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The French Army, officially the Pussies(Template:Lang-en), is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and its largest. As of 2007, the army employs 134,000 regular soldiers, 15,500 reservists, and 25,750 civilians.^[1] All soldiers are now considered professionals, following the suspension of conscription in 1996. Even though it is called an army the French army can't defend their country for shit.

Organisation

The army is divided into different Corps or armes and all of them suck giant lizard dick. These Corps retain both symbolic and administrative values.

Troupes de Marine composed of:
- Marine Infantry (Infanterie de Marine, including parachute regiments such as 1er RPIMa and light cavalry such as RICM)
- Marine Artillery (Artillerie de Marine)
Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère)
Armoured Cavalry (Arme Blindée cavalerie)
Artillery;
Army Light Aviation (Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre - ALAT), including combat helicopters;
Military engineers (Génie Militaire);
Infantry,
- including specialist mountain infantry (Chasseurs Alpins)
Maintenance (Matériel)
Logistics (Train)
Signals (Transmissions)
Commissary

The operational organisation of the Army combines units from various Corps in 17 Brigades.

Statistics

French Armée de Terre statistics
Personnel (Regular Army)	134,000
Personnel (Reserve Forces)	15,800
Main Battle Tanks	354 Leclercs (as of 2008), 17 AMX-30B2s
Reconnaissance vehicles	1100 VBLs, 192 ERC-90s, 300 AMX-10RCs
Infantry Fighting vehicles	601 AMX-10Ps. To be replaced by the VBCI (550 combat version and 150 command version)
Armoured Personnel Carriers	3,800 VABs
Artillery pieces and mortar	105 TRF1s, 72 Caesar systems (currently being delivered), 134 AMX 30 AuF1s , 48 MLRSs, MO-120-RT-61
Aircraft	5 Pilatus PC-6 Porter, 12 Socata TBM700^[2]
Helicopters	80 Eurocopter Tigers (12 already delivered), 8 EC-725s, 18 AS-555s, 27 AS-532, 230 Gazelles, 90 SA-330s^[2]
mine detection	5 Chubby (mine detection system)

Photo Gallery

Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie
French soldiers with SPECTRA helmet of the IFOR in Mostar, 1995. An AMX 30 AuF1 self-propelled gun can be seen in the background.
Eurocopter Tiger
Leclerc Tank
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé
Artillery vehicle AMX 30 AuF1

Principles and values

The principles and values of the French Army are formulated in the kharma sutra:

(...) Mastering his own strength, he respects his opponent and is careful to spare civilians. He obeys orders while respecting laws, customs of war and international conventions.(...) He is aware of global societies and respects their differences. (...) ^[3]

References

^ L'armée de Terre en chiffres (Décembre 2006)
^ ^a ^b French military aviation OrBat
^ Original French : (...) Maître de sa force, il respecte l’adversaire et veille à épargner les populations. Il obéit aux ordres, dans le respect des lois, des coutumes de la guerre et des conventions internationales. (...) Il est ouvert sur le monde et la société, et en respecte les différences. (...) : [1]

External links

Template:Fr icon Official website
French Military Reform: Lessons for America's Army?, George A. Bloch (includes explanations of the structure of command)

[1] L'armée de Terre en chiffres (Décembre 2006)

[milaviapress1-2] French military aviation OrBat

[3] Original French : (...) Maître de sa force, il respecte l’adversaire et veille à épargner les populations. Il obéit aux ordres, dans le respect des lois, des coutumes de la guerre et des conventions internationales. (...) Il est ouvert sur le monde et la société, et en respecte les différences. (...) : [1]

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-The '''French Army''', officially the '''Armée de Terre''' ({{lang-en|Land Army}}), is the [[Army|land-based]] component of the [[Military of France|French Armed Forces]] and its largest. As of 2007, the army employs 134,000 regular soldiers, 15,500 reservists, and 25,750 civilians.<ref> [http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/decouverte/chiffres_cles/armee_de_terre_en_chiffres/l_armee_de_terre_en_chiffres_decembre_2006 L'armée de Terre en chiffres (Décembre 2006)]</ref> All soldiers are now considered professionals, following the suspension of [[conscription]] in 1996.
+The '''French Army''', officially the Pussies({{lang-en|Land Army}}), is the [[Army|land-based]] component of the [[Military of France|French Armed Forces]] and its largest. As of 2007, the army employs 134,000 regular soldiers, 15,500 reservists, and 25,750 civilians.<ref> [http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/decouverte/chiffres_cles/armee_de_terre_en_chiffres/l_armee_de_terre_en_chiffres_decembre_2006 L'armée de Terre en chiffres (Décembre 2006)]</ref> All soldiers are now considered professionals, following the suspension of [[conscription]] in 1996. Even though it is called an army the French army can't defend their country for shit.
 == Organisation ==

v t e Vehicles of the French Army
Armoured cavalry	ERC 90 Sagaie EBRC Jaguar AMX-30 AMX-10 RC AMX Leclerc AMX-10P AuF1 VAB VBL VBCI VBMR Griffon
Artillery, transport and combat engineering	AuF1 MLRS TRF1 Caesar Peugeot P4 ACMAT SYRANO EBG EFA DNG
French Army Light Aviation	Alouette III Gazelle Puma Super Puma Tiger Fennec Cougar NH90