Grand Army of Aerla

Grand Army of the Republic
Aerlan War Standard
Country	Aerla
Founded	1709 AN
Headquarters	Camp Allison, Noursala
Leadership
President	Basil Fitzroy
Minister for Defense	Nasonalmarshall Elijah Day
Cheif of the Army High Command (Overkommand-ovð-Armë)	Generalfëldmarshall Eric Jost
Manpower
Military age	18-65
Conscription	Yes
Active personnel	1,863,400
Reserve personnel	TBD
Expenditures
Domestic suppliers	Noursala Military-Industrial Company

The Grand Army of Aerla, (Commonspeak: Grönd Armë ov Ayrle), often also called the Grand Army of the Republic, are the armed forces of Aerla. It is responsible for the protection of the nation's borders and security of the people. Originally consisting of hired guns and tribal irregulars, the Army went through a restructuring with a formal command structure and protocols.

Noted Units

1st Ranentsian Mountain Division

The 1st Ranentsian Mountain Division (Ranentsian: Първа Раненцска Планинска Дивизия, Pŭrva Ranenska Planinska Diviziya) is an elite combat unit within the Grand Army. Established by veteran Ranentsian mercenaries after the absorption of their homeland into the Aerlan Autonomous Region. The unit is most famous for being allotted the use of their native tongue within the unit (rather being forced to use Common Tongue, typical of other units within the military), as well as being especially skilled at mountain combat.

The unit was first formed as the 1st Ranentsian Volunteer Guard Battalion in 1709 AN, under the command of Olberzleutant (Lieutenant Colonel) Bogdan Ilev. Ilev, a former commander in Kyustendil's Self Defense Militia, was inducted into the GAR with the rank of Mæjor (as he had helped immensely with helping the army secure the Kyustendil region), and helped train the soldiers in guerrilla and mountain warfare. After growing in size from battalion to a division, it officially became the 1st Ranentsian Mountain Division in 1724 AN, where it was attached to the 3rd Army.

The division is currently headquartered in the town of Teople, northwest of Kyustendil.

Ranks

Rank code	Name	Notes
OF-10	President of Aerla	Commander in Chief.
	Generalfëldmarshall (Field Marshall)	Appointed by the Commander in Chief.
OF-9	Generalolberz (Colonel General)
OF-8	General-ovð-Bränch (General of the Branch)	Branches include Infantrë, Artilerë, Armör, Mahandis, Signale (Infantry, Artillery, Armor, Engineers, Signals)
OF-7	Generalleutant (Lieutenant General)
OF-6	Generalmæjor (Major General)
OF-5	Olberz (Colonel)
OF-4	Olberzleutant (Lieutenant Colonel)
OF-3	Mæjor (Major)
OF-2	Kaptën (Captain)
OF-1	Overleutant (Senior Lieutenant)
	Leutant (Lieutenant)	Granted upon graduation from Officer Academy and a 6 month probationary period.
OF-D	Offizerkandidat (Officer Candidate)	Requires successful admittance to Officer Academy. Candidates must be no younger than 21 years old.
OR-9	Overstafsfëldvæbal (Senior Staff Sergeant)
OR-8	Stafsfëldvæbal (Staff Sergeant)
OR-7	Overfëldvæbal (Senior Sergeant)	Usually an appointment.
OR-6	Fëldvæbal (Sergeant)
OR-5	Underoffizer (Junior Officer)
OR-4	Korpel (Corporal)
OR-3	Lanskorpel (Lance Corporal)
OR-2	Privet (Private)	Received upon completion of Basic Training and 3 months of service.
OR-1	Soldat (Conscript)	Received upon entrance into the GAA.

Equipment

Kit and Small Arms

Name	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Notes
Kit
M23 Service Helmet	Noursala Military-Industrial Company	Helmet	-		Replaced several unstandardized helmets in service.
SI-1720 Service Uniform	Noursala Military-Industrial Company	Uniform	-		Combat uniform (left), field uniform (right)
Pistols
Offiserpistol 9mm (9x19 mm)	Noursala Military-Industrial Company	Pistol	100,000+
Politroterepistol .357 (.357 Magnum)	Noursala Military-Industrial Company	Revolver	100,000+		Made primarily for police use, several orders given to army.
Rifles
Avansrëfle 1716 (5.56×45 mm)	Noursala Military-Industrial Company	Assault Rifle	70,000+		Standard issue rifle.
Boltaktönrëfle M1650 (7.62x51mm)	Noursala Military-Industrial Company	Bolt-Action Rifle	100,000+		Mostly used as a parade rifle and for policing duties. Limited numbers in combat service as a specialist marksman rifles.
Slagrëfle 02 (7.62x51 mm)	Noursala Military-Industrial Company	Battle Rifle	70,000+
Submachine Guns
Kompactmashinerëfle 9mm (9x19 mm)	Noursala Military-Industrial Company	Submachine Gun	100,000+		Issued to tank crews, police units, and commando units.
Squad Weapons
Hokmashinerëfle (7.62x51 mm)	Noursala Military-Industrial Company	Machine Gun	40,000+		Accepts either belt-fed rounds or rounds from an 80-round drum magazine

Vehicles

Name	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Notes
M1725 MBT	Noursala Military-Industrial Company Maycross Engineworks	Main battle tank	3 (field test units)
Speshälarmörveikle 2/81	Maycross Engineworks	Half-track Armored Personnel Carrier	50		Informally known as "Spälmös"