Laiatanese Defense Forces
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| Laiatanese Defense Forces | |
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| Founded | April 17, 1888 |
| Service branches |  Army  Navy  Air Force
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| Headquarters | National Defense Headquarters, Volkgoroda, Volkgoroda Capital Territory |
| Leadership | |
| Commander- in-Chief |
President Zakhari Kreskov |
| Minister of National Defense | Avksentiy Utkin |
| Chief of the General Staff | General of the Air Force Alyosha Lagunov |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18; 17 with parental permission |
| Conscription | Volunteer; draft can be instituted through Emergency Draft System |
| Active personnel | 95,485 |
| Reserve personnel | 286,269 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | $29.31 billion (FY 2015) |
| Percent of GDP | 1% (FY 2015) |
The Laiatanese Defense Forces (Mahigian: Mahiganvereige) are the military service of Laiatan, established after the ratification of the Laiatanese Constitution. The Constitution was ratified on April 17, 1888 and created the Laiatanese Defense Forces, which now fell under the jurisdiction of the newly formed Laiatanese Ministry of Defense. The Laiatanese Defense Forces are the direct successor to the Imperial Laiatanese Armed Forces. Although the Laiatanese Defense Forces were reformed in 1888, it traces its roots back to the times of the Mahigan Kingdom.
History
The Laiatanese Defense Forces trace their roots from the Imperial Laiatanese Armed Forces, and the structure remained practically the same. From almost the very beginning of the Defense Forces' history, they were required to defend the fledgling Laiatanese Federation from a foreign aggressor.
First Laiatanese-Vulshainian War
June 8, 1889 was the first time the Laiatanese Federation came under attack by a foreign aggressor. The newly reformed defense forces struggled at first to fight against the superior-trained and well-equipped Vulshainian armed forces. The defense forces struggled until winter came, and the cold weather, mud, and snow bogged down the advancing Vulshainian troops.
Forces in the north saw greater successes after General Vadik Derzhavin was tapped as the chief commander of the Saphir sector, who utilized the terrain far more successfully than previous commanders. Derzhavin would have soldiers draw Vulshainian troops into salients and use pincer movements to isolate and destroy soldiers. After seeing the successes of Derzhavin's units, the president at the time, Aleksy Zukov, appointed him to be the chief commander of all defense units in the north. His tactics were also exported to other commanders.
The tide of the war turned in February 1890, as Laiatanese Defense Forces began pushing Vulshainian troops out of Laiatanese territory. By April 1890, Laiatan had reclaimed 78% of all territory captured by Vulshain. August 19, 1890 saw all Vulshainian soldiers pushed out of Laiatan. Laiatanese troops pushed into Vulshain, seizing territory much slower than their Vulshainian counterparts did. Laiatanese defense forces were bogged down as winter hit, and dug in. A final push was attempted December 6, which was stopped by Vulshainian defenders. The war ended March 10, 1891 with the signing of the Treaty of Volkgoroda.
Red Laiatan conflict
The Red Laiatan conflict was the next conflict fought by the Laiatanese Defense Forces, which had received substantial training and equipment upgrades since the ending of the First Laiatanese-Vulshainian War. During this time, however, the economy was in a state of stagnation which led to the rising of the Laiatanese Patriotic Front and the New Laiatan Front. The conflict began June 8, 1956 with an attack on a defense forces convoy transporting new armaments to a base.
The LPF and NLF struggled to seize territory from the federal government, and resorted to guerrilla attacks as well as car and suicide bombings to wear down an already tired populace. In response, the Laiatanese Defense Forces stepped up attacks on rebel strongholds. Rebel leaders were often killed in attacks from the Defense Forces, while others were arrested, tried, and executed. The war would go on for nearly three years, ending with a peace agreement and the demobilization of the LPF and the NLF on February 3, 1959. The LPF and NLF would transition into becoming Communist Party of Laiatan.
This conflict was the first real taste of urban warfare the Defense Forces received, though much of the fighting took place in Laiatan's forested areas.
Vulshainian Monarchical Revolution
The Vulshainian monarchy was removed several years before by a rebel group, and the Vulshainian monarchy fled to Laiatan. It ruled in exile for several years until the people of Vulshain began rising up. The Laiatanese Defense Forces, at the urging of the Vulshainian monarchy to intervene, proceeded to invade on behalf of the monarchy. The LDF supported the pro-monarchy rebels, and after weeks of fighting returned the Vulshainian monarchy to the throne.
This was the LDF's first experience launching an invasion on another nation, and the second time LDF troops experienced territory other than Laiatan's in a combat situation.
Vulshainian Civil War
Roughly 20 years after the Monarchical Revolution, Vulshain descended into a civil war between pro-government and pro-rebel groups. The rebel forces supported the dictatorship that ruled Vulshain during the 1980s, and again the LDF were requested to intervene by the Vulshainian monarchy. Supplies and aid were first provided to the government forces until attacks on civilians by rebel troops became commonplace. The LDF invaded Vulshain again in support of the government, and helped squash the rebels.
Recent history
The Laiatanese Defense Forces invaded the Armed Republic of Rygard with the Confederacy of Vulshain after threats and an eventual declaration of war from Rygard. The LDF and Vulshainian troops landed in combined landing forces, and seized control of the island after a few weeks of fighting with Rygadi combat forces. The dictatorship was removed, and the island voted to become part of Vulshain. Outraged by these turn of events, the Laiatanese government ordered all troops out of Rygard, leaving only the Vulshainians.
The Laiatanese Defense Forces also participated in a large scale invasion of Dveria in early 2014, following an invasion of Tano by Dveria, with the assistance of Vekaiyu, SHACOG, and BGP, and is currently occupying the northern half of the country in accordance with the Kerilo Accord.
The most recent conflict the Laiatanese Defense Forces have been involved with is the 2014 Kazakavo War. On August 7, 2014, elements of the Spezialzekeinheit (SZE) landed on the Kazakavo Islands in response to open fighting between the island militias and the central government of the Islands in order to protect the lupine majority. The Islands were seized by Laiatanese military forces and pro-Laiatan rebel groups, and a referendum scheduled on October 7, 2014 brought the Islands under the Laiatanese flag. They became part of the Federation on October 18 when the Federation Assembly approved the reintegration request.
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Laiatanese Federation |
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| Main article: Laiatan | ||
| Important Topics: Culture ♦ Lupine ♦ Laiatanese language ♦ Mahitou ♦ Laiatanese korona ♦ Defense Forces | ||
| Government: Cabinet ♦ Federation Assembly ♦ Federal Council ♦ People's Council ♦ President ♦ Supreme Federal Court ♦ Political Parties | ||
| History: Pre-Mahigan Laiatan ♦ Kingdom of Laiatan ♦ Laiatanese Empire ♦ Laiatanese Junta ♦ Laiatanese Federation | ||
| Important Figures (Past and Present): Yuliya Surkova ♦ Zakhar Kreskov ♦ Aleksey Zukov ♦ Yuri IV ♦ Katerina I ♦ Nika Alkaev ♦ Yura Lainov | ||
