The Border Army

The Border Army was originally formed after the conquest of Calfornia in the late 2010s. The UKA found itself with a large number of volunteer and conscript units raised in California of dubious quality, many being Spanish-speaking Latinos. At the same time, it had to deal with an enormous expansion of the border, with the associated problem of exposure to bandit raids. King Josh ordered the best of the Latino units consolidated into the better California regiments. The remainder of the disbanded units were planted in colonies along the frontier to form a sort of farmer militia. The government provided considerable assistence to the new settlers in return for their patrolling the frontier zone. Happy to be reunited with the families and the grants of free land, the Border Army assisted with frontier security for some yers, with some success for a few years, until large stretches of land were annexed along the frontiers in the 2020s. When the former border districts were left behind, the Border Army organization was disbanded, and the former members were left in peace with their land grants intact.

The Border Army concept was revived when the UKA found itself with large numbers of former Islamic soldiery from areas annexed after the victory in 2044 over the Midwestern Islamic Caliphate. The bulk of these redundant men were formed into new Border Army units and posted to high banditry border areas throughout the UKA. Unlike the "old" Border Army, these new units were standing units like the regular army, not militia. While initial consideration was made for transfering the former Islamic soldiery in small packets to regular units, dietary restrictions and general distrust on both sides led the Imperial General Staff to create ethnically cohesive units. Now, however, while some draftees and recruits from former Islamic areas are posted to Border Army units, most now go into the Regular Army.

While the actual effectiveness of the new units has been high against bandits, there have been a number of mutinies by units posted to distant and unpopular locations, and some units have been rebuilt with conscripts from throughout the UKA. As frontier areas are pacified or the borders are shifted, the UKA Imperial General Staff plans to convert border units into either replacements or new regular units.

Each model behicle or gun represents a platoon or battery consisting of four of that type, each personnel stand represents a platoon of approximately 40 men. Units listed in italics are support troops that usually do not accompany the combat elements into the field.

Notes:

1. Company Designations: All companies lettered consecutively within the battalion.
2. Integral Antitank Weapons: none
3. Border Army units originally created from demobilized Islamic units.

Notes:

1. Company Designations: All Squadrons designated by Roman numerals consecutively within the regiment.
2. Integral Antitank Weapons: none
3. Border Army units originally created from demobilized Islamic units.

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