History
Formed in October 2900, the Royal Kazulian Army was originally created to prevent conflicts, protect Kazulia's interests and maintain her sovereignty. With time, these goals have developed into also encompassing the need to protect freedom and peaceful development in the world with respect for human right.
The Monarch of the Kingdom remained the supreme commander since the conceptualisation of the army. The need for maintenance of the army during peacetime became mandatory, thus, Operational Command (Kazulian Army) was created. The Royal Kazulian Army has historically been an integral part of the defence of Kazulia and thus involved in warfare, skirmishes and battles continuously to protect her interests. In modern times the Royal Kazulian Army has also become the backbone of Kazulian international missions, such as those in Pontesi, Utembo and Bianjie.
Modern Kazulian Army
For more than two centuries, the Kazulian Army has resorted to mandatory conscription. Since the formation of part-time reserves, the Kazulian Army has maintained part-time reserve numbers of up to 300,000. This is a direct result of the government's decision to register persons who has undergone their respective term of military service, as part-time reserves who must be ready to mobilise on moment's notice. The size and structure of the Kazulian Army has evolved throughout the years. According to a statistic formed by the Ministry of Defence, since 3898, the Kazulian Army has increased by 45%.
Since the Defence 4200 "Strategic Review of the Defence Force" , the Kazulian Army has aimed to structure its doctrine in accordance with global events. A case study by the Trond Henrichsen Institute for International Affairs accentuated that the Kongeforsvar, through the evolving doctrines of the Kazulian Army is one of the most combat effective and professional armed forces in the world. The main focus of the doctrine has been centred on forming yet experienced armed forces, citing that size no longer counts as an influential factor in a nation's success in combat. From assisting in peacekeeping exercises to assisting in training other nation's armed forces, the Kazulian Army has maintained a heightened level of effectiveness and readiness.
As the nation has employed mandatory conscription, former reservists and conscripts can be recalled for duty as needed. It has been the umbrella objective of the Personnel and Recruitment Office to ensure that the nation maintains a heightened state of readiness as it strives to attain full military mobilisation in less than 12 hours. Thus, the Kazulian Army has maintained an array of offices across the nation and has adopted an information system which could be used to inform citizens that they are needed for military service in the event that a conflict is to come to the nation's grounds (a possibility which the Kongeforsvar does not intend on allowing).
Structure of the Royal Kazulian Army
Command in the Royal Kazulian Army is exercised by the Inspector-General of the Royal Kazulian Army in Joint Defence Command Headquarters in Skalm. The Army is divided into three sectors and three commands based on geography and operational effectiveness.
- Sector Agatha (Northern Command)
- Sector Dreton (Central Command)
- Sector Flindar-Hent-Kelvon (Southern Command)
Regular Forces
Kazulian infantry and armoured brigades traditionally maintain strong roots of composition similar to the Dorvish Army, however, with a unique twist. Various regiments were originally patterned after those of the Dorvish Army. Following the unification of the three primary branches of the Defence Force, several brigades were dissolved and others were merged to form larger divisions and Brigades.
In 4273, as apart of the reforms within the Defence Force, Joint Defence Command dropped the dorvish model of infantry structure and created an independent orientation which had been centred around maximising the operational effectiveness of the army as well as provide for an understandable structure during peace-time and wartime.
Organisation of the Army
- Kazulian Army Headquarters
- Kazulian Army Academy for Doctrinal and Operational Training'
1st Combined Arms Corps
- Northern Command (Sector Agatha)
- 1st Armoured "Herklæði" Division
- 7th "Koma" Infantry Brigade (Reserve)
- 3rd "Sundr" Armoured Brigade
- 2nd "Sókn" Armoured Brigade
- 1st "Sœkja" Armoured Brigade
- 3rd "Hefna" Infantry Brigade
- 1st "Steði" Artillery Brigade
- 3rd Infantry "Máttr" Division
- 8th "Fylgja" Infantry Brigade
- 9th "Fremja" (Territorial) Infantry Brigade
- 10th Infantry Brigade
- 11th Infantry Brigade
- 4th Armoured Brigade
- 3rd Artillery Brigade
- 2nd Territorial Division (Reserve)
- 2nd (Territorial) Infantry Brigade
- 4th (Territorial) Infantry Brigade
- 5th (Reserve) Armoured Brigade
- 6th (Territorial) Infantry Brigade
- 5th (Territorial) Infantry Brigade
- 2nd (Reserve) Artillery Brigade
- 4th Armoured "Kapp" Division (Reserve)
- 12th Infantry (Reserve) Brigade
- 6th Armoured (Reserve) Brigade
- 7th Armoured (Reserve) Brigade
- 8th Armoured (Reserve) Brigade
- 1st Paratrooper (Reserve) Brigade
- 2nd Paratrooper (Reserve) Brigade
- 4th (Reserve) Artillery Brigade
- 5th Territorial Division (Reserve)
- 6th (Territorial) Brigade
- 13th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
- 15th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
- 17th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
- 5th (Reserve) Artillery Brigade
- 9th (Reserve) Armoured Brigade
2nd Combined Arms Corps
- Cental Command (Sector Dreton)
- 2nd Paratrooper Division
- 3rd Paratrooper Brigade
- 4th Hæren SpesialKommando Brigade
- 5th Paratrooper Brigade
- 8th Paratrooper Artillery Brigade
- 6th (Reserve) Paratrooper Brigade
- 7th (Reserve) Paratrooper Brigade
- 6th "Hryggr" Territorial Division
- 7th Territorial Brigade
- 8th Territorial Brigade
- 9th Territorial Brigade
- 34th Territorial Brigade
- 10th Armoured Brigade
- 7th Artillery Brigade
- 7th Infantry Division (Reserve)
- 18th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
- 19th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
- 20th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
- 10th (Reserve) Territorial Brigade
- 11th (Reserve) Armoured Brigade
- 8th (Reserve) Artillery Brigade
- 5th "Vándr" Armoured Division (Reserve)
- 12th Armoured (Reserve) Brigade
- 13th Armoured (Reserve) Brigade
- 14th Armoured (Reserve) Brigade
- 8th (Reserve) Paratrooper Brigade
- 9th (Reserve) Artillery Brigade
- 11th (Reserve) Territorial Brigade
- 7th "Skeggjaðr" Territorial Division (Reserve)
- 10th (Reserve) Territorial Brigade
- 11th (Reserve) Territorial Brigade
- 12th (Reserve) Territorial Brigade
- 13th (Reserve) Territorial Brigade
3rd Combined Arms Corps
- Southern Command (Sector Flindar-Hent-Kelvon)
- 1st "Brandr" Paratrooper Division
- 9th Paratrooper Brigade
- 3rd Hæren SpesialKommando Brigade
- 10th Paratrooper Brigade
- 11th Paratrooper Artillery Brigade
- 12th (Reserve) Paratrooper Brigade
- 13th (Reserve) Paratrooper Brigade
- 8th "Trúa" Territorial Division
- 14th Territorial Brigade
- 15th Territorial Brigade
- 16th Territorial Brigade
- 17th Territorial Brigade
- 3rd Undercover Strike Unit
- 10th Artillery brigade
- 6th Armoured Division (Reserve)
- 15th Armoured (Reserve) Brigade
- 16th Armoured (Reserve) Brigade
- 18th Armoured (Reserve) Brigade
- 11th (Reserve) Artillery Brigade
- 22nd (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Infantry Division (Reserve)
- 23rd (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
- 24th Reserve) Infantry Brigade
- 25th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
- 26th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
- 19th (Reserve) Armoured Brigade
- 11th (Reserve) Artillery Brigade
- 3rd Infantry Division (Reserve)
- 26th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
- 27th Reserve) Infantry Brigade
- 28th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
- 29th (Reserve) Infantry Brigade
- 20th (Reserve) Armoured Brigade
- 12th (Reserve) Artillery Brigade
Equipment
Kazulia is an industrial nation since the formation of the monarchy. As an industrial nation it possess a highly development and subsidised science and technology sector. Since the unification of the primary branches which now make up the defence force, Kazulia has since produced its own land systems, small arms and ammunition for its army. Regular forces and reserve forces possess state-of-the-art equipment capable of handling threats between a twenty-five (25) year period. Apart from a highly developed industrial sector, the Army possess a research and development card which has been envied throughout the world. It mainly purchases equipment and highly sophisticated weapons systems from companies such as Asvald Gruppen, Viserby Defence Solutions, Adamond Industries and the Kostandian Bay Maritime Corporation.
In the future, in accordance with the Transnational Rearmament Programme 2, the army will receive a large number of improved systems including the full integration of the Drengr infantry combat system which is currently being developed jointly by Visbery Defence Solutions and Adamond Industries with the aims of improving the connectivity and combat effectiveness of combat personnel, the integration of the Herklæði System, an active protection system to be mounted on the armoured fighting vehicles and the infantry fighting vehicles of the army.
| Royal Kazulian Army "Kongelig Landethær" | |
|---|---|
 Logo of the Kongelig Landethær, Royal Army of Kazulia. | |
| Active | October 15th, 2900 - present |
| Country | Kingdom of Kazulia |
| Allegiance | Ministry of Defence (Kazulia) |
| Branch | Kongeforsvar |
| Type | Army |
| Size | 180,000 active personnel |
| Motto | Vita Elegit Fortis
(Life Chose The Strong Ones) |
| Anniversaries | Landethær Day (October 15th) |
| Commanders | |
| Inspector-General of the Royal Kazulian Army | General Erik Hemmingsen |