Armed Forces of Nova Caradia
| Armed Forces of Nova Caradia | |
 Flag of the Nova Caradian Defence Force | |
| Country | Nova Caradia |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1690 AN |
| Branches | Defence Force |
| Headquarters | Brațav |
| Leadership | |
| Marshal | (Only occupied in wartime) |
| Minister of Defence | Adeni Averescu |
| Vice Marshal | Pândi Procescu |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18–65 years old |
| Conscription | No |
| Active personnel | 2,700 |
| Reserve personnel | 1,900 |
| Expenditures | |
| Percent of GDP | 1.7% |
| Domestic suppliers |
Pavelescu & Dragavei (P&D) Zagravescu Firearms (ZFA) Scriitor Viteză Mașini (SVM) Zboruri la Orizont (ZLO) |
The Nova Caradian Armed Forces (Sarnechi: Forțele Armate din Nova Caradia), which at the time of its creation consisted only of the Defence Force of the Republic (Sarnechi: Forța de Apărare a Republicii), is the national military of the Republic of Nova Caradia. It's main tasks are the protection of the integrity and sovereignty of the republic, and protecting the lives of the population from danger, whether that be foreign aggression, natural disasters, or otherwise.
The armed forces is headed in peacetime by the Minister of Defence, and the President of Nova Caradia, who is ranked as the Vice-Marshal. During wartime, the President appoints a Chief of General Staff as well as a Marshal to head the forces.
History
Defence Force of the Republic
Upon the creation of the nation, the need for a national protection force was immediately felt by the republic, as the civilian farms that surrounded the mainland city of Brațav were subject to raids by bandits from the Euran Green. Civilian militias sprang up around the frontier country, with the citizens drawing upon the mandatory service they'd gone through in the former Duchy of Caradia to form mostly effective fighting groups to combat the raids. Though the attacks died down once it became evident that the citizenry of the republic were possessed of adequate self-defence capabilities, the republican government was concerned over the prospect of sharing a continent with other nations, a new concept to Caradia as their previous homeland had been extremely isolated. Thus, the first Prime Minister of Nova Caradia formed office of the Minister of Defence, who set about creating a leadership for the armed forces to organise the countryside militias into an official fighting force.
At the time of the force's creation, entrance into the force was restricted to avoid unnecessary spending of the new nation's limited resources and to hopefully prevent the possibility of violent unrest in the wake of intense political change between the Duchy and the republic. However, there are plans to reintroduce mandatory military service once the republic secures a more stable position in the world.
In mid X.1690, the oversight of the armed forces undertook an updating and standardisation regimen to upgrade and replace the equipment in use by the defence force to new equipment produced by private Nova Caradian firms rather than the older equipment salvaged from Caradia and Cira as part of the Genesis Initiative. The orders placed were expected to be delivered between 1691 and 1693 AN.
Ranks
| Officer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 |
| General | Lieutenant-General | Major General | Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Sublieutenant |
| Enlisted | ||||||||
| OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 |
| Master Sergeant | Sergeant-Major | Staff Sergeant | Sergeant | Senior Corporal | Corporal | Junior Corporal | Leading Soldier | Soldier |
Current Deployments
| Image | Name | Duration | Location | Objectives | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
1st Border Defence Initiative | 1690 - | Nova Caradian mainland frontier | Secure the border between the mainland territory and the Green to allow for the harvesting of resources in the area. |
Equipment
With the devastation of the Caradian armoury after the Caradian Civil War, the ordinance of the Nova Caradian armed forces was limited to what could be salvaged and scavenged from the remnants of the large Caradian army (with some stolen from the Ciric army). Nova Caradian equipment was not produced domestically until purchases made as part of the Genesis Initiative.
New Nova Caradian infantry equipment and land vehicles have a standardised naming system. The formulae for weaponry names are as follows:
Infantry weapons: (abbreviation of manufacturer) (abbreviation of weapon type)-(year of design)
Land vehicles: (abbreviation of manufacturer) Type (model number)(vehicle type abbreviation)
Abbreviations:
- P = Pistol
- MC = Machine carbine
- BC = Burst-fire carbine
- SC = Semi-automatic carbine
- MR = Designated marksman rifle
- S = Submachine gun
- LMG = Light machine gun
- MMG = Medium machine gun
- HMG = Heavy machine gun
- GL = Grenade launcher
- M = Mortar
- AC = Armoured car
- MG = Mobile gun (infantry fighting vehicle)
- LT = Light tank
- MBT = Main battle tank
- AG = Artillery gun
| Name | Origin | Type | Photo | No. in Service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infantry Weapons | ||||||
| Lupei Utility Knife |  Nova Caradia
|
Combat Knife |  |
(On Order: 1,500) | ||
| FG-2 | Nova Caradia
|
Fragmentation Grenade |  |
(On Order: 6,000) | ||
| P&D P-90 | Nova Caradia
|
Pistol |  |
(On Order: 2,500) | ||
| P&D MC-90 | Nova Caradia
|
Machine Carbine |  |
(On Order: 850) | ||
| P&D BC-90 | Nova Caradia
|
Burst-fire Carbine |  |
(On Order: 1,100) | ||
| P&D MR-90 | Nova Caradia
|
Marksman Rifle |  |
(On Order: 500) | ||
| P&D S-90 | Nova Caradia
|
Submachine Gun |  |
(On Order: 750) | ||
| P&D LMG-90 | Nova Caradia
|
Light Machine Gun |  |
(On Order: 350) | ||
| P&D MMG-90 | Nova Caradia
|
Medium Machine Gun |  |
(On Order: 150) | ||
| ZFA GL-90 | Nova Caradia
|
Grenade Launcher |  |
(On Order: 300) | ||
| ZFA M-90 | Nova Caradia
|
Mortar |  |
(On Order: 100) | ||
| Land Vehicles | ||||||
| SVM Type 5AC | Nova Caradia
|
Armoured Car |  |
(On Order: 45) | ||
| CAAT V-7 |  Caradia
|
IFV |  |
2 | ||
| CAAT V-9 | Caradia
|
IFV |  |
11 | ||
| SVM Type 3MG | Nova Caradia
|
IFV |  |
(On Order: 30) | ||
| CAAT T-3 | Caradia
|
Light Tank |  |
7 | ||
| SVM Type 2MBT | Nova Caradia
|
Main Battle Tank |  |
(On Order: 10) | ||
| CAAT C-19 | Caradia
|
Towed Artillery |  |
6 | ||
| Ships | ||||||
| Arvar Class Patrol Boat |  Cira
|
Patrol Boat |  |
8 | ||
| Type 03-A Patrol Boat | Nova Caradia
|
Patrol Boat |  |
(On Order: 8) | ||
| Mako I Class Fast Attack Craft | Nova Caradia
|
Fast Attack Craft |  |
(On Order: 5) | ||
| Haven Class Missile Corvette | Cira
|
Corvette |  |
1 | The Nova Caradian armed forces do not possess any missiles for this craft | |
| Standard Class Corvette | Caradia
|
Corvette |  |
2 | ||
| Piatra Class Corvette | Nova Caradia
|
Corvette |  |
(On Order: 2) | ||
| Flacără Class Cruiser | Caradia
|
Cruiser |  |
1 | The Nova Caradian armed forces do not possess the manpower to crew this craft, and it is currently moored in Rorfast shipyard until such a time as its service is desperately needed | |
| Aircraft | ||||||
| Lunar Class Airship | Caradia
|
Airship |  |
2 | The Nova Caradian armed forces do not possess the manpower to crew these crafts, and they are currently docked in Mina Mițura; the armed forces possess an additional airship, but it is in the process of being scrapped for resources and to reverse engineer its design | |
| ZLO Albatross Class Airship | Nova Caradia
|
Airship |  |
(On Order: 2) | ||
| Astral Class Fighter | Caradia
|
Fighter |  |
5 | The top speed of this craft was found to be seriously lacking compared to what was professed by the Caradian government | |
