Royal Antoran Air Cavalry

Royal Corric Air Cavalry
Caballería Aérea de Corric Réal
Founded	24 September 1913
Country	Casilló y Réal
Type	Air Force
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	68,219 personnel
Part of	Royal Corric Defense Forces
Headquarters	Descarei, Casilló y Réal
Motto	Ignis Vocat Honestos (Fire Calls the Honest)
Anniversaries	24 September
Commanders
Chief Marshal of the Air Cavalry	Carlos Gamesa Palmas
Wing Marshal	Ruben Linares

The Royal Corric Air Cavalry (Corric: Caballería Aérea de Corric Réal, abbreviated CACR,) is the air force of Casilló y Réal. It was formed in 1913 in the waning years of the Great War as the Corric military modernized and the concept of combat aircraft became more widespread. Originally consisting of a few dozen lightly armed biplanes, the Air Cavalry expanded significantly in subsequent decades to become a key part of Corric defense policy. Efforts in the 1950s to design competitive attack craft paid off with the L-60 Mantarayya and the L-65 Tiburón, which have variants still in service today. The focus of the Air Cavalry shifted in the mid-1970s to airlift and transport, and the success of the aircraft produced for this purpose saw them enter the civilian market after several years.

The Air Cavalry saw two combat squadrons and one transport squadron go AWOL during the 1979 Corric Succession Crisis. These pilots took their aircraft, and were attempting to plan an attack on a major military target before they were arrested, tried, and imprisoned. The stolen aircraft where meanwhile scrapped due to the dishonor of being used by insurrectionists.

According to current doctrine, the Air Cavalry has four main goals: to defend the nation and its infrastructure and citizens from foreign aggression, to provide capacity to transport ground-based troops and equipment of the Royal Corric Defense Forces, to operate ground-attack capability against surface targets, and to operate as a surveillance and control element during warfare. As of 2021, the Air Cavalry has 68,000 active members and around 400 aircraft.

Organization

The Air Cavalry is made up of Brigades. There are four Air Brigades, which are made up of fighter craft, two Air Bombardment Brigades, which have the ground-attack and naval patrol craft, and two Transport Brigades, composed of heavy-lift planes, transport helicopters, and similar aircraft. Brigades are divided into Groups, which contain Squadrons as well as supply and support elements. Air Brigades have two Groups with two squadrons apiece. Air Bombardment Brigades have two Groups, each with three squadrons. Transport Brigades have three Groups with three Squadrons. Outside the Brigade structure are two specialized squadrons: the 33rd Refueling Squadron and the 34th Electronic Warfare Squadron. These special squadrons contain only two and four aircraft respectively.

Aircraft

The Air Cavalry operates 391 aircraft across its various Brigades with some being phased out of service over the coming years. The CACR does not have a dedicated modern fighter or interceptor airframe, which has been a point of contention for several decades. The General Staff are currently exploring new options as current inventory is sorted, including the Cryrian JAS 39E Gripen and the Volkian GA-20M and GA-36.

Combat Aircraft
Aircraft	Origin	Type	Photo	In service	Notes
L-60 Mantarayya	Casilló y Réal	Ground attack aircraft		32	Being phased out
L-65 Tiburón	Casilló y Réal	Fighter-bomber		56	Being rotated to dedicated ground attack missions
L-72 Méro	Casilló y Réal	Light combat aircraft		12	Combination trainer and light combat aircraft
Maritime Patrol
U-85	Casilló y Réal	Maritime patrol and surveillance		8	Patrol aircraft for detecting threats to coastal installations, shipping, territorial waters
U-47/AS	Casilló y Réal	Anti-submarine aircraft		7	Armed with sonar buoys, torpedoes, depth charges
Electronic Warfare
U-40	Casilló y Réal	Electronic warfare and surveillance		2	Special deployment EWAR aircraft
Airborne Early-warning and Control
U-87/AEWC	Casilló y Réal	AEWC		2	Airborne battlespace control aircraft
Aerial Firefighting
UF-41 Aguacero	Casilló y Réal	Water bomber		7	Flying boat water bomber
H-13 Ilueva	Casilló y Réal	Helitack		10	Firefighter transport and water bomber
Transport
U-42	Casilló y Réal	Utility and transport		13	Used for artillery spotting
U-87/T	Casilló y Réal	Transport		30	Standard personnel transport aircraft
U-89	Casilló y Réal	Airlift		4	Strategic airlift capable
U-880	Casilló y Réal	Transport/Tanker		2	Part of 33rd Refueling Squadron
Helicopter
H-23 Uro	Casilló y Réal	Multirole/air assault helicopter		80	Has gunship and attack helicopter variants
H-20 Marsopa	Casilló y Réal	Utility helicopter		33	Found most often in naval deployments
H-22 Macana 4	Casilló y Réal	Naval utility		42	Has scout and SAR variants
H-17 Delfín	Casilló y Réal	Transport helicopter		20	Used as a heavy-lift helicopter
H-18 Delfín Rége	Casilló y Réal	Transport helicopter		25	Longer range than H-17
Trainers
T-12 Perro	Casilló y Réal	Trainer aircraft		6	Cannot be converted to combat use