Ankat People's Army

Ankat People's Army
අන්කාට්හි ජනතාවගේ හමුදාව (Terasi)
Logo of the Ankat People's Army.
Founded	TBA
Country	Ankat
Allegiance	Ankat
Type	Army
Size	320,000 active personnel
Nickname(s)	ජනතාවගේ හෙල්ලය janatāvagē hellaya
Anniversaries	1 August 1974
Insignia
Army vehicle and aircraft roundel

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.

Rank structure

Commissioned Officer

Rank group	General/flag officers										Field/senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Army Ranks	Senior General		Vice-Senior General	General	Lieutenant General		Major General		Brigadier General		Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major		Captain		Lieutenant			Second Lieutenant			Officer Cadet

Non-commissioned officers and Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
																													No insignia	No insignia
Army	Warrant Officer class 1						Warrant Officer class 2		Master Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Private	Recruit

Equipment

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.

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
Helicopters
AMI Radd		Ankat	Utility Helicopter	x
AMI Hykel II		Ankat	Attack Helicopter	x
AMI Antel		Ankat	Gunship Helicopter	x