Portcullian Army

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Portcullian Army
Active11 October 1770 – present
CountryPortcullia
TypeArmy
Size2,000 active
6,000 reserve
Garrison/HQFort Winchester, Portcullia

The Portcullian Army is the principle land force of the Portcullian Armed Forces. Comprised of some 2,000 active and 6,000 reserve personnel, it states its primary mission is to ensure the defense of the sovereignty of its own territory and of its allies.

History

Equipment

Model Image Caliber Type Origin Details
Pistols
Webley Revolver Webley IMG 6789.jpg 11.43×23mm Service revolver  New Tyran Mk VI model acquired from leftover Tyrannian stocks after PSW. Refurbished models are issued to high officers as ceremonial weapons. Ammunition is produced in small numbers for them.
Browning Hi-Power FN Hi Power.jpg 9×19mm Parabellum Pistol  New Tyran Older stocks procured after independence was given in the early 1950s.
Submachine guns
Model 1980 Пистолет-пулемет ОЦ-02 Кипарис - Тульский Государственный Музея Оружия 2008 01.jpg 9×19mm Parabellum Submachine gun Replaced Sterling SMGs in service since the 1960s, are now mostly used by security forces and vehicle crews.
Rifles/carbines
Rifle No. 5 Mk I Lee-Enfield no 5-IMG 6559-white.jpg .303 Tyranian Semi-automatic rifle  New Tyran Some 15,000 rifles were given to Portcullia in the 1950s, quickly replaced by the R1 by the 1960s and used only for sport shooting and ceremonial purposes.
R1 SLRL1A1.jpg 7.5x54mm Semi-automatic rifle  New Tyran Used by the infantry battalions and is to be replaced by 2025.
R2 FAMAS-G2-IMG 8894-white.jpg 5.7x40mm AVA Assault rifle Some 1,000 FAMAS rifles, known as the R2, were purchased in the 1980s and 1990s and were issued to the mechanized battalion and special forces. Most R2s have been removed from active service and are used mostly by military police and given to regular police in donations.
R3 M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle.jpg 5.7x40mm AVA Automatic rifle Some 1,750 rifles have been procured for the mechanized battalion and have replaced machine guns in the infantry squads. Those not used in the mechanized battalion are used by special forces.
Machine guns
M249 M249 Automatic Rifle.jpg 5.56×45mm NATO Light machine gun  United States Belt-fed, but can be used with STANAG magazines[1][2]
DMRs and sniper rifles
Mk 14 EBR PEO M14 EBR.jpg 7.62×51mm NATO Designated Marksman Rifle  United States To be replaced with the M110A1 SDMR.
Portable anti-materiel weapons
AT4 File:AT-4Launcher.jpeg 84mm Anti-tank weapon  Sweden

Organization

Headquarters of the Army

Based at Fort Winchester

Portcullian Brigade

Based at Boatwright Camp

  • Headquarters Company
  • Mechanized Force (1st Armored) 'Knights'
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, MECFOR
      • Company Headquarters Platoon
      • Signals Platoon
      • Quartermaster Platoon
      • Transport Platoon
      • Field Feed Platoon
      • Admin Office Platoon
      • Battalion Recovery Platoon
    • 1st Armored Infantry Company
      • Company Headquarters Platoon
      • Combat Recovery Platoon
      • 1st Armored Infantry Platoon
      • 2nd Armored Infantry Platoon
      • 3rd Armored Infantry Platoon
    • 2nd Armored Infantry Company
      • Company Headquarters Platoon
      • Combat Recovery Platoon
      • 4st Armored Infantry Platoon
      • 5nd Armored Infantry Platoon
      • 6rd Armored Infantry Platoon
    • 3rd Armored Infantry Company
      • Company Headquarters Platoon
      • Combat Recovery Platoon
      • 7st Armored Infantry Platoon
      • 8nd Armored Infantry Platoon
      • 9rd Armored Infantry Platoon
    • Fire Support Company, MECFOR
      • Company Headquarters Platoon
      • Combat Recovery Platoon
      • 1st Light Antitank Platoon
      • 2nd Light Antitank Platoon
      • Heavy Antitank Platoon
      • Armored Reconnaissance Platoon
      • Mortar Platoon
  • 2nd Rifle Battalion
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2RIFBAT
    • 4th Infantry Company
    • 5th Infantry Company
    • 6th Infantry Company
    • Fire Support Company, 2RIFBAT
  • 3rd Rifle Battalion (Reserve)
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3RIFBAT
    • 7th Infantry Company
    • 8th Infantry Company
    • 9th Infantry Company
    • Fire Support Company, 3RIFBAT
  • 4th Rifle Battalion (Reserve)
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4RIFBAT
    • 10th Infantry Company
    • 11th Infantry Company
    • 12th Infantry Company
    • Fire Support Company, 4RIFBAT
  • 5th Rifle Battalion (Reserve)
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5RIFBAT
    • 13th Infantry Company
    • 14th Infantry Company
    • 15th Infantry Company
    • Fire Support Company, 5RIFBAT
  • 3rd Artillery Battalion (Reserve)
  • 4th Artillery Battalion 'Thunderhead'
  • Services Battalion

Army Services Brigade

  1. M249 Machine Gun, U.S. Army Fact Files.
  2. John Pike. "M249 Squad Automatic Weapon". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 27 May 2011.