Caledonian Army Unit Organizations

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Caledonian Army units are organized into several levels.

Brigades are primarily infantry; they exist primarily to hold ground and support other units on the offensive.

Divisions are combined-arms units, larger than Brigades (and, unlike the practice in many Armies, not composed of brigades. Division are capable of extended independent action.

Corps are groupings of brigades and divisions.

  • A "Mechanized Corps" is 2-4 Divisions (and occasional attached Infantry Brigades in support) plus supporting troops, as noted below.
  • A "Corps" (without any modifiers) is a group of 2-6 Brigades, generally intended to defend a geographic area.

A Field Force is a unit of 2-5 Corps (Mechanized or regular) plus supporting troops as noted below. Field Forces undertake major operations, or defend large areas of territory.

Brigades

A Caledonian Brigade - it's not necessary to call it an "infantry" brigade - is organized the same at any tech level. Their mode of transportation will vary according to the tech level (as noted below).

  • 3 x Rifle Battalions - these are explained below.
  • 1 x Headquarters Battalion, consisting of...:
    • 1 x Recon Company - 72 men, with light transport according to their tech level (TL9: light vehicles or helicopters; TL12, light grav sleds).
    • 1 x Damper Company - Mobile nuclear dampers (only TL12 brigades)
    • 1 x Headquarters Company - 6 x Headquarters Vehicles, 4 x Gravitic Recon Vehicles (security)
  • 1 x Support Battalion, consisting of...:
    • ** 1 x Logistics Company - 1 x water purification vehicle (plus storage systems), 8 x transport sleds.
    • 1 x Transport Company 4 x groups of 6 x supply transport vehicles per tech level (for transporting supplies from Logistics to the maneuver battalions)
    • 1 x Maintenance Company - Mobile repair platoons for ordnance and electronics.
    • 1 x Medical Company - Gravmobile Field Hospital.
    • 1 x Signals Company - Mobile data networking unit
  • 1 x Close Fire Support Battalion

Plus transport units (at appropriate tech level) attached from other echelons

Mobility

Caledonian infantry units will use different means of transportation depending on their tech level and role.

  • TL9 - Truck/ATV, APC, Helicopter, Leg
  • TL10 - G-Carrier (light), APC, Leg
  • TL11 - G-Carrier (Armored or light), Leg
  • TL12 - G-Carrier (Stealth/Armored), Leg


Divisions

Caledonian Divisions are larger than brigades, and more capable of extended independent offensive operations.

Their five maneuver battalions are almost always organized into combined arms "battlegroups" - one based on each of the five maneuver (Heavy/Light) Battalion HQs - mixing Grav, Infantry, Fire Support, Recon and Engineer elements into mobile strike forces.

  • 2 x Heavy Battalions - explained below.
  • 3 x Light Battalions - explained below.
  • 1 x Close Fire Support Battalion - Explained below
  • 1 x General Fire Support Battalion - Explained below
  • 1 x Recon Battalion:
    • 5 x Close Recon Squadrons each with 14 Wallace Gravitic Recon Vehicles (one squadron normally attached to each maneuver battalion/Battlegroup.
    • 1 x Long Range Scout Company
  • Logistics Battalion, with:
    • Medical Company
    • Maintenance Company
    • Supply Company
    • Close Support Company
      • 5 x transport teams @ 12 G-Carriers; supply-movers, assigned one team to each Battalion/Battlegroup.
  • Engineer Battalion -
    • Construction Company
    • 5 x Combat Engineer Companies
  • Headquarters Battalion
    • Staff Section
    • Intelligence Section
    • Operations Section
    • Signals Company
    • Military Police Company

"Battlegroups"

Battlegroups are ad hoc combined arms teams based on one of the maneuver (Grav or Infantry) Battalion headquarters. They are flexible and organized at the discretion of the Division Commander, a two-star general.

A typical sample Battlegroup based on a TL-12 Grav Mech battalion may include the following:

  • Grav Battalion headquarters Battalion
  • Close support logistics team from the Logistics Battalion
  • Close Recon squadron from the Recon Battalion
  • Two "Heavy" companies of Chieftain Grav Combat Vehicles
  • A "Light" company of infantry in G-Carriers
  • A Combat Engineer company
  • A fire support batteries from the Fire Support battalions.
  • Forward observers from both the close and general fire support battalions.

Corps

A Mechanized Corps is 2-4 Divisions (as noted above), occasionally with Brigades added for additional support and security.

A Corps is 2-6 Brigades of infantry.

Corps are generally assigned to large, extended operations.

Corps headquarters include the following support troops:

  • 2 x General Fire Support battalions
  • Corps Logistics Battalion - This serves as the supply "warehouse" for the various constituent divisions and brigades, and
  • Intelligence Battalion
    • Electronic Intel Company - intercept and cryptography
    • Humint Company (Liaison with battalion, brigade and division recon units)
    • Long Range Scout Company
    • Analysis Company
  • "Cavalry" Battalion - 3 x squadrons of 14 x Reconnaissance Vehicles (at associated tech level).
  • Headquarters Battalion
  • Signals Battalion (mobile data networking)
  • Military Police Battalion
  • Medical Battalion
  • Construction Engineer Battalion


Field Forces

Field Forces are large groups of multiple (3-8) Corps, generally responsible for large geographical areas.

Field Force headquarters include the following support troops:

  • 3 x General Fire Support battalions
  • Field Force Logistics Group:
    • "Warehouse" Battalion
    • Maintenance Battalion
    • Ordnance (heavy weapons repair) Battalion
    • Fusion Battalion (fusion plant maintenance)
  • Headquarters Battalion
  • Signals Group (mobile data networking)
    • Multiple comms battalions
  • Military Police Battalion
  • Medical Battalion (generally one or more general and evacuation hospitals)

Battalion Organizations

There are several fairly standard battalion organizations found througout the Caledonian Army. Their equipment varies by tech level, but the organization stays largely the same (except as noted below).

Heavy Battalion

A "Heavy" Battalion connotes "Tank Battalion" at lower tech levels, and "Grav Tanks" at higher levels.

  • 4 x "Saber" Squadrons, each composed of:
    • Headquarters Section - 2 x Heavy FV (see below)
    • 3 x Troops each with 4 x Heavy FV (see below)
  • HQ Company, composed of
    • Battalion HQ: 3 x Heavy Command Vehicles
    • Recon Troop - 6 x Recon vehicles
    • Battalion Aid Station (6 x medical General Transport G-Carriers.
    • Maintenance Platoon, with 3 x Heavy recovery vehicles and four G-Carriers.

Light Battalion

A "Light Battalion connotes an "infantry battalion". While Caledonian infantry can by carried by any variety of vehicles according to their tech level (see below), the battalions are are all organized as follows:

  • 4 x "Rifle" Companies, each composed of
    • Headquarters Section
    • 3 x Platoons, each with
      • 3 x Sections of 8 men mounted in an Infantry Carrier (associated with role and tech level)
      • Weapons Section, 9 men mounted in an Infantry Carrier (associated with role and tech level)
    • Fire Support Platoon - 22 men armed with various mortar or missile launch systems.
  • HQ Company, mounted in Infantry Carriers per tech level, composed of
    • Battalion HQ
    • Scout Platoon - 22 men, including 6-10 specially trained and equipped snipers.
    • Battalion Aid Station
    • Maintenance Platoon
    • Supply Platoon

Close Fire Support Battalion

  • 5 x Batteries each with:
    • 4 x Close Fire Support Systems
    • 4 x Ammunition Carriers
    • 2 x Fire Control Center Vehicles
  • 1 x Target Acquisition Battery
    • 12 x Forward Observations teams in Forward Observation vehicles

General Fire Support Battalion

  • 3 x Batteries each with
    • 6 x General Fire Support Systems
    • 6 x Ammunition Carriers
  • 1 x Target Acquisition Battery
    • 6 x Forward Observations teams in Forward Observation vehicles


Equipment by Tech Level

While the various types of unit organization will stay the same from tech level to tech level, the specific equipment (as referenced above) will vary by tech level as shown below:

Type of Equipment TL12 TL 11 TL10 TL9 TL8
Heavy AFV Chieftain Grav Combat Vehicle Comet Grav Tank Centurion Grav Tank Crusader Main Battle Tank various local tanks
Heavy Cmd Vehicle Command Chieftain Command Comet Command Centurion Command Crusader Command version of local heavy AFV
Reconaissance Vehicle Wallace GRV Bruce GRV Stranraer GRV Various ATVs Local ATVs
Forward Observer Vehicle Wallace FOV Bruce FOV Stranraer FOV FOV versions of various ATVs Local ATVs equipped for forward observation
Infantry Carrier Highlander Carrier Norseman Carrier Fusilier Carrier Saxon ICV Various local armored personnel carriers
Close Fire Support Curate CFSV Priest III CFSV Priest I CFSV Usher 120mm Self-Propelled Howitzer Various local toward and SP howitzers
General Fire Support Bishop GFSV Priest IV Missile Vehicle Priest II Missile Vehicle Local Missile Launchers Local Multiple ROcket Systems
Heavy Recovery Vehicle Chieftain GRV Comet ARV Centurion ARV Crusader ARV Recovery version of local heavy AFV
Light Recovery Vehicle Highlander GRV [[Norseman Armored G-Carrier|Norseman GRV}} Fusilier Carrier Saxon ARV Various local light recovery vehicles


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