Gassasinian Defence Force

Gassasinian Defence Force
Service branches	Royal Gassasinian Army Royal Gassasinian Air Force Royal Gassasinian Navy
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	King Yousef II bin Al-Hashim
Personnel
Military age	16 with parental consent, 18 without parental consent and for combat roles.
Available for military service	1,707,694 males, age 15–49 (2019), 1,662,099 females, age 15–49 (2019)
Fit for military service	2,416,480 males, age 15–49 (2019), 2,265,450 females, age 15–49 (2019)
Reaching military age annually	(2019)
Active personnel	130,000
Reserve personnel	250,000
Expenditure
Budget	$9.76 billion
Percent of GDP	2.5%
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Gassasinian Defence Systems Zhayed Heavy Industries Hacohen Microsystems
Foreign suppliers	Werania Estmere Halland Nuxica

The Gassasinian Defence Force is the unified armed forces of Gassasinia, being responsible for defending Gassasinia and its' people from external threats, along with supporting international peacekeeping efforts and humanitarian aid. The current Gassasinian Defence Force was formed in 1985 from the previous Gassasinian Badawiyan Army and the Gassasinian Royal Armed Forces, and drew its' commanders, officers and soldiers from a diverse range of backgrounds to ensure that the Gassasinian Defence Force not just represented upper-class Sotirianism interests, but the interests of the people as a whole.

Today the Gassasinian Defence Force is a well-equipped, well-organised and well-trained - albeit small force - relying on effective organisation and technological advantage over more numerous enemies. It is well-equipped with a variety of modern armoured armoured fighting vehicles and aircraft developed in Euclea and Asteria Superior. The Gassasinian Defence Force mainly consists of a professional force of volunteer soldiers, with conscription being abolished in 1985.

The Gassasinian Defence Force is known its' contributions to world-wide peacekeeping operations, having been present in some capacity in almost all Community of Nations-lead peacekeeping operations since 1990. The Gassasinian Defence Force is also important in ensuring internal security in Gassasinia, in particular helping the Royal Gassasinian Police to patrol the border with Tsabara.

Equipment

Uniform

Standard uniform for the Gassasinian Defence Force consists of Crye-designed Multicam fatigues, which are worn either with a field cap or boonie hat. When wearing the field-shirt for non-combat work duties, the left shoulder of the uniform bears the soldier's unit patch, whereas the right shoulder bears an IR patch of the national flag in tan and olive green colours. Additionally, on the left breast of the field-shirt is a name-tape reading the soldier's surname along with a tape on the right breast reading "GASSASINIA."

Often when wearing combats, instead of wearing a field shirt soldiers will wear a half-zip combat shirt. Along with this, for protection soldiers are issued Template:Country data Estmere Estmerish Mark 4 Osprey Body Armour and a Mark 7 helmet. Alternatively for less-intensive roles or other cases where full load isn't needed, troops are issued with a Multicam Estmerish-styled harness.

Small arms

Name	Country	Image	Notes
Handguns
Glock 17	Werania		Standard sidearm since 1995, replacing the Browning Hi Power. Limited local production by Zhayed Heavy Industries.
Browning Hi Power	Template:Country data Estmere		Standard sidearm until 1995, still sees very limited use. Common self-defence weapons for civilians with a firearms license.
Submachine Guns and Carbines
MP5	Werania		Standard submachine gun of the Gassasinian Defence Force, being phased out in favour of the new SIG MPX. Locally produced under license by Zhayed Heavy Industries until 2015, when it was decided that it would be replaced due to it being considered outdated.
MPX	Werania		Newly adopted standard submachine gun of Gassasinian Defence Force and Police. Adopted to phase out the MP5 due to greater modularity. Limited licensed production by Gassasinian Defence Systems.
MP7	Werania		The MP7 is used in tandem with the MPX and MP5. The MP7 is well-liked thanks to its' PDW cartridge that can penetrate soft body armour.
Assault and Battle Rifles
Gassasinian Defence Systems K95 Rifle	Gassasinia	File:LMT R20 Rahe.jpg	Standard rifle of the Gassasinian Defence Force, replacing the M16A1 in 1995. Built upon the AR15 platform, featuring a variety of barrel lengths and the ability to fit a variety of modular attachments.
M16A2	Halland		Standard rifle of the Gassasinian Defence Force of the Gassasinian Defence Force between 1965 and 1995, when it was phased out in favour of the K95 Rifle. Some M16A2 rifles are still in use with rear-echelon and reservist units.
HK416/HK417	Werania		The HK416 assault rifle and its' battle rifle counterpart, the HK417, are both used by certain special forces and police units.
G3A3	Werania		The G3 was phased out during the 1970s in favour of the M16A2 assault rifle. G3 rifles are kept in reserve and sometimes used to equip policemen.
Machine Guns
Zhayed Heavy Industries Ultimax 100	Gassasinia		The Ultimax 100 is an indigenously designed light machine gun dating back to the late 1970s. Although the design was finished in 1982, it only started production in 1987 due to political troubles. Phased out the FN MAG as the standard Squad Automatic Weapon.
FN MAG	Gassasinia		The FN MAG is the main general-purpose machine gun of the Gassasinian Defence Force. As of the 1990's, it has been mostly phased out in the Squad Automatic Weapon role but still sees significant use in other roles.
Sniper and Marksman Rifles

Anti-Tank Weapons

Name	Country	Image	Notes

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Name	Country	Image	Quantity	Notes
Tanks
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Armoured Personnel Carriers
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles

Planes

Name	Country	Image	Quantity	Notes
Combat Aircraft
F-				AEW&C
Reconnaissance
Tanker
Transport
UAV

Helicopters

Name	Country	Image	Quantity	Notes
Transport Helicopter
Attack Helicopter

Ships

Name	Country	Image	Quantity	Notes
Frigate
Corvette
Fast Attack Craft
Support Ship