Helinikan Armed Forces

History
The Helinikan Armed Forces were formed in 1324 following the and the formation of the Ruling Council. Following the war, the system of individual lords maintaining their own militaries was done away with and replaced with a single national military.

Medieval Ages
due to the fact that the vast majority of Helinikan lords could not afford to field a large enough cavalry force that would make a difference in an engagement outside of local skirmishes, an increased emphasis was placed on professional soldiers armed with spears, pikes, and halberds. The lack of cavalry coupled with the threats of Propyrgian and Rovsnoski heavy cavalry caused Helinikan armies to put an emphasis on discipline and comradery. This is believed to be the origin of Helinika's "culture of honor" where cowardice, which would cause infantry to break the line thus compromising the formation, was considered dishonorable and could ruin you and your family. The prevalence of Propyrgian and Rovsnoski heavy cavalry also caused Helinikan Armies to put an emphasis on crossbows and longbows

Uniforms
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Army
The Helinikan Army is the land warfare branch of the Helinikan Armed Forces. It is comprised of 4 divisions, 3 armored brigades, 2 air assault brigades, and roughly  personnel. The Helinikan Army is responsible for the defense of Helinika's land borders against hostile threats.

Doctrine
The Helinikan Army's defensive doctrine recognizes that they have numerical inferiority compared to many of their potential enemies. Because of this, the defensive doctrine relies heavily on ambushes and other guerilla tactics. Due to the armored nature of both Propyrgia and Rovsnoska's armed forces, the Helinikan Army also has a heavy emphasis on Anti Tank Weaponry. Offensively, the Helinikan Army's doctrine relies on achieving breakthroughs with armored units that will be followed by infantry units.

Garrisoning
Helinikan Army units are garrisoned by brigade outside of major cities or near strategic regions. The sole exception to this rule is Air Cavalry brigades who garrison at Tolis Anthoulis Airbase and Fanis Barotis Airbase. Helinikan Army garrisons are often deployed to assist the general public in situations such as search and rescue, manhunts, civil unrest, evacuations, and natural disasters.

Guards
Following the formation of the Helinikan Armed Forces in 1324, the Lords were barred from maintaining full-sized armies but were allowed to keep guard forces to protect their provinces from bandits, rebels, and foreign invasion. Initially, these guard forces were nonstandard and relied on their lords to maintain and equip them. During the Helinikan Intervention in the Propyrgian Civil war, however, this nonstandard equipment caused numerous friendly fire incidents between the Helinikan Army and Provincial Guards forces. This led to a series of reforms forcing the Provincial Guards to adopt variants of the Helinikan Army Uniform. These reforms also standardized the size of active Provincial Guards forces to one division that would be equipped and maintained by the Provincial Government. In the 1960s it became evident that maintaining a division-sized force per province was simply not cost-effective. The Provincial Guards Divisions were then reorganized into a single Guards Brigade per province with additional brigades being able to be formed from reservists.

In the modern-day, the Guards is a gendarmerie organization based in numerous barracks located across their provinces. They are still armed and maintained by the provincial government but often cooperate with Helinikan Army units in exercises and war games and can be requisitioned by the Royal Helinikan Army. In addition, to being a military force, the Guards are also responsible for policing the areas between local police jurisdictions. They are separate from province-level investigative departments but often work together to solve cases spreading across multiple counties or cities. There are currently 9 Guards brigades.

List of Active Units

 * 2nd 'Nemean' Armored Brigade
 * 18th 'Cerberus' Armored Brigade
 * 14th Armored Brigade
 * 1st 'Hoplite' Infantry Division
 * 5th Infantry Division
 * 7th Infantry Division
 * 12th 'Olympus' Infantry Division
 * 8th 'Griffin' Air Assault Brigade
 * 11th 'Pegasus' Air Assault Brigade
 * 19th 'Rams' Mountain Infantry Brigade

Fire Arms
Service Rifle: MA-14 (2005-present) Caliber: 6.5x44 HN Barrel Length: 16 inch Fire modes: Automatic, Semi-Automatic Standard Magazine Capacity: 23 + 1 rounds Standard Attachments: Vertical Grip, 1x Red Dot Sight, Reflex Suppressor Specialized Attachments: Infrared Laser, Laser, 3x Magnifier Variants: MA-14K (Carbine, 12-inch barrel), MA-14S (Dedicated Marksman Rifle, 20-inch barrel) Real World Equivalent: HK-417 (Rechambered for 6.5x44 HN)

Service Rifle: Armator UMC (20XX-present) Caliber: 6.5x44 HN Barrel Length: 16 inch Fire modes: Automatic, Semi-Automatic Standard Magazine Capacity: 23 + 1 rounds Standard Attachments: Vertical Grip, 1x Red Dot Sight, Reflex Suppressor Specialized Attachments: Infrared Laser, Laser, 3x Magnifier Real World Equivalent: N/A

Special Rifle: ETY-9 (2009-present) Caliber: 6.5x44 HN Barrel Length: 16 inch Fire modes: Semi-Automatic Standard Magazine Capacity: 23 + 1 rounds Standard Attachments: Vertical Grip, 1x Red Dot Sight, Reflex Suppressor Specialized Attachments: Infrared Laser, Laser, 3x Magnifier Real World Equivalent: GROT C (Rechambered for 6.5x44 HN)

General Purpose Machine Gun: PGC-72 (1972-present) Caliber: 6.5x44 HN Barrel Length: 22 inch Fire modes: Automatic Standard Capacity: 100 Attachments: Bipod, 3.45x Machine Gun Optic, Flash Hider Specialized Attachments: Tripod, 50 round Drum Magazine Real World Equivalent: FN Mag (Rechambered for 6.5x44HN

Handgun: Opram SA-12 (2004-present) Caliber: 9mm Barrel Length: 5 inch Fire modes: Semi-Automatic Standard Magazine Capacity: 20+1 rounds Standard Attachments: Specialized Attachments: Infrared Laser, Laser, Flashlight, Suppressor Real World Equivalent: XD-M ELITE

Armored Equipment
Infantry Fighting Vehicle: TOMA-5 Αndrophagos/Manticore (2005-Present) Crew Size: 1 x Commander, 1 x Driver, 1 x Gunner Infantry Complement: 8 x Soldiers Armament: 1 x 40mm Autocannon, 1 x PGC-72 GPMG, 6 x 76mm Grenade Launchers, 2 x ATGMs Used By: Mechanized Infantry, Armored Units Real World Equivalent: CV90 Main Battle Tank: VTO-8 Minotaur (2007-Present) Crew Size: 1 x Commander, 1 x Driver, 1 x Gunner Armament: 1 x 125mm Main Gun, 1 x PGC-72 GPMG, 12.5mm VP-4 HMG (Coaxial), 10 x Smoke Grenade Launcher Used By: Mechanized Infantry, Armored Units Real World Equivalent: Type 99 MBT

Light Tank: ETO-12 Boar/Kapros (2015-Present) Crew Size: 1 x Commander, 1 x Driver, 1 x Gunner Armament: 1 x 105mm Main Gun, 1 x VP-4 HMG, AEC-4 Grenade Launcher Used By: Infantry, Mechanized Infantry, Armored Units Real World Equivalent: Type 15 MBT

Titan Corps
The Titan Corps is an elite subgroup of the Helinikan Army. The Titan Corps is comprised of the best soldiers from each division and often receives newer and better equipment. The Titans originated as a light infantry battalion in the 1800s and following their initial success during the Propyrgian Civil War, it was decided to establish a Titan Battalion within each division. Following the battle of  where the 8th Titan Battalion held off a numerically superior force for 42 hours until reinforcements arrived, it became extremely sought after to wear the Gray Berets used by the Titan Dress uniform. Due to Helinikan Military Culture, becoming a commissioned or non-commissioned officer of the Titan Corps is an extremely honorable and respectable position.

List of Active Titan Units

 * 1st 'Kronos' Mechanized Titan Battalion (Attached to 2nd Armored Division)
 * 4th 'Hyperion' Titan Battalion (Attached to 1st 'Hoplite' Infantry Division)
 * 22nd 'Iapetus' Titan Battalion (Attached to 5th Infantry Division)
 * 14th 'Krios' Titan Battalion (Attached to 7th Infantry Division)
 * 9th 'Atlas' Titan Battalion (Attached to 12th 'Olympus' Infantry Division)
 * 3rd 'Royal' Titan Battalion (Independent unit tasked with the defense of the Royal Palace and Drachyro)

Scylla
Scylla teams are an elite infantry unit named for the sea monster featured in the Demea. They were named such as they were originally formed for high-risk VBSS operations after the disaster that was Operation Pavement which resulted in 4 naval infantry killed along with 8 hostages. Since their formation, they have expanded into land-based operations such as counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, sabotage, and operations behind enemy lines. There are currently 12 Scylla teams. Each team has 30 members broken up into 3 squads of 10. The selection process is extremely rigorous with approximately 75% of each class washing out.

Pathfinders
Helinikan Army Pathfinders are elite infantry companies that are a part of Helinika's already coveted air assault brigades. They are deployed ahead of the rest of the brigade in order to locate and secure landing zones. Once the landing zone has been secured, Pathfinders will serve as an additional reconnaissance unit. Thanks to their use of light and maneuverable , Pathfinders can also be deployed to aid in search and rescue missions in difficult terrain or to help patrol Helinikas borders with Rovsnoska and Propyrgia. Pathfinders notably saw combat suppressing JRPN Guerillas during the Jelavić Crisis of 1973, and as part of an NSC deployment to Santa Magdalena.

Special Equipment
Name: Boreas Type: Drone Flight Time: 35 Minutes (Per Battery) Camera Type: Infrared Purpose: Reconnaisance Used By: Titans, Special Reconnaisance Unit (EMA), Federal Urban Response Unit (OMAA)

Airforce
The Helinikan Airforce is comprised of XXX personnel flying 202 Jet Aircraft.

Equipment
Name: F5 Shrike Type: Multirole Fighter Range: 1600 km Crew: 1 x pilot Hardpoints: 10 Amount in Service: 96

Name: ZuB-17S Type: Multirole Fighter/Trainer Range: 500 km Crew: 1 x pilot, 1 x instructor Hardpoints: 7 Amount in Service: 12

Name: ZuB-7DE Fishbed Type: Multirole Fighter Range: 500 km Crew: 1 x pilot Hardpoints: 5 Amount in Service: 96

Name: ZuB-7NS Mongol-B Type: Multirole Fighter/Trainer Range: 500 km Crew: 1 x pilot, 1 x instructor Hardpoints: 5 Amount in Service: 12

Navy
The Helinikan Navy is comprised of 24 vessels including 4 Mattieu le Blanc class Destroyers imported from Chezzetcook, and 6 Richard Saulnier class destroyers imported from Chezzetcook, 2 Argos class destroyers, and 12 Karcharías class Submarines The Helinikan navy is considered a Green-water Navy and specializes in coastal defense and trade interdiction.

Equipment
Class Name: Mattieu Le Blanc Ship Type: Destroyer Amount in Service: 4 Amount Retired:  None Amount to be Delivered: None Displacement: 5550 Tons Complement: 167 Crew + 30 Naval Security + 2 Helicopters Armament: 1x Modèle 81 127mm Naval Rifle, 2x Modèle 89 40mm Close In Weapon systems, 2x Triple-tube Torpedo Launchers, 2x 4-tube Anti-shipping Missile Launchers, 48-cell Standard-length Vertical Launch Missile Cells Real World Equivilant: None

Class Name: Richard Saulnier Ship Type: Destroyer Amount in Service: 6 Amount Retired: None Amount to be Delivered: None Displacement: 3475 Tons Complement: 200 Crew + 30 Naval Security + 1 Helicopter Armament: 1 X 76mm Gun, 2 x Point Defense, 2 x ASM quad cannisters, 1 x octuple SAM Launcher, 1 x octuple Antisub launcher Real World Equivilant: Hatsuyuki Destroyer

Class Name: Argos Ship Type: Frigate Amount in Service: 2 Amount Retired: None Amount to be Delivered: 2 Displacement: 3475 Tons Complement: 157 Crew + 30 Naval Security + 2 Helicopters Armament: 56 MK41 cells, 1 x 5 inch gun, 2 x 40 mm Autocannons, 2 x point defense turrets, 2 x Triple Torpedo Tubes Real World Equivilant: Type 26 Frigate

Class Name: Karcharías Ship Type: Submarine Amount in Service: 12 Amount Retired: 2 Amount to be Delivered: None Displacement: 1540Tons Complement: 28 Crew Armament: 56 MK41 cells, 1 x 5 inch gun, 2 x 30 mm, 2 x point defense, 2 Triple Torpedo Tubes Real World Equivilant: Gotland Submarine

Naval Security
Naval Security is an infantry force based on Helinikan Naval Vessels for the purpose of Policing the coast or providing security for vessels in foreign ports. Naval Security is responsible for counter-piracy operations as well as VBSS Duties. Naval Security often works in conjunction with the Border Security Forces to prevent illegal goods from being smuggled through the border and coast including drugs, people, and other contraband.

Coastal Defense Force
The Coastal Defense Force is a subgroup of the Helinikan Navy that is responsible for policing Helinikan Territorial Waters. They are responsible for the bulk of Helinikas Anti Smuggling operations within the Triple Bay.

Equipment
Class Name: Landsby Type: Fast Attack Craft Amount in Service: 24 Amount Retired: 0 Amount to be Delivered: None Complement: 26 Crew + 10 Naval Security Armament: 1 x 57mm Naval Gun, 1 x 20mm Autocanon, 8 x Surface to Air Missiles, 4 x Anti Ship Missles, 1 x Rail for Depth Charges or Mines Real World Equivilant: Hamina Class Missile Boat

Class Name: Físer Kin'nk Type: Corvette Amount in Service: 8 Amount Retired: None Amount to be Delivered: None Complement: 65 Crew + 20 Naval Security + 2 Drones Armament: 1 x 76mm Gun, 2 x 40mm Autocannons, 4 x Anti Ship Missiles, 2 x SAM Launchers, 2 mine laying rack Real World Equivilant: Braunschweig Corvette

Naval Doctrine
The Helinikan Navy is designed to prevent naval insertions onto Helinikan soil by safeguarding and dominating the Helenik Bay. While it is capable of limited operations within the Eurybian, its primary presence is along its coast and within the bay.