Calinthian People's Army
| Calinthian People's Army Calintian: Kalinthische Volksarmee | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Marcia e naviga per Dio (March and Sail for God) |
| Founded | 1521. Then later re-founded in 1938. |
| Current form | Military Besserung of 1944 |
| Disbanded | 1861. |
| Service branches |  Calinthian Ground Forces Calinthian Navy |
| Headquarters | Aurelia, Calinthia |
| Leadership | |
| Grand General | Syrilla Constatine II |
| Chief of Defence | General of the Military Felicio Franz Sarino |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Conscription | Yes, mandatory for males. Females may serve in non-combat roles. |
| Active personnel | 1,481,638 military & 219,274 civilian (2018) |
| Reserve personnel | At any time, 2,000,000 reservists can be called upon |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | YERA • MAX • DRD |
| Foreign suppliers |  Yonderre Faneria Aciria Urcea |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Calinthia |
| Ranks | Ranks and insignia of the Calinthian Armed Forces |
The Calinthian Armed Forces is the military of the Kingdom of Calinthia.
History
The history of the Calinthian People's Army dates back to the creation of the Soviet State of Calinthia (SSC)
Over the next two decades, riots, protests, and military demonstrations would see the Republican military deployed around Calinthia. The most famous of these incidents is the Christmas Civil War of 1931. While only lasting a single week, this conflict saw Republican military units assaulting positions of the Loyalist 138th Calinthian Guard Division in the city of Milanopolis on the 21st of December. The result of the battle was 6,264 Republican soldiers killed, and 4,069 Loyalist soldiers killed, as well as the surrender of the 138th Calinthian Guard Division. This sparked public outrage at the Republican guard for having gone straight to violence against Loyalists, and refusing to negotiate. It wasn't until 1936 that the Republican military would face a much larger split in forces when Republican General Juna Ricola would take half of the military and a majority of the Navy and join the Loyalist cause. For two years the Calinthian Civil War would rage, resulting in the dissolution of the Republic of Calinthia, and it's military. For six years the Calinthian Civil War would rage.
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 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 Communist 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 People's Army under the command of General Friedrich von Guder, a graduate of the Urcean Imperial War College and student of de Caryale's tactics.
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.
Command structure
Organization
Tactics & Strategy
Since the Military Initiative 1964, Calinthian ground tactics consist of large mechanized and armoured assaults with supporting artillery using the Calinthian strategy of 'Defense Maneuver'. In Defense Maneuver, Calinthian forces dig entrenched forward positions in such a way that they can easily fall back while under the cover of other nearby friendly positions. When Calinthian armed forces go on the offensive, they do so slowly and methodically, building entrenchments, forward operating bases, and solidifying logistical lines. In addition, a strong reliance on tanks, mobile infantry, as well as mass artillery mean that no unit has a high likelihood of being unsupported at any given time. However, in exchange for survivability and time, Calinthian armed forces relinquish land, and fortified positions. This means most Calinthian ground forces choose to retreat to better positions rather than stay and fight to the death. Most Calinthian equipment represents this strategy and preference of long range engagements.
Equipment
All numbers are approximate and as per the Calinthian Armed Forces' own statistics
| Equipment | Numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Main Battle Tanks | 3,102 | 1,261 in storage |
| Infantry Fighting Vehicles | 9,811 | 3,000 in storage (mostly outdated models) |
| Utility Vehicles | 2,900 | 411 in storage |
| Trucks | 1,611 | Estimated 400 in storage |
| Towed Artillery | 3,968 | TBD |
| MLRS | 638 | 61 in storage, 40 in production as of 2022 |
| Fighter Aircraft | 200 | 112 in storage |
| Bomber Aircraft | 634 | Naval use only; 300 in storage |
| Transport Helicopters | 189 | Most are AMS-68 imported from Yonderre |
| Attack Helicopters | 123 | Most are AMS-72 imported from Yonderre |
| Destroyers | 31 | 26 in storage, with 11 more in production |
| Carriers | 12 | 4 in production |
| Submarines | 61 | 12 in storage |
| Hospital and Logistical ships | 200 | 23 in storage |
| Cruisers | 121 | 11 in storage |
| Amphibious Assault Vehicles | 6,112 | 736 in storage (mostly Joraine MK II) |
Notes
The Air Force is directly tied to the Navy, and thus the Air branch of the Military does not exist on its own.