Armed Forces of Drahen

Army

The Imperial Drah Army is the land arm of the Imperial Armed Forces and comprises a majority of the Armed Forces and is responsibility for land-based military operations. The Imperial Army has been involved in several major conflicts, the most recent being the Tambossan Civil War. The Imperial Army has an active duty force of some 350,000 active-duty soldiers, and over 500,000 reservists.

The structure of the army has historically had two headquarters: operational, compromised of combat units, and administrative, containing various support functions. The operational component of the army is compromised of 14 armored brigades, 17 mechanized brigades, 9 infantry brigades, and 4 commando brigades, and 5 aviation regiments.

The Imperial Army is the only military force that accepts conscripts, with all other branches being entirely composed of volunteers. As a result, the Imperial Army has a reputation of personnel being of lower quality than the other two branches, with many soldiers serving out their 18 month required service in the administrative component of the army.

Navy

The Imperial Drah Navy is the sea arm of the Imperial Armed Forces and is the second largest branch of the Armed Forces with around 60,000 active duty sailors and 12,000 marines. The Imperial Drah Navy is divided into two major components: Fleet Force, which contain all blue-water ships of the Drah Navy, and the Coastal-Riverline Force which contains Drahen's green and brown water vessels. The Drah Navy operates ... ships including 4 aircraft carriers, 1 battleship (kept ceremonially operational), 4 Cruisers, 24 destroyers, 24 frigates, 8 amphibious transport docks, 20 support ships, 22 submarines, 24 corvettes, 36 offshore patrol ships, along with numerous smaller brown-water craft.

The Fleet Force is divided into four numbered fleets and a separate Submarine Service. The Fleet Force is used for overseas power projection and is often called upon to show the flag. The four fleets each containing the following forces: 1 aircraft carrier, 1 cruiser, 6 destroyers, 6 frigates, 2 amphibious transport docks, and 5 support ships. The Submarine Service contains all 22 of Drahen's diesel-electric attack submarines. The navy usually has 2 fleets on patrol, 1 on refit, and 1 training for patrol. However, during periods of conflict the navy can field 3 fleets for an extended period of time, and all four fleets on an emergency basis.

The Coastal-Riverline Force is divided into 12 squadrons. As it's name suggests, the Force provides Coastal and inland protection for the nation. 1st-4th Squadrons are compromised of 6 corvettes per squadron, 5th-9th Squadrons are compromised of 9 offshore patrol ships per squadron, and 10-14th Squadrons are strictly brown-water forces.

The IDN also includes the Imperial Drah Marines, which is a quasi-autonomous organization. The Marines are responsible for conducting amphibious operations with the IDN. The Marines are organized into two Brigades under the Marine HQ. The Marines have around 500 tracked vehicles including assault amphibious vehicles, main battle tanks and self-propelled artillery.

Air Force

The Imperial Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the Drahen Armed Forces and is the third largest branch of the Armed Forces. The IAF has an active strength of 60,000 military personnel and operates some 630 manned aircraft.

The IAF is divided into two main commands: Combatant Air Force, and Air Defense. These two commands consist of: 19 combat squadrons, 1 reconnaissance squadron, 6 training squadron, 1 tanker squadron, and 8 SAM missile squadrons. The IAF operates: multi-role fighters (245), fighter-bombers (62), reconnaissance aircraft (18), Airborne early warning and control aircraft (4), Electronic Warfare aircraft (4), Aerial refueling aircraft (8), medium (10) and light transport (72) aircraft, training aircraft (128) rotary wing-aircraft (72), and various Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.