The Black Army, formerly the White Army (elite guard of the Augarian monarchs), has been significantly modified in the past year.
Originally, this army consisted of massive conscription of 7% of all Augarians (all Augarian 18-25-year-olds, male and female, were drafted) and amounted, until now, to roughly 130,000,000 troops.
However, in the past year, it has joined other nations in creating a more Western army, appropriate due to its significant decrease in territory since the Augarian empire's fall. The conscription is now 1% of the nation's total population, roughly 18.4 million highly trained troops spread amongst the army, navy, and airforce (the navy, however, is primarily from Augarutzen, whilst the other two are mostly Augarian).
The following is a breakdown of troop numbers.
67% Army
12.3 million
25% Navy
4.6 million.
8% Airforce
1,472,000
ARMY:
-1 Black Army- 12.3 million troops each
-6 Legions- 2,050,000 troops each
-5 Battalions- 410,000 troops each
-5 Corps- 820,000 troops each
-40 Divisions- 2,050 troops each
-25 Platoons- 82 troops each
-2 Groups- 41 each
-10 Squadrons- 4 each (note: one squadron has a leading unit, who coordinates the movements of both)
Unique Weapons:
Assault Rifles:
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Aug77
Description: The main assault rifle of Augarian infantry, the Aug77 is a fully-automatic mid-long range weapon equipped with a laser scope and grenade launcher.
Type: Assault rifle
Place of origin: Augarundus
Service history
In service: 1989–present (modified and updated)
Production history
Designer: Augaritrech
Designed: 1984
Manufacturer: Augaritrech
Produced: 1988–present
Specifications
Weight: 7.7 lb
Length: 3 feet, 4 inches
Barrel length: 9"
Cartridge: 7x42 mm
Action: gas operated rotating bolt
Rate of fire: 800 rounds/1 minute
Muzzle velocity: 920 m/s
Effective range: 750 yards
Feed system: 30-round box magazines
Sights: Reflex sights, laser scope
Sniper Rifles:
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Schlauf91
Type: Sniper rifle
Place of origin: Augarundus
Service history
In service: 1989–present (modified and updated)
Production history
Designer: Augaritrech
Designed: 1967
Manufacturer: Augaritrech
Produced: 1968–present
Specifications
Weight: 9.45 lb
Length: 48.2 in
Barrel length: 24.4 in
Cartridge: 7x42 mm
Action: gas operated rotating bolt
Rate of fire: 40 rounds/1 minute
Muzzle velocity: 830 m/s
Effective range: 1300 m
Feed system: 10-round detachable box magazine
Sights: telescopic sight
SMG:
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Hendleich
Type: SMG
Place of origin: Augarundus
Service history
In service: 1999–present (modified and updated)
Production history
Designer: Augaritrech
Designed: 1991
Manufacturer: Augaritrech
Produced: 2001–present
Specifications
Weight: 5 lb
Length: 17.7 in
Barrel length: 8 in
Cartridge: .45Aug
Action: blow back, closed bolt
Rate of fire: 650 rounds/1 minute
Effective range: 100 m
Feed system: 25-round detachable box magazine
Sights: ironsights
NAVY:
Navy- 4.6 million troops
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3,220,000 in combat-ready ships, roughly 350,000 may use aircraft on ships, others coordinate strategic movements.
Navy-16,100 Augarian heavy ships (consisting of battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, and the famous and unique Augarian frigates)
Augarian Battleships- large vessels designed to take and deal back fire. Slow yet powerful, these behemoths are long-lasting and technologically advanced, though they are simple in design and function: blocks of iron and steel positioned in front of enemy cannons.
Aircraft carriers- longer and thinner than battleships, with just a tad less protection (all Augarian ships are built to survive). Can hold 30 fighters or bombers and 3 helicopters (only 12 fighters and 1 helicopter may be on deck at a time, meaning the others are in storage).
Cruisers- the fast-hitting cruiser is designed to maneuver around enemy fire and deal huge amounts of damage to strategic positions like engines and barracks. They also take out smaller vessels. They are also referred to and similar in design to dreadnoughts.
Augarian Frigates- a uniquely Augarian ship, the Augarian frigate is similar to colonial wooden frigates in design, but simply modernized. The ship is extremely fast due to it being sleek and thin, and also may, like cruisers, enter shallow water. It is also similar to dreadnoughts in its tendency to use huge artillery to demolish anything in its path, consist of defensive steel plating, and be the fastest ship in the Augarian navy. The frigates are the figurehead of Augarian vessels and, out of the 16 thousand ships in the navy, the infamous Augarian frigate makes up just over half.
Unique Augarian features:
-All ships have decorated gold-plated plows in the front and, oftentimes, sides. This is due to the frigid and often frozen-over waters in Augarundus and the need to plow through them.
-Augarian ships never forgot the colonial age when the Augarian Empire collapsed. Thus, artillery isn't just built above the ship, but also into it (as if cannons were positioned in the sides).
-Augarian ammunition for artillery is meant to cause as much pain as possible; damage is merely a result. As such, exploding missiles (that release toxic chemicals) are often used, as well as liquid and gaseous fire.
AIRFORCE
Roughly 1.5 million troops, 1 million of which use aircraft regularly. Many of the rest are piloting drones, examining weather patterns, contacting pilots, coordinating assaults, or artillery specialists.
Augarian Jets:
-Augtlen Fighter- a small, fast, single-pilot fighter, the Augtlen consists of a small cockpit, two extremely small wings, an obscenely powerful engine, four heavy machine guns, two missile launching systems, a single bomb, and advanced computer technology (that, with the assistance of a pilot, essentially auto-targets anything not in communication or recognized by Augarundus. However, the pilot himself must give the order to fire). It is effective for dogfights, anti-infantry attacks, and fighting against naval vessels. NOT in bombing cities.
-Ugrev Bomber- a mid-sized two-man plane, the Ugrev consists of a pilot operating the ship and two machine guns, as well as a 'gunner' who operates the bombing 'casket', four machine guns, and a missile-launching system. It is almost identical to the Augtlen in its computer functions, though both pilots have different systems (the which contact one another with information about the other's actions, allowing enhanced communication). The bombing system is, unlike the Augtlen's one requiring preparation, an automatic drop of a specified amount of bombs (voice recognition allows pilots to state "four/five/seven/twelve/etc." "insert bomb type", immediately dropping tiny pellets into the targeted area, much like rapid-fire missiles).
-Drones- drones are available for Ugrev and Augtlen fighters, and sometimes used for more dangerous missions.
-Pulyesh Heavy Gunship- a large, well-armored, plane, the Pulyesh consists of a containment chamber that may hold as many as thirty paratroopers, six gunmen operating machine guns, missile launching stations, and two bombing 'caskets', and a pilot. It is the Augarian airforce's figurehead plane, and often has, like the navy, a ceremonial golden plow on the front (like that of naval vessels, it is shaped like a raven's head), but on a lesser scale.
Unique Augarian traits:
-All gunmen are positioned in circular turrets rotatable at 270 degrees (note: they may not rotate into the plane itself).
-Machine guns are fast-firing long range weaponry used to wreak havoc and cause damage, yet not destroy entirely (unless, of course, in the case of fighting against smaller, less armored planes and vessels, or against infantry).
-Missiles can lock on to targets due to the computerized technology systems so long as the target emits some sort of heat. Note: once the target has been locked onto, the missile doesn't generally change targets as a result of heat transfers like some cinema portrays. This is oftentimes due to the the missile's incapability to hit Augarian marked ships and planes (unless specially authorized to do so via the command center's control panel).
-When the 'casket' of a bomber opens up, different ammunition is dropped. Standard bombs cause large, artillery-like explosions. Hydrogen containers are somewhat larger, and Augarian fire is a liquid pitch-like material lit aflame moments before reaching the ground by a casket. Augcivan is the most deadly non-WMD weapon used, as it is a toxic gas used to burn internal organs and exposed flesh. It also suffocates enemies, but that usually isn't as quick in its ability to kill as is the burning effects.
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This, a much more elite force, has been established due to the necessity for a more powerful army to be used in geographically much smaller areas. Likewise, Augarian tactics have changed.
ORIGINAL AUGARIAN ARMY:
-A brief bombing and artillery run would be made to destroy hard positions.
-Massive, meat-shield infantry would charge and swarm the enemy to death, resulting in more casualties for the Augarians than those they fought against in almost all cases (this would result in a "victory").
Modern Augarian Army:
-Deadly bombing runs made to demoralize and torture the enemy.
-Infantry begin to engage the enemy, holding them in place.
-Armored cavalry and artillery begin blasting enemy hard points apart, then destroy ordinary constructs.
-More bombing.
-The most elite infantry cleanse the remains of those hard points and usually hold positions close to allied lines.
-Said elite infantry split into smaller groups, using terrorist tactics to further demoralize the enemy and take out leaders.
-Public executions of officers behind enemy lines take place (hanging, impaling and immolation are commonplace).
-Threats of total destruction, usually consisting of insults, ominous warnings against specific officers of their upcoming execution, promise that no prisoners will be taken, the Augarian word for 'death' burned onto POW's bodies, etc. are made either by megaphones, dropped pamphlets from bombers, or any other ways of communication.
-Infantry press forward.
-Infantry solidify their position alongside elite troops.
-Bombing runs once again wreak havoc, but for much more extended periods of time. This is coupled with artillery and armored cavalry for total destruction. In a coastal town, naval fleets tend to blast anything and everything apart.
-Repeat until the entire city is leveled (if anything stands, the mission was unsatisfactory).
-A loud claim that all prisoners will now be accepted is made. This, due to its contrast with previous Augarian claims, will beckon many demoralized troops who feel that they may still survive, out to surrender. Under certain circumstances, they may be transported to camps to be worked to death secretly. Otherwise (under normal circumstances), they will be either shot if they make it to an Augarian camp or, normally, gassed in the streets.
-With only a few bullet-ridden enemies left, the Augarian infantry make a final charge into the inner city, killing those who have survived endless artillery strikes.
Note: not all battles follow this procedure, but it is standard, especially when attacking cities. And yes, Augarian troops do attack with this magnitude of destruction: this is due to their tendencies to take each city one at a time (this draws out the experience, a feature of the Augarian psychological warfare), focusing resources on a single major stronghold before moving on to the next, ensuring that there is a path to the city should they need to return and defend it.
Augarian warfare's traits:
-Psychological warfare is key: in demoralizing troops with the thought that they are fighting against almost inhuman Augarians who come from the very depths of hell itself (Augarundus has a reputation for being harsh and inhospitable) they eradicate any momentum the troops had in their advance, stunning them and locking them in position for the second trait.
-Total destruction: to leave no one and nothing alive is an Augarian trait.
-Toxic gasses: they don't require aiming or anything: just release them from bombers and artillery 'caskets' and let them spread throughout the open areas: Augcivan, the most deadly Augarian weapon, is dense enough to cloud the streets as face-level for days.
-Threats and symbolism: impalement and immolation are common Augarian execution forms (all crimes in Augarundus are punished by execution), and threats to torture and/or execute via these methods are also.
-In Augarundus, murder is murder, and death is death. On the battlefield, the same methods are used as in a torture chamber or execution grounds: causing massive pain is Augarian-style warfare.
