Sicilian Arab Army

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The Sicilian Arab Army is the army of Sicily. It is currently undergoing a thorough modernization of equipment and training methods, reducing the size of the conscripted force and increasing expenditure on international missions.

The Sicilian Army operates Al-Khalid battle tanks, varieties of M113 based personnel carriers (e.g. OPMV command post vehicle, M113/TOW tank destroyer), Mowag Piranhas, Mowag Eagle IVs, Humvees and the CV90 35 MK III IFV.For fire support, the Sicilian Army operates M109 self propelled howitzers.

Troops are primarily equipped with Heckler & Koch G3 assault rifles. In the supporting role, troops are equipped with MG3 light machine gun as well as EXPAL Mortars, the SPG-9 Recoilless Rifle, and single-shot AT4 for anti-tank operations. They wear the SPECTRA helmet and bulletproof vests for protection.

Additionally, the lightly armoured Eurocopter Fennec anti-tank helicopter equipped with TOW missiles is used for rapid battlefield support. A variant of the McDonnell Douglas Helicopters Oh-6 CAYUSE was used as a light observation helicopter but was taken out of commission in October 2005 and its tasks were taken over by the Fennec.

Contents 1 Units of the Sicilian Arab Army 1.1 Cavalry 1.2 Infantry 1.3 Special Forces 1.4 Support Arms 2 Structure of the Sicilian Arab Army 2.1 Cavalry 2.2 Infantry 3 Aircraft inventory

[edit] Units of the Sicilian Arab Army

[edit] Cavalry

• Rameth Dragoon Regiment (Operating Al-Khalid MBT)

[edit] Infantry

• Kerkent Guards Regiment (Infantry Regiment)
• Bal'harm Guards Regiment (Infantry Regiment)

[edit] Special Forces

• Sikla Ranger Corps
• Malta Frogman Corps (Part of the Sicilian Arab Navy and under Navy command)

[edit] Support Arms

• Kal'at an-Nisa Artillery Regiment
• Kal'at-al-Ganom Engineer Regiment
• Kasr' Yanni Signal Regiment
• Siragüza Logistics Regiment
• Marsa Military Police Regiment

[edit] Structure of the Sicilian Arab Army

The structure of the Sicilian Arab Army changed in 2001, when all of the remaining infantry regiments were amalgamated together, leaving just four remaining combat regiments, two cavalry and two infantry - the functions of the infantry were spread amongst three of these.

[edit] Cavalry

The armored corps of the Sicilian Arab Army consists of an armored battalion and one armored reconnaissance battalion. They were once part of two separate cavalry regiments:

• Armored Battalion
  • I Armored Battallion, Rameth Dragoon Regiment

• Reconnaissance Battalion
  • III Observation Battalion, Kerkent Guards Regiment

[edit] Infantry

The infantry corps of the Sicilian Arab Army consists of six battalions, which carry the tradition of two regiments:

• Mechanized Infantry:
  • I Armored Infantry Battalion, Bal'harm Guards Regiment
  • II Armored Infantry Battalion, Bal'harm Guards Regiment
  • I Armored Infantry Battalion, Kerkent Guards Regiment
  • II PArmored Infantry Battalion, Kerkent Guards Regiment
  • IV Armored Infantry Battalion, Kerkent Guards Regiment

• Motorised Infantry:
  • IV Armored Infantry Battalion, Bal'harm Guards Regiment

[edit] Aircraft inventory

The Arab Army operates its own fleet of 12 Europe Fennec helicopters for support duties.

Military of Sicily

Sicilian Arab Army | Sicilian Arab Navy | Sicilian Arab Air Force | Sicilian Home Guard