Iconian Army
| Iconian Army | |
|---|---|
| Exercitus Iconicus | |
| x200px Iconian Army logo | |
| Founded | 1805 |
| Country | Iconian Empire |
| Branch | Surface |
| Type | Army |
| Role | Surface warfare |
| Size | est. 42 000 |
| Part of | Imperial Defence Force |
| Army Headquarters | Nola, Viridia |
| Motto(s) | "Ad utrumque paratus" "Prepared for either " |
| Colours | Green and red |
| Equipment | |
| Commanders | |
| Imperator Iconii | Theodorus III |
| Consul | Sosicles Superbus |
| Magister Equitum | Albanus Haterius |
| Exercitus | ~ |
The Iconian army (IA) has been established during the unification of Aquilian Empire from the armed forces of Aquilia, Thessolakia, Lucia and Viridia. The Iconian army has been shifted aside through the history. The army significance has been determined by both the government and the armed forces command as unmeaningful because of a strategy counting on navy being first line of defence.
History
The Iconian army predecessors have undergone the first major change around 1500MT when the first good breed of horses able to carry human arrived from oversea territories in Serthenia. The following adaptation of them on battle tactics and manoeuvring has caused a dramatic change initially. Second power shift has been many centuries later during which the armies started adapting the gunpowder firearms supplied by Edusan and Serrian friends. Although the army’s equipment has been upgraded with time, it was always given the smallest budget of all armed branches par the coast guard. This came as a shock during the second invasion of Iconia when the enemy force has managed to penetrate the naval and air forces and land on the shores. Underequipped Iconian army stood low chance against the superior firepower, however with the invasion force small size, and emergency conscription, the numbers prevailed and the invasion was pushed back to its beachhead and finally destroyed.
In the following years, the army has gained a more significant focus and its doctrine and organisation has been completely restructured into a more mobile force able to respond to any invasion anywhere on the Aquilian island or the oversea territories with amphibious operations capability.
Structure
Senior Management
- 21st Air Assault Brigade
- 3rd Home Defence Division
- 4th Home Defence Reserve Division
- Regional Command Nola
- Regional Command Aurelia
- Regional Command Lucia
