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[[File:General 1.jpg|thumb|Chief-of-Staff for the [[Arcer Army]] in 2022, Major-General Edward Harrick briefs the changes to the military's structure and operating ethos during a defence committee meeting at the [[Government of Arcerion|Confederate Parliament]], 2022. ]] | |||
The '''2022 Confederate Memo on Defence''' was a White Paper that consisted of a major review of [[Arcerion]]'s defense policy initiated by the newly formed [[Government of Arcerion|government]] under Prime Minister Iain Donnegal. The review was led by the Right Honourable Clark Hart, AS, MP, AMM, a retired infantry officer who had previously served with the [[Arcer Army]]. The document itself centred on the requirement to create a new, more flexible and responsive defence force, capable of conducting peackeepeing operations in the wake of an ongoing [[Final War of the Deluge|Varshan conflict]], as well as support to civil authority missions (ie. CIMIC, Civil-Military-Cooperation) with the influx of Varshani refugees. This was coupled with the overall assessment that the armoured forces of Arcerion must be divested and turned over into lighter and more effective motorized forces. | The '''2022 Confederate Memo on Defence''' was a White Paper that consisted of a major review of [[Arcerion]]'s defense policy initiated by the newly formed [[Government of Arcerion|government]] under Prime Minister Iain Donnegal. The review was led by the Right Honourable Clark Hart, AS, MP, AMM, a retired infantry officer who had previously served with the [[Arcer Army]]. The document itself centred on the requirement to create a new, more flexible and responsive defence force, capable of conducting peackeepeing operations in the wake of an ongoing [[Final War of the Deluge|Varshan conflict]], as well as support to civil authority missions (ie. CIMIC, Civil-Military-Cooperation) with the influx of Varshani refugees. This was coupled with the overall assessment that the armoured forces of Arcerion must be divested and turned over into lighter and more effective motorized forces. | ||
It also had the specific point of emphasizing that Arcerion "would only undertake major expeditionary operations that are provoked by a grave threat to the national interest." The 2022 announcement of the review and the publication of its findings were intended by PM Donnegal to reinforce Arcerion's position in Southern [[Crona]]. | It also had the specific point of emphasizing that Arcerion "would only undertake major expeditionary operations that are provoked by a grave threat to the national interest." The 2022 announcement of the review and the publication of its findings were intended by PM Donnegal to reinforce Arcerion's position in Southern [[Crona]]. | ||
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Hart also recommended Arcerion increase the size of its NCO Corps, and change NCO education to provide 1-year college degrees to Warrant Officers and above as casualties during the Varshan conflict had shown that officers and command posts were vulnerable in a non-permissive rear area. By educating NCOs, the Army could ensure it remained agile and decentralized on the battlefield. | Hart also recommended Arcerion increase the size of its NCO Corps, and change NCO education to provide 1-year college degrees to Warrant Officers and above as casualties during the Varshan conflict had shown that officers and command posts were vulnerable in a non-permissive rear area. By educating NCOs, the Army could ensure it remained agile and decentralized on the battlefield. | ||
==== Mobile Infantry Battalion Concept (MIBC) ==== | ==== Mobile Infantry Battalion Concept (MIBC) ==== | ||
The mobile infantry battalion concept was designed to provide a drastic restructuring of the Arcer Army's infantry battalions. Focusing on wheeled armoured fighting vehicles, and providing their dismounted sections with more lethal and modern anti-tank weapons, the effort was to move the Arcer Army away from the set-piece mechanized engagements so common in the Varshan war. Instead, the Army would focus on a fluid defense and mobile warfare doctrinal shift, returning Arcer soldiers to their heritage as frontiersman and a force capable of covering open terrain quickly and decisively to fix, outflank, and ultimately destroy their enemy, as seen during the Arco [[Bush Wars]]. The MIBC Program revolved around three rifle companies to be mounted in the Next-Generation Infantry Mobility Vehicle (Medium), supported by a 'B' fleet of unarmoured light vehicles such as transport trucks and 4x4 utility jeeps. Sch a concept would eb air-transportable via the increased emphasis on strategic airlift, and with the terrain of Southern and Central Arcerion, would allow the rapid deployment of Arcer troops. | The mobile infantry battalion concept was designed to provide a drastic restructuring of the Arcer Army's infantry battalions. Focusing on wheeled armoured fighting vehicles, and providing their dismounted sections with more lethal and modern anti-tank weapons, the effort was to move the Arcer Army away from the set-piece mechanized engagements so common in the Varshan war. Instead, the Army would focus on a fluid defense and mobile warfare doctrinal shift, returning Arcer soldiers to their heritage as frontiersman and a force capable of covering open terrain quickly and decisively to fix, outflank, and ultimately destroy their enemy, as seen during the Arco [[Bush Wars]]. The MIBC Program revolved around three rifle companies to be mounted in the Next-Generation Infantry Mobility Vehicle (Medium), supported by a 'B' fleet of unarmoured light vehicles such as transport trucks and 4x4 utility jeeps. Sch a concept would eb air-transportable via the increased emphasis on strategic airlift, and with the terrain of Southern and Central Arcerion, would allow the rapid deployment of Arcer troops. | ||
Under the MIBC concept the Arcer reserves will also see an increase in motorization, allowing them a considerable upgrade from their current light infantry status. | Under the MIBC concept the Arcer reserves will also see an increase in motorization, allowing them a considerable upgrade from their current light infantry status. | ||
=== Increase of Capital Procurements === | === Increase of Capital Procurements === | ||
After the Defence memo was published, the following projects were halted, cancelled, or created: | After the Defence memo was published, the following projects were halted, cancelled, or created: | ||