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Caradian Armed Forces
Caradian Flag.png
Flag of Caradia
Country Caradia
Founded 912 AN
Branches Legions of the Black Flame
Black Armada
Skyfleet
Headquarters Relacul
Leadership
Magistrate Andrei Socavul
Manpower
Military age 18–65 years old
Conscription Yes
Available for military service 345,000 (approx.)
Reserve personnel 3,000,000 (approx.)
Expenditures
Percent of GDP 3.3%
Domestic suppliers

The Caradian Armed Forces, sometimes called the Caradian Legion or Flemic Legion by Caradians, is the group tasked with the defense of Caradian ideals, and the propagation of those ideals. It consists of six units divided into three branches; the Legions of the Black Flame, the Black Armada, and the Skyfleet. These units have been given permission by the Duke to represent Caradia in conflicts that the Caradian government itself has no interest in by fighting as a mercenary unit. In this way, it is believed that the Caradian Armed Forces will represent Caradian might and acquire new adherents to the Church of the Black Flame, which almost all soldiers in the Armed Forces are members of.

One facet of the Caradian Armed Forces is their policy on reserve units and compulsory service. All Caradian citizens (except those who are exempt for medical reasons) are required to serve four years in the military upon their completion of primary education. After these four years, they are allowed to return home; however, anyone who has served in the military in the past and is not over sixty five years old is considered to be on the reserve forces for the nation, and must report monthly to the nearest military command centre and participate in drill exercises and tests. If people are determined to have lost their discipline and skill over the years, they are subject to extra training after the test day to instill military training in them again. This effectively means that the entire Caradian population (except those who were crippled before their compulsory service) are in the reserve units.

Mercenary Policy

Following the opening of the country, then-reigning Duke Alecsi saw it as an opportunity, both to increase the nation's global presence, and to provide an extra source of income for the national treasury, to allow the military to be hired by other countries to fight by their side. This came with a promise to maintain neutrality in international ideological disputes when they do not concern the affairs of the Duchy.

White Vanguard Unit

The White Vanguard Unit, also known as the Order of the Redeemed, is a portion of the Caradian military (roughly 16,000 strong) that consists mainly of redeemed convicts from penal camps, though the higher ranking officers are never ex-convicts, often being lower ranking members of the Legions of the Black Flame that get transferred to the unit. The unit is mainly infantry, supplied with less valuable assets from the armada and skyfleet, such as smaller corvettes, light tanks and airships. The unit is particularly used for the more menial and/or dangerous jobs that the military would normally be tasked with, such as being a scouting force that goes ahead of the main contingent, or serving in diversion tactics. The unit was originally created with the idea of redeeming convicted Caradians through the Exaltation of Battle; an idea propagated by then Archbishop Cartoum Ghențeș.

Training Methods

Reduction of Self

The first and most important lesson taught by Caradian military instructors is that the individual is the enemy of the state. Thus, the first thing that occurs during basic training is the reduction of any of one's individual perception that remains after their first eighteen years in Caradia, instilling the idea that no one in the Duchy is a "civilian", but a small part of one contiguous, glorious whole.

Recruits are first divided into groups and put into lines on the first day of basic training, standing at attention in uniform while the instructors (who are always veterans of active combat) proceed down the line and ask the recruits their names. The recruits are then given six digit numbers that refer to them. From this point on, the recruits are conditioned to only refer to themselves and others by their given numbers, rather than their names, and refer to themselves only as "soldier number X" (X being their assigned number) or "this soldier". Soldiers who fail to remember these rules cause their entire group to be punished, usually by a withholding of a full meal or by requiring extra hours of drill or physical training. The soldiers are taught that their groups are one unit; they are punished together and rewarded together. Soldiers will then begin doing group training exercises that focus on group cohesiveness, and putting oneself in the trust of the whole.

Discipline

Caradian recruits are taught very early on that only perfection will be accepted. The smallest infraction results in immediate punishment for the group, ranging from withholding of meals to public flogging, depending on the severity and frequency of infractions, though usually the punishments that have the potential for permanent physical damage are avoided due to the possibility of damaging a potential soldier. Soldiers who are permanently damaged by physical punishments, or soldiers who do not improve their behaviour despite many punishments, are released from the military and made bound labourers for twenty years or more. The fears of these punishments push Caradian soldiers to follow orders as closely as possible, following the doctrine that a good order is followed swiftly and to the letter.

Physical Methods

The physical training of the Caradian military is brutal, though until recently it was also very specialised. Training recruits go through vary quite a lot depending on which branch they are serving in, though all branches have specific training exercises in common. Recruits are always trained in the coldest region of the Duchy, as is tradition, so that they build up a stronger cold resistance to serve in extended periods in varied environments. Recent additions, due to the possibility of soldiers fighting in other environments outside the island, include indoor simulated environments with extreme heat, humidity, and various types of rough terrain.

Recruits to the Legions of the Black Flame are physically trained primarily with the use of vehicles and extensive physical endurance training. Long marches in minimal clothing through the hills of eastern Caradia are an often used in this area of training. Drills for tank evacuation and counter-ambush tactics are common as well. Since the Legions are the most prominent branch of the military that is present at the military demonstrations that occur every now and then in large cities, the Legions are also drilled for demonstration procedures.

The Black Armada drills its recruits primarily to prepare for submarine attacks and the sinking of the ship. Recruits are also strenuously and meticulously conditioned to improve their swimming skills, and submarine operators are trained wth extreme depth drills.

The Skyfleet has perhaps the most strenuous physical training regimen of all the branches of the military. Recruits are trained to be physically fit, but recruits must train at a very high altitude regularly. The use of airships is limited to conserve the fuel, so recruits are trained for oxygen deprevation by being placed in low oxygen tanks, and are trained for the cold of the high altitude by extreme cold resistance training on the sheet ice just off the island, usually being trained to withstand the extreme cold for at least an hour with minimal clothing.

Psychological Methods

Mantra of the Armed Forces

We are Caradia
We are of the Flame
We do not falter
We embody Honour, Valour, Virtue and Glory
We are the sword and shield of The Ancestor's choosing
We fear only dishonour
Death holds only an affirmation of loyalty
Our country demands our service, and we go gladly
We are Caradia

Order of Battle

  • Royal Military Staff
    • Legions of the Black Flame
      • Combat Branch
        • Sword Corps (Infantry)
          • Hill Division (Rough Terrain Infantry)
          • Shock Division (Airborne Infantry)
          • Infantry Division (General Infantry)
          • Amphibious Division (Amphibious Assault Infantry)
          • Mechanised Division (Mechanised Infantry)
        • Lance Corps (Armour)
          • Light Division
          • Medium Division
          • Heavy Division
          • Support Division
        • Cannon Corps (Artillery)
          • Siege Division
          • Air Defense Division
      • Support Branch
        • Caravan Corps (Logistics)
        • Medical Corps (Medical)
    • Black Armada
      • Warmaker Fleet
      • Logistics Task Force
      • Submarine Task Force
    • Skyfleet
      • Assault Command
      • Defense Command

Ranks

Legions Armada Skyfleet
Archon Archon Archon
Magistrate Magistrate Magistrate
Field Marshal Grand Admiral Sky Marshal
Legion General n/a n/a
Corps General Admiral n/a
Divisional General Vice Admiral General
Brigadier n/a Major General
Colonel Rear Admiral Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel Commodore n/a
Major Captain Major
First Lieutenant Commander n/a
Second Lieutenant Lieutenant Commander Sky Captain
Staff Sergeant Lieutenant Lieutenant
n/a n/a Master Sergeant
Sergeant Ensign Technical Sergeant
Lance Corporal Warrant Officer Specialist Sergeant
Corporal Petty Officer Sky Sergeant
Private First Class n/a n/a
Private Seaman Airman

Ordinance

Sword Corps

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
Infantry Vehicles
CAAT V-12 Caradia Caradia, CAAT APC
CAAT V-12.png
Designed for swift movement over level terrain
CAAT V-14 Caradia Caradia, CAAT APC
CAAT V-14.png
Employed by the Tundra battalions for rough terrain
CAAT V-7 Caradia Caradia, CAAT IFV
CAAT V-7.png
Main fighting vehicle for mechanised infantry
CAAT V-9 Caradia Caradia, CAAT IFV
CAAT V-9.png
Lighter fighting vehicle for more lightly-equipped forces
Helicopters
CAAT H-3 Caradia Caradia, CAAT Heavy Lifting Helicopter
CAAT H-3.png
Designed for transport of infantry and ordinance

Lance Corps

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
Tanks
CAAT T-1 Caradia Caradia, CAAT Main Battle Tank
CAAT T-1.png
Main tank for the Legions
CAAT T-3 Caradia Caradia, CAAT Light Tank
CAAT T-3.png
Light tank designed for reconnaissance
CAAT T-6 Railgun Caradia Caradia, CAAT Heavy Tank
CAAT T-6.png
Designed for long-range/siege assaults
Titan Z14T33 Walking Tank Cira Cira, Confederate Military Production Matrix Mechanised Walker
Titan Z14T33.png
A contingent of Titan walking tanks was bought from the Ciric Confederacy in late 1679 because of the technological superiority of the confederate military
Štermgraza Caradia Caradia Super-Massive Tank
Štermgraza.png
Only one ever built. Never used in battle.

Cannon Corps

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
Artillery
CAAT C-19 Caradia Caradia, CAAT Towed Artillery
CAAT C-19.png
Used for static siege operations
CAAT C-21 Caradia Caradia, CAAT Armoured Artillery
CAAT C-21.png
Used in mobile assaults requiring siege weaponry
CAAT C-24 Caradia Caradia, CAAT Rocket Artillery
CAAT C-24.png
Heavy ordinance for more advanced siege fighting
CAAT C-27 Caradia Caradia, CAAT Anti-Aircraft System
CAAT C-27.png
Designed for Anti-Aircraft support of infantry

Warmaker Fleet

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
Ships
Standard Class Corvette Caradia Caradia, CAAT Corvette
Wolf Class Corvette.png
Gheață Class Submarine Caradia Caradia, CAAT Diesel Submarine
Fox Class Submarine.png
Trăsnet Class Destroyer Caradia Caradia, CAAT Destroyer
Thunder Class Destroyer.png
Aur Class Submarine Caradia Caradia, CAAT Nuclear Submarine
Gold Class Submarine.png
Flacără Class Cruiser Caradia Caradia, CAAT Cruiser
Flame Class Cruiser.png
Coroană Class Battleship Caradia Caradia, CAAT Battleship
Crown Class Cruiser.png
Ghețar Class Carrier Caradia Caradia, CAAT Aircraft Carrier
Glacier Class Carrier.png
CSS Godrick Caradia Caradia, CAAT Supercarrier
CSS Godrick.png
One of two capital ships of the Black Armada; supermassive carrier
CSS Saint Caradia Caradia, CAAT Railgun Battleship
CSS Saint.png
One of two capital ships of the Black Armada; unique railgun battleship

Skyfleet

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
Aircraft
Lunar Class Airship Caradia Caradia, CAAT Airship
Lunar Class Airship.png
Bomber airship
Solar Class Airship Caradia Caradia, CAAT Airship
Solar Class Airship.png
Carries bombs, but is mostly designed to carry CAAT H-7 helicopters into battle
Astral Class Fighter Caradia Caradia, CAAT Fighter
Astral Class Fighter.png
CAAT H-7 Caradia Caradia, CAAT Attack Helicopter
CAAT H-7.png
CSAS Overlord Caradia Caradia, CAAT Airship
CSAS Overlord.png
Flagship of the Caradian Skyfleet