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Federation Army

Service chief: Chief of Staff of the Federation Army Headquarters: Department of the Federation Army, Tarsus Active strength: ~485,000 Doctrine: Western combined-arms

The Federation Army (FS Army) is the principal ground-warfare service of the Federated States Armed Forces.

Source data

Order of battle data is generated from data/oobs/fed_arcadia/army.json. Edit that file to update both this page and the Campaign Tracker.

Force structure

The FS Army is organized into three field armies that each command multiple corps. Active divisions number ten, with varied types (armored, infantry, Stryker, airborne, air assault, mountain).

Field Armies

Field Army Nickname Mission HQ
1st FS Army Continental Homeland defense, force generation Fort Halloran
5th FS Army Expeditionary Forward-deployed combat, Hesperian theater Camp Vance (overseas)
7th FS Army Pacific Endorin Ocean theater Fort Carter (Pacific)

Corps

Corps Nickname Assigned to Divisions
I Corps Vanguard 1st FS Army 2nd Armored, 4th Infantry, 12th Mountain
III Corps Armored Shield 1st FS Army 1st Cavalry, 8th Infantry
V Corps Trident 5th FS Army 3rd Stryker, 6th Armored
XVIII Corps Eagle 5th FS Army 86th Airborne, 105th Air Assault
IX Corps Pacific Steel 7th FS Army 27th Infantry

Divisions

Division Nickname Type HQ
1st Cavalry Division First Team Armored Fort Tradd
2nd Armored Division Iron Tide Armored Fort Halloran
3rd Stryker Division Marne Stryker Camp Vance
4th Infantry Division Pathfinder Infantry (Light) Fort Conrad
6th Armored Division Six-Shooters Armored Camp Vance
8th Infantry Division Pathway Infantry (Light) Fort Tradd
12th Mountain Division Climbers Mountain Fort Sanders
27th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning Light Infantry Fort Carter
86th Airborne Division Sky Knights Airborne Fort Brookhaven
105th Air Assault Division Skytroopers Air Assault Fort Brookhaven

Doctrinal templates

Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) — ~4,700 personnel

  • 1 Headquarters & Headquarters Company (HHC)
  • 2 Combined-Arms Battalions, Armor-heavy (1 HHC + 2 tank + 1 mech inf + FSC each)
  • 1 Combined-Arms Battalion, Infantry-heavy (1 HHC + 1 tank + 2 mech inf + FSC)
  • 1 Cavalry Squadron (1 HHT + 3 cav troops + FSC)
  • 1 Field Artillery Battalion (M109A7, 1 HHB + 3 batteries + FSC)
  • 1 Brigade Engineer Battalion (BEB)
  • 1 Brigade Support Battalion (BSB)

Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT, Light) — ~4,400 personnel

  • 1 HHC
  • 3 Infantry Battalions (light)
  • 1 Cavalry Squadron (motorized)
  • 1 Field Artillery Battalion (M119A3 105mm towed)
  • 1 BEB, 1 BSB

Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) — ~4,500 personnel

  • 1 HHC
  • 3 Stryker Infantry Battalions
  • 1 Cavalry Squadron (Stryker)
  • 1 Field Artillery Battalion (M777 or M109)
  • 1 BEB, 1 BSB
  • 1 Anti-Tank Company

Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB)

  • Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (AH-64E)
  • General Support Aviation Battalion (UH-60M)
  • Assault Helicopter Battalion (UH-60M / MH-6M)
  • Heavy Helicopter Battalion (CH-47F)
  • Aviation Support Battalion

The 2nd Armored Division is fully detailed to company level in the OOB JSON as the template for all other divisions. Brigade-level outlines for the rest are provided; expanding any of them to full company detail uses the doctrinal templates above.

See also