Ajahadyan Army
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Grand Army of Ajahadya Grande Esercito di Adjadyo | |
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Active | 1935-present |
Country | Ajahadya |
Branch | Army |
Role | Land force |
Size | 1,113,593 active 296,985 reserve 1,142 helicopters |
Part of | Ajahadyan Armed Forces |
Commanders | |
Supreme Commander in Chief | Salil Kalsarah |
Minister of National Defense | Pransu Amin |
Marshal of Ajahadya | FM. Kirin Sarai |
Chief of Staff | Maj. Gen. Khushvir Dhankar |
The Grand Army of Ajahadya (Vespasian: Grande Esercito di Adjadyo), more commonly known as the Ajahadyan Army (Esercito Adjadyo) is the land component of the Ajahadyan Armed Forces. It is one the of the four branches of the Ajahadyan Armed Forces, the others being the Ajahadyan Air and Air Defence Force, Ajahadyan Navy and the Republican Guard Rocket Corps, and encompasses a total of approximately 962,283 active troops and 296,985 reserve troops, making it the largest of the four branches.
History
Army of the Rajadom (1880s - 1936)
Etrurian Colonial Army (1936 - 1946)
Army of the Ajahadyan Republic (1946 - 1948)
Army of the Satrian Republic (1948 - 1976)
Army of the Union of Ajahadya (1976 - Present)
Organisation
The Ajahadyan Army is organised into 60 divisions in four military regions, further subdivided into 10 corps, along with two independent airborne brigades, the 88th and 90th, 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 63 assault rifle | Assault rifle | Shangea | In limited use by reserve units of the Ajahadyan Army. | |
Type 81 assault rifle | Assault rifle | Shangea | Standard issue rifle of the Ajahadyan Army, in local production. | |
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 | Chistovodia | Standard issue HMG of the Ajahadyan Army, produced under license. | |
Vidhwansak | Anti-material rifle | Ajahadya | AMR in limited use by special forces and airborne units. | |
82mm mortar | Mortar | Soravia | Battalion-level mortar. Produced locally without license. |
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. Inherited from Satrian Republic. | |
Type 63 ATGM | Anti-tank missile | Soravia | Inherited from Satrian Republic. | |
Type 70 ATGM | Anti-tank missile | Soravia | Inherited from Satrian Republic. | |
Type 74 ATGM | Anti-tank missile | Soravia | Inherited from Satrian Republic. | |
Type 85 ATGM | Anti-tank missile | Shangea | ||
Type 11 ATGM | Anti-tank missile | Chistovodia | ||
Type 17 ATGM | Anti-tank missile | Chistovodia |
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. Inherited from the Satrian Republic. | |
R-2 'Rama' | Main battle tank | Soravia | ~1,000 | Reserve units only. Inherited from the Satrian Republic. | |
R-3A 'Chadda' | Main battle tank | Shangea | 700 | Purchased from Shangea 1976 - 1981. Being upgraded to R-3B standard. | |
R-3B 'Chadda' | Main battle tank | Shangea/ Ajahadya | 600 | Ajahadyan-upgraded Shangean T-59 MBT. Upgraded 2004 - Present. | |
R-4 'Naga' | Main battle tank | Soravia | 150 | Issued to tank battalions of airborne and marine brigades only. Inherited from the Satrian Republic. | |
R-5 'Balchandra' | Main battle tank | Ajahadya | ~1,200 | Based on imported Soravian T-62 tanks serving under the designation AR-2 'Rama'. Produced 1981 - 2005. | |
R-6 'Arslon' | Main battle tank | Shangea | ~1,500 | Purchased from Shangea 1976 - 1999. | |
R-7 'Kumar' | Main battle tank | Shangea | ~400 | Purchased from Shangea in 1990s. | |
R-8 'Kalsarah' | Main battle tank | Ajahadya | ~600 | 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 - 1976, inherited from the Satrian Republic. | |
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 | 426 | Purchased from Shangea 1977 - 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 inherited 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 | Inherited from Satrian Republic. Formerly produced under license. Estimated 300 in reserve stocks. | |
Type 86 IFV | Infantry fighting vehicle | Shangea | ~1,800 | Produced locally under license. | |
Type 60 APC | Armoured personnel carrier | Soravia | ~2,800 | Inherited from Satrian Republic, formerly produced under license. | |
Type 01 APC | Armoured personnel carrier | Chistovodia | ~1,000 | Imported from Chistovodia 2001 - 2013. | |
Type 59 APC | Armoured personnel carrier | Soravia | ~450 | Inherited from Satrian Republic. Reserve units only. | |
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 44 85 mm field gun | Field gun | Soravia | 200 | Inherited from Satrian Republic. In reserve stocks. | |
Type 54 130 mm field gun | Field gun | Soravia | 1,200 | Inherited from Satrian Republic. | |
Type 55 152 mm howitzer | Howitzer | Chistovodia | 600 | ||
Type 65 122mm howtizer | Howitzer | Soravia | 900 | Inherited from Satrian Republic. | |
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
Model | Type | Origin | Quantity | Image | Notes |
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Type 85 170mm Heavy SPG | Heavy Self-propelled artillery | Ajahadya | 230 | ||
Type 91 210mm Heavy SPG | Heavy Self-propelled artillery | Ajahadya | 84 | ||
Type 72 122mm Self-Propelled Gun | Self-propelled artillery | Chistovodia | 560 | ||
Type 88 155mm Self-Propelled Gun | Self-propelled artillery | Shangea | 600 | ||
Type 09 155mm Self-Propelled Gun | Self-propelled artillery | Shangea | 300 | In local production. | |
Type 63 122mm MRLS | Rocket artillery | Soravia | 530 | Inherited from Satrian Republic. | |
Type 75 273mm MRLS | Rocket artillery | Shangea | 50 | ||
Type 85 240mm MRLS | Rocket artillery | Zorasan | 200 | ||
Type 86 122mm MRLS | Rocket artillery | Ajahadya | 300 | ||
Type 89 122mm MRLS | Rocket artillery | Shangea | 40 | ||
Type 05 300mm MLRS | Rocket artillery | Shangea | 240 | ||
Type 06 122mm MLRS | Rocket artillery | Shangea | 75 |
Army Aviation
Model | Type | Origin | Quantity | Image | Notes |
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Mi-2 | Attack helicopter | Soravia | 550 | Inherited from the Satrian Republic. In unlicensed local production. | |
Mi-4 | Transport helicopter | Soravia | 200 | Inherited from the Satrian Republic. In unlicensed local production. | |
Z-5 | Transport helicopter | Shangea | 100 | Purchased from Shangea 1972 - 1995. | |
Mi-24 | Attack helicopter | Chistovodia | 200 | Purchased from Chistovodia 1977 - 2000. | |
Z-10 | Attack helicopter | Shangea | 92 | Purchased from Shangea 2013 - Present |
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. |