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Structure of the New England Army
The New England Army is divided into a number of separate units for organisation and administration. Most units belong to one of two commands. The commands are composed of a number of regiments and battalions, which are grouped into brigades for deployment as a taskforce. The battalions are the smallest tactical formation in the New England Army, with most regiments serving only as administrative groupings.
The brigades comprise of armoured, infantry and support battalions. These are then stationed in to one of three divisions across the country. At present the divisions are organised as Eastern, Metropolitan and Western, which are the core operational units of the entire New England Defence Force. All units are part of constituent corps which has no operational function, but groups together the like units (armoured, infantry, &c) for administration and ceremonial purposes.
- Commands
- Independent Brigades
- Corps & Regiments
- Royal Corps of Armoured Regiments
- Royal Corps of Infantry
- Royal Artillery Corps
- Royal Corps of Engineers
- Adjutant-General's Corps
- Royal Signals Corps
- Royal Corps of Transport
- Royal Military Police Corps
- Royal Corps of Intelligence
- Royal Army Education Corps
Commands
The New England Army comprises of two principal commands, plus a number of independent brigades that function in a support role for those principal commands.
Land Command - The vast majority of the New England Army is commanded by the Land Command, whose headquarters is located, along with the other services, at Military Square in Puddledock. Land Command is further subdivided into three divisions, which are set up along geographical lines. Each area is responsible for the regular army and militia forces located within its geographical purview, with two or three regular army brigades under its command alongside one militia brigade. National Servicemen fall outside the Land Command structure and are placed into the independent 15th Brigade.
The ten brigades contain two infantry battalions, an armoured squadron, an artillery regiment, and a combat engineer regiment. The brigade also contains a service support battalion, signals squadron and military police company. These divisions are the Eastern Division (HQ: Raleigh), the Metropolitan Division (HQ: Armidale), and the Western Division (HQ: Bundarra). Land Command is structured as follows:
Special Forces Command - Often called Special Forces, the these units are trained for unconventional warfare and special operations. The Command was founded in July 2034 to to draw together the various special units of the New England Army. The forces are currently led by Major-General Peter Richardson., and consists of the Royal Border Regiment, the Commando Forces Regiment, and the Royal Parachute Regiment.
The Special Forces units are tasked with seven specific missions: unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance, direct action, combating terrorism, and information operations. Other duties include allied warfare and support, combat search and rescue, security assistance, peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance, and counter-drug operations.
Independent Brigades
Outside the two commands, there exist a number of independent units that report directly to the Chief of Army.
Corps & Regiments
Royal Corps of Armoured Regiments - The corps, also known as the RCAR, is the overall umbrella grouping of all cavalry units in the New England Army. Consisting of four regular and three militia regiments, the corps has units based all over the country. The corps contains armoured, formation reconnaissance and ceremonial units, with each assigned to the various brigades across New England. The three militia units are considered to be the oldest in the New England Army, having descended from units raised before the second world war.
Royal Corps of Infantry - The parent corps for all seven of New England's infantry regiments, the Royal Corps of Infantry consists of two regular and three militia regiments. The largest regiment is the Royal New England Regiment, which was raised in 2012 and is decended from the various militia units formed during the Civil War. The corps is also home to one of New England's two ceremonial units, with the City of Armidale Regiment raised in 2034 for duties around the major public buildings in the capital.
The Royal Artillery Corps was established on the 1st October 2012. All of New England's field artillery units are considered part of a single administrative regiment, The Royal New England Artillery, but there are ten tactical artillery regiments located in every brigade across the nation. These regiments are joined with the 1st Air Defence Regiment and the Royal Horse Battery to form the Royal Artillery Corps.
Royal Corps of Engineers - New England's sappers are assigned to each of the ten active brigades across all divisions. All belong to a single corps, which was established on the 1st October 2012.
Royal Medical & Veterinary Corps -
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