Zamorodnian Combined Militia

Zamorodnian Combined Militia
Замородинська Зведена Міліція Zamorodyns'ka Zvedena Militsiya
Banner of Hetman Petrenko
Founded	1742
Leadership
Hetman	Oleh Bohdanuk Petrenko
Manpower
Conscription	variable
Available for military service	6,923,316, age 18 to 55
Active personnel	55,000 to 62,000
Reserve personnel	approx. 2 million
Expenditures
Budget	$5.63 billion
Percent of GDP	3.15%
Related articles
History	Military history of Zamorodna

The Zamorodnian Combined Militia (Zamorodnian: Замородинська Зведена Міліція; Zamorodyns'ka Zvedena Militsiya), rarely known as the United Zamorodnian Host, is the unified military of the Zamorodnian Hetmanate. Commanded by the Hetman, the Combined Militia is composed of local militias raised in each of the fifteen stanytsy in Zamorodna. Training, equipment, numbers, and methods of recruitment vary drastically from one stanytsa to the next, but each one is obligated to muster a minimal force determined at the election of a new hetman.

The Combined Militia is rare among professional armed forces in that it has no distinct branches of service. Each militia is effectively treated as its own asset under a unified command structure. As a landlocked country, Zamorodna has a negligible force of riverine vessels placed at the Hetman's command. The country's air power is provided by the Kostyanopol Air Militia and the Barabanopol Air Force which are typically unified into a single division alongside airborne-capable troops.

The exact size of the Combined Militia is difficult to ascertain when forces are not actively mustered. Several stanytsy permit ineligible citizens to train with qualified reservists and in some cases even alongside standing service personnel. Ten of the fifteen stanytsy practice some form of conscription. In general, estimates of active personnel range between 55,000 and 62,000 while the number of reservists may approach two million.

The Zamorodnian Combined Militia procures equipment from a variety of sources. Historically, the Tsardom of Velikoslavia has been the source of much of the Hetmanate's equipment. Over the past several decades, Zamorodna's own arms industry has grown to meet a portion of its domestic demand. Private purchases from global arms and equipment manufacturers have also supplemented domestic and Veliko production. As each stanytsy procures equipment for its respective militias, equipment between units often varies greatly and there are few standards.

History

Historically, the Kvor culture was highly martial with the expectation that every capable man trained as a warrior. The settlement of the Kvor in the region of modern-day Zamorodna gradually challenged the preservation of the roles of warriors in their hosts. However, for the period of Zamorodna's history under the Tsardom of Velikoslavia, these customs were preserved with Kvor osavuls and warriors who sought conflict as a matter of personal honour and valour, even after the Tsardom abolished the right to form hosts.

Zamorodnian ax-pistol from circa. the mid-17th century

In this era, Kvor warriors were trained to ride on horseback and fight with bows, spears, lances, and axes. Squadrons of Kvor riders were frequently recruited as mercenaries in foreign countries to act as raiders and scouts behind enemy lines, light cavalry in pitched battles, and dragoons in occupations. Many conservative Kvor warriors were reluctant to adopt gunpowder weapons, opting to continue to train with the bow. Other riders adopted pistols and blunderbusses with enthusiasm, even modifying some with ax heads to create dual-purpose weapons.

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Zamorodnian militia riders on parade, c. 1940

Major demographic changes, industrialization, and geopolitical concerns gradually brought about the end of the martial roles of many Kvor. Post-independence, the Staryzamian and Kvor settlers had also been largely assimilated or subsumed by a melting pot "Zamorodnian" culture. The end of the warrior culture necessitated the rise of a professional soldiering class that was more flexible and doctrinally normative than the traditional Kvor riders. With the introduction of the New Compact in 1742, the Hetman was empowered to order the levying of militias and supersede the orders of the local osavuls. This has been widely regarded as the foundation of the Combined Zamorodnian Militia. Each subsequent tenure of a new hetman sees the demands and capabilities of the militia reevaluated, such that they are generally considered to undergo some degree of reorganization, though this is discretionary. The term "Combined Militia" came into use in the 1870s, noting distinctions between different militia units. Prior to this, the unified forces under the command were referred to as the "United Host", though this term is rarely used at present.

Structure and organization

While each stanytsa is responsible for raising a militia for the Hetman, in practice the stanytsy each raise at least two units: one active and one reserve militia. Other stanytsy raise three or four militias accounting for separate conscript forces or air or sea assets.

Zamorodnian militias are official under the unified command of the Hetman and the Hetman's staff who typically hold the rank of luk otaman. Each luk otaman commands a military district of three to five militias. Militias are legally subordinated to Zamorodna's judiciaries. In osavulships, the osavul appoints the judiciary and thus appoints a commander to lead the stanytsa's militia under orders from a luk otaman. In the sovyety, the judiciary is composed of the elected members of the sovyet's rada. In either case, the individual appointed or elected to command the militia holds the rank of vitse-osavul. Other officers beneath a vitse-osavul include the kurenyk, who commands a battalion of 400-800 soldiers, and the sotnyk who commands approximately 100. A platoon-equivalent unit is commanded by an okrugnyk or a hutyrnyk.

Training

The training regimens of Zamorodnian militias are not standardized beyond a set of minimum standards of fitness for military service. Most stanytsy maintain a more stringent standard of fitness than the minimum. In general, the minimum age for enrollment in a militia is 18 years old, though some stanytsy have youth or scouting programs that drill and train youths in military readiness. Active service members are required to train three days per week in peacetime, including general fitness, marksmanship, and survival training. Reservists are subjected to more irregular training with fewer formal requirements. Some reservists are only required to train as little as one weekend per year while others train weekly.

One iconic feature of Zamorodnian military training is the hopak, an acrobatic dance that is frequently taught and practiced as a form of exercise. More recently, the combat hopak has gained traction as a martial arts adaptation of the dance.

Equipment

Infantry equipment

Small arms
Model	Image	Origin	Type	Calibre	Notes
BVV Sokyl DP25		Zamorodna	Assault rifle	6.35×38mm	Service rifle
VShH1 DP30		Velikoslavia	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Service rifle, unlicensed domestic production
OShH2/3 DPZ		Ostrozava	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm 5.8×42mm	Service rifle
BShH1 DP22		Belfras	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm	Service rifle
TSh60 DP30		Velikoslavia	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Service rifle
TShHK DP21		Velikoslavia	Assault carbine	5.45×39mm	Service carbine, in limited use with vehicle crews and special forces
BVV Drozd DP40		Zamorodna	Pistol	9×17mm	Service pistol
TPH1 DP35/2		Velikoslavia	Pistol	9×18mm	Service pistol
OPH2 DP39		Ostrozava	Pistol	10×25mm	Service pistol
OShP4 DP39		Ostrozava	Submachine gun	10×25mm	In limited use with vehicle crews
Muzaka BP26		Belfras	Pistol	9×19mm	In limited use
Beta BMP45		Belfras	Submachine gun	9×19mm	In limited use with vehicle crews and special forces
TMK66 DP30		Velikoslavia	Squad automatic weapon	7.62×39mm	Squad support weapon
THMK49 DP30		Velikoslavia	Light machine gun	7.62×39mm	Squad support weapon
VHMK75 DP30D		Velikoslavia	Medium machine gun	7.62×54mmR	Squad support and vehicle-mounted weapon
VHMK77 DP50		Velikoslavia	Heavy machine gun	12.7×108mm	Vehicle-mounted weapon
VSH78 DP30D		Velikoslavia	Sniper rifle	7.62×54mmR	Designated marksman and anti-personnel sniping weapon
SZK45 DP30		Zamorodna	Battle rifle	7.62×39mm 6.35×38mm	Former service rifle, produced locally under license
OH24 DPZ		Ostrozava Zamorodna	Bolt-action rifle	7.92×57mm 7.62×54mmR	In limited official use
VH1891/30		Velikoslavia Zamorodna	Bolt-action rifle	7.92×57mm 7.62×54mmR	In limited official use
Model	Image	Origin	Type	Notes
VT Hranat PRH60		Velikoslavia	Hand grenade	58mm, 3 to 4 second fuse
VRH64		Velikoslavia	Rocket-propelled grenade	40mm reusable unguided launcher
VRH95		Velikoslavia	Rocket-propelled grenade	105mm reusable unguided launcher
VPKR76		Velikoslavia	Anti-tank guided missile	135mm SACLOS wired-guided missile
VZKR77		Velikoslavia	MANPADS	72mm infrared homing missile

Land vehicles

Armoured fighting vehicles
Model	Image	Origin	Type	Armament	Quantity
AB Het'man 2000		Zamorodna	Main battle tank	125mm tank gun 7.62mm coaxial machine gun 12.7mm pintle machine gun	10
AB Borsuk 79		Zamorodna Velikoslavia	Main battle tank	125mm tank gun 7.62mm coaxial machine gun 12.7mm pintle machine gun	102
OR Baran 65A		Ostrozava	Main battle tank	105mm tank gun 7.62mm coaxial machine gun 12.7mm pintle machine gun	22
VT Zherebets' 50		Velikoslavia	Heavy tank	122mm tank gun 7.62mm coaxial machine gun 14.5mm pintle machine gun	>50
Model	Image	Origin	Type	Armament	Quantity
BVV VBV R15		Zamorodna	Armoured personnel carrier	30mm autocannon 30mm grenade launcher 7.62mm coaxial machine gun	28
BVV VBV R19		Zamorodna	Armoured car	40mm grenade launcher 7.62mm coaxial machine gun	40
VT VBV-60		Velikoslavia	Armoured personnel carrier	12.7mm machine gun 7.62mm coaxial machine gun	66
VT VBA-2		Velikoslavia	Armoured car	12.7mm machine gun 7.62mm coaxial machine gun	22

Artillery

Self-propelled artillery
Model	Image	Origin	Type	Calibre	Quantity
AB T'hir RU69		Zamorodna Velikoslavia	MLRS	40×122mm	24
VT SA78 D48		Velikoslavia	Self-propelled howitzer	122mm	45
VT SA77 D60		Velikoslavia	Self-propelled howitzer	152mm	31
VT TPV70 D9		Velikoslavia	Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon	Quad 23mm	12
Towed artillery
Model	Image	Origin	Type	Calibre	Quantity
TPtA49 DP333		Velikoslavia	Anti-tank gun	85mm	>5
TBPH66 D48		Velikoslavia	Howitzer	122mm	126
AB Molot Bozhyy D80		Zamorodna	Siege howitzer	203mm	3
VT PPV58 DP56		Velikoslavia	Anti-aircraft weapon	Quad 14.5mm	44
Mortars
Model	Image	Origin	Type	Calibre	Quantity
TVzhM87 DP472		Velikoslavia	Heavy mortar	120mm	~120
TPihM89 DP322		Velikoslavia	Medium mortar	82mm	~600

Aircraft

Fixed-wing aircraft
Model	Image	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
VRL95 Horobets'		Velikoslavia	Multirole combat aircraft	18	4th generation fighter, armed with a 30mm autocannon and nine hardpoints with 4.4 tonnes ordnance capacity
VShL84 Shturmovyk		Velikoslavia	Attack aircraft	9	4th generation fighter, armed with a 23mm autocannon and ten hardpoints with 8.0 tonnes ordnance capacity
VShL70 Blyskavka		Velikoslavia	Attack aircraft	18	3rd generation fighter, armed with two 23mm autocannons and twelve hardpoints with 4.0 tonnes ordnance capacity
VVL76 Horbatyy Kyt		Velikoslavia	Transport/reconnaissance aircraft	16
Helicopters
Model	Image	Origin	Type	Quantity	Notes
VUH75 Zlyy Lani		Velikoslavia	Attack helicopter	21	Armed with a 12.7mm machine gun, two side-mounted 7.62mm machine guns, hardpoints with 2.3 tonnes ordnance capacity, and can transport 8 troops or 4 stretchers
VTH73 Stehna		Velikoslavia	Transport helicopter	6	Equipped with six hardpoints with 4.0 tonnes ordnance capacity and can transport 24 troops or 12 stretchers

Ranks and insignia

Officer ranks

	Staff officers			Senior officers					Junior officers
Rank	Hetman	Koshovyy Otaman†	Luk Otaman	Osavul†	Vitse-Osavul	Kurenyk	Sotnyk	Vitse-Sotnyk	Okrugnyk	Hutyrnyk
Insignia

^†Represents a civil rank which has no formal role in the military hierarchy.

Other ranks

	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs	Enlisted
Rank	Starshyy Horunzhyy	Horunzhyy	Starshyy Desyatnyk	Desyatnyk	Vystun	Starshyy Stryletsʹ	Stryletsʹ	Kursant
Insignia