Royal Army

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Royal Army Infantry Corps

Making the central core of the Royal Army is the Infantry. Infantry units have been in active service of the UKUG for its entire history and serve as some of Ouhiri's oldest active military organizations. Modern day Gaelian infantry divisions are often trained to use modern warfare engagements and to avoid open combat due to their lack of numerical superiority. 

Uniforms

The Standard uniform as seen above has been in use since 1916, individual soldiers can wear their Clan tartan and at time their Clan crest. Pants are standard issued along with the combat tartan, Balmoral hat and for heavy fighting a Tommy helmet is issued for protection. Officers can be identified with a tartan chest sash and officers' hat. 

Weapons

Above is the Model 4 Glascow Arms 7.62mm bolt action rifle. This rifle has served the UKUG since 1889 and has been praised by Gaelic military officials as the best rifle made thus far for the UK forces. The rifle is easy to pick up and use, its ease to take apart and perform routine maintenance means it can go and perform on prolonged military campaigns. It is fed a six round strip clip and be fixed with a six inch bayonet. It has high accuracy and is cheap to manufacture but is slowly becoming outdated in the modern era of semi rifles and soon to come assault rifles. 

Mark V battle rifle

created in 1905, the Mark V is the peak of bolt action rifles in the UKUG. It holds 10 7.62mm rounds, is made of lighter woods making it extremely light and easy to carry. It has great accuracy 350 yards out and can hit targets 3,500 yards out. 


Glascow Arms revolver 78'


The UKUG revolver has served the Royal Army since being pressed into production, the revolver fires a .45 round and uses a single 20-gauge shotgun round in the barrel underneath. Its crude design undermines its sheer reliability and how well it has served the UKUG military. 

Cricket 9mm

Made by gunsmith Johnny Lawerance, the cricket semi automatic pistol is used alongside the UKUG revolver as a side arm in the military and is being mass produced to replace the aging Scot-McCoy revolver used by the Royal police. It uses a strip clip of 8 9mm rounds that is fed through the top of the handgun and into the magazine. It has shown to be a rather high quality if not odd design choice giving the UKUG its first real semi automatic handgun for mass production. 

ZI.26 'ZIX'

The ZI.26 or ZIX as the infantry nickname it, is a 7.62 mm light machine gun that has been in active service since 1918. The ZIX is able to lay down devastating firepower on enemy infantry positions and if carried by a strong enough individual can be used to clear out entire enemy groups by a single soldier. 


L1A1

Purchased from Lusatia, the L1A1 submachine gun compliments the Royal infantry giving them a rapid-fire weapon. 


Bata Borradh




This odd shotgun was adopted by the UKUG in 1906, created by gunsmith Johnny Lawernce. This five round 12 gauge easily slings lead and slugs at a rapid pace making it a deadly weapon during the Kumo-Gaelic war and a vital instrument for infantry and marines. The Bata Borradh can be taken apart at the mid-section for ease of transport and its reliability as a shot gun is unparallel in the UKUG.

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Armored Corps

Li. Mk3 luch iarainn

The first tank model created by the UKUG armored corps, the reliable and mainly used to support infantry the Li.Mk3 is considerably outdated since its inception in 1919. With plans to phase it out halted due to the failed nature of the Vole Mk1 however, the Royal Army plans to keep the Li.Mk3 for another two years before phasing it out with the Badger 1 tank. The main gun is a 37mm breech loading cannon and can be equipped with two 30. caliber machine guns. 

Vole Mk1

Put into production in 1926, the Vole was created to replace the Mk3 Muskrat. However, engine failures and poor armoring has made it a rather rushed and cheap infantry support vehicle over an actual effective tank. The Vole is supplied with a 25mm main gun, mounted and hull fixed machine guns and on a good day can provide support to infantry divisions rather decently. Royal Army command is planning to sell the models off and construction will be halted in 1931 for the Rascal and Badger tanks. 

Badger 1 light tank

Designed by Elenrian immigrant engineer, Yin Pai-Iriki, the Badger 1 fixes all the Vole Mk1's issues with a better engine, armor, and superior reliability. The Badger 1 is armed with a 30mm main gun and two 30. caliber machine guns. It is used as a cavalry tank to support infantry divisions and swiftly launch quick strikes against enemy positions. 

Rascal Mk1 Light tank


Created following the failure of the Vole to live up to Royal Army standards, the Rascal light tank performs far better with a Rolls Royce designed engine and can easily traverse the battlefield compared to its hulking overweight counterpart. The Rascal's biggest flaw is the cramp crew space and its underpowered 20mm main gun, it has one in hull 30 caliber machine gun. 

Muffin tankette

A cheap cost-effective armored unit, the Muffin tankette was created and deployed in 1928 to appease military costs of adopting armored units. The Muffin is a lightly armored vehicle made for infantry support, its main gun being a turret 30 caliber machine gun. Some models are fitted with a fixed mg on the back where infantry can climb up and use it to lay down additional suppressive fire but at the risk of being utterly exposed. The Muffin can withstand small arms fire and some heavy machine gun fire but anything bigger than small arms fire will kill it immediately. 

Pancake Tankette

This bizarre creation was inspired by Lord Bartholemew and his engineering team trying to find a quick strike vehicle to supplement the UKUG armed forces, they came up with the Pancake. This seemingly flat tankette is equipped with a 10mm main gun that with a good loader can fire 11 rounds a minute, it also gives the driver the option of using a 30 caliber machine gun. The gunner uses a 30 caliber rotating turret gun, the biggest drawback for this tank is the extremely small space its personnel have to work with and its lack of real armor.  

Armored RR

Simply an armored Rolls-Royce car with a machine gun turret that provides mobile support for infantry.




Muc Mk2

The UKUG's landship in active service, though old in design the Muc landship still imposes itself as a pretty significant threat for ground forces. Equipped with a set of dual 57mm guns on its side and a 30mm gun on the turret. The big drawback on the Muc is its dreadful speed, consumption of Staol and cost vs. using more light tanks. The Muc like many armored vehicles was set to be cancelled but Royal Army staff argued against it until better armor designs can replace it. Despite this, the extension only lasts til 1931 and Muc tanks will cease to be built and phased out by 1935. 

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Special troops

Black Cloaks - Members of the Royal guard that directly protect the royal family and members of Parliament, these soldiers are picked from the highest trained troops in the Royal Army. 



Black Cloak Guards escorting members of Parliament in Edinburgh