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The Royal Haliczan Army

Royal Haliczan Army

The Royal Haliczan Army

Founded
1656

Country
Halicz-Słupica

Branch
Land Forces

Size
170 000

Part of
Ministry of Military Affairs

Headquarters
Halicz, Halicz-Słupica

Motto
"Ad augusta per angusta"

Leadership

Commander-in-Chief
Król Stefan I

Chief of Staff
Generał Hubert Barlicki

Insignia

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The Royal Haliczan Army (RHA) is a military branch of the Haliczan Armed Forces responsible for land operations. It consists of 170 000 soldiers.

Role


RHA's main roles are: defending the country from land invasions, performing interventions outside of the nation's borders and helping the emergency services fight major natural disasters.

History

Haliczan Photography Archive

by The IC Kingdom of Halicz-Słupica of Warsaw-Halicz

Civilian:

Höllendorf Square and Grand Theatre in Halicz, 1930

Military:

OHS Dymitr Wiślicki during naval maneuvers, 1935


Mortar crew in the battle of Kańczyhom during the war with Greater Saint-Paul, 1939


SDS-85 of the 2. Pułk Powietrznodesantowy (2nd Air Assault Regiment), 1964


HZL-7 fighter "Szalony Stefan" from 4. Dywizjon Myśliwski "Czarne Orły" (4th "Black Eagles" Fighter Dywizjon, dywizjon being a Haliczan aerial unit, bigger than a squadron but smaller than a wing) piloted by Stefan Banaszak, a Haliczan fighter ace. Exhibited in the Museum of the Haliczan Military, 2044

Note: photographs within each section are arranged in a chronological order

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The Royal Haliczan Army was formed in 1656, shortly after the country declared independence. It fought in bloody Rumelian Civil War which lasted 4 years. After winning this conflict, it underwent a reform proposed by its first Commander - Grand Hetman Albert Höllendorf, as it was exceedingly numerous, but poorly equipped.

The next major reform was enacted in 1763, when the regimental system was enacted. Regiments received their own numbers, distinctive features and, over the years, also official nicknames, for example "Ogary Wojny" - "Warhounds". Furthermore, the rank system was changed, with generals replacing the earlier hetmans.

In 1908 the first armoured car model was introduced and in 1917 first tanks entered service. Starting from 1912, the Army controlled military aviation, which became a seperate military branch in 1919. Even though cavalry is no longer in combat use in the RHA, many armoured units retain their names from before the adoption of tanks and continue the traditions of various cavalry units. The connection is further emphasised by the armoured equivalent of a battalion being named a dywizjon and oftentimes including the name of the cavalry unit whose traditions it cultivates (for instance dywizjon dragonów - dragoon battalion). Enlisted soldiers in those units have rank names dependent on the unit's name, i.e. ułan (uhlan).

Structure


Branches:

Soldiers belonging to different branches are distinguished by the colour of their shoulder patch edging and beret. Naturally, the former only applies to their service and dress uniforms.

Ranks:

Formations:

Units:

Unit

Size

Commander

Drużyna/działon/załoga (squad/cannon/crew)

3-15

Drużynowy (Squad leader)

Pluton (platoon)

15-45 (typically 3-4 squads)

Młodszy porucznik (Junior lieutenant)

Kompania/bateria/szwadron (company/battery/squadron)

60-110

Kapitan (Captain)

Batalion/dywizjon (battalion/no equivalent)

300-1200

Młodszy pułkownik (Junior colonel)

Pułk (regiment)

500-2100

Pułkownik (Colonel)

Brygada (brigade)

2400-6000

Generał brygady (Brigade general)

Dywizja (division)

8000-15000

Generał dywizji (Division general)

Armoured brigade - 2 tank battalions and 1 mechanised battalion

Mechanised brigade - 3 mechanised battalions

Artillery regiment (self-propelled) - 36 self-propelled guns, 18 self-propelled multiple rocket launchers, 780 soldiers

Anti-air regiment (self-propelled) - 20 SAMs, 21 MANPADs, 520 soldiers

Armoured division - 2 armoured brigades, 1 mechanised brigade, 1 artillery regiment, 1 anti-air regiment, recon, field hospital, logistics and armoured engineer battalions - 10000 soldiers

Mechanised division - 3 mechanised brigades, 1 artillery regiment, 1 anti-air regiment, recon, field hospital, logistics and mechanised engineer battalions - 10000 soldiers

Equipment

Soldiers during "Brzgawa 2015" exercise

Infantry weapons:


Calibre: 5,56 mm
Magazine size: 30 rounds
Rate of fire (theoretical): 700 RPM
Effective firing range: 500 m (iron/collimator sights)/800 m (telescopic sight)


Calibre: 9 mm
Magazine size: 15 rounds
Rate of fire: semi-automatic
Effective firing range: up to 100 m


Calibre: 5,56 mm
Magazine size: 50/100-round belt
Rate of fire (theoretical): 800 RPM
Effective firing range: 1000 m


Calibre: 7,62 mm
Magazine size: 50/100-round belt
Rate of fire (theoretical): 1000-1300 RPM
Effective firing range: 200-1200 m (depends on sights, above 600 m on tripod or mounted)


Calibre: 12,7 mm
Magazine size: 50-round belt
Rate of fire (theoretical): 700-800 RPM
Effective firing range: 1,5 km (vs. air targets), 2 km (vs. ground targets)


Calibre: 12,7 mm
Magazine size: 7 rounds
Rate of fire: bolt action
Effective firing range: 3000 m


Calibre: 72 mm
Guidance system: infrared
Effective firing range: 5,5 km

Heavy equipment:


Crew: 2
Armament: 1x 23 mm twin autocannon, 1x twin PKPlot "Oszczep" SAM launcher
Rate of fire (practical): 400 RPM (autocannon)
Effective firing range: 2,5 km (autocannon), 5,5 km (missile)


Guidance: manual
Calibre: 700 mm
Warhead: 200 kg frag-HE
Maximum speed: 3 Mach
Effective firing range: 45 km

Vehicles:


Note: the depicted tank is the standard Vapian version with shorter gun

Crew: 4
Armour: laminated steel/composite, steel side anti-cumulative screens
Armament: 1x 120 mm L55 gun, 1x anti-air 12,7 mm machine gun, 1x coaxial 7,62 mm machine gun
Maximum speed: 70 km/h (on road)
Operational range: 600 km

Bought from The Impero Vapiano of Western Vapia as a modified version of C1 Ariete


Crew: 3
Armour: Keniva armour, steel side anti-cumulative screens
Armament: 1x 120 mm smoothbore L55 gun, 1x anti-air 12,7 mm machine gun, 1x coaxial 7,62 mm machine gun
Maximum speed: 60 km/h (on road)
Operational range: 450 km (without extra fuel tanks)

Bought from The Krinslo Empire of British Bayonet as LBT-40 and slightly modified


Crew: 3
Armour: composite and reactive armour (hull front - 220 mm, hull sides - 80 mm, turret - 400 mm), steel side anti-cumulative screens
Armament: 1x 125 mm WZZ DC-82 gun, 1x anti-air 12,7 mm NKM machine gun, 1x coaxial 7,62 mm KM 3 machine gun
Maximum speed: 60 km/h (on road), 45 km/h (in the field)
Operational range: 650 km


Crew: 3 (+7 passengers)
Armour: non-explosive reactive and steel armour (steel thickness: 22-33 mm)
Armament: 1x 30 mm DS-30A autocannon, 1x PPK-113 "Przetarg" ATGM, 1x 7,62 mm KM 3 machine gun
Maximum speed: 65 km/h (on road), 45 km/h (in the field), 7 km/h (water)
Operational range: 600 km


Crew: 3 (+6 passengers)
Armour: 8 mm steel armour, optional composite armour (makes the vehicle unable to swim)
Armament: 1× 7,62 mm KM 3 machine gun OR 1x 12,7 mm NKM machine gun, 1x 40 mm grenade launcher
Maximum speed: 100 km/h (on road), 10 km/h (water)
Operational range: 650 km


Crew: 1 (+4 passengers)
Armour: light steel armour
Maximum speed: 177 km/h (on road)
Operational range: 700 km


Crew: 1-2
Armour: light steel armour
Maximum amount of cargo: 10 t
Maximum speed: 85 km/h (on road)
Operational range: 650 km


Crew: 4
Armour: light steel armour
Number of barrels: 40
Calibre: 122 mm
Maximum firing range: 20 km (normal ammunition) 35 km (special ammunition)
Maximum speed: 85 km/h (on road)
Operational range: 650 km


Crew: 5
Armour: steel armour (up to 20 mm)
Armament: 1x 155 mm WZZ DP-20S gun-howitzer, 1x 7,62 mm KM 3 machine gun
Effective firing range: 30 km
Maximum speed: 60 km/h (on road)
Operational range: 400 km


Crew: 3
Armour: light steel armour
Armament: 8x PKPlot-330 AAMs
Maximum speed: 65 km/h (on road)
Operational range: 500 km

PKPlot-330 AA missile
Guidance: radio command
Calibre: 235 mm
Warhead: 15 kg frag-HE
Maximum speed: 2,5 Mach
Effective firing range: 12 km


Crew: 3
Armour: light steel armour
Armament: 8x PKPlot-317 AAM
Maximum speed: 65 km/h (on road)
Operational range: 500 km

PKPlot-317 AA missile
Guidance: semi-active radar homing
Calibre: 400 mm
Warhead: 70 kg frag-HE
Maximum speed: 3 Mach
Effective firing range: 3-50 km

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