Ironian Federal Army

Ironian Federal Army
Logo of the Ironian Federal Army
Active	1801–present
Country	Ironcastle
Type	Army
Role	Ground-based warfare
Size	493,280 (active) 286,680 (reserve) 779,960 (total)
Part of	Ironcastle Department of Defence Department of the Army
Headquarters	The Octagon, Aelcrest, Ardan
Motto	"Glory, hallelujah!"
Colors	Blue and white
March	"The Army of the Free"
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	President Bradley Lister
Secretary of Defence	Gordon Johnson
Secretary of the Army	Kelly Williams
Chief of Staff	FMA Jonathan S. Fraizer
Vice Chief of Staff	GEN Howard E. Miller
Sergeant Major	SMA Stephen F. Hastings

The Ironian Federal Army (ICA, also known as the Ironian Army) is the largest branch of the Ironcastle Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the six uniformed services of Ironcastle and is designated as the Ironian Federal Army in the Ironian Constitution. As the largest and most senior branch of the Ironian military, the Army has its roots in the Grand Army of the Republic, which was formed in 1613, and later formalised in the constitution of 1620.

Mission

The Ironian Federal Army serves as the land-based branch of the Ironcastle Armed Forces. Section 3062 of Title 10, Ironcastle Code defines the purpose of the army as:

• Preserving the peace and security and providing for the defence of Ironcastle and any areas occupied by Ironcastle
• Supporting the national policies
• Implementing the national objectives
• Overcoming any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of Ironcastle

Organisation

Army commands and army service component commands

Headquarters, Ironcastle Department of the Army (HQDA):

Structure

Army Active

• I Corps
  • 1st Infantry Division
    • 1st Mechanised Brigade
    • 2nd Mechanised Brigade
    • 3rd Armoured Brigade
  • 1st Armoured Division
    • 1st Mechanised Brigade
    • 2nd Armoured Brigade
    • 3rd Armoured Brigade
• II Corps
  • 2nd Infantry Division
    • 1st Mechanised Brigade
    • 2nd Mechanised Brigade
    • 3rd Armoured Brigade
  • 2nd Armoured Division
    • 1st Mechanised Brigade
    • 2nd Armoured Brigade
    • 3rd Armoured Brigade
• III Corps
  • 3rd Infantry Division (Light)
    • 1st Infantry Brigade
    • 2nd Infantry Brigade
    • 3rd Infantry Brigade
  • 4th Infantry Division (Light)
    • 1st Infantry Brigade
    • 2nd Infantry Brigade
    • 3rd Infantry Brigade
• IV Corps
  • 1st Mountain Division
    • 1st Infantry Brigade
    • 2nd Infantry Brigade
    • 3rd Infantry Brigade
  • 1st Airborne Division
    • 1st Infantry Brigade
    • 2nd Infantry Brigade
    • 3rd Infantry Brigade

Army Reserve

• V Corps
  • 5th Infantry Division
    • 1st Mechanised Brigade
    • 2nd Mechanised Brigade
    • 3rd Armoured Brigade
  • 3rd Armoured Division
    • 1st Mechanised Brigade
    • 2nd Armoured Brigade
    • 3rd Armoured Brigade
• VI Corps
  • 6th Infantry Division
    • 1st Mechanised Brigade
    • 2nd Mechanised Brigade
    • 3rd Armoured Brigade
  • 7th Infantry Division
    • 1st Mechanised Brigade
    • 2nd Mechanised Brigade
    • 3rd Armoured Brigade
• VII Corps
  • 8th Infantry Division
    • 1st Mechanised Brigade
    • 2nd Mechanised Brigade
    • 3rd Armoured Brigade
  • 9th Infantry Division (Light)
    • 1st Infantry Brigade
    • 2nd Infantry Brigade
    • 3rd Infantry Brigade

Personnel

Equipment

Main Article: Equipment of the Ironian Federal Army

Weapons

Individual weapons

The army employs various individual weapons to provide light firepower at short ranges. the most common weapons used by the army is the M5 rifle, as well as the Mk16/17 rifles for special forces. The primary sidearm in the Ironian Army is the 9mm M7 pistol; the M45 is also used. Soldiers are also equipped with various hand grenades, such as the M67 fragmentation grenade and M18 smoke grenade.

Many units are supplemented with a variety of specialised weapons, including the M200 light machine gun, to provide suppressive fire at the squad level. Indirect fire is provided by the 3GL grenade launcher. The Bulldog or the M1014 shotguns are used for door breaching and close-quarters combat. The M20 EMR is used by designated marksmen. Snipers use the M107 anti-materiel rifle, the M320 Long Range Rifle, and the M100 semi-automatic sniper rifle.

Crew served weapons

The army employs various crew-served weapons to provide heavy firepower at ranges exceeding that of individual weapons.

The M300 is the Ironian Army's standard medium machine gun. The M30 heavy machine gun is generally used as a vehicle-mounted machine gun. In the same way, the M32 grenade machine gun is mainly used by motorised units.

The Ironian Army uses three types of mortar for indirect fire support when heavier artillery may not be appropriate or available. The smallest of these is the 60mm M224, normally assigned at the infantry company level. At the next higher echelon, infantry battalions are typically supported by a section of 81mm M6 mortars. The largest mortar in the army's inventory is the 120mm M120, usually employed by mechanised units.

Fire support for light infantry units is provided by towed howitzers, including the 105mm M119A1 and the 155mm M777.

The Ironian Army utilises a variety of direct-fire rockets and missiles to provide infantry with an anti-armour capability. The PCML is a guided projectile that can destroy armour and bunkers at ranges up to 600m. The FIM-150 Titan MPRL fires a shoulder-launched, heat seeking anti-aircraft missile, whereas the FGM-150 Titan MPRL (compact) fires an anti-tank guided missile.

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