Illarian Empire/Illarian Ground Forces

## Tactical and Strategic Doctrine

The doctrine of the Illarian Ground Forces is one of mass mobilized and mechanized assault, supported by gratuitous amounts of artillery (terrestrial or extraterrestrial) and air support,
utilized to either break through weaknesses in enemy lines or to overwhelm attacks and send the enemy reeling.

However, unlike the Illarian Ground Forces under the SIUIP, more care is taken for the individual soldier and lower levels of military command. As a result, soldiers and officers below the command staff have a wide degree of autonomy as to how they can achieve their objectives, significant leeway being given as long as what they do doesn't result in disaster.

In-short, while the *preferred* doctrine of the General Staff is continuous assault, in-reality the Illarian Ground Forces will deploy a litany of other tactics alongside or beside it, in relation to the current military situation- With or without direct control from the General Staff.

## Infantry Equipment

**Common Infantry Loadout**

* *1 BP-400R Semi-Automatic Battle Rifle w/ 1 BM M-780 Attachable Plasma Sheathe Bayonet Vibro-Shortsword*
* *1 PP M-1450 Semi-Automatic Pistol*
* *90 Rounds of rifle ammunition (9 magazines, 10 rounds each)*
* *24 Rounds of pistol caliber ammunition (2 magazines, 12 rounds each)*
* *2 Grenades (1 RB M-1310 Fragmentation Grenade & 1 RB M-1550 Nitric Acid Gas Grenade)*
* *1 Combat Vibroshovel*
* *1 Field Medical Kit*
* *1 Field Combat Blood Ration*
* *Integrated Combat Interface M-10 Mask w/ Built-In Communications*
* *Kevlar/Composite Helmet w/ Heat-Safety Padding*
* *Kevlar/Nylon Padded Tunic w/ Interlaced Conductive Metal Threads*
* *Under-Tunic Ceramic/Conductive Metal Plate w/ Heat-Safety Padding*
* *Backpack*
* *Assorted Tools (Map, compass, canteen, mask filters, etc).*

Compared to under the SIUIP, the average soldier of the IGF now carries a sufficient amount of equipment, enough to last for some period of time when cut off from supply lines, in-line with the more precise volley-fire training infantry receive.

In-addition, another difference is that infantry are rather well protected. Wearing a combination of kevlar and plate armor with conductive metal, it's designed to stop or at least hinder ballistic weapons fire, while diffusing energy weapons to some degree by distributing their generated heat across the plate/tunic rather than allow it to focus it all on one point.

All infantry also come with a M-10 Mask that comes with a modular, easily removable passive micro-neural interface. While computationally more limited than neural solutions from other nations, it still provides the basics of enhanced combat awareness, such as incoming fire direction.

The above masks, with the uniform, can be easily integrated with an atmospheric bodysuit under it, allowing combat in hostile environments.

**Equipment**

**Round Used** **Plasma Chemical Discarding Sabot Spoon Tip Flechette**

*Left to right: A flechette round in various stages of disassembly, and the tip of a spoon tip flechette.*
The Illarian National Army utilizes the **Plasma Chemical Discarding Sabot Spoon Tip Flechette** (or **PCDSSTF**) design, originally developed by the Unified Hasari Republic, having bought a license to produce PCDSSTF rounds domestically.

**Battle Rifles** * BP-400R

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**Pistols** * PP M-1450 Semi-Automatic Pistol

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**Submachine Guns** * SP M-1560 Submachine Gun

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**Shotguns** * AC M-1595 Semi-Automatic Shotgun

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**Sniper Rifles** * TPS M-1535 Tactical Sniper Rifle
* SR M-1535 Sniper Rifle

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**Machine Guns** * LM M-1550 Light Machine Gun
* GM M-1550 General Purpose Machine Gun
* HM M-1550 Heavy Machine Gun

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**Grenade Launchers** * ABG M-1590 Automatic Grenade Launcher

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**Rocket Launchers/ATGMs** * RG M-1580 Portable Single-Use RPG
* RG M-1550 Portable Anti-Infantry RPG
* RG M-1575 Portable Unguided Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher
* BRPT M-1590 Anti-Tank Guided Missile Launcher

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**MANPADs** * SZPOPSC M-1520 MANPAD
* SZPOPSC M-1585 MANPAD

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**Mortars** * MAL M-870 60mm Mortar
* MAL M-900 82mm Mortar
* MAL M-1189 120mm Mortar

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**Mines** * PM M-1300 Bouncing Anti-Personnel Mine
* PM M-1335 Directional Anti-Personnel Mine
* PM M-1400 Anti-Personnel Mine
* PMT M-1500 Anti-Tank Mine

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**Grenades** * RB M-1310 Fragmentation Grenade
* RB M-1400 Latching Anti-Tank Hand Grenade
* RB M-1550 Nitric Acid Gas Grenade

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**Melee Weapons** * BL M-600 Combat Vibroshovel
* BM M-780 Plasma Sheathe Bayonet Vibro-Shortsword
* B M-890 Combat Plasma Sheathe Vibrodagger

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### Heavy Equipment

**Heavy Equipment**

**Tanks** * GBT M-1592 Main Battle Tank
* GBT M-1530 Main Battle Tank
* LT M-1536 Amphibious Light Tank
* EGBT M-1600 Directed Energy Tank

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**Infantry Fighting Vehicles** * BVP M-1560 Infantry Fighting Vehicle

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**Armored Personnel Carriers** * OT M-1565 Armored Personnel Carrier
* OT M-1555 Armored Personnel Carrier

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**Armored Cars** * BOV M-1550 Armored Car
* IA M-1520 Scout Car/ATGM Platform

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**Anti Armor Vehicles** * BVP M-1560 LT ATGM Platform
* BOV M-1550 LT ATGM Platform
* A M-920 Recoilless Gun Vehicle

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**Surface-to-Air Missile Systems** * PVM M-1595 Long Range SAM Platform
* PVM M-1590 Medium Range SAM Platform
* PVM M-1585 Short Range SAM Platform
* PVM M-1578 Short Range SAM Platform

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**Anti-Air/Fire Support Vehicles** * SPP M-1580 SPAAG/Fire Support Vehicle
* SPP M-1575 SPAAG/Light Fire Support Vehicle
* SPP M-1570 SPAAG
* AV M-790 Towed AA

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**Multiple Launch Rocket Systems** * SLR M-1576 MLRS
* SLR M-1565 MLRS
* SLR M-1560 MLRS

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**Artillery** * SA M-1590 SPG
* SA M-1540 SPG
* VA M-1560 Towed Artillery Gun
* VA M-1550 Towed Artillery Gun
* VA M-1540 Towed Artillary Gun
* VA M-1400 Towed Mountain Gun

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**Logistics Vehicles** * TK M-1550 Transport Truck
* TK M-1405 Transport Truck
* TK M-1284 Transport Truck
* VZPT M-980 Utility Vehicle

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**Utility Vehicles** * VD M-1110 Tracked Dozer
* MC M-1560 Mineclearing Vehicle

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**Attack Rotorcraft** * NR-1600 Attack Rotorcraft
* NR-1590 Attack Rotorcraft
* NO-1550 Gunship Rotorcraft

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**Transport Rotorcraft** * TR-1549 Heavy Transport Rotorcraft
* TR-1540 Transport Rotorcraft

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