Imperial Constancian Armed Forces

Imperial Constancian Armed Forces
Constancian war banner circa 1665 AN
Country	Imperial State of Constancia
Founded	1634 / 1669 AN
Branches	Imperial Guard, Army, Navy, Air Force, Home Guard
Headquarters	Astérapolis
Leadership
Autokrator	Primo de Aguilar
Minister of Defence	Soterios Kostas
Stratárchis	Geórgios Maniakes
Manpower
Military age	18
Active personnel	432,749
Reserve personnel	474,771
Expenditures
Foreign suppliers	Alduria-Wechua  Natopia  Sanama  Shireroth  Unified Governorates

The Imperial Constantinian Armed Forces are the combined armed forces of the Imperial Constantinian State and the lead command and contributory force to the Trans-Euran Command of the Raspur Pact.

Current missions

Contributions to Raspur Pact theatre commands

Continental Theatre Command	Material allocation (%)	Lead Nation
Apollonia Command	10%	Natopia (Floria after 1700 AN)
Keltia Command	10%	Nouvelle Alexandrie
Trans-Euran Command	80%	Constancia

Ongoing operational deployments

• Razjanian Insurgency (1684 AN – )
• Allied Mission in Eastern Apollonia, Hurmu & Lyrica (AMEAHL) (1685 AN – )
• Allied Mission in the Suren Confederacy / Epicheírisi Anthosmías (1692 AN – )
• Epicheírisi N'aschi Shamal (1697 AN – )

Concluded deployments

• Operation Quickstep (1669 AN)
• Operation Darrūd (1669 AN)
• Operation Venom's Rush (1685 AN)
• Razjania Maneuvers (1690 AN – 1691 AN)
• Second Elwynnese Civil War (1692 AN – 1696 AN)
• Epicheírisi Prásino Liontári (1693 AN – 1695 AN)
• Operation Northern Shield (1694 AN – 1698 AN)
• Operation Paramount (1698 AN)

Organisation

In general terms each division of the respective corps of the Constancian Army consists of a regimental cadre (Syntagma) with the divisions being brought up to wartime strength by the mobilisation of the requisite number of Home Guard personnel with a similar method being relied upon to crew and bring back into service mothballed naval vessels.

• Aftokratorikó Genikó Epiteleío (Imperial General Staff)
  • Aftokratorikí Frourá (Imperial Guard)
    • Military Household of the Basileia
    • Military Household of the Autokrator
    • Athánatoi (Immortals)
  • Konstantinanoú Stratoú (Constantinian Army)
    • Ópla Máchis (Combat Arm)
      • Sóma Pezikoú (Corps of Infantry)
        • Aerometaferomeni Merarhia (Airborne Division)
          • 1st Syntagma
        • Merarhia Oreivaton (Mountain Division)
          • 2nd Syntagma
        • Merarhia Pezikou (Infantry Division)
          • 3rd Syntagma
        • Merarhia Pezonauton (Marine Division)
          • 4th Syntagma
      • Sóma Pyrovolikoú (Corps of Artillery)
        • Pyrovolikoú Merarhia (Artillery Division)
          • 5th Syntagma
        • Aeroporikí Merarhia (Air Defence Division)
          • 6th Syntagma
      • Ippikoú-Thorakisménou Sómatos (Armoured-Cavalry Corps)
        • Merarhia Ippikou (Cavalry Division)
          • 7th Syntagma
        • Mihanokiniti Merarhia (Mechanised Division)
          • 8th Syntagma
        • Tethorakismeni Merarhia (Armoured Division)
          • 9th Syntagma
    • Ópla Ypostírixis Máchis (Combat Support Arm)
      • 10th Syntagma
    • Sómata Dioikitikís Mérimnas (Logistic Corps)
  • Konstantinanoú Nautiko (Constantinian Navy)
    • Stoliskos Antitorpilikon(Destroyer Flotilla)
    • Stoliskos Metagogikon (Transport Flotilla)
    • Stoliskos Ypovryxion (Submarine Flotilla)
  • Konstantinanoú Aeroporia (Constantinian Air Force)
    • Air Force General Staff, at Nísos Aigón
      • Air Force Academy, at Astérapolis
        • Iptámeno Panepistímio Moíra (University Air Squadron), at Astérapolis
      • Air Force Tactical Command, at Aqabah
        • Air Operations Centre, at Nísos Aigón
        • 11th Syntagma (Area Control), at Aqabah
          • 1st Control and Warning Station, at Bandeshahr
          • 2nd Control and Warning Station, at Raspur Airport
          • 3rd Control and Warning Station, at Mehrshahr
          • 4th Control and Warning Station, at Cario
          • 5th Control and Warning Station, at Arak
          • 6th Control and Warning Station, at Mirran, Zylenisí
        • 12th Syntagma (Guided Missile Air Defence), at Ithonion
        • 13th Syntagma (Air Combat), at Nivardom
          • Alpha Moíra, at Nivardom
          • Beta Moíra, at Aqabah
          • Epsilon Moíra, at Astérapolis
          • Omega Moíra, at Arak
        • 14th Syntagma (Airborne Early Warning & Patrol), at Ithonion
          • Gamma Moíra
          • Delta Moíra
        • 15^th Syntagma (Air Transport), at Raspur Airport
          • Zeta Moíra (Fixed-wing, powered)
          • Eta Moíra (Fixed-wing, glider)
          • Theta Moíra (Rotary-wing)
  • Ethnikí Frourá (Home Guard)
    • 504th Army (Prosgeiosi Basileus)
      • 41st (Northern) Division
        • Arâk Brigade
      • 45th (Southern) Division
    • 505th Army (Aqabah Province)
      • 1634th ESB-Jörmungandr Division
        • 1800th (Daniel Dravot) Brigade
        • 1668th (Timūr al-Osman Taraghay) Brigade
      • 250th (Sand Devil) Division
        • 642nd Brigade
        • 905th Brigade
    • 506th Army (Molivadia Province)
      • 1st Vanguard Division
        • Princess Isabella's Own Volunteers Brigade
        • 1662nd Modan Brigade
    • 507th Army (Nivardom Province)
    • 508th Army (Raspur Khanate)
  • Legeóna ton Xénon Konstantinanoú (Constancian Foreign Legion)
    • 1^er Brigade de Légion Étrangère, 1^er BLE (Alexandrian Guards, recruits from Cibolan exile families)
      • 1^er Régiment étranger de parachutistes, 1^er REP
      • 3^e Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère, 3^e DBLE (Area Defence, Combat Support Services)
    • 2^e Brigade de Légion Étrangère, 2^e BLE (New Alexandrian, recruits from Tapferite exile families)
      • 2^e Régiment étranger de parachutistes, 2^e REP
      • 4^e Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère, 4^e DBLE (Area Defence, Combat Support Services)
    • Tercio de Extranjeros (Santander, recruits from Keltian exile families)
      • Bandera de Cuartel General
      • Grupo de Caballería Ligero Acorazado
      • Grupo de Artillería de Campaña
      • Grupo Logístico
    • Groupement Tactique Désert-Aérocombat

Personnel

• Imperial General Staff & Imperial Guard – 11,774 Personnel (274 Officers, 1,500 NCO's, 10,000 "Immortals")
• Constancian Army – 222,600 Personnel (1,800 Officers, 28,800 NCO's, 12,000 Combat Personnel, 36,000 Combat Support Personnel, 144,000 Combat Service Support Personnel)
• Constancian Navy – 151,477 Personnel (13,477 Officers, 18,000 NCO's, 30,000 Naval Ratings, 90,000 Shore Establishment Personnel)
• Constancian Air Force – 30,175 Personnel (2,575 Officers, 3,600 NCO's, 6,000 Aircrew, 18,000 Support Personnel)
• Constancian Foreign Legion – 16,723 Personnel (163 Officers, 2,160 NCO's, 14,400 Legionaries)
• Home Guard – 474,771 Personnel

Equipment

Item	Type	Image	№ in Service	501st Army (40%)	Aqaba Command (20%)	Nivardom Command (20%)	Mirran Command (10%)	AMEAHL (10%)
GV-7(MCB) Leviathan	AFV		3	1	1	1	0	0
Horjin CV35	AFV	[[image:|200px]]	4,000	1,600	800	800	400	400
Horjin CV56	AFV		92	0	0	92	0	0
OAH Ingilisi APC FV102 (Anti-Tank)	AFV		160	64	32	32	16	16
OAH Panssarsepâh Mk III	AFV		32	13	6	6	3	3
Paixhans Mark 4 Land Cruiser	AFV		6	0	0	0	0	6
A-6 Pundarikam	Air		180	72	36	36	18	18
A-10 Kambera	Air		245	98	49	49	25	25
B-49 Delta	Air		50	0	25	25	0	0
F-8 Shrike	Air		3	1	1	1	0	0
F-9 Ashavan II	Air		64	25	12	12	6	6
GAV-4(U) Jackalope	Air	[[image:|200px]]	9	4	2	2	1	1
GAV-5(P) Nereid	Air		200	80	40	40	20	20
R-1 Whirdlebird	Air		220	88	44	44	22	22
T-2/A-2 Saeqeh	Air		340	136	68	68	34	34
T-3 Akóntio	Air		300	120	60	60	30	30
T-5/A-5 Tejón de Miel	Air		100	40	20	20	10	10
VT-UAV 1 Tadpole	Air		200	80	40	40	20	20
GAV(P)-6 Zephyr Mark 1a	Air/Space		11	4	2	2	1	1
Trump Radar Tracking Autocannon	Anti-Air		696	278	139	139	70	70
Waspsting Man-portable Air Defence System	Anti-Air	[[image:|200px]]	1,250	500	250	250	125	125
Hornet 84 mm Recoilless Rifle (Anti-Tank)	Anti-Tank	[[image:|200px]]	747	299	149	149	75	75
M1584 80 mm Field Gun	Artillery		500	200	100	100	50	50
81mm Mortar	Artillery	[[image:|200px]]	178	71	36	36	18	18
82 mm Mortar	Artillery	[[image:|200px]]	2,960	1,184	592	592	296	296
M1642 Tankgewehr 13.2 mm Rifle (Anti-Materiel)	Inf Spt Wpn		1,605	642	321	321	161	161
Polybolos 12.7 mm HMG	Machine Guns		60,579	24,232	12,116	12,116	6,058	6,058
Wren 7.62mm LMG	Machine Guns		96,500	38,600	19,300	19,300	9,650	9,650
Cargo Submarine	Maritime		2	0	0	0	1	1
Coastal Patrol Craft	Maritime	[[image:|200px]]	395	158	78	79	40	40
Duchy-class Destroyer	Maritime		2	2	0	0	0	0
Elwynn-class Corvette	Maritime		20	8	4	5	3	0
Klimatariá-class Missile Corvette	Maritime		19	8	5	5	2	0
Landing Ship, Tank	Maritime	[[image:|200px]]	6	2	1	1	1	1
Logistic Support Vessel	Maritime		90	36	18	18	9	9
Melusine-class Missile Boat	Maritime		40	16	8	8	4	4
Merchant Vessel (Cargo & Passenger)	Maritime		25	10	5	5	3	3
Merchant Vessel (Cargo)	Maritime		77	31	15	15	8	8
Merchant Vessel (Livestock)	Maritime		5	2	1	1	1	1
Montran-class destroyer	Maritime		5	3	1	1	0	0
Oil Tanker	Maritime		35	14	7	7	8	0
Rhodondra-class amphibious assault ship	Maritime		5	2	1	1	2	0
Seafox-class corvette	Maritime		15	6	3	3	4	0
Shah-class Command Vessel	Maritime	[[image:|200px]]	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swift-class Offshore Patrol Vessel	Maritime		63	25	13	13	6	6
Týmpana-class Aircraft Carrier	Maritime	[[image:|200px]]	1	1	0	0	0	0
Type XXV U-Boat	Maritime		10	4	2	2	1	1
AAM-1 Sonderwang	Missile – AAM		400	160	80	80	40	40
S-2 Standard Missile	Missile – GPM		600	240	120	120	60	60
SA-1 “Red Mist”	Missile – SAM		273	109	55	55	27	27
SA-5 Silver Hammer	Missile – SAM		400	160	80	80	40	40
Bolo Knife	Small Arms	[[image:|200px]]	3,600	1,440	720	720	360	360
Cattle-prod	Small Arms	[[image:|200px]]	32,500	13,000	6,500	6,500	3,250	3,250
Clinger Bomb, Adhesive Anti-Tank Grenade	Small Arms	[[image:|200px]]	132,000	52,800	26,400	26,400	13,200	13,200
Florian Cocktail (Tar, sulphur, petrol, sand, & wick)	Small Arms	[[image:|200px]]	4,600,000	1,840,000	920,000	920,000	460,000	460,000
Hatchet	Small Arms	[[image:|200px]]	20,000	8,000	4,000	4,000	2,000	2,000
M14 Fragmentation Hand Grenade	Small Arms	[[image:|200px]]	350,000	140,000	70,000	70,000	35,000	35,000
M15 White Phosphorus Grenade	Small Arms	[[image:|200px]]	150,000	60,000	30,000	30,000	15,000	15,000
M1525 9 mm Pistol	Small Arms		330,000	132,000	66,000	66,000	33,000	33,000
M1581 7.62 mm Machine Carbine	Small Arms		246,750	98,700	49,350	49,350	24,675	24,675
M1591 7.62 mm Rifle	Small Arms		390,000	156,000	78,000	78,000	39,000	39,000
M16 Mustard Gas Grenade	Small Arms	[[image:|200px]]	150,000	60,000	30,000	30,000	15,000	15,000
M1610 7.9 mm Rifle (Semi-Automatic)	Small Arms		127,000	50,800	25,400	25,400	12,700	12,700
M1656 9 mm SMG	Small Arms		471,514	188,606	94,303	94,303	47,151	47,151
M1686 assault rifle (7.62×67mmB)	Small Arms		320,008	128,003	64,001	64,001	32,000	32,000
M18 Red Smoke Grenade	Small Arms	[[image:|200px]]	300,000	120,000	60,000	60,000	30,000	30,000
Yurish KA 7.62mm assault rifle	Small Arms		5,960	2,384	1,192	1,192	596	596
GV(CT)-6 Walrus	Spt Vehicle	[[image:|200px]]	25	10	5	5	3	2
Jingóchima	Spt Vehicle		8,614	3,446	1,723	1,723	861	861
OAH Ingilisi APC FV105 Combat Bulldozer	Spt Vehicle		24	10	5	5	2	2
OAH Ingilisi APC FV106 Rough Terrain Forklift	Spt Vehicle		16	6	3	3	2	2
Pod Personnel Carrier	Spt Vehicle		10,000	4,000	2,000	2,000	1,000	1,000
Snatch Land Rover	Spt Vehicle		700	280	140	140	70	70
Truck, Light	Spt Vehicle		56,800	22,720	11,360	11,360	5,680	5,680
Truck, Medium	Spt Vehicle	[[image:|200px]]	2,400	960	480	480	240	240

Long-term storage

Item	Type	Image	№ in Storage	Notes
B-49 Delta	Air		450	Transferred by Benacia Command

Ranks

Grade	Army / Home Guard	Navy	Air Force
OF-11	Archistrátigos (Generalissimo)	n/a	n/a
OF-10	Stratárchis (Field Marshal)	n/a	n/a
OF-9	Arteshbod (General)	Navarchos (Admiral)	Pterarchos (Air Chief Marshal)
OF-8	Sepahbod (Lieutenant-General)	Antinavarchos (Vice Admiral)	Antipterarchos (Air Marshal)
OF-7	Sarlashkar (Major-General)	Yponavarchos (Rear Admiral)	Ypopterarchos (Air Vice-Marshal)
OF-6	Taxiarchos (Brigadier)	Archiploiarchos (Commodore)	Taxiarchos (Air Commodore)
OF-5	Sarhang (Colonel)	Ploiarchos (Captain)	Sminarchos (Group Captain)
OF-4	Tagmatarchis (Major)	Antiploiarchos (Commander)	Antisminarchos (Wing Commander)
OF-3	Lochagos (Captain)	Plotarchis (Lt-Commander)	Episminagos (Squadron Leader)
OF-2	Ypolochagos (1st Lieutenant)	Ypoploiarchos (Lieutenant)	Sminagos (Flight-Lieutenant)
OF-1	Anthypolochagos (2nd Lieutenant)	Simaioforos (Ensign)	Yposminagos (Flying Officer)
WO	Anthypaspistis (Warrant Officer)	Anthypaspistis (Warrant Officer)	Anthypaspistis (Warrant Officer)
OR-5	Kentarchos (Sergeant)	Mahnāvi (Petty Officer)	Sminias (Sergeant)
OR-4	Dekaneas (Corporal)	Diopos (Senior Seaman)	Yposminias (Corporal)
OR-3	Ypodekaneas (Lance-Corporal)	Nāvi Yekom (1st Seaman)	n/a
OR-2	Sarbāz Dovom (Specialist)	Nāvi Dovom (2nd Seaman)	n/a
OR-1	Sarbaz (Soldier)	Nāvi (Seaman)	Sminitis (Aircraftman)

Glossary

Term	Translation	Meaning
Air Transportation Squadron	Moira Metagogikon Aeroskafon	A squadron of aircraft specifically employed for the purpose of transporting passengers and cargo between locations.
Airborne Division	Aerometaferomeni Merarhia	A formation of infantry trained to conduct attacks against enemy targets delivered from the air either by parachute from transport aircraft or, more commonly, via insertion by helicopters
Armada	Stólos	the largest naval formation, commanded by a Navarchos (Admiral)
Armoured Division	Tethorakismeni Merarhia	A division built around regiments of armoured fighting vehicles supported by infantry and artillery
Army	Stratia	A major military formation comprising of two or more combined arms corps, under the command of a Sepahbod (Lieutenant-General)
Army General Staff	Geniko Epiteleio Stratou	A body responsible for the continuous study of all aspects of war, and for drawing up and reviewing plans for mobilisation or campaign
Banner Group	Omáda Lávaron	an operational warfare manoeuvre force formed of four combined arms corps supported by tactical aviation and a naval flotilla under the command of an Arteshbod (General)
Battlegroup	Omáda Máchis	a composite force built around an infantry regiment reinforced with an appropriate mix of armour, artillery and support personnel and weaponry, relevant to the task it is expected to perform
Brigade	Taxiarchia	A unit formed from two associated regiments, commanded by a Taxiarchos (Brigadier)
Cavalry Division	Merarhia Hippikou	The Basileusian Private Guard, formed of the Exkoubitoi, Hikanatoi , and Optimatoi regiments, responsible for the defence of the Basileus, his family and other relatives
Close Air Support Squadron	Moira Vomvardistikon Kathetis Eformisis	A squadron of aircraft specialising in providing tactical support to ground forces – usually by attacking targets identified by forward observers attached to front line formations
Combined Arms Corps	Sóma Syndyasménon Óplon	a self-contained unit, formed of eight battlegroups with organic ground combat, close air support, and combat service support elements
Destroyer Flotilla	Stoliskos Antitorpilikon	a grouping of surface combatant warships under the command of a Archiploiarchos (Commodore)
Division	Merarchia	A primary army formation, comprising of a mixture of infantry and armour with such supporting troops (artillery, engineers, signals) as may be required. Commanded by a Sarlashkar (Major-General). Typically formed of 8 or more brigades
Fighter Squadron	Moira Mahitikon	A formation of aircraft employed in the establishment of air superiority over the battlefield, denying the skies to enemy aircraft and protecting allied aircraft employed in other operations
Home Guard	Ethnofelaki	A national militia with secondary law enforcement and public order responsibilities
Imperial General Staff	Aftokratorikó Genikó Epiteleío	a body composed of the most senior military personnel in the ICAF who advise on operational military matters and the preparation and conduct of military operations.
Imperial Service Active Reserve	-	That portion of the Home Guard (q.v.) available for overseas deployment in support of the regular armed forces. A volunteer reserve.
Infantry Division	Merarhia Pezikou	a large military unit or formation, usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers, with a majority of infantry sub-units
Marine Division	Merarhia Pezonauton	A formation of infantry specialising in amphibious assaults and ship-borne operations
Mechanised Division	Mihanokiniti Merarhia	A formation of infantry trained and equipped to keep pace with armoured vehicles
Mountain Division	Merarhia Oreivaton	Infantry specialising in mountain and high-altitude warfare
Naval Strike Squadron	Moira Nautikon Vomvardistikon	A formation of aircraft specialising in attacks against enemy shipping
Naval Transport Flotilla	Stoliskos Metagogikon	A naval formation of ships utilised for the transport of personnel, equipment, and stores over water
Regiment	Syntagma	A unit under the command of a Sarhang (Colonel) formed from 10 squadrons
Section	Dekania	A sub-section of a troop, comprised of 8 soldiers under the command of a Dekaneas (Corporal)
Sentinels	Excubitors	A regiment of the Basileusian Private Guard
Squadron	Moíra	A unit comprised of 120 personnel formed from three troops under the command of a Lochagos (Captain)
Strategic Bomber Squadron	Moira Stratigikon Vomvardistikon	A force of bomber aircraft specialising in the destruction of targets of economic, industrial, and political significance
Submarine Flotilla	Stoliskos Ypovryxion	a grouping of submersible vessels utilised in the underwater component of naval warfare
Tactical Bomber Squadron	Moira Taktikon Vomvardistikon	A tactical aviation unit specialising in attacking targets of immediate military value
Troop	Kentarchia	The sub-unit of a Squadron, comprised of 40 personnel under the command of a Anthypolochagos (2nd Lieutenant) supported by a Kentarchos (Sergeant)

History

• 24.VII.1669: Reorganisation of remaining Constancian Armed Forces into Imperial Constancian Armed Forces begins.
• 20.XI.1669: Reorganisation of Trans-Euran Command begins.
• 24.XII.1669:
  • George Maniakes acclaimed as Stratárchis (Field Marshal) by his troops. Partisans of the Autokrator in response acclaim him as Archistrátigos (Generalissimo), establishing a new supreme rank in the Constantinian system.
  • Foundational syntagmata ("regiments") of the old Constancian Army assigned as cadres to divisions of the new Constantinian Army.
  • Operation Quickstep: Personnel from the various allied expeditionary forces on Eura are invited to obtain citizenship and transfer to the ICAF. Uptake is most notable amongst Shirerithian auxiliaries, as well as Caputian and Wechua emigrées.
  • Operation Darrūd: Demobilisation of majority of Raspurid forces and the integration of the remainder into the ICAF.
• 23.XI.1670: The Constancian Navy acquired the Hover Kitty-class aircraft carrier HMTS Drums In The Deep from the Talenore Defence Force.