th Air Regiment	Interdiction (F-9 Ashavan II)	Lune Villa Station	Air Defence of the Realm	Eastern Banner Group
146	603rd Air Regiment	Interdiction (F-9 Ashavan II)	Teldrin Station	Air Defence of the Realm	Eastern Banner Group
147	602nd Air Regiment	Interdiction (F-9 Ashavan II)	Goldfield Station	Air Defence of the Realm	Eastern Banner Group

Equipment

As a participant in the Raspur Pact the Grand Army of Ransenar is entitled to allocations of equipment made directly, at the discretion of the alliance's Joint Military Council, from the Allied Production Matrix. Benacia Command, the theatre level headquarters for Pact forces on the Benacian continent can also authorise direct transfers of equipment from arsenals under the control of the Black Legions.

Major equipment transfers, particularly of small arms, mortars, heavy machine-guns, and vehicles, began at the turn of the year from 1673 to 1674 and accelerated in 1675 as the armed forces of Ransenar received the entirety of the vehicle and small arms output of the matrix for the preceding year.

Bases

The Army's operational headquarters, Forces Command, is located at the Redquill Barracks in Goldfield.

Other important Army bases include:

• Army Aviation Center (Caer Ju'uliave);
• Goldshire Barracks (Goldshire Hamlet);
• Eadric Barracks (Lunevilla);
• Fort Desmond (Airle);
• Fort Erutirn (Teldrin).

Future

• Training programs, conscription, training, advising from ESB, Raspur Pact, and other nations.
• Procurement
• Research and Development
• New defense facilities and structures
  • National Aerospace Detection Network
  • Undersea Detection and Surveillance Network

See Also

• Ransenar
• Provisional Government of the Kingdom of Ransenar
• Raspur Pact