Armed Forces of the Militarized State of Mehrava

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Armed Forces of the Militarized State of Mehrava
Mehrava Armed Forces bicolor.png
Founded9 March 1912; 112 years ago (1912-03-09)
Current form26 April 1985; 38 years ago (1985-04-26)
Service branchesMilitarized State of Mehrava Army Emblem.png Militarized State of Mehrava Army
Mehrava Police.png Military Police Force
Leadership
Commander-in-ChiefSupreme Leader Arzhan Admejhad
Minister of DefenceZaqând Razjhavan
Chief of Defence StaffGeneral Beghzôr Mâzandgi
Manpower
Military age18
ConscriptionYes
Available for
military service
21,707,694, age 15–49
Fit for
military service
23,031,303, age 15–49
Active personnel500,000
Reserve personnel2,000,000
Expenditures
Budget37.6 billion $ACU
Percent of GDP4.1%
Industry
Domestic suppliers
  • Mehrava Ordnance Factories
  • Mehrava Weapon Systems
  • Mehrava Industrial Motors
  • Heavy Industries Azhtanan
Foreign suppliers Bakyern
 Gassasinia
 Kentalis
 Qazhshava

The Armed Forces of the Militarized State of Mehrava (Mehrani: Amjhadâ Farzâv dâr Mizardâd Shâqdarâv Mehravâ) compromise the Army (Armêzh), Air Force (Aijhfar) and the Navy (Naghdâ) of the Militarized State of Mehrava.

The Mehravan Armed Forces are numerically the largest and arguably the most powerful in the Midwestern Thrismari Cooperation Organisation . These forces total about 500,000 active personnel (not including the Military Police Force) plus 2,000,000 reserve and trained personnel that could be mobilized when needed. That makes a total of 2,500,000 military personnel that Mehrava could mobilize. All branches of the armed forces fall under the command of the Supreme Leader. The Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics is responsible for planning logistics and funding of the armed forces and is not involved with in-the-field military operational command.

By the early Arzhanid Dynasty, Mehrava formed it's first unified military consisting of the Ground, Naval and Air Forces. After the coup in 1985, Mehrava began purchasing some weapons from Gassasinia. Later, Mehrava began establishing its own armaments industry; its efforts in this remained largely unrecognised internationally, until recently.

The Mehravan government established a five-year rearmament program in 1989 to replace worn-out weaponry from the coup in 1985. Mehrava spent 10 billion $ACU between 1989 and 1992 on arms. Mehrava ordered weapons designed to prevent other states' military to enter their land and restore the monarchy.

Commanders

Major General Arzhan Admejhad (Supreme Leader of Mehrava and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Militarized State)

Major General Barzaqând Barânjhad (Senior Military Advisor to the Supreme Leader of the Militarized State)

Brigadier General Zaqând Razjhavan (Minister of Defence)

Brigadier General Beghzôr Mâzandgi (Chief of Defence Staff)

Brigadier General Mukzând Arztâshan (Commander-in-Chief of the Army)

Brigader General Môuzand Kârzaneh (Commander of the Army Ground Forces)

Brigadier General Arnâz Bouzândgheh (Commander of Air Defense Forces)

Rear Admiral Hazdâr Hâraijhad (Commander of the Navy)

Structure

  • Military Office of the Supreme Leader
    • Mehrava Armed Forces bicolor.png General Staff of the Armed Forces
      • Militarized State of Mehrava Army Emblem.png Militarized State of Mehrava Army (Armêzh)
        • Ground Force
        • Air Defense
        • Air Force
        • Navy
      • Mehrava Police.png Military Police Force (Pâlezh)

The Mehravan regular military, or Militarized State of Mehrava Army, consists of the Militarized State of Mehrava Army Ground Forces, Militarized State of Mehrava Navy, Militarized State of Mehrava Air Force, and the Militarized State of Mehrava Air Defense Force. The regular armed forces have an estimated 500,000 personnel: the Militarized State of Mehrava Army Ground Forces with 440,000, the Militarized State of Mehrava Navy with 2000, and the Militarized State of Mehrava Air Force with 38,000 airmen. Militarized State of Mehrava Air Defense Force is a branch split off from the MSMAF and has 20,000 personnel.

Budget

Mehrava's 2019 defense budget was estimated to be $ACU 37.600 billion, accounting for 4.1% of the national GDP.

Defense Industry

Under the last Shah of Mehrava, Guzgân Ajhad Arzhanid, Mehrava's military industry was limited to assembly of foreign weapons. In the assembly lines that were put up by foreign firms, Mehravan workers put together a variety of helicopters, aircraft, guided missiles, electronic components and tanks. In 1973 the Mehravan Electronics Industries (MEI) was established. The company was set up in a first attempt to organize the assembly and repair of foreign-delivered weapons. The Mehravan Defense Industries Organization was the first to succeed in taking a step into what could be called a military industry by reverse engineering the RPG-7, BM-21, and SAM-7 missiles in 1979.

Nevertheless, most of Mehrava's weapons before the revolution were imported from foreign countries. Between 1980 and 1984, the Shah went on a buying spree, ordering $ACU 8 billion in weapons alone. This alarmed the foreign countries's government, which strengthened a law on arms exports in 1984 and named it the Arms Export Control Act. Still, the foreign countries continued to sell large amounts of weapons to Mehrava until the 1985 Revolution.

After the revolution, Mehrava found itself severely isolated and lacking technological expertise. Because of economic sanctions and a weapons embargo put on Mehrava by the world council, it was forced to rely on its domestic arms industry for weapons and spare parts, since there were very few countries willing to do business with Mehrava.

The Armed Forces of the Militarized State of Mehrava were put in charge of creating what is today known as the Mehravan military industry. Under their command, Mehrava's military industry was enormously expanded, and with the Ministry of Defense pouring investment into the missile industry, Mehrava soon accumulated a vast arsenal of missiles.Since 1994, it has also produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, radar systems, guided missiles and fighter planes.

Equipment

Small-arms

Name Country Image Notes
Handguns
Pmk.1  Mehrava
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Standard sidearm since 2001, designed & produced by Mehrava Ordnance Factories.
Pmk.2  Mehrava
Pmk2.jpg
Standard sidearm for certain special forces and armed police units, designed & produced by Mehrava Ordnance Factories.
Gassasinian Defence Systems P-17  Gassasinia
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Standard sidearm for certain special forces of the Mehravan Army, locally produced by Mehrava Ordnance Factories in PMk.1 designation.
Submachine Guns and Carbines
MP Mk.1  Mehrava
Mp mk.1.jpg
Standard submachine of the Mehravan Army between 1995 and 2015, phased out in favour of the MP Mk.2.
MP Mk.2  Mehrava
Mp mk.2.jpg
Standard submachine gun of the Mehravan Army, designed & produced by Mehrava Ordnance Factories.
Gassasinian Defence Systems MPX  Gassasinia
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Standard submachine gun for certain special forces of the Mehravan Army, locally produced by Mehrava Ordnance Factories in SMP Mk.1 designation.
Shotguns
Gassasinian Defence Systems SG-3  Gassasinia
Benelli M3 Super 90.jpg
Standard shotgun of the Mehravan Army and Police, locally produced by Mehrava Ordnance Factories in SG Mk.1 designation.
Gassasinia Defence Systems SG-4  Gassasinia
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Semi-automatic only shotgun, used for more combative roles.
Assault and Battle Rifles
AS Mk.1  Mehrava
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Standard rifle of the Mehravan Army between 1987 and 2003, phased out in favour of the AS Mk.2 rifle.
AS Mk.2  Mehrava
AS Mk.jpg
Standard service rifle of the Mehravan Army, designed & produced by Mehrava Ordnance Factories.
AS Mk.2s  Mehrava
Vektor LM5 Feb 2008.jpg
Used in limited numbers. Highly compact version of the AS Mk.2.
SAS Mk.1  Mehrava
As mk.3.jpg
Standard assault rifle for certain special forces of the Mehravan Army, designed & produced by Mehrava Ordnance Factories.
Gassasinian Defence Systems MCX  Gassasinia
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Used by certain special forces of the Mehravan Army, locally produced by Mehrava Ordnance Factories in SAS Mk.2 designation.
Machine Guns
MG Mk.1  Mehrava
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Standard light machine gun of the Mehravan Army, designed & produced by Mehrava Ordnance Factories.
MG Mk.1H  Mehrava
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Standard general-purpose machine gun of the Mehravan Army, designed & produced by Mehrava Ordnance Factories.
Zhayed Heavy Industries Ultimax 100  Gassasinia
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The Ultimax 100 is one of the main general-purpose machine guns of the Mehravan Army, locally produced by Mehrava Ordnance Factories in HMG Mk.2 designation
HMG Mk.1  Mehrava
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General-purpose machine gun.
HMG Mk.2  Mehrava
M2E2 Quick Change Barrel (QCB).jpg
Heavy general-purpose machine gun.
Sniper and Marksman Rifles
MR Mk.1  Mehrava
MR Mk1.jpg
Marksman rifle based on AS Mk.2.
SR Mk.1  Mehrava
SR Mk.1.jpg
Sharpshooter rifle based upon the AS Mk.1 platform.
Accuracy International AWM/Accuracy International  Kentalis Sniper rifle, 7.62 or .338 Lapua.
ELK-43  Kentalis Heavy anti-material rifle.
Rocket and grenade launchers
Mk.74  Mehrava
M79 Grenade Launcher (7414625716).jpg
Stand-alone grenade launcher
Mk.90  Mehrava
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Shoulder-launched rocket
Shâvir  Mehrava
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Shoulder-launched rocket
Mk.96  Mehrava
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40mm automatic grenade launcher
MWS Raydâr  Mehrava
MK47.jpg
40mm automatic grenade launcher
Missiles
Shvîr  Mehrava
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Anti-tank missile
Shavâig  Mehrava

 Gassasinia

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Anti-tank missile
LAHAT  Mehrava

 Gassasinia

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Anti-tank missile
MAPATS  Mehrava

 Gassasinia

MAPATS.jpg
Anti-tank missile
Mk.98  Mehrava
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Anti-air missile
Mortars
MT Mk.1  Mehrava
M2-Mortar.jpg
60mm mortar
MT Mk.2  Mehrava
60mm mortar round being launch (crop).jpg
60mm mortar
MWS M2  Mehrava
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120 mm mortar
MWS M22  Mehrava
Soltam-Mortar-160mm-beyt-hatotchan-2.jpg
160 mm mortar

Ground Vehicles

Name Country Image Quantity Notes
Tanks
Kars Mk.3  Mehrava
Kars Mk.2 MBT.jpg
350 More orders placed by the Mehravan Army, production launched by HIA.
Kars Mk.2s  Mehrava
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1050 Upgraded Kars Mk.2 with a number of updates including additional protection systems, a new fire-control system which increases the Kars's accuracy and lethality, upgraded and strengthened tracks and removable modular composite armor on the chassis and turret.
Kars Mk.2  Mehrava
Merkava-3-latrun-2.jpg
820 Further orders from the Mehravan Army were halted in 2008, opting instead to reserve funds for the Kars Mk.3 MBT. 300 Kars Mk.2 that were acquired in the early 2000s are being upgraded (about 150 already contracted).
Kars Mk.1  Mehrava
Merkava-1-latrun-2.jpg
700 700 in storage.
Mk.88  Mehrava
Centurion-Shot-Kal-Alef-latrun-2.jpg
2200 Out of service, 2200 in storage.
Infantry Fighting Vehicles
HIA Bôrza  Mehrava
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243 Upgraded Kâzaar APC with 30mm unmanned turret, 350 planned to be in service by 2021.
Mk.83  Mehrava
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930 800 in storage.
Armoured Personnel Carriers
HIA Kâzaar  Mehrava
IDF-Namer003.jpg
305 600 planned to be in service by 2021. Based on the Kars chassis.
HIA Razkân  Mehrava
Eytan -- Our-IDF-2018-IZE-200 (43053775600) (cropped).jpg
255 400 planned to be in service by 2021.
Mk.81  Mehrava
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3110 2800 in storage, to be replaced by HIA Kâzaar.
Mk.80  Mehrava
1200px-BTR-50-latrun-1-2 (1).jpg
200 200 in storage.
Mk.78  Mehrava
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938 600 in storage, to be replaced by HIA Razkân.
Rinâz  Mehrava
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112 Heavy armored personnel carrier based on the Mk.88 tank.
Hipâr  Mehrava
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102 Heavy armored personnel carrier based on the Mk.88 tank.
Engineering Vehicles
Kazaâr ARV  Mehrava
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Armored recovery vehicle
Kazaâr CEV  Mehrava
Nammer-Handasa -- Our-IDF-2018-IZE-073 (44815210772).jpg
Heavy combat engineering vehicle
Mk.88 CEV  Mehrava
Puma -- Our-IDF-2018-IZE-116 (44814920602).jpg
Heavy combat engineering vehicle
Mk.88C  Mehrava
Nagmapop01.jpg
Command and surveillance vehicle
Mk.81L  Mehrava
M548-Alfa-beit-hatotchan-1.jpg
Cargo and ammunition carrier
Mk.79  Mehrava
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Armored bridge layer
MIM B9  Mehrava
D9--Our-IDF-2018-IZE-211.jpg
Combat armored bulldozer
MIM E10  Mehrava
Armored-excavator01.jpg
Armored tracked excavator
MIM D966  Mehrava
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Armored wheeled loader
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles
MIM Boar  Mehrava
MIM BOAR2.jpg
633
HIA Lazkâr  Mehrava
Lazkar.jpg
211
HIA Bâan  Mehrava
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52
HIA Rênur  Mehrava
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33
Artillery
Mk.11  Mehrava
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113 203mm self-propelled howitzer.
Mk.13  Mehrava
Israeli Doher M109 Deployed.jpg
586 155mm self-propelled howitzer.
MWS A2000  Mehrava
HIA A2000M.jpg
122 155mm self-propelled howitzer.
Mk.12  Mehrava
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312 155mm towed howitzer.
MWS Shyvâr  Mehrava
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88 Guided missile carrier/Tank destroyer.
MWS Rahgâz  Mehrava
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135 160 mm artillery rocket.
Sanâk  Mehrava
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112 GPS-guided artillery rocket.
Air Defense Systems
Mk.31  Mehrava
Bofors-40-L70-hatzerim-2-1.jpg
144 Out of service.
Mk.33  Mehrava
FlAK85.JPG
163
Mk.84  Mehrava
M42-Duster-latrun-1.jpg
85 Out of service.
Hârg  Mehrava
M727-Hawk-hatzerim-2.jpg
64 Out of service.
MWS Shield  Mehrava
SPYDER-SR-laucher-truck.jpg
53 Short and medium range mobile air defence system.
Pârzakhtar  Mehrava
Israel's Patriot(MIM-104) surface-to-air missile system 1.jpg
33 Mobile surface-to-air missile/anti-ballistic missile system.
Dômaran  Mehrava
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55 55 launchers active.
Utility Vehicles
MIM C1  Mehrava
Sufa 3 (1).JPG
4x4 light utility vehicle
MIM C1  Mehrava
David-3.jpg
4x4 light utility vehicle
MIM Z1  Mehrava
Zeev 1.jpg
4x4 armored utility vehicle
MIM T1000  Mehrava
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4x4 utility truck
MIM T1100  Mehrava
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6x6 utility truck
IVO AV31  Bakyern
Zetros truck Mehrava.jpg
6x6 utility truck
HMTV  Bakyern
MAN HXMehrava.jpg
8×8 heavy truck
HIA HV1  Mehrava
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8×8 heavy truck

Aircraft

Name Country Image Quantity Notes
Combat Aircraft
E-40  Kentalis
F-15, 71st Fighter Squadron, in flight.JPG
50 15 acquired from Gassasinia, many are older production block models which have been upgraded by Gassasinian Defence Systems.
MkF99  Bakyern
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48 Multirole aircraft, acquired from  Bakyern.
MkF3  Bakyern
F-16 June 2008.jpg
99 Acquired from Gassasinia, many are older production block models which have been upgraded by Gassasinian Defence Systems.
MkP98  Bakyern
RAF Tornado GR4 MOD 45155233.jpg
48 Multirole/Strike aircraft, acquired from  Bakyern.
AEW&C
HM-2075 707 AEW&C  Kentalis
EB-707 Condor, Chilean Air Force (FACh) v2.jpg
2
Reconnaissance
Morek ES-83  Kentalis
RC-135 Rivet Joint in flight.jpg
3
Tanker
Morek FA-164  Kentalis
Boeing 707-321B Pan Am Freer.jpg
12 Morek FA-164 modified for aerial refuelling.
Transport
BM140  Bakyern
German Air Force Airbus A400M (out cropped).jpg
51 Transport aircraft, acquired from  Bakyern.
M-12A  Kentalis
C-130J 135th AS Maryland ANG in flight.jpg
44 Tactical Airlift
M-33  Kentalis
C-17 test sortie.jpg
15 Strategic and tactical airlift.
Morek FA-164  Kentalis
Boeing 707-321B Pan Am Freer.jpg
22 VIP transport.

Helicopters

Name Country Image Quantity Notes
Transport Helicopter
Morek-Dessing TH-43  Kentalis
Hatzerim 270613 Blackhawk (remix) copy.jpg
225 Transport helicopter, acquired from  Kentalis.
Morek-Dessing HTH-22  Kentalis
CH-47 Chinook helicopter flyby.jpg
89 Heavy lift and transport, acquired from  Kentalis.
HK12  Bakyern
Nh-90-058-03.jpg
47 Transport helicopter, acquired from  Bakyern.
Scout Helicopter
Morek TH-44  Kentalis
OH-58D 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment (cropped).jpg
68 Scout Helicopter, acquired from  Kentalis.
Attack Helicopter
BH-777 Exterminator  Kentalis
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92 BH-777M variant in service, acquired from  Kentalis.
HK87  Bakyern
Kampfhubschrauber Tiger.jpg
24 Attack helicopter, acquired from  Bakyern.

Navy

Name Country Image In Commission Notes
Landing Craft
Vorch'a-class  Qazhshava
RRF 411 VS3.jpg
15
Patrol Ships
Rek'its-class  Qazhshava
RRF 214 VS2.jpg
21