Ajahadyan Army
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Grand Army of the Union of Federal Republics of Satria Grande Esercito di l'Unione delle Repubbliche Federali di Satria | |
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Active | 1935-present |
Country | Ajahadya |
Branch | Army |
Role | Land force |
Size | 862,193 active 296,985 reserve 392 helicopters |
Part of | Ajahadyan Armed Forces |
Commanders | |
Supreme Commander in Chief | Salil Balchandra |
Minister of National Defense and Unification | Pransu Amin |
Marshal of Ajahadya | FM. Kirin Sarai |
Chief of Staff | Maj. Gen. Khushvir Dhankar |
The Grand Army of the Union of Federal Republics of Satria (Etrurian: Grande Esercito di l'Unione delle Repubbliche Federali di Satria), more commonly known as the Ajahadyan Army (Esercito Adjadyo) is the land component of the Ajahadyan Armed Forces. It is one the of the three branches of the Ajahadyan Armed Forces, the others being the Ajahadyan Air and Air Defence Force and the Republican Guard Rocket Corps, and encompasses a total of approximately 824,490 active troops and 296,985 reserve troops, making it the largest of the three branches.
History
Army of the Rajadom (1880s - 1936)
Azad Fauj, Solarian War, Civil War and First Satrian War (1936 - 1948)
Military Buildup, Second Satrian War and Dakian War (1948 - 1965)
Diplomatic Isolation and Third Satrian War (1965 - 1977)
ROSPO, Rebuilding and Modernisation (1977 - Present)
Organisation
The Ajahadyan Army is organised into 60 divisions in four military regions, further subdivided into 10 corps, along with an independent airborne brigade, the 88th Independent Republican Guard Parachute Brigade and ten independent mechanized brigades. Each corps has between 2 and 6 divisions, and each military region has two to four corps.
Ajahadya's surface-to-surface missile inventory is controlled by the Republican Guard Rocket Corps, a separate military branch, except for organic tactical SSM batteries at the divisional level.
Equipment
Small Arms and Infantry Mortars
Model | Type | Origin | Image | Notes |
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Pistol Auto 9mm 1A | Semi-automatic pistol | Ajahadya | Standard-issue sidearm for Ajahadyan Army officers. Domestic design. | |
Type 81 assault rifle | Assault rifle | Shangea | Standard issue rifle of the Ajahadyan Army, in local production. | |
Type 63 assault rifle | Assault rifle | Shangea | In limited use by reserve units of the Ajahadyan Army. | |
Tabuk Sniper Rifle | Designated marksman rifle | Ajahadya | Standard issue marksman rifle of the Ajahadyan Army. Derived from imported Soravian assault rifles. | |
Type 73 light machine gun | Light machine gun | Ajahadya | Standard issue LMG of the Ajahadyan Army. | |
NSVA | Heavy machine gun | Soravia | Standard issue HMG of the Ajahadyan Army, produced under license. | |
Vidhwansak | Anti-material rifle | Ajahadya | AMR in limited use by special forces units. | |
82mm mortar | Mortar | Soravia | Battalion-level mortar. |
Anti-Tank Weapons
Model | Type | Origin | Image | Notes |
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Type 98 AT Launcher | Anti-tank rocket launcher | Shangea | Standard issue company-level AT weapon. | |
Type 70 AT Launcher | Rocket-propelled grenade launcher | Soravia | Formerly produced under license. | |
Type 63 ATGM | Anti-tank missile | Soravia | ||
Type 70 ATGM | Anti-tank missile | Soravia | ||
Type 74 ATGM | Anti-tank missile | Soravia | ||
Type 85 ATGM | Anti-tank missile | Shangea | ||
Type 06 ATGM | Anti-tank missile | Soravia |
Surface-to-Air Weaponry
Tanks and ARVs
Model | Type | Origin | Quantity | Image | Notes |
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R-1 'Ruslan' | Main battle tank | Soravia | ~800 | Reserve stocks only. T-54/55 tanks purchased from Soravia 1956 - 1978. | |
R-2 'Rama' | Main battle tank | Soravia | ~1,040 | Reserve units only. Purchased from Soravia 1968 - 1978. | |
R-3A 'Chadda' | Main battle tank | Shangea | 700 | Reserve units only. Purchased from Shangea 1972 - 1981. | |
R-3B 'Chadda' | Main battle tank | Shangea/ Ajahadya | 600 | Ajahadyan-upgraded Shangean T-59 MBT. Upgraded 2004 - Present. | |
R-4 'Sarai' | Main battle tank | Ajahadya | ~1,200 | Based on imported Soravian T-62 tanks serving under the designation AR-2 'Rama'. Produced 1970 - 2005. | |
R-5 'Balchandra' | Main battle tank | Soravia | 90 | Issued to tank battalions of airborne brigades only. Purchased from Soravia 1974 - 1978. | |
R-6 'Arslon' | Main battle tank | Shangea | ~1,500 | Purchased from Shangea 1975 - 1989. | |
R-7 'Khengara' | Main battle tank | Ajahadya | ~650 | Based on Soravian T-72 tanks serving under the designation AR-5 'Balchandra'. Produced 1992 - Present. | |
HR-1A 'Kulachandra' | Light tank | Soravia | 450 | Imported from Soravia 1959 - 1985. | |
HR-1B 'Kulachandra' | Light tank | Ajahadya | 150 | Domestically-produced improved variant of imported Soravian PT-76 tank. Produced 1981 - Present. | |
HR-2 'Hathiwala' | Light tank | Shangea | 376 | Estimated 60 more in reserve stocks. Purchased from Shangea 1972 - 1989. | |
Type 84 ARV | Armoured recovery vehicle | Shangea | 160 | Purchased from Shangea in early 1990s. | |
Type 75 ARV | Armoured recovery vehicle | Ajahadya | 116 | Domestic conversion of obsolete Soravian T-55 tanks. Unknown number in reserve stocks. |
Armoured Personnel Carriers and Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Model | Type | Origin | Quantity | Image | Notes |
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Type 66 IFV | Infantry fighting vehicle | Soravia | ~1,500 | Imported from Soravia 1972 - 1985. Formerly produced under license. Estimated 300 in reserve stocks. | |
Type 80 IFV | Infantry fighting vehicle | Soravia | ~1,000 | Imported from Soravia 1987 - 2000. Produced under license. | |
Type 86 IFV | Infantry fighting vehicle | Shangea | ~800 | Imported from Shangea 1995 - 2005. | |
Type 60 APC | Armoured personnel carrier | Soravia | ~1,000 | Imported from Soravia 1965 - 1989, formerly produced under license. Estimated ~1,000 in reserve stocks. | |
Type 87 APC | Armoured personnel carrier | Soravia | ~1,250 | Imported from Soravia 1987 - 1997. | |
Type 01 APC | Armoured personnel carrier | Soravia | ~1,000 | Imported from Soravia 2001 - 2013. | |
Type 63 APC | Armoured personnel carrier | Shangea | ~3,000 | Also in use as command, mortar and ambulance variants. Imported 1972 - 1995 from Shangea. Estimated 5,000 in reserve units and reserve stocks. | |
Type 85 APC | Armoured personnel carrier | Shangea | ~1,300 | Also in use as command, recon, mortar, ambulance and logistical variants. Imported from Shangea 1987 - 1993. | |
Type 89 APC | Armoured personnel carrier | Shangea | ~1,000 | Also in use as command, recon, mortar, ambulance, logistical and ATGM carrier variants. Imported from Shangea 2001 - 2015. | |
Type 90 APC | Armoured personnel carrier | Shangea | ~760 | Also in use as command, mortar, ambulance and logistical variants. Imported from Shangea 2010 - Present. | |
Type 93 APC | Light Armoured personnel carrier | Ajahadya | ~3,500 | Conversion of Soravian recon vehicle into light APC, in domestic production. Also in use as ATGM carrier. | |
Type 01 Assault Gun | Assault gun | Shangea | ~200 | Assault gun variant of WZ-551. Imported from Shangea 2001 - 2008. | |
Type 08 Assault Gun | Assault gun | Shangea | ~100 | Assault gun variant of Type 08. Imported from Shangea 2008 - 2016. |
Towed Artillery
Model | Type | Origin | Quantity | Image | Notes |
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Type 54 130 mm field gun | Field gun | Soravia | 1,200 | ||
Type 55 152 mm howitzer | Howitzer | Chistovodia | 600 | ||
Type 65 122mm howtizer | Howitzer | Soravia | 700 | ||
Type 70 180mm howtizer | Field gun | Chistovodia | 200 | ||
Type 72 105 mm field gun | Field gun | Ajahadya | 800 | ||
Type 83 122 mm howitzer | Howitzer | Shangea | 720 | ||
Type 10 155 mm howitzer | Howitzer | Ajahadya | 84 |
Self-propelled artillery
Army Aviation
Model | Type | Origin | Quantity | Image | Notes |
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Z-5 | Attack helicopter | Shangea | 100 | Purchased from Shangea 1972 - 1995. | |
Mi-24 | Attack helicopter | Chistovodia | 200 | Purchased from Chistovodia 1977 - 2000. | |
Z-10 | Attack helicopter | Shangea | 50 | Purchased from Shangea 2013 - Present | |
Vagha | Attack helicopter | Ajahadya | 42 |
Surface-to-surface missiles
Model | Type | Origin | Quantity | Image | Notes |
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Barachi-I | Tactical ballistic missile | Ajahadya | ~650 (missiles) | Range: 100 km, 500kg conventional warhead, 180 launcher vehicles in service. |