Latherian Army Organization

The Royal Latherian Army follows the standard platoon > company > division > battalion > division organization. A group of divisions is referred to as a gruppe or armygruppe.

Ranks
Latherian Army Ranks Generally Follow:
 * General
 * Kolonel
 * Major
 * Kapitan
 * Leutnant
 * Feldwebel (catchall term for all NCOs)

Organization of Infantry
The following example is the baseline organization of an A or B infantry unit.

Platoon
The basic Latherian infantry platoon (Steifelpeloton) consists of 3 sections of 9 men each (1 feldwebel, 1 gunner, 1 loader, 1 grenadier, 1 unterfeldvebel, 5 riflemen) and 1 section of 6 men (1 Leutnant, 1 peleton feldwebel, 2 unterfeldvebel, 2 radiomen). The grenadier and gunner may be omitted and replaced with standard rifleman in the case of under supply.

Company
3 infantry platoons form a Company (Kompanie) with a command section of around 12 officers and NCOs and headed by a Kompaniefuhrer or Kapitan (Captain).

Battalion
A battalion consists of 3 to 5 companies and a weapons company, which may not be included provided resupply. Commanded by a Major.

Regiment
A Latherian Regiment is always 3 battalions. It also includes up to one artillery company. It is usually commanded by a Kolonel (Colonel).

Division
A division consists of 3-5 regiments, 1 artillery regiment, 1 weapons battalion, 2 engineer companies, and 1 reconnaissance company. It is usually commanded by a General.

Other Divisions and Regimental Types
Tank divisions (Blitz divisions) are similar to infantry divisions in that they consist of 3-5 tank/armored regiments along with the usual compliment of support (mounted, towed or mechanized of course), upgrade the reconnaissance company to a battalion, and have 1 regiment of motorized infantry and 2 battalions of mechanized infantry (gepanzerterapidmotorsteifel). A Gepanzerterapidmotorsteifel division (armored mechanized infantry) is a standard infantry division with motorized support (like a tank division) and an armored/tank regiment.

Other types of individual combat regiments and kampfgruppes (a collection of individual companies and platoons formed for a specific purpose) exist, generally changing the standard Latherian equipment loadout.

Equipment
The standard small arm of the Latherian army is a the Burst Pulse battle rifle. The preferred model is the Kitter series of battle rifles designed in Latheria. Assault units or Stormtroopers along with feldwebels wield burst pulse assault rifles. Some combat units prefer to use ballistic weapons.