Military of the Hamanian Empire
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| Military of the Hamanian Empire Mujahidinu a Jalalu a Yenu, Maliku a Hama | |
|---|---|
 Arms of War of His Hamanic Majesty | |
| Founded | 1578 |
| Service branches |
Army Navy Air Force |
| Headquarters | Komodu, Hama |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | King Maduallahu |
| Minister of Defence | Hussayinu Abadullahu |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 17 |
| Conscription | Varies by territory |
| Active personnel | TBD |
| Reserve personnel | TBD |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | ♅TBD |
| Percent of GDP | 2% |
The military of the Hamanian Empire forms the armed forces of Hama and its dependencies. This body forms the main mechanism by which the armed power and force of Hama, and the Hamanian Empire, is projected and maintained. The body is unusual in its structure and functioning due to the dynamic politics of the realms over which it is charged to protect. The military is collectively and formally referred to as His Hamanic Majesty's Armed Forces. This establishes the military as an entity that is under the authority of and loyal to the King of Hama. In practice, this body is highly decentralized. It is formed of many semi independent and jurisdictionally limited structures.
Organization
The Armed Forces Act of 1870 forms the foundation of the structure and oversight of military and paramilitary forces in the entire empire. Loyalty is sworn to the king of Hama, as the sovereign of the empire and the commander in chief of all forces. The king, in essence, has supreme direction and command of the armed forces. In this sense, the military and paramilitary forces can be seen as a body of organs working together under the monarch. While they cannot be perceived as a single entity, they can be looked at as a close association or union.
Most of the time, the legitimate civilian authority i.e. a government set in place by the Crown of Hama, is in charge of or has some oversight of the military and paramilitary forces in that area. Most forces are controlled directly by the central government in Komodu. This government has supreme power over these forces. A crucial aspect of this power is that only the King can make wars. Thus these forces rely on the central government for their instruction and existence. They are legally dependent upon the monarch of the empire, and by extension, the civilian government over which he reigns.
History
The concept of specialized units of men who were responsible for protecting an entity and projecting its power through force has always been around. The earliest organized units were from the merchant clans from one and a half years ago. These clans were great traders who wandered from Hama to Listonia, trading goods. As these expeditions grew larger and more complex, primitive bureaucracies were established and specialized roles were assigned to their members. Infantry and combat units were formed. Some of these did not only have a defensive role, but an offensive one as well.
They would fight against one another or pillage tribes for treasure. Many sessile tribes began establishing specialized units to combat these merchants. This is evident about one thousand two hundred years ago. This is the beginning of the type of organized combat we see today. Through wars and development, small settlements grew into cities and small states controlling sizeable portions of land. Control of this lands varied and often ebbed and flowed, exchanging from one party to the other in a consistent fashion over the next few centuries. About eight hundred years ago, the Manonites, led by Hama, were able to develop tactics and an appetite for resources that led to the unification of a sizeable portion of land that comprises over half of what makes up Hama today.
Many tribes retained these militaries, but a central authority in the King was able to limit and influence what those forces could do. The Kings would lead armies made up of different tribes to battle against invaders or to expand the territory of Hama or forcefully promote whatever strategic interests that the King had in mind. These armies were the first examples of joint and uniform military exercises. Gradually, the tribes adopted common combat norms and rank structures, to make cooperation more effective and easy.
About six hundred years ago, maritime navigation was still a commercial and fairly limited exercise. Then the first dhows were invented. The Hamanites copied this technology from the Packilvanians and developed this even further. Soon they were building their own boats and travelling longer distances than they had before. They were faced with pirates and foreign attacks, so their ships were equipped with fire power of their own. Eventually specialized combat ships, the first ones being deployed five hundred years ago. These were fairly simple and travelled fairly short distances.
As available tools, materials and techniques were enhanced and enlarged, they could build more ships. The king often sent parties to other parts of the "known world" , particularly Borea. These ships got bigger and more powerful. They were sent to find more trade routes and places to trade with. In this sense it was the Kings who first developed the concept of the navy. The king quickly seized this opportunity and was able to exercise a monopoly on maritime navigation and trade, so most of the naval power was held in central government hands.
About two centuries ago, the first aircraft became available. Their commercial applications and even scientific benefit was quickly apparent. The first concept of military applications emerged one hundred and fifty years ago. The state had a monopoly on this technology so they were the first and only body in the nation to explore these resources for military applications. The empire expanded and the role of naval and aerial forces grew much bigger. This need has not changed much, but the technology, skills and leadership have all adapted and augmented to handle this new world.
Land forces
The term "land forces" is a term that refers to all the structure that are primarily concerned with combat on the ground. These forces are made up of cavalry, infantry, mechanized infantry and artillery. Due to the modernization of the forces, particularly in the more developed colonies and territories, mechanized infantry and artillery have been emphasized and consolidated. These four branches of terrestrial combat determine how these ground forces are organized and the command structures that are placed over them.
Maritime forces
The term "maritime forces" is generally more restricted to the Navy of Hama, but there are peripheral forces. The Navy of Hama formed the main engine of Hamanian imperialism. It was the first part of the military to form a central organ of armed force that was under the command of the central Hamanian government. While the tribal forces, that provided defense and administered law and order, were constituted and under the tribes with approval and oversight of the central government, the Navy was fully controlled by the King in Komodu.
Aerial forces
The aerial forces are the youngest forces to be established. They were only established, in some form, in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. While the technology that was needed to build and the money that was needed to buy and maintain aircraft was only available to the Air Force of Hama, aircraft became more easily available in other parts of the empire. Many aerial combat units in other parts of the empire were only introduced halfway through the twentieth century. Devolved authorities assumed more control over them and the land forces.
