Caledonian National Guard

Caledonian National Guard

The army of the Kingdom of Caledon is a small force dedicated to defending the territorial integrity of the kingdom, and is known as the National Guard. As such, it possesses no weapons that are overtly offensive in nature. The Caledonian government has also publically rejected the development and/or use of chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons, citing them as "offensive, in both senses of the term." In fact, all of the Guard's original equipment was captured during the country's liberation from the Movement for a Communist Zartania (MCZ) forces. The MCZ, in turn, obtained most of the equipment from the former Thistland when they succeeded in subverting that government. Below you will find a listing of all of the National Guard's current subordinate units and equipment, as well as information about some of its personnel, missions, and flags. The National Guard is commanded by Lieutenant General Lord Andrew Murray, with its headquarters located in the city of Glascho northeast of the capital.

FLAGS
The National Guard has three types of flags that are used. These flags are the Guard flag, the King's colors, and the regimental colors. The Caledonian National Guard flag has a green field with the national flag in the canton. In the fly of the flag is the Guard badge topped by a gold royal crown. The Guard badge itself features the blue and white national thistle badge surmounting two crossed swords. The Guard flag is flown at military garrisons and facilities belonging to the National Guard, but is not carried by units in the field. It is simply the National Guard version of the national flag. The King's colors are the national flag as carried by military units in the field. Each unit of battalion size and above is authorized to carry the King's colors (the national flag in proportions 3:4) defaced by the unit's badge and designation at the center of the cross. While the King's colors are no longer carried into combat, they are still used for parade, and are flown along with the Guard flag at the specific unit's garrison. The regimental colors are a holdover from a by-gone era when the Caledonian army carried its colors into combat. At that time, the army was based around its various regiments as the basic fighting unit. As such, each regiment in the army carried its own distinctive flag in addition to the King's colors so that the field commander could see the locations of his forces. While such flags are no longer carried into combat, the regiment color lives in the National Guard as a ceremonial flag bestowed only upon regiment's in His Majesty's service. Each regimental color is square, a features various background and cross colors, with the unit designation in the center and battle honors on the flag's field. Regimental colors are only used during parade or inspection.

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Caledonian National Guard flag, est. 301AP

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Caledonian King's colors (example), pattern est. 301AP

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Caledonian Regimental colors (example), pattern est. 124AP

UNITS
The Caledonian National Guard currently is composed of three divisions, all of which contain infantry, armor, artillery, and other subordinates, and one strategic reserve regiment. The equipment for the divisions was captured from the MCZ during the liberation in 301AP. However, the Caledonian defense industry is currently engaged in the design and production of new armor, artillery, and other equipment in order to replace the aging Thistlandic pieces. Because of the kingdom's insistance on non-offensive weapons, the National Guard has only three armor battalions (one subordinate to each division), no self-propelled artillery, and no armored personnel carriers. The backbone of the Caledonian military is its "straight-leg" infantry, towed artillery, and mortars. Unlike most armies across Vexillium, the National Guard has no helicopter or fixed-wing air assets, either for attack or transport. The Royal Caledonian Air Force is the only branch of the armed forces authorized to operate aircraft, and is therefore tasked with provided helicopter transport to the National Guard in time of war. Also because of the kingdom's defensive stance, all National Guard units at the company level and above are consistantly at half-strength during peacetime, each company being composed of one active duty platoon and one reserve platoon. Reservists drill one weekend every two months in order to maintain efficiency in their combat arms. The National Guard, both active and reserve, is completely volunteer, with most soldiers enlisting for four- to six-year tours, while officers are career. Women are allowed to join the Guard, but may only serve in non-combat units at present. Below you'll find a list of the current order of battle of the Caledonian National Guard, as well as major unit commanders and equipment.

National Guard - Lt. Gen. Lord Andrew Murray 1st Division - Maj. Gen. Sir William MacNeil 1st Brigade 1st Regiment 1st Infantry Battalion #1 Infantry Company #2 Infantry Company #3 Infantry Company Mortar Battery (6 x 78-mm mortars) 2nd Infantry Battalion 3rd Infantry Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion (18 x 130-mm mortars) 2nd Mortar Battalion(18 x 130-mm mortars) 1st Engineer Battalion 1st Signals Battalion 1st Medical Platoon 2nd Regiment 1st Infantry Battalion 2nd Infantry Battalion 3rd Infantry Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion (18 x 130-mm mortars) 2nd Mortar Battalion(18 x 130-mm mortars) 1st Engineer Battalion 1st Signals Battalion 1st Medical Platoon 1st Artillery Battalion (18 x 135-mm towed gun/howitzers) 2nd Artillery Battalion (18 x 135-mm towed gun/howitzers) 2nd Brigade 3rd Regiment 1st Infantry Battalion 2nd Infantry Battalion 3rd Infantry Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion (18 x 130-mm mortars) 2nd Mortar Battalion(18 x 130-mm mortars) 1st Engineer Battalion 1st Signals Battalion 1st Medical Platoon 4th Regiment 1st Infantry Battalion 2nd Infantry Battalion 3rd Infantry Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion (18 x 130-mm mortars) 2nd Mortar Battalion(18 x 130-mm mortars) 1st Engineer Battalion 1st Signals Battalion 1st Medical Platoon 1st Artillery Battalion (18 x 135-mm towed gun/howitzers) 2nd Artillery Battalion (18 x 135-mm towed gun/howitzers) 1st Armor Battalion (24 x Type 293 medium tanks)2nd Division - Maj. Gen. Edward Scott 3rd Brigade 5th Regiment 1st Infantry Battalion 2nd Infantry Battalion 3rd Infantry Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion (18 x 130-mm mortars) 2nd Mortar Battalion(18 x 130-mm mortars) 1st Engineer Battalion 1st Signals Battalion 1st Medical Platoon 6th Regiment 1st Infantry Battalion 2nd Infantry Battalion 3rd Infantry Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion (18 x 130-mm mortars) 2nd Mortar Battalion(18 x 130-mm mortars) 1st Engineer Battalion 1st Signals Battalion 1st Medical Platoon 1st Artillery Battalion (18 x 135-mm towed gun/howitzers) 2nd Artillery Battalion (18 x 135-mm towed gun/howitzers) 4th Brigade 7th Regiment 1st Infantry Battalion 2nd Infantry Battalion 3rd Infantry Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion (18 x 130-mm mortars) 2nd Mortar Battalion(18 x 130-mm mortars) 1st Engineer Battalion 1st Signals Battalion 1st Medical Platoon 8th Regiment 1st Infantry Battalion 2nd Infantry Battalion 3rd Infantry Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion (18 x 130-mm mortars) 2nd Mortar Battalion(18 x 130-mm mortars) 1st Engineer Battalion 1st Signals Battalion 1st Medical Platoon 1st Artillery Battalion (18 x 135-mm towed gun/howitzers) 2nd Artillery Battalion (18 x 135-mm towed gun/howitzers) 1st Armor Battalion (24 x Type 293 medium tanks)3rd Division - Maj. Gen. George Herries 5th Brigade 9th Regiment 1st Infantry Battalion 2nd Infantry Battalion 3rd Infantry Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion (18 x 130-mm mortars) 2nd Mortar Battalion(18 x 130-mm mortars) 1st Engineer Battalion 1st Signals Battalion 1st Medical Platoon 10th Regiment 1st Infantry Battalion 2nd Infantry Battalion 3rd Infantry Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion (18 x 130-mm mortars) 2nd Mortar Battalion(18 x 130-mm mortars) 1st Engineer Battalion 1st Signals Battalion 1st Medical Platoon 1st Artillery Battalion (18 x 135-mm towed gun/howitzers) 2nd Artillery Battalion (18 x 135-mm towed gun/howitzers) 6th Brigade 11th Regiment 1st Infantry Battalion 2nd Infantry Battalion 3rd Infantry Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion (18 x 130-mm mortars) 2nd Mortar Battalion(18 x 130-mm mortars) 1st Engineer Battalion 1st Signals Battalion 1st Medical Platoon 12th Regiment 1st Infantry Battalion 2nd Infantry Battalion 3rd Infantry Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion (18 x 130-mm mortars) 2nd Mortar Battalion(18 x 130-mm mortars) 1st Engineer Battalion 1st Signals Battalion 1st Medical Platoon 1st Artillery Battalion (18 x 135-mm towed gun/howitzers) 2nd Artillery Battalion (18 x 135-mm towed gun/howitzers) 1st Armor Battalion (24 x Type 293 medium tanks)Strategic Reserve Regiment - Col. Alexander MacDonald 1st Armor Battalion (21 x Type 291 medium tanks) 2nd Armor Battalion (21 x Type 293 medium tanks) 1st Artillery Battalion (18 x 135-mm towed gun/howitzers) 2nd Artillery Battalion (18 x 150-mm towed howitzers) 1st Transportation Battalion (100 x cargo trucks)