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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                    = Calderan Armed Forces
| unit_name                    = Calderan Armed Forces
| image                        =[[File:CAF.png]]  
| image                        =[[File:CAF.png|250px]]  
| start_date                    = 6 June 1934
| start_date                    = 6 June 1934
| country                      = {{Flagicon image|Austro-Caldera.png|size=25px}} [[Austro-Caldera]]
| country                      = {{Flag|Caldera}}
| type                          = Army {{!}} Airforce {{!}} Navy
| type                          = Army {{!}} Airforce {{!}} Navy
| role                          =Land, sea, and air protection and assault  
| role                          =Land, sea, and air protection and assault  
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4,432 Naval personnel
4,432 Naval personnel
2,694 Airforce personnel
2,694 Airforce personnel
| garrison                      = Neu Maessen, Austro-Caldera
| garrison                      = [[Neu Maessen]], [[Calderan Republic|Caldera]]
| garrison_label                = Headquarters
| garrison_label                = Headquarters
| motto                        = "We are the strong"
| motto                        = "We are the strong"
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{{color box|#808080}} {{color box|#000000}}
{{color box|#808080}} {{color box|#000000}}
| colors_label                  = Colors
| colors_label                  = Colors
| mascot                        = Dark Skull
| equipment                    = [[List of Equipment used by the Calderan Armed Forces|List]]
| equipment                    = See below
| battles                      =  
| battles                      =  
| commander1                    = {{Flagicon image|Austro-Caldera.png|size=25px}} [[User:Adian|Adian Vandal]]
| commander1                    = {{Flagicon image|DrapeauLeMieux.webp|size=25px}} Charles LeMieux
| commander1_label              = Prime Leader
| commander1_label              = Prime Leader
| commander2                    =[[File:CAF.png|25px]] Issac Pope  
| commander2                    ={{Flagicon image|CAF.png|size=25px}} Issac Pope  
| commander2_label              =General of the Army  
| commander2_label              =General of the Army  
| commander3                    =  
| commander3                    =  
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| identification_symbol_2_label =  
}}
}}
The Calderan Armed Forces is the formal military of [[Calderan Republic|Caldera]]. Acting as a single entity, the Calderan Armed Forces performs the tasks that would be typical of an Army, Navy, and Airforce. It was founded in 1934 during the [[Second Great War]] after facing a massive Daxian invasion. During SGW, the military was hardly able to repel the [[Daxia|Daxian]] soldiers, and most of Caldera was under Daxian rule while a small part was able to revolt against the invasion thanks to the expanded military.
=== Controversies ===
The Calderan Armed Forces was once host to a variety of controversies over various aspects, from the uniform, to the mascot, to the types of weapons used. Here are brief summaries of the most common.
==== Native Conscription ====
The Calderan military's greatest controversy was its use of native conscription. This is the belief that [[Indigeno-Calderan|Volin]] people should be the ones responsible for protecting Caldera and the [[Volkspartei]], since the Volins were the first inhabitants of Caldera and they had previously defended the country from other Iroquoian tribes in the 1600s. All citizens of Caldera that descend from the native inhabitants are required to be in the Calderan Armed Forces for 5 years, whereas citizens that descended from [[Gothica|Gothic]] tribes and likely came to Caldera during the [[Calderan Republic#Yonderian Immigration (1555-1585)|Yonderian Immigration]] are not subject to any conscription or compulsory service. This form of Native Conscription was ended in 2034 by Prime Leader LeMieux. 
==== Fear Tactics ====
Caldera's military is based around fear tactics, using dark colors and uniforms to blend in to the night and attack enemies when they don't expect it. This has been described as "dictatorial", as it makes citizens feel uncomfortable around soldiers that are meant to protect them. Furthermore, the uniforms to come out of this have been proven to be less efficient than the camouflaged uniforms of other nations. The Calderan Armed Forces still refused to switch, out of principle and preference by the Volkspartei. Despite the Volkspartei losing control of government, new political parties still have not funded the replacement of CAF uniforms due to a peaceful disposition.
==== Outdated Equipment ====
{{main|List of Equipment used by the Calderan Armed Forces}}
The last large increase in funding of the Calderan Armed Forces was during the Second Great War, when the Armed Forces were created and outfitted with the newest international equipment. Because of this, the Armed Forces suffers from incredibly outdated weapons and equipment, whereas all of the weapons of this period were updated in the 1960s to 1980s, Caldera continues to service them alongside newer weapons, usually produced by Caldera itself.


The Calderan Armed Forces is the formal military of [[Austro-Caldera|Caldera]]. Acting as a single entity, the Calderan Armed Forces performs the tasks that would be typical of an Army, Navy, and Airforce. It was founded in 1934 during the [[Second Great War]] after facing a massive Daxiaese invasion. During SGW, the military was hardly able to repel the [[Daxia|Daxiaese]] soldiers, and most of Caldera was under Daxiaese rule while a small part was able to revolt against the invasion thanks to the expanded military.
Under the suggestion of the Volkspartei, older weapons were given to Volin soldiers en masse for combating nations overseas, while the newer weapons are reserved for military bases and defending Caldera. Under Prime Leader LeMieux, race is no longer considered a factor, with older weapons being given to guards and newer weapons reserved for elite units.  
 
Unlike militaries that have adopted camouflage to have their soldiers blend in, Caldera has adopted a fear tactic, in which soldiers use equipment that might not be the best, but it invokes fear in the territory they are guarding and in the enemy.
 
Most members of the Calderan Armed Forces are [[Indigeno-Calderan|Volins]], due to native conscription.
==List of Equipment used by the Calderan Armed Forces==
===Firearms===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgco'''avish '''cc
!Model!!Image!!Caliber!!Type!!Origin!!Details
|-
! colspan="6" |Pistols
|-
|TT-33||[[File:Tokarev_TT33_(6825679152).jpg|150px]]||7.62×25mm Tokarev||Pistol||Soviet Union||Being replaced by the P-19
|-
|[[MAG-17]]||[[File:XM17-XM18 Modular Handgun.jpg|150px]]||9×19mm LOTA ||Pistol ||[[File:Yonderre_Flag.png|25px]] [[Yonderre]] ||Used in special operations
|-
|P-19||[[File:GLOCK 17 Gen 4 Pistol MOD 45160305.jpg|150x150px]]||9×19mm LOTA or .45 ACP||Pistol||{{Flagicon image|Austro-Caldera.png|size=25px}} [[Austro-Caldera]]||9mm LOTA variant slowly replacing all other pistols in service
|-
! colspan="6" |Submachine guns
|-
|MP5A3||[[File:HK_MP5_noBG.png|150x150px]]||9×19mm LOTA||Submachine gun||Germany||Used on bases and in close quarters combat
|-
|MP 40|| [[File:MP_40_AYF_2.JPG|150x150px]]||9×19mm LOTA||Submachine gun||Germany||Used for pacification efforts
|-
! colspan="6" |Assault rifles, battle rifles
|-
|C19||[[File:M4 Carbine with M203 Grenade Launcher.png|150x150px]]||5.56×45mm LOTA||Assault rifle||{{Flagicon image|Austro-Caldera.png|size=25px}} [[Austro-Caldera]]||Standard service rifle
|-
|StG-44 ||[[File:Sturmgewehr44_noBG.jpg|150x150px]]||7.92×33mm Kurz||Assault rifle||Germany||More common service rifle
|-
! colspan="6" |Shotguns
|-
|M870|| [[File:Flickr_-_~Steve_Z~_-_870.jpg|150px]]||12 gauge||Pump action shotgun||United States||Used by guards on bases
|-
! colspan="6" |Machine guns
|-
|M249||[[File:M249 Automatic Rifle.jpg|150px]]||5.56×45mm LOTA||Light machine gun, Squad automatic weapon||United States|| Belt-fed, but can be used with STANAG magazines. Uncommon
|-
|MG 42||[[File:MG42_Sideview_2.jpg|150px]]||7.92×57mm Mauser||General purpose machine gun||Germany||Belt-fed, much more common
|-
! colspan="6" |Designated marksman rifles and sniper rifles
|-
|L96A1|| [[File:Accuracy_International_Arctic_Warfare_-_Psg_90_G24.png|150px]]||7.62×51mm LOTA ||Sniper rifle||United Kingdom||Only sniper in service, requested by Issac Pope
|}
===Explosives===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgco'''avish '''cc
!Model!!Image!!Caliber!! Type!!Origin
|-
! colspan="5" |Grenade-based weapons
|-
|Mk 19||[[File:MK19-02.jpg|150px]]||40mm||Automatic grenade launcher||United States
|-
|M203||[[File:PEO M203A2 Grenade Launcher.png|150px]]||40mm||Grenade launcher||United States
|-
|M67||[[File:M67b.jpg|129x129px]]|| ||Fragmentation grenade||United States
|-
|M18||[[File:M18 Grenade.svg|150px]]|| ||Smoke grenade||United States
|-
|M84||[[File:M-84-Flash-Bang-Grenade.jpg|130x130px]]|| ||Flashbang||United States
|-
! colspan="5" |Portable anti-material weapons
|-
|Panzerfaust 60||[[File:Panzerfaust_1.JPG|150px]]||60mm|| Anti-tank weapon ||Germany
|-
|M141||[[File:M141 BDM extended.jpg|150x150px]]||83.5mm||Anti-fortification||United States
|-
|M72 LAW||[[File:M72A2 LAW.png|150x150px]]||66mm||Anti-tank weapon||United States
|}
==Artillery==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#aabccc;"
!Model!!Image!!Caliber!!Origin!!Numbers
|-
! colspan="5" |Mortars
|-
|M252||[[File:M252 mortar usmc.jpg|150px]]||81mm ||United Kingdom||990
|-
! colspan="5" |Rocket artillery
|-
|M270||[[File:MLRS 05.jpg|150px]]||227mm self-propelled salvo rocket system||United States||850
|-
! colspan="5" |Air defense
|-
|MIM-104||[[File:MIM-104 Patriot.JPG|150px]]||410mm SAM system||United States||15
|}
==Vehicles==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Image
!Origin
!Quantity
|-
! colspan="4" style="align: center;" |Light vehicles
|-
|Kuebelwagen
|[[File:VW_Kuebelwagen_1.jpg|150px]]
|Germany
|225,000
|-
! colspan="4" style="align: center;" |Trucks
|-
|FMTV
|[[File:MTV-of-the-New-Jersey-National-Guard.jpg|150px]]
|United States
|8,800
|-
! colspan="4" style="align: center;" |Armored vehicles
|-
|Tiger I
|[[File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-299-1805-16,_Nordfrankreich,_Panzer_VI_(Tiger_I).2.jpg|left|150px]]
|Germany
|5,500
|-
|Panzer IV
|[[File:Panzer_IV-Ausfühung_A1939.jpg|left|150px]]
|Germany
|12
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Aircraft
!Photo
!Origin
!Role
!Introduced
!Quantity
|-
! colspan="6" style="align: center; " | Fixed-wing aircraft
|-
|Ju 88
|[[File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-363-2258-11,_Flugzeug_Junkers_Ju_88_(cropped).jpg|110px]]
|Germany
|Bomber/fighter
|1936
|98
|-
! colspan="6" style="align: center;" |Helicopters
|-
|AH-6 Little Bird
|[[File:MH-6 Little Bird.jpg|110px]]
|United States
| Attack helicopter
|1980
|59
|-
|CH-47 Chinook
|[[File:CH-47 2.jpg|110px]]
|United States
|Cargo helicopter
|1962
|25
|-
|EH-60 Black Hawk
|[[File:UH-60A Black Hawk.jpg|110px]]
|United States
|Multi-mission helicopter
|1979
|6
|-
|MH-47 Chinook
|[[File:07-3774 PAE (17300527729).jpg|110px]]
|United States
|Multi-mission helicopter
|1962
|16
|}
==Vessels==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Image
!Type
!Quantity
|-
! colspan="4" style="align: center;" |Watercraft
|-
|Aircraft carrier
|[[File:US_Navy_030403-N-4768W-062_USS_John_C._Stennis_(CVN_74)_underway_off_the_coast_of_southern_California.jpg|150px]]
|Support vessel
|4
|}
==Uniforms==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:97%;"
|-
! colspan="2" |Current attire
|-
! width="20%" |Name
! width="20%" |Image
|-
|M1936
|[[File:German_uniform_m-1936.jpg|125px]]
|}
==Body Armor==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:97%;"
|-
! colspan="2" |Helmets
|-
! width="20%" |Name
! width="20%" |Image
|-
|M42
|[[File:Stahlhelm.jpg|125px]]
|}
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