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Revision as of 23:00, 28 February 2023

List of equipment used by the Meridonian Army.

Infantry weapons

Pistols

Name Origin Type Cartridge Photo Notes
Resdon L184A3  Meridon Semi-automatic pistol 9x19mm
.40 SP
Browning bdm 1.jpg Service pistol of the Meridon Defense Forces.
Resdon L119A2  Meridon Semi-automatic pistol .45 ACP Heckler & Koch USP Expert .45 "Variant 1".jpg Utilized by special forces.

Assault rifles

Name Origin Type Cartridge Photo Notes
Merson F72 IRS  Meridon Assault rifle 5.56x45mm Australian soldier firing an EF88 assault rifle in 2018.jpg Service rifle. F72A2 and F72A3 variants in service across all infantry units, with F72 baseline variant in service with reservist units.
Merson F56  Meridon Assault rifle 5.56x45mm AR-18.jpg In limited use with reserve and cadet units. Former service rifle.
Merson F61 SPCR  Meridon Assault rifle 5.56x45mm Bushmaster ACR.jpg Utilized by special forces.

Battle rifles

Name Origin Type Cartridge Photo Notes
Merson F62 SPCR  Meridon Battle rifle 7.6x5mm Bushmaster ACR.jpg L62 SPCR chambered for 7.6mm, utilized by special forces.
Merson F57  Meridon Battle rifle 7.6×5mm Sterling Armament AR-180.JPG L56 rifle upchambered for 7.6mm rounds. Utilized as a designated marksman rifle, utility and ceremonial weapon, as well as by special forces.

Carbines

Name Origin Type Cartridge Photo Notes
Merson F72C IRS  Meridon Carbine 5.56x45mmmm Steyr AUG A3.jpg Compact version of the F72 Infantry Rifle System, with a shorter 14.5 inch barrel. Issued generally to paratroops, vehicle and air crew.
Merson F56C  Meridon Carbine 5.56x45mmmm Ar18-clone-675x450.jpg Compact version of the Merson F56C, mostly phased out in favor of the F72C. Limited amounts kept in stockpiles or in utilization by reserve formations.

Shotguns

Name Origin Type Cartridge Photo Notes
Baritone Arms S40  Meridon Pump-action shotgun 12 gauge PEO Mossberg 590A1.jpg Standard combat shotgun issued to military police, breaching units, and engineers.
Tadca S114  Meridon Pump-action/semiautomatic tactical shotgun 12 gauge Franchi SPAS-12 Shotgun.JPG Used by special forces.

Sniper rifles

Name Origin Type Cartridge Photo Notes
Adder Precision F102A2  Meridon Sniper rifle 7.6×5mm
.338
G22 ohne Schalldaempfer.jpg Standard issue sniper rifle.
Merson L57A4  Meridon Sniper rifle 7.6x5mm PEO M110 SASS Profile.jpg L57 rifle heavily upgraded to include a fixed stock serving as a primary DMR rifle.
Adder Precision AMR-6  Meridon Anti-materiel rifle 12.7 MM Gm6.jpg Bullpup antimaterial rifle.

Submachine guns

Name Origin Type Cartridge Photo Notes
L9  Japan Submachine gun 9x19mm 9mm機関拳銃 (8464077981).jpg Issued to close protection and special forces.
Merson L73CA1  Meridon Submachine gun 9x19mm
.40
AUG 9mm 03.jpg F72C variant modified to accept 9mm or .40 caliber magazines. Limited use by protection teams.

Machine guns

Name Origin Type Cartridge Photo Notes
Merson F402  Meridon Light machine gun/squad automatic weapon 5.56x45mm H&KMG4.jpg Squad automatic weapon.
Merson F81  Meridon General purpose machine gun 7.6x5mm Machine gun M60E6.JPG General purpose machine gun, new production variant of 60 year old F81 machine gun with significant modernizations conducted. F81 variants A5 through A7 are in service in various roles.
Merson FH35  Meridon Heavy machine gun 14.5mm CIS 50 HMG.jpg Licensed variant, usually vehicle-mounted.

Grenade launchers

Name Origin Type Cartridge Photo Notes
Damean Industries MGL  Meridon Automatic grenade launcher 40×46mm HK GMW.jpg Meridonian-developed grenade machine gun to replace foreign licensed variants.
Damean Industries GF21  Meridon Grenade launcher 40×46mm HK AGCEGLM noBG.png Underslung grenade launcher designed to be mounted on F72 type rifles, but is capable of independent operation with fixed stock.
Damean Industries GF18  Meridon Grenade launcher 40×46mm PEO M203A2 Grenade Launcher.jpg Legacy grenade launcher designed to mount to F56 rifle variants, however is also seen mounted to other rifle systems in both regular and special forces units. Developed from TBD foreign variant.
Damean MGP-S  Meridon Grenade launcher 40×46mm Milkor MGL.jpg

Grenades

Name Origin Type Diameter Photo Notes
F3 Fragmentation Grenade  Meridon Fragmentation grenade F3 Grenade.jpg
F4 Smoke Grenade  Meridon Smoke grenade Marines test weapons knowledge, skills in the Arizona desert 150425-M-SW506-575.jpg
F5 Concussion Grenade  Meridon Stun grenade M-84-Flash-Bang-Grenade.jpg

Mines

Name Origin Type Detonation Photo Notes
ATM-2  Meridon Anti-tank mine Pressure M19 anti-tank mine.jpg
SPCAM  Meridon Anti-personnel/antitank mine Passive infrared /magnetic/command Slam.gif Scalable multirole explosive used as both a landmine and a command detonation charge.
APM-14  Meridon Anti-personnel mine Tripwire/optical/command US M18a1 claymore mine.jpg

Man-portable air defence systems

Name Origin Type Warhead Photo Notes
MDS Rapier  Meridon Man-portable air defence system 1kg FIM-92 (JASDF) noBG.png Being phased out by NGMADS.
NGMADS  Meridon Man-portable air defence system 3x 0.90kg (2.7kg total) CJOAX fires 150417-A-BG594-015.jpg Next Generation Manportable Air Defense System, replacing Rapier in all roles starting with infantry missile defense companies.

Anti-tank

Name Origin Type Warhead Photo Notes
Damean IATS-4  Meridon Antitank rocket launcher 1.8kg M136 AT4 Light Anti-tank Weapon (7414625190).jpg Infantry anti-tank system, primary infantry anti-tank system produced domestically. Being replaced by NGATS.
Damean LATS-6  Meridon Antitank rocket launcher 0.4kg M72A2 LAW.png Light antiarmor system, used as a lightweight alternative to IATS-4 or NGATS.
NGATS  Meridon Anti-tank guided missile 4.2kg Pansarvärnsrobot 57 aka MTB LAW.jpg Replacement for IATS-4 and TBD using PLOS guidance systems.
MHAMS  Meridon Anti-tank guided missile 8.4 kg Army-fgm148.jpg Modular Heavy Antitank Missile System.
Damean MAAS  Meridon Multi-role rocket launcher Various Mk 153 SMAW.png Specialist anti-armor weapon issued primarily to engineering companies.

Artillery

Towed artillery

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
Kasrkin L202  Meridon Howitzer Irish Army 105mm Light Gun Shoot RDF (15) (4110022946).jpg 105mm artillery piece utilized by airborne units.
Kasrkin L181  Meridon Howitzer M777 Howitzer Helmand April2007.JPEG 155mm howitzer utilized by mechanized and light infantry forces.

Self-propelled artillery

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
AMVC SAS-90  Meridon Self-propelled howitzer AS-90 Howitzer 1.jpg

Rocket artillery

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
SRAS-20  Meridon Multiple rocket launcher An M142 high-mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) launcher prepares to fire during a dry-fire drill by U.S. Marines at Forward Operating Base Edinburgh, Afghanistan, Feb 120226-M-XZ121-034.jpg

Mortars

Name Origin Type Caliber Photo Notes
Damean L103 60mm  Meridon Mortar 60mm 60mm lightweight mortar.png
Damean L62 81mm  Meridon Mortar 81mm 81mmMORT L16.png
L405 120mm  Meridon Mortar 81/ 120mm Keshet-120-mortar001.jpg

Vehicles

Main battle tanks

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
FV54 Paladin  Meridon Main battle tank Armoured vehicles parading through Darwin on 25 April 2015.jpg Primary active armored vehicle, has received significant upgrade packages.
FV58 Conqueror  Meridon Main battle tank SETC France’s Defensive Operations Lane (41661152745).jpg To replace FV54 in active service.

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
AMMV  Meridon Infantry fighting vehicle Boxer Land 400.jpg To replace HMMAV by 2026.
HMMAV  Meridon Infantry fighting vehicle ASLAV in Afghanistan 2011.jpg Standard frontline IFV, being replaced by AMMV.

Armoured personnel carriers

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
HMMAV-PC  Meridon Armoured personnel carrier ASLAV-PC 2007.jpg Personnel carrier variant of the HMMAV. To be replaced by the AMMV by 2026.
AMMV-PC  Meridon Armoured personnel carrier File:Boxerafv.jpg As-ordered armored personnel carriers, but can be modified to become IFVs or fill other roles. Will replace HMMAV entirely.


Mobile command vehicles

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
AMMV-CV  Meridon Command vehicle Gepanzertes Transportkraftfahrzeug (GTK) Boxer in Zeithain.jpg Command variant of the AMMV.
HMMAV-CV  Meridon Command Vehicle M1130 Command Vehicle.jpg Command variant of the LAV-6.

Tank destroyers

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
HMMAV CGS  Meridon Tank destroyer Exercise Allied Spirit I, Day 5 150117-A-EM105-337.jpg Limited issuance to mechanized infantry formations as an infantry support vehicle/tank destroyer.
HMMAV-AMCP  Meridon ATGM carrier Stryker M1134 ATGM.jpg Dedicated anti-tank variant of the HMMAV.
HMMAV-ATMP  Meridon ATGM carrier LAV-AT.jpg In use by reservist formations, being replaced by HMMAV-AMCP.

Armoured combat vehicles

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
Matahura EMV  Meridon Armored vehicle Hawkei DSC02320.JPG Multirole armored vehicle replacing the Tarass-Ortum Landbacker in most combat roles.
Sentinel PMV  Meridon Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle on display at Centenary of Military Aviation 2014.jpg

Logistics vehicles

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
MANN GX4  Meridon 8x8 heavy duty truck LAND 121 vehicle.jpg
MANN GX5  Meridon 10x10 heavy duty truck 45M 28 Camo.jpg
MANN GX2  Meridon 4x4 medium multirole truck British Army HX60.JPG

Utility vehicles

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
Matahura EMV  Meridon Armored vehicle Hawkei DSC02320.JPG Multirole armored vehicle replacing the Tarass-Ortum Landbacker in most combat roles.
Tarass-Ortum Landbacker  Meridon Multirole utility vehicle Land Rover, licence registration '-15.JPG
Tarras-Ortum Pathfinder  Meridon Utility vehicle 1993 Toyota 4Runner 2.4 TD (51695594929).jpg
Tarass-Ortum Linebacker  Meridon Utility vehicle Toyota Tacoma 2.7 4x4 2011 (17514460930).jpg

Military engineering vehicles

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
FV41R Curiasser  Meridon Armored recovery/engineering vehicle JGSDF Type 78 Tank Recovery in senzou 20130519-01.JPG
FV45R Paladin  Meridon Armoured recovery vehicle Australian M88 Hercules during Talisman Sabre 2011.jpg
FV45E Paladin  Meridon Mine-clearance and engineering vehicle 2nd Army Brigade Combat Team final attack index Combined Resolve XIII 200202-Z-FG635-7448.jpg
FV45F Paladin  Meridon Armoured vehicle-launched bridge Engineer here are ready to testing of the Joint Assault Bridge.jpg
M114 APC  Meridon Amphibious bridge layer M3G ferry 2.jpg
EV214 ECV  Meridon Wheeled loader and dozer HMEE-with-slat-armor-001.jpg

Air defence

Name Origin Type Photo Notes
HMMAV-AD  Meridon Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun LAV-AD 1999 firing DM-SD-00-02951 cropped.jpg HMMAV-mounted air defense system equipped with 25mm rotary cannon and 8 MDS Rapier missiles. Upgraded variants include NGMADS missile packs.
AMMV-AD  Meridon Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun Boxer fitted with the Oerlikon Skyranger air defence system.jpg Upgraded SPAAG system designed to replace HMMAV-AD.
MERADS  Meridon Surface-to-air missile NASAMS II Lippujuhlanpäivä 2.JPG Ground-based variant of the MUA-120 CAIMS.
CADS missile system  Meridon Surface-to-air missile Italian Army - 4th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Peschiera" SAMPT missile launch.jpg Modular missile defense system of the Common Air Defense Missile.
Rapier MMS  Meridon Surface-to-air missile JGSDF Koukidousha (TOYOTA) 10.jpg Ground-based launcher of the MDS Rapier, carrying them in 2 quad launchers in addition to a 12.7mm minigun. Some have been upgraded to use targeting radars. Normally mounted on Landbackers or Matahura EMVs.

Aircraft

Aircraft Origin Role Photo Version Notes
Matca H50M Hawk  Meridon
 Meridon
Utility helicopter 1-82 ARB flies high in east Afghan skies 141208-A-VO006-469.jpg H50M/H50M2
H50M3
D50M
Multirole utility helicopter. H50 initial production lots. H50M2 and M3 are modernized lots. D50M is dedicated gunship/ground attack version.
Matca D6M Adder  Meridon
 Meridon
Attack helicopter ROCA AH-1W 543 Taking off from ROCMA Ground 20140531b.jpg D6M4
D6M5
Nicium C22M Adjutant  Meridon Multirole tiltrotor aircraft MV-22 mcas Miramar 2014.JPG C22 Replacing the Cataphract in troop carrying capacities, currently in use as a special forces helicopter.
H62M Cataphract  Meridon Heavy-lift utility helicopter 84+99 German Army Sikorsky CH-53G Super Stallion ILA Berlin 2016 06.jpg H62M3
H47M Tauhi  Meridon Scout/light attack helicopter ROCA OH-58D 636 Taking off from ROCMA Ground 20140531a.jpg SH-40D Primarily used as a fire observation helicopter, capable also of light gunship and SEAD duties. Being replaced by H66 Krait.
H66M Krait  Meridon Scout/light attack helicopter OH-1(目達原駐屯地創立記念行事).jpg H66M Helicopter with reduced radar cross section, replacing the H47M in reconnaissance duties.
Matca H4M Canary  Meridon Scout/light attack helicopter MH-6 little-bird arch. 1994.jpg H4M5
D4M2
Multirole light helicopter, also used for helicopter flight training. H4M5 is upgraded modular variant. D4M2 is a dedicated gunship variant set to be retired.

Experimental

Name Origin Type Quantity Photo Notes