Imperial Constancian Marines
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| Founded | Foundation: 1738 |
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| Type | Marines |
| Role | Amphibious Warfare |
| Size |
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| Part of | Imperial Constancian Armed Forces |
| Motto(s) | "Spear of the Fleet" |
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The Imperial Constancian Marines are the maritime land force of the Imperial Constancian Armed Forces.
History
The Imperial Constancian Marines trace their ancestry to the Merarhia Pezonauton (Marine Division) of the Imperial Constancian Army (Konstantinanoú Stratoú).
With its foundation in 1738 AN, the Imperial Constancian Marines was constituted as a corps of the combat arm of the Imperial Constancian Army.
Following the standing up of the marines as a corps in their own right, the 4th Syntagma was reconstituted as a marine brigade (Taxiarhia Pezonavton). No-longer a cadre regiment for the disbanded marine division, the 4th Marine Brigade would become a permanent operational unit with a Raspur Pact compliant maximum established strength of 7,200 men.
The first major deployment of the reorganised corps would occur in the seventh month of 1749 AN when it joined the Allied Mission in Eastern Apollonia, Hurmu & Lyrica at Huyenkula, replacing the 1662nd Modan Brigade.
Doctrine
The Imperial Marines specialise in amphibious warfare and raiding. Their wartime role is to serve as the speartip of the 501st Army when it is deployed by Trans-Euran Command, particularly with a view to securing a contested shoreline so as to permit the landing of further combat formations of the first and second echelon.
The raiding remit, for which 41 Force Reconnaissance Regiment specialised, included forward observation, reconnaissance, and sabotage missions carried out by small unit formations, at the troop level or below, with a view to causing maximum disruption to the enemy throughout its entire operational depth.
Equipment
Organisation
Structure
- Corps of the Imperial Constancian Marines
- Imperial Marines General Staff
- Imperial Marines Academy
- Commissariat
- Inspectorate
- 4th Taxiarhia Pezonavton
- 40 Command & Control Regiment
- 41 Force Reconnaissance Regiment
- 42 Marine Commando Regiment
- 43 Marine Commando Regiment
- 44 Marine Commando Regiment
- 45 Marine Commando Regiment
- Attached Units
- Commando Logistic Squadron, attached from the Ópla Ypostírixis Máchis (Combat Support Arm)
- Area Defence Squadron, attached from the Sóma Pyrovolikoú (Corps of Artillery)
- Manoeuvre Support Squadron, attached from the Ippikoú-Thorakisménou Sómatos (Armoured-Cavalry Corps)
- Commando Aviation Regiment, attached from the Konstantinanoú Aeroporia (Constantinian Air Force)
- 1st Flotilla, attached from the Surenid Forces of the Home Guard
- Imperial Marines General Staff
Imperial Marines General Staff, at
Imperial Marines Academy, at
Attached units
Attached squadron-level logistical, area defence, and manoeuvre support units are formed from detachments provided by the relevant corps of the Imperial Constancian Army.
Similarly, the Commando Aviation Regiment is formed of detachments provided by the Imperial Constancian Air Force.
Two Malekeh-class amphibious transport docks, provided in support of the operations of the Imperial Marines at sea, are crewed by personnel drawn from the Surenid Forces of the Home Guard.
The Imperial Marines may be reinforced by other units whilst on deployment, as determined by need and availability in the area of operations.
