NationStates Jolt Archive

Introduction
The army, as it is now, was officially founded in 1816 to seize Alfegos foreign interests. With the development of internal combustuion engines and vehicles, it soon began to base a large part of it as "mechanised".

After fighting many wars, none though as bloody as the civil wars, the army is now an experienced force of near 1 million men, backed by another million in logistics, supplies and buerocracy.
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Standard Equipment

1x AF07 assault rifle
1x AMGL98 grenade-launching attachment
3x Loaded 30-round magazines
4x 40mm Launcher grenades (usually 3 Standard, 1 Stun)
2x Standard Fragmention grenades
1x Combat knife/bayonet

(Officers/Specials)
1x KSB AP1 Pistol
2x loaded magazines


Uniform
1x Beret (Green for mech., Black for armour, Purple-Red for Paras, Blue for artillery, White for Whiteshields, Khaki for Support, Blood red for Medics, Grey for Penal Regiment )
1x AH5 Kevlar Helmet
1x Camo Shirt
1x Camo Trousers
1x AB5 Camo Bulletproof Armour
1x Leather Boots
1x Webbing

Equipment
1x Camo Backpack
1x Camo Poncho
4 x bungees
4 x Blackened metal pegs
1x TMS4 Multitool
1x TFS4 Firestarter
2x Messtins
1x Stove
2x Hexamine Packets
1x Waterbottle/Cup
1x Multi-cutlery device
1x Sewing kit
1x Sleeping bag
1x Rollmat
1x Insect Repellant
1x Red torch
1x Mk3 Entrenching tool
1x Roll of gaffa tape
1x Facial Camoflauge Paintbox
3x 24hour Ration Packs
1x Washkit (contains soap, flannel, handtowel, toothpaste, toothbrush, wetwipes, shaving kit)
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Army Structure
4 men - fireteam (Junior Corporal/Corporal)
2 fireteams - 1 Section (Corporal)
3 sections - 1 Platoon (Sergeant)
5 platoons - 1 Company (Colour Sergeant + Lieutenant + 2nd Lieutenant)
5 Companies - 1 Batallion (Sergeant Major + Captain + Lieutenant-Captain)
5 Batallions - 1 Regiment (Regimental Sergeant Major + Major + Lieutenant-Major)
5 Regiments - 1 Division (Major General)

5 Vehicles/Guns - 1 Armour Group/Battery (Sergeant)
5 Armour Groups/Batteries - 1 Armoured/Artillery Company (Lieutenant + Colour Sergeant + 2nd Lieutenant)
5 Armoured/Artillery Companies - 1 Armoured/Artillery Batallion (Captain + Sergeant Major + Lieutenant-Captain)
5 Armoured/Artillery Batallions - 1 Regiment (Major + Regimental Sergeant Major + Lieutenant-Major)
5 Regiments - 1 Division (Major General)

5 Vehicles - 1 Support Group (Support Sergeant)
5 Support Groups - 1 Support Company (Staff Sergeant NC-2)
5 Support Companies - 1 Support Batallion (Staff Sergeant NC-1)
5 Support Batallions - 1 Support Regiment (Colonel + Quartermaster Major)
5 Support Regiments - 1 Support Division (Quartermaster General)

Army - 2-5 divisions and 2-5 support divisions (General + Lieutenant General)
Region - 2-3 Field Detachments and 4-15 support divisions (Field Marshall)
Alfegos Military - The entire army (High Marshall)

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Standard Mech. Infantry Squad Structure:
1 Corperal (1 I.C.) (Carries Pistol+Radio in addition)
1 Junior Corperal (2 I.C.) (Carries Radio and extra ammo in addition)
1 Scout (Carries map, compass, binoculars in addition)
1 Field Medic (Carries less ammo + medical equipment in addition)
1 Driver (Carries AF-07S instead of AF-07)
1 Engineer (Carries equipment depending on operation)
2 Special Weapons men (Carry in addition between them ACSM/AAT-07/LMG/Laser designator/Stinger)
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The Mechanised Infantry
1st Division - The Zevkhay Division
15000 men
1600 LY219 IFVs
125 LY219 MGS
25 LY219 Command Vehicles
125 Stryker "Shepherds"

2nd Division - The Milkavich Division
15000 men
1600 LY219 IFVs
125 LY219 MGS
25 LY219 Command Vehicles
125 Stryker "Shepherds"

3rd Division - The Polinas Division
15000 men
1600 LY219 IFVs
125 LY219 MGS
25 LY219 Command Vehicles
125 Stryker "Shepherds"

4th Division - The Mountain Division
15000 men
1600 "Basalt" IFVs
125 "Basalt" Mortars
25 "Basalt" Command Vehicles
60 "Basalt" MGSs
65 "Basalt" Stinger Platforms

5th Division - The Engineer Division
15000 men
1500 Warhound AVREs
1500 Armoured tractors
750 Stryker IFVs

6th Division - The Heavy Weaponry Division
8000 men
800 LY219 APCs

7th Division - Amphibious Assault
15000 men
1600 "Driftwood" EFVs
125 "Driftwood" MGS
25 "Driftwood" Command
125 "Driftwood" Stinger Platform

8th Division - Rapid Attack
15000 men
3750 Gecko FAVs

9th Division to 14 th Division - Reservists
15000 men each
1600 LY219 APCs
125 LY219 MGS
25 LY219 Command Vehicles
125 Stryker "Shepherds"
(for each)

The 15 th Penal Division
7500 convicts
3250 Overseers
1875 LV-S All-Terrain Transports

The Armour

1st Division - Main Battle
10900 men
1250 LY4 Wolfhounds
650 M1A3 Warhounds
650 Scimitars
650 M1A3 AA varient

2nd Division - Main Battle
10900 men
1250 LY4 Wolfhounds
650 M1A3 Warhounds
650 Scimitars
650 M1A3 AA varient

3rd Division - Heavy
11350 men
1250 M1A4 Warhounds
1250 LY4 Wolfhounds
650 M1A4 AA Varient

4th Division - Light
10100 men
1250 LY4 Wolfhounds
1250 Scimitars
650 M1A3 AA Varient

5th Division - Main Battle Reserve
10900 men
1250 LY4 Wolfhounds
650 M1A3 Warhounds
650 Scimitars
650 M1A3 AA varient

6th Division - Main Battle Reserve
12150 men
1900 M1A2 Warhounds
650 Scimitars
650 M1A3 AA varient

7th Division - Reserve
12800 men
1900 M1A2 Warhounds
650 M1A1 Warhounds
650 M1A1 AA Varient

Artillery

1st Self Propelled
12500 men
1875 LY300 Manticores
625 Skysinger Platforms
625 M1A3 Slingers

2nd Self Propelled
12500 men
1875 LY300 Manitcores
625 Skysinger Platforms
625 M1A3 Slingers

3rd Mortars
12500 men
1250 M1A3 Slingers
1250 LY219 Mortar Carriers
625 Skysinger Platforms

4th Mortars
12500 men
1250 M1A3 Slingers
1250 LY219 Mortar Carriers
625 Skysinger Platforms

5th Howitzers
12500 men
625 "Constrictor" 200mm Siege Howitzers
625 "Boa" 150mm Field Howitzers
625 "Cobra" 100mm Field Howitzers
625 "Asp" 250mm Siege Howitzers
625 "Boomslang" 150mm Pack Howitzers


6th Howitzers
12500 men
625 "Constrictor" 200mm Siege Howitzers
625 "Boa" 150mm Field Howitzers
625 "Cobra" 100mm Field Howitzers
625 "Asp" 250mm Siege Howitzers
625 "Boomslang" 150mm Pack Howitzers

7th SRBMs
10 000 men
2500 FROG-7 Missiles

8th Heavy Guns Reserve
3000 men
125 "Thudd" 300mm Heavy Cannons
125 "Breacher" 400mm Siege Guns
25 "Crusher" 500mm Railway guns

9th Rocketeers Reserve
12500 men
1875 MLRS1
625 Skysinger Platforms
625 M1A1 Slingers

Whiteshields
The whiteshields are known in other nations as "cadets", and are usually between the ages of 14 and 19. They train in the whiteshield divisions, and on completion are rewarded with a place in practically any regiment they have trained for.

1st Division - Infantry
15000 cadets
1875 Stryker IFVs
125 Stryker MGS
125 Stryker Stinger Platforms

2nd Division - Armour and Artillery
5000 cadets
500 M1A1 Warhounds
500 MLRS1
200 M1A1 Slingers

Paratroopers

1st Division
15000 men

2nd Division
15000 men

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Support Corps

1st - 14th Support Divisions
15000 men
1600 LV-S All-terrain Lorries
220 LV-AR Armoured recovery vehicles
25 LV-C Communications hubs
30 LV-E Behind-lines Engineering Lorries
(for each)

15th - 21st Support Divisions
15000 men
1200 LV-S All-Terrain Lorries
420 LV-AR Armoured Recovery Vehicles
75 LV-C Communications Hubs
50 LV-T Tankers
30 LV-E Behind-lines Engineering Lorries
(for each)

22nd - 30th Support Divisions
15000 men
1200 LV-S All-terrain Lorries
220 LV-AR Armoured Recovery Vehicles
200 LV-BT Ammunition Tractors
125 LV-C Communications Hubs
30 LV-E Behind-lines Engineering
(for each)

31st-32nd Training Divisions
3750 Instructors
(for each)

33rd - 41st Medic Divisions
15000 men
7200 LY219 Field Ambulances
300 LV-S All-Terrain Lorries
(for each)

Comments anyone?

I was thinking I need to reorganise my army and um increase the size. I've calculate the percentage against the population and its fairly low.

OOC: Here's some thoughts:

Do your divisions incoporate units such as artillery, air defense, and combat engineers or they only found in specialized divisions?

My military is designed based on the battle group system employed by the UK, Canada, Australia, and to a lesser extent the US. This allows me to form battalion and brigade size units that utilize combined arms fully. If you want a more in a depth break down check the link in my sig.

Does you army have its own aviation units or are all aircraft organized under the Air Force?

Your divisions, especially your armour and artillery, have either too few men for the numbers of vehicles/guns or too many vehicles/guns for the number of men. You need to either up the manpower or lower the vehicle/gun number. For example your armoured divisions average about 3.5 men per vehicle, while that's in line with crew numbers tanks typically require 5 or 6 support personnel for every crewman. Somebody has to fix them and drive the trucks that bring them fuel and ammo. Also, most armoured divisions include at least a small amount of mechanized infantry since tanks can't take or hold ground very well. I recommend adding a mech brigade to each division and a tank brigade to each mech division.

Overall not a bad start though, if you have any other questions let me know and I'll gladly give you my opinions.

The divisions employ AA support on a Company-level system (being one AA support vehicle per 120 men). However, the weapons team in each squad can be issued with Stingers, which makes for even more adequate air defence.

Combat engineer support is provided with one man per section trained in combat engineer, with a specialist engineering division for when it is needed.

Artillery is found in seperate divisions, save for squads with mortars, or the fast attack section with the possibility of mortar-equipped FAVs.

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Logistics etc. wise, I have added the support divisions on: they are seperate to thge main army, but work alongside them. Thus, you have nearing 8 people per vehicle in the mech. infantry, including fuelling, ammunition, communications et.c

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Aviation is provided by the Alfegos Air Force

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Much as I would like to view your army structure, it is currently unavailable, as NSWiki is down.

I use a brigade based system with each brigade being pretty much independent. For example every Tolvanic brigade includes three line battalions, an artillery battalion, an air defense battalion, a combat engneer battalion, a support battalion, and various other units like MPs, signals, electonic warfare, CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear) and HQ units.

...Interesting. I don't see how I can integrate that into the current scheme of things, but sounds good. I'll see what I can do.

bump for comments

I've never seen a colonel command a division before. And corperal is spelt 'corporal'

mmm... what usually commands a division?

Major-general, at the least.

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Also, if I may, I'd have said you're having too few officers for a battalion and regiment. It'd be something like a captain for each company, then a major or an extra captain to act as an executive officer, with a lieutenant colonel or a colonel to act as the CO.

But then for some idiot reason my nation's army goes of the British Army of the Napoleonic era. I haven't a clue what the current organisation is.

From my own army-thingy:

-Scutatoi, Trapezitae and Sagittarii units

Section – ten men, commanded by a corporal, assisted by a lance corporal. A section will also break down into two fireteams ("Charlie" and "Delta", one commanded by the corporal, the other by the lance-corporal
Platoon – thirty soldiers (three squads), commanded by a lieutenant or an ensign
Company – seventy soldiers (two sections, one support squad), commanded by a captain
Battalion – seven hundred soldiers (ten companies), commanded by a lieutenant colonel and assisted my two majors.

-Larger units
Brigade – eight battalions, commanded by a brigadier.
Division – three brigades, commanded by a major general or higher
Corps – three divisions, commanded by a lieutenant general or higher
Army - three corps, commanded by a general
Army Group - three armies, commanded by a domestic (read field marshal)

Alfegos has fewer officers than most armies, as it attempts to try and cut down on the buerocracy of things.

But yes, I will heed you notes, and add some more 2 ICs.