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One of the most prolific of Elatia's exports subsequent to the Great Freeze of the late-80's and early-90's was soldiers. A significant portion of these defectors consist of former members of the Blessed Army or the Ecclesia Guard, usually career officers and non-commissioned officers rather than conscripts. These people already possess military training, many being veterans of the civil conflicts against insurgents and rebels of the 1990's, or more recently in the [[Enyaman Civil War]], but lack qualifications needed to thrive in a modern quasi-market economy. Accordingly, many turn to the only skill which they have thoroughly mastered, that being the employment of arms.
One of the most prolific of Elatia's exports subsequent to the Great Freeze of the late-80's and early-90's was soldiers. A significant portion of these defectors consist of former members of the Blessed Army or the Ecclesia Guard, usually career officers and non-commissioned officers rather than conscripts. These people already possess military training, many being veterans of the civil conflicts against insurgents and rebels of the 1990's, or more recently in the [[Enyaman Civil War]], but lack qualifications needed to thrive in a modern quasi-market economy. Accordingly, many turn to the only skill which they have thoroughly mastered, that being the employment of arms.


Sigurd Olaffson was an Elatian of Rokkuringur ancestry and used it as the basis for the regiment's norse-themed gimmick. He was the first to realise the potential of a fighting regiment with its core based on former Elatians. Formerly a staff officer in the Valgtean Naval Infantry and a veteran of the conflicts of the 1990's, he was forced to flee the country in the wake of Marcus the Purifier's purge of the Elatian security system soon after the latter's ascension as Supreme Prophet. Whilst Olafsson survived, many of his friends and family were hunted down and executed. Olafsson used his organisational talents to found a military unit which is run as a commercial enterprise, attracting the latent pool of skilled military personnel residing in Rokkyurlynd and forged it into a formidable private military company.
Sigurd Olaffson was an Elatian of Rokkuringur ancestry and used it as the basis for the regiment's norse-themed gimmick. He was the first to realise the potential of a fighting regiment with its core based on former Elatians. Formerly a staff officer in the Valgtean Naval Infantry and a veteran of the conflicts of the 1990's, he was forced to flee the country in the wake of Marcus the Purifier's purge of the Elatian security system soon after the latter's ascension as Supreme Prophet in the early 2010's. Whilst Olafsson survived, many of his friends and family were hunted down and executed. Olafsson used his organisational talents to found a military unit which is run as a commercial enterprise, attracting the latent pool of skilled military personnel residing in Rokkyurlynd and forged it into a formidable private military company.


==Reputation==
==Reputation==
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===Rifle Battalions===
===Rifle Battalions===


Each Rifle Battalion is primarily mounted on {{wp|Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle}}. It comprises of three rifle companies, a mortar platoon equipped with eight 81mm mortars and a scout-sniper platoon.
Each Rifle Battalion is primarily mounted on {{wp|Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle}}. It comprises of three rifle companies, a mortar platoon equipped with eight 81mm mortars, a scout-sniper platoon and an armoured car platoon.


Each rifle company in turn can be broken down into a company HQ, three infantry platoons, plus an anti-armour squad armed of twelve men armed with six [[Vesper missile]]s or {{wp|Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle|84mm recoilless rifles}}.  
Each rifle company in turn can be broken down into a company HQ, three infantry platoons, plus an anti-armour squad armed of twelve men armed with six {{Wp|Spike (missile)|Spike-LR}} launch units or {{wp|Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle|84mm recoilless rifles}}.  


Each rifle platoon consists of three nine-men squads, a radio operator, a platoon sergeant and a platoon commander. Each squad is divided into a squad leader and two four-men fireteams, with one fireteam having a medium machine gun, the other with an under-barrel grenade launcher.
Each rifle platoon consists of three nine-men squads, a radio operator, a platoon sergeant and a platoon commander. Each squad is divided into a squad leader and two four-men fireteams, with one fireteam having a medium machine gun, the other with an under-barrel grenade launcher.
The armoured car platoon is equipped with six {{wp|AVGP|Cougar}} armoured cars formerly belonging to [[Gristol-Serkonos]].


===Light Tank Company===
===Light Tank Company===


The Light Tank Company is comprised of fourteen {{Wp|Infanterikanonvagn 91|Ikv 91}} light tanks of surplus [[Ghant]]ish origin. They have been retrofitted with laser rangefinders and thermal imaging sights.
The Light Tank Company is comprised of fourteen {{wp|Spähpanzer Ru 251|Type-126 Light Tank}}s of surplus [[Gristol-Serkonos]] stock. They have been retrofitted with laser rangefinders.


===Combat Support Battalion===
===Combat Support Battalion===
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The Combat Support Battalion of the Regiment comprises of the following elements, which are detached to support the rifle battalions as necessary:
The Combat Support Battalion of the Regiment comprises of the following elements, which are detached to support the rifle battalions as necessary:


* Heavy mortar company (18x 120mm {{wp|Soltam K6|K6 mortars}} in three platoons)
* Heavy mortar company (12x 120mm {{wp|Soltam K6|K6 mortars}} in three platoons)
* Anti-air Company (24x Stinger launchers in three platoons)
* Anti-air Company (24x Stinger launchers in three platoons)
* Scout Company   
* Scout Company   
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|{{wp|M98 battle uniform}}||{{flag|Rökkurlynd}}||Camouflage uniform||N/A||
|{{wp|Multicam}}||{{flag|Belfras}}||Camouflage uniform||N/A||
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|Helmet 90||{{Flag|Ghant}}||Combat helmet|| ||  
|Helmet 90||{{Flag|Ghant}}||Combat helmet|| ||  
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|{{wp|Remington Model 870|Model 870}}||{{flag|Belfras}}||Shotgun||12 Gauge ||  
|{{wp|Remington Model 870|Model 870}}||{{flag|Belfras}}||Shotgun||12 Gauge ||  
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|{{wp|IWI Tavor|Tavor}}|| {{flag|Yisrael}}|| Assault rifle||5.56x45|| Rifle, carbine and marksman variants in use
|{{wp|Ak 5|FA-5}}|| {{flag|Ghant}}|| Assault rifle||5.56x45|| Gradually being upgraded to the FA-5C standard
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|{{wp|Accuracy International AWM|Arctic Warfare Magnum}}||{{flag|Arthurista}}||Sniper rifle||.338 Magnum||Used in small quantities by dedicated sniper teams
|{{wp|Ak 4|FA-4}}|| {{flag|Ghant}}|| Battle rifle||7.62x51|| In limited use as a marksman rifle
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|{{wp|Accuracy International AW50|AW50}}||{{flag|Arthurista}}||Anti-material rifle||15.2×169mm||
|{{wp|Desert Tech SRS|SRS}}||{{flag|Latium}}||Sniper rifle||.338 Magnum||Used in small quantities by dedicated sniper teams
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|{{wp|M249_machine_gun|NA-280 GPMG}}||{{flag|Belfras}}||Light machine gun||5.56x45 ||
|{{wp|Desert Tech HTI|HTI}}||{{flag|Latium}}||Anti-material rifle||12.7x99||
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|{{wp|M240_machine_gun|NA-250 GPMG}}||{{flag|Belfras}}||Medium machine gun||7.62x51||  
|{{wp|M60_machine_gun#M60E6|MMG613/A4}}||{{flag|Gristol-Serkonos}}||Medium machine gun||7.62x51 || The Regiment uses the A4 model which is shortened, lightened, has reduced rate of fire, accessory rails and improved quick-change barrel. Used in both the squad support weapon and sustained fire roles.
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|{{wp|CIS 50MG|CIL50MG}}||{{flag|Lion's Rock}} ||Heavy machine gun ||12.7x99||
|{{wp|M2 Browning|M2 HB}}||{{flag|Belfras}} ||Heavy machine gun ||12.7x99||
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|{{Wp|Heckler & Koch HK69A1|GL69}}||{{flag|Ghant}} ||Underbarrel grenade launcher||40mm grenade||  
|{{Wp|M203 grenade launcher}}||{{flag|Belfras}} ||Underbarrel grenade launcher||40mm grenade||  
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|{{wp|Milkor MGL|MGL}}||{{flag|Belfras}} ||Multi-launch handheld grenade launcher|| 40mm grenade||  
|{{wp|Milkor MGL|MGL}}||{{flag|Belfras}} ||Multi-launch handheld grenade launcher|| 40mm grenade||  
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|{{wp|CIS 40 AGL|CIL 40 AGL}}||{{flag|Lion's Rock}} ||Automatic grenade launcher||40mm grenade||
|{{wp|CIS 40 AGL|CIL 40 AGL}}||{{flag|Lion's Rock}} ||Automatic grenade launcher||40mm grenade||
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|[[Crossbow]]||{{flag|Arthurista}}||Disposable AT launcher|| ||
|{{Wp|AT4}}||{{flag|Ghant}}||Disposable AT launcher|| ||
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|{{wp|Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle|84mm RCL}}||{{flag|Ghant}}||Recoilless Rifle|| ||
|{{wp|Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle|84mm RCL}}||{{flag|Ghant}}||Recoilless Rifle|| ||
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|{{wp|NLAW}}||{{flag|Ghant}}||Light man-portable ATGM|| ||
|{{wp|NLAW}}||{{flag|Ghant}}||Light man-portable ATGM|| ||
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|[[Vesper missile]]||{{flag|Arthurista}}||Man-portable ATGM|| ||
|{{wp|Spike (missile)|Spike-LR}}||{{flag|Yisrael}}||Man-portable ATGM|| ||
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|{{wp|L16 81mm mortar}}||{{flag|Arthurista}} ||Infantry mortar||81mm||Battalion-level weapon
|| {{wp|81 KRH 71 Y}} || {{flag|Ghant}} || Infantry mortar ||81mm ||
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|{{wp|Soltam K6|K6}}||{{flag|Yisrael}} ||Heavy mortar||120mm||Brigade-level weapon
|{{wp|Soltam K6|K6}}||{{flag|Yisrael}} ||Heavy mortar||120mm||Brigade-level weapon
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|[[Apollo Motors Battleaxe]]|| {{flag|Arthurista}} || Light general purpose vehicle || ||
|[[BMI Jaguar]]|| {{flag|Belfras}} || Light general purpose vehicle || ||
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|{{wp|Pinzgauer High-Mobility All-Terrain Vehicle|HMATV}}|| {{flag|Arthurista}} || Light lorry || ||
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|{{wp|Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carrier}}|| {{flag|Lion's Rock}} || Bandtrack || ||
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|{{wp|Leyland 4-tonne truck|DAF T-244}}|| {{flag|Arthurista}} || General purpose lorry || ||
|{{wp|Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle}}||{{Flag|Onekawa-Nukanoa}}||Infantry mobility vehicle||Equipped with 12.7mm remote weapon system ||
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|{{wp|Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle}}||{{Flag|Onekawa-Nukanoa}}||APC||Equipped with 12.7mm remote weapon system ||
|{{wp|AVGP|Cougar}}||{{Flag|Gristol-Serkonos}}||Armoured car||Retrofitted with laser rangefinders ||
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|{{wp|Infanterikanonvagn 91|Ikv 91}}||{{Flag|Ghant}}||Light tank||The Regiment possesses 14 active and 3 spare vehicles. ||
| {{wp|Spähpanzer Ru 251|Type-126 Light Tank}}||{{Flag|Gristol-Serkonos}}||Light tank||The Regiment possesses 14 active and 3 spare vehicles. Refrofitted with laser rangefinders||
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|{{wp|Elbit Hermes 450|Hermes 450}}||{{flag|Yisrael}}||UAV|| ||
|{{wp|AeroVironment RQ-7 Shadow|RQ-7 Shadow}}||{{flag|Belfras}} ||Medium UAV|| ||  
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|{{wp|AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven|RQ-11 Raven}}||{{flag|Belfras}} ||Mini-UAV|| ||  
|{{wp|AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven|RQ-11 Raven}}||{{flag|Belfras}} ||Mini-UAV|| ||  

Latest revision as of 00:55, 1 July 2024

Volsung Regiment
Private
IndustryPrivate military, intelligence and security services contractor
Founded2012
FounderColonel Sigurd Olafsson
HeadquartersRökkurlynd
ServicesPrivate military force
Number of employees
4,000 military, 600 corporate


The Volsung Regiment is a non-government armed force active in much of the world. It is legally a private military company incorporated and based in Rökkurlynd. As of 2024 it has some 4,000 'military employees' on its books, of which roughly 50% consist of defectors from the Elatian military or security services. Prominent competitors of the Regiment include the Duklav's Legion and Awara Clan Incorporated.

Overview

One of the most prolific of Elatia's exports subsequent to the Great Freeze of the late-80's and early-90's was soldiers. A significant portion of these defectors consist of former members of the Blessed Army or the Ecclesia Guard, usually career officers and non-commissioned officers rather than conscripts. These people already possess military training, many being veterans of the civil conflicts against insurgents and rebels of the 1990's, or more recently in the Enyaman Civil War, but lack qualifications needed to thrive in a modern quasi-market economy. Accordingly, many turn to the only skill which they have thoroughly mastered, that being the employment of arms.

Sigurd Olaffson was an Elatian of Rokkuringur ancestry and used it as the basis for the regiment's norse-themed gimmick. He was the first to realise the potential of a fighting regiment with its core based on former Elatians. Formerly a staff officer in the Valgtean Naval Infantry and a veteran of the conflicts of the 1990's, he was forced to flee the country in the wake of Marcus the Purifier's purge of the Elatian security system soon after the latter's ascension as Supreme Prophet in the early 2010's. Whilst Olafsson survived, many of his friends and family were hunted down and executed. Olafsson used his organisational talents to found a military unit which is run as a commercial enterprise, attracting the latent pool of skilled military personnel residing in Rokkyurlynd and forged it into a formidable private military company.

Reputation

The Volsung Regiment has often been compared with another major global PMC, the Duklav's Legion. Compared to the latter, the Volsung Regiment is measurably smaller and less well-resourced. However, compared with the Legion's reputation for clinical professionalism, the Regiment is reknown for its ferocity and ruthlessness. In particular, whilst it will scrupulously adhere to the laws and customs of war when taking prisoners of uniformed personnel from 'regular' armies and other mercenary organisations, it has been known to execute insurgents or even insurgent-backing civilians out of hand, especially where they back an Elatian-supported cause.

Organisation

The Volsung Regiment consists of three motorised infantry battalions, a light tank company and supporting arms. Roughly 50% of its personnel are Elatian defectors. The remainder is comprised of a mix of native Rokkuringur, Enyaman veterans of the recent civil war, and recruits from around the world. For these reasons, Latin is used as the main command language, although Nordic is also widely spoken. The Regiment practices a mixed-gender recruitment policy.

Rifle Battalions

Each Rifle Battalion is primarily mounted on Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle. It comprises of three rifle companies, a mortar platoon equipped with eight 81mm mortars, a scout-sniper platoon and an armoured car platoon.

Each rifle company in turn can be broken down into a company HQ, three infantry platoons, plus an anti-armour squad armed of twelve men armed with six Spike-LR launch units or 84mm recoilless rifles.

Each rifle platoon consists of three nine-men squads, a radio operator, a platoon sergeant and a platoon commander. Each squad is divided into a squad leader and two four-men fireteams, with one fireteam having a medium machine gun, the other with an under-barrel grenade launcher.

The armoured car platoon is equipped with six Cougar armoured cars formerly belonging to Gristol-Serkonos.

Light Tank Company

The Light Tank Company is comprised of fourteen Type-126 Light Tanks of surplus Gristol-Serkonos stock. They have been retrofitted with laser rangefinders.

Combat Support Battalion

The Combat Support Battalion of the Regiment comprises of the following elements, which are detached to support the rifle battalions as necessary:

  • Heavy mortar company (12x 120mm K6 mortars in three platoons)
  • Anti-air Company (24x Stinger launchers in three platoons)
  • Scout Company
  • Engineer Company
  • Drone Company

Logistics Support Battalion

The Logistics Support Battalion is comprised of the following elements:

  • Medical Company
  • Signal Company
  • Logistics Company
  • Maintenance Company

Equipment

Description Origin Type Ammunition Notes
Multicam  Belfras Camouflage uniform N/A
Helmet 90  Ghant Combat helmet
Scalable Plate Carrier  Belfras Body armour
Small Arms Protective Insert  Belfras Trauma plate
MOLLE  Belfras
AN/PSQ-20  Belfras

Small arms

Description Origin Type Ammunition Notes
HG 85  Garima Fragmentation grenade N/A
P99  Ghant Pistol 9x19 parabellum
Model 870  Belfras Shotgun 12 Gauge
FA-5  Ghant Assault rifle 5.56x45 Gradually being upgraded to the FA-5C standard
FA-4  Ghant Battle rifle 7.62x51 In limited use as a marksman rifle
SRS  Latium Sniper rifle .338 Magnum Used in small quantities by dedicated sniper teams
HTI  Latium Anti-material rifle 12.7x99
MMG613/A4  Gristol-Serkonos Medium machine gun 7.62x51 The Regiment uses the A4 model which is shortened, lightened, has reduced rate of fire, accessory rails and improved quick-change barrel. Used in both the squad support weapon and sustained fire roles.
M2 HB  Belfras Heavy machine gun 12.7x99
M203 grenade launcher  Belfras Underbarrel grenade launcher 40mm grenade
MGL  Belfras Multi-launch handheld grenade launcher 40mm grenade
CIL 40 AGL  Lion's Rock Automatic grenade launcher 40mm grenade
AT4  Ghant Disposable AT launcher
84mm RCL  Ghant Recoilless Rifle

Anti-tank guided missiles

Description Origin Type Ammunition Notes
NLAW  Ghant Light man-portable ATGM
Spike-LR  Yisrael Man-portable ATGM

Anti-air systems

Description Origin Type Ammunition Notes
Stinger  Belfras MANPADS

Artillery

Description Origin Type Ammunition Notes
81 KRH 71 Y  Ghant Infantry mortar 81mm
K6  Yisrael Heavy mortar 120mm Brigade-level weapon

Land vehicles

Description Origin Type Variants Notes
BMI Jaguar  Belfras Light general purpose vehicle
Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle  Onekawa-Nukanoa Infantry mobility vehicle Equipped with 12.7mm remote weapon system
Cougar  Gristol-Serkonos Armoured car Retrofitted with laser rangefinders
Type-126 Light Tank  Gristol-Serkonos Light tank The Regiment possesses 14 active and 3 spare vehicles. Refrofitted with laser rangefinders

Aviation

Description Origin Type Variants Notes
RQ-7 Shadow  Belfras Medium UAV
RQ-11 Raven  Belfras Mini-UAV
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