Land Forces of the Benacian Union

Land Forces of the Benacian Union
Active	1703 AN –
Country	Benacian Union
Allegiance	Benacian Union Defence Force
Branch	Command Corps Corps of the Black Legions Corps of the Artillery Corps of the Cavalry Corps of the Engineers Corps of the Infantry Corps of Signallers General Service Corps Land Forces Commissariat Land Forces Inspectorate
Size	1,056,599
Headquarters	Merensk
Commanders
Officer Commanding, Land Forces	Frainan Streïakeï Konstantin Uskok

Organisation

Administrative

• Land Forces of the Benacian Union
  • Command Corps
  • Corps of the Black Legions
  • Corps of the Artillery
  • Corps of the Cavalry
  • Corps of the Engineers
  • Corps of the Infantry
  • Corps of Signallers
  • General Service Corps
  • Land Forces Commissariat
  • Land Forces Inspectorate

Command Corps

Colours: Purple on Green

Inspector of the Command Troops: Frainan Uihmanzis Bahramian Behdin

Assigned Regiments:

Corps of the Black Legions

Colours: Black on Green

Inspector of the Black Legions: Frainan Uihmanzis Arshan Sarkari

Corps of the Artillery

Colours: Dark Blue on Green

Inspector of the Artillery: Frainan Uihmanzis Azarzushnes Shroff

Assigned Regiments:

Corps of the Cavalry

Colours: Light Blue on Green

Inspector of the Cavalry: Frainan Uihmanzis Arshavir Majra

Assigned Regiments:

Corps of the Engineers

Colours: Brown on Green

Inspector of the Engineers: Frainan Uihmanzis Hurang Jiveh

Assigned Regiments:

Corps of the Infantry

Colours: Red on Green

Inspector of the Infantry: Frainan Uihmanzis Adarbad Bambaawala

Assigned Regiments:

Corps of Signallers

Colours: Yellow on Green

Inspector of the Signals Troops: Frainan Uihmanzis Kurosh Davalien

Assigned Regiments:

Corps of the Special Reconnaissance Troops

Colours: Grey on Green

Inspector of the Special Reconnaissance Troops: Frainan Uihmanzis Kaykavus Sarbh

Assigned Regiments:

General Service Corps

Colours: Pink on Green

Inspector of the General Service Troops: Frainan Uihmanzis Ata Sharifabad

Assigned Regiments:

Land Forces Commissariat

Colours: Silver on Green

Inspector of the Land Commissariat: Frainan Uihmanzis Babak Faredoonian

Assigned Regiments:

Land Forces Inspectorate

Colours: Gold on Green

Inspector of the Land Commissariat: Frainan Uihmanzis Kaykavus Ardeshiri

Assigned Regiments:

Operational

BUDF patrol in a village on the Inter-Benacian border between the Governorate of Austland and the Schwinn Circle, II.1724 AN.

The Land Forces constitute the largest part of three service branches of the BUDF. Benacian armies have historically been massive, dating all the way back to the warring dynasties of the Second Era of Shireroth. Today, they are also highly mechanised, well-equipped, and have great firepower and manoeuvre potential. Manpower and material combined make the present Land Forces of the BUDF a formidable warfighting force in their own right.

The main combat power of the Land Forces is concentrated in the panzer, dragoon, and motorised infantry regiments that form the heart of the Combined Arms Corps which are the mainstay of the forces fielded by the Armies and Banner Groups organised by Benacia Command from the forces provided by the BUDF.

The basic principle of land warfare for the BUDF Land Forces is violent, sustained, and deep offensive action. Mechanised and armoured formations, supported by aviation and artillery, are to seize the initiative at the outset of hostilities, to penetrate the enemy's defences, and to drive deeply and decisively into the enemy's rear area. The effects of the Scouring convinced the Benacian Union that any future continental war against a near peer rival would be resolved by the indiscriminate use of weapons of mass destruction - the so-called Endsieg scenario - and that the duty of the Land Forces therefore would be to secure the positions that would be advantageous for the survival of the Union in the ensuing conditions of economic and civilisational collapse.

Roughly equivalent to an army group, a Banner Group could be composed of three to five armies with organic artillery, missile, air defence, engineer, signal, intelligence, reconnaissance, and rear service units, plus aviation, air assault, and special purpose forces. As the top-level combined arms formation, a Banner Group would have a Banner Air Force and Banner Fleet attached.

An army meanwhile would comprise of three Combined Arms Corps, each one with a legion at its heart, providing the number, identity, and higher command staff of the corps. The legions, transferred into the BUDF Land Forces from the Black Legions of Benacia Command, have been organised to comprise of three motorised infantry regiments, each regiment consisting of three cohorts. It is these cohorts which provide the heart of the corp's war-fighting manoeuvre formations, the streïkrupp, being supported by a regimental train of squadron formations attached from the divisions of the "regular army" to fulfill combined-arms and combat support roles.

The divisions, army, cavalry, and armoured, were transferred into the BUDF from the loyalist remnant of the Elwynnese Union Defence Force. Recruited from amongst distinct ethnic groups, they are garrisoned in cities away from the bailiwicks in which they were recruited so as to ensure that they do not experience a conflict of interest when putting down revolts in the locale to which they have been assigned. The regiments of a division, when not assigned to a streïkrupp, are available to the governor of the Governorate in which they have been garrisoned to serve the civil authorities in an enforcement capacity, in addition to their normal training and preparedness maintenance cycles.

Armies

The composition of the armies of the BUDF are determined by Benacia Command to meet the wider needs of the Raspur Pact on the continent. As of 1743 AN the majority of formed armies under direct BUDF command remained within the Central Banner Group area of operations covering the territories of the Unified Governorates, where their subordinate formations screen the frontiers facing Batavia and Shirerithian-occupied Elluenuueq, and the Eastern Banner Group, protecting the economic heartland of Ransenar and the Sovereign Confederation.

The destruction of the armies assigned to the Northern and Western banner groups during the Shiro-Benacian War was a hard blow from which the BUDF would ultimately struggle to recover.

Army	Area of Operations	Headquarters	Subordinate Units	Commandant
Eastern Banner Group
Bivarhins Hohm	Chryse	Chryse	Szodanin Uihmanz Saznan Bivarhins	Frainan-bi-Mari Streïakeï Theudemir Schlick
24th Army	Ransenar	Demonsfall		Frainan Hohmin Aspar Tiefenbach
41st Combined Arms Army	Sovereign Confederation	Cortallia-Rathwood		Frainan Hohmin Muderic Holk
Central Banner Group
15th Army	Austland	Peroz-Liv		Frainan Hohmin Valamir Haes
16th Army	Lower Lywall	Klymdown		Frainan Hohmin Sidimund Hatzfeldt
31st Army	Lachmeren	Merensk		Frainan Hohmin Godas Degenfeld
32nd Army	Litel	Laikum's Wald		Frainan Hohmin Sunieric Aldringen
35th Army	Kalgachia	Oktavyan		Frainan Hohmin Justin Hunka
Southern Banner Group
6th Combined Arms Army	Near Guttuli	Lachlan		Frainan Hohmin Roderic Gallas
19th Army	Florencia	Capitolia		Frainan Hohmin Heidrek Tserclaes
Western Banner Group
11th Army	Upland Confederation, Bergburg	Bergburg		Frainan Hohmin Eger Leslie
Siyacher Hohm	Siyachia	Litkov		Frainan Hohmin Alexander Duval

Equipment

Artillery

Name	Origin	Type	№ in Service	Image	Notes
Towed Artillery
M1701 158mm MLRS	Mishalan Arsenal	158mm Multiple Rocket Launcher	4,780		Introduced into service 1701 AN–1702 AN. Production of 1,034x pieces per Norton year (1703 AN–1715 AN) (halted by 1711 AN). Assigned to artillery regiments. 1,475x transferred to Surenid Armed Forces, 1722 AN.

Land Vehicles

Name	Origin	Type	№ in Service	Image	Notes
Main Battle Tanks and Heavy Armour
BK-IX	All-Union Locomotive Motor & Carriage Company	Heavy tank	182		Order for 2,000x placed XIII.1723 AN.Full delivery required by 1729 AN. Majority were knocked out by enemy action or rendered inoperable by mechanical failure during the Shiro-Benacian War.
BK-X	All-Union Locomotive Motor & Carriage Company	Medium tank	984		Orders for 4,000x placed XIII.1723 AN.Full delivery required by 1729 AN. 75% loss rate during the Shiro-Benacian War.
BK-XX (Lion 1A1)	Neridia Defense Industries	Main battle tank	0/2,400		Ordered in 1744 AN.Improved armor and enhanced electronic warfare capabilities. This variant also includes an upgraded engine for better performance and fuel efficiency.
BK-XXI (Lion 1A2 Polar Bear)	Neridia Defense Industries	Main battle tank	0/1,200		Ordered in 1744 AN. Variant for operations in subzero temperatures and polar scenarios. Features additional thermal insulation, anti-icing systems for engine and weapons, and specialised lubricants for cold weather. It is equipped with skid plates for better traction on ice and snow.
Light Tanks
BK-XI	All-Union Locomotive Motor & Carriage Company	Light tank	39,170		Orders for 8,000 placed XIII.1723 AN.Full delivery required by 1729 AN. Production continued throughout Shiro-Benacian War. Assigned to dragoon regiments.
Armoured Combat Vehicles
BK-XIII	Mishalan Arsenal	Infantry fighting vehicle	6,450		Developed as replacement for Horjin Combat Vehicle 56. Orders placed XIII.1723 AN.Full delivery of 12,000 required by 1729 AN. Assigned to motorised infantry regiments.
HK-IV M1707 Stalker	Mishalan Arsenal	Anti-Tank Missile Vehicle	50		Introduced into limited service, 1713 AN. Assigned to the Honourable Artillery Regiment.
Support Vehicles
BK-VIII Light Infantry Scout Vehicle	Citadel Arsenal  All-Union Locomotive Motor & Carriage Company  Stonetree Engineering Group	Scout carrier	840,000		Ordered 1722 AN. Delivered, 1723 AN–1725 AN. Assigned to infantry regiments of the Land Forces and Ransenari Grouping of Forces. Reclassified as a support vehicle, 1730 AN. Production resumed 1741 AN.
Specialist Vehicles
M1731 Eisenwerk	All-Union Locomotive Motor & Carriage Company	Combat Engineering Vehicle	8,184		12,000 ordered for delivery between 1733 and 1745.
Decommissioned, retired, or scrapped