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{{Infobox national military | {{Infobox national military | ||
| name = Calinthian Armed Forces<br>[[Calintian language|Calintian]]: '' | | name = Calinthian Armed Forces<br>[[Calintian language|Calintian]]: ''Kalinthische Streitkräfte'' | ||
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| motto = '' | | motto = ''Marschieren und Segeln für Gott''<br>(Marching and Sailing for God) | ||
| founded = 1521. Then later re-founded in 1938. | | founded = 1521. Then later re-founded in 1938. | ||
| current_form = [[Armed Forces Calinthia|Military Initiative 1964]] | | current_form = [[Armed Forces Calinthia|Military Initiative 1964]] | ||
| disbanded = | | disbanded = | ||
| branches = {{Nowrap|[[File:Shield of Joanus.png|20px]] Calinthian Ground Forces}}<br> {{Nowrap|[[File:Marine Yonderre.png|20px]] [[Calinthian Navy]]}}<br /> | | branches = {{Nowrap|[[File:Shield of Joanus.png|20px]] Calinthian Ground Forces}}<br> {{Nowrap|[[File:Marine Yonderre.png|20px]] [[Calinthian Navy]]}}<br /> | ||
| headquarters = [[Aurelia]], [[Calinthia]] | | headquarters = [[Aurelia]], [[Calinthia]] | ||
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| history = [[Military history of Calinthia]] | | history = [[Military history of Calinthia]] | ||
| ranks = [[Ranks and insignia of the Calinthian Armed Forces]]}} | | ranks = [[Ranks and insignia of the Calinthian Armed Forces]]}} | ||
The '''Calinthian Armed Forces''' is the military of the [[Calinthia|Kingdom of Calinthia]]. | The '''Calinthian Armed Forces''' is the military of the [[Calinthia|Kingdom of Calinthia]] under the leadership of the Royal Constatine family. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
{{main|Military history of Calinthia}} | {{main|Military history of Calinthia}} | ||
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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 | [[File:Calinthian Soldier Museum (1962).jpg|left|thumb|Calinthian Uniform with Unterholztarn (Undergrowth Camo)]] | ||
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 Loyalist 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 Armed Forces unnder the command of General [[Friedrich Guderian|Friedrich von Guder]], a graduate of the [[Urcean Imperial War College]] and student of de Caryale's tactics. | |||
[[File:Calinthian Soldiers Advance On Wagner Platz Assisted By Armor (1962).jpg|thumb|Calinthian Reich soldiers of the 66th Rifle Regiment launch an attack on Wagner Platz supported by the 1st Panzer Division (October, 1962)]] | |||
[[File:Calinthian Soldier in the Battle of Wagner Platz (1962).jpg|thumb|Calinthian Reich Soldiers of the 66th Rifle Regiment holding positions outside of Wagner Platz (October, 1962)]] | |||
[[File:07574695280d490eadcbc76448a189fe.jpeg|thumb|[[Haus von Klaive|Hubert von Markansen]]]] | |||
[[File:Mortar Team KAL.jpeg|thumb|Calinthian Mortar Team training at ''Rabenfelsen'' Military Base in 1953]] | |||
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 (SSC). The Monarchic Loyalists had declared their statehood much earlier during the war in 1938 with the coronation of King Rudolph Constatine II. With the Loyalists now once more in control of the military, the Loyalist government set about large military reformations. Any Republican sentiment in the military was outlawed, and any still loyal to the Republican government were exiled or imprisoned. This included Republican General [[Licoa Miduci]] who was exiled to [[Ardmore]] in 1941 after being imprisoned since 1938. Radical indoctrination programs were also implemented in the military and even education system. These programs would teach the value of Catholicism, as well as strength of Absolute Monarchy. Pictures of the Constatine monarch Randolph III were commonplace going forward in both military and education installations following his coronation in 1946. In addition, military hardware and technology were improved upon post [[Second Great War]]. A new uniform known as the [[M-41 Kit]] was handed out to represent the renewed loyalty to the Constatine family. The M-41 Kit also known as the Montuoso-41 Kit was the first step in standardizing Loyalist military forces. | 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 (SSC). The Monarchic Loyalists had declared their statehood much earlier during the war in 1938 with the coronation of King Rudolph Constatine II. With the Loyalists now once more in control of the military, the Loyalist government set about large military reformations. Any Republican sentiment in the military was outlawed, and any still loyal to the Republican government were exiled or imprisoned. This included Republican General [[Licoa Miduci]] who was exiled to [[Ardmore]] in 1941 after being imprisoned since 1938. Radical indoctrination programs were also implemented in the military and even education system. These programs would teach the value of Catholicism, as well as strength of Absolute Monarchy. Pictures of the Constatine monarch Randolph III were commonplace going forward in both military and education installations following his coronation in 1946. In addition, military hardware and technology were improved upon post [[Second Great War]]. A new uniform known as the [[M-41 Kit]] was handed out to represent the renewed loyalty to the Constatine family. The M-41 Kit also known as the Montuoso-41 Kit was the first step in standardizing Loyalist military forces. | ||
The Calinthian Civil War would finally end in a ceasefire between the [[People's Republic of Calinthia]] and the [[Calinthia|Kingdom of Calinthia]] in 1945. The Kingdom of Calinthia would fight many wars and skirmishes against Republican rebels, Communist guerilla groups and even Fascist extremists. However, the main focus was on the Protestant [[Anglei]] rebels in the far North-East in the State of Montes Aureos. These wars against the Protestant Angleis would be known as [[The Basin Wars]] and would last from 1945 until 1954. | |||
==Command structure== | ==Command structure== | ||
==Organization== | ==Organization== | ||
==Tactics & Strategy== | ==Tactics & Strategy== | ||
[[File:Calinthian Soldier 1954.png|left|thumb|Artistic rendition of the slightly updated M-53 Kit of the 1950s, equipped with a supplied Burgoignesc FAL.]] | [[File:Calinthian Soldier 1954.png|left|thumb|Artistic rendition of the slightly updated M-53 Kit of the 1950s, equipped with a supplied Burgoignesc FAL.]] | ||
[[File:Calinthian Soldier 1966.png|thumb|Artist rendition of the standardized Calinthian M-62 Mountaineer Kit adopted in the early 1960s.]] | |||
[[File:Calinthian Soldier 1966.png | Beginning with the [[Military Initiative 1964|Military Initiative 1941]] Calinthian ground tactics consisted of large mechanized and armored assaults. This tactic is also known as "Schwerpunkt" and was adapted by [[Friedrich von Guder]] from [[Urcean]] Military thought. It relies on overwhelming armored force concentrated on as small of a section of the battlefield as possible. The Calinthian Armed Forces used the tactics to great effect both in the [[Calinthian Civil War]] against the Republican Guard and in the [[War of Hearts]] against the Red forces. The main implementations of the reformations of 1944 was complete reliance on mechanized and armored warfare doctrines with supporting combined arms such as air or artillery formations in support. Calinthian general [[Haus von Klaive|Hubert von Markansen]] was the first to formalize the concept of [[Blitz und Schrecken]], literally "Lightning and Terror". This tactic relied on overwhelming first strike capability to completely render the opponents military and civilian infrastructure destroyed or at the very least temporarily suppressed. This is then followed by a mechanized and armored ground attack using the concepts of [[Schwerpunkt]]. Through these methods, von Markansen theorized that the enemy would have limited time if any to react to an attack. He further theorized that not only would the destruction of military infrastructure compromise the reactivity of the enemy military, but the complete destruction of civilian infrastructure on a massive scale would cause panic among the civilian populace. This would create riots, distrust of the local government, and would heavily reduce the amount of Calinthian fighting force needed to fight the enemy. | ||
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==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
{{Main|List of equipment of the Calinthian Armed Forces}} | {{Main|List of equipment of the Calinthian Armed Forces}} | ||
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|Transport Helicopters | |Transport Helicopters | ||
| | |77 | ||
| | |TBD | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Attack Helicopters | |Attack Helicopters | ||
| | |61 | ||
| | |TBD | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Destroyers | |Destroyers | ||
|31 | |31 | ||
| | |21 in storage | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Carriers | |Carriers | ||
| | |7 | ||
| | |TBD | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Submarines | |Submarines | ||
| | |32 | ||
| | |8 in storage | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Hospital and Logistical ships | |Hospital and Logistical ships | ||
| | |112 | ||
| | |TBD | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Cruisers | |Cruisers | ||
| | |47 | ||
| | |4 in storage | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Amphibious Assault Vehicles | |Amphibious Assault Vehicles | ||
| | |4,117 | ||
|736 in storage (mostly Joraine MK II) | |736 in storage (mostly Joraine MK II) | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Vehicle Gallery== | ||
<gallery class="center" widths="190" heights="160"> | <gallery class="center" widths="190" heights="160"> | ||
File:Joraine MK I.png|A side view of a Joraine MK I | File:Joraine MK I.png|A side view of a Joraine MK I | ||
File:MAX Mobilo MK I.jpeg|A 1944 MAX Mobilo MK I. | File:MAX Mobilo MK I.jpeg|A 1944 MAX Mobilo MK I. | ||
File:Galaecius MK I Design.jpg|A blue-print of the Galaecius MK I from 1934. | File:Galaecius MK I Design.jpg|A blue-print of the Galaecius MK I from 1934. | ||
File:Galaecius MK III (1959).jpeg|An early Galaecius MK III in a factory (1959). | File:Galaecius MK III (1959).jpeg|An early Galaecius MK III in a factory (1959). | ||
File:DRD Aleric MK I.jpeg|The DRD Aleric MK I Anti-Air platform. An AA version of the Galaecius MK III tank. | File:DRD Aleric MK I.jpeg|The DRD Aleric MK I Anti-Air platform. An AA version of the Galaecius MK III tank. | ||
File:Joraine MK II.png|A de-commissioned Joraine MK II outside the Aurelia History Museum. | File:Joraine MK II.png|A de-commissioned Joraine MK II outside the Aurelia History Museum. | ||
File:DRD IronHawk.jpg|A photo of a DRD 'Iron-Hawk' light tank (1954). | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||