Australasian Army
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The Australasian Army is Australasia's military land force. It is part of the Australasian Union Defence Force (AUDF) along with the Australian Navy and the Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of the Army (CA), who is responsible to the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF).
The Australasian Army has participated in a number of conflicts throughout its history, including – but not limited to – the Second Anglo-Boer War, the two World Wars, the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War. In each of these conflicts, Australasian troops were renowned for their bravery, efficiency, commitment to duty, and selfless service to their country. They fought with particular distinction in World War II, which as of this date remains the only war in which Australasian territory came under direct attack.
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[edit] Organization
[edit] Regular infantry
- 1st Infantry Brigade (light infantry)
- 2nd Infantry Brigade (light infantry)
- 3rd Infantry Brigade (parachute infantry)
- 4th Infantry Brigade (light infantry)
- 5th Infantry Brigade (mechanised infantry)
- 6th Infantry Brigade (motorised infantry)
- 7th Infantry Brigade (mechanised infantry)
[edit] Armour
- 1st Heavy Cavalry Brigade
- 2nd Medium Cavalry Brigade
- 3rd Medium Cavalry Brigade
- 4th Medium Cavalry Brigade
[edit] Special forces
- 1st Special Air Service Regiment
- 2nd Commando Regiment
- 3rd Commando Regiment
- 4th Special Operations Combat Service Support Regiment
- 5th Reconnaissance Regiment
- 6th Reconnaissance Regiment
[edit] Artillery
- 1st Field Regiment
- 2nd Field Regiment
- 3rd Field Regiment
- 4th Field Regiment
- 5th Air Defence Regiment
- 6th Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment
[edit] Engineers
- 1st Combat Engineer Battalion
- 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion
- 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion
- 4th Combat Engineer Support Battalion
- 5th Incident Response Battalion
- 6th Chief Engineer Works Battalion
[edit] Signals
- 1st Signal Battalion
- 2nd Signal Battalion
- 3rd Signal Battalion
- 4th Signal Battalion
- 6th Signal Battalion
- 7th Signal Battalion
- 8th Signal Battalion
- 9th Signal Battalion
- 10th Signal Battalion
[edit] Aviation
- 1st Aviation Regiment (battlefield support and reconnaissance)
- 2nd Aviation Regiment (tactical assault and airmobility)
- 3rd Aviation Regiment (light aircraft)
[edit] Combat service support
- Australasian Corps of Transport
- Australasian Army Catering Corps
- Australasian Army Medical Corps
- Australasian Army Psychology Corps
- Australasian Army Nursing Corps
- Australasian Army Dental Corps
- Australasian Army Ordnance Corps
- Australasian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
- Australasian Corps of Military Police
- Australasian Army Pay Corps
- Australasian Army Band Corps
- Australasian Army Legal Corps
- Australasian Army Education Corps
- Australasian Army Chaplains Department
- Australasian Army Intelligence Corps
- Australasian Army Public Relations Service
[edit] Equipment
[edit] Individual weapons
- L85A2 5.56 mm IW
- L86A2 5.56 mm LSW
- L110A1 5.56 mm LMG
- L9A1 Browning
- L7A2 7.62 mm GPMG
- L96A1 7.62 mm
- L115A1 8.6 mm LRR
- RBS 70 MANPADS
[edit] Armoured vehicles
- Challenger 2 main battle tank
- CARRV: Armoured recovery vehicle
- Titan Armoured bridge layer
- Trojan combat engineering vehicle
- FV510 Warrior infantry fighting vehicle
- FV510 Infantry Section Vehicle
- MILAN Anti-Tank Guided Weapon Carrier
- FV511 Infantry Command Vehicle
- FV512 Mechanised Combat Repair Vehicle
- FV513 Mechanised Recovery Vehicle (Repair)
- [edit] FV 514 Mechanised Artillery Observation Vehicle
- FV 515 Battery Command Vehicle
- Reconnaissance Vehicle
- Desert Warrior
- Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) armored fighting vehicle
- FV101 Scorpion: Light tank
- FV102 Striker: Anti-tank guided weapon carrier
- FV103 Spartan: Armored personnel carrier
- FV104 Samaritan: Armored ambulance
- FV105 Sultan: Command post vehicle
- FV106 Samson: Armored recovery vehicle
- FV107 Scimitar: Armored reconnaissance vehicle
- Sabre: Light tank
- Shielder: Minelayer
- Streaker: High mobility carrier
- M113A4 MTVL (Mobile Tactical Vehicle, Light)
- M113A4 Infantry Fighting Vehicle Light (IFVL)
- M113A4 Mobile Tactical Light Recovery Vehicle (MTVR)
- M113A4 Mobile Tactical Vehicle Light, Cargo Carrier (MTVC)
- M113A4 Mobile Tactical Light Fitters Vehicle (MTFV)
- M113A4 Mobile Tactical Vehicle Light Universal Carrier (MTVL-UC)
- M113A4 Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicle (AMEV)
- M113A4 Hazardous Materials Recovery Vehicle (HAZMAT)
- M113A4 Engineering Squad Vehicle (ESV)
- M577A4 Command Vehicle
- LAV III light armoured vehicle
- AVGP (Armoured Vehicle General Purpose) armoured fighting vehicle
- Cougar tank trainer/fire support vehicle
- Grizzly armoured personnel carrier
- Husky armoured recovery vehicle
- Air Defense Anti-Tank System armoured fighting vehicle
- Lynx reconnaissance vehicle
- Coyote reconnaissance vehicle
- Buffalo mine protected vehicle
- Cougar mine protected vehicle
- Tempest MPV (Mine Protected Vehicle)
- Mastiff PPV (Protected Patrol Vehicle)
- Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle
[edit] Artillery systems
- AS-90 155mm self-propelled gun
- MLRS
- L118 light gun
- Rapier FSC missile system
- Starstreak HVM
- L121 field howitzer
- M101 105mm howitzer
- M198 155mm towed howitzer
- Cobra artillery location radar
[edit] Support vehicles
- Land Rover TUL/TUM
- Land Rover Defender 110
- Land Rover Wolf
- Demountable Rack Offload and Pickup System (DROPS)
- All Terrain Mobility Platform
- Aardvark JSFU mine clearance system
- M998 HMMWV AWD motor vehicle
- M56 Coyote smoke generator carrier
- M707 HMMWV
- M966 HMMWV TOW (armored)
- M996 Mini-Ambulance (armored)
- M997 Maxi-Ambulance (armored)
- M998 Cargo/troop carrier
- M998 HMMWV Avenger
- M1025 armament carrier (armored)
- M1026 armament carrier (armored)
- M1035 soft-top ambulance
- M1036 TOW (armored)
- M1037 S-250 shelter carrier
- M1038 cargo/troop carrier
- M1042 S-250 shelter carrier
- M1043 armament carrier (armored)
- M1044 armament carrier (armored)
- M1045 TOW (armored)
- M1046 TOW (armored
- M1069 Tractor
- M1097 Heavy
- M1097 Heavy HMMWV Avenger
- M1109 armament carrier (armored)
- HLONS
- M1114 armament carrier (armored)
- M1116 HMMWV (armored)
- M1123 Heavy
- M1121 TOW (armored)
- M1145 HMMWV
- M1151 HMMWV (armored)
- M1152 HMMWV (armored)
- Packhorse - Attachment to convert an M1097 to tractor version for semi-trailers
- Scorpion - Version fitted with Vasliyek 82mm automatic mortar
- M1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter System (HETS)
- M1074 Palletized Load System (PLS) tractor
- Heavy Equipment Transport System
- M911/M746/M747
- M1070/M1000
- Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck
- M977 and M985
- M978
- M983
- M984
- Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles
- M1078 standard cargo truck
- M1079 shop van configuration
- M1081 standard cargo LVAD, 2.5 ton capacity, air-droppable
- M1083 standard cargo truck, 5 ton payload
- M1084 standard cargo truck, 5 ton payload, with materiel handling equipment
- M1085 Long Wheel Base (LWB) truck
- M1086 Long Wheel Base (LWB) truck
- M1087 Expandable Van
- M1088 tractor truck
- M1089 wrecker
- M1090 dump truck
- XM1091 fuel/water tanker, 1500 gallons
- M1093 Standard Cargo Truck, LVAD, 5 ton capacity, air-droppable
- M1094 dump truck, LVAD, air-droppable
- XM142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System
- M1082 LMTV Trailer, single axle, 5000lb payload
- M1095 MTV Trailer
[edit] Aviation
- Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter
- Sikorsky S-70 medium-lift utility/transport helicopter
- Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter
- OH-58 Kiowa observation/scout helicopter
- UH-1 Iroquois utility helicopter
- Beechcraft King Air civil utility aircraft
