Urocyan Armed Forces

The **Urocyan Armed Forces**, sometimes called the **Urocyan Military** or **Imperial Military**, are the collective military forces of the Urocyan Empire. It is considered to be one of the largest militaries in the world by 2022. The Armed Forces are managed by the Imperial War Ministry, but is also under the command of the Emperor.

It appears frequently throughout the *Foxtrot: Foxes in Arms* series.

## Branches

* Urocyan Imperial Ground Forces
* Urocyan Imperial Naval Forces
* Urocyan Imperial Air Forces
* Imperial Secret Service

## History

### Origins

Prior to the 1970s, the Urocyan military was nothing too special as Urocyia started out as a sort of kingdom before being reformed into a republic. At that time, it only consisted of the Urocyan Army and the Urocyan Navy, with the Air Force being part of the Army. The Urocyan Navy is known to have been formed around the late 19th century. The Urocyan military's earliest known deployment was in the so-called "Formation War," during which the military used aircraft for the first time.
Between the 1960s and the 1970s, the Urocyan Republic began to emerge as a much more modern nation, with trade beginning between the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as the Soviet Union at the time. The trading effectively modernized the military, which led to a massive reorganization, which laid the ground work for the modern Urocyan military today. The Urocyan Armed Forces promptly became the guardians of Urocyia protecting its borders from any hostile actions. In the 1980s, the development of a number of superweapons or weapons of mass destruction began, and was mostly kept secretive throughout, which is unknown how much progress was made.

### Urocyan Civil Wars

In the late 1980s, the country was hit with an economic depression that hit hard. Due to the militaristic nature of the country, many leaders felt the current government was inadequate since they were not handling the economic crisis very well. This led to various coup d'état attempts as many insurgent groups formed to take control. This would ultimately be the beginning of the Urocyan Civil War, as several factions between branches of the military attempted to get control, with the Urocyan Dynasty being successful by 1992. Uprisings continued on after this, and the Urocyan Army was utilized to put them down to varying success. When the Dynasty's government collapsed, chaos ensued as Civil War took hold once more.
Soon, a new federal government was put in place that was strong enough to put an end to all the fighting and bring the country, and the military, back to where it was so progress could continue peacefully. The Dynasty, unhappy with the direction the country was headed, attempted another coup. The Urocyan military was brought in to push them back, with the backing of a United Nations task force led by the United States to help put down the attempt, which caused the disbanding of the group, and continued collaboration with foreign powers to strengthen the military.

### Imperial Reformation

The UAF went through another reorganization after Arian Torres, who'd led the reformed Urocyan Dynasty in another coup attempt, came to power many years after the UN intervention and the end of the Urocyan Civil War. He reformed the Urocyan Republic into the Urocyan Empire, where Arian personally oversaw the re-indoctrination of current service members as well as new ones. Arian continued developing the military into quite the formidable force, using as much equipment, domestically made or imported from foreign nations, as he could get his hands on.

Once he was satisfied with the strength of the military, and the tactics each branch was to employ, Arian began planning to use it to conquer the world and purge it of all its "sins." The Imperial military launches blitzkrieg tactics against several foreign lands, showing just how much of a force to be reckoned with the Urocyan military was. The Army had a nearly one-hundred percent victory rate, and the Air Force was able to obtain air superiority without too much fuss. This was enough to make the world notice and get extremely nervous.

### Urocyan War

The United States Congress decided to take action, authorizing the use of military action to halt the Imperial advance. A joint base between the UINF and UIAF was established on a remote island as a staging base, and a number of Urocyan forces were on the island. A United States Navy task force was deployed and engaged Imperial forces on the island. The battle was hard-fought, but ended in an American victory, halting the Imperial advance and sparking the ongoing conflict between the US and the Urocyan Empire.

Following several skirmishes, the military devised an elaborate plan that was enacted in the early 2020s. The opening Urocyan surprise attacks at the opening of the War left American naval power limited, as America's vaunted carrier groups were either damaged in port, sunk around the various bases or at sea. This was the official beginning of the Urocyan War, with the Urocyan War Ministry and the American Congress declaring war on each other.