Nadezhdan Armed Forces

== Combat Doctrine ==
Surprise assault, sabotage, infiltration, insurgency and counter-insurgency warfare, multi-vector attack, international pursuit and decimation campaigns, and deep-range raiding operations.
== History ==
At their heyday, following the reforms of Dolom Tkerekin and the integration of the slave mages, the Nadezhdan Armed Forces had a fearsome reputation. They were considered to be professional, no-nonsense soldiers with a ruthless streak. 
== Deep Operation ==
"Deep battle encompasses manoeuvre by multiple Nadezhdan Armed Forces front-size formations simultaneously. It is not meant to deliver a victory in a single operation; instead, multiple operations, which might be conducted in parallel or successively, will induce a catastrophic failure in the enemy's defensive system. Each operation serves to divert enemy attention and keep the defender guessing about where the main effort, and main objective, lies. In doing so, it prevents the enemy from dispatching powerful mobile reserves to this area. The Army can then overrun vast regions before the defender can recover. The diversion operations also frustrate an opponent trying to conduct an elastic defense. The supporting operations have significant strategic objectives themselves and supporting units are to continue their offensive actions until they are unable to progress any further. However, they are still subordinated to the main/decisive strategic objective determined by high command. Each of the operations along the front will have secondary strategic goals, and one of those operations will usually be aimed towards the primary objective. The strategic objective, or mission, is to secure the primary strategic target. The primary target usually consists of a geographical objective and the destruction of a proportion of the enemy armed forces. Usually the strategic missions of each operation are carried out by a Nadezhdan front. The front itself usually has several shock armies attached to it, which are to converge on the target and encircle or assault it. The means of securing it is the job of the division and its tactical components, which Nadezhdan deep battle terms the tactical mission."
-Dolom Tkerekin, address to the Nadezhdan Armed Forces on the eve of the War of the Philosopher-Kings
== Composition ==
== War of the Philosopher-Kings ==
== After the War ==
Though Nadezhda still maintains an armed forces, it is capped at a certain number. The army has atrophied and become an institution that provides jobs for dissolute youth, and a social ladder for the rich. The loss of the slave mages has functionally crippled the army's effectiveness. Category:Organizations
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