The Cydonian Guard

The Cydonian Guard is small and kept to a minimum by the tsar. Despite the size, it is known to be professional. All male citizens are required to serve in the army for a least one year, and there are only made a few exceptions. All citizens are also required to be armed with a personal firearm and trained in precautionary measures in case of invasion. The monarch believes that a large army is unnecessary, despite the fact that Lyran is a member of the New Pacific Order. In case of invasion, the citizens would turn into a trained and efficient army. In every major city, there is at least one depot containing weaponry and it will open in times of war. The majority of the army is deployed and acts as offensive troops, while a handful of soldiers stay behind. Lyrans armed forces are known as the Cydonian Guard. During peacetime, the Tsar employs between 1,000 and 1,500 in total. The main military branches are the Offensive Guard and the Defensive Guard. Each of these military branches diverges into three brigades. With these policies, the army of Lyran is inexpensive, yet very efficient. Mathematicians and army specialists believe that the Army of Lyran is 38% more efficient than a regular army. Tsar Melchior is the Commander of the military command.

Overview
Peace
 * Total Military Personnel: 1,500
 * Total Infantry: 1,100
 * Total Tanks: 0
 * Total Fighters: 3
 * Total Bombers: 5
 * Total Cruise Missile: 0

War
 * Total Military Personnel: 5,000
 * Total Infantry: 4,000
 * Total Tanks: 250
 * Total Fighters: 55
 * Total Bombers: 5
 * Total Cruise Missile: 2

Military Structure

 * Cydonian Guard: Tsar of Lyran, General Commander Melchior the Magnanimous
 * Lieutenant General Commander: Lidiya Gudovantseva
 * Offensive Guard: General Vasily Dolgorukov
 * Army: Lieutenent General Pyotr Konovnitsyn
 * Admiralty: Fleet Admiral Aleksey Birilyov
 * Defensive Guard: General Baron Ferdinand von Wrangel
 * Army: Major General Nikolay Metlin
 * Admiralty: Admiral Ivan de Traverse
 * Air Force: Air Chief Marshal Pavel Chichagov

Except from Tsar Melchior himself and Lieutenant General Commander Lidiya Gudovantseva, the entirety of the military command of Lyran is hidden from the public.

Offensive Guard
The Offensive Guard consists of three brigades that constitute the offensive military operations. It is led by General Vasily Dolgorukov. The three branches is the Army, the Admiralty and the Air Force. The entire Offensive Guard consists of 3,500 military personnel, which is supervised by the General of Offense, who responds directly to General Commander Melchior. The Offensive Guard was established the 27th of July, 2008.

Army
The Offensive Guard Army is a mechanised infantry unit led by Lieutenent General Pyotr Konovnitsyn. The General oversees a total of 3,000 infantry units along with 250 tanks. In all 4,000 of the military personnel. The Offensive Guard army has suffered a total loss of 17,164 units.

Admiralty
The Offensive Guard Admiralty is under construction under the supervision of Fleet Admiral Aleksey Birilyov and Admiral Ivan de Traverse.

Defensive Guard
The Defensive Guard consists of three brigades that constitute the defensive military operations. It is led by General Baron Ferdinand Von Wrangel. There is three branches in the Defensive Guard, the Army, the Admiralty and the Air Force. The Defensive Guard consists of 1,500 military personnel managed by the General of Defense, who responds directly to General Commander Melchior. The Defensive Guard was established the 27th of July, 2008.

Army
The Defensive Guard Army is a partially mechanised infantry unit led by General Nikolay Metlin. The General oversees a total of 1,000 infantry units. Not always is tanks available in defensive operations due to the deployment in foreign lands.

Admiralty
The Defensive Guard Admiralty is under construction under the supervision of Fleet Admiral Aleksey Birilyov and Admiral Ivan de Traverse.

Air Force
The Air Force is led by Air Chief Marshal Pavel Chichagov. The Air Force is shared between the two Cydonian Guard branches and performs both defensive and offensive military operations. The Air Chief oversees a total of 55 fighters and 5 bombers. In all 150 of the military personnel.


 * Personnel: 150
 * F-86 Sabre: 55
 * Bristol Blenheim: 5

Firearms
' L7A2 7.62 mm GPMG
 * L85A2 5.56 mm IW
 * L1A1 12.7mm Browning HMG
 * L86A2 5.56 mm DMR
 * L110A1 5.56 mm LMG
 * L9A1 Browning

Vehicles

 * Armoured Fighting Vehicle
 * FV4043 Challenger 2 MBT
 * Warrior IFV
 * FV107 Scimitar
 * CVR(T)
 * FV432 APC
 * Light Combat Vehicles
 * Supacat Jackal MWMIK
 * Land Rover Wolf WMIK
 * Panther CLV
 * Logistics Vehicle
 * Ridgeback MPV(Cougar H)
 * Mastiff PPV(Cougar EH)
 * Supacat ATMP

Artillery

 * AS-90 155 mm Self-Propelled Gun
 * M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
 * Rapier FSC Missile System
 * Starstreak HVM
 * L121 Field Howitzer
 * Cobra Artillery Location Radar

Aircraft

 * F-86 Sabre
 * Bristol Blenheim

=== Information & Communication Systems (ICS)
 * MSTAR
 * Bowman
 * Skynet 5