Bombastian Army

The modern Bombastian army is made up of three corps of 50 percent Regular and Reserve troops, as well as the smaller Royal Guard Corps which also serves as the training establishment of the Bombastian army. *********************************** The Royal Guard Corps consists of 3 battalions of infantry and a number of attached company sized elements. Number one battalion is the 3rd and 4th year class of the Bombastian Officer Academy. Number two Battalion is the elite Jager Light Infantry.(Airborne) Number Three Battalion is Grenadier Battalion (Mechanized) Royal Tank Training Company* Royal Artillery Training Battery* Royal Signals Training Company* Royal Medical Training Company* Royal Cavalry Training Squadron* Guard Cuirassier Squadron Guard Hussar Squadron (Mechanized) Guard Field artillery Battery * one regular unit one training unit of company size. *********************************** Ist Corps ........ Based in the Doritsonov Plains First Askari Infantry Battalion**** **** While on a holiday safari(1889) in what was German West Africa the then crown prince (Stanislav IV) greatly admired the German colonial troops he saw there and instructed the Bombastian embassy to set up a recruiting station open to all of African origin. The unit was established in the fall of 1893 based in the Doritsonov region where it is still to this day. Many new recruits still come to the embassy now in Nairobi, others are the descendants of some of the original recruits that settled permanently in he country Third Infantry Battalion (Reserves) First Infantry Battalion (Mechanized) Seventh Infantry Battalion (Mechanized) First Armored Battalion (Lt Tanks) Fourth Armored Battalion (Med Tanks) Second Composite Artillery Battalion...Half Truck (Reg) / Half Horse Drawn (Reserves) Third Cavalry Battalion half Motorized (Reg)/ Half Horse (Reserves) Second Cavalry Battalion (Reserves) Horse *********************************** 2nd Corps ....... Based in the Terak Mountains The Mountain people of Bombastia are famous for there long battles against both the Turks and Austrians and from time to time their own central government. Drawn from the various tribes and villages of the Terak Mountains the soldiers of the the 2nd corps are mostly reserves with only a very few regular troops confined largely to technical services. The one notable exception being the eighth Infantry battalion (Mountain) who's troops are mostly drawn from this region but recruitment is open to all Bombastians. 5th Infantry Battalion (Reserves) 7th Infantry Battalion (Reserves) 8th Infantry Battalion (Mountain Regular) 11th Infantry Battalion (Reserves) 14th Infantry Battalion (Reserves) 22nd Infantry Battalion (Reserves) 3rd Artillery Battalion (Mountain Regular) 5th Artillery Battalion ( Regular) 4th Cavalry Battalion (Reserves) Horse *********************************** 3rd Corps ....... Based on the Adriatic and foothills of Terak Mountains reaching just into Doritsonov Plains. By far the largest corps in the army also the most modern and containing the BRAAC ( Bombastian Army Air Corps) 3rd Corps also has the Coastal Artillery attached to it. 6th Infantry Battalion (Reserves) 9th Infantry Battalion (Reserves) 10th Infantry Battalion (Reserves) 12th Infantry Battalion (Reserves) 15th Infantry Battalion (Regular) 16th Infantry Battalion (Mechanized Regular) 17th Infantry Battalion (Mechanized Regular) 18th Infantry Battalion (Mechanized Regular) 2nd Armored Battalion (Lt Tanks) 3rd Armored Battalion (Lt Tanks) 5th Armored Battalion (Med Tanks) 1st Composite Artillery Battalion...Half Truck (Reg) / Half Horse Drawn (Reserves) 3rd Composite Artillery Battalion...Half Truck (Reg) / Half Horse Drawn (Reserves) 4th Artillery Battalion (Mechanized Regular) 1st Coastal Artillery Battalion (Regular) one 14 Inch Railway Gun 2nd Coastal Artillery Battalion (Regular) one 14 Inch Railway Gun 5th Cavalry Battalion (Reserves) Horse 7th Cavalry Battalion (Reserves) Horse 1st Cavalry Battalion half Motorized (Reg)/ Half Horse (Reserves) *********************************** BRAAC ( Bombastian Army Air Corps): Training Squadron Avro 621 Tutor ...6 each Fighter Squadrons: Hawker Fury ....24 each 1st and 3rd Squadrons of 12 aircraft. Boeing F4B ....12 each 2nd Squadron Boeing P-26 Peashooter ....12 each 4th Squadron Curtiss P-36 Hawk ....12 each 5th Squadron Bomber Command: Handley Page Heyford Mk III 36 each in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Heavy Bombardment Squadrons of 12 aircraft each. Fairey Swordfish 36 each in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Coastal Bombardment Squadrons. PZL.23A light bombers 36 each in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Tactical Bombardment Squadrons Transport Squadron: De Haviland Dragon DH89...4 each Boulton & Paul 71A .....6 each Fokker F.VII B/3m.....24 each Avro Anson ....8 each