Editing KungsArmé

The '''Royal Rasalhague Army''', or '''KungsArmé''', is the military arm of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]].

===Composition===
The BattleMechs that populate these Regiments is a unique mixture of equipment. Due to the [[History of the Free Rasalhague Republic|history]] of the [[Free Rasalhague Republic|FRR]] and trade agreements with their neighboring states, an eclectic mix of [[Draconis Combine|Draconis]] and [[Lyran]] signature 'Mechs are fielded in the same units. Nowhere else in the Inner Sphere would one commonly see ''[[Zeus]]'' and ''[[Dragon]]'' 'Mechs fighting in the same ranks, or see a ''[[Panther]]'' supporting a ''[[Commando]]'' as it advances into battle. Recently, thanks to agreements with [[ComStar]], a few of their unique 'Mech designs have been seen within the KungsArmé frontline units.<ref name=20Y-49>''20 Year Update'' p.49</ref>

After the Clan Invasion and the loss of [[Terra]] to the [[Word of Blake]], ComStar assisted in bolstering Rasalhague military manufacturing, resulting in coproduction agreements to produce a number of classic Star League designs and as well as new designs such as the ''[[Beowulf (BattleMech)|Beowulf]]'' and ''[[Viking]]'' BattleMechs, the ''[[Huscarl (Aerospace Fighter class)|Huscarl]]'' [[OmniFighter]] and [[Kobold]] [[battle armor]] which appeared in equal numbers in the [[Com Guards]] and KungsArmé.

The Armor assets of the KungsArmé consist of 32 Regiments, primarily composed of [[Hunter (Combat Vehicle)|Hunter]] and [[Manticore]] tanks. Thanks to an arrangement with [[Aldis Industries]] of [[Terra]] there are also a number of [[Demolisher]]s, [[Behemoth (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth]]s and [[Schrek|Schrek PPC Carriers]] added to the KungsArmé in recent years. This arrangement benefits both parties, with the Republic receiving modern equipment at bargain prices while Aldis gains the information gathered under battle conditions to test and improve their signature designs.<ref name=20Y-49/>

A total of 97 Infantry Regiments are directly under the KungsArmé, with more than half of the units mechanized. The primary troop carrier for mechanized infantry is the hovercraft, making this force fairly mobile in nature and capable of relatively fast response in response to battlefield conditions.<ref name=20Y-49/>

The militia of the FRR consists of 62 Regiments from poor to average quality. This is due to a lack of concentrated training and limited resources and time. The KungsArmé Command has concentrated on the improvement and upgrade of frontline units, but hopes to address the issues facing the militia units when they have adequate time and resources available.<ref name=20Y-49/>

The equipment composition of the KungsArmé only became more eclectic after the annexation of the Republic into the Ghost Bear Dominion, with both large numbers of second-line Clan 'Mech designs and Word of Blake machines taken as battle salvage during the [[Jihad]] appearing in their ranks.

===Performance===
The KungsArmé has shown a remarkable level of competence, considering its short history as an active national force. Their ability to face the renegade [[DCMS]] units during the [[Ronin War]] as well as their ongoing campaign against raiders and periphery pirates has forged them into an impressive and cohesive fighting force.<ref name=20Y-49/>

The assistance of both the LCAF and DCMS in the process of forging this fighting force cannot and should not be discounted. The [[LCAF]] committed resources, in the form of the Tyr Regiment,<ref name=20Y-45>''20 Year Update'' p.45</ref> and personnel to guide, advise and help lead the nascent national army during their initial conflicts,<ref name=20Y-46>''20 Year Update'' p.46</ref> while the DCMS sent units to support as well as personnel to advise and command during this same period.<ref name=20Y-46/> Though several incidents have occurred between the KungsArmé and the forces allied with them, few were of any consequence and relations between the KungsArmé and the forces of the [[Draconis Combine]] and the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] are openly respectful if not expressly congenial. With the withdrawal of the supporting forces from [[Steiner]] and [[Kurita]], the duties of defense and protection fall squarely on the KungsArmé, and they have consistently risen to the challenge.<ref name=20Y-49/>

Since the Ronin War the most serious threat came not from the [[Inner Sphere]] but rather from the [[Periphery]]. From the date of their independence the Free Rasalhague Republic became a target for the less reputable of the Periphery's denizens. They viewed the Republic as a fat target simply waiting to be taken. As these raids continued so has the KungsArmé's ability to counter the preferred tactics of these pirate bands and raiding parties. In fact the KungsArmé has become the equal to any military within the Inner Sphere as far as small unit tactics are concerned. It is only in the fielding and management of larger operations, such as multiregimental and combined-arms actions, that the lack of experience of the KungsArmé Command is truly exposed.<ref name=20Y-49/>

To counter this lack General Månsdottir has scheduled and proceeded with military exercises with allied forces. This allows the KungsArmé to train against foes that do have these capabilities and, hopefully, learn the lessons needed to further mature without the cost in blood that would occur in actual battle. The most recent of these exercises was against the Com Guards led by [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] [[Anastasius Focht]].<ref name=20Y-49/>

Another problem that faces the KungsArmé is in their relationship with the Mercenaries they employ. This is due to initial poor contract management and problems with command structure when the Mercenaries were first hired during the [[Ronin War]] period.<ref name=20Y-45/> These hired units stuck to the letter of the law and did not act as their FRR handlers wished or expected, often leaving the KungsArmé forces exposed and unsupported. These Mercenaries were found to have lived up to the letter if not intent of their contracts, but in doing so did not endear themselves to either the KungsArmé nor to the people of the Republic.<ref name=20Y-45/> Due to these issues as well as the attitudes they inherited regarding Mercenary forces from being part of the Draconis Combine, there is a general distrust of mercenaries within the Republic.<ref name=20Y-49/>

Though they would prefer not to, the recent increase in raids along the Periphery border<ref name=20Y-46/> has forced the Republic to hire mercenary units, though this time the contracts are much better thought out and all the standard clauses have been stipulated. In fact some of the aspects of the contracts currently being offered do much to make the lives of the hired forces as difficult as possible, possibly in revenge for the perceived and real slights which have occurred in the past.<ref name=20Y-49/>

==Command Structure==
Thanks to the large number of LCAF officers who assisted in its formation, the organization of the KungsArmé is patterned after the pre-FedCom [[LCAF]].<ref name=FMCS-63>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 63</ref> The KungsArmé consists of twelve departments, previously headquartered in the Citadel on Rasalhague, a Rasalhague Principality military complex expanded to serve at the headquarters of the Rasalhague Military District,<ref name=20Y-48/> now located on the Orestes Province capital of Orestes. These are:

===Administration===
The largest of the twelve, Administration is the home of the massive bureaucracy required to run the KungsArmé.<ref name=FMCS-63/>

===Command Council===
Serving to provide advice and information for the ''[[Överbefälhavare]]'', the Command Council consists of the heads of the other eleven departments, the ''Överbefälhavare'', his chief of staff and the commander of each of Republic's provinces. Ultimately the council is merely an advisory board, the ''Överbefälhavare'' having the final say.<ref name=FMCS-63/>

===ComStar/Mercenary Relations===
Originally the department which oversaw the coordination of mercenary units operating within the Republic, the department was expanded to include ComStar's military.<ref name=FMCS-64>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 64</ref>

===Intelligence===
Separate from [[Mimir]], the military intelligence department is focused on gathering information about the motivations and troop strength of the Republic's Inner Sphere and Clan neighbors.<ref name=FMCS-64/>

===Justice===
This department handles legal complaints from civilians against KungsArmé personnel, ensuring fair and unbiased representation for accused soldiers.<ref name=FMCS-64/>

===Medical Corps===
This department is charged with providing medical care for the members of the KungsArmé<ref name=FMCS-64/>

===Military Education===
As well as being responsible for maintaining the Republic's military academies, the Military Education department also oversees the training of the Republic's planetary militia trainees.<ref name=FMCS-64/>

===Quartermaster===
The Quartermaster department has the vital task of proving the KungsArmé with the proper matériel and supplies, dealing with the myriad companies that provide the Republic is military hardware.<ref name=FMCS-64/>

===Reservist Readiness===
This department oversees the elements of the KungsArmé held in reserve, primarily outdated hardware manned by retired soldiers. The department was all but gutted by the horrific losses of such reserve units during the Clan Invasion.<ref name=FMCS-64/>

===Strategy and Tactics===
The KungsArmé's think tank, the Strategy and Tactics department utilized sophisticated computers to study the information provided by the Intelligence develop tactics to use against the Republic's enemies.<ref name=FMCS-64/>

===Transport===
Controlling the bulk of KungsArmé's noncombat [[JumpShip]]s, the Transport department oversees the transfer of soldiers and supplies between postings.<ref name=FMCS-64/>

===Warrior's Ombudsmen===
The military counterpart to the Justice department, the Warrior's Ombudsmen deals with complaints between soldiers, formed to ensure soldiers would have legal recourse against superiors.<ref name=FMCS-64/>

==Units of the KungsArmé==
The KungsArmé fielded at its height a total of two hundred and six [[Regiment]]s, sixteen of these where [[BattleMech]] units. These Regiments are organized along lines of size and designed purpose for ease in deployment and command.<ref name=FMCS-63/><ref name=20Y-48/>

===Current Formations ===
Current units as of [[3079]]. The KungsArmé unit structure was reformed following the merger with [[Clan Ghost Bear]].<ref>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 26</ref>

====Tundra Galaxy====
{{main|Tundra Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)}}

====Taiga Galaxy====
{{main|Taiga Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)}}

====Polar Galaxy====
{{main|Polar Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)}}

===Former Formations ===

====Drakøns====
{{main|Drakøns}}
The Drakøn are Heavy 'Mech Regiments. There are 4 Regiments of Drakøn in the Republic army and they are the backbone of the KungsArmé 'Mech forces.<ref name=20Y-48/>
* [[1st Drakøns]] - Destroyed during [[Clan Invasion]]
* [[2nd Drakøns (Free Rasalhague Republic)|2nd Drakøns]] - Destroyed during Clan Invasion
* [[3rd Drakøns]]
* [[4th Drakøns]] - Destroyed during [[Task Force Serpent]]

====Freemen====
{{main|Freemen}}
The Freemen are three Regiments of medium BattleMechs. These units are the jacks of all trades of the Republic, being used where a force of lighter weight units would not be effective but a heavier unit would be a waste of the limited KungsArmé assets.<ref name=20Y-48/>
* [[1st Freemen (Free Rasalhague Republic)|1st Freemen]] - Destroyed during Clan Invasion
* [[2nd Freemen]]
* [[3rd Freemen (Free Rasalhague Republic)|3rd Freemen]] - Destroyed during Clan Invasion

====Hussars====
{{main|Hussars (Free Rasalhague Republic)}}
The Hussars 'Mechs are a mix of [[BattleMech#Light|light]] and [[BattleMech#Medium|medium]] 'Mechs that are used primarily as the fast strike offensive force of the KungsArmé.<ref name=20Y-48/>
* [[1st Hussars (Free Rasalhague Republic)|1st Hussars]] - Destroyed during Clan Invasion
* [[2nd Hussars (Free Rasalhague Republic)|2nd Hussars]] - Destroyed during Clan Invasion
* [[3rd Hussars (Free Rasalhague Republic)|3rd Hussars]]

====Kavalleri====
{{main|Kavalleri}}
The Kavalleri are 4 Regiments that are made up of light 'Mechs. The doctrinal use of these forces is scouting and screening of the heavier 'Mech units of the KungsArmé.<ref name=20Y-48/>
* [[1st Kavalleri (Free Rasalhague Republic)|1st Kavalleri]] - Destroyed during Clan Invasion
* [[2nd Kavalleri (Free Rasalhague Republic)|2nd Kavalleri]]
* [[3rd Kavalleri (Free Rasalhague Republic)|3rd Kavalleri]] - Destroyed during Clan Invasion
* [[4th Kavalleri]]

====Gunzburg Eagles====
{{main|Gunzburg Eagles}}
The only Assault weight regiment operational after the dissolution of the 1st Tyr,<ref name=20Y-48>''20 Year Update'' p.48</ref> the [[Gunzburg Eagles]] was destroyed during the Clan Invasion but ultimately rebuilt after the integration into the [[Clan Ghost Bear Touman|Ghost Bear ''touman'']].

====1st Tyr Regiment====
{{main|1st Tyr}}
Unique among the KungsArmé for existing prior to the formation of the Free Rasalhague Republic, the [[1st Tyr]] was originally a [[Lyran Commonwealth]] funded Assault BattleMech regiment manned by Tyr freedom fighters which saw action during the [[Fourth Succession War]] before being disbanded after the [[Ronin War]], only to be revived as a symbol of rebirth after the Clan Invasion.

====Planet Militias====
Many planets deployed planetary militias, most of them composed of conventional [[Combat Vehicle|Armor]] and [[Infantry]] forces.
A list of these commands can be found [[:Category:Free Rasalhague Republic Militia Commands|here]].

==Military Academies==
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==Uniforms==
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<gallery>
File:FRR-field-uniform-3054.png|Field Uniform
File:FRR-dress-uniform-3054.png|Dress Uniform
</gallery>

==Military Ranks==
The ranks of the KungsArmé are roughly equivalent to those of the old [[SLDF]], save for the fact they are in Swedish. Ranks are listed below in Swedish first, English second.

{|class="wikitable" width="350"
|+ [[KungsArmé]] Military Ranks And Insignia
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! ''[[Menig]]'' (Private)
|align="center"|[[Image:FreeRasalhague-Menig.png|30x30px|link=Menig]]
|-
! ''[[Korpral]]'' (Corporal)
|align="center"|[[Image:FreeRasalhague-Korpral.png|30x30px|link=Korpral]]
|-
! [[Sergeant#Free Rasalhague Republic|Sergeant]] (Sergeant)
|align="center"|[[Image:FreeRasalhague-Sergeant.png|30x30px|link=Sergeant#Free Rasalhague Republic]]
|-
! ''[[Fanjunkare]]'' (Sergeant Major)
|align="center"|[[Image:FreeRasalhague-SergeantMajor.png|30x30px|link=Fanjunkare]]
|-
! ''[[Löjtnant]]'' (Lieutenant)
|align="center"|[[Image:FreeRasalhague-Lieutenant.png|25x30px|link=Löjtnant]]
|-
! ''[[Kapten]]'' (Captain)
|align="center"|[[Image:FreeRasalhague-Captain.png|25x30px|link=Kapten]]
|-
! [[Major#Free Rasalhague Republic|Major]] (Major)
|align="center"|[[Image:FreeRasalhague-Major.png|25x30px|link=Major#Free Rasalhague Republic]]
|-
! ''[[Överste-Löjtnant]]'' (Lieutenant-Colonel)
|align="center"|[[Image:FreeRasalhague-LtCol.png|25x30px|link=Överste-Löjtnant]]
|-
! ''[[Överste]]'' (Colonel)
|align="center"|[[Image:FreeRasalhague-Colonel.png|25x30px|link=Överste]]
|-
! ''[[Generalmajor]]'' (Major General)
|align="center"|[[Image:FreeRasalhague-MajorGeneral.png|25x30px|link=Generalmajor]]
|-
! [[General#Free Rasalhague Republic|General]] (General)
|align="center"|[[Image:FreeRasalhague-General.png|25x30px|link=General#Free Rasalhague Republic]]
|-
! ''[[Överbefälhavare]]'' (Commander in Chief)
|align="center"|[[Image:FreeRasalhague-CINC.png|25x30px|link=Överbefälhavare]]
|}

A pilot of a 'Mech is called a ''Kavallerist'', plural ''Kavallerister'', ancient Swedish for cavalry soldier. The Swedish word for Regiment is ''Regemente'', Battalion is ''Bataljon'', and Company is ''Kompani''.

==Equipment==
===Infantry equipment===
*[[Draconis Combine and Free Rasalhague Republic Infantry Kit]]
* [[Infiltrator|Infiltrator battle armor]] (limited/special issue)
* [[Kobold|Kobold battle armor]]

===Tanks and other combat vehicles===
*[[Axel|Axel Mk 1 and Mk 2 heavy tanks]]
*[[Demolisher|Demolisher heavy tank]]
*[[Vedette|Vedette medium tank]]
*[[Daimyo HQ#Variants|Daimyo HQ 67-R Mobile Command Post]]

===BattleMechs===
*[[Ostroc|OSR-2C ''Ostroc'' heavy BattleMech]]
*[[Orion|ON1-K ''Orion'' heavy BattleMech]]
*[[Dragon|DRG-1N ''Dragon'' heavy BattleMech]]
*[[Archer#Variants|''Archer'' ARC-2K & ARC-5R heavy BattleMechs]]
*[[Beowulf (BattleMech)|BEO-12 ''Beowulf'' medium BattleMech]]
*[[Wolf Trap|WFT-1 ''Wolf Trap'' medium BattleMech]]
*[[Vindicator#Variants|VND-1AA ''Avenging Angel'' medium BattleMech]] (unsuccessful variant of the ''Vindicator'' BattleMech, limited issue)
*[[Panther|PNT-9R ''Panther'' light BattleMech]]

===Aircraft (including VTOLs) and Aerospace craft===
*[[Shilone|SL-17 ''Shilone'' medium aerospace fighter]]
*[[Huscarl (Aerospace Fighter class)|HSCL-1-O ''Huscarl'' heavy aerospace fighter]]
*[[MechBuster|MechBuster anti-'Mech atmospheric fighter (conventional fighter)]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''

[[Category:Military Organizations]]