Varnar of Ateenia

The Varnar of Ateenia
Motto	"ᛒᛚᛟᚦ:ᛞᚨᚢᚦᛁ:ᛊᛁᚷᚢᚱ!" ("Blood, Death, Victory!")
Current form	26.11.1976 (84.4.1904 AJB)
Service branches	Herr of Ateenia Valkyrjur of Ateenia Sjornher of Ateenia
Headquarters	Atha
Leadership
Drottning (Queen)	Ena Kalinka
Varnarmálaráðherra (Minister of Defence)	Herleif Olafsson
Stríðsherra	Iona Gunilladóttir
Personnel
Military age	16-70
Available for military service	1,073,552 males, age 15–49, 1,080,182 females, age 15–49
Fit for military service	931,283 males, age 15–49, 937,171 females, age 15–49
Active personnel	46,918
Reserve personnel	93,511
Expenditure
Budget	$2,916 billion
Percent of GDP	3,64%
Industry
Domestic suppliers	MVS, G&I, HV, Hrafn, FJS

Equipment

Army

Small Arms and Light Weapons

Name	Country	Type	Image	Notes
Pistols
MVS S3A	Ateenia	Pistol		Standard issue pistol, based on the Haruspex CC-2A and has been upgraded in 2012 to modern standars.
Submachine Guns
G&I V51	Ateenia	Submachine gun		Modernized versions of the V78, are still in standard use by all branches of Varnar.
Assault rifles and Battle rifles
G&I A81	Ateenia	Assault rifle		Standard issue assault rifle. [Top] G&I A81 original design, being replaced with the modernized variant. [Bottom] G&I A81F2 adds railings for attachments and manganese phosphated surface, alongside other improvements to the original design.
ARX SK-212	Iverica	Battle rifle Designated marksman rifle		commercially known as AMM-212, the ARX SK-210 is used as battle rifle and designated marksman rifle by the special forces.
Sniper Rifles
G&I LR97	Ateenia	Sniper rifle		Standard issue sniper rifle.
CCNML-01 E	Haruspex	Anti-materiel rifle		Purchased from Haruspex in 2010, it has been retrofitted into Anti-materiel rifle.
Support weapons
HV Vélbyssa 71	Ateenia	Light machine gun		Currently standard LMG in the military but planned to be replaced in the future.
ARX Vélbyssa 76	Iverica	General-purpose machine gun		commercially AMG-207M, the ARX Vélbyssa 76 is used mostly as light armaments on vehicles.
G&I Vélbyssa 99	Iverica	Heavy machine gun		commercially known as HMG-22, G&W Vélbyssa 99 is only reserved as heavy armaments for vehicles.
K1-B	Haruspex	Heavy machine gun Anti-aircraft machine gun		the K1-B is the primary Heavy Machine Gun used by the Varnar, it is also used as Anti-aircraft MG.
KI HPV97	Rhodellia	Grenade machine gun		Commercially GLV2
KI HP97	Rhodellia	Grenade launcher		Commercially GLI2-B
Anti-armour
Hrafn SR73	Ateenia	Recoilless rifle		84-mm man-portable reusable anti-tank weapon
Stuka 97	Rhodellia	Anti-tank missile		Commercially AT6 Stuka
Ulan 97	Rhodellia	Anti-tank missile		Commercially AT7 Ulan
Tegund 59 "Hundur"	Ateenia	Recoilless rifle		Nicknamed Hundur for its bark-like sound when fired.

Anti-aircraft systems

Name	Country	Type	Quantity	Image	Notes
Anti-aircraft artillery
FJS L-40T4	Ateenia	Anti-aircraft autocannon	552		Primary anti aircraft cannon in the Varnar and variants of this are used from offering AA protection to Sjornher vessels to offering air defense to military bases.
Surface-to-air-missile
R-79 "Greni"	Ateenia Mokhavia	Surface-to-air missile system	26		Part of the Northern Bee air defense system development program between Freyja's Iron and Steel and M-SI in 1977-1981. 26 units of "Greni" are used as mobile radars but the radar system is also used on Sjornher vessels.
YLE-79B	Ateenia Mokhavia	Surface-to-air missile system	82 30		Part of the Northern Bee air defense system development program between Freyja's Iron and Steel and M-SI in 1977-1981. [top] YLE-79B ML (MANPAD) [bottom] YLE-79 HSL (ASRAD)
YLE-86 "Örn"	Ateenia Mokhavia	Surface-to-air missile system	7		Part of the Northern Bee air defense system development program between Freyja's Iron and Steel and M-SI in 1977-1981. 7 units of "Örn" are used as mobile medium range SAMs but is also used on Sjornher vessels and as stationary installments in bigger military installations.

Field Artillery and Mortars

Name	Country	Type	Quantity	Image	Notes
Mortars
FJS ÞS-98	Ateenia	Mortar	633 28		Standard issue Ateenian FJS 120mm heavy infantry mortar
FJS LS-98	Ateenia	Mortar	645 27		Standard issue Ateenian FJS 81mm light infantry mortar
Howitzers
FJS AH-84	Ateenia	Gun-howitzer	198		155mm howitzer
AH-68 "Kommúnista"	Velaheria	Howitzer	460		Commercially SK-23, the 122mm howitzers are a what remain of the many SK-23s, that the People's Union of Ateenia both imported before and recieved as aid during the liberation war in 1976.
ARX PH-73	Iverica	Pack-howitzer	73		105mm howitzer, received from Iverica in 1973. Commercially known as ARX 105-3
FJS S-09	Ateenia	Self-propelled artillery	27		Truck mounted 155mm howitzer, built using FJS AH-84 howitzer designs.
Multiple rocket launchers
HIA ME-99 Mars	Haruspex	Multiple rocket launcher	116		Commercially known as HIA Valkirie MARS, it was acquired from HIA in 1999.
HIA HSE-10 "Djöfull"	Haruspex	Rocket artillery	24		Commercially known as HIA Tajem (Devil) High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, it was acquired from HIA in 2010.

Armour and other vehicles

Name	Country	Type	Quantity	Image	Notes
HIA LT-07	Haruspex	Light tank	194		Commercially known as HIA Q39 Nota'man (Devil) Tank Destroyer, it was acquired from HIA between the years 2007-2011 in 3 parts. It is used by the Varnar as a light tank. The Varnar ordered an upgrade from its original 88mm gun to be upgraded to an 105mm gun with a more modern turret in 2017 by HIA.