Benacian Union Defence Force

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Benacian Union Defence Force
Country	Benacian Union
Founded	1703 AN
Branches	Land Forces Maritime Forces Aviation Forces General Inspectorate
Headquarters	Bastion Ziggurat, Merensk
Leadership
Szodan of Benacia	Constantine Loup
Commissioner for Defence	Adam al-Osman
President of the General Staff Counci	Zacharias Avon-El
Manpower
Military age	16–65 years old
Conscription	Wartime only
Active personnel	1,032,589
Expenditures
Domestic suppliers	Mishalan Arsenal Rothaven Boatyards Stahl Maschinenfabrik Koïsoßwerke Stonetree Engineering Group Šlomxala Arsenal
Foreign suppliers	Constancia  Natopia  Normark  Nouvelle Alexandrie  Sanama  Sathrati  Shireroth  Talenore

Merger of the Black Legions, Union Defence Force, and Elwynnese Landstorm into a single combined force tasked with the defence of the Benacian Union. To be undertaken at some point between 1701 AN and 1703 AN. (Defence of Normark and overseas outposts to be outsourced to ESB and or "Maritime Support Group"?)

Command structure

Top-level organisational structure of the BUDF, as proposed in 1701 AN.

The Benacian Union Defence Force reports to the High Presidium of the Benacian Union via the Benacian Security Council and the Commissioner of Defence.

It is subjected to ideological discipline, at all levels above the regiment, by units of the General Inspectorate which provides supporting political officers and Mobile Security Troops who served as blocking detachments.

General Staff Council

The General Staff of the Benacian Union Defence Force mirrors closely, for simplicity and interoperability, the pattern set by Benacia Command. Indeed, the Command Executive of Benacia Command, headquartered in Merensk, maintains an interface with the General Staff of the BUDF via a liaison office in Chryse in addition to its political representation on the High Presidium of the Benacian Union.

The Commissioner of Defence, on behalf of the High Presidium, appoints a President of the General Staff Council, who holds the post for four years, and who in turn nominates banner officers to head the three service branches of the BUDF as well as the seven specialist support directorates of the General Staff itself. These officers, all on four year terms similarly, therefore comprise the totality of the General Staff Council.

The seven directorates are as follows:

• D1 - Information Technology
• D2 - Logistics
• D3 - Manpower
• D4 - Planning
• D5 - Operations
• D6 - Military Intelligence
• D7 - Political Relations

The General Staff Council and its supporting directorates, as constituted, therefore are responsibile for operational and strategic level planning, where operational planning covers units and formations above the legion ("Salb") level.

In practice, under most circumstances, operational deployments, including combined arms, joint, and allied operations, would be conducted via the substantially parallel structures of the Benacian Continental Theatre Command of the Raspur Pact, which organises a number of combined arms corps, field armies, and banner groups. Accordingly the foremost concern of the General Staff Council of the BUDF in wartime would be force generation and sustainment.

Personnel selected for assignment to the General Staff Council and its directorates are rebadged and assigned to the General Service Corps so as to detach them from their previous service branch and area of specialism. The General Service Corps, in addition to supporting the General Staff Council also provides the Command and Control Regiments encountered at the corps-level formation and higher.

Branches

Maritime Forces

Fleets of the Maritime Forces

Division no. and name	Commandant	Emblem	Recruiting ethnicity	Establishment	Home Port	Notes
Amokolian Fleet
Cinmmerian Fleet
Khaz Modani Fleet
1st Cruiser Division			Cisamarrese Florencian Tellian	1st Cruiser Squadron 2nd Cruiser Squadron	Chryse	Assigned to diplomatic duties
1st Submarine Division			Cisamarrese Florencian Tellian	1st Submarine Squadron 2nd Submarine Squadron	Capitolia, Florencia	Established 24.I.1703 AN.
Coastal & Littoral Defence Establishment			Cisamarrese Florencian Tellian	Fast Boat Training School 1st In-Shore Squadron 1st Attack Squadron	Buccisi, Florencia	Established 21.I.1703 AN Concentration of fast patrol boats and small attack craft.
Fleet Training Establishment			Cisamarrese Florencian Tellian	Fleet Training Establishment Inshore Training Squadron	Rothaven, Lachmeren	Established 24.I.1703 AN.
Riverine Fleet
Western & High Seas Fleet
Kaamiozyr Station			Lywaller Wintergleamer	1st Naval Infantry Regiment Execution Shore Signal Station Kaaniozyr Squadron	Kaamiozyr	Established 1.XIV.1703 AN.

Aviation Forces

Air Divisions of the Benacian Union Defence Force

Division no. and name	Commandant	Emblem	Recruiting ethnicity	Establishment	Main Station	Notes
1st Air Division – Fighter Command			Babkhi	1st Aviation Regiment 2nd Aviation Regiment 3rd Aviation Regiment 4th Aviation Regiment 5th Aviation Regiment	Sansabury
2nd Air Division – Orbital Operations Command			Babkhi	1st Zephyr Squadron Tarsica Mission	Station Sabatini
3rd Air Division – Strategic Operations Command			Babkhi Lywaller	Airborne Early Warning Squadron Šlomxala Arsenal Group	Mishalan
4th Air Division – Strike Command			Babkhi	1st Shahrukh Squadron 2nd Shahrukh Squadron	Pozdam
5th Air Division – Training Command			Babkhi	Basic Training Unit Advanced Training Unit Helicopter Training Unit Gravimetric Training Unit Ashavan Operational Training Unit Axarana Operational Conversion Unit Shahrukh Operational Training Unit Zephyr Operational Conversion Unit	Sansabury
6th Air Division – Transportation Command			Babkhi	6th Aviation Regiment 7th Aviation Regiment 8th Aviation Regiment	Merensk
7th Air Division – Land Forces Cooperation Command			Babkhi		Fieldburg
8th Air Division – Maritime Forces Cooperation Command			Babkhi		Capitolia

Equipment

Infantry weapons & equipment

Name	Origin	Type	№ in Service	Image	Notes
Equipment
M1699 Mess Tin	Stahl Maschinenfabrik Koïsoßwerke	Personal Kit	-
M1700 9 Pieces Cooking Set with Burner	Stahl Maschinenfabrik Koïsoßwerke	Personal Kit	-
M1701 Stainless Steel Coffee Pot	Stahl Maschinenfabrik Koïsoßwerke	Personal Kit	-
Personal Weapons
M1686 assault rifle (7.62×67mmB)	Mishalan Arsenal	Small Arms	4,340,860		2/3 of total quantity held in storage.
M1690 machine pistol (9x19mm)	Mishalan Arsenal	Small Arms	442,604
Squad Weapons
Wren 7.62mm LMG	Shireroth	Machine Gun	125,507		Earmarked for retirement by 1710 AN. Transfers planned to Arboria (30%), Hurmu (30%), and Ransenar (30%), with the remainder to be donated to the Guild of Magisters-Carnifex.
M1703 Wren MK II general purpose machine gun (7.62x67mmB)	Mishalan Arsenal	Machine Gun	405		Belt-fed replacement for the Wren Mk I. Introduced to Palatine regiments in late 1703 AN, thereafter to be issued to motorised infantry regiments in 1704 AN. Planned total production to be 25,200 per year for four years (1704 AN–1708 AN).
Troop Weapons
Polybolos 12.7 mm HMG	Shireroth	Machine Gun	7,090
M1700 82 mm Recoilless Rifle	Mishalan Arsenal	Anti-Tank System
Squadron Weapons
M1701 14 mm sniper rifle	Mishalan Arsenal	Sniper Rifle	8,333
Protective Equipment & Body Armour
M1639 Stahlhelm	Shireroth	Steel Helmet	2,335,283
Pattern M1671 Combat System	Neridia Defense Industries	Body Armour (inc. M1671 Stahlhelm)			Issued to legionary assault cohorts only.
Uniforms
Pattern M1702 Service Uniform	Guilds of Benacia	Garrison Uniform	-
Pattern M1703 Field Uniform	Guilds of Benacia	Field Uniform	-

Artillery

Name	Origin	Type	№ in Service	Image	Notes
Towed Artillery
M1681 105 mm howitzer	Javelin Industries	105mm Howitzer	1,315		Replaced the M1584 80 mm Field Gun in 1703 AN. Import of 150x pieces per Norton year until 1715 AN.
M1701 158mm MLRS	Mishalan Arsenal	158mm Multiple Rocket Launcher	5,084		Introduced into service 1701 AN–1702 AN. Production of 1,034x pieces per Norton year (1703 AN–1715 AN).
Self-Propelled Artillery
HK-III M1675 155 mm mobile gun (wheeled)	Sanama Arms Industries	Mobile Gun Wheeled 155 mm	2,627
HK-IV 155 mm self-propelled howitzer	Mishalan Arsenal	155 mm self-propelled howitzer / field gun	209		Production of 30x units per Norton year (1704 AN–1716 AN).
Anti-Aircraft Artillery

Land Vehicles

Name	Origin	Type	№ in Service	Image	Notes
Main Battle Tanks
BK-III Verteidiger	Mishalan Arsenal	Main Battle Tank	1,205		Production of 50x units per Norton year (1704 AN–1716 AN). Assigned to Pansarregementen.
Armoured Combat Vehicles
BK-IV Bastiat	Mishalan Arsenal	Armoured Guided Missile Vehicle	1,172		Production of 100x units per Norton year (1704 AN–1716 AN). Assigned to Dragonregementen.
CV-56 Horjin	ESB Group (Keltia)	Multi-Role Armoured Fighting Vehicle	12,529		Assigned to Motorised Infantry Regiments & Infanteriregementen.
Support Vehicles
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
Specialist Vehicles
GV(MCB)-7 Leviathan	Ryker Airships	Mobile Command Base	6

Vessels

Name	Origin	Type	№ in Service	Image	Notes
Behaurnais-class amphibious assault ship	Pontecorvo Firm	Amphibious assault ship	4
Carrillo-class amphibious command ship	Pontecorvo Firm	Amphibious command ship	2
Coastal Patrol Boat	Amity Shipyards	Patrol	100
Florimell-class Troop Landing Ship	Rothaven Boatyards	Fleet Auxiliary	393
Logistic Support Vessel	Amity Shipyards	Fleet auxiliary	17
Melusine II-class	Rothaven Boatyards	Fast attack craft	60
Montran-class	Sanama	Destroyer	7
Protector-class missile frigate	Sanama State Maritime Industries	Missile frigate	16
Rhodondra-class amphibious assault ship	Sanama State Maritime Industries	Amphibious assault ship	7		4x ordered by UDF, 1693 AN; 3x purchased from People's Navy, 1703 AN.
Seafox-class corvette	Sanama State Maritime Industries	Corvette	24
Type XXV U-Boat	Port Niyi Shipyards	Attack Submarine	12
Type XXVI U-Boat	Amity Shipyards	Nuclear-powered Cruise Missile Submarine
Type XXVII U-Boat	Pontecorvo Firm	Fleet submarine	6
Viviantia-class logistic support vessel	Amity Shipyards	Fleet Auxiliary	6		To be retired by 1710 AN

Aircraft

Aircraft are formed into numbered aviation regiments of 240x aircraft each, and numbered squadrons named by type where the numbers are insufficient for a full aviation regiment.

Name	Origin	Type	№ in Service	Image	Notes
Combat Air
B-67 Shahrukh	Mishalan Arsenal	Strategic Bomber	66		Shahrukh Operational Training Unit – 18x airframes 1st & 2nd Shahrukh Squadrons – 48x airframes
F-9 Ashavan II	/ Brightworks Mistra	Multi-role Strike Fighter	1,391		Ashavan Operational Training Unit – 24x airframes 1st to 5th Aviation Regiments – 1,200x airframes 6 Ashavan Squadrons – 144x airframes Leased to ESB Aviation Group – 23x airframes
F-17 Axarana	Axarana Consortium	Stealth Air Superiority Fighter	22		In service from 1704 AN. Axarana Operational Conversion Unit – 22x airframes
Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance
AEW-1 Floret	Kalavia Fixed-Wing Works (initial build & flight avionics) Ergostásio Aeroskafón (conversion work) Gaelen Technologies Corporation (active phased array radar & panopticon suite)	Airborne Early Warning Aircraft	6
AEW-1 Buscadora	ESB Susa	Airborne Early Warning	5
GAV(P)-6 Zephyr Mark 1a	Auger Industries	Patrol	51		Zephyr Operational Conversion Unit – 24x airframes 1st Zephyr Squadron – 24x airframes Tarsica Deployment – 3x airframes
Javelin M-2 Dragoon	Javelin Industries	UAV	60
P-2 Navegador	ESB Susa	Air Policing / Maritime Patrol	24
VT-UAV 1 Tadpole	/ Brightworks Mistra	Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Vehicle	669
Air Mobility
GAV-4(U) Jackalope	Red Bear LLC	Transport Utility	754		Gravimetric Training Unit – 24x airframes 6th Aviation Regiment – 240x airframes 7th Aviation Regiment – 240x airframes 8th Aviation Regiment – 240x airframes
TR-279 Dront	Brightworks	VTOL Transport	96
Helicopters
AH-75 Cobra	Brightworks	Attack Helicopter	42
CH-276 Camel	Brightworks	Utility Transport	88
R-2 Krähenwürger	Javelin Industries	Heavy Assault Rotorcraft	146
NH-76 Dromosker	Brightworks	ASW Patrol	272
UH-76 Dromosker	Brightworks	Utility Transport	142
Training
T-4/A-4 Flecha	ESB Susa	Training/Light Attack	120
T-5/A-5 Tejón de Miel	Javelin Industries	Training/Light Attack	40
T-6 Preceptora	ESB Susa	Trainer	120

Missiles

Name	Origin	Type	№ in Service	Image	Notes
Air-to-Air
AAM-2 Sonderbotschaft	Šlomxala Arsenal
S-2/A	Šlomxala Arsenal
Air-to-Ground
S-2/A(S)	Šlomxala Arsenal
Ground-to-Air
S-2/S(A)	Šlomxala Arsenal
Ground-to-Ground
S-2/S	Šlomxala Arsenal
Maritime
S-2/N	Šlomxala Arsenal
Short & Medium Range Ballistic
S-3 Schlächter	Šlomxala Arsenal	Intermediate-range Ballistic Missile	3,840

Ranks, Insignia, Uniforms & Wages

Table of Grades and Ranks of the Benacian Union Defence Force

Grade	Insignia	RP Rank Code	Rank	Pay
Chiefs of Staff (4.0)		OF-10	Frumst Frainan	Combined Officer Pay x10
General Officers (3.0)		OF-9	Frainan Streïakeï	Combined Officer Pay x9
		OF-8	Frainan Hohmin	Combined Officer Pay x8
		OF-7	Frainan Uihmanzis	Combined Officer Pay x7
		OF-6	Salbnan	Combined Officer Pay x6
Senior Officers (2.1)		OF-5	Ahmst Bræþstranin	Combined Officer Pay x5
		OF-4	Ahmst Tazstraneï	Combined Officer Pay x4
		OF-3	Ahmst Mairstranin	Combined Officer Pay x3
Junior Officers (2.2)		OF-2	Fiþnan	Combined Officer Pay x2
		OF-1	Golsapbir	Standing Grant to Officers 360 marks and basic rate of pay 180 marks providing Combined Officer Pay of 540 marks.
		OF(C)	Silbir	Standing Grant to Officers set 90 marksper annum. Educational Bursary set at 135 marks per annum.
Non-Commissioned Officers (1.1)	File:BUDF Grade 1.1.png	OR-9	Ænst Opratzan	Basic rate of pay x9
		OR-8	Opratzan	Basic rate of pay x8
		OR-7	Ahtaldan	Basic rate of pay x7
		OR-6	Tzæknak	Basic rate of pay x6
		OR-5	Frum	Basic rate of pay x5
Enlisted Men (1.2)	File:BUDF Grade 1.2.png	OR-4	Usczosoþ Streïak	Basic rate of pay x4
		OR-3	Usfaroþ Streïak	Basic rate of pay x3
		OR-2	Streïak	Basic rate of pay x2
		OR-1	Nuïak	Enlistment bounty 12 marks (less deductions); Basic rate of pay 3,600 chits per annum