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Axdel Armed Forces
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Emblem of the AAF |
Founded |
1845 (Kormistazic Defence Force) 1923 (Norograd Armed Forces) 1996 (Axdel Armed Forces) |
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Service branches |
Axdelian Army Axdelian Navy Axdelian Air Force Reconnaissance |
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Headquarters |
Virtus Complex, Montakaan Citadel |
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Leadership |
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Commander-in-Chief |
Leon Jolva |
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Chief Overseer |
Jargk Reita |
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Manpower |
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Military age |
16 for selection, 18 for deployment |
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Conscription |
No |
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Active personnel |
106,743 |
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Reserve personnel |
140,232 |
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Expenditures |
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Budget |
A♅47,035,605,370 |
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Percent of GDP |
2% |
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Industry |
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Domestic suppliers |
Sentinel Arms ARMS |
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Foreign suppliers |
Staynes South Staynes |
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Related articles |
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History |
Norograd: The Auroran Imperial War The Norograd Civil War Axdel: Battle of Tival Four Days War |
The Axdel Armed Forces serves as the military of Axdel, tasked with defence of the country, global peacekeeping, humanitarian aid, and to promote the wider interests of the nation. It is a highly capable force, outfitted with the latest technological innovations available, and utilising renown training methods. The equipment of the forces is an approximate 1:2 ratio of Norogradian (pre-1996) to Axdelian (post-1996) units. Due to this, the greatest fraction of the military budget of A♅75bn ($65.2bn) going towards the replacement/upgrading of all of the inherited units.
General Equipment
Small Arms
Small Arms
Type |
Name |
Cartridge |
In service |
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Sidearm
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Glock 17 gen4 |
9x19mm |
2008 |
Standard issue sidearm Imported from [] |
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Assault rifle
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Sentinel St20 gen3 |
5.56×45mm |
2011 |
Standard issue assault rifle (pictured with under-barrel grenade launcher) |
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GPMG
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MG504 |
7.62×51mm |
2004 |
A very versatile, modular weapon. Imported from Adumara |
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Sniper Rifle
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Sentinel AX338 |
.338 |
2011 |
- |
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Anti-Materiel Rifles
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ARMS IWS 2000 |
15.2×169mm |
1981 |
Utilises sabot rounds |
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Sentinel AS50 |
.50 BMG |
2006 |
Used alongside the IWS |
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PDR
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Jagpul PDR |
5.56×45mm |
2010 |
- |
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Crewed Ground Platforms
Crewed Ground Platforms
Type |
Name |
Entered Service |
Armament |
Info |
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Main Battle Tanks
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Taurus 2v7+ |
2011 |
120mm smoothbore |
Current Main battle tank of Axdel, More optimised for urban conflict |
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Taurus 2v7 |
2011 |
120mm smoothbore |
Current Main battle tank of Axdel, More optimised for all-terrain conflict |
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Taurus 2v4 |
1985 |
120mm smoothbore |
In last stages of being phased out by the Taurus 2-7 |
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Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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Ajax |
2012 |
40mm Autocannon |
Part of the SV Armoured fighting vehicle line, A modular vehicle designed to replace ageing AFV's |
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Ares |
2012 |
7.62mm Coaxial RWS |
Part of the SV Armoured fighting vehicle line, APC variant |
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Athena |
2013 |
7.62mm Coaxial RWS |
Part of the SV Armoured fighting vehicle line, mobile command and control variant |
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Apollo |
2014 |
7.62mm Coaxial RWS |
Part of the SV Armoured fighting vehicle line, vehicle repair Variant |
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Atlas |
2014 |
7.62mm Coaxial RWS |
Part of the SV Armoured fighting vehicle line, vehicle recovery variant |
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Argus |
2015 |
7.62mm Coaxial RWS |
Part of the SV Armoured fighting vehicle line, engineering reconnaissance variant |
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Naval Vessels
Naval Vessels
Type |
Class |
Displacement |
Entered Service |
No. Constructed |
No. Deployed |
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Aircraft Carriers
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Ziggurat-class |
70,600 tonnes |
2012 |
1 |
1 |
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Destroyers
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Barque-class |
8,000 tonnes |
2006 |
5 |
5 |
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Frigates
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Element-class |
4,900 tonnes |
1988 |
9 |
2 |
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Falcon-class |
6,900 tonnes |
2010 |
5 |
5 |
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Citadel-class |
4,000 tonnes |
2015 |
3 |
3 |
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Mine Countermeasures
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Diavewa-class |
600 tonnes |
1987 |
10 |
10 |
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Patrol Boats
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Arkalo-class |
274 tonnes |
1998 |
12 |
12 |
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Attack submarines
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Proton-class |
7,000 tonnes (surface) 7400 tonnes (submerged) |
2004 |
6 |
6 |
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Strategic Submarines
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Electron-class |
15,900 tonnes (submerged) |
1991 |
3 |
1 |
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Quark-class |
17,200 tonnes (submerged) |
2016 |
2 |
2 |
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Dock Landing Ships
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Globe-class |
16,160 tonnes |
1994 |
3 |
3 |
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Landing Craft
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Landing Craft Utility |
240 tonnes |
1997 |
12 |
12 |
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Replenishment ships
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Knight-class |
37,000 tonne |
2014 |
3 |
3 |
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Cardinal-class |
24,000 tonne |
2014 |
2 |
2 |
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Roll on/roll off transports
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Headland-class |
23,000 tonne |
2000 |
4 |
4 |
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See Also: List of Axdelian Naval Vessels
Aerial Vehicles
Aerial Vehicles
Type |
Name |
Entered service |
Armament |
Info |
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Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles
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HK2 Mantis |
2012 |
6 hardpoints with a maximum payload weight of 8000kg |
Remotely operated aerial hunter-killer |
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SV1 Taranis |
2009 |
Internal bay with 2 missile hardpoints |
Remotely operated long-range battlefield surveillance vehicle |
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Albatross |
2009 |
2 missile hardpoints |
VTOL capable lightweight surveillance and assault vehicle |
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Fighter aircraft
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Arkhalis |
2007 |
Internal bays with 4 hardpints 6 underwing hardpoints 25mm revolving gun |
primary fighter jet of Axdel |
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Army
An Axdelian Army soldier during a training exercise
The Axdelian Army is the principle land warfare force of the Axdel Armed Forces. The force is primarily tasked with the defence of the nation, though it is well capable of overseas deployment and is an able invasion force. The Army has the highest ratio of Norogradian to Axdelian Weaponry, and is currently utilising its budget to modernise and replace all of the currently used arms.
Navy
The Axdelian Navy is the principle sea warfare force of the Axdel Armed Forces. It consists of three fleets, the surface fleet, the sub-surface fleet, and the logistics fleet. The surface fleet is comprised of surface vessels of the navy, whereas the sub-surface fleet is comprised of the submarines, and the logistics fleet comprised of the axillary support and replenishment ships.
Air Force
The Axdel Air force is the principle aerial warfare force of the Axdel Armed Forces.
Reconnaissance
The Secrets and Intelligence Agency, otherwise referred to as reconnaissance, is the espionage branch of the armed forces. It consists of several sub-divisions for domestic and international operations. The domestic affairs division of reconnaissance is not funded by the military budget, and is part of governmental spending.