List of equipment used by the Meridonian Army.
Infantry weapons
Pistols
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Cartridge
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Photo
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Notes
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Resdon L184A3
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Meridon
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Semi-automatic pistol
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9x19mm .40 SP
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Service pistol of the Meridon Defense Forces.
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Resdon L119A2
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Meridon
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Semi-automatic pistol
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.45 ACP
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Utilized by special forces.
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Assault rifles
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Cartridge
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Photo
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Notes
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Merson F72 IRS
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Meridon
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Assault rifle
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5.56x45mm
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Service rifle. F72A2 and F72A3 variants in service across all infantry units, with F72 baseline variant in service with reservist units.
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Merson F56
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Meridon
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Assault rifle
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5.56x45mm
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In limited use with reserve and cadet units. Former service rifle.
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Merson F61 SPCR
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Meridon
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Assault rifle
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5.56x45mm
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Utilized by special forces.
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Battle rifles
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Cartridge
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Photo
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Notes
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Merson F62 SPCR
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Meridon
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Battle rifle
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7.6x5mm
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L62 SPCR chambered for 7.6mm, utilized by special forces.
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Merson F57
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Meridon
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Battle rifle
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7.6×5mm
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L56 rifle upchambered for 7.6mm rounds. Utilized as a designated marksman rifle, utility and ceremonial weapon, as well as by special forces.
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Carbines
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Cartridge
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Photo
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Notes
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Merson F72C IRS
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Meridon
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Carbine
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5.56x45mmmm
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Compact version of the F72 Infantry Rifle System, with a shorter 14.5 inch barrel. Issued generally to paratroops, vehicle and air crew.
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Merson F56C
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Meridon
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Carbine
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5.56x45mmmm
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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.
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Shotguns
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Cartridge
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Photo
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Notes
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Baritone Arms S40
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Meridon
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Pump-action shotgun
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12 gauge
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Standard combat shotgun issued to military police, breaching units, and engineers.
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Tadca S114
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Meridon
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Pump-action/semiautomatic tactical shotgun
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12 gauge
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Used by special forces.
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Sniper rifles
Submachine guns
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Cartridge
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Photo
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Notes
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L9
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Japan
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Submachine gun
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9x19mm
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Issued to close protection and special forces.
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Merson L73CA1
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Meridon
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Submachine gun
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9x19mm .40
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F72C variant modified to accept 9mm or .40 caliber magazines. Limited use by protection teams.
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Machine guns
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Cartridge
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Photo
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Notes
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Merson F402
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Meridon
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Light machine gun/squad automatic weapon
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5.56x45mm
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Squad automatic weapon.
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Merson F81
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Meridon
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General purpose machine gun
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7.6x5mm
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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.
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Merson FH35
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Meridon
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Heavy machine gun
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14.5mm
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Licensed variant, usually vehicle-mounted.
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Grenade launchers
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Cartridge
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Photo
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Notes
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Damean Industries MGL
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Meridon
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Automatic grenade launcher
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40×46mm
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Meridonian-developed grenade machine gun to replace foreign licensed variants.
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Damean Industries GF21
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Meridon
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Grenade launcher
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40×46mm
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Underslung grenade launcher designed to be mounted on F72 type rifles, but is capable of independent operation with fixed stock.
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Damean Industries GF18
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Meridon
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Grenade launcher
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40×46mm
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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.
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Damean MGP-S
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Meridon
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Grenade launcher
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40×46mm
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Grenades
Mines
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Detonation
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Photo
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Notes
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ATM-2
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Meridon
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Anti-tank mine
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Pressure
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SPCAM
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Meridon
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Anti-personnel/antitank mine
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Passive infrared /magnetic/command
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Scalable multirole explosive used as both a landmine and a command detonation charge.
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APM-14
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Meridon
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Anti-personnel mine
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Tripwire/optical/command
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Man-portable air defence systems
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Warhead
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Photo
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Notes
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MDS Rapier
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Meridon
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Man-portable air defence system
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1kg
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Being phased out by NGMADS.
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NGMADS
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Meridon
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Man-portable air defence system
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3x 0.90kg (2.7kg total)
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Next Generation Manportable Air Defense System, replacing Rapier in all roles starting with infantry missile defense companies.
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Anti-tank
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Warhead
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Photo
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Notes
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Damean IATS-4
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Meridon
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Antitank rocket launcher
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1.8kg
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Infantry anti-tank system, primary infantry anti-tank system produced domestically. Being replaced by NGATS.
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Damean LATS-6
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Meridon
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Antitank rocket launcher
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0.4kg
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Light antiarmor system, used as a lightweight alternative to IATS-4 or NGATS.
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NGATS
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Meridon
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Anti-tank guided missile
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4.2kg
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Replacement for IATS-4 and TBD using PLOS guidance systems.
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MHAMS
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Meridon
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Anti-tank guided missile
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8.4 kg
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Modular Heavy Antitank Missile System.
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Damean MAAS
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Meridon
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Multi-role rocket launcher
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Various
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File:Mk 153 SMAW.png
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Specialist anti-armor weapon issued primarily to engineering companies.
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Artillery
Towed artillery
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Photo
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Notes
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Kasrkin L202
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Meridon
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Howitzer
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105mm artillery piece utilized by airborne units.
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Kasrkin L181
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Meridon
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Howitzer
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155mm howitzer utilized by mechanized and light infantry forces.
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Self-propelled artillery
Rocket artillery
Mortars
Vehicles
Main battle tanks
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Photo
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Notes
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FV54 Paladin
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Meridon
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Main battle tank
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Primary active armored vehicle, has received significant upgrade packages.
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FV58 Conqueror
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Meridon
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Main battle tank
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To replace FV54 in active service.
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Infantry fighting vehicles
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Photo
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Notes
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AMMV
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Meridon
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Infantry fighting vehicle
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To replace HMMAV by 2026.
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HMMAV
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Meridon
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Infantry fighting vehicle
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Standard frontline IFV, being replaced by AMMV.
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Armoured personnel carriers
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Photo
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Notes
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HMMAV-PC
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Meridon
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Armoured personnel carrier
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Personnel carrier variant of the HMMAV. To be replaced by the AMMV by 2026.
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AMMV-PC
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Meridon
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Armoured personnel carrier
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As-ordered armored personnel carriers, but can be modified to become IFVs or fill other roles. Will replace HMMAV entirely.
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Mobile command vehicles
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Photo
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Notes
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AMMV-CV
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Meridon
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Command vehicle
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Command variant of the AMMV.
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HMMAV-CV
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Meridon
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Command Vehicle
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Command variant of the LAV-6.
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Tank destroyers
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Photo
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Notes
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HMMAV CGS
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Meridon
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Tank destroyer
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Limited issuance to mechanized infantry formations as an infantry support vehicle/tank destroyer.
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HMMAV-AMCP
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Meridon
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ATGM carrier
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Dedicated anti-tank variant of the HMMAV.
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HMMAV-ATMP
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Meridon
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ATGM carrier
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In use by reservist formations, being replaced by HMMAV-AMCP.
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Armoured combat vehicles
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Photo
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Notes
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Matahura EMV
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Meridon
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Armored vehicle
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Multirole armored vehicle replacing the Tarass-Ortum Landbacker in most combat roles.
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Sentinel PMV
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Meridon
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Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle
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Logistics vehicles
Utility vehicles
Military engineering vehicles
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Photo
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Notes
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FV41R Curiasser
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Meridon
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Armored recovery/engineering vehicle
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FV45R Paladin
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Meridon
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Armoured recovery vehicle
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FV45E Paladin
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Meridon
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Mine-clearance and engineering vehicle
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FV45F Paladin
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Meridon
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Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
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M114 APC
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Meridon
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Amphibious bridge layer
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EV214 ECV
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Meridon
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Wheeled loader and dozer
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Air defence
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Photo
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Notes
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HMMAV-AD
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Meridon
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Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
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HMMAV-mounted air defense system equipped with 25mm rotary cannon and 8 MDS Rapier missiles. Upgraded variants include NGMADS missile packs.
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AMMV-AD
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Meridon
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Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
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Upgraded SPAAG system designed to replace HMMAV-AD.
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MERADS
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Meridon
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Surface-to-air missile
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Ground-based variant of the MUA-120 CAIMS.
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Common Air Defense System
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Meridon
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Surface-to-air missile
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Modular missile defense system of the Common Air Defense System.
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Rapier MMS
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Meridon
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Surface-to-air missile
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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.
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Aircraft
Aircraft
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Origin
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Role
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Photo
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Version
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Notes
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Matca H50M Hawk
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Meridon Meridon
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Utility helicopter
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H50M/H50M2 H50M3 D50M
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Multirole utility helicopter. H50 initial production lots. H50M2 and M3 are modernized lots. D50M is dedicated gunship/ground attack version.
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Matca D6M Adder
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Meridon Meridon
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Attack helicopter
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D6M4 D6M5
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Nicium C22M Adjutant
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Meridon
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Multirole tiltrotor aircraft
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C22
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Replacing the Cataphract in troop carrying capacities, currently in use as a special forces helicopter.
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H62M Cataphract
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Meridon
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Heavy-lift utility helicopter
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H62M3
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H47M Tauhi
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Meridon
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Scout/light attack helicopter
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SH-40D
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Primarily used as a fire observation helicopter, capable also of light gunship and SEAD duties. Being replaced by H66 Krait.
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H66M Krait
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Meridon
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Scout/light attack helicopter
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H66M
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Helicopter with reduced radar cross section, replacing the H47M in reconnaissance duties.
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Matca H4M Canary
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Meridon
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Scout/light attack helicopter
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H4M5 D4M2
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Multirole light helicopter, also used for helicopter flight training. H4M5 is upgraded modular variant. D4M2 is a dedicated gunship variant set to be retired.
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Experimental
Name
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Origin
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Type
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Quantity
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Photo
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Notes
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