Calderan Armed Forces

The Calderan Armed Forces is the formal military of 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 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. t

Calderan Armed Forces
Founded	6 June 1934
Country	Austro-Caldera
Type	Army | Airforce | Navy
Role	Land, sea, and air protection and assault
Size	349,590 active duty personnel 4,432 Naval personnel 2,694 Airforce personnel
Headquarters	Neu Maessen, Austro-Caldera
Motto(s)	"We are the strong"
Colors	Gray and black
Mascot(s)	Dark Skull
Equipment	See below
Commanders
Prime Leader	Adian Vandal
General of the Army	Issac Pope

Controversies

The Calderan Armed Forces is host to a variety of controrvesies 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 is it's use of native conscription. This is the belief that Volin people should be the ones responsible for protecting Caldera and the Volkspartei, since the Volins were the first inhabitants of Caldera and they 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 Gothic tribes and likely came to Caldera during the Eldmoran Exploration are not subject to any conscription or compulsory service.

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. Despite this, the Calderan Armed Forces still refuses to switch, out of principle and preferration by the Volkspartei.

Outdated Equipment

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 in Eldmoran equipment. Because of this, the Armed Forces suffers from incredibly outdated weapons and equipment, whereas all of the weapons of this period were replaced by Eldmora in the 1960s to 1980s, Austro-Caldera continues to service them alongside newer weapons, usually produced by Austro-Caldera itself.

Under the suggestion of the Volkspartei, older weapons are given to Volin soldiers en masse for combatting nations overseas, while the newer weapons are reserved for military bases and defending Austro-Caldera.

List of Equipment used by the Calderan Armed Forces

Firearms

Model	Image	Caliber	Type	Origin	Details
Pistols
TT-33		7.62×25mm Tokarev	Pistol	Soviet Union	Being replaced by the P-19
MAG-17		9×19mm LOTA	Pistol	Yonderre	Used in special operations
P-19		9×19mm LOTA or .45 ACP	Pistol	Austro-Caldera	9mm LOTA variant slowly replacing all other pistols in service
Submachine guns
MP5A3		9×19mm LOTA	Submachine gun	Eldmora	Used on bases and in close quarters combat
MP 40		9×19mm LOTA	Submachine gun	Eldmora	Used for pacification efforts
Assault rifles, battle rifles
C19		5.56×45mm LOTA	Assault rifle	Austro-Caldera	Standard service rifle
StG-44		7.92×33mm Kurz	Assault rifle	Eldmora	More common service rifle
Shotguns
M870		12 gauge	Pump action shotgun	United Angle States	Used by guards on bases
Machine guns
M249		5.56×45mm LOTA	Light machine gun, Squad automatic weapon	United Angle States	Belt-fed, but can be used with STANAG magazines. Uncommon
MG 42		7.92×57mm Mauser	General purpose machine gun	Eldmora	Belt-fed, much more common
Designated marksman rifles and sniper rifles
L96A1		7.62×51mm LOTA	Sniper rifle	United Angle States	Only sniper in service, requested by Issac Pope

Explosives

Model	Image	Caliber	Type	Origin
Grenade-based weapons
Mk 19		40mm	Automatic grenade launcher	United Angle States
M203		40mm	Grenade launcher	United Angle States
M67			Fragmentation grenade	United Angle States
M18			Smoke grenade	United Angle States
M84			Flashbang	United Angle States
Portable anti-material weapons
Panzerfaust 60		60mm	Anti-tank weapon	Eldmora
M141		83.5mm	Anti-fortification	United Angle States
M72 LAW		66mm	Anti-tank weapon	United Angle States

Artillery

Model	Image	Caliber	Origin	Numbers
Mortars
M252		81mm	United Angle States	990
Rocket artillery
M270	File:MLRS 05.jpg	227mm self-propelled salvo rocket system	United Angle States	850
Air defense
MIM-104		410mm SAM system	United Angle States	15

Vehicles

Name	Image	Origin	Quantity
Light vehicles
Kuebelwagen		Eldmora	225,000
Trucks
FMTV		United Angle States	8,800
Armored vehicles
Tiger I		Eldmora	5,500
Panzer IV		Eldmora	12

Aircraft	Photo	Origin	Role	Introduced	Quantity
Fixed-wing aircraft
Ju 88		Eldmora	Bomber/fighter	1936	98
Helicopters
AH-6 Little Bird		United Angle States	Attack helicopter	1980	59
CH-47 Chinook		United Angle States	Cargo helicopter	1962	25
EH-60 Black Hawk		United Angle States	Multi-mission helicopter	1979	6
MH-47 Chinook		United Angle States	Multi-mission helicopter	1962	16

Vessels

Name	Image	Type	Quantity
Watercraft
Aircraft carrier		Support vessel	4

Uniforms

Current attire
Name	Image
M1936

Body Armor

Helmets
Name	Image
M42