Military of the Suren Confederacy

Surenid Armed Forces
Emblem of the former Popular Levy, adopted in 1692 AN following the incorporation of the Suren into the Raspur Pact.
Country	Suren
Founded	As the Popular Levy: 1686 AN As the Surenid Armed Forces: 1718 AN
Branches	Defence Force
Headquarters	Surenshahr
Leadership
Surenšāh	Mitradokht of Suren
Euramehr Arteshbod	Ardashir Ghul
Chief of Staff	Dāryuš Vištāspa of the Suren
Manpower
Military age	18–65 years old
Conscription	Yes
Active personnel	313,080
Reserve personnel	292,595

History

One interesting aspect with the Surenids, first attested during the Second Euran War, was their disinclination to hold captives as prisoners of war for an extended period of time. Excepting those sent back for further interrogation by the gendarmes, those branded for the attention of the judicial authorities, or those summarily executed at the discretion of the commander of the local forces, captives taken by the Surenid forces would be released and sent back towards their own lines at the earliest opportunity. The macabre detail to note however is that those released in this manner would first be subjected to the amputation of their right hand and left foot. The bloody stumps resulting from these operations being cauterised by the heated blade of a knife, followed by the application of a coat of tar mixed with sand. Those wishing to avoid being released from captivity in this fashion were obliged to accept the Surenshah's salt and enter into his service as kuls under a Life-Service Bond.

Long beset by equipment shortages, the Suren were almost pathetically grateful when in 1690 AN the agents of the State Gendarmerie were able to negotiate the seizure of the Krasnocorian arsenal formerly held in Port Ulje in return for offering the garrison there, marooned for five years since the collapse of their home country, generous cash payments, humanitarian relief supplies, and the opportunity to resettle in Surenid territory.

At the same time more concerted efforts were made to identify, catalogue and salvage repairable pieces of equipment left over from the Euran Wars. To this assemblage of arms was added a steady flow of military aid received from Constancia and New Alexandria under the Fontainebleau Accords and subsequently from Trans-Euran Command following the accession of the Confederacy to the Raspur Pact. The outbreak of the Third Euran War (1693 AN–1701 AN) would see further donations of equipment, particularly in the form of light attack aircraft for counter-insurgency operations, and the embedding of advisors from the Constancian Foreign Legion in the State Gendarmerie.

The breadth of the conflict with Zeed, encompassing guerrilla warface, counter-insurgency operations, and finally full-scale manoeuvre warfare, exceeded the capacity of the State Gendarmerie, even when reinforced by mobilised reserve elements of the Popular Levy. In spite of the Mobilisation Act of 1695 and the 1697 Impressment Act, the Surenids struggled to meet their manpower requirements, and indeed the bulk of the army that was eventually taken south into Zeedic territory after 1698 AN, following in the wake of a Constancian offensive which overwhelmed the Ḡur Republic, comprised of mercenaries, kul slave soldiers, and retainers taken from the Royal Court.

Following the surrender of Zeed in 1701 AN, the surviving armaments of the Revolutionary Armed Forces were transferred by Trans-Euran Command to the Suren Confederacy as part of the reparations owed by Zeed as the aggressor in the conflict.

In spite of being sorely tested during the conflict with Zeed, the Popular Levy did not undergo meaningful reform in the following two decades and in consequence struggled to suppress the Kapavian insurgency and ultimately failed to reconquer the greater part of formerly Bassarid Norasht during Operation Jungle Bolo. On both occasions the Surenid had been obliged to stave off collapse through the widespread use of kuls and subjects pressed into service. Moreover the Surenid had only been able to sustain themselves at all through massive allied interventions staged by the Raspur Pact, most notably by the Benacian Union, Constancia, Floria, and Nouvelle Alexandrie. By 1718 AN it was increasingly apparent that, in order to cease to be regarded as a liability by the Raspur Pact, the military of the Suren Confederacy would have to undergo a wide-ranging process of reform and modernisation.

In order to prepare for the reorganisation process, which would see the Popular Levy replaced in the national defence role by the Surenid Armed Forces, a professionalised and all-volunteer force, over the course of 1718 AN – 1720 AN, the mission of defending the Norashti frontier would be vested in the hands of the Lashkar-e-Yazatá, the Constancian Home Guard, and the Benacian Eura Corps fielded by the Benacian Union Defence Force and Local Auxiliary Franchises. This process would necessitate the permanent establishment of the Popular Levy and the Gendarmes would be assigned to training camps overseen by the Allied Mission in the Suren Confederacy, formed of contingents invited from member-states of the Raspur Pact. These national missions were as follows:

•  Benacian Union: Armoured Warfare
•  Constancia: Naval warfare
•  Floria: Infantry
•  Nouvelle Alexandrie: Area Defence (artillery, air-defence, surveillance, UAVs etc)
•  Shireroth: Aerial warfare

The Surenid Armed Forces received an additional assistance package in the form of 32x F-8 Shrike multi-role strike aircraft donated by Sanama. The donation was accompanied by a training mission of deployed personnel from the Sanaman Union Air Force, whose presence was deemed necessary as the Surenid cadre of trained aviators had next to no prior experience in the operation and maintenance of fast jet aircraft.

Commanders

• Euramehr Arteshbod
  • Arben Bahramzadeh Khan (1.XV.1690 AN – 10.IV.1718 AN)
  • Ardashir Ghul (10.IV.1718 AN – )
• Chief of Staff
  • Dāryuš Vištāspa of the Suren (1.IX.1722 AN – )

General Headquarters of the Armed Forces

As of XIV.1730 AN

• Chief of Staff: Gen. Dāryuš Vištāspa of the Suren
• Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Policy, and Operations: Lt. Gen. Fereydun Mehrshad
• Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and Logistics: Lt. Gen. Khusro Bahman
• Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence: Lt. Gen. Hormizd Jamasp
• Deputy Chief of Staff for Information Operations: Maj. Gen. Ardavan Zarin
• Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications: Maj. Gen. Sohrab Changiz
• Deputy Chief of Staff for Budget and Programs: Maj. Gen. Rustam Pirouz

Structure

• Armed Forces of the Suren Confederacy
  • General Headquarters of the Armed Forces
    • Chief of Staff
      • Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Policy, and Operations
      • Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and Logistics
      • Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence
      • Deputy Chief of Staff for Information Operations
      • Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications
      • Deputy Chief of Staff for Budget and Programs
    • Joint Public Affairs Office
    • Command Sergeant Major
      • General Service Regiment
      • Transportation Regiment
      • Security Squadron
    • General Inspectorate
      • Army Inspectorate
        • Training and Doctrine Command
        • Personnel and Logistics Command
        • Discipline Command
        • Army Inspectorate Security Brigade
      • Naval Inspectorate
        • Training and Doctrine Command
        • Personnel and Logistics Command
        • Discipline Command
        • Naval Inspectorate Security Brigade
      • Air Force Inspectorate
        • Training and Doctrine Command
        • Personnel and Logistics Command
        • Discipline Command
        • Air Inspectorate Security Brigade
    • Commissariat
      • Quartermaster's Regiment
      • Medical Corps
        • Medical Regiment
        • Veterinary Regiment
        • Dental Regiment
      • Logistics Corps
        • Ordnance Regiment
        • Supply Regiment
        • 1st Transport (Motorized Wagon) Regiment
        • 2nd Transport (Camel) Regiment
        • 3rd Transport (Mule & Onager) Regiment
        • Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Regiment
      • Naval Logistics Group
        • Fleet Support Regiment
        • Port Services Regiment
      • Air Logistics Group
        • Base Support Regiment
        • Aircraft Maintenance Regiment
    • Military Intelligence Organisation
      • Intelligence Director's Office
      • Signals Intelligence Squadron
      • Counter-Intelligence Squadron
      • Human Intelligence Squadron
      • Imagery Intelligence Squadron
      • Open-Source Intelligence Squadron
      • Technical Support Squadron
    • Royal Staff Corps
      • Postal & Courier Regiment
      • Signals Regiment
  • General Headquarters Land Forces
    • 1st Command and Control Regiment
    • I Corps
      • 1st Infantry Division
      • 2nd Infantry Division
      • 6th Artillery Division
    • II Corps
      • 3rd Infantry Division
      • 4th Infantry Division
      • 5th Armoured Division
    • Artillery Siege Train
    • Air Defence Division
    • Logistical Corps
      • Supply and Transport Division
      • Ordnance Division
      • Medical Division
    • 7th Cavalry Division
    • III (Reserve) Corps
    • IV (Reserve) Corps
    • V (Reserve) Corps
    • VI (Reserve) Corps
  • Admiralty
    • 2nd Command and Control Regiment
    • Royal Yacht Squadron
    • Surface Combatant Command Division, with a total of 14 ships:
      • 1st Flotilla (2 Amphibious Landing Platform Docks)
      • 2nd Flotilla (4 Frigates)
      • 3rd Flotilla (8 Corvettes)
    • Naval Aviation Wing (2 transport aircraft)
    • Coastal Command Division, with a total of 72 boats:
      • 1st Flotilla (24 armed trawlers, armed yachts, and coastal patrol craft)
      • 2nd Flotilla (24 armed trawlers, armed yachts, and coastal patrol craft)
      • 3rd Flotilla (24 armed trawlers, armed yachts, and coastal patrol craft)
  • Air Command
    • 3rd Command and Control Regiment
    • Fighter Division (96 F-9 Ashavan II)
    • Strike Division (32 F-8 Shrikes, 16 Buzzard C-61 fighter-bombers, 48 F-9 Ashavan II)
    • Army Cooperation Division (24 C-11 Mula, 12 liaison planes)
    • Maritime Patrol Division (12 maritime patrol aircraft)
    • Air Defence Division (72 F-9 Ashavan II, 16 Buzzard C-61 interceptor aircraft, 12 ground-based radar stations, 48 surface-to-air missile batteries, 96 anti-aircraft guns)
    • Air Training Division (24 trainer aircraft)

Equipment

Land

Armoured vehicles

Name	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Notes
Main Battle Tanks
"Babak"	Rimarima Armaments	Main battle tank	130		130x received from Nouvelle Alexandrie as military aid, 1722 AN.
"Nouradin" (Wolverine Main Battle Tank)	FIH Technologies	Main battle tank	14		14x purchased from Floria, 1722 AN.
"Rashid"	Mishalan Arsenal	Main Battle Tank	30		30x received from Benacian Union Defence Force, 1722 AN.
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
"Rustam" (WNFV 100 MBT)	Rusjar Mechanical Machine-Building Plant	Light Tank	848		Delivered 1718 AN–1722 AN.
"Rakesh" (WNFV 101 IFV)	Rusjar Mechanical Machine-Building Plant	Infantry Fighting Vehicle	700		Delivered 1718 AN–1722 AN.
Armoured Personnel Carriers
"Bahram"	Ahvaz Automotive Engineering Company  Rusjar Mechanical Machine-Building Plant	Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle	12,694		Delivered 1714 AN–1722 AN.
N.E.W. L-10 APC	Nova English Weapons	Armoured Personnel Carrier	137		Refurbished battlefield captures.
"Sohrab" (WNFV 102 APC)	Rusjar Mechanical Machine-Building Plant	Armoured Personnel Carrier	4,723		Delivered 1718 AN–1722 AN.
"Kay Kavus" (WNFV 102A CV)	Rusjar Mechanical Machine-Building Plant	Command Vehicle	96		Delivered 1718 AN–1722 AN.
"Siyavysh" (WNFV 102B IMV)	Rusjar Mechanical Machine-Building Plant	Infantry Mobility Vehicles	1,273		Delivered 1718 AN–1722 AN.
Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicles
"Kay Khusrow" (WNFV 101A ARV)	Rusjar Mechanical Machine-Building Plant	Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle	1,177		Delivered 1718 AN–1722 AN.

Artillery

Name	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Notes
Towed
M355 Alba 105 mm light towed howitzer	FBP	105mm Howitzer	2,050		Delivered 1721 AN – 1722 AN.
M1681 105 mm howitzer	Javelin Industries	105mm Howitzer	1,047		200x obtained under the Fontainebleau Accords of 1691 AN, of which 47 remained as of 1722 AN. 1,000 transferred as military aid from the Federal Forces of Nouvelle Alexandrie, 1722 AN.
Towed (Rocket)
M1701 158mm MLRS	Mishalan Arsenal	158mm Multiple Rocket Launcher	1,475		1,475x transferred from the Benacian Union Defence Force, 1722 AN
Area Defence
Sinchi Paña Air Defense Anti-Tank System	Rimarima Armaments	Self-propelled anti-aircraft and anti-tank tank destroyer missile system	4		Loaned by Rimarima Armaments for combat evaluation.

Infantry equipment & weaponry

Name	Origin	Type	№ in Service	Image	Notes
Equipment
Surenid infantry would be provided with a camel-hide back pack, two canvas haversacks, an entrenching tool, wire cutters, respirator mask and cardboard carrier case, and a tarpaulin.
M1699 Mess Tin	Stahl Maschinenfabrik Koïsoßwerke	Personal Kit	-
M1700 9 Pieces Cooking Set with Burner	Stahl Maschinenfabrik Koïsoßwerke	Personal Kit	-
M1701 Stainless Steel Coffee Pot	Stahl Maschinenfabrik Koïsoßwerke	Personal Kit	-
Personal weapons
FBP RAP 7.62mm assault rifle	FBP	Assault rifle	10,000		10,000x purchased, 1722 AN.
M1581 7.62 mm Machine Carbine	Allied Production Matrix	Carbine	52,842		Donated to the Western Natopian Demesnial Forces from the Confederate States Armed Forces, 1713 AN. Transferred to the Surenid Armed Forces, 1719 AN.
M1591 7.62 mm Rifle	Allied Production Matrix	Service rifle	403,171		95,671x of ex-Popular Levy inventory available in 1722 AN. 30,000 donated to the Western Natopian Demesnial Forces from the Confederate States Armed Forces in 1713 AN and transferred to the Surenid Armed Forces, 1719 AN. 277,500x received as aid from Shireroth, 1722 AN.
M1656 9 mm SMG	Allied Production Matrix	Submachine Gun	134,328		obtained under the Fontainebleau Accords of 1691 AN, of which 9,566x remained available by 1722 AN. 124,762 donated to the Western Natopian Demesnial Forces from the Confederate States Armed Forces in 1713 AN and transferred to the Surenid Armed Forces, 1719 AN.
M1686 assault rifle (7.62×67mmB)	Mishalan Arsenal	Service rifle	33,233		33,233x donated by the Benacian Union Defence Force, 1722 AN.
M1690 machine pistol (9x19mm)	Mishalan Arsenal	Machine pistol	1,911		8,000x obtained under the Fontainebleau Accords of 1691 AN, of which 1,911 remained by 1722 AN.
SA1680	FIH Technologies	Assault Rifle	54,391		Purchased from Floria, 1716 AN. Issued to the Lashkar-e-Yazatá, 1718 AN. A further order for 12,000 more was placed in 1720 AN. 40,000x ordered for delivery in 1723 AN.
Squad weapons
Wren 7.62mm LMG	Allied Production Matrix	Light machine gun	21,342		21,342x transferred from the Imperial Forces of Shireroth, 1722 AN.
Troop weapons
M1718 SCMO 13.2×92mm HGPMG	Suren Central Manufacturing Organisation	General purpose machine gun	23,593 / 28,000		In service from 1722 AN
Squadron weapons
82 mm mortar	Allied Production Matrix	Infantry mortar	2,799		2,799x transferred from the Imperial Forces of Shireroth, 1722 AN.
Hornet 84 mm Recoilless Rifle	Allied Production Matrix	Unguided anti-tank weapon	1,428		1,428x transferred from the Imperial Forces of Shireroth, 1722 AN.
Tankgewehr 13.2 mm Rifle (Anti-Materiel)	Allied Production Matrix	Anti-materiel rifle	2,326		1,114x transferred from the Benacian Union Defence Force, 1722 AN. 1,212x transferred from the Imperial Forces of Shireroth, 1722 AN.
Protective Equipment & Body Armour
M1639 Stahlhelm	Gloomburg Metallurgical Industries Group  Stahl Maschinenfabrik Koïsoßwerke	Steel Helmet	840,000		Purchased and delivered as military aid from the Benacian Union, 1718 AN–1722 AN
Phoenix Body Armour System	Phoenix	Body Armour	20,000
Universal Service Helmet	Floria	Ballistic Nylon Helmet	20,000
Uniforms
Pattern M1716 Service Uniform (Officers)	Native textile manufacturers	Field Uniform	-
Pattern M1716 Service Uniform (Other Ranks)	Native textile manufacturers	Field Uniform	-

Support vehicles

Name	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Notes
Ahvaz utility land cruiser	Ahvaz Automotive Engineering Company	All-terrain utility vehicle	200,000		Transferred from Federal Forces of Nouvelle Alexandrie, 1722 AN
OAH Ingilisi F100	Third Directorate of the CCSD	Armoured personnel carrier	5		27x surrendered by Zeed 1701 AN, 5 available in 1722 AN.
OAH Ingilisi F102	Third Directorate of the CCSD	Wheeled anti-tank vehicle	11		50x surrendered by Zeed 1701 AN, 11 available in 1722 AN.
OAH Ingilisi F103	Third Directorate of the CCSD	Ambulance	5		29x surrendered by Zeed 1701 AN, 5 available in 1722 AN.
OAH Ingilisi F104	Third Directorate of the CCSD	Armoured transport	114		484x surrendered by Zeed 1701 AN, 114 available in 1722 AN.
OAH Ingilisi F105	Third Directorate of the CCSD	Combat bulldozer	2		15x surrendered by Zeed 1701 AN, 2 available in 1722 AN.
Snatch Land Rover	Allied Production Matrix	Utility Patrol Vehicle	5,978		25,000x obtained under the Fontainebleau Accords of 1691 AN. 5,978x available in 1722 AN.

Maritime

Auxiliary vessels

Name	Origin	Type	№ in Service	Image	Notes
Sinbad-class	ESB Armada	Auxiliary cruiser	1

Submarines

Name	Origin	Type	№ in Service	Image	Notes

Surface combatants

Name	Origin	Type	№ in Service	Image	Notes
Amphibious warfare units
Malekeh-class	Pontecorvo Firm	Amphibious transport dock	2		Transferred from Federal Forces of Nouvelle Alexandrie, 1722 AN.
Surface warfare units
Khan-class	Constancia	Corvette	2		Ex-Sanaman. 2x sold to Suren Confederacy in 1688 AN.
Mirza-class	Shireroth	Corvette	6		Ex-Sanaman. 7x sold to Suren Confederacy in 1688 AN. 1x lost to unknown causes, 1719 AN (Norasht campaign).
Shah-class frigate (De Drie Hertogdommen-class)	Shireroth	Frigate	4		Ex-Sanaman. 4x sold to Suren Confederacy in 1688 AN.
Shahzadeh-class	ESB Armada	Frigate	0 / 20		Order placed, 1720 AN.
Patrol Vessels
Sardar-class	Pontecorvo Firm	Coastal patrol ship	12		Ordered, 1690 AN.

Aviation

Fixed wing

Name	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Notes
Combat aviation
F-9 Ashavan II	Allied Production Matrix	Multi-role strike aircraft		216	Including 120x received from Nouvelle Alexandrie as military aid, 1721 AN.
Training aircraft
F-2 Simurgh	Suren	Light attack, trainer and communications aircraft	59		Production commenced 1690 AN
T-4/A-4 Flecha	ESB Susa	Turboprop trainer / light attack aircraft	225		16x Received under Fontainebleau Accords 1692 AN; 470x transferred by Nouvelle Alexandrie, 1694 AN; 150x assigned to operational squadrons, 75x assigned to training formations, 261x placed into storage for replacements and spares.
Transport aircraft
C-11 Mula	ESB Susa	Transport airplane	24		Received under Fontainebleau Accords 1692 AN

Rotary wing

Name	Origin	Type	Quantity	Image	Notes
GH-4 Warthog	FIH Technologies	Attack helicopter	24		Purchased 1719 AN, deliveries begun 1721 AN.
Javelin H-1 Menace	Javelin Industries	Attack/scout helicopter	24		24x ordered, 1721 AN.
Javelin H-2 Siren	Javelin Industries	Utility helicopter	60		60x ordered, 1720 AN
Javelin H-3 Bucaneer	Javelin Industries	ASW helicopter	24		24x ordered, 1721 AN.
Javelin H-5 Sovereign	Javelin Industries	Heavy-lift cargo helicopter	24		24x ordered, 1721 AN.
R-2 Krähenwürger	Javelin Industries  Mishalan Arsenal	Heavy attack helicopter	24		24x ordered, 1722 AN.