Calinthian People's Army
The Calinthian People's Army (KVA) was the military of the Soviet State of Calinthia.
| Calinthian People's Army Gothic: Kalinthische Volksarmee | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Marcia e naviga per Dio (March and Sail for God) |
| Founded | 1521. Then later re-founded in 1938. |
| Current form | Military Besserung of 1944 |
| Disbanded | 1861. |
| Service branches |  Calinthian Ground Forces Calinthian Navy |
| Headquarters | Aurelia, Calinthia |
| Leadership | |
| Grand General | Syrilla Constatine II |
| Chief of Defence | General of the Military Felicio Franz Sarino |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Conscription | Yes, mandatory for males. Females may serve in non-combat roles. |
| Active personnel | 1,481,638 military & 219,274 civilian (2018) |
| Reserve personnel | At any time, 2,000,000 reservists can be called upon |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | YERA • MAX • DRD |
| Foreign suppliers |  Yonderre Faneria Aciria Urcea |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Calinthia |
| Ranks | Ranks and insignia of the Calinthian Armed Forces |
History
The history of the Calinthian People's Army dates back to the creation of the Soviet State of Calinthia (SSC) in 1942.
Over the next two decades, riots, protests, and military demonstrations would see the Republican military deployed around Calinthia. The most famous of these incidents is the Christmas Civil War of 1931. While only lasting a single week, this conflict saw Republican military units assaulting positions of the Loyalist 138th Calinthian Guard Division in the city of Milanopolis on the 21st of December. The result of the battle was 6,264 Republican soldiers killed, and 4,069 Loyalist soldiers killed, as well as the surrender of the 138th Calinthian Guard Division. This sparked public outrage at the Republican guard for having gone straight to violence against Loyalists, and refusing to negotiate. It wasn't until 1936 that the Republican military would face a much larger split in forces when Republican General Juna Ricola would take half of the military and a majority of the Navy and join the Loyalist cause. For two years the Calinthian Civil War would rage, resulting in the dissolution of the Republic of Calinthia, and it's military. For six years the Calinthian Civil War would rage.
Furthering the issues of the Republic was the Communist uprisings on the Western territories of Calinthia by mainly Gothic Calinthians. At first the Communist Calinthians and Loyalist Calinthians would openly fight one another in many minor skirmishes in the North. However, by late 1937 the Communist Calinthians under General Secretary of the Communist Party Siegmund Goering would ally themselves with the Loyalists against the Republican Guard Forces. With Communist forces in the West and Loyalists in the East, the Republican Guard quickly found themselves on the back-foot. By early 1940, Republican Guard Forces prepared a hastily built defense around Aurelia and struggled to maintain their supply lines from the port of Napolis. Constant air attacks by the superior Loyalist air force rendered many of the railroads inoperable. In addition, the mechanized Communist assaults using a tactic called "Schwerpunkt" penetrated deep into Republican Guard lines, cutting supply lines. The tactic was an adaptation of the Urcean "lightning war" tactic developed by Benno de Caryale. It was adapted and implemented by the Calinthian People's Army under the command of General Friedrich von Guder, a graduate of the Urcean Imperial War College and student of de Caryale's tactics.
The Calinthian Civil War resulted in the dissolution of the Republic of Calinthia and it's military in 1942. Following the collapse of the Republic of Calinthia, Gothic Calinthians formalized their new state through the creation of the Soviet State of Calinthia.
Command structure
Organization
Tactics & Strategy
Since the Military Besserung of 1944, Calinthian ground tactics consisted of large mechanized and armored assaults. This tactic is also known as "Schwerpunkt" and was adapted by Friedrich von Guder. It relies on overwhelming armored force concentrated on as small of a section of the battlefield as possible. The KVA used the tactics to great effect both in the Calinthian Civil War against the Republican Guard and in the War of Hearts against the Loyalist forces.
Equipment
All numbers are approximate and as per the Calinthian People's Army own statistics at the time of the collapse of the Soviet State of Calinthia in 1989.
| Equipment | Numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Main Battle Tanks | 6,121 | |
| APCs/IFVs/Scout Cars | 11,613 | Mostly BM-52s, BM-62s, and BT-51s. |
| Utility Vehicles | 3,111 | |
| Trucks | 612 | |
| Towed Artillery | 14,689 | |
| MLRS | 912 | |
| Fighter Aircraft | 114 | Land deployment only |
| Bomber Aircraft | 346 | Land deployment only |
| Transport Helicopters | 189 | Most are AMS-68 imported from Yonderre |
| Attack Helicopters | 123 | Most are AMS-72 imported from Yonderre |
| Amphibious Assault Vehicles | 4,896 | Mostly BT-51s, and BT-62s |
Notes
Calinthian People's Army had direct control over the Air Force wing of the Calinthian People's Military.