Sathrati Vanguard Corps
| Sathrati Vanguard Corps | |
| Active | 1730 AN – |
|---|---|
| Country |
 Sathrati |
| Allegiance |
Nationalist & Humanist Party |
| Branch | Vanguard Division |
| Type | Higher Formation Command & Control |
| Role |
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| Size |
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Arising from the 10th Vanguard Division, the Sathrati Vanguard Corps was an expanded paramilitary association and local defence force established on 12.III.1730 AN with the objective of defending Humanism. As such, the corps would be supportive of the Council of Sathrati and thereby considered an auxiliary force operating alongside the Jaysh al-Sathrati and other allied formations in defence of the islands of Sathrati. From its inception the expanded force would be notable for the variety of improvised weaponry that would be paraded by its members throughout the settlements of the Emirate.
Organisation
10th Vanguard Division
The original 10th Vanguard Division remained operationally distinct from the wider corps, retaining the weaponry and armoured vehicles it had accumulated in the period since the musters of 1723 AN, indeed the officers and men of the division showed scant inclination to share any equipment at all with the Humanist youths and N&H cadre members who had been so hastily compelled into volunteering their services.
| Unit | Officer | NCO | Men | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command Cohort | 13 | 54 | 360 | 427 |
| Armoured Regiment | 46 | 180 | 1,200 | 1,426 |
| Engineer Regiment | 46 | 180 | 1,200 | 1,426 |
| Area Defence Demi-Brigade | 140 | 540 | 3,600 | 4,280 |
| Commissariat Demi-Brigade | 140 | 540 | 3,600 | 4,280 |
| Infantry Command Troop | 2 | 6 | 40 | 48 |
| 1st Infantry Brigade | 281 | 1,080 | 7,200 | 8,561 |
| 2nd Infantry Brigade | 281 | 1,080 | 7,200 | 8,561 |
| Total | 949 | 3,660 | 24,400 | 29,009 |
| Item | Command Cohort | Armoured Regiment | Engineer Regiment | Area Defence Demi-Brigade | Commissariat Demi-Brigade | Infantry Command Troop | 1st Infantry Brigade | 2nd Infantry Brigade | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Weapons | |||||||||
| M1525 9 mm pistol | 13 | 46 | 46 | 140 | 140 | 2 | 281 | 281 | 949 |
| M1656 9 mm submachine-gun | 54 | 1,380 | 180 | 4,140 | 4,140 | 6 | 1,080 | 1,080 | 12,060 |
| M1610 7.9 mm rifle (semi-automatic) | 360 | - | 1,200 | - | - | 40 | 7,200 | 7,200 | 16,000 |
| Squad Weapons | |||||||||
| M1591(R) marksman rifle (7.62×67mmB) | 45 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 900 | 900 | 1,850 |
| Wren light machine-gun (7.62x67mmB) | 45 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 900 | 900 | 1,850 |
| Troop Weapons | |||||||||
| M1700 82 mm recoilless rifle | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 180 | 180 | 370 |
| Polybolos heavy machine-gun(12.7×99mm) | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 180 | 180 | 370 |
| Squadron Weapons | |||||||||
| Hornet 84 mm recoilless rifle | - | - | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Waspsting man-portable air-defence system | - | - | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Area Defence Systems | |||||||||
| Armoured Fighting Vehicles | |||||||||
| Battlewagon | - | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 62 |
| Support Vehicles | |||||||||
| Light Truck | 26 | 6 | 100 | 48 | 300 | 5 | - | - | 485 |
| Snatch Land Rover | 54 | 12 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 70 | 70 | 334 |
