The Royal Army

**THIS FACTION NO LONGER EXISTS AS A FUNCTIONING ENTITY IN TWR**

## Lore Overview

The **Royal Army** (abbreviated as RA) is the armed forces of the United Enclave of British Counties (UEBC). It was formed after the reformation of the former Royal Militia into an official and professional fighting force to protect British citizens and survivors in post-apocalyptic Britain sometime after the founding of the UEBC in 2061. Their main adversary in the post-Flash world following reconstruction is the Maior Exército Brasileiro (MEB).

## History

### Royal Militia

Prior to the Royal Army's creation, it traces its lineage to the former Royal Militia, the defense organization founded inside the community of Herefordshire, the UEBC's current capital. With the protection of itself against bandits and mutants, and ultimately the wasteland itself, the Royal Militia was formed, which would slowly grow in power to rival opposing factions that stood in their way. Soon, the Royal Militia began to expand their efforts outside of the Herefordshire Area, purging bandit-contested areas as well as scavenging supplies from former military installations which led to the acquisition of military grade equipment. By the late 2050s, the Royal Militia had expanded far into Britain, including up into Scotland, with some success in unifying with the locals while other rejected. By the late 2050s, most of England and Wales had been successfully reclaimed, which would eventually lead to the official founding of the United Enclave of British Counties in 2061, with Herefordshire as its capital.

### Formation of the Royal Army

Soon, the Royal Militia was reformed into a proper military force, the Royal Army. The Royal Army would be supplemented by pre-war scavenged equipment as well as hardware produced from newly rebuilt factories and infrastructure. After the reformation of the Royal Militia into a formal, fighting force, the land-based forces of it were branched into the Royal Army, which would take charge of ground-based operations in and around the British Isles on behalf of the UEBC. Organised into 8 around 20,000 strong divisions, drawn out from the 8 military districts of the UEBC, it is the premier fighting force in Western Europe, though is primarily restricted to the immediate area, and deployments within either UEBC territory, or UEBC-allied states. Alongside the Royal Army, the Royal Navy was restored and, as it once was centuries ago, would return to its undisputed status as the top naval power in the post-Flash world.

### Atlanta Crisis and Present

The Royal Army would see international deployments outside of the British Isles, such as Africa, where british soldiers would be stationed in newly established colonies to assist the RCO in protecting their assets and any citizens present. After conflicts with the Brazilian Republic over dominance in trade and influence in the Atlantic, with MEB ships raiding vessels of the Royal Commerce Organisation (RCO), the Royal Army would soon be involved in combat operations inside North America, assisting the United States Armed Forces against the People's Republic of Tidewater and MEB. In 2115, after the outbreak of war between the Army of the People's Republic of Tidewater and the United States Armed Forces, the 3rd Division, the Mercians, was sent by King Howell Faulkner of the UEBC via Kingfisher. The 3rd Mercian Division's mission was to support the forced of the United States Military and combat the military presence of Brazil within the Halfmoon Region as it supports the People's Republic of Tidewater.

## Equipment

With infrastructure rebuilt and monetary gains from trade within Europe, the Royal Army was able to acquire and maintain a large swath of advanced and modern equipment for itself. While mostly sourced from manufacturers within the UEBC, some equipment have seen successful adoption by the Royal Army from foreign nations thanks to the involvement of the RCO. Most active duty soldiers wear a distinctive digital camouflage pattern with protective combat helmets and plate carriers.

### List of Equipment of the Royal Army

#### Small Arms

Pistols
 Garotter
 Webley-Tancred Mk. IV

Submachine guns

Shotguns

Rifles
 SMLG

Machine guns
 Lanchester A1
 L111A1

Sniper Rifles
 Ascension A6

Portable Anti-Materiel Weapons
 Carl Gustaf
 Gaußlast

#### Vehicles

Light Vehicles
 M750

Aircraft
 SEPECAT Jaguar
AIM-9 Sidewinder AAM
30mm ADEN Cannon

## Divisions of the Royal Army

1st Division, West Country and South Wales "Guards" Division

2nd Division, Wessex, Sussex and London "Saxon" Division

3rd Division, Mercian Division

4th Division, East Anglian Division

5th Division, Northumbrian Division

6th Division, Snowdonia, Anglesey and Wirral Division

7th Division, Cumbria, Cymru and Manx "Celts and Gaels" Division

8th Division, South Scots "Lowlander" Division

It must be noted that this does not include the reserve units of the Royal Army, otherwise known as the Territorial Force, whom are far more numerous than the Royal Army itself, but equipped to a lesser standard