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Royal Khaldean Armed Forces
The Royal Khaldean Armed Forces (Zharvitria Kaizaran Khaldear; RKAF) are the unified military establishment of the Empire of Khaldea. The Emperor is commander-in-chief. Service motto: Strength, Loyalty, Victory.
As of 03 March 2009.
On this page
- Strength and budget
- Personnel
- Military Intelligence
- Grand strategy
- Royal Khaldean Army
- Related commands
- See also
Strength and budget
| Active personnel | 1,250,000 |
| Reserve personnel | 2,500,000 |
| Defence expenditure (2009) | c. $358 billion NCU (~4% of GDP) |
Personnel
Officers and non-commissioned officers form a professional core. Male citizens at age eighteen are subject to selective conscription: a lottery determines eighteen months of service for those not in higher education or critical industry. Conscripts supplement the reserve and reinforce state education; exemptions apply for university attendance and essential civilian work.
Distribution
Royal Khaldean Army (Karazharvi Kaizaran Khaldear): 480,000
Royal Khaldean Navy (Denizari Kaizaran Khaldear): 340,000
Royal Khaldean Air Force (Hava Zharvitria Kaizaran Khaldear): 250,000
Royal Gendarmerie (Zharvizalor Kaizaran): 120,000
Strategic Command (Taarkom Bredalin): 60,000
Military Intelligence
The Military Intelligence and Security Directorate (Taarkorat Zharvin Servazalen va Zrakorza; TZSZ) reports to Strategic Command. It comprises three directorates:
Directorate of Strategic Reconnaissance (SY) — external collection: GEOINT (Gokgoz satellite constellation), SIGINT (ground stations, Kulak aircraft, space-based intercept), and HUMINT.
Directorate of Internal Security (ZS) — counter-intelligence, personnel vetting, and embedded Security Commissars (Zrakorza Vorzadalen) from company level upward.
Directorate of Special Operations (KY) — covert action, psychological warfare, and deniable operations aligned with imperial policy.
Grand strategy
Fortress Khaldea (Kaldea Kalesi)
Septenez sea control; denial of hostile power projection against the Khaldean coast and island chains; ability to interdict the three strategic straits if required; integrated homeland air defence; mobile surveillance on land frontiers toward Karaskia and Zvoda.
Uzun Kol (long reach)
Overseas bases and access agreements; carrier and amphibious forces for trade-route protection; TZSZ and economic instruments to limit rival influence abroad.
Principal peer competitor: Yuktobania. Karaskia poses regional instability and internal-security risk.
Royal Khaldean Army
Active divisional structure (2009):
- 4 × armoured divisions (Tuman Çelakin)
- 4 × mechanised divisions (Tuman Makinar)
- 2 × infantry divisions (Tuman Yarazharvi)
- 1 × airborne division (Tuman Havazharvi)
- 1 × Royal Guard division (Tuman Zırakor Kaizarân)
Equipment and counts: MFB Index.
Related commands
- Khaldean Space Agency (KUK): Space Index
- Naval command and ORBAT: Navy Command Structure · Doctrine — Naval (Septenez)