Mousian Army

The **Mousian Army** is the land component of the Mouse Island Defense Forces. Unlike Mousian Naval Forces and Mousian Air Forces, the Mousian Army does not carry the title ‘forces'.

## History

The first military units in Mouse Island can be traced back to *The Great Cat War*, where the governors of Mouse Island at that time formed the *Cheddarton Volunteer Rifle*. This militia unit consisted of 1,000 mice armed with captured weapons from the Pirate Cats. The birth of the modern Mousian Army came about when the Federal Council of Mouse Island passed the formation of Mousian Army bill on January 1st, 1940. This allowed the initial recruitment of 45 males for the First Experimental Mousian Company on 1 March 1941. Then, after the establishment of MIDF on March 14th, 1941, came the official establishment of Mousian Army. During World War II, the Mousian Army only had 1 Battalion. However, during the escalating tensions of Cold War, the number of Battalion increased from 1 to 7.

The Mouse Island Armoured Corp (MIAC) can trace its roots to the formation on September 19th, 1944.

## Organization and Structure

### **Tactical Structure**

The Mousian Army currently has 8 Corps and 4 Regiments. These are grouped into 3 main components — the Combat Element, the Combat Support Element and the Support Elements. The Corps and Regiments are currently organized into four divisions.

### **Chief of the Army**

The current Chief of Army is General Zilla Atonoishimo.

## Rank structure

The Mousian Army rank structure has 18 levels from Private to General. These ranks are divided into 2 main groups — Officer and Other Ranks which includes the Non-Commissioned Officer ranks.

**Officers**

**Other ranks**

## Corps and Regiments

**8 Corps made up of**

1. Mouse Island Armoured Corps (MIAC)
2. Mousian General Service Corps
3. Mouse Island Medical Corps
4. Mouse Island Logistic Corps
5. Mouse Island Ordnance Corps
6. Mousian Military Police Corps
7. Mousian Electrical and Mechanical Engineer Corps
8. Mousian Army Air Corps

**4 Regiments made up of**

1. The Great Mice Regiment
2. Mouse Island Signal Regiment
3. Mousian Engineering Regiment
4. Mousian Artillery Regiment

### Combat Elements

#### **The Great Mice Regiment**

*The Great Mice Regiment* is the most senior regiment of the Mousian Army. Its ranks are recruited from amongst the Mousian population. The Regiment has 15 battalions. There are configured 11 Standard Infantry Battalions, three Mechanized Infantry Battalions and one Parachute Infantry Battalions.

#### Mouse Island Armoured Corp

The *Mouse Island Armoured Corp* (MIAC) provides the armour capability for the Mousian Army. Currently, the Corps consists of 5 Armoured Regiment, namely Regiment 1, Regiment 2, Regiment 3, Regiment 4 and Regiment 5. which are equipped with various armoured personnel carriers and light combat vehicles. Regiment 1 is the sole user of T-80 Main Battle Tanks (MBT) from Soviet Union / Russia whereas Regiment 3 is the sole user of K2MS Black Panther MBT from South Korea.

### Combat Support Element

#### **Mousian Artillery Regiment**

The *Mousian Artillery Regiment* is the artillery regiment of the Mousian Army and provides artillery support and local air defence for army units. The regiment is equipped with 44 Czech-made RM-70 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), 30 Canadian-made GC-45 Howitzer 155 mm towed artillery, 140 L118 light gun from United Kingdom, 30 152mm SpGH DANA Howitzer. Air defence is provided using a mix of Swiss Oerlikon twin 35 mm, Swedish Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft artillery and Flakpanzer Gepard Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun (SPAAG) from Germany. Missile systems including Rapier and Starstreak from the UK, Igla and Strela-2 from Russia, and Stinger and MiM-23 Hawk from the US.

#### **Mouse Island Signal Regiment**

The Mouse Island Signal Regiment, MISR, is in charge of strategic communication, tactical communications, electronic warfare and early warning systems such as radar.

#### **Mousian Military Police Corps**

The Mousian Military Police Corps deploys as part of the field army, in support of army operations, and enforces proper conduct among army personnel. Aside from being responsible for base security, the military police are also tasked with preventing and investigating criminal activities on army property or by military personnel.

#### **Mousian Engineering Regiment**

The Mousian Engineering Regiment is a sub-unit of Mouse Island Armoured Corp. They served as Regiment 2 and are tasked with demolitions, bridge-laying and the repair of military infrastructure, such as airbase runways, or clearing obstacles in emergency situations.

#### **Mousian Electrical and Mechanical Engineer Corps**

The Mousian Electrical and Mechanical Engineer Corps is responsible for the maintenance of all vehicles and machinery of the Mousian Army.

### Service Support Elements

#### **Mouse Island Ordnance Corp**

The Mouse Island Ordnance Corp ensures that all military supplies and ordnance are stored, secured and inventoried properly.

#### **Mouse Island Logistic Corp**

The Mouse Island Logistic Corp is in charge of transporting troops and supplies to the various units of the Mousian Army.

#### **Mouse Island Medical Corp**

The Mouse Island Medical Corp provides training for Army medics and other specialists. It runs the Armed Forces hospitals and provides the battlefield mobile hospitals.

#### **Mouse Island General Service Corps**

The Mouse Island General Service Corps handles administration and financial management for the entire army.

### Elite Forces

#### **All-Terrain Armed Squad (ATAS)**

The All-Terrain Armed Squad (ATAS) is the Mousian Army’s special forces and commando unit. ATAS is one the most fearsome Elite Forces unit of the Mousian Army. ATAS is the operational home of various specialists and the Commando units, which are capable of conducting unconventional warfare or special operations. One of the known operations of this unit was *Operation: Brave Scramble* during the 2001 San Mousisco standoff, where this unit successfully infiltrated and eliminated Pirate Cats’ base and even eliminating all of them.

#### Mousian Air Corps (MAC)

The Mousian Air Corps (MAC) is the army aviation branch formed around a core of Mousian Air Forces officers. This new Army formation is tasked with liaison duties, providing limited transport capabilities, close air support and also air reconnaissance using light observation helicopters. This unit is equipped with Boeing AH-64 Apache, AgustaWestland AW109, Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King and Bell UH-1 Iroquois ‘Huey’