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|unit_name=Ankat People's Army | |unit_name=Ankat People's Army | ||
|native_name = <small>අන්කාට්හි ජනතාවගේ හමුදාව ({{wpl|Sinhalese|Terasi}})</small> | |||
|image=[[File:AnkatArmy.png|center|250px]] | |image=[[File:AnkatArmy.png|center|250px]] | ||
|caption= Logo of the Ankat People's Army. | |caption= Logo of the Ankat People's Army. | ||
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|branch= | |branch= | ||
|type= {{wpl|Army}} | |type= {{wpl|Army}} | ||
|size= | |size= 320,000 active personnel | ||
|command_structure= | |command_structure= | ||
|garrison= | |garrison= | ||
|garrison_label= | |garrison_label= | ||
|nickname= | |nickname= * ජනතාවගේ හෙල්ලය<br><small>''janatāvagē hellaya''</small> | ||
|patron= | |patron= | ||
|motto= | |motto= | ||
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|equipment_label= | |equipment_label= | ||
|battles= | |battles= | ||
|anniversaries= | |anniversaries= 1 August 1974 | ||
|decorations= | |decorations= | ||
|battle_honours= | |battle_honours= | ||
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|identification_symbol_label= | | identification_symbol_label = Army vehicle and aircraft roundel<br>and low-visibility variant | ||
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The Ankat People's Army (APA; {{wpl|Sinhalese|Terasi}}: අන්කාට්හි ජනතාවගේ හමුදාව tr; ankāṭhi janatāvagē hamudāva AJH), is the largest branch of the [[Ankat Armed Forces]] and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. | |||
During the Ankati Revolution the APA went by the name of the Socialist Army (Terasi: සමාජවාදී හමුදාව; tr Samājavādī Hamudāva). The Socialist Army was one of the major combatants in the civil war, initially working with others before becoming powerful enough to be the largest faction alongside the Torists. At the end of the war the Armed Forces as a whole was formed, with the land component of the Socialist Army becoming the Ankat People's Army. | |||
The Ankat People's Army reported an active troop strength of around 320,000 in 2018 although due to conscription and a heavy reserve force, this number is expected to be much higher. Due to the unreported combat the military has undergone with insurgents to the north, the army has acquired extensive combat experience with conducting non-stop counter-insurgency operations with royalist or religious fanatical factions since the end of the revolution in 1974. | |||
The army has headed by the Chief of General Staff who is selected by the Commander-in-Chief, the President, at the recommendation of the cabinet. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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=== Civil Defence Force === | === Civil Defence Force === | ||
== Ranks and insignia == | == Rank structure == | ||
=== Commissioned Officer === | |||
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;" | |||
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%" | |||
! Rank group | |||
! colspan=10| General/flag officers | |||
! colspan=6| Field/senior officers | |||
! colspan=8| Junior officers | |||
! colspan=12| Officer cadet | |||
|- style="text-align:center;" <!--ARMY RANKS--> | |||
| rowspan=1| | |||
| colspan=2| [[File:18. Myanmar Army SGEN.svg|50px]] | |||
| colspan=1| [[File:17. Myanmar Army VSGEN.svg|50px]] | |||
| colspan=1| [[File:16. Myanmar Army GEN.svg|50px|General]] | |||
| colspan=2| [[File:15. Myanmar Army LG.svg|50px]] | |||
| colspan=2| [[File:14. Myanmar Army MG.svg|50px]] | |||
| colspan=2| [[File:13. Myanmar Army BG.svg|50px]] | |||
| colspan=2| [[File:12. Myanmar Army COL.svg|50px]] | |||
| colspan=2| [[File:11. Myanmar Army LTCOL.svg|50px]] | |||
| colspan=2| [[File:10. Myanmar Army MAJ.svg|50px]] | |||
| colspan=2| [[File:09. Myanmar Army CAPT.svg|50px]] | |||
| colspan=3| [[File:08. Myanmar Army 1LT.svg|50px]] | |||
| colspan=3| [[File:07. Myanmar Army 2LT.svg|50px]] | |||
| colspan=12| [[File: Myanmar Army OC.png|50px]] | |||
|- style="text-align:center;" <!--ARMY/AIR FORCE RANK TITLES--> | |||
| colspan=1| Army Ranks | |||
| colspan=2| Senior General | |||
| colspan=1| Vice-Senior General | |||
| colspan=1| General | |||
| colspan=2| Lieutenant General | |||
| colspan=2| Major General | |||
| colspan=2| Brigadier General | |||
| colspan=2| Colonel | |||
| colspan=2| Lieutenant Colonel | |||
| colspan=2| Major | |||
| colspan=2| Captain | |||
| colspan=3| Lieutenant | |||
| colspan=3| Second Lieutenant | |||
| colspan=12| Officer Cadet | |||
|} | |||
=== Non-commissioned officers and Enlisted === | |||
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;" | |||
|- style="background-color:#CCCCCC; text-align:center; width: 100%" | |||
! Rank group | |||
! colspan=22| Senior NCOs | |||
! colspan=6| Junior NCOs | |||
! colspan=8| Enlisted | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=1| | |||
|align=center colspan=6| [[File:Myanmar-Army-OR-9.svg|81px]] | |||
|align=center colspan=2| [[File:Myanmar-Army-OR-8.svg|51px]] | |||
|align=center colspan=2| [[File:Burma-army-OR-6.svg|51px]] | |||
|align=center colspan=12| [[File:Burma-army-OR-5.svg|51px]] | |||
|align=center colspan=4| [[File:Burma-army-OR-4.svg|51px]] | |||
|align=center colspan=2| [[File:Burma-army-OR-3.svg|51px]] | |||
| colspan=1| '''No insignia''' | |||
| colspan=1| '''No insignia''' | |||
|-style="text-align:center;" | |||
! colspan=1| Army | |||
| colspan=6| Warrant Officer class 1 | |||
| colspan=2| Warrant Officer class 2 | |||
| colspan=2| Master Sergeant | |||
| colspan=12| Sergeant | |||
| colspan=4| Corporal | |||
| colspan=2| Lance Corporal | |||
| colspan=1| Private | |||
| colspan=1| Recruit | |||
|} | |||
==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
[[File:HAL Rudra Mark 4 WSI.jpg|150px|thumbnail|right|Formation flight of Ankat Army Radds]] | |||
Ever since the [[Ankati Revolution]], the ability for the Armed Forces to source weapons and vehicles domestically has been dramatically reduced. As a result, it has been sourcing equipment from international exporters, primarily [[Pulau Keramat]] and [[Elatia]]. | |||
{{clear}} | |||
=== Knives and bayonets === | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" | |||
|- | |||
! style="width:15%;"| Name | |||
! style="width:15%;"| Image | |||
! style="width:15%;"| Type | |||
! style="width:15%;"| Origin | |||
!Notes | |||
|- | |||
| Chankti | |||
| [[File:Kukri.jpg|170px]] | |||
| {{flag|Ankat}} | |||
| [[Combat knife]] | |||
| Traditional heavy combat knife of the Ankat military since before the time of Mutulese Ochran. | |||
|- | |||
| [[M9 Bayonet]] | |||
| [[File:Bayonet-Knife M9 w Scabbard.jpg|170px]] | |||
| {{flag|Ankat}} | |||
| {{wpl|Bayonet}} | |||
| Standard issue combat knife and bayonet in the Army | |||
|- | |||
| Bayidsward | |||
| [[File:Sword (Dha) with Scabbard and Baldric MET 36.25.1434ab 001 Aug2015.jpg|170px]] | |||
| {{flag|Ankat}} | |||
| {{wpl|sword}} | |||
| Utilised in dress uniforms for officers | |||
|} | |||
=== Small Arms === | === Small Arms === | ||
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! Image | ! style="width:15%;"| Image | ||
! Origin | ! style="width:15%;"| Origin | ||
! Type | ! style="width:15%;"| Type | ||
! Cartridge | ! style="width:15%;"| Cartridge | ||
! Details | ! style="width:15%;"| Details | ||
|----- | |----- | ||
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | '''Pistols''' | ! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | '''Pistols''' | ||
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! '''Name''' | ! style="width:15%;" | '''Name''' | ||
! '''Image''' | ! style="width:15%;" | '''Image''' | ||
! '''Origin''' | ! style="width:15%;" | '''Origin''' | ||
! '''Type''' | ! style="width:15%;" | '''Type''' | ||
! '''Notes''' | ! style="width:15%;" | '''Notes''' | ||
|----- | |----- | ||
| Varria V-99 Pardus | | Varria V-99 Pardus | ||
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=== Aircraft === | === Aircraft === | ||
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! '''Origin''' | ! style="width:15%;" | '''Origin''' | ||
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! '''Number in Service''' | ! style="width:15%;" | '''Number in Service''' | ||
! '''Details''' | ! style="width:15%;" | '''Details''' | ||
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අන්කාට්හි ජනතාවගේ හමුදාව (Terasi) | |
Founded | TBA |
Country | Ankat |
Allegiance | Ankat |
Type | Army |
Size | 320,000 active personnel |
Nickname(s) |
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Anniversaries | 1 August 1974 |
Insignia | |
Army vehicle and aircraft roundel and low-visibility variant |
The Ankat People's Army (APA; Terasi: අන්කාට්හි ජනතාවගේ හමුදාව tr; ankāṭhi janatāvagē hamudāva AJH), is the largest branch of the Ankat Armed Forces and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations.
During the Ankati Revolution the APA went by the name of the Socialist Army (Terasi: සමාජවාදී හමුදාව; tr Samājavādī Hamudāva). The Socialist Army was one of the major combatants in the civil war, initially working with others before becoming powerful enough to be the largest faction alongside the Torists. At the end of the war the Armed Forces as a whole was formed, with the land component of the Socialist Army becoming the Ankat People's Army.
The Ankat People's Army reported an active troop strength of around 320,000 in 2018 although due to conscription and a heavy reserve force, this number is expected to be much higher. Due to the unreported combat the military has undergone with insurgents to the north, the army has acquired extensive combat experience with conducting non-stop counter-insurgency operations with royalist or religious fanatical factions since the end of the revolution in 1974.
The army has headed by the Chief of General Staff who is selected by the Commander-in-Chief, the President, at the recommendation of the cabinet.
History
Origin
Current
Structure and organisation
Military districts
Main force
Civil Defence Force
Rank structure
Commissioned Officer
Non-commissioned officers and Enlisted
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No insignia | No insignia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | Warrant Officer class 1 | Warrant Officer class 2 | Master Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Lance Corporal | Private | Recruit |
Equipment
Ever since the Ankati Revolution, the ability for the Armed Forces to source weapons and vehicles domestically has been dramatically reduced. As a result, it has been sourcing equipment from international exporters, primarily Pulau Keramat and Elatia.
Knives and bayonets
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chankti | Ankat | Combat knife | Traditional heavy combat knife of the Ankat military since before the time of Mutulese Ochran. | |
M9 Bayonet | Ankat | Bayonet | Standard issue combat knife and bayonet in the Army | |
Bayidsward | Ankat | sword | Utilised in dress uniforms for officers |
Small Arms
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pistols | |||||
P53 | Elatia | Pistol | 9×18mm | ||
AK-54 | Elatia | Assault rifle | 7.62x39 | ||
AK-54M | Elatia | Assault rifle | 7.62x39 | ||
AK-54S | Elatia | Assault rifle | 9x39 | ||
Fusilo 93/96 | Elatia | Sniper rifle | 7.65x53mm | ||
AMR-2 | Elatia | Anti-materiel rifle | 12.7x108mm | ||
Mi-65 | Elatia | Light machine gun | 7.62x39 | ||
Mi-21 | Elatia | Light Machine gun | 7.65x53mm | ||
Mi-62 | Elatia | Medium Machine gun | 7.65x53mm | A rechambered version of the PKM. | |
MI-74 | Elatia | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×108mm | ||
Mi-48 | Elatia | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×108mm | ||
Mi-37 | Elatia | Heavy machine gun | 7.65x53 |
Combat vehicles
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Varria V-99 Pardus | Elatia | General utility vehicle | ||
V-03 main battle tank | Elatia | Main battle tank | Bought in bulk in the 1990s | |
V-74 main battle tank | Elatia | Main battle tank | Primary battle tank | |
TTV-95 | Elatia | Armoured personnel carrier | ||
IBV-04 | Elatia | Airborne infantry fighting vehicle | ||
IBV-75 Infantry Fighting Vehicle | Elatia | Infantry fighting vehicle | Based on a pirated copy of the BMP-1. | |
TC-75 | Elatia | Tank destroyer |
Aircraft
Name | Image | Origin | Type/Variants | Number in Service | Details | |
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Helicopters | ||||||
AMI Radd | Ankat | Utility Helicopter | x | |||
AMI Hykel II | Ankat | Attack Helicopter | x | |||
AMI Antel | Ankat | Gunship Helicopter | x |