Royal Tavari Armed Forces
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The Royal Acronian Armed Forces is the military force of the Acronian Empire, consisting of the Royal Acronian Army, the Royal Acronian Navy, the Royal Acronian Air Force, and the Royal Acronian Marshals.
All citizens, male and female, are required to serve a total of 36 months in the Acronian military, except those in the clergy. After serving 18 months in fully-active service, citizens enter into what is called statutorily "active reserve status" for another 18 months. These people continue semi-regular training exercises and are eligible to be called upon in the event of a crisis.
Citizens are fully released after three years, except in the event of war. In times of national invasion, all able-bodied citizens aged 30 and under are called back into active reserve status and immediately begin training; reserves are drawn from as needed to defend the country. After their mandatory service, individuals who wish to remain involved in the military but not in active duty can choose to voluntarily remain in reserve status. Voluntary membership in the reserves is referred to as "non-active reserve status," and the number of people in this status is not capped.
In 2020, the Acronian Empire budgeted to spend the equivalent of SH$63,454,528,187 on the Royal Acronian Armed Forces, or approximately 3.5% of GDP. Of this, SH$8 billion was allocated to the Royal Acronian Marshals, leaving SH$55,454,528,187 (or 3.1% of GDP) for the remaining sectors of the Armed Forces.
The Empire counts 2,556,880 people in "active duty," however, the Acronian definition of active duty includes members of the Royal Acronian Marshals, including the national police, border guard, and coast guard, as well as conscripted citizens serving their 18-month "active reserve" period, all of which are not normally counted among global militaries as active duty. Excluding these individuals, in 2020 the total number of active duty personnel was 1,054,397. The counts below do not include civilian administrative staff in any of the departments.
342,846 service-members
Annual budget: SH$22.3 billion
Aircraft Carriers
- Blade of Storm - STOVL ("ski jump") aircraft carrier/landing helicopter dock (LHD), Blade of Storm-class, commissioned 2016
- Žavražan - STOVL ("ski jump") aircraft carrier/LHD, Blade of Storm-class, commissioned 2017
Submarines
- Sunrise Sea - diesel-electric submarine, Sunrise Sea-class, commissioned 1978
- Bight of Acronis - diesel-electric submarine, Sunrise Sea-class, commissioned 1980
- Eastern Pacific - diesel-electric submarine, Sunrise Sea-class, commissioned 1981
- Strait of Kings - diesel-electric submarine, Strait of Kings-class, commissioned 1999
- Unnamed ordered submarine, Strait of Kings-class, delivery expected 2021
Destroyers
- Kanor VIII - guided missile destroyer, Kanor IX-class, commissioned 2014
- Toran IV - guided missile destroyer, Kanor IX-class, commissioned 2013
- Mital II - guided missile destroyer, Kanor IX-class, commissioned 2008
- Kanor IX - guided missile destroyer, Kanor IX-class, commissioned 2007
- Kanor III - anti-submarine destroyer, Kanor the Great-class, commissioned 1991
- Kanor II - anti-submarine destroyer, Kanor the Great-class, commissioned 1990
- Kanor the Great - anti-submarine destroyer, Kanor the Great-class, commissioned 1989
- Toran III - destroyer, Doreš II-class, commissioned 1983
- Norai - destroyer, Doreš II-class, commissioned 1982
- Doreš II - destroyer, Doreš II-class, commissioned 1981
- 8 additional, yet unnamed destroyers
Frigates
- Žrat Zaram-class anti-aircraft frigate, 3, commissioned 2005-2008
- Dravai-class anti-submarine frigate, 6, commissioned 1996-2002
- Crystal Coast-class, frigate, 6, commissioned 1982-1988
- 20 additional, yet unnamed frigates
Other Ships
- Corvettes: 40
- Patrol: 125 (does not include patrol ships owned by Coast Guard Division)
- Mine Warfare Ships: 10
Royal Acronian Air Force
358,495 service-members
Annual budget: SH$17.8 billion
Royal Acronian Army
353,056 service-members
Annual budget: SH$15.3 billion
Tanks
- Khadgar B2 - 250 in service, ordered between 1970-1978
- Colonarius Mk. 1A1 - 1,000 in service, ordered between 1988-1992
- Colonarius Mk. 2 - 250 in service, ordered in 2017
Royal Acronian Marshals
200,000 service-members across all three divisions. Note that the Acronian Bureau of Intelligence of Security, while organized as a bureau of the Marshals, are considered "civilian" and therefore not part of these counts.
Annual budget: SH$8 billion
National Police Division
180,000 service-members
Coast Guard Division
11,500 service-members
Border and Immigration Control Division
8,500 service-members