Zamastanian Army

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Zamastanian Army
Z.A.
TypeMilitary, Army
MembershipTotal
- 1,260,000
Leaders
Foley Sakzi
Curtis Fondaden
EstablishmentSeptember 3rd, 1805

The Zamastanian Army is the principal land warfare force of Zamastan, a part of Zamastanian Armed Forces. As of 2020, the Zamastanian Army comprises just over 1,260,000 trained personnel and just over 357,000 are trained reserve (part-time) personnel.

History

Organization

Personnel

The Zamastanian Army has been a volunteer force since national service ended during the 1960s. Since the creation of the part-time, reserve Territorial Force in 1908 (renamed the Army Reserve in 2014) the full-time Zamastanian Army has been known as the Regular Army. In January 2018 there were just over 1,260,000 trained Regulars and 357,000 of them are Army Reservists.

Equipment

Weapons

Individual weapons

The army employs various individual weapons to provide light firepower at short ranges. The most common weapon type used by the army is the Z4 assault rifle. The primary sidearm in the Army is the 9 mm Z9 pistol. Soldiers are also equipped with various hand grenades, such as the Z67 fragmentation grenade and Z18 smoke grenade.

Many units are supplemented with a variety of specialized weapons, including the Z249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), to provide suppressive fire at the squad level. Indirect fire is provided by the Z320 grenade launcher. The Z1014 Joint Service Combat Shotgun is used for door breaching and close-quarters combat. The Z14EBR is used by designated marksmen. Snipers use the Z107 Long Range Sniper Rifle, the Z2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle and the Z112 Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle.

Vehicles