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[[Image:UDF Banner.png|250px]]</center> | [[Image:UDF Banner.png|250px]]</center> | ||
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|'''Active:'''|| {{Unbulleted list|1508–1613| 1629–1653|1672–}} | |'''Active:'''|| {{Unbulleted list|1508–1613| 1629–1653|1672–1703}} | ||
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|'''Motto'''|| Pax in Bello | |'''Motto'''|| Pax in Bello | ||
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|'''In use by:'''|| | |'''In use by:'''|| [[Congress of Chryse]] | ||
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|'''Allegiance:'''|| | |'''Allegiance:'''|| [[Benacian Union]] | ||
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|'''Type:''' || Defence Force | |'''Type:''' || Defence Force | ||
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|'''Size:''' || | |'''Size:''' || 1,360,962 personnel <small><sup>({{AN|1699}})</sup></small>: | ||
<small>{{unbulleted list|General Officers – | <div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:250px; overflow:auto;"><small>{{unbulleted list|General Officers – 381| | ||
Political Officers – | Political Officers – 1,200| | ||
Staff Officers – | Staff Officers – 4,578| | ||
Field Officers – | Field Officers – 5,835| | ||
Squadron Officers – | Squadron Officers – 35,382| | ||
Non-Commissioned Officers – | Non-Commissioned Officers – 167,287| | ||
1<sup>st</sup> Line Servicemen – 1,146,299| | |||
}}</small></div> | |||
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|'''Nicknames:''' || The Ironsides | |'''Nicknames:''' || The Ironsides | ||
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|'''Commanders:'''|| Commissioner of Defence: | |'''Commanders:'''|| Commissioner of Defence: ''General'' [[Adam al-Osman]]<br/> Chief of Staff: General Abolfazl Shahzad Khoroushi | ||
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|'''Allies'''|| | |'''Allies'''|| | ||
{{Unbulleted list|[[Black Legions]]|[[Drak-Modani Defense Force]]|[[Natopian Defense Force]]|[[Grand Army of Ransenar]]|[[Riverine Forces of Ransenar]]}} | {{Unbulleted list|[[Black Legions]]|[[Drak-Modani Defense Force]]|[[Natopian Defense Force]]|[[Grand Army of Ransenar]]|[[Riverine Forces of Ransenar]]|[[Sanaman Armed Forces]]}} | ||
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|'''Opponents'''|| | |'''Opponents'''|| | ||
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The '''Union Defence Force''' constitutes the armed and military forces of the [[ | The '''Union Defence Force''' constitutes the armed and military forces of the [[Benacian Union]] raised in [[Elluenuueq]] with responsibility for the defence of that territory. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Following the Leng Garrison abuse scandal of 1688 separate female-only formations and barracks were established in the following year for women undertaking national-service. These new formations, the Women's Auxiliary Air Service, the Women's Auxiliary Maritime Service, the Women's Auxiliary Nursing Service, and the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service, whilst subject to the same military discipline of their male counterparts, focused on the fulfilment of specialist non-combat roles. Women continue to enjoy the legal right to join the territorial defence and combat arms of the UDF and, as of 1689, 14% of the total manpower establishment of contracted personnel (professional volunteers as opposed to conscripts), equating to 63,852 servicewomen are female. | Following the Leng Garrison abuse scandal of 1688 separate female-only formations and barracks were established in the following year for women undertaking national-service. These new formations, the Women's Auxiliary Air Service, the Women's Auxiliary Maritime Service, the Women's Auxiliary Nursing Service, and the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service, whilst subject to the same military discipline of their male counterparts, focused on the fulfilment of specialist non-combat roles. Women continue to enjoy the legal right to join the territorial defence and combat arms of the UDF and, as of 1689, 14% of the total manpower establishment of contracted personnel (professional volunteers as opposed to conscripts), equating to 63,852 servicewomen are female. | ||
On the eve of the [[Second Elwynnese Civil War]], the UDF consisted of sixty-five wartime combined-arms territorial defence divisions, nine "jaeger" divisions, seven "pansar" divisions, two auxiliary service corps (fleet & air) and five non-combatant corps. The duration of the conflict would see the UDF maintain a two million strong force under arms, organised into two panzer armies and four field armies, supported by a tactical air force, the remnants of a maritime force, and a reserve force - the [[Elwynnese Landstorm]] - dedicated to maintaining security in the rear areas and along the vulnerable lines of communication. During the conflict the UDF and Landstorm suffered casualties equivalent to losing their entire mobilised force three times over in a continent-wide war of attrition and counterinsurgency that was only broken by the ''Scouring'', a day of orbital bombardments and limited nuclear exchanges which destroyed seven cities in northern [[Benacia]] and precipitated the collapse of the remaining rebel forces, albeit at a terrible cost. | |||
==Doctrine== | ==Doctrine== | ||
(withdrawn, pending re-write) | |||
==Organisation== | ==Organisation== | ||
==Current Missions== | ==Current Missions== | ||
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!Continental Theatre Command !! Material allocation (%) !! Lead Nation | !Continental Theatre Command !! Material allocation (%) !! Lead Nation | ||
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| [[ | | [[Apollonia Command]]|| 1% || {{team flag|Natopia}}<br/><small>([[Floria]] after {{AN|1700}})</small> | ||
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| [[ | | [[Benacia Command]]|| 80% || {{team flag|Unified Governorates}} | ||
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| | | [[Keltia Command]]|| 19% || {{team flag|Nouvelle Alexandrie}} | ||
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{{unbulleted list|'''[[Allied Reconstruction Mission in Hurmu]] ({{AN|1690}} – )'''<br/>Forces Assigned:<br/> | {{unbulleted list|'''[[Allied Reconstruction Mission in Hurmu]] ({{AN|1690}} – )'''<br/>Forces Assigned:<br/> | ||
<small>- <s>51<sup>st</sup> Territorial Division</s> <small>(defected to SDF, 1692)</small><br/> | <small>- <s>51<sup>st</sup> Territorial Division</s> <small>(defected to SDF, 1692)</small><br/> | ||
- 3<sup>rd</sup> Brigade, 81<sup>st</sup> Territorial Division <small>(deployed, 1694)</small><br/> | |||
- Regimental and Squadron Detachments from the following:<br/> | - Regimental and Squadron Detachments from the following:<br/> | ||
-- ''7<sup>th</sup> Anti-Air Defence of the Nation Division'' <br/> | -- ''7<sup>th</sup> Anti-Air Defence of the Nation Division'' <br/> | ||
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! style="text-align: left; width:30%;"|Notes | ! style="text-align: left; width:30%;"|Notes | ||
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| Clinger Bomb, Adhesive Anti-Tank Grenade||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms|| | | Clinger Bomb, Adhesive Anti-Tank Grenade||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms||34,986|||| | ||
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| | | CP 60 "Cherry Picker" 7.62 mm sniper rifle||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms||17,492|||| | ||
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| | | Cudgel||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms||885,949||||Issued to [[Elwynnese Landstorm]] | ||
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| | | Florian Cocktail (Tar, sulphur, petrol, sand, & wick)||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms||7,258,270||||Issued to [[Elwynnese Landstorm]] | ||
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| | | LTM 60 "Trouble Maker" 9 mm submachine gun||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms||46,649||||Issued to [[Elwynnese Landstorm]] | ||
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| | | M14 Fragmentation Hand Grenade||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms||233,245||[[image:M14 Grenade.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| | | M1486 Webb-Lee 11.6 mm Revolver||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms||3,358||[[image:M1486 Webb-Lee 11.6 mm Revolver.png|200px]]||Issued to [[Elwynnese Landstorm]] | ||
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| | | M15 White Phosphorus Grenade||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms||116,622||[[image:M15 Grenade White.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| | | M1508 Martini-Rossi 11.56 mm Rifle||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms||34,986||[[image:M1508 Martini-Rossi 11.56 mm Rifle.png|200px]]||Issued to [[Elwynnese Landstorm]] | ||
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| | | [[M1591(R) marksman rifle (7.62×67mmB)]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms||23,324||[[image:M1591 7.62 mm Rifle.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| | | M16 Mustard Gas Grenade||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms||116,622||[[image:M16 Grenade Mustard.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| | | M1610 7.9 mm Rifle (Semi-Automatic)||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms||1,443,015||[[image:M1610 7.9mm Rifle.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| | | M1656 9 mm SMG||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms||38,134||[[image:M1656 SMG.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| | | [[M1686 assault rifle (7.62×67mmB)]]||{{team flag|Unified Governorates|name=Mishalan Arsenal}}||Small Arms||1,712,751||[[File:M1686 (7.62×67mmB).png|200px]]|| | ||
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| [[ | | [[M1690 machine pistol (9x19mm)]]||{{team flag|Unified Governorates|name=Mishalan Arsenal}}||Small Arms||24,300||[[File:M1690 machine pistol (9x19mm).png|200px]]|| | ||
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| M18 Red Smoke Grenade||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms|| | | M18 Red Smoke Grenade||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms||233,245||[[image:M18 Grenade Red.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| Pattern 1496 Sabre||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms|| | | Pattern 1496 Sabre||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Small Arms||9,483|||| | ||
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| Tankgewehr 13.2 mm Rifle (Anti-Materiel)||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Inf Spt Wpn|| | | Tankgewehr 13.2 mm Rifle (Anti-Materiel)||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Inf Spt Wpn||114||[[image:M1642 Tankgewehr.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| Polybolos 12.7 mm HMG||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Machine Gun|| | | Polybolos 12.7 mm HMG||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Machine Gun||7,090||[[image:Polybolos .50 HMG.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| Wren 7.62mm LMG||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Machine Gun|| | | Wren 7.62mm LMG||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Machine Gun||125,507||[[image:Wren 7.62mm LMG.png|200px]]|| | ||
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! style="text-align: left; width:30%;"|Notes | ! style="text-align: left; width:30%;"|Notes | ||
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| Trump Radar Tracking Autocannon||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Anti-Air|| | | Trump Radar Tracking Autocannon||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Anti-Air||51||[[image:Trump Autocannon.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| Waspsting Man-portable Air Defence System||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Anti-Air|| | | Waspsting Man-portable Air Defence System||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Anti-Air||48|||| | ||
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| Hornet 84 mm Recoilless Rifle (Anti-Tank)||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Anti-Tank|| | | Hornet 84 mm Recoilless Rifle (Anti-Tank)||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Anti-Tank||168|||| | ||
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| 105 mm Light Gun||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Artillery||1, | | 105 mm Light Gun||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Artillery||1,015|||| | ||
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|[[Katzenklavier]]||{{team flag|Elwynn}}||Self-Propelled Rocket Artillery|| | |[[Katzenklavier]]||{{team flag|Elwynn}}||Self-Propelled Rocket Artillery||63|||| | ||
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|[[80mm field gun]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Artillery|| | |[[80mm field gun]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Artillery||1,566|||| | ||
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| 82 mm Mortar||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Artillery|| | | 82 mm Mortar||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Artillery||14,357|||| | ||
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! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | Self-propelled guns | |||
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|[[BK-IV Bastiat#Variants|HK-IV 155 mm self-propelled howitzer]]||{{team flag|Unified Governorates|name=Mishalan Arsenal}}||155 mm self-propelled howitzer / field gun||{{unbulleted list|179}}||[[image:BK-IV Bastiat 155 mm SPH.png|200px]]||Evaluation piece received {{AN|1690}}. | |||
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|[[ | |[[SAI MGW1 155]]||{{team flag|Sanama|name=Sanama Arms Industries}}||Mobile Gun Wheeled 155 mm||2,531||[[image:SAI MGW1 155.png|200px]]|| | ||
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! style="text-align: left; width:30%;"|Notes | ! style="text-align: left; width:30%;"|Notes | ||
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|[[BK-III Verteidiger]]||{{team flag|Unified Governorates}}||Main Battle Tank|| | |[[BK-III Verteidiger]]||{{team flag|Unified Governorates}}||Main Battle Tank||765||[[image:BK-3 Verteidiger.png|200px]]|| | ||
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|[[ | |[[BK-IV Bastiat|AFV4 Bastiat]]||{{team flag|Unified Governorates}}||Armoured guided missile vehicle||<small>{{unbulleted list|Flankguard configuration: 409|Rangeguard configuration: 291|Skyguard configuration: 315}}</small>||[[image:BK-IV Bastiat.png|200px]]||Delivered from [[Mishalan Arsenal]] (1693–1695) | ||
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| [[ | |[[GV(MCB)-7 Leviathan]]||{{team flag|Sovereign Confederation}}||Mobile Command Base||3||[[image:GV-7 Leviathan.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| [[Horjin | | [[Horjin CV35]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||AFV - Electronic Warfare Vehicle||29|||| | ||
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| [[ | | [[Horjin CV56]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||AFV - Infantry Fighting Vehicle||9,679||[[image:CV56.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| [[ | | [[Pod Personnel Carrier]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Spt Vehicle||1,917||[[image:Pod APC.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| [[ | | [[Snatch Land Rover]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Spt Vehicle||250,023||[[image:Snatch Land Rover.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| [[Truck, Medium]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Spt Vehicle|| | | [[Truck, Light]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Spt Vehicle||105,814||[[image:Light Truck.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| [[Truck, Medium]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Spt Vehicle||235|||| | |||
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| Merchant Vessel (Cargo)||{{team flag|Natopia}}||Fleet logistics vessel||3||[[image:SATCO merchant.png|200px]]|| | | Merchant Vessel (Cargo)||{{team flag|Natopia}}||Fleet logistics vessel||3||[[image:SATCO merchant.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| Montran-class||{{team flag|Sanama}}||Destroyer||6||[[image:Montran-class destroyer.png|200px]]|| | |||
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| Seafox-class||{{team flag|Sanama}}||Corvette||12||[[image:Seafox-class corvette.png|200px]]|| | |||
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|Vista de Nada-class ||{{team flag|Natopia}}|| Frigate|| 1||[[image:Vista de Nada.PNG|200px]]|| | |Vista de Nada-class ||{{team flag|Natopia}}|| Frigate|| 1||[[image:Vista de Nada.PNG|200px]]|| | ||
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! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="7" | 1693 Procurement Programme (Fleet Resurrection Command) | |||
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|[[Behaurnais-class amphibious assault ship]]|| {{team flag|Nouvelle Alexandrie|name=Pontecorvo Firm}}||Amphibious assault ship||''4 ordered''||[[image:Beauharnais-class-amphibious-assault-ship.jpg|200px]]|| | |||
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|[[Franciscania-class attack submarine|Type XXVI U-Boat]]|| {{team flag|Nouvelle Alexandrie|name=Pontecorvo Firm}} ||Fleet submarine||''6 ordered''||[[image:Franciscania-class-attack-submarine.jpg|200px]]|| | |||
|- | |||
|[[Carrillo-class amphibious command ship]]|| {{team flag|Nouvelle Alexandrie|name=Pontecorvo Firm}} ||Amphibious command ship||''2 ordered''||[[image:Carrillo-class-amphibious-command-ship.jpg|200px]]|| | |||
|- | |||
|[[Logistic Support Vessel]]|| {{team flag|Sathrati|name=Amity Shipyards}} ||Fleet auxiliary||''11 ordered''||[[image:Gravcarrier.png|200px]]|| | |||
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|[[Melusine II-class fast attack ship|Melusine II-class]]|| {{team flag|Unified Governorates|name=Rothaven Boatyards}} ||Fast attack craft||''60 ordered''||[[image:Melusine-class fast attack missile boat.png|200px]]|| | |||
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|[[Protector-class missile frigate]]|| {{team flag|Sanama|name=Sanama State Maritime Industries}} ||Missile frigate||''16 ordered''||[[image:Protector-class missile frigate.png|200px]]|| | |||
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|[[Rhodondra-class amphibious assault ship]]|| {{team flag|Sanama|name=Sanama State Maritime Industries}} ||Amphibious assault ship||''4 ordered''||[[image:Rhodondra-class.png|200px]]|| | |||
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| [[A- | |[[T-5/A-5 Tejón de Miel|A-5 Tejón de Miel]]||{{team flag|Nouvelle Alexandrie}}||Attack||40||[[image:Javelin T-5-A-5 Tejón de Miel.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| [[A- | | [[A-6 Pundarikam]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Attack||1||[[Image:A-6 Pundarikam.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| [[ | | [[A-10 Kambera]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Attack||1||[[Image:A-10 Kambera.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| [[ | |[[AH-75 Cobra]]||{{team flag|Sanama}}||Attack Helicopter||30||[[image:AH-75 Cobra.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| [[ | | [[F-8 Shrike]]||{{team flag|Elwynn}}||Multirole Strike||35||[[image:F-8M.png|200px]]|| | ||
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|[[ | | [[F-9 Ashavan II]]||{{team flag|Talenore}}||Multirole Strike||111||[[image:F-9 Ashavan II.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| [[GAV(P)-5 Nereid]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Patrol|| | |[[GAV-4(U) Jackalope]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Transport Utility||28|||| | ||
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| [[GAV(P)-5 Nereid]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Patrol||29||[[image:GAV-5 Nereid.png|200px]]|| | |||
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| [[GAV(P)-6 Zephyr Mark 1a]]||{{team flag|Natopia}}||Patrol||1||[[image:GAV-6 Zephyr.png|200px]]|| | | [[GAV(P)-6 Zephyr Mark 1a]]||{{team flag|Natopia}}||Patrol||1||[[image:GAV-6 Zephyr.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| [[R-1 Whirdlebird]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Reconnaissance|| | | [[R-1 Whirdlebird]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}||Reconnaissance||190||[[image:R-1 Whirdlebird.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| [[T-2/A-2 Saeqeh]]||{{team flag|Babkha}}||Training/Light Attack|| | | [[T-2/A-2 Saeqeh]]||{{team flag|Babkha}}||Training/Light Attack||222||[[image:OAH Saeqeh.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| [[T-3 Akóntio]]||{{team flag|Constancia}}||Training/Light Attack|| | | [[T-3 Akóntio]]||{{team flag|Constancia}}||Training/Light Attack||12||[[image:Vey Akintos.png|200px]]|| | ||
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|[[VT-UAV 1 Tadpole]]||{{team flag|Talenore}}||Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Vehicle|| | | [[T-4/A-4 Flecha]]||{{team flag|Nouvelle Alexandrie}}||Training/Light Attack||120||[[image:T-4 Flecha.png|200px]]|| | ||
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|[[VT-UAV 1 Tadpole]]||{{team flag|Talenore}}||Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Vehicle||69||[[image:Tadpole.png|200px]]|| | |||
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|[[AAM-1 Sonderwang]]||{{team flag|Unified Governorates}}|| Missile – AAM|| | |[[AAM-1 Sonderwang]]||{{team flag|Unified Governorates}}|| Missile – AAM||267||[[image:AAM-1 Sonderwang.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| [[ | |[[S-2 Standard Missile]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}|| Missile – GPM||323||[[image:S-2 Missile.png|200px]]|| | ||
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| | |[[SA-1 Red Mist]]||{{team flag|Shireroth}}|| Missile – SAM||7||[[image:SA-1.png|200px]]|| | ||
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A quantity of fissile material was recovered from the wreckage of the nuclear attack submarine, the IFS Ingrid, and the site of the Vijayanagara contamination zone. | A quantity of fissile material was recovered from the wreckage of the nuclear attack submarine, the IFS Ingrid, and the site of the Vijayanagara contamination zone. | ||
[[Category:Elwynn]][[Category:Military]] | [[Category:Benacian Union]][[Category:Elwynn]][[Category:Military]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:29, 1 December 2021
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| Motto | Pax in Bello | ||
| In use by: | Congress of Chryse | ||
| Allegiance: | Benacian Union | ||
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| Type: | Defence Force | ||
| Size: | 1,360,962 personnel (1699 AN):
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| Nicknames: | The Ironsides | ||
| Commanders: | Commissioner of Defence: General Adam al-Osman Chief of Staff: General Abolfazl Shahzad Khoroushi | ||
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The Union Defence Force constitutes the armed and military forces of the Benacian Union raised in Elluenuueq with responsibility for the defence of that territory.
History
The UDF has been through various incarnations but traces its ancestry back to the feudal militias raised by Elwynn to fight in the War of Vengeance and the Elwynnbrigaden which fought in the War of Jeremy's Nose and the Kai Aphmyarkaiph before being re-established as the Elwwehr in the wake of the White Lily Revolt. The UDF expanded dramatically in size during the era of Elwynnese independence and emerged as a political power broker in the tumultuous years prior to the establishment of the Coordinated State. It was abolished after the Communist Revolution of 1613 and replaced by various ad hoc revolutionary groups and a People's Militia. Following the Kalirion Restoration the UDF was re-established by decree of the Steward of Elwynn, the Storjarl Hallbjörn Haraldsson, in 1629 AN.
The UDF essentially collapsed after three separate wars against the Imperial Forces, these being the River War (1635), the Year of the Four Kaisers (1644) and the Auspicious Occasion (1651). Although victorious in the first two encounters, both triggered by rogue anti-Elw factions within the Imperial Government, the final decisive battle which united Imperialists and Elwynnese dissidents against Monarchists loyal to the House of Ettlingar Freyu was an abrupt and decisive coup during in which the UDF hesitated, wavered and finally went over to the Imperial side, joining the cudgellers in turning against the Froyalanish FLG and VTG.
In spite of backing the winning side the UDF was now at the mercy of its longstanding rivals the Imperial Army whose tribunes, legates and magisters took great pleasure from humiliating the Elwynnese officer corps by having them wait upon them as servants and personal attendants. This both demoralised the UDF and undermined the officers in the eyes of their subordinates. A wave of resignations ensued and the command and control of the UDF progressively collapsed.
As officers resigned and troops abandoned the colours, the active strength of the UDF was reduced down to the Zjandarian Guards, the 12th Naval Division, the Elwkustbevakning and the Amokolian Highlanders and much of its equipment forfeited to their old rivals the Imperial Forces whilst the General Staff was replaced by an Imperial Liaison Mission intended to reintegrate the UDF into the wider scheme of the Imperial Republic's collective defence. It was replaced after 1653 by the Republican Guard, a state security service geared towards maintaining internal security.
The Republican Guard however would ultimately prove to be an inadequate force for the magnitude of the task it faced, confronted as it was by the decay of the Imperial Republic in the aftermath of the War of Lost Brothers, and would be swiftly overwhelmed by the Elwynnese Civil War.
The third restoration of the UDF occurred in 1672 with the unification of the two paramilitary forces which had supported the Elwynnese Republic during its first year of independence in the aftermath of the Kalirion Fracture: these being the Elwynnese Liberation Army (consisting of cudgellers of the Northern Reaches and Akordionyr, supported by the ESB and the Iron Company, and volunteers) and the Sāzmān-e Basij-e Niruha-yeh Entezami (Babkhi paramilitaris active in Alalehzamin and Utasia). The Northern Banner Group of Benacia Command has been instrumental in equipping and reorganising the nascent new UDF and has assisted with the integration of defecting Imperial personnel into its ranks.
Following the Leng Garrison abuse scandal of 1688 separate female-only formations and barracks were established in the following year for women undertaking national-service. These new formations, the Women's Auxiliary Air Service, the Women's Auxiliary Maritime Service, the Women's Auxiliary Nursing Service, and the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service, whilst subject to the same military discipline of their male counterparts, focused on the fulfilment of specialist non-combat roles. Women continue to enjoy the legal right to join the territorial defence and combat arms of the UDF and, as of 1689, 14% of the total manpower establishment of contracted personnel (professional volunteers as opposed to conscripts), equating to 63,852 servicewomen are female.
On the eve of the Second Elwynnese Civil War, the UDF consisted of sixty-five wartime combined-arms territorial defence divisions, nine "jaeger" divisions, seven "pansar" divisions, two auxiliary service corps (fleet & air) and five non-combatant corps. The duration of the conflict would see the UDF maintain a two million strong force under arms, organised into two panzer armies and four field armies, supported by a tactical air force, the remnants of a maritime force, and a reserve force - the Elwynnese Landstorm - dedicated to maintaining security in the rear areas and along the vulnerable lines of communication. During the conflict the UDF and Landstorm suffered casualties equivalent to losing their entire mobilised force three times over in a continent-wide war of attrition and counterinsurgency that was only broken by the Scouring, a day of orbital bombardments and limited nuclear exchanges which destroyed seven cities in northern Benacia and precipitated the collapse of the remaining rebel forces, albeit at a terrible cost.
Doctrine
(withdrawn, pending re-write)
Organisation
Current Missions
Assignments & Allocations
| Continental Theatre Command | Material allocation (%) | Lead Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Apollonia Command | 1% |  Natopia(Floria after 1700 AN) |
| Benacia Command | 80% |  Unified Governorates
|
| Keltia Command | 19% |  Nouvelle Alexandrie
|
Ongoing operational deployments
For overseas expeditions the UDF follows the operational doctrine of the Raspur Pact in creating situation specific and mission-orientated combined-arms corps and battlegroups as required, typically formed by grouping, mobility, fire support, and logistical detachments, around the command staff and administrative structure of a territorial division.
- Allied Reconstruction Mission in Hurmu (1690 AN – )
Forces Assigned:
-
51st Territorial Division(defected to SDF, 1692)
- 3rd Brigade, 81st Territorial Division (deployed, 1694)
- Regimental and Squadron Detachments from the following:
-- 7th Anti-Air Defence of the Nation Division
-- 17th Logistic Division
-- Union Signals Corps
-- Elwmarine
--Corps of the Gentlemen-at-Cudgels(defected to SDF, 1692)
-- Union Medical Corps
-- Women's Auxiliary Air Service
-- Women's Auxiliary Maritime Service
-- Women's Auxiliary Nursing Service
-- Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service - Operation Retribution (1692 AN – )
Equipment
Small Arms
| Name | Origin | Type | № in Service | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinger Bomb, Adhesive Anti-Tank Grenade |  Shireroth |
Small Arms | 34,986 | ||
| CP 60 "Cherry Picker" 7.62 mm sniper rifle | Shireroth |
Small Arms | 17,492 | ||
| Cudgel | Shireroth |
Small Arms | 885,949 | Issued to Elwynnese Landstorm | |
| Florian Cocktail (Tar, sulphur, petrol, sand, & wick) | Shireroth |
Small Arms | 7,258,270 | Issued to Elwynnese Landstorm | |
| LTM 60 "Trouble Maker" 9 mm submachine gun | Shireroth |
Small Arms | 46,649 | Issued to Elwynnese Landstorm | |
| M14 Fragmentation Hand Grenade | Shireroth |
Small Arms | 233,245 |  |
|
| M1486 Webb-Lee 11.6 mm Revolver | Shireroth |
Small Arms | 3,358 |  |
Issued to Elwynnese Landstorm |
| M15 White Phosphorus Grenade | Shireroth |
Small Arms | 116,622 |  |
|
| M1508 Martini-Rossi 11.56 mm Rifle | Shireroth |
Small Arms | 34,986 |  |
Issued to Elwynnese Landstorm |
| M1591(R) marksman rifle (7.62×67mmB) | Shireroth |
Small Arms | 23,324 |  |
|
| M16 Mustard Gas Grenade | Shireroth |
Small Arms | 116,622 |  |
|
| M1610 7.9 mm Rifle (Semi-Automatic) | Shireroth |
Small Arms | 1,443,015 |  |
|
| M1656 9 mm SMG | Shireroth |
Small Arms | 38,134 |  |
|
| M1686 assault rifle (7.62×67mmB) | Mishalan Arsenal |
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|
| M1690 machine pistol (9x19mm) | Mishalan Arsenal |
Small Arms | 24,300 | .png) |
|
| M18 Red Smoke Grenade | Shireroth |
Small Arms | 233,245 |  |
|
| Pattern 1496 Sabre | Shireroth |
Small Arms | 9,483 | ||
| Tankgewehr 13.2 mm Rifle (Anti-Materiel) | Shireroth |
Inf Spt Wpn | 114 |  |
|
| Polybolos 12.7 mm HMG | Shireroth |
Machine Gun | 7,090 |  |
|
| Wren 7.62mm LMG | Shireroth |
Machine Gun | 125,507 |  |
Artillery
| Name | Origin | Type | № in Service | Image | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trump Radar Tracking Autocannon | Shireroth |
Anti-Air | 51 |  |
||
| Waspsting Man-portable Air Defence System | Shireroth |
Anti-Air | 48 | |||
| Hornet 84 mm Recoilless Rifle (Anti-Tank) | Shireroth |
Anti-Tank | 168 | |||
| 105 mm Light Gun | Shireroth |
Artillery | 1,015 | |||
| Katzenklavier |  Elwynn |
Self-Propelled Rocket Artillery | 63 | |||
| 80mm field gun | Shireroth |
Artillery | 1,566 | |||
| 82 mm Mortar | Shireroth |
Artillery | 14,357 | |||
| Self-propelled guns | ||||||
| HK-IV 155 mm self-propelled howitzer | Mishalan Arsenal |
155 mm self-propelled howitzer / field gun |
|
 |
Evaluation piece received 1690 AN. | |
| SAI MGW1 155 |  Sanama Arms Industries |
Mobile Gun Wheeled 155 mm | 2,531 |  |
||
Land Vehicles
| Name | Origin | Type | № in Service | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BK-III Verteidiger | Unified Governorates |
Main Battle Tank | 765 |  |
|
| AFV4 Bastiat | Unified Governorates |
Armoured guided missile vehicle |
|
 |
Delivered from Mishalan Arsenal (1693–1695) |
| GV(MCB)-7 Leviathan |  Sovereign Confederation |
Mobile Command Base | 3 |  |
|
| Horjin CV35 | Shireroth |
AFV - Electronic Warfare Vehicle | 29 | ||
| Horjin CV56 | Shireroth |
AFV - Infantry Fighting Vehicle | 9,679 |  |
|
| Pod Personnel Carrier | Shireroth |
Spt Vehicle | 1,917 |  |
|
| Snatch Land Rover | Shireroth |
Spt Vehicle | 250,023 |  |
|
| Truck, Light | Shireroth |
Spt Vehicle | 105,814 |  |
|
| Truck, Medium | Shireroth |
Spt Vehicle | 235 |
Vessels
| Name | Origin | Type | № in Service | Image | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Patrol Craft | Shireroth |
Patrol vessel | 10 | |||
| Elwynn-class | Shireroth |
Guided missile corvette | 1 |  |
||
| Florimell-class | Unified Governorates |
Troop landing ship | 3 | |||
| Logistic Support Vessel | Shireroth |
Logistic support vessel | 1 |  |
||
| Melusine-class |  Constancia |
Fast missile attack boat | 7 |  |
||
| Merchant Vessel (Cargo & Passenger) | Natopia |
Fleet logistics vessel | 1 | |||
| Merchant Vessel (Cargo) | Natopia |
Fleet logistics vessel | 3 |  |
||
| Montran-class | Sanama |
Destroyer | 6 |  |
||
| Seafox-class | Sanama |
Corvette | 12 |  |
||
| Vista de Nada-class | Natopia |
Frigate | 1 |  |
||
| 1693 Procurement Programme (Fleet Resurrection Command) | ||||||
| Behaurnais-class amphibious assault ship | Pontecorvo Firm |
Amphibious assault ship | 4 ordered |  |
||
| Type XXVI U-Boat | Pontecorvo Firm |
Fleet submarine | 6 ordered |  |
||
| Carrillo-class amphibious command ship | Pontecorvo Firm |
Amphibious command ship | 2 ordered |  |
||
| Logistic Support Vessel |  Amity Shipyards |
Fleet auxiliary | 11 ordered | |
||
| Melusine II-class | Rothaven Boatyards |
Fast attack craft | 60 ordered | |
||
| Protector-class missile frigate | Sanama State Maritime Industries |
Missile frigate | 16 ordered |  |
||
| Rhodondra-class amphibious assault ship | Sanama State Maritime Industries |
Amphibious assault ship | 4 ordered |  |
||
Aircraft
| Name | Origin | Type | № in Service | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-5 Tejón de Miel | Nouvelle Alexandrie |
Attack | 40 |  |
|
| A-6 Pundarikam | Shireroth |
Attack | 1 |  |
|
| A-10 Kambera | Shireroth |
Attack | 1 |  |
|
| AH-75 Cobra | Sanama |
Attack Helicopter | 30 |  |
|
| F-8 Shrike | Elwynn |
Multirole Strike | 35 |  |
|
| F-9 Ashavan II |  Talenore |
Multirole Strike | 111 |  |
|
| GAV-4(U) Jackalope | Shireroth |
Transport Utility | 28 | ||
| GAV(P)-5 Nereid | Shireroth |
Patrol | 29 |  |
|
| GAV(P)-6 Zephyr Mark 1a | Natopia |
Patrol | 1 |  |
|
| R-1 Whirdlebird | Shireroth |
Reconnaissance | 190 |  |
|
| T-2/A-2 Saeqeh |  Babkha |
Training/Light Attack | 222 |  |
|
| T-3 Akóntio | Constancia |
Training/Light Attack | 12 |  |
|
| T-4/A-4 Flecha | Nouvelle Alexandrie |
Training/Light Attack | 120 |  |
|
| VT-UAV 1 Tadpole | Talenore |
Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Vehicle | 69 |  |
Missiles
| Name | Origin | Type | № in Service | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAM-1 Sonderwang | Unified Governorates |
Missile – AAM | 267 |  |
|
| S-2 Standard Missile | Shireroth |
Missile – GPM | 323 |  |
|
| SA-1 Red Mist | Shireroth |
Missile – SAM | 7 |  |
Specialist munitions and objects of interest
A quantity of fissile material was recovered from the wreckage of the nuclear attack submarine, the IFS Ingrid, and the site of the Vijayanagara contamination zone.
