Alsesian Marine Corps

The Alsesian Marine Corps (Alseslang: Alses Marin Korps), known until 1982 as the Bālthorist Marine Corps is the naval infantry service branch of the Alsesian Armed Forces. It is one of the Central Uniformed Services of Alsesia, having been established as a separate branch in order to conduct amphibious operations and expeditionary warfare.

As a military service branch, the AMaK is under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy under the Department of Defense (formerly the Ministry of War). The Department of the Navy is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the Secretary of the Navy (SEKNEVY) and by a chief marine officer, the Master General of the Marine Corps (GJMaK), who is also a member of the Committee of the Service Commanders (ZSK). The AmaK is the fourth largest military branch, after the Ground Army, Naval Service, and the Air Service, and in the fiscal year 2020, the projected strength for the Regular Marines (REGMAR) was WIP personnel and the Reserve Marines (BEDMAR) had WIP personnel. The combined-component strength of the Marine Corps was WIP personnel.

The traditional objective of the marines has been to secure beacheads in order to allow army units better suited for sustained combat to land and transfer combat duties.

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Equipment
The MaK relies on their sister service for transportation and fixed wing air support. For a detailed list of equipment such as small arms and logistics vehicles, see the list.

Aircraft
Although fixed-wing aircraft operations are left to the Naval Service, the Marine Corps operates helicopters for purposes such as close air support, transport, and logistics.

Marine Corps helicopters are often smaller than their Ground Army counterparts, mostly as a result of being stationed aboard amphibious warships.

Armored Vehicles
The Marine Corps does not operate main battle tanks, but instead utilizes amphibious assault guns and infantry-fighting vehicles. Marine Corps Battalions are classified as Assault, Heavy, and Light, based on whether they make use of assault guns, IFVs, or APCs as part of their deployment ashore.

Artillery
The Marine Corps makes use of towed and self-propelled artillery, the latter of which comes from vehicles capable of amphibious operations.