Ajahadyan Army

Grand Army of Ajahadya Grande Esercito di Adjadyo
Active	1976-present
Country	Ajahadya
Branch	Army
Role	Land force
Size	1,113,593 active 296,985 reserve 592 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.

Organisation

The Ajahadyan Army is organised into 58 divisions in 4 military regions, further subdivided into 10 corps, along with 5 independent airborne and airmobile brigades, and 15 independent mechanized brigades. Each corps has between 2 and 6 divisions, and each military region has 2 to 4 corps and 2 to 6 brigades.

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
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 units.
82mm mortar	Mortar	Soravia		Battalion-level mortar. Produced locally without license.

Anti-Tank Weapons

Model	Type	Origin	Image	Notes
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

Model	Type	Origin	Quantity	Image	Notes
Type 70 AA Launcher	MANPADS launcher	Soravia			Inherited from Satrian Republic. In limited service.
Type 88 AA Launcher 'Anza'	MANPADS launcher	Ajahadya
Type 68 AA Launcher	Short range Surface to air missile launcher	Soravia	500		Inherited from Satrian Republic.
Type 71 AA Launcher	Short range Surface to air missile launcher	Soravia	250		Inherited from Satrian Republic.
Type 78 AA Launcher	Short range Surface to air missile launcher	Chistovodia	270
Type 80 AA Launcher	Short range Surface to air missile launcher	Shangea	200
Type 61 AA Launcher	Medium range Surface to air missile launcher	Soravia	160		Inherited from Satrian Republic.
Type 67 AA Launcher	Medium range Surface to air missile launcher	Chistovodia	110	File:MA-SAM-1.jpg
Type 80 AA Launcher	Medium range Surface to air missile launcher	Chistovodia	40
Type 94 AA Launcher	Medium range Surface to air missile launcher	Shangea	88	File:MA-KS-1M-2.jpg	In local production.
Type 09 AA Launcher	Medium range Surface to air missile launcher	Ajahadya	50
Type 11 AA Launcher	Medium range Surface to air missile launcher	Shangea	46
100mm Type 50 Towed AA Gun	Anti-aircraft gun	Soravia	310		Inherited from Satrian Republic.
Type 60 SPAA Gun	Self-propelled anti-air gun	Soravia	160		Inherited from Satrian Republic.
Type 62 SPAA Gun	Self-propelled anti-air gun	Soravia/Ajahadya	150	File:25mm Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns of Myanmar Army.jpg	Domestic mounting of inherited ZU-23-2 AA gun onto truck.
Type 82 SPAA Gun	Self-propelled anti-air gun	Chistovodia	40	File:MA-SAM-6.jpg
Type 95 SPAA Gun	Self-propelled anti-air gun	Shangea	60
Type 09 SPAA Gun	Self-propelled anti-air gun	Shangea	40

Tanks and ARVs

Model	Type	Origin	Quantity	Image	Notes
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	File:Bombing of the Syrian army in Hama, Idlib against the Al Nusra Front.jpg	Reserve units only. Inherited from the Satrian Republic.
R-3A 'Chadda'	Main battle tank	Shangea	750	File:Myanmar Army Type-59M tank.jpg	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	100	File:Myanmar Army T-72S tank.jpg	Issued to tank battalions of airborne brigades only. Inherited from the Satrian Republic.
R-5 'Balchandra'	Main battle tank	Ajahadya	400		Based on imported Soravian T-62 tanks serving under the designation AR-2 'Rama'. Produced 1981 - Present.
R-6 'Arslon'	Main battle tank	Shangea	1,500		Purchased from Shangea 1976 - 2009.
R-7 'Kumar'	Main battle tank	Shangea	400		Purchased from Shangea in 1990s.
R-8 'Kalsarah'	Main battle tank	Ajahadya	200		Based on Soravian T-72 tanks serving under the designation AR-5 'Naga'. Produced 1992 - Present.
HR-1A 'Kulachandra'	Light tank	Soravia	~500		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
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	File:Myanmar Army BTR-3U APC.jpg	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 1977 - 2005 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 and recon vehicle.
Type 01 Assault Gun	Assault gun	Shangea	~200	File:PTL-02 Myanmar.jpg	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
Type 70 100 mm anti-tank gun	Anti-tank gun	Soravia	~100		Inherited from Satrian Republic. In reserve stocks.
Type 44 85 mm field gun	Field gun	Soravia	~200		Inherited from Satrian Republic. In reserve stocks.
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 78 130 mm field gun	Field gun	Shangea	~1,200
Type 82 105 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
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	File:MA-SH-1(2).jpg	In local production.
Type 63 122mm MRLS	Rocket artillery	Soravia	530	File:MA-9P138.jpg	Inherited from Satrian Republic.
Type 75 273mm MRLS	Rocket artillery	Shangea	50
Type 85 240mm MRLS	Rocket artillery	Zorasan	~200	File:MAM-02 in 2015.jpg
Type 86 122mm MRLS	Rocket artillery	Ajahadya	~300
Type 89 122mm MRLS	Rocket artillery	Shangea	40	File:MA-Type-81-MLR.jpg
Type 05 300mm MLRS	Rocket artillery	Shangea	~240
Type 06 122mm MLRS	Rocket artillery	Shangea	75

Army Aviation

Model	Type	Origin	Quantity	Image	Notes
Mi-2	Attack helicopter	Soravia	~100		Inherited from the Satrian Republic. In unlicensed local production.
Z-5	Transport helicopter	Shangea	~200		Purchased from Shangea 1977 - 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
Barachi-I	Tactical ballistic missile	Ajahadya	~650 (missiles)		Range: 100 km, 500kg conventional warhead, 180 launcher vehicles in service.