Earth Army
| Earth Army | |
|---|---|
| 土国陆军 | |
 Emblem of the Earth Army | |
| Country |  Earth Kingdom |
| Allegiance | Earth King |
| Type | Army |
| Role | Ground warfare Aerial warfare |
| Size | 36,000 active 19,000 reserve |
| Headquarters | Fort Kyoshi |
| Major facilities | Fort Kyoshi Fort Bosco Grand Canal Zone Fort Chungtan |
| Engagements | Unification of the Earth Kingdom |
| Equipment | 80 armoured vehicles 24 fixed-wing aircraft 26 rotary-wing aircraft |
| Commanders | |
| Supreme Commander | Earth King Ainin |
| Commanding General | Gen. Fong Kaitung |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Bomber | B-10/A Turtle |
| Fighter | F-1/G Bosco |
| Cargo helicopter | H-20/C Packhorse |
| Utility helicopter | H-20/T Workhorse |
The Earth Army is the ground and aerial warfare force of the Earth Kingdom which, together with the Earth Navy, makes up the military of the Earth Kingdom.
Like the Navy, the Earth Aavy answers directly to the Earth King and is not accountable to the civilian government of the Earth Kingdom. Due to this structure, the military has been accused by observers of having undue influence and power in the Earth Kingdom at the expense of the government and nobility.
History
Organization
The Earth Army comprises three commands and an autonomous air corps. The three commands are the Northern Frontier Command, the Western Frontier Command and the Royal Army. The latter formation encompasses the large majority of all Earth Army units and personnel, while the former two are relatively small garrison detachments with highly limited mobility.
The basic organizational unit of the Earth Army is the regiment, although the term is loosely used for formations that range in size from battalions to overstrength brigades. Regiments are both administrative and tactical formations. In manoeuvre units, the basic tactical unit is instead the battalion, with each separate battalion capable of mounting autonomous operations. Corps and divisions do not exist in the Earth Army in peacetime, but may be assembled ad hoc in event of military necessity.
Air Corps
The Earth Army Air Corps is the aerial warfare branch of the Earth Army. The Air Corps is responsible for defending the Earth Kingdom's land, coastlines and airspace against all enemy threats from the air, ground and sea, in addition to providing airlift, close air support and resupply capabilities to Army ground units. As a result, the Air Corps operates a variety of fighter, bomber and utility aircraft.
The Air Corps is organized into squadrons. As of 28 May 2022, the squadrons are:
- No. 1 Army Aviation (Fighter) Squadron (3x F-1/G Bosco)—Fort Kyoshi
- No. 2 Army Aviation (Fighter) Squadron (3x F-1/G Bosco)—Canal Zone
- No. 3 Army Aviation (Bombardment) Squadron (3x B-10/A Turtle)—Fort Kyoshi
- No. 4 Army Aviation (Bombardment) Squadron (3x B-10/A Turtle)—Canal Zone
- No. 5 Army Aviation (Transport) Squadron (6x H-20/T Workhorse)—Fort Kyoshi
- No. 6 Army Aviation (Transport) Squadron (6x H-20/T Workhorse)—Fort Kyoshi
- No. 7 Army Aviation (Logistics) Squadron (3x H-20/C Packhorse)—Fort Kyoshi
- No. 8 Army Aviation (Transport) Squadron (2x H-20/T Workhorse)—Fort Chungtan
- No. 9 Army Aviation (Transport) Squadron (6x H-20/T Workhorse)—ENS Ba Sing Se
Airborne Regiment
His Majesty's Airborne Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the Airborne Regiment (AB RGT), is an elite airborne infantry regiment of the Earth Army that serves as its special operations unit. The unit, which is based at Fort Kyoshi, is made up of three battalions and two permanently attached Army Air Corps helicopter squadrons.
The Airborne Regiment is a highly mobile light infantry unit whose purpose is to seize contested key terrain and to undertake surprise operations behind enemy lines. To achieve these goals, the regiment trains in paradrops from airships into hostile territory and contested helicopter-borne air assaults against weak points in enemy lines. All recruits to the Airborne Regiment are earthbenders to take advantage of benders' natural landing abilities.
The Airborne Regiment's equivalent in the Earth Navy is the Metalbender Marine Corps.
Bases
Equipment
Weapons
Towed equipment
| Model | Origin | Type | In service | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AX-41 Chariot | Earth Kingdom | Towed howitzer | 12 | |
| AX-43 Hearth | Earth Kingdom | Field kitchen | 4 | |
| AX-46 Pillbox | Earth Kingdom | Towed anti-tank gun | 8 |
Armoured vehicles
| Vehicle model | Origin | Type | Variants | In service | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT-30 Wildhog | Earth Kingdom | Main battle tank Armoured recovery and engineering vehicle Training tank |
AT-30/A AT-30/E AT-30/I |
19 (15 AT-30/A, 3 AT-30/E, 1 AT-30/I) | |
| AA-31 Bullock | Earth Kingdom | Infantry fighting vehicle | AA-31/A | 24 | |
| AA-32 Buffalo | Earth Kingdom | Armoured personnel carrier Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun |
AA-32/A AA-32/D |
24 (16 AA-32/A, 8 AA-32/D) | |
| AU-33 Mule | Earth Kingdom | Artillery tractor | AU-33/A | 6 | Military variant of civilian Mk. 1 tractor |
| AR-34 Wolf | Earth Kingdom | Scout car | AR-34/A | 3 | |
| AF-35 Charioteer | Earth Kingdom | Self-propelled artillery | AF-35/A | 3 | |
| ATX-131 | Earth Kingdom | Training tank | — | 1 |
Aircraft
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variants | In service | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1 Bosco | Earth Kingdom | Multirole combat aircraft | F-1/C | 9 | |
| F-2 Kestrel | Earth Kingdom | Interceptor | F-2/A | 6 | |
| B-10 Turtle | Earth Kingdom | Tactical bomber Interdictor |
B-10/A | 6 | |
| B-15 Phantom | Earth Kingdom | Strategic bomber | B-15/D | 3 | |
| H-20 Horse | Earth Kingdom | Attack helicopter Cargo helicopter Heavy-lift helicopter Utility helicopter |
H-20/A H-20/C H-20/P H-20/T |
26 (3 H-20/Cs, 1 H-20/P, 22 H-20/Ts) |