Tolvanic Military

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The Tolvanic military is tasked with defending the territory of Tolvan and protecting Tolvanic interests abroad. The Tolvanic military is relatively small in proportion to the population of the Commonwealth but it is among the best trained in the world and is well equipped. The military consists of the Tolvanic Army, Tolvanic Marine Corps, Tolvanic Navy, Tolvanic Air Force, Special Operations Forces Command, and Reserve Forces Command. The Tolvanic military is under civilian oversight through the Ministry of Defence.

Tolvanic Army

The Tolvanic Army is the Tolvanic military's largest branch. The Tolvanic Army is primarily expeditionary in nature as Tolvan's geography and location has rendered it relatively safe from invasion throughout its history.

The Tolvanic Army currently consists of fifteen corps level headquarters, forty-five divisions (nine armoured, nine mechanized infantry, three light mechanized infantry, three motorised infantry, twelve airmobile, three air cavalry, six light infantry), six armored cavalry regiments (three heavy, three medium), fifteen artillery brigades (nine armored, six airmobile), fifteen air defense brigades, twelve combat engineer brigades (nine mechanized, six light), fifteen attack aviation brigades (in addition to those assigned to the divisions), fifteen aviation lift brigades (in addition to those assigned to airmobile/air cavlary divisions), fifteen military police brigades (all motorized though six are airborne capable), and fifteen Theater Sustainment Groups (TSG).

Divisional Template

  • 3x Brigade Combat Teams
  • 1x Cavalry Squadron
  • 1x Attack Aviation Brigade
  • 1x Aviation Lift Brigade (Airmobile/Air Cavalry divisions only)
  • 1x Field Hospital
  • 1x PSYOP Company
  • 1x Civil Affairs Company
  • 1x Divisional HQ

Brigade Combat Team Template

  • 3x Line Battalion
  • 1x Field Artillery Battalion
  • 1x Combat Engineer Battalion
  • 1x Air Defense Battalion
  • 1x Armored Cavalry Troop
  • 1x Brigade Support Battalion
  • 1x Signals Company
  • 1x Military Intelligence Company
  • 1x Brigade HQ


Key equipment:

  • Hellhound II MBT (license built AMI M20 Mackall)
  • Hellcat IFV/CFV (license built Aequatian military Industries (AMI) Spartan III)
  • Lancer Cruiser Tank (produced by AMI)
  • M200 Multirole Armourored Vehicle family (license built Lyran LY219
  • CTVL family (based on the CVR(T) chassis)
  • M190 Mjolnir 155mm Self Propelled Howitzer (license built from AMI)
  • M235 Broadsword 203mm SPH (license built from AMI)
  • M271 Ballista MLRS (license built from AMI)
  • HMMWV
  • AH-72 attack helicopter (license built from AMI)
  • UH-60 transport helicopter
  • CH-47 heavy transport helicopter
  • HH-12 multirole helicopter family


Key infantry weapons:

  • R15 assault rifle (6.5 x 48mm)
  • M25 SAW (6.5 x 48mm)
  • MG3 medium machine gun (7.62 x 51mm)
  • M205 grenade launcher (40mm)
  • M12 pistol (.45 caliber)
  • M23 family of hand grenades


Total Personnel Strength: 3,403,125

Tolvanic Marine Corps

The Tolvanic Marine Corps is tasked with conducting amphibous operations and providing onboard boarding and counterboarding parties to Tolvanic naval vessels.

Unlike the marines of most nations the Tolvanic Marine Corps is a completely independent branch of the Tolvanic military, though it does share much of its doctrine and equipment with the Tolvanic Army.

The Tolvanic Marine Corps consists of fifteen divisions and fifteen air wings.

Key Equipment

  • AAV-6 LVTP
  • Hellhound II MBT
  • Tolvanic Light Armored Vehicle (TLAV)
  • Hydra air defense vehicles
  • AH-16 "Black Cobra" attack helo
  • F-35 strike fighter (
  • CH-53 cargo helo
  • V-22 Osprey

Marine Division

  • 3x Marine Regiment
  • 1x Artillery Regiment (54 M345 155mm howitzers, 18 M321 MLRS)
  • 1x Tank Battalion (58 Hellhound II MBTs)
  • 1x Amphibous Assault Brigade (100 AAV-6 LVTPs)
  • 1x Air Defense Battalion (18 Hydra Air Defense Vehicles)
  • 1x Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion (60 TLAV)
  • 1x Combat Engineer Battalion
  • 1x Divisional Support Brigade

Marine Air Wing

  • 3x Attack Squadron (12 F-35B)
  • 2x Attack Aviation Squadron (12 AH-16)
  • 3x Medium Lift Squadron (15 V-22)
  • 1x Heavy Lift Squadron (18 CH-53)
  • 1x Combat Support Squadron (15 KC-130)

Total Personnel Strength: 1,151,208

Tolvanic Navy

The Tolvanic Navy is Tolvan's senior service. As Tolvan is a collection of far flung islands the existence of the Tolvanic Navy predates that of the Tolvanic Army by nearly 40 years. THe Tolvanic Navy is responsible for defending Tolvan's territorial waters, protection of Tolvan's Seagoing Lines of Communication (SLOC), defending Tolvanic interests at sea, and projecting power in support of National Policy Objectives.

The Tolvanic Navy is organized into six fleets, which are further subdivided into numerous squadrons or similar ships (i.e. Crusier Squadron One, Submarine Squadron Three, etc.) However, these formations are primarily administrative in nature, the standard unit of tactical organization is the Group. The Tolvanic Navy currently has 519 warships and 612 support ships on active duty.

There are currently five types of Group in Tolvanic Naval service:

  • Carrier Strike Group
  • Amphibous Strike Group
  • Surface Strike Group
  • Escort Group
  • Littoral Combat Group
  • Submarine Strike Group

Major Ship Classes:

  • Kestrel class aircraft carrier
  • Bay calss escort carrier
  • Pollux class guided missile cruiser
  • County class guided missile destroyer
  • Shaw class ASW destroyer
  • Resolute class guided missile frigate
  • Commonwealth class corvette
  • Shark class attack submarine
  • Wraith class ballistic missile submarine
  • Stone, Wolf, and Harper class amphibous assault ship
  • Danger class mine warfare vessel
  • various support ships

In addition it controls Coastal Patrol Command, thirty squadrons of maritime patrol aircraft, and forty carrier air wings (plus fifteen escort carrier air wings).

Key aircraft:

  • F-28C (license built AMI F-28 Black Eagle)
  • F-35 (B and C variants)
  • A-16A (license built AMI A-16A Invander)
  • EA-16B Thrasher (license built from AMI)
  • E-2
  • P-3E maritime patrol aircraft
  • H-60 family
  • HH-65
  • CH-53

Total Personnel Strength: 2,255,325

Tolvanic Air Force

The Tolvanic Air Force is tasked with protecting Tolvanic airspace, providing deployed ground forces with air superiority, close air support, and tactical strike support, as well as conducting strategic strike and transport missions. The Air Force is made up of three component commands: Tactical Air Command, Strategic Air Command, and Transport Command.

It currently fields sixty fighter wings, twelve attack wings, nine electronic warfare wings, six aerial control wings, six reconnissance wings, twelve bomber wings, thirty-six airlift wings, and twelve aerial refueling wings.

Key aircraft:

Total Personnel Strength: 625,725

Special Operations Forces Command

Special Operations Forces Command controls all special operations forces in the Tolvanic military.

These include the Special Air Service, Special Boat Service, Special Reconnissance Regiment, Tolvanic Army Special Forces (Grey Berets), 73rd Special Tactics Wing, 23rd Pararescue Squadron, 150th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, 312th Special Operations Wing, and the 1337th Special Applications Group.

Total Personnel Strength: Classified

Reserve Forces Command

The bulk of the Tolvanic military's combat power lies in the active duty Regular Forces. However, there are substantial amounts of forces held in reserve throughout the country. Currently all able bodied males are required to serve two years in a Reserve Force unit upon reaching his 18th birthday, the only exceptions are those individuals who wish to join the all-volunteer Regular Force. Reserve Forces units can not be deployed outside of Tolvanic Territory without a formal order issued by the Prime Minister and approved by at least a 75% margin in the Parliament. In addition the Provincial Governer of the province in which the unit is based must also approve.

Reserve Forces Command consists of the following branches: National Guard, Naval Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Air Defense Command, Coastal Defense Command, and the Individual Inactive Reserve.

Nuclear Forces

The bulk of Tolvan's nuclear deterrant is found in the tactical nuclear arsenals of the various branches. Each branch (except the Marine Corps) operates the NW-550 tactical nuclear warhead in some capacity. The NW-550 can be delivered via 203mm artillery round, ATACMS surface to surface missile, M670 gravity bomb, NATACMS ship launched surface to surface missile, Tomahawk-N cruise missile, and the AGM-100 Mace "bomber buster" heavy SAM.

In addition Tolvan operates an undisclosed number of NM-227 "Doomsday" ICBMs and NM-335 "Desolation" SLBMs.

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