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The Ajahadyan Army is organised into 24 divisions and 9 brigades, formed into 7 corps, along with an independent division, the [[Ajahadyan Republican Guard]], and the [[8th Independent Republican Guard Parachute Brigade]]. Each corps has between 2 and 4 divisions, plus one or two brigades. The Republican Guard Division and the Parachute Brigade are sometimes mistakenly grouped together as the 'Republican Guard Corps' by foreign news sources.
The Ajahadyan Army is organised into 24 divisions and 9 brigades, formed into 7 corps, along with an independent division, the [[Ajahadyan Republican Guard]], and the [[8th Independent Republican Guard Parachute Brigade]]. Each corps has between 2 and 4 divisions, plus one or two brigades. The Republican Guard Division and the Parachute Brigade are sometimes mistakenly grouped together as the 'Republican Guard Corps' by foreign news sources.
Ajahadya's surface-to-surface missile inventory is controlled by the [[Republican Guard Rocket Corps]].


==Weapons of Mass Destruction==
==Weapons of Mass Destruction==

Revision as of 12:14, 30 August 2020

Grand Army of the Union of Republics of Satria
Grande Armée de la Union des Républiques de Satrie
Aja Army Flag.png
Active1935-present
Country Ajahadya
BranchArmy
RoleLand force
Size323,837 active
296,985 reserve
Part ofAjahadyan Armed Forces
Commanders
Supreme Commander in ChiefSalil Balchandra
Minister of National Defense and UnificationPransu Amin
Marshal of AjahadyaFM. Kirin Sarai
Chief of StaffMaj. Gen. Khushvir Dhankar

The Grand Army of the Union of Republics of Satria (Gaullican: Grande Armée de la Union des Républiquesde Satrie), more commonly known as the Ajahadyan Army (Armée Adjadie) is the land component of the Ajahadyan Armed Forces. It is the of the two branches of the Ajahadyan Armed Forces, the other being the Ajahadyan Air Force, and encompasses a total of approximately 323,837 active troops and 296,985 reserve troops.

History

Army of the Rajadom (1880s - 1936)

Azad Fauj, Solarian War and First Satrian War (1936 - 1948)

Military Buildup, Second Satrian War and Dakian War (1948 - 1965)

Diplomatic Isolation, Third Satrian War, Dakatan War (1965 - 1982)

ROSPO, Rebuilding and Modernisation, Fourth Satrian War (1982 - Present)

Organisation

The Ajahadyan Army is organised into 24 divisions and 9 brigades, formed into 7 corps, along with an independent division, the Ajahadyan Republican Guard, and the 8th Independent Republican Guard Parachute Brigade. Each corps has between 2 and 4 divisions, plus one or two brigades. The Republican Guard Division and the Parachute Brigade are sometimes mistakenly grouped together as the 'Republican Guard Corps' by foreign news sources.

Ajahadya's surface-to-surface missile inventory is controlled by the Republican Guard Rocket Corps.

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Equipment

Small Arms and Infantry Mortars

Model Type Origin Image Notes
Pistol Auto 9mm 1A Semi-automatic pistol  Ajahadya
Pistol Auto 9 mm 1A - Kolkata 2012-01-23 8779.JPG
Standard-issue sidearm for Ajahadyan Army officers.
Type 81 assault rifle Assault rifle  Xiaodong
Type-81rifle.JPG
Standard issue rifle of the Ajahadyan Army, in local production.
Type 63 assault rifle Assault rifle  Xiaodong
Rifle Type 63 noBG.png
In limited use by reserve units of the Ajahadyan Army.
Tabuk Sniper Rifle Designated marksman rifle  Ajahadya
Tabuk.jpg
Standard issue marksman rifle of the Ajahadyan Army.
Type 73 light machine gun Light machine gun  Ajahadya
Keeping Watch.jpg
Standard issue LMG of the Ajahadyan Army.
NSVA Heavy machine gun  Chistovodia
NSV machine gun-01.jpg
Standard issue HMG of the Ajahadyan Army, produced without license.
Vidhwansak Anti-material rifle  Ajahadya AMR in limited use by special forces units.
51mm mortar Mortar  Ajahadya
Sikh troops armed with Bren guns and a 2-inch mortar, training in the Western Desert, 6 August 1941. E4667.jpg
Platoon-level light mortar.
81mm mortar Mortar  Ajahadya
81mmMORT L16.png
Battalion-level heavy mortar.

Anti-Tank Weapons

Model Type Origin Image Notes
Type 98 AT Launcher Anti-tank rocket launcher  Xiaodong
Chinese PF98 120 mm rocket launcher.jpg
Standard issue company-level AT weapon.
Type 70 AT Launcher Rocket-propelled grenade launcher  Chistovodia
RPG-7 detached.jpg
Standard issue squad-level AT weapon, produced without license.
Type 85 AT Launcher Anti-tank missile  Xiaodong
Sri Lanka Military 0022.jpg
Mounted on Type 96 ATGM carriers, Type 89 ATGM carriers and Type 93 APCs.

Surface-to-Air Weaponry

Model Type Origin Quantity Image Notes
Type 88 AA Launcher 'Anza' MANPADS launcher  Ajahadya
Anza Mk II.JPG
Type 09 AA Launcher Surface to air missile launcher  Ajahadya 84
Akash Indian Army.jpg
Type 83 AA Launcher Surface to air missile launcher  Ajahadya ~75 In use with reserve units.

Tanks and ARVs

Model Type Origin Quantity Image Notes
R-1 'Hathiwala' Main battle tank  Ajahadya None in active service, unknown numbers with reserve units
Tank Vijayant (1).jpg
R-2 'Sarai' Main battle tank  Ajahadya 216
Soviet T-62A MBT.JPEG
Approx. 432 in service with reserve units. Around 400 in reserve stocks.
R-3 'Khengara' Main battle tank  Ajahadya 756
Indian Army Tank 'Barchha'.jpg
Approx. 216 in service with reserve units. Main Ajahadyan tank.
R-4 'Arslon' Main battle tank  Ajahadya 108
Arjun MBT bump track test.JPG
Approx. 144 in service with reserve units. Ajahadyan domestic design intended to AR-1 'Chadda' and R-1 'Hathiwala', continually changing requirements and funding issues throughout the 1970s and 80s led to a long drawn-out development cycle. Only a limited production run was ordered after upgraded R-3 'Khengara' tanks were found to be just as effective.
R-5 'Balchandra' Main battle tank  Ajahadya 216
Wanqiang Tank.jpg
Approx. 144 in service with reserve units. ROSPO-designed tank, in local production.
RV-1 'Kalsarah' Tank destroyer  Xiaodong 168
50th anniversary of PRC 3.jpg
Approx. 156 in service with reserve units. Purchased from Xiaodong in mid-1990s.
AR-1 'Chadda' Main battle tank  Ajahadya/ Xiaodong 216
Albanian army deploys T-59 tanks near Kosovo border, May 1999 (Robert Wright).jpg
Approx. 216 in service with reserve units. Ajahadyan-upgraded Xiaodongese Type 59 MBT.
HR-1 'Kulachandra' Light tank  Ajahadya 114
HR-1 Tank.jpg
Approx. 92 in service with reserve units. Issued to reconnaissance battalions. Up to 300 more in reserve stocks.
Type 84 ARV Armoured recovery vehicle  Xiaodong 108
Chinese Type 653 ARV 2.JPG
Approx. 72 in service with reserve units. Purchased from Xiaodong in mid-1990s.

Armoured Personnel Carriers and Infantry Fighting Vehicles

Model Type Origin Quantity Image Notes
Type 90 AFV Armoured fighting vehicle/Mortar carrier  Xiaodong 2070
Chinese Type 90 APC.jpg
Type 59 HIFV Heavy Armoured fighting vehicle  Xiaodong/ Ajahadya 7290  Conversion of obsolete Type 59 tanks into heavy AFV with upgraded powerpack, running gear, additional armour and the turret replaced with a 30mm cannon.
Type 96 AFV Armoured fighting vehicle/Mortar carrier/Tank Destroyer  Ajahadya 9696 First domestically designed APC. Also in use as command and recon variants.
Type 63 APC Armoured Personnel Carrier/Mortar carrier/Tank Destroyer  Xiaodong ~10,000
ChineseType63APC.jpg
In reserve stockpiles.
Type 93 APC Light Armoured Personnel Carrier  Ajahadya 7800
BRDM2 VS.jpg
Conversion of Narozalican recon vehicle into light APC, domestically produced.
Type 89 AFV Armoured fighting vehicle/Tank Destroyer  Xiaodong 810
Sri Lanka Military 0226.jpg
Also in use as command and recon variants.
Type 08 Infantry fighting vehicle  Xiaodong 696
ZBL-08.jpg
 
Reconnaissance variant only.
ZTL-11 Assault gun  Xiaodong 348  
ZTL-11 Assault Vehicle 20170919.jpg
 
Assault gun variant of Type 08.

Towed Artillery

Model Type Origin Quantity Image Notes
Type 83 122 mm howitzer Howitzer  Xiaodong 756
59th Motorized Brigade (Ukraine)-09.jpg
Approx. 720 in service with reserve formations.

Self-propelled artillery

Model Type Origin Quantity Image Notes
Type 91 210mm Heavy SPG Self-propelled artillery  Ajahadya ~96
AL Fao 210mm SP.jpg
Approx. 96 in service with reserve units.
Type 78 170mm Heavy SPG Self-propelled artillery  Ajahadya 558
M-1978 Koksan.jpg
Approx. 468 in service with reserve formations.
Type 86 MRLS Rocket artillery  Ajahadya 792
Pinaka.JPG
Type 87 130mm SPG Self-propelled artillery  Ajahadya 756 Approx. 648 in service with reserve formations.
Type 75 MRLS Rocket artillery  Xiaodong 756
WM-80.jpg
In use with reserve formations only.

Army Aviation

Model Type Origin Quantity Image Notes
Vagha Attack helicopter  Ajahadya 342
Indian Army Rudra MK-IV.jpg
Approx. 306 in reserve units.

Surface-to-surface missiles

Model Type Origin Quantity Image Notes
Barachi-I Tactical ballistic missile  Ajahadya 168
Barachi-I SRBM.jpg
Range: 100 km, 42 launcher vehicles in service.
Barachi-II Tactical ballistic missile  Ajahadya ~300
Al-Samoud-Fired.jpg
Range: 180 km
Talavara-I Short range ballistic missile  Ajahadya ~300
IrakScudB1989.jpg
Range: 644 km
Talavara-II Short range ballistic missile  Ajahadya ~250
SCUD 2.JPG
Range: 700-900 km
Talavara-III Short range ballistic missile  Ajahadya ~200
Talavara-III Missile.jpg
Range: 800-950 km
Talavara-IV Short range ballistic missile  Ajahadya ~100
Talvara IV Missile.jpg
Range: 620-1000 km
Gidha-I Medium range ballistic missile  Ajahadya ~50
'Shourya' missile test fired on November 12, 2008.jpg
Range: 700-1,900 km