Federal Army

Integrity. Honor. Liberty.

The Defenders of Ardenia. The Sword and Shield of "Freedom", as her supporters call it. A upstanding if not crude organization, created in a time of crisis to defend the people - the budding democracy of Ardenia, the charging bull to defend freedom - to defend liberty.
Made up of one million highly motivated soldiers ready to defend Ardenia at all costs, the Federal Army is the military branch of the Kingdom of Ardenia, acting as the main instrument of Ardenian hard-power. Three branches exist - the Federal Naval Force, Federal Ground Force and Federal Air Force, with each branch recieving their own task.
Designed and built around power-projection and defending the Southern Border from the Weltkrian Dictatorship, the Federal Army is a truly strong force - mired in contreversy and naiviete, yes, but still a force to be reckoned with.

Composition

Manpower

300,000 combat troops. Doesn't seem like alot, eh? Until you realized that over 15,000 of those non-combat troops were intelligence.

— James Rutherford, FIA analyst

Equipment

You were looking at the biggest collection of misfists in history - except said misfits had, oh, military-grade equipment, and the capability to glass entire countries at will.

— James Rutherford, FIA analyst

AIR

The standard gamut of aircraft - ranging from the ubiquitous, swept-wing stealth fighters, to the slower but still potent AEW&C aircraft, logistical aircraft, refuelers, and a slew of drones, give the Ardenian Air Forces a true arsenal - one capable of completely destroying entire armored divisions and formations with a single day of high-risk sorties.

LAND

The M6A3 Main Battle Tank, the cataphracts of the modern day. The infantryman and his rifle, the bread and butter of any standard infantry force - and, the hundreds, if not thousands, of intelligence analysts maintaining a constant watch on enemy forces - transmit anything, and you die.

SEA

The main tool of power projection - founded to fight Pirates, the Federal Navy has been very, very, very proactive since it's founding. Ever since they and the Raiders screamed into their docks and sacked it all, the Federal Navy has always been used as the primary tool of Ardenian Power Projection - but now, the old wooden-hulled warships have been replaced by the formidable nuclear-powered carrier and submarine.

CYBER

Nerds capable of waging cyber warfare. From sinking entire economics with massive, AI-fueled market-manipulation tools, to using the Founder Mandall to tap into the worldwide internet cables - usually the ones right outside Weltkria, or binging off of FIA SAU to tap cables in Weltkria itself - ridiculed during its founding, now a instrumental part to update all the old computers running SEI Vista.

SPACE

Wide, fusion engines, spaceships shining as bright as stars in the sky - fiery angels, pouring bowls of wrath on Galen. The so-called Federal Space Force, initially consisting of little more than podunk sattelites - then, trillions of dollars worth of funding, now lasers, nukes, and everything inbetween - and, when the launch of Revolution occured, FSF responded in the only way it could - sending the far more advanced Freedom up, fusion engines shining bright as it screamed into atmosphere.

Vehicles

I don't like that [Weltkrian] tank. That tank is now gone.

— Tank Commander Sarah Weisberg

Structure

Listen, you'll listen to the chief for this op, right? The big five-star, who calls the shots? Yeah?

— Col. Johnston

Tactics

It was like fighting against a omnipotent god. They knew our every move - if we tried to make a radio transmission, we died, so we were blind, uncoordinated, and desperate against a ever looming enemy - at least we could understand the Weltkrians...

— Unknown Naceni Soldier

tactical flexibility/mission command

freedom of manuver

RAL 213

multidomain, net-centric warfare

airland battle

Training

6 months, people. 6 months to turn you sorry lot into the best damn soldiers the King has seen - until then, you are all worthless. Nothing more than writhing maggots in my eyes. Now push!

— Unknown Drill Sergeant

Logistics

Logistical Support

Oh, listen, the Merchant Marine had over 120 cargo ships, oh, and 80 or so orbital trawlers. Nothing much, just enough to completely drown our enemies in concrete and icecream.

Upkeep

Listen, we're throwing one trillion dollars at you for a good reason, m'kay.

Recruitment

VOLUNTEER TODAY. DON'T BE A LOSER.

— Recruitment Poster

Overall training Level

Professional

Assumed Veterancy

Veteran

Used by

• Federal Kingdom of Ardenia

Ranks & Titles

• Secretary of Defense

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Founded

1652

Country

Ardenia

Leader

King Erdu the Third

Civilian Commander

Secretary of Defense

Military Commander

General of the Armies

Headquarters

MoD, Thereoshire

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Personnel

Active Soldiers

1.2 million

Reservists

350,000

Military Age

18

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Expenditures

Budget

1 trillion

GDP Percentage

2 percent