2300 French and Multinational Regiments

These are regiments recruited primarily from European France or from foreign volunteers. These include regular and conscript Metropolitan forces, Marine and Foreign Legion forces.

Blinde Cavalerie Mtropolitaine Infanterie Mtropolitaine Troupes de Marine Lgion trangre Troupes Aeroportes Troupes d' Intervention Spatial Commandement de Troupes Spciale

Blinde Cavalerie Mtropolitaine

The Metropolitan Armoured Cavalry compose the bulk of the armoured regiments of the Arme de la Manouvre. They are mostly recruited from mainland France, although recruits from other parts of the Empire are increasingly common in the ranks. Most of these units have long and proud histories, usually stretching back to horsed cavalry units of the Napoleonic Era and earlier. The majority of the units are regulars but some are 'conscript' short service volunteers. It used to be common practise to modify the regimental name to signify that if the unit was para-roled, or was equipped with hovertanks or groundtanks. However this has fallen somewhat out of favour in recent years.

1e Rgiment de Hussards Parachutiste (1e RHP) 2e Rgiment de Hussards (2e RH) 3e Rgiment d' Aero-Hussards (3e RH) 4e Rgiment de Hussards (4e RH) 5e Rgiment de Hussards (5e RH) (CSV)

6e Rgiment de Hussards (6e RH) (CSV) 8e Rgiment de Hussards (8e RH)

1e Rgiment d' Aero-Chasseurs (1e RCh) 2e Rgiment de Chasseurs (2e RCh) 3e Rgiment de Chasseurs (3e RCh) 4e Rgiment de Chasseurs (4e RCh) 5e Rgiment de Chasseurs Blinde (5e RCh) 6e Rgiment de Chasseurs (6e RCh) (CSV) 7e Rgiment de Chasseurs (7e RCh) 8e Rgiment de Chasseurs (8e RCh) (CSV) 9e Rgiment de Chasseurs (9e RCh) (CSV) 11e Rgiment de Chasseurs (11e RCh) 15e Rgiment d' Aero-Chasseurs (15e RAC)

1e Rgiment d' Aero-Dragons (1e RD) 2e Rgiment d' Aero-Dragons (2e RD) 3e Rgiment d' Aero-Dragons (3e RD) 4e Rgiment d' Aero-Dragons (4e RD) 5e Rgiment d' Aero-Dragons (5e RD) 6e Rgiment d' Aero-Dragons (6e RD) 7e Rgiment de Dragons (7e RD) (CSV) 8e Rgiment de Dragons (8e RD) (CSV) 13e Rgiment de Dragons Parachutiste (13e RDP)

1e Rgiment de Cuirassiers (1e RC) 2e Rgiment de Cuirassiers (2e RC) 4e Rgiment de Cuirassiers (4e RC) 5e Rgiment d' Aero-Cuirassiers (5e RC) 6e Rgiment d' Aero-Cuirassiers (6e RC) 7e Rgiment d' Aero-Cuirassiers (armd) 8e Rgiment d' Aero-Cuirassiers (8e RC) 9e Rgiment de Cuirassiers (9e RC) 11e Rgiment de Cuirassiers (armd) 12e Rgiment d' Aero-Cuirassiers (12e RC) 14e Rgiment de Cuirassiers (14e RC) (CSV) 15e Rgiment de Cuirassiers (15e RC) (CSV) Rgiment de Spahis

A part of the Metropolitan Cavalry, the Rgiment de Spahis are descended from North African cavalry units raised during France's first colonial period. Although they have been entirely recruited from mainland France for centuries they retain some of the old dash and trappings and forebears. From the mid-2030's onwards large numbers of France's naturalised North African populations have served in the ranks of the RS. The regiments have a somewhat complicated relationship with the Spahis Algriens.

1e Rgiment de Spahis (1e RS) 2e Rgiment de Spahis (2e RS)(recce) 3e Rgiment de Spahis (3e RS) 4e Rgiment de Spahis (4e RS) (CSV) Blinde Cavalerie Belgique

These regiments are recruited almost entirely from France's influential Belgian Dpartement and have served with the French Army since the Franco-Belgian Union in the first decade of the third millennium. Despite the bitter struggle for Flemish Independence these units remain a valued part of the Army and have a reputation of being ultra-loyalists.

1e Rgiment Lanciers (1e RLB) 3e Rgiment Lanciers (3e RLB) 2e Chasseurs Cheval (2e CCB) (recce) (CSV) 4e Chasseurs Cheval (4e CCB)(recce) 1e Rgiment de Guides (1e RGB) (CSV) Rgiment de Chars de Combat

The Rgiments de Chars de Combat were first created from units of Free French loyalists in the 2nd World War after the German Occupation of France. They continue their unique traditions and specialise in heavy ground tank operations, although other roles are also now undertaken.

501e Rgiment de Chars de Combat (501e RCC) 502e Rgiment de Chars de Combat (502e RCC) 503e Rgiment de Chars de Combat (503e RCC) 504e Rgiment de Chars de Combat (504e RCC) 505e Rgiment de Chars de Combat (505e RCC) 506e Rgiment de Chars de Combat (506e RCC) 507e Rgiment de Chars de Combat (507e RCC) Top

Infanterie Mtropolitaine

The bulk of the Arme de la Manouvre and the Arme Territoriale de la France is made up of Metropolitan infantry regiments recruited from European France.

Rgiments d' Infanterie

These units are the old French Line Infantry regiments that have survived to the present day. They are divided into a regular (usually the I Batallion) and several Short Service Volunteer battalions. The CSV battalions provide the entirety of the Arme Territoriale de la France's infantry strength. All the battalions are infantry unless noted otherwise.

1e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/1e RI) (CSV) (II/1e RI) (III/1e RI) 8e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/8e RI) (CW) (CSV) (II/8e RI) (III/8e RI) 9e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/9e RI) (CSV) (II/9e RI) (III/9e RI) (IV/9e RI) All CSV CW 22e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/22e RI) (CSV) (II/22e RI) (III/22e RI) 35e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/35e RI) (CSV) (II/35e RI)(III/35e RI) 39e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/39e RI) (CSV) (II/39e RI) (III/39e RI) 41e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/41e RI) (CSV) (II/41e RI) (III/41e RI) 42e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/42e RI) (CSV) (II/42e RI) (III/42e RI) 43e Rgiment d' Infanterie

(I/43e RI) (CSV) (II/43e RI) (III/43e RI) 46e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/46e RI) (CW) (CSV) (II/46e RI) (III/46e RI) 51e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/51e RI) (CSV) (II/51e RI) (III/51e RI) 67e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/67e RI) (CSV) (II/67e RI) (III/67e RI) 81e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/81e RI) (CSV) (II/81e RI)(III/81e RI)(IV/81e RI)(V/81e RI) All CSV CW 92e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/92e RI) (CSV) (II/92e RI) (III/92e RI) 94e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/94e RI) (CSV) (II/94e RI) (III/94e RI) 99e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/99e RI) (CSV) (II/99e RI) (III/99e RI) 110e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/110e RI) (CSV) (II/110e RI) (III/110e RI) 122e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/122e RI) (CSV) (II/122e RI) (III/122e RI) (IV/122e RI) (V/122e RI) All CSV CW 126e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/126e RI) (CSV) (II/126e RI) (III/126e RI) 137e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/137e RI) (CSV) (II/137e RI) (III/137e RI) 150e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/150e RI) (CSV) (II/150e RI) (III/150e RI)

151e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/151e RI) (CSV) (II/151e RI) (III/151e RI) 152e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/152e RI) (II/152e RI)(LATNP) (CSV) (III/152e RI) (IV/152e RI) 153e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/153e RI) (CSV) (II/153e RI) (III/153e RI) 170e Rgiment d' Infanterie (I/170e RI) (CSV) (II/170e RI) Groupement Chasseurs

These battalion sized units are the descendants of the French Lgre/Chasseur Pied regiments, and are such see themselves as the heirs to the light infantry tradition of the Voltigeurs who paved the way for Napoleon's military domination of Europe. After World War 3, the Chasseurs were transformed into allregular units and fought alongside the Lgion as part of the French effort to re-build Europe and the western hemisphere. As such they always saw themselves as a step above the more mundane RI units, and attitude that continues today. It is revealing that the Chasseurs provide the only metropolitan infantry fighting on Aurore.

1e Groupement Chasseurs (1e GC) 2e Groupement Chasseurs (2e GC) 8e Groupement Chasseurs (8e GC) 15e Groupement Chasseurs (15e GC) 16e Groupement Chasseurs (16e GC) 18e Groupement Chasseurs (18e GC) 24e Groupement Chasseurs (24e GC) 30e Groupement Chasseurs (30e GC) Chasseurs Alpins

These units are France's mountain infantry split from the other Chasseur Pied in the late 19th Century, that traditionally have guarded the Pyrenees and the mountainous border with Italy. They maintain the sense of being an lite, common to most nation's mountain troops and man the crack 27e Division Alpins in the FAR. The 159e RIA is a regular infantry regiment that was converted some time in the past and except for having an CSV battalion is identical to the other units.

6e Rgiment de Chasseurs Alpins (I/6e RCA) 7e Rgiment de Chasseurs Alpins (I/7e RCA) (FART) 11e Rgiment de Chasseurs Alpins (I/11e RCA) 13e Rgiment de Chasseurs Alpins (I/13e RCA) 27e Rgiment de Chasseurs Alpins (I/27e RCA) 159e Rgiment d' Infanterie Alpins (I/159e RIA) (CSV) (II/159e RIA) 9e Zouaves

The Zouaves, like the Spahis are a hold-over from the days of the first French colonial empire. They also were once a colonial regiment, but soon recruited entirely from the French pied noire colonist community in Algeria. They later would recruit from mainland France instead, especially after Algeria gained her independence. The 9e Zouaves today are a conventional regular infantry regiment with a colourful history and uniform, and many of its soldiers come from mainland France's long-established and wealthy North African descended community.

9e Zouaves (I/9e RZ) (II/9e RZ) (III/9e RZ)(IV/9e RZ) (LATNP)

Infanterie Belgique

These are units of the old Belgian Army that continue to exist within the French Army of 2300. They have as long and proud histories and traditions as any units in the French Army. The somewhat bitter War of Flemish Independence combined with the poor performance of the Belgian Division against the Germans in the Ardennes has caused a problem of organisation and moral within these units. Half of the regiments passed into the control of the new Flemish State, and the remainder were purged of nonFrench speakers. These units, especially the regulars are keen to prove their loyalty to France.

Rgiment de Carabiniers 'Prins Boudewijn' (RCPB) 1e Rgiment de Grenadiers (1e RGB) 2e Chasseurs Pied (2e CPB) Rgiment 12me de Ligne 'Prince Lopold' (1/R12eLB) (CSV) (2/R12eLB) (CSV) Rgiment 13me de Ligne (1/R13eLB)(CW)(CSV) (2/R13eLB) (CSV) Rgiment de Chasseurs Ardennais (1/RCAB)(CSV)(2/RCAB)(CSV) Top

Troupes de Marine

The TM are a group of regiments incorporating cavalry, infantry, artillery, engineers and paratroopers who have a wide range of responsibilities. The Marines are frequently encountered off-Earth, as they, along with the Lgion trangre have the least political baggage involved with their deployment. The TM have arrived from a variety of sources, old fashioned ship-board marines, Colonial units from France's first overseas empire, a regiment of WW2 Chadian volunteers, Belgian Para-Commanders and now units from Tirane.

In addition to the forces mentioned below the Marines provide garrisons for several French territories on Earth and security elements for some French outposts. In many ways the TM are used in a similar fashion to the Lgion, except they are generally thought to have more discipline and subtlety than the Lgionnaires.

1e Rgiment d' Infanterie Chars de Marine (1e RICM)(armd)

1e Rgiment Parachutiste d' Infanterie de Marine (I/1e RPIMa) (II/1e RPIMa) 2e Rgiment Parachutiste d' Infanterie de Marine (I/2e RPIMa)(II/2e RPIMa) (CW) 3e Rgiment Parachutiste d' Infanterie de Marine (I/3e RPIMa)(II/3e RPIMa) 6e Rgiment Parachutiste d' Infanterie de Marine (1/6e RPIMa) (CW)(II/6e RPIMa) 8e Rgiment Parachutiste d' Infanterie de Marine (I/8e RPIMa) (CW) (II/8e RPIMa)

1e Rgiment d' Infanterie de Marine (I/1e RIMa) (II/1e RIMa) (CW)(III/1e RIMa) 2e Rgiment d' Infanterie de Marine (I/2e RIMa)(II/2e RIMa)(III/2e RIMa) 3e Rgiment d' Infanterie de Marine (I/3e RIMa)(II/3e RIMa) 7e Rgiment d' Infanterie de Marine (I/7e RIMa) 9e Rgiment d' Infanterie de Marine

(I/9e RIMa)(II/9e RIMa) 13e Rgiment d' Infanterie de Marine - (Tirane) (I/13e RIMa)(II/13e RIMa)(III/13e RIMa) 21e Rgiment d' Infanterie de Marine (I/21e RIMa)(II/21e RIMa) 22e Rgiment d' Infanterie de Marine (I/22e RIMa) (II/22e RIMa) 33e Rgiment d' Infanterie de Marine (I/33e RIMa) (II/33e RIMa) 41e Rgiment d' Infanterie de Marine (I/41e RIMa)

Rgiment de Marche du Tchad 'Marines' (I/ RMT)(II/ RMT)

Rgiment Para-Commando (1 Para-Cdo) (2 Para-Cdo) The Pacific and Guyanan RIMa units are units recruited from those territories and originally administered as Marine units. However although they retain the Marine title they are in fact subject to similar restrictions as Metropolitan troops. Namely they are only deployed away from Guyana and the Pacific territories in time of war.

Rgiment d' Infanterie de Marine du Pacifique (I/RIMaP)(II/RIMaP) Rgiment d' Infanterie de Marine de Guyana (I/RIMaGy)(II/RIMaGy)(III/RIMaGy) Top

Lgion trangre

The famed Lgion trangre has a variety of regiments and is similar in many ways to the all-French Troupes de Marine and share many roles with them. However the Lgion retains a reputation as being the shock-troops of the French State, sending the Lgion is often part of a political message.

1e Rgiment tranger de Cavalerie (1e REC)(armd) 2e Rgiment tranger de Cavalerie (2e REC)(armd) 3e Rgiment tranger de Cavalerie (3e REC)(armd)

1e Rgiment tranger de Parachutistes (I/1e REP)(inf) (II/1e REP)(inf) 2e Rgiment tranger de Parachutistes (I/2e REP) (SF) (II/2e REP)(CW)

1e Rgiment tranger d' Infanterie (II/1e REI) (II/1e REI) (III/1e REI) 2e Rgiment tranger d' Infanterie (I/2e REI) (inf) (II/2e REI) (I/3e REI) (inf) 3e Rgiment tranger d' Infanterie (II/3e REI) (III/3e REI) 4e Rgiment tranger d' Infanterie (I/4e REI)(CW) (II/4e REI) (III/4e REI) 5e Rgiment tranger d' Infanterie (I/5e REI) (II/5e REI) (III/5e REI) (inf)

6e Rgiment tranger d' Infanterie (I/6e REI)(inf)(punishment bn) 13e Demi-Brigade de la Lgion trangre (I/13e DBLE) (II/13e DBLE) (III/13e DBLE)

Rgiment tranger d' Aero-Infanterie (I/REAI) (air-mobile)(ex-I/3e REI) Top

Troupes Aeroportes

The TAP are France's airborne forces and include all of the parachute regiments, officially the TIS are a sub-set of the TAP. Increasingly though the TAP are composed only of the paras bleus of the RCP and the units known as the paras Africain. The RCP have their roots in parachute and shock units established from the Free French by both the British and Americans during World War 2. They are metropolitan units and originally wore blue berets (now red), hence the nickname (similarly Lgion paras are paras vertes, Marine paras are paras rouges). The 10e RCP was created from crack Nouvelle Provenal colonial units when that colony gained Departement status. Currently the RCP man the two core based Parachute Divisions.

The TAP also includes the 'African Paras' who include a number of Para and Commando units recruited from the various African Departements, the most famous of whom are the Senegalese Paras. These units, along with Lgion and Marine infantry, man the rapid reaction DAM in the African Armies.

1e Rgiment de Chasseurs Parachutiste (I/1e RCP) (II/1e RCP) (CW) 3e Rgiment de Chasseurs Parachutiste (I/3e RCP) (CW) (II/3e RCP) (III/3e RCP) 4e Rgiment de Chasseurs Parachutiste

(I/4e RCP) (II/4e RCP) 9e Rgiment de Chasseurs Parachutiste (I/9e RCP) (II/9e RCP) (CW) 10e Rgiment de Chasseurs Parachutiste - (Tirane) (II/10e RCP)(III/10e RCP) (CW) (V/10e RCP)

Rgiment Parachutiste de Sngal (I/RPS) (II/RPS) Rgiment Commando d' Intervention de Djibouti (I/ RCID) Rgiment Commando de Cte d' Ivoire (I/ RCCI) Groupement de Commando du Zare (GCdoZ) Commandos d' Afrique (CdoAf) Top

Troupes d' Intervention Spatial

The TIS is composed of units drawn from the Marines and Foreign Legion sections of the Troupes Aeroportes. They are the true lite of the French Army, possessing exceptional skill and motivation whilst receiving the latest equipment. These forces include the famous REP's of the Lgion trangre, the similarly renowned Marine Paras and the Para-Commandos whose unique identity has survived 300 years since the Belgian Army was subsumed into the French. The Para-Commandos still wear the 'Winged Dagger' and Commando daggers (for 1 & 2 Bns) respectively, celebrating their WW2 roots, allowing them to lord their 'seniority' over the other units.

I/1e Rgiment tranger de Parachutistes (I/1e REP) II/1e Rgiment tranger de Parachutistes (II/1e REP)

II/2e Rgiment tranger de Parachutistes (II/2e REP)(CW)

I/2e Rgiment Parachutiste d' Infanterie de Marine (I/2e RPIMa) II/2e Rgiment Parachutiste d' Infanterie de Marine (II/2e RPIMa) (CW) I/3e Rgiment Parachutiste d' Infanterie de Marine (I/3e RPIMa) I/6e Rgiment Parachutiste d' Infanterie de Marine (1/6e RPIMa) (CW) II/6e Rgiment Parachutiste d' Infanterie de Marine (II/6e RPIMa) I/8e Rgiment Parachutiste d' Infanterie de Marine (I/8e RPIMa) (CW) II/8e Rgiment Parachutiste d' Infanterie de Marine (II/8e RPIMa)

1/ Rgiment Para-Commando (1 Para-Cdo) 2/ Rgiment Para-Commando (2 Para-Cdo) Top

Commandement de Troupes Spciale

The CTS is the body that controls the French Armed Force's special forces units. Unlike other western units they have no responsibility from Counter Terrorist operations. Instead they concentrate on long range reconnaissance, small unit raiding, counter-insurgency and other irregular forms of warfare. These units are drawn from a variety of sources, including the TAP and the French Navy's elite commando units.

I/2e Rgiment tranger de Parachutistes (I/2e REP) I/1e Rgiment Parachutiste d' Infanterie de Marine (I/1e RPIMa) II/1e Rgiment Parachutiste d' Infanterie de Marine (II/1e RPIMa) II/3e Rgiment Parachutiste d' Infanterie de Marine (II/3e RPIMa) 1e Groupement Fusiliers-Marins Commandos (1e GRUFUMARCO)

2e Groupement Fusiliers-Marins Commandos (2e GRUFUMARCO) 13e Rgiment de Dragons Parachutiste (13e RDP)