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| size = | | size = 158,099 active, 173,486 reserve, <br> 2.5 million territorial defense personnel | ||
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| identification_symbol_label = | | identification_symbol_label = COA of the Army of Burgundie | ||
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The Army of Burgundie ([[Burgoignesc language|Burg]]: ''le Strates della Burgundie''), commonly called ''le Strates'', serves as the land-based branch of the [[Burgoignesc_Security_Forces#Civil_Defense_and_Security_Ministry|Civil Defense and Security Ministry in the Burgoignesc Security Forces]] in defense of the nation of [[Burgundie]] in particular, and [[The Burgundies]] in general. It is formed of two sections, the [[Army of Burgundie#Metropole Forces|Metropole Forces]] and the [[Army of Burgundie#Foreign Legion|Foreign Legion]]. The [[Army of Burgundie#Metropole Forces|Metropole Forces]] are not a standing army and as such, is best suited to {{wpl|fourth generation warfare}}, which is the basic doctrine of force. It relies entirely on small unit tactics and small, fast armored vehicles. This doctrine is born from the bloody origins of the nation, that presupposes that all citizens are soldiers and that massive standing home armies are too expensive for the threat levels that [[Burgundie]] has historically encountered. In the modern era this point is render largely moot by the heavy commitments the Army of Burgundie makes to the [[Levantine Union Defense Council]] (LUDC) meaning that full time soldiers and officers of the Army are stationed in [[Burgundie]] and across the [[Levantine Union]] through {{wpl|secondment}} to cooperative units of the [[Levantine Union Defense Council]]. Furthermore, while not a standing army, a 81,538-person reserve force is maintained in the [[Burgoignesc metropole]], as well as the over 100,000 members of the [[National Gendarmerie of Burgundie]] stationed in the same jurisdiction. | |||
On the other hand, the [[Army of Burgundie#Foreign Legion|Foreign Legion]] is a remnant of the [[Burgoignesc colonial empire]] and it serves as ''THE'' standing army of [[Burgundie]] and [[The Burgundies]]. While not on combat missions it serves as the garrison force, along with the [[National Gendarmerie of Burgundie]] across the [[Burgoignesc thalattocracy]]. It is also the primary warfighting force of the Army of Burgundie and focuses its capabilities on {{wpl|expeditionary warfare}} and long term combat operations sustainment. The Foreign Legion primarily conducts {{wpl|Generations_of_warfare#Third_generation|third generation warfare}} as is typical for armies of the [[oocidental world]]. However, due to the {{wpl|asymmetric warfare}} that the Foreign Legion has engaged in for the last 70 years, it has created entire doctrines and units to embrace {{wpl|fourth generation warfare|fourth}} and {{wpl|Generations_of_warfare#Fifth_generation|fifth generations}} of warfare. | |||
=Iconography= | |||
The coat of arms (COA) and insignia of the Army is an escutcheon with an upper party per fess Gules and a lower Argent with a river in nombril point, with a badge of crossed lance and bill hook or. The Red signifies the high opinion of the blood spilled, the logistical ability of the army to get over any obstacle, and the lance represents the officers and the bill hook the soldiers. The lance recalls the Eques of the lans proviso, the bill hook the various other foot soldiers each man-at-arms would bring to accompany them. | |||
=Heritage= | |||
The Army of Burgundie's [[Army of Burgundie#Metropole Forces|Metropole Forces]] are rooted in the ideals and concepts of the [[Adonerii civilization]]. As such, much of its nomenclature and some of its structure is based in {{wp|Old Latin|Ancient Latinic}} terms and organization. | |||
The Army of Burgundie's [[Army of Burgundie#Foreign Legion|Foreign Legion]] is rooted in the history and trappings of the [[Burgoignesc colonial empire]]. As such much of its nomeclature and much of its structure is based on the various cultures from which its units were recruited. While all ranks and structures have an official [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] name, it is more likely that the culturally appropriate term is used amongst Legionnaires and their officers. It is said of the ~50 brigade/regimental level units of the Foreign Legion that there are over 50 different ways to refer to privates, sergeants, and junior officers. | |||
Uniformity is observed in combat uniforms, but dress uniforms vary widely and are left to the unit's commanding officer's Adjunct Historical Officer to maintain based on historical records. It is not required that units wear dress uniforms that are exact to a particular moment in time, it is rather observed that at the brigade/regimental level, uniforms will recall critical elements or items of dress from the units past. | |||
There is a general predilection towards the image of dashing cavalry officers which came to signify the superiority and success of the [[Burgundie|Burgoigniacs]] in the [[First Fratricide]]. Almost all armored units in the Army of Burgundie carry the mid 19th century designation of their role in their unit name (e.g. heavy armor units are called {{wpl|cuirassier}}s, light armor units are called {{wpl|hussar}}s, scouting units are called {{wpl|dragoon}}s, and to a certain extent mechanized infantry are called {{wpl|voltieguer}}s). | |||
= Mission = | = Mission = | ||
The Army of Burgundie | The mission of the Army of Burgundie is: | ||
* | * Preserve the peace and security, and providing for the defense of [[The Burgundies]], and any areas occupied by [[Burgundie]]; | ||
* | * Maintain and prepare against future threats to the sovereignty of [[Burgundie]]; | ||
* | * Implement the national objectives for land forces as determined by the national government of [[Burgundie]]; and | ||
* | * Overcome any nations or parties responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace, security, or commerce of [[The Burgundies]]. | ||
==Strategic doctrine== | ==Strategic doctrine== | ||
The Army works to achieve its mission through its strategic approach. The strategic approach is that the army is always prepared to: | |||
*rapidly and with oppressive force, engage all enemies in a prompt, but fully logistically-support fashion; | *rapidly and with oppressive force, engage all enemies in a prompt, but fully logistically-support fashion; | ||
*wage sustained land and cyber combat against any opponent, anywhere in the world; | *wage sustained land and cyber combat against any opponent, anywhere in the world; | ||