Dragonerkorps Ludwigshafen

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The Dragonerkorps Ludwigshafen was the first military corps within Sankt Ludwigshafen that was maintained during peacetime. It is a mounted infantry corps, one of the few on Micras that still uses horses and donkeys rather than vehicles with internal combustion engines. Outside of the city of Sankt Ludwigshafen, it is forbidden to build roads wider than half a Jingdaoese ric to prevent enemies from launching an armoured attack on the city. The dragoons are able to traverse these narrow roads and the thick forests around the city with ease. As of 1681, the Dragonerkorps Ludwigshafen consists of 2,000 men and women, 1,000 horses and ponies and 250 donkeys. All members of the corps are trained and armed with rifles, regardless of their position and function. The corps is outfitted with 80 donkey-drawn heavy machine guns, 30 donkey-drawn anti-tank cannons as well as 10 donkey-drawn FLAK anti-air cannons.

During the 1717 Military Reorganisation in Sankt Ludwigshafen the divisions were renamed into regiments to better reflect the new distinction of administrative and operational organisation of the armed forces.

Formation

Type of unit Patrol / Gruppe Company / Kompanie Regiment / Regiment Corps / Korps
Contains 4 mounted infantrymen, 4 specialists, 4 horses, 1 donkey 4 patrols 6 companies 10 divisions, 80 general staff members, 10 donkeys
Personell 8 32 192 2,000
Commander Wachtmeister Rittmeister Major General

Traditional secondary weapons

All members of the Dragonerkorps are trained in fire arms, but also in two traditional secondary weapons. The first of this is the seax, a long dagger from which the Cibolan Saxon people derive their name. The second is a sling, which is used with stones in its most basic form, but can also be used with grenades.