Union Defence Force

Union Defence Force
Active:	1508–1613 & 1629–
Motto	Pax in Bello
In use by:	Imperial Forces
Allegiance:	Elwynn
Type:	Defence Force
Size:	Statutory Peacetime Manpower Limit: 2,791,966 men or women at arms Active Strength: 919,892 personnel
Nickname:	None yet
Commander:	King Noah
Allies	Fleur de Lys-Longships Guard Imperial Forces Leonid Guard
Opponents	Dark Orchid Society Brotherhood of Lest

Under the Martial Code of Shireroth, the Union Defence Force (UDF) exists to defend the territorial integrity of the Elwynnese Union as an Imperial State within the Imperial Republic of Shireroth.

History

The UDF has been through various incarnations but traces its ancestry back to the feudal militias raised by Elwynn to fight in the War of Vengeance and the Elwynnbrigaden which fought in the War of Jeremy's Nose and the Kai Aphmyarkaiph before being re-established as the Elwwehr in the wake of the White Lily Revolt. The UDF expanded dramatically in size during the era of Elwynnese independence and emerged as a political power broker in the tumultuous years prior to the establishment of the Coordinated State was abolished after the Communist Revolution of 1613 and replaced by various ad hoc revolutionary groups and a People's Militia. Following the Kalirion Restoration the UDF was re-established by decree of the Steward of Elwynn, Hallbjörn Haraldsson, in 1629 AN.

Culture

As a force recruited from across the Twelve Peoples of Elwynn communication within the ranks of a heterogeneous force was an acute issue from the earliest days of the UDFs establishment. As a consequence the UDF evolved its own distinctive dialect or Army Crandish formed of a creole of the Norse and Froyalanish languages leavened with a heavy dose of Babkhi command words.

Organisation

The Union Defence Force consists of four combined-arms territorial defence divisions, one gendarmerie division, two auxiliary service corps (fleet & air) and five non-combatant corps.

Table of Organisation

• Generalstaf
  • Kungliga Krigsacademien / Royal Academy of Warfare
    
    • Försvarshögskolan / Defence College
    • Kungliga Krigshögskolan (KHS) / Royal College of (Land) Warfare
    • Artilleriläroverket / Artillery School
    • Flygkrigshögskolan (FKHS) / Air Force War College
    • Kungliga Sjökrigshögskolan / Royal Naval Staff College
  • Combat Support Services Corps (CSSC)
    
  • Territorial Defence Corps
    
    • 1st Division (Elwmacht / 1 Div Elw)
    • 2nd Division (Huskarls / 2 Div Hus)
    • 10th Division (Zjandarian Guards / 10 Div Zja)
    • 11th Division (Far Reaches / 11 Div Far)
  • Union Aerospace Corps (UAC)
    
    • 4th Tactical Aviation Division (4 TA Div)
    • 5th Tactical Aviation Division (5 TA Div)
    • 6th Logistics-Airlift Division (6 L-A Div)
    • 7th Anti-Air Defence of the Nation Division (7e AADN Div)
    • 8th Strategic Operations Division (8 Strat-Op Div) [Southron Barrage]
  • Union Fleet Maritime Corps (UFMC)
    • Elwkustbevakning (ElwKb)
    • Elwmarine (ElwM)
      • 9th Maritime Reconnaissance Division (9 MR Div)
      • 12th Naval Division (12 Div Nav)
  • Union Intelligence Corps (UIC)
    
  • Union Medical Corps (UMC)
    

Manpower

UDF Manpower: [919,892 personnel]
Territorial Defence Divisions 94,892
Gendarmerie Division 25,000
Auxiliary Service Corps 200,000
Non-Combatant Corps 600,000

Uniforms

Figure 1: Ceremonial Uniforms of the Independence era UDF.
(Design: Tarjei Einhornsson)

Figure 2: Field Uniforms of the post-1629 UDF
(Design: Thorgils Tarjeisson)