Structure of the Fehadlan Army

The Fehadlan army is comprised of 33 individual regiments each with thier own unique speciallisations. Each regiment will have a different formation structure depending on its type for exmple a heavy regiment will have a very different squad formation than a support regiment. A regiment at full strength will have 4,248 men and women at arms including all the support staff like blacksmiths and cooks, who like the soldiers, are all trained how to fight.  

The Strength of a Fehadlan regiment should never be underestimated recuruits! While many of them are cooks or clerks they all know how to fight and will do so till death.  

Ularan army training officer 

 

Structure of the fighting Regiment:

The fighting regiment refers to the frontline soldiers and the bulk of the regiments manpower, while the rest of the regiment is comprised of divisions including the: Conscript Tencent, Calvelry division, Specialist and aid division, and the tencent aid division all supporting the fighting regiment.   The squad formation of a regiment (the smallest detachment) will vary depending on the regiment type but all regiments follow this hierachy:  

• Squad (240)- 10 men - includes two corporals and lead by a sergeant
• Platoon (80) - 3 squads - 31 men - lead by a cheif sergeant
• Troop (16) - 5 platoons - 156 men - lead by a troop sergenant
• Company (8) - 2 troops - 315 men - led by two lieutenants and a captain
• Garrison (4) - 2 companies - 631 men - led by a garison captain
• Battalion (2) - 2 garrisons - 1263 men - led by a commander
• Regiment (1) - 2 battalions - 2527 men - led by a general

Conscript Tencent:

Refers to the attachted 1000 conscripts to the regiment, each tencent includes:  

• Group (40) - 26 men - led by a conscript leader
• Company (20) - 2 groups - 53 men - led by a conscript corporal
• Centuary (10) - 2 companies - 107 men - led by a conscript sergeant
• Troop (2) - 5 centuaries - 536 men - led by a conscrpit troop sergeant
• Tencent (1) - 2 troops - 1075 men - led by two lieutenants and a captain

 

Cavelry division:

All regiments have a small contingent of cavelry soldiers to act as scouts, messengers, haulers, and to aid in battle, each cavelry division includes:  

• Group (10) - 16 men - led by a sergeant
• Scout herd (1) - 2 groups - 33 men - led by a lieutenant
• Herd (4) - 2 groups - 33 men - led by a lieutenant
• Troop (2) - 2 herds - 67 men - led by a captain
• Battalion (1) - 2 troops - 135 men - led by a commander

 

Specialist and aid division:

These are the people who ensure that the regiment can function while usually non-combatants each member (known as specialist) has been trained on how to fight as if a conscript. These specialists aid the fighing regiment, each regiment will include the following:  

• 50 cooks
• 47 blacksmiths
• 52 clerks
• 33 servants
• 5 carpenters
• 10 leather workers
• 5 masons
• 15 doctors (surgeons and traditional mediecine)
• 20 healers (power based restoration)
• 5 alchemists
• 19 stable hands
• 5 horse trainers
• 20 commisares
• 9 dog handerlers
• 15 falconers (also act a messengers)
• 1 horse master
• 1 kennal master

Tencent aid division:

This is the aid division for the conscript tencent acting independantly from the fighting regiment aid divsion however they are also known as specialists, each tencent aid includes:  

• 25 conscriptors
• 25 cooks
• 35 clerks
• 2 servants
• 30 blacksmiths
• 5 masons
• 5 carpenters
• 7 leatherworkers
• 5 falconers
• 15 healers
• 7 doctors
• 2 alchemists
• 5 wardens

Animals:

These are the animals the regiments owns and uses:  

• 30 scout horses
• 120 warhorses
• 50 horses
• 50 war dogs
• 100 ravens
• 10 hawkes

 

Total strength and manpower within a regiment:

The complete numbers of roles and ranks within the regiement first seperated by division then a complete overall total.  

Types of regiment:

There are nine unit types with each regiment usually contianing one or two, split down into battalions. For example a regiment can have a light battalion and and a power battalion.  

Light:

Light battalions are usually archers and scouts, they are moblile units prized for their ability to quickly engage in combat and leave again.  

Medium:

Medium battalions are foot soldiers equipped to fight a wide varity of forces, medium battalions are trained in both close quarters combat and ranged leading to them being extremly versitle.  

Heavy:

Heavy battlions are the muscle in the Fehadlan army, equiped with large shields they stand fast as enermy upon enermy try to break through their impassable line.  

Machinist:

Machinist battalions are the operators and owners of large seige engines and weapons of war, like balistae and catapults, they are also the engineers of the army.  

Support:

A support battalion is simply an expanded aid division with sqauds being artisans and smiths able to resupply and refit a regiment on the move. However, they are noticeably more combat trained than regular aid divisions.  

Amphibious:

Amphibious battalions serve on the navy's ships as marines and follow the same structure as a medium battalion just well equpied for the life at sea rather than on land.  

Guard:

Guard battalions once again follow the medium structure but act as additional guards/watch members to cities and provide backup to other regiments.  

Power:

Power battalions are full of mages and sorcerers ready to deal damage to the enermy direcly or to buff and protect allies with thier spells.  

Advanced:

Advanced battalions are the best of best with no structure they often defend the monarch and fulfill thier personal wishes, with a history reaching as far back as the original 500 they are to be revered and feared.  

Conclusion:

Overall, each regiment of the army has two battalions with a specialisation (light, guard, etc), a conscript tencent, a cavellry division, and aid divisions for both the fighting regiment and the tencent. All there to ensure that the regiment is ready and able to fight and defend Fehadla whenever the call comes.