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|A companion program to the EIRP that produced the R22, the Objective Machine Gun Program produced the GMG23A as a new standardize general-purpose machine gun for the Army. Slated to slowly replace the MG88 and MG75, the GMG23 comes in a variety of configurations including a coaxial gun, helicopter mounted gun, infantry weapons squad gun, and as a short and light dismount gun. As a bonus, the weapon system uses the same 6.8mm armor-piercing cartridge as the R22. | |A companion program to the EIRP that produced the R22, the Objective Machine Gun Program produced the GMG23A as a new standardize general-purpose machine gun for the Army. Slated to slowly replace the MG88 and MG75, the GMG23 comes in a variety of configurations including a coaxial gun, helicopter mounted gun, infantry weapons squad gun, and as a short and light dismount gun. As a bonus, the weapon system uses the same 6.8mm armor-piercing cartridge as the R22. | ||
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|MG31 <br> MG31A <br> MG31B | |||
|[[Horn Arms]] <br> [[Beaconsfield Federal Armory]] <br> [[Carrington Armament]] | |||
|Beginning development in the early 1920s as a project of legendary firearms designer Langston Horn, the MG31 finally entered service a decade later in 1931. Serving in a wide capacity within the Arcadian military since, the MG31 is currently the longest-serving firearm in service. | |||
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!style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="8" | '''Marksman Rifles''' | !style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="8" | '''Marksman Rifles''' |
Revision as of 06:58, 21 April 2023
Arcadian Federal Army
Small Arms
Weapon | Photo | Origin | Role | Caliber | Version | Designer/Manufacturer | Comment |
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Assault Rifles | |||||||
R89 | Federal Union of Arcadia | Assault rifle | 5.56x45mm | R89A R89B R89C |
Beaconsfield Federal Armory Falstaff Arms Company |
Originating as an updated version of the carbine-length R66B-XC, the R89 was formally adopted as the standard rifle of Arcadian forces starting in the 90s. The R66's 508mm barrel was traded for a 368mm barrel and the weight was decreased from 3.4kg to 2.92. A rail system and flat-top receiver allowing easier optics/laser mounting came with the R89B, followed by manufacturing, ergonomic, and material enhancements with the R89C. | |
R66 | Federal Union of Arcadia | Assault rifle | 5.56x45mm | R66A R66B R66B-XC R66C R66D R66E |
Beaconsfield Federal Armory Homme Manufacturing Falstaff Arms Company |
The R66 is direct-impingement rifle that's served in the Arcadian military since 1967 after replacing its earlier cousin, the R54. Forming the basis of a wife variety of civilian and military firearms, the R66 is considered a venerable, robust, and accurate platform. No longer in active service, but large stores of the rifle are kept. | |
SPR2015 | Federal Union of Arcadia | Assault rifle | 5.56x45mm | SPR2015A SPR2015B |
Darkstar Technologies | Darkstar provided several thousand SPR2015s to the Arcadian Army starting in 2015 as part of a program to equip SOF units with top-tier aftermarket equipment not normally available to Army units. The rifle, a short-stroke piston driven variant of the R66/R89 platform, features a folding stock, easily changeable barrels and gas systems, and an M-LOK handguard for reduced weight from traditional rail systems. | |
R22 | Federal Union of Arcadia | Assault rifle | 6.8×51mm | R22A | Darkstar Technologies | XR22 (now R22) was declared the winner of the Enhanced Infantry Rifle Program following rigorous testing through 2020 and 2021. Featuring a new, extremely high-velocity cartridge and bullet capable of penetrating contemporary Level IV body armor, as well as a suite of new optic and laser/light options(among many other features), the rifle will start replacing front line R89s in 2022. | |
Machine Guns | |||||||
MG75 | Federal Union of Arcadia | Light machine gun | 5.56x45mm | MG75A MG75B MG75C |
Claypool Armaments | The MG75 light machine gun has served as the Army's standard squad automatic weapon since the 1980s. While now praised for lightweight and simple mechanics, the early examples of the MG75A suffered from reliability issues in harsh environments due to manufacturing defects. Few differences, aside from furniture and reliability changes, exist between early and late model MG75s. | |
MG88 | Federal Union of Arcadia | Medium machine gun | 7.62x51mm | MG88A MG88A/CMG MG88B MG8C |
Beaconsfield Federal Armory Claypool Armaments |
Since 1988, the MG88 has established a reputation as the most robust, durable machine gun in Arcadian service. While carried primarily by infantry and scout units in its 88B and 88C variants, the 88A/CMG is used as a coax by virtually all armored vehicles in the inventory, as well as on helicopters and trucks as a mounted machine gun. The 88C is notable for its titanium receiver and parts, making it more expensive, but also much lighter than the 88B. | |
GMG23 | Federal Union of Arcadia | Medium/light machine gun | 6.8×51mm | GMG23A | Darkstar Technologies | A companion program to the EIRP that produced the R22, the Objective Machine Gun Program produced the GMG23A as a new standardize general-purpose machine gun for the Army. Slated to slowly replace the MG88 and MG75, the GMG23 comes in a variety of configurations including a coaxial gun, helicopter mounted gun, infantry weapons squad gun, and as a short and light dismount gun. As a bonus, the weapon system uses the same 6.8mm armor-piercing cartridge as the R22. | |
MG31 | Federal Union of Arcadia | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99mm | MG31 MG31A MG31B |
Horn Arms Beaconsfield Federal Armory Carrington Armament |
Beginning development in the early 1920s as a project of legendary firearms designer Langston Horn, the MG31 finally entered service a decade later in 1931. Serving in a wide capacity within the Arcadian military since, the MG31 is currently the longest-serving firearm in service. | |
Marksman Rifles | |||||||
MR2016 | Federal Union of Arcadia | Marksman rifle | 7.62x51mm/6.8x51mm | MR2016A | Carrington Armament | Selected in 2015 as a spotter's rifle for sniper teams, the MR2016 was a companion project to the SR77-16, another rifle developed and adopted from a Carrington Armament submission to the Army. The rifle is built off of a similar short-stroke piston design as the SPR2015, though the MR2016 shares next to no parts in common with it. While originally chambered in 7.62x51, the Army has contracted Carrington to build conversion kits to the new standard 6.8x51mm and magazine of the R22. | |
SR77-16 | Federal Union of Arcadia | Marksman rifle | 7.62×72mm Carrington Magnum | SR77-16A | Carrington Armament | The SR77-16 is a total redesign of the venerable SR77 rifle selected alongside the MR2016 as the pair of rifles to equip all Army sniper teams. Chambered in the powerful 7.62x72 Carrington Magnum cartridge, the 77-16 is widely loved as an accurate, dependable, and highly customizable sniper rifle. | |
SR77 | Federal Union of Arcadia | Marksman rifle | 7.62x51mm/7.62×67mm | SR77A SR77B SR77C SR77D SR77D |
Beaconsfield Federal Armory Homme Manufacturing Falstaff Arms Company |
Adopted in the 70s, the SR77 quickly replaced the large variety of rifles previously employed by the Army as interim sniper and marksman rifles. While initially chambered in match-grade 7.62x51, Homme Manufacturing eventually rechambered it to 7.62x67 at Army request, improving its range and ballistic trajectory. While no longer in frontline service, stocks are maintained in Army possession, and a large number of earlier models were sold to the public as surplus. | |
AMR2000 | Federal Union of Arcadia | Marksman rifle | 12.7×99mm | AMR2000A AMR2000B |
Western Manufacturing Group | The AMR2000 was a late-90s project that evaluated numerous anti-material rifles from around the industry and eventually selected the WMG LRR12. Used intermittently as both an anti-material rifle and a very long-range sniper rifle, the AMR2000 has become a popular symbol of Army snipers. | |
Handguns | |||||||
P20 | Federal Union of Arcadia | Handgun | 9x19mm MagSec | P20A | Homme Manufacturing | One of the many recent small arms acquisitions by the Army, the polymer-framed P20 is the first pistol of its kind to enter widespread service with the Army. While the pistol itself is cut for optic, laser, and light use, the Army has not yet officially adopted any for it, though numerous special units have used discretionary funds to acquire them. | |
P79 | Federal Union of Arcadia | Handgun | 9x19mm MagSec 10×25mm |
P79A P79B P79C P79C/Spec |
Beaconsfield Federal Armory Homme Manufacturing |
Adopted in the 70s to replace aging 11×23mm single-stack handguns, the P79 proved immediately successful with its improved high-velocity cartridge and expanded capacity. While the P79 rapidly became obsolete in the face of the polymer-framed handgun proliferation of the 1980s, the venerable pistol remained in service with Arcadian forces until only recently. A 10x25 variant, the P79C/Spec, has remained in use with SOF units who value its high-velocity bullet. | |
Sub-machine Guns | |||||||
Shotguns |
Explosives & Mounted Weapons
Weapon | Photo | Origin | Role | Caliber | Version | Designer/Manufacturer | Comment |
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Man-Portable Launchers | |||||||
RM-86 SLAM | Federal Union of Arcadia | Multirole rocket launcher | 83.5mm | RM-86A RM-86B RM-86C |
Beaconsfield Federal Armory | The RM-86 Shoulder-Launched Assault Munition (SLAM) is a reloadable, man-portable rocket launcher for anti-bunker and anti-armor use. The system utilizes varying anti-armor, anti-building, and thermobaric munitions. The SLAM is a specialty weapon generally issued to dedicated weapons squads within infantry units. | |
RM-86/99 SLAM-D | Federal Union of Arcadia | Multirole rocket launcher | 83.5mm | RM-86/99A RM-86/99B |
Beaconsfield Federal Armory | The RM-86/99 Shoulder-Launched Assault Munition - Disposable (SLAM-D) is a single-use, man-portable rocket launcher for anti-bunker and anti-armor use based on the RM-86. Featuring a multipurpose HEAT warhead, the SLAM-D is a low-cost and lightweight alternative to the SLAM meant for wider proliferation to regular infantry. | |
RM-69 LAT | Federal Union of Arcadia | Anti-tank rocket launcher | 66mm | RM-69A RM-69B RM-69C RM-69D RM-69E RM-69F RM-69G |
Beaconsfield Federal Armory | Having served for over 50 years in some capacity, the RM-69 Light Anti-Tank (LAT) rocket is an extremely light, cheap, reliable, disposable anti-tank system, though it has been used extensively against fortifications as well. While no longer in a frontline role in the Arcadian Army, the LAT remains a part of the inventory. | |
RM-2000 GAT | Federal Union of Arcadia | Guided anti-tank rocket launcher | 139mm | RM-2000A RM-2000B RM-2000C RM-2000D |
Arcadian Defense Systems | The RM-2000 Guided Anti-Tank (GAT) is a short range guided, disposable missile launcher. The GAT uses a magnetic or laser detector and is a PLOS, top attack weapon. Although guided, the RM-2000 is a simple system typically assigned to regular infantry expected to face serious armored threats. | |
RM-95 MRAAM | Federal Union of Arcadia | Guided anti-tank rocket launcher | 127mm | RM-95A RM-95B RM-95C RM-95D RM-95E |
Arcadian Defense Systems | RM-95 Medium-Range Anti-Armor Munition is a medium-long range guided anti-tank missile. Using an infrared tracker, the MRAAM can be used in either a top attack or direct fire mode against vehicles or stationary targets like buildings and fortifications. | |
ADM-70 IADS | Federal Union of Arcadia | Man-portable surface-to-air missile | 70mm | ADM-70A ADM-70B ADM-70C ADM-70D ADM-70E ADM-70F ADM-70G ADM-70H ADM-70I |
Kessler Arcadian Aerospace Corporation | As a MANPADS, the ADM-70 Infantry Air Defense System (IADS) is a widely proliferated infrared homing missile used by infantry units across the Army. IADS has helicopter-mounted and vehicle-mounted variants in addition to its tube-launced version. | |
Mounted Weapons | |||||||
GML-70 MATO | Federal Union of Arcadia | Guided anti-tank rocket launcher | 152mm | GML-70A GML-70B GML-70C GML-70D GML-70E GML-70F GML-70G GML-70H |
Vaughn United | The GML-70 Missile, Anti-Tank, Optical (MATO) is a wire-guided anti-tank guided missile in service since the early 70s with the Arcadian military, in which it has been affectionately nicknamed the "tomato". Modern variants are top-attack and of much greater ability than early MATO models. | |
GLA-66 | Federal Union of Arcadia | Automatic grenade launcher | 40x53mm | GLA-66A GLA-66B |
Western Manufacturing Group | Entering service in the late 60s, the GLA-66 is a typically vehicle-mounted automatic grenade launcher. | |
GLA-4 | Federal Union of Arcadia | Automatic grenade launcher | 40x53mm | GLA-4A | Darkstar Technologies | Serving a niche role as an automatic grenade launcher for special forces on boats, the GLA-4 makes use of a fire control system to launch airburst grenades in addition to conventional ones. | |
Explosives |
Ground Vehicles
Vehicle | Photo | Origin | Role | Version | Designer/Manufacturer | Number | Comment |
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Tanks | |||||||
P-81 Templar | Federal Union of Arcadia | Main battle tank | P-81A P-81B P-81C P-81D P-81DA |
Reese-Dixon Motors Reese-Dixon Defense Arcadian Defense Systems |
Active 480 P-81DA 840 P-81D 120 P-81C Stored 2,200 P-81B 2,100 P-81C 900 P-81D |
The P-81 Templar has been the undisputed backbone of the Arcadian Army for 40 years running. Adopted in 1982 as a highly advanced tank with unrivaled electronics and optics, it was enhanced further in the late 80s with the 120mm gun and mobility improvements of the P-81B. In the late 90s, the P-81C rolled out with further survivability and electro-optical upgrades to bring the tank into the 21st Century. Since 2010, the P-81D and P-81DA have further improved the tank's lethality, making it one of the deadliest (and most expensive) tanks in the world. | |
P-99 Wendigo | Federal Union of Arcadia | Light tank | P-81A P-81AR P-81B |
Darkstar Technologies | Darkstar proposed the P-99 in the early 90s as an answer to the Army's request for a light tank capable of easy airborne transport and reconnaissance missions. The Wendigo gives Army recon units a great deal of direct firepower and is easily integrated, ad hoc, into armored infantry units due to its parts commonality with the P-1 Gaitor, giving the tracked infantry a great deal of fire support. The P-99 also serves as the star vehicle of Airborne Armored units due to its ease of transport in larger cargo aircraft. | ||
Armored fighting vehicles | |||||||
P-1 Gaitor | Federal Union of Arcadia | Infantry fighting vehicle | P-1A P-1AR P-1B P-1BR P-1C P-1D P-1DR P-1E P-1I P-1IR |
Beaconsfield Federal Armory Arcadian Defense Systems |
Active 312 P-1I 216 P-1IR 624 P-1D 432 P-1DR Stored 1,200 P-1D 700 P-1DR 1,900 P-1B 1,100 P-1BR 140 P-1C |
Designed over several years in the late 70s in response to foreign IFV acquisitions, the P-1 Gaitor was billed as a lightweight, heavily armed vehicle that could both support the infantry as well as keep up with the tanks in rapid armored advances. Successive upgrades have improved the optics, electronics, engine, ATGM, armor, transmission, and even created a degree of parts-commonality between the P-1, P-99, and P-1101/1170. The chassis is also the basis for the P-701, P-702, and P-121. | |
P-1/VAMP Ox | Federal Union of Arcadia | Multi-purpose armored vehicle | P-1A/VAV P-1B/VAV |
Beaconsfield Federal Armory Arcadian Defense Systems |
The P-1/VAMP (Versatile Armored Multiuse Platform) Ox is essentially a utility variant of the P-1 without a turret. Numerous configurations of the vehicle exist, including a mortar carrier, command vehicle, communication hub, ambulance, CBRN team transport, and transporter. | ||
P-60 Bobcat | Federal Union of Arcadia | Multi-purpose armored vehicle | P-60A P-60B P-60C P-60D |
Morrison Chemical and Aluminum Company | Introduced in 1960 to replace a number of similar-but-problematic designs, the P-60 quickly proved itself to a reliable workhorse and highly versatile design. The APC has been used as a mortar carrier, command post, ambulance, communications hub, personnel carrier, and more throughout its long career. While no longer in active service, the Army maintains a very large stock of P-60s in reserve. | ||
P-78 Landshark | Federal Union of Arcadia | Amphibious multi-purpose armored vehicle | P-78A P-78B P-78C P-78D |
Beaconsfield Federal Armory Reese-Dixon Defense |
The P-78 was adopted to address a number of major shortcomings of the much older LVTs and amphibious transport vehicles used by the Marines. Featuring more protection and firepower to support amphibious landings, including machine guns and automatic grenade launchers, the Landshark was a vast improvement over previously used vehicles. Despite this, the vehicle has been controversial due to perceived issues with reliability and safety, with a number of accidents having killed Marines and soldiers during training. | ||
P-419 Swordfish | Thalassic Federation | Amphibious infantry fighting vehicle | P-419A P-419B P-419C P-419D |
Arcadian interest in the Thalassic amphibious ALPC-II Kangaroo FSV led to the Army ordering a number of the vehicles for evaluation in the 80s, and eventually adopting them for the Marines under the designation of P-419 Swordfish. Providing mobility and firepower, as well as amphibious capabilities, the 419 has become a very popular vehicle among Marines. Several upgrades have brought the electronics and armor up to date to contemporary standards, though there are questions as to whether the type is becoming obsolete. | |||
P-429 Lancer | Federal Union of Arcadia Thalassic Federation |
Infantry fighting vehicle | P-429A P-429B |
Reese-Dixon Defense | While the Army was interested in acquiring the ALPC-II Kangaroo FSV for its non-Marine forces, the design was deemed too light for land-based Army units. Reese-Dixon was contracted to develop a version of the vehicle with greater armor, weight-bearing capability, and firepower, resulting in the Lancer. Since adoption, the Lancer and its numerous variants have become widespread across the force, including anti-tank, fire support, transport, utility, and short-range air defense configurations. | ||
P-429/AT White Lancer | Federal Union of Arcadia Thalassic Federation |
ATGM carrier | P-429A/AT P-429B/AT |
Reese-Dixon Defense | The P-429/AT White Lancer is an AT variant of the standard Lancer, sans the turret in exchange for an ATGM launcher that fires the prolific AMP-5 GLAM (Ground-Launched Antitank Missile). The White Lancer has been upgraded to be capable of firing both the wire-guided and non-wire guided versions of the missile. | ||
P-429/FSV Vanguard Lancer | Federal Union of Arcadia Thalassic Federation |
Fire support vehicle | P-429A/FSV P-429B/FSV |
Reese-Dixon Defense Darkstar Technologies |
Reese-Dixon and Darkstar collaborated on the Vanguard Lancer to combine the gun of the P-99 with the chassis of the Lancer, as well as a mutually designed crewless-turret. The result of this work is a 105mm FSV capable of giving direct fire support to the mechanized brigades. | ||
P-429/VWMP Chuck Wagon | Federal Union of Arcadia Thalassic Federation |
Multi-purpose armored vehicle | P-429A/VWMP P-429B/VWMP |
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Air Defense | |||||||
P-121 Minuteman MADS | Federal Union of Arcadia | Short-range air defense and fire support | P-121A P-121B P-121C IMADS |
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P-429/MAD Cloud Lancer | Federal Union of Arcadia Thalassic Federation |
Short-range air defense and fire support | P-429B/MAD | ||||
P-2/MAD Mongoose | Federal Union of Arcadia | Short-range air defense | P-2B/MAD P-2D/MAD P-2E/MAD |
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P-511 Cerberus | Federal Union of Arcadia | Long-range air defense | P-511A P-511B EREP P-511C EREP2 P-511C EREP3 P-511D Cerberus II |
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Artillery | |||||||
P-1101 Bishop | Federal Union of Arcadia | Self-propelled artillery piece | P-1101A P-1101B P-1101C P-1101D P-1101E P-1101F P-1101G P-1101H |
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P-1170 Missionary | Federal Union of Arcadia | Self-propelled artillery piece | P-1170A | ||||
P-767 Morningstar | Federal Union of Arcadia | Self-propelled cruise missile launcher | P-767A P-767B |
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P-701 Blizzard | Federal Union of Arcadia | Self-propelled missile artillery piece | P-701A P-701B P-701C |
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P-888 Storm | Federal Union of Arcadia | Self-propelled missile artillery piece | P-888A P-888B |
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P-1055 Mace | Federal Union of Arcadia | Towed artillery piece | P-1055A P-1055B |
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P-1022 Javelin | Federal Union of Arcadia | Towed artillery piece | P-1022A P-1022B P-1022C P-1022D |
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P-2/LAP Switchblade | Federal Union of Arcadia | Self-propelled artillery piece | P-2D/LAP P-2E/LAP |
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Support, Logistics, Command | |||||||
P-702 Atlas | Federal Union of Arcadia | Command and control vehicle | P-702A P-702B P-702C |
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P-2 Mongoose | Federal Union of Arcadia | Utility vehicle | P-2A P-2B P-2C P-2D P-2E |
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P-5 Warthog | Federal Union of Arcadia | Utility vehicle | P-5A | ||||
P-16 Knight | Federal Union of Arcadia | Utility vehicle | P-16A P-16B P-16C |
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P-220 Sutler | Federal Union of Arcadia | Logistics vehicle | P-220A P-220B |
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P-266 Caravaneer | Federal Union of Arcadia | Logistics vehicle | P-266A P-266B P-266C P-266D P-266E |
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P-299 Charioteer | Federal Union of Arcadia | Logistics vehicle | P-299A P-299B P-299C |
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Engineering Vehicles | |||||||
P-1111 Bloodhound | Federal Union of Arcadia | Mince-clearing vehicle | P-1111A | ||||
P-1122 Trailblazer | Federal Union of Arcadia | Bridging vehicle | P-1122A | ||||
P-887 Badger | Federal Union of Arcadia | Combat bulldozer | P-887A P-887B |
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P-999 Champion | Federal Union of Arcadia | Armor recovery vehicle | P-999A P-999B P-999C P-999D |