Katona Army

### Role(s)

Prompt land sustained land and air combat combined arms operations· Combined arms maneuver
· Armoured and mechanised operations
· Airborne and air assault operations

The **Katona Army** is the land service branch of the Katona Armed Forces and is seen throughout the Saunders Initiative series.

## Structure

The Katona Army's field structure is broken into several subdivisions under its command:

* **Field Army:** Consists of 2+ corps or 4+ divisions (~90,000 soldiers), commanded by a General or Lieutenant General.
* **Corps:** Consists of 2-5 divisions (~20,000-55,000 soldiers), commanded by a Lieutenant General and Major General as deputy commander.
	+ A corps is the highest level of command that provides operational direction for combat operations, with higher levels concerned with administration rather than operations.
* **Division:** Consists of 3-4 brigades (~10,000-20,000 soldiers), commanded by a Major General or Brigadier General, and are subdivided into airborne, armoured, infantry, and mountain divisions.
	+ Each division conducts major tactical operations and sustained battlefield operations.
* **Brigade/Regiment/Group:** Consists of 2-3 battalions (~3,000-5,000 soldiers), commanded by a Brigadier General or Colonel with a Lieutenant Colonel as a deputy commander.
	+ Armoured units are organised into regiments, and Special Operations units are organised into Troops.
* **Battalion/Squadron:** Consist of 4-6 companies (~1,000 soldiers), commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel with a Major as deputy commander.
	+ Battalions are organized into combat arms battalions, combat support, and combat service support battalions by unit type.
	+ Armoured and air cavalry are organized into squadrons.
* **Company/Battery/Troop:** Consist of 3-4platoons (~200 soldiers), commanded by a Captain or Major.
	+ Artillery is organized into batteries and armoured and air cavalry units are organized into troops.
	+ Companies, batteries, and troops are tactical-sized units that can perform a battlefield function on its own.
* **Platoon:** Consists of 2-5 squads (~45 soldiers), led by a Lieutenant or Junior Lieutenant.
* **Squad:** Consists of 2 fireteams (4-10 soldiers), led by a Staff Sergeant.
* **Fireteam/Team:** Consists of 4 soldiers and led by a Sergeant or Corporal.

## Equipment

### Small arms weapons

The Katona Army employs various weapons to provide light, medium, and heavy firepower. The standard-issued rifle used by the Army is the SIG Sauer MCX Carbine. The primary sidearm is the SIG Sauer M18. The Katona Army are equipped with a Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV) which holds an Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK), M67 fragmentation grenades, M18 coloured smoke grenades, and M84 Flashbang grenades.

Specialised weapons include the SIG Sauer MG338, M249, and M240 to provide suppressive fire at squad levels. Indirect fire is provided by the M320 Grenade Launcher Module. The Mossberg 590 shotgun is used for door breaching and close-quarters combat. The SIG 716DMR and M110A1 SASS are used by designated marksmen, and snipers are able to operate between the Barret M82 and Barret MRAD.

The Army utilises a variety of direct-fire rockets and missiles to provide infantry with Anti-Armour and Anti-Air capabilities. The main Anti-armoured weaponry used by the infantry, are the NLAW and M3 MAAWS. The FGM-114 Javelin and BGM-71 TOW are also used by Army soldiers as anti-tank and anti-air guided missiles.

### Vehicles

The Army's most common vehicle is the MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (MATV), capable of serving as a cargo-troop carrier, weapons platform and ambulance, among other roles. The Cougar is a Mine-Resistant troop carrier that the army also uses. The army's main infantry fighting vehicles and armoured personnel carriers are the M1126 Stryker ICV and M2A5 Kodiak.

### Aviation

The Katona Army Aviation Branch operates a few fixed-wing aircraft, but mainly operates several rotary-wing aircraft. These include the AH-6 Super Cobra Attack Helicopter and the UH-64 Hawk utility tactical transport helicopter. The army additionally operates RQ-9 Reaper drone for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance.

## Personnel

Ranks for the Katona Army are split into two categories: *Officer Ranks* and *Other Ranks*

## Subordinate Units

### Command Elements

* Haven 1-Actual
* Goliath

### KSEC Elements

* Katona Special Expeditionary Corps
	+ 1st Katona Division
		- 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team
			* 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment
			* 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment
			* 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment
			* 12th Cavalry Regiment
			* 3rd Field Artillery Battalion
			* 7th Brigade Support Battalion
		- 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team
		- 3rd Armoured Brigade Combat Team
			* 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Armour Regiment
		- 1st Katona Aviation Group
	+ 2nd Katona Division
	+ 3rd Katona Division
	+ 1st Katona Aircraft Wing
	+ 4th Katona Logistics Group