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===Infantry battalions===
===Infantry battalions===


Each infantry battalion is primarily mounted on {{wp|Patria_Pasi#Versions|XA-200}} armoured personnel carriers. It comprises of three infantry companies, a mortar platoon equipped with six self-propelled 120mm mortars and a scout-sniper platoon.
Each infantry battalion is primarily mounted on [[BMS Orestes MPAV-W]] armoured personnel carriers. It comprises of three infantry companies, a mortar platoon equipped with six self-propelled 120mm mortars and a scout-sniper platoon.


Each infantry company in turn can be broken down into a company HQ, three infantry platoons, and a 81mm mortar platoon with three 5-men mortar teams.  
Each infantry company in turn can be broken down into a company HQ, three infantry platoons, and a 81mm mortar platoon with three 5-men mortar teams.  
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|{{wp|Cardom}}||{{flag|Yisrael}} ||Self-propelled mortar system||120mm||Mounted on XA-200 APC chassis
|{{wp|Cardom}}||{{flag|Yisrael}} ||Self-propelled mortar system||120mm||Mounted on [[BMS Orestes MPAV-W]] chassis
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|{{wp|Archer Artillery System}}||{{flag|Ghant}} ||Self-propelled artillery||155mm||  
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|{{wp|Bandvagn 206|Bv 206}}|| {{flag|Ghant}} || Light bandtrack || ||
|{{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 || ||
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|{{wp|Patria_Pasi#Versions|XA-200}}||{{Flag|Ghant}}||APC|| ||
|[[BMS Orestes MPAV-W]]||{{Flag|Belfras}}||APC||Equipped with 12.7mm remote weapon system with ATGM attached ||
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Revision as of 20:12, 27 April 2020

Volsung Regiment
Private
IndustryPrivate military, intelligence and security services contractor
Founded2012
FounderColonel Sigurd Olafsson
HeadquartersKeuland
ServicesPrivate military force
Number of employees
3,600 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 Keuland. As of 2020 it has some 3,600 'military employees' on its books, of which roughly 50% consist of defectors from the Valgtean military or security services. Prominent competitors of the Regiment include the Duklav's Legion and Awara Clan Incorporated.

Overview

Keuland has always been a destination for Valgtean defectors. The linguistic proximity between the two states makes it easier for such people to adapt to life in a radically different world outside of the theocratic totalitarian rule of the Supreme Prophet. 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 but lack many of the qualifications needed to thrive in a modern capitalist economy. Accordingly, many turn to the only skill which they have thoroughly mastered, that being the employment of arms.

Whilst most defectors formerly chose to serve in the Keuland military, Sigurd Olaffson was the first to realise the potential of a fighting regiment with its core based on former Valgteans. Formerly a staff officer in the Valgtean Naval Infantry, he was forced to flee the country in the wake of Marcus the Purifier's purge of the Valgtean security system soon after the latter's ascension as Supreme Prophet. Whilst Olafsson survived, his 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 Keuland and forged it into a formidable private military company.

Reputation

The Volsung Regiment has often been compared with another major Belisarian 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 a Valgtean-supported cause.

Organisation

The Volsung Regiment consists of three mechanised infantry battalions and supporting arms. Roughly 50% of its personnel are Valgtean defectors. The remainder is comprised of a mix of native Keulanders 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.

Infantry battalions

Each infantry battalion is primarily mounted on BMS Orestes MPAV-W armoured personnel carriers. It comprises of three infantry companies, a mortar platoon equipped with six self-propelled 120mm mortars and a scout-sniper platoon.

Each infantry company in turn can be broken down into a company HQ, three infantry platoons, and a 81mm mortar platoon with three 5-men mortar teams.

Each rifle platoon consists of three eight-men squads, two two-men GPMG teams, a platoon sergeant and a platoon commander. Each squad is divided into two four-men fireteams. A platoon is provided with two launch units for Vesper missiles and, when defending against an attack by heavy armour, the third squad of a platoon would be used to form two dedicated anti-tank teams.

Supporting elements

The infantry battalions of the Regiment are supported by the following elements:

  • Artillery Battalion (18x self-propelled 155mm Archer Artillery System in three batteries)
  • Anti-air Company (12x ASRAD-R SHORAD systems mounted on XA-200 APC chassis plus Giraffe radar system)
  • Fast Attack Company (22x Apollo Motors Battleaxe, armed with machine guns, grenade launchers or Vesper missile)
  • Engineer Company
  • Medical Company
  • Signal Company
  • Logistics Company
  • Maintenance Company
  • Drone platoon

Equipment

Description Origin Type Ammunition Notes
M98 battle uniform  Keuland 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
M/40  Ghant Pistol 9x19 parabellum
M/45  Ghant Sub-machine gun 9x19 parabellum
Model 870  Belfras Shotgun 12 Gauge
FA-4 rifle  Ghant Battle rifle 7.62x51 This is the Regiment's main service weapon. Some are fitted with claw-mounted scopes and used as marksman rifles.
TRG-42  Ghant Sniper rifle .338 Magnum Used in small quantities by dedicated sniper teams
IWS 2000  Nachtmark Anti-material rifle 15.2×169mm
MG 710-3  Garima General purpose machine gun 7.62x51
CIL50MG  Lion's Rock Heavy machine gun 12.7x99
GL69  Ghant Underbarrel grenade launcher 40mm grenade
MGL  Tulura Multi-launch handheld grenade launcher 40mm grenade
CIL 40 AGL  Lion's Rock Automatic grenade launcher 40mm grenade
Crossbow  Arthurista Disposable AT launcher
84mm RCL  Ghant Recoilless Rifle

Anti-tank guided missiles

Description Origin Type Ammunition Notes
MBT LAW  Ghant Light man-portable ATGM
Vesper missile  Arthurista Man-portable ATGM

Anti-air systems

Description Origin Type Ammunition Notes
ASRAD-R  Ghant SHORAD Mounted on BMS Orestes MPAV-W APC chassis

Artillery

Description Origin Type Ammunition Notes
MM71  Ghant Infantry mortar 81mm Company-level weapon
Cardom  Yisrael Self-propelled mortar system 120mm Mounted on BMS Orestes MPAV-W chassis
Archer Artillery System  Ghant Self-propelled artillery 155mm

Land vehicles

Description Origin Type Variants Notes
Apollo Motors Battleaxe  Arthurista Light general purpose vehicle
HMATV  Nachtmark Light lorry
Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carrier  Lion's Rock Bandtrack
DAF T-244  Arthurista General purpose lorry
BMS Orestes MPAV-W  Belfras APC Equipped with 12.7mm remote weapon system with ATGM attached

Aviation

Description Origin Type Variants Notes
Hermes 450  Yisrael UAV
RQ-11 Raven  Belfras Mini-UAV

Radars

Description Origin Type Variants Notes
MSTAR  Arthurista Battlefield surveillance radar
Giraffe radar  Ghant Air surveillance radar
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