RLA Ground Forces

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The RLA Ground Forces (RLAGF) are the primary land-based military force in Posadastan.

History

Equipment

(All pictures are approximations)

Small Arms

Model Image Origin Type Caliber Details
Pistols
Mago-95 Glock 17 2nd Gen.jpg Posadastan Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm parabellum Locally produced copy of foreign pistol design, also the main handgun of the military.
M1911 JGSDF M1911 Colt Government 20120422.jpg X Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm parabellum Main sidearm of the People's Revolutionary Guard, was produced locally to a small degree until the 1980s.
Syanko 6-shot tba Posadastan Semi-automatic revolver various, mostly .38 Indigenously produced from 1894 to 1941.
Baby Browning FN Baby Browning-transparent.png X
Posadastan
Semi-automatic pistol .25 ACP Issued to spies often with suppressors
Type 36 Tokarev TT33 (6825679152).jpg Posadastan Semi-automatic pistol various Used to be the primary sidearm, replaced in the 1990s by the Mago-95
Submachine Guns
MP7 Submachine Gun BundeswehrMP7.JPG X
Posadastan
Submachine Gun 9x19mm parabellum Mostly locally produced copies
MP5 submachine gun Hkmp5count-terr-wiki.jpg X Submachine Gun 9x19mm parabellum Utilised by military police and special forces.
M89 1952 General von Horn IMI Uzi 001 (cropped).jpg Posadastan Submachine Gun 9x19mm parabellum Clone of the foreign Uzi
M95 tba Posadastan Submachine Gun 9x19mm parabellum updated M89 with redesigned receiver and polymer accessories
M72 Kulsprutepistol m1961 (AM.096440).jpg Posadastan Machine pistol 9x19mm parabellum Copy of foreign designs
Type 57 PPSh-41 submachine gun (Fallujah, Iraq).jpg X
Posadastan
Submachine gun 9x19mm parabellum
Rifles/Carbines
Type 64 SKS - Ryssland - AM.045810.jpg X Carbine 7.62x39mm
PR-63 DCB Shooting G3 pictures.jpg Posadastan Battle rifle 7.62x51mm Multiple variants, unlicensed production of foreign HK G3 rifle.
PR-72 Posadastan Carbine 7.62x51mm short-barrel carbine version of HK G3 with improved ergonomic features
HO-A1 Galil SAR sideview.png Posadastan Assault rifle 5.56x45mm Unlicensed copy of foreign Galil rifle.
HO-B1 Posadastan Assault Rifle 5.56x45mm More reliable HO-A1, with multiple variants: HO-B2, bullpup; HO-B3, grenade launching; HO-B4, uses 7.62mm ammo; HO-B5, light machine gun; HO-BxA variants include folding stocks.
Type 53 AK-47 type II noBG.png X Assault/Battle Rifle 7.62x39mm Named "Type 53" in Posadastan, many unlicensed copies were produced in Posadastan through the mid-1970s.
Type 95 Rifle Type 95.jpg Posadastan Bullpup Assault Rifle 5.56x45mmmm Developed in the 90s, many modernized variants have been made numbering nearly 400,000 total units (est.)
Type 03 QBZ03 automatic rifle 20170902.jpg X Assault/Battle Rifle 5.56x45mm Bought en masse from abroad.
Unnamed OICW Oicw.jpg Posadastan Assault/Battle Rifle 5.56x45mm & 20mm Still under development and testing.
Shotguns
BC-12 Remington 870 Wmaster.jpg X Shotgun 12 gauge includes a short barrel and tactical variants
Machine Guns
PO-84 CIS 50 HMG.jpg X
Posadastan
Machine Gun .50 BMG Locally produced unlicensed copies of X.
M2 browning PEO Browning M2E2 QCB (c1).jpg X Machine Gun .50 BMG
V-1 gpmg BundeswehrMG3.jpg X General Purpose Machine Gun 7.62x51mm copy of MG3
Type 64 File:RPK Machine Gun 7.62 x 39.jpg X
Posadastan
Light Machine Gun 7.62x39mm
Pařam 2014 Iranian Army Ground equipment unveiling ceremony in Tehran (44).jpg Posadastan 6-barrel Gatling gun 12.7x108mm Began production around 2014, commonly seen on some army vehicles and naval vessels.
Sniper & Anti-material rifles
Amora-1899 Sniper Rifle Mosin 1891 30-fr.png Posadastan Sniper rifle 7.62x51mm Old locally produced rifle, many modernized iterations have been made through to the early 1970s.
Type 76 Zastava M76 Full noBG.jpg X Marksmen rifle 7.62x51mm Imported to replace the Amora.
Type 69 Steyr SSG 69 PII.jpg X Sniper rifle 7.62x51mm
PR-16 File:MAS-2 Anti-materiel sniper rifle.jpg Posadastan Anti-material Sniper rifle 12.7x108mm Modern indigenous anti-material rifle designed by the Army
Non-modular grenade launchers
M83 GL Milkor MGL.jpg Posadastan 40mm six-shot revolving grenade launcher 40x46mm
40x51mm
Developed in 1983, approximately 50,000 units have been produced since.
M85 AGL LAG-40 I.M.-1.JPG Posadastan 40mm automatic grenade launcher 40x51mm
40x53mm
Has a range of 1500m, with a firing rate of 215rpm.
M61 GL M79 Grenade Launcher (7414625716).jpg X 40mm grenade launcher 40x46mm

Anti-material weapons

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Details
Mines
Various anti-personnel and anti-vehicle mines various land mines unknown Posadastan produces a plethora of land mines of all types, and even exports some models.
Man-portable anti-tank
RPG 7 Captured RPG-7 Vietnam.jpg X
posadastan
rocket-propelled grenade unknown includes a locally produced variants from the 1970s and 1980s.
RPG 29 RPG-29 USGov.JPG X
posadastan
rocket-propelled grenade unknown includes a locally produced variants from the 1990s.
RPO A RPO-A missile and launcher.jpg X
posadastan
rocket-propelled grenade unknown includes a locally produced variants, is a thermobaric weapon.
ATGM
Type M10 ATGM Skif ATGM.jpg X Anti-tank guided missile 200-300
Type M98 ATGM Kornet-D1 - Alabino05042017-21.jpg X
Posadastan
Anti-tank guided missile ~300 Speculated to be have a locally produced version, but unconfirmed.
Type M67 ATGM 9M14 Malyutka Kecel 1.jpg X Anti-tank guided missile unknown Outdated against modern tanks, but still in use.
Tufan 1-5 Toophan launchers.jpg Posadastan Anti-tank guided missile unknown Versions 1 and 2 were produced in the 80s and 90s with ranges of 3-4km, the most recent variant has a rumored range of up to 6km. Though not much is known, the Tufan has become the primary anti-tank weapon in the Posadi military.
Recoilless Rifles
RR Type 42 M20 75 mm RR.jpg X Recoilless Rifle unknown Mostly out of service, still used by the PRG and as an anti-insurgency and anti-vehicle weapon.
RR Type 56 M40 106mm Recoilless Rifle pic1.JPG X Recoilless Rifle 1000+ Still broadly used as an anti-personnel and anti-vehicle weapon.
RR Type 57 Netrzajni top JURA.JPG X
Posadastan
Recoilless Rifle ~800
RR Type 48 M3E1.jpg X
Posadastan
Recoilless Rifle ~1000 unknown number of local modernized variants created.

Mortars

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Details
Mortars
Type 56 160 mm mortar M-160-4051.JPG X 160mm mortar unknown
Marsh Mortar Posadastan 37mm commando mortar ~1000 Developed and produced briefly in the early 1980s
UBM-52 Teski minobacac 120 mm UB M52 2011 7242.jpg X 120mm mortar ~250 All units have been modernized
Type 53 120-millimetre calibre mortar 002.jpg X 120mm mortar unknown
M29 81mm Mortar (10470405266).jpg X 81mm mortar ~200
PA-90 Posadastan 81mm extended range mortar unknown Nearly 400 were produced every year along with ammunitions since the early 1980s, is being phased out for the PA-8 mortars.
PA-97 Posadastan 120mm extended range mortar unknown Around 50 units with ammunition were produced every year since the early 1980s, it is now being replaced with the PA-6 mortars.
PA-100 PatMor60mm 1.JPG Posadastan 60mm commando mortars unknown 400-500 produced every year along with ammunition since the early 1980s.
PA-6 Mortar 120 mm M-75 Croatian Army.JPG Posadastan 120mm extended range mortar unknown 50 produced per year since the mid 2010s.
PA-8 Posadastan 81mm extended range mortar unknown 400 produced per year since the late 2010s.
PA-10 59-Vafa mortar-خمپاره‌انداز وفا.jpg Posadastan 160mm mortar ~100 Developed around 2012
SAMP-94 120 mm samohybný minomet PRAM (3).jpg Posadastan 120mm self-propelled automatic mortar 120-200 Produced since the late 1990s, production is believed to have stopped in 2010
SAMP-99 SLA Mechanized Infantry WMZ551.JPG Posadastan 120mm self-propelled mortar unknown

Tracked Vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Details
Tanks
Tosan Islamic Republic of Iran Army Day, 2012, in Tehran (160).jpg Posadastan Light tank 300-600 90mm main gun or a 30mm autocannon
MŘ-15 File:MA-MMT-40.jpg Posadastan light tank unknown 105mm gun
M-81 tank North Korean M1981 Shin'heung light tanks later production model.jpg Posadastan Amphibious light tank 600+ 85mm gun
[[File:|125px]] Posadastan unknown
Armored Vehicles
X [[File:|125px]] Posadastan unknown
Other
PM-3 File:Myanmar Army Type-653 ARV.jpg Posadastan Armored recovery vehicle unknown
PM-5 File:MA-GSL-130.jpg Posadastan Armored recovery vehicle unknown
Daitet Bundeswehrmuseum Dresden 68.jpg Posadastan Armored vehicle-launched bridge ~60
Coři vehicle Chinese Type 653 ARV 2.JPG Posadastan Armored engineering vehicle unknown Crane can lift up to 70 tons.

Wheeled vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Details
Misc.
Bolima tractors North Korea Victory Day 095 (9465923088).jpg Posadastan Tractor unknown These tractors have been produced with varying horsepower engines since the mid-1950s, it is believed that Posadastan produces nearly 40,000 annually, mostly for export.
Utility vehicles
XV-1 Mazda Pathfinder Station Wagon XV-1 SW 4x4 000 1972 frontleft 2010-03-13 A.JPG Posadastan offroad vehicle unknown Production began in the early 1970s, stopped in 1987 to introduce the Naon-1 vehicles.
Naon-1/2 File:MA-NY-V-1.jpg Posadastan Military Light utility vehicle ~3000 Produced through the 1980s and 90s, discontinued in 2001 for the Naon-2 modular version which has nearly 100 trucks produced per year.
Saman Islamic Republic of Iran Army Day, 2012, in Tehran (173).jpg Posadastan Light attack vehicle 800-1200
Mini-Saman 2014 Iranian Army Ground equipment unveiling ceremony in Tehran (02).jpg Posadastan Light attack vehicle unknown
Various SUVs and Pickup trucks X SUVs/Pickups unknown No standard vehicles are used in these categories, but many vehicles are utilized for travel and smaller logistical needs, some pickup trucks are used for armed patrols.
Mil-truk File:Mil-truk 3.jpg Posadastan multi-purpose tactical trucks ~7000
Neina truk Islamic Republic of Iran Army Day, 2012, in Tehran (158).jpg Posadastan lightweight tactical trucks ~8000
Aras Aras picaup.jpg Posadastan multi-purpose military vehicle 1500 Believed to support a variant that serves as an anti-tank missile carrier.
Cafa Safir jeep with Toophan.jpg Posadastan multi-purpose military vehicle 20000+ between 1000 and 2000 produced per year.
Khaza Unveiling of production lines for Kaviran vehicle and Razm mortar (15).jpg Posadastan multi-purpose utility vehicle ~1000
PRT-08/13 Sacred Defence Week parade, 2022, in Qazvin (014).jpg Posadastan Heavy truck Unknown Made for large cargo transports and intense terrain (like mountains), the 08 is a 4-wheeled variant, while the 13 is a 6-wheeled version.
Armored vehicles
BTR-3 File:Myanmar Army BTR-3U APC.jpg X IFV/APC 800+
BTR-4 BTR-4E in Kyiv.jpg X IFV/APC unknown
MAAC-87 File:Myanmar Army BAAC-87 APC.jpg Posadastan IFV/APC ~120 They're being phased out, mostly transferred to the PRG or sold abroad.
BAV-1
BAV-2
File:MA-MAV-2.jpg Posadastan IFV/APC ~200 The BAV-2 is still under production around 40 units per year, though both models have been phased out of military use and are now used exclusively within the PRG.
Ŕaca-02/05/07/10 2022 Guardian of the Revolution exhibition at Imam Hossein square (04).jpg Posadastan APC 1200-1300 Each variant/model contains upgrades in suspension, armor, and armament. Around 300 were produced of each variant.
Heida Heidar-7 APC.jpg Posadastan APC unknown Multiple variants produced since the early 1970s, production stopped around 2017 or 2018.
Zaŕan File:Myanmar Army EE-9 Cascavel.jpg Posadastan Amphibious armored car ~2000 Typically armed with a main 90mm gun.
Peiqho-95A/95B/96/02 Senegalese PTL-02 tank destroyer near the Gambian border, c. 2017.png Posadastan Armored fighting vehicle unknown The 95A has a 25mm main gun, the 95B is amphibious with a 12.7mm main gun, the 96 is outfitted with a 30mm main gun, and the 02 has a 100mm gun. It is unknown exactly how many are produced annually.
Püc ZTL-11 Assault Vehicle 20170919.jpg Posadastan Amphibious assault gun unknown Typically armed with a main 105mm gun, believed to be the gradual replacement for the Zaŕan.
Other vehicles
Caŕam Iranian Army Ground Forces New Equipment Ceremony 2016 (41).jpg Posadastan CBRN defense vehicle unknown
Staghï Husky at Fob Warhorse.JPG Posadastan MRAP "dozens"
Médak-23 Toophan MRAP lineup right side.jpg Posadastan MRAP 200-300
PO-FRV File:MA-FRV.jpg Posadastan Field recovery vehicle unknown
PO-FRV-2 File:MA-ARV-1.jpg Posadastan Armored Field recovery vehicle 100-200 Mostly modified BTR vehicles.
Multiple TEL variants Posadastan Transporter Erector Launcher unknown

MLRS

Many MLRS systems owned by Posadastan are controlled directly by the RLA Rocket Forces instead of the army, below are the numbers and models believed to be controlled by the army alone.

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Details
MLRS
Hao-1 H12 Type 63 multiple rocket launcher.JPG X
Posadastan
107mm MRL 670 Made in 1985
Hao-3 Fajr-3 (1).jpg Posadastan 240mm MRLS 200+ Made in 1986, an updated version was made in 2001 (in picture), maximum firing range of 43km.
Hao-5 FAJR-5.jpg Posadastan 330mm MLRS ~100 Made in 1990, maximum firing range of 75km.
BM-21 grad Russian BM-21 Grad in Saint Petersburg.JPG X 122mm MLRS 230 Most have been updated once in the early 1980s and again in the mid 2000s.
Type 81 File:MA-Type-81-MLR.jpg X
Posadastan
122mm MLRS ~400 Purchased in 1981, delivered in 1983, rocket range of 45km. Posadi copies began being produced in the late 80s.
Hak-01 File:MAM-01B.jpg Posadastan 122mm MLRS 280+
Hak-02 File:MAM-02 in 2015.jpg Posadastan 240mm MLRS 150-180
Hak-03 MAM-03.jpeg Posadastan 300mm MLRS ~90 Range of 300km
FT-16 PHL-03 Multiple rocket launchers 20170902.jpg Posadastan 300mm guided rocket launcher 50-150 100-200km range, has 8 rockets in 2 four-rocket pods.
FT-19 Posadastan 370mm guided rocket launcher 40-60 It carries 2 modular cells that can each fire one of the following configurations: 5x 300mm rockets, 4x 370-380mm, or 1x <750mm TBM/SRBM. Using the latter most configuration, it can have a range of nearly 900km, on top of being able to angle-launch certain anti-ship missiles.
FT-22 Posadastan 300mm guided rocket launcher ~40 Believed to be an updated FT-16 with a range of 250km.
FT-27 Posadastan 600mm guided rocket launcher unknown It is believed a couple have already been produced as of late 2026 and it has an estimated range of 380-400km. It carries a 2x3 configuration of tactical (allegedly nuclear-capable) SRBMs. It's been called a "super-large caliber" MRLS.
DR-25 WS-2D (sketch).jpg Posadastan 300mm MLRS 10-20 Armed with 3 SRBMs of various types (max range of 1000km).

Artillery Systems

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Details
Self-propelled
Nora File:MA-Nora-B-52.jpg Posadastan 155mm self-propelled artillery ~120 Believed to primarily be produced for export, production is believed to have started in 2006.
Tangřa Denel G6-45 Ysterplaat Airshow 2006.jpg Posadastan 155mm self-propelled artillery ~160 Produced from 1988-1999, most are in storage, used by the PRG, or being prepared for export.
SH-09/20 File:MA-SH-1(2).jpg Posadastan 122mm self-propelled artillery est. 150-300 The exact production capacity is unknown,
M78 170mm M1989 Koksan - North Korea Victory Day-2013 01.jpg Posadastan 170mm 20+ Believed to mostly be out of service or in reserves, the 170mm shell size has itself been discontinued.
Ŕad-2 Holy Defence Week Expo - Simorgh Culture House - Nishapur 156.jpg Posadastan 155mm self-propelled artillery unknown Production started in 1997 and likely ended in the early 2000s.
Ŕad-3 PLZ 05 self propelled gun.jpg Posadastan 155mm self-propelled artillery unknown Production started in 2003, it is likely meant to replace the Ŕad-2, though only in limited numbers.
Tochon-xx 152mm M1974 Tŏkch’ŏn - North Korea Victory Day-2013 01.jpg Posadastan various-caliber self-propelled artillery unknown Multiple variants were made ranging from 1972 to the early 1990s, these include 105, 122, 130, 152, and 155mm variants.
towed
LRH-23 ATAGS.jpg Posadastan Advanced 155mm howitzer unknown Production began in 2023, the production capacity is unknown.
Type-P-82 Sacred Defence Week parade, 2022, in Tehran (027).jpg Posadastan 155mm howitzer 300+ Offered for export, but the only known operator is Posadastan.
M54 M-46 Lutsk.jpg X
Posadastan
130mm Howitzer <800 A few dozen were purchased in the early 1960s and quickly copied for local production.
Type-P-67 Defense Industries Organization tour (01).jpg Posadastan 122mm howitzer ~500 One of the first locally designed and produced large artillery units in the country.
Various 105mm guns [[File:|125px]] X
Posadastan
105mm hotizers >1000
85mm & 100mm anti-tank guns [[File:|125px]] X
Posadastan
anti-tank guns ~100
Gřan mountain guns [[File:|125px]] Posadastan 76mm mountain gun 100-200 The first locally-produced howitzer in Posadastan, developed in 1944.

Air defense systems

Missiles

See: RLA Rocket Forces

Electronic Warfare Systems

Model Image Origin Type Quantity Details
Mobile
Křasukha-2/4 1RL257E Krasukha-4 Army-2018.jpg Posadastan Electronic Counter-measure system unknown The 2 has a range of 250km, the 4 has a range of 300km, meaning it can disrupt Low-Orbit satellites.
ELE-06 Borisoglebsk-2.png Posadastan Electronic Counter-measure system "a couple dozen" Is capable of broadly jamming cellular telephony, telecommunication broadcasts and satellites in certain areas, the exact range is unknown but it is believed to be "highly potent" within a "moderate" distance.
Buk PRV-17 in Technical museum Togliatti.jpg Posadastan Jamming system unknown With an effective range of 250km, it has an 80% chance of successfully suppressing enemy radar and AWACS, and a 20% chance of a system kill. It effectively prevents enemy radar from detecting targets with RCS of up to 10 - 15 sq.m.
Mak-N.11 Oboronexpo2014part2-63.jpg Posadastan Electronic Counter-measure system
Electronic Intelligence
unknown Range of 150km, used for both disturbance, and defense against disturbance, can hijack enemy systems and help detect enemy jamming.
Frontline
ADR21 File:UA 110th brigade EDM4S 01.jpg Posadastan portable Electronic Counter-measure system unknown Range of 3-5km, used against small- and medium-sized drones.
P-95 shells Starshel 2.jpg Posadastan Electronic Counter-measure ammunition unknown Disruption range of 700m per round, lasts "at least" an hour. Comes in 105mm, 122mm, 130mm, 152mm, and 155mm versions.
"The Owl" Posadastan Electro-optic Counter-measure unknown In addition to disrupting and suppressing night vision and enemy eyesight, it can also work against laser rangefinders, anti-tank missile and other electro-optical sight systems. Depending on its exact usage, the range can be anywhere from 500m to 5km.
GP-D Jampic1.jpg Posadastan Satellite geolocation deceiver unknown Used to disrupt enemy satellites and geolocation systems, often serving to lessen the effect of satellite-guided weapons, when used in coordination with other units, the affected area can range anywhere from 150-200km.

UAVs