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Australian Army
The Australian National Flag
Founded	1 January 1901
Country	Socialist Republic of Australia
Branch	Army
Part of	Socialist Republic of Australia Armed Forces
Army Headquarters	Canberra
Size	Approximately 150,000 personnel
Commanders
Chief of the General Staff	Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie HAR
Deputy Chief of the General Staff	Major General David Morrison
Land Commander Australia	Major General Mark Kelly, HAR
Combat equipment
Tanks	T-90, T-72
Reconnaissance vehicles	BRDM-2, PT-76, BRM-1
APCs	BMP-2, MT-LB, BTR-80
Artillery	2S1 Carnation, 2A18, 2A36 Hyacinth, BM-21 Grad, OTR-21 Tochka, FROG-7
Air Defence	9K37 Beech (SA-11), 9K330 Torus (SA-15), 9K33 Wasp (SA-8), 9K35 Arrow-10 (SA-13), ZSU-23-4 Shilka, 9K22 Tunguska (SA-19), 9K38 Igla (SA-16/18)
Small Arms
Rifle	AK-74M, AKS-74
Machine guns	RPK-74, PK, NSV
Pistols	CZ75
Aircraft flown
Attack Helicopter	Mil Mi-24D Hind
Transport Helicopter	Mil Mi-8 Hip, Mil Mi-17 Hip
Reconnaissance	Mi-2URP Salamander
Utility	Antonov An-2

Mission

The mission of the SRA Army is to protect the people, territory of the Socialist Republic of Australia, the Communist Party of Australia, and the "Australian revolution".

Organisation

Regular Forces

The SRA Army's regular forces are organised into several brigades which form part of regional divisions. Divisional formations are limited to headquarters, some support services, and ballistic missile detachments.

• HQ, Land Command
  • 1 Division (South East)
    • 1 Motor Rifle Brigade
    • 2 Infantry Brigades
    • 1 Airborne Brigade
  • 2 Division (South West)
    • 2 Infantry Brigades
  • 3 Division (North East)
    • 1 Motor Rifle Brigade
    • 3 Infantry Brigades
  • 4 Division (North)
    • 2 Motor Rifle Brigades
    • 3 Infantry Brigades
  • 5 Division (North West)
    • 3 Motor Rifle Brigades
    • 2 Infantry Brigades
  • Special Forces Command
    • 3 Special Purpose Regiments

Reserve Forces

The SRA Army's reserve forces are formed into provincial divisions. Apart from New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia, these 'divisions' consist of a single brigade.

• HQ, SRA Reserve Command
  • New South Wales Division
  • New Zealand Division
  • Northern Australia Division
  • Papua New Guinea Division
  • Queensland Division
  • South Australia Division
  • Tasmania Division
  • Victoria Division
  • Western Australia Division

Corps

Corps act as parents for the various regiments, and battalions in the Australian Army, as well as the 'home' for personnel. For example, a BREM-1 Armoured Recovery Vehicle will form part of an armoured unit under the Australian Armoured Corps, but the crew will be drawn from the Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

Corps are also responsible for training and developing doctrine for relevant units, the Australian Infantrry Corp for example runs Infantry Training Courses.

The Australian Political Corps is responsible for political education, and political surveillance of SRA Army units. Their political officers are attached to every battalion-level unit in the Army, and head the Political Cell. They maintain the Communist Party of Australia's control over the Army.

• General Staff Directorate
  • Australian Army Intelligence Corps
• Australian Political Corps
• Australian Infantry Corps
• Australian Armoured Corps
• Australian Artillery Corps
• Australian Army Aviation
• Australian Engineers Corps
• Australian Corps of Signals
• Australian Infantry Corps
• Australian Army Band Corps
• Australian Corps of Transport
• Australian Army Catering Corps
• Australian Army Medical Corps
• Australian Army Psychology Corps
• Australian Army Nursing Corps
• Australian Army Dental Corps
• Australian Army Ordnance Corps
• Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
• Australian Corps of Military Police
• Australian Army Pay Corps
• Australian Army Legal Corps
• Australian Army Education Corps
• Australian Chaplains Department
• Australian Survey Corps
• Australian Army Public Relations Service
• Corps of Staff Cadets

Equipment

Small Arms

=Pistols

• Makarpv PM 9mm Pistol
• Stechkin APS 9mm Pistol

Submachine Guns

• PM-84 Glauberyt 9mm Submachine Gun

Rifles

• SKS 7.62mm Rifle (Ceremonial)
• AKS-74 5.54mm Rifle
• AK-74M 5.54mm Rifle
• AKS-74U 5.54mm Carbine

Machine Guns

• RPK-74 5.45mm Light Machine Gun
• RPKS-74 5.45mm Light Machine Gun
• PK 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun
• NSV 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun

Support Weapons

• RPG-7V 40mm Rocket Launcher
• RPG-22 72.5mm Disposable Rocket Launcher
• GP-25 40mm Grenade Launcher
• AGS-17 30mm Automatic Grenade Launcher

Armoured Vehicles

Tanks

• T-90
• T-72
• T-55 (Reserve)

Armoured Personnel Carriers

Reconnaissance Vehicles

Artillery

• 2S1 Carnation
• 2A18
• 2A36 Hyacinth
• BM-21 Grad
• OTR-21 Tochka
• FROG-7

Air Defence

• 9K37 Beech (SA-11 Gadfly)
• 9K330 Torus (SA-15 Gauntlet)
• 9K33 Wasp (SA-8 Gecko)
• 9K35 Arrow-10 (SA-13 Gopher)
• ZSU-23-4 Shilka
• 9K22 Tunguska (SA-19 Grison)
• 9K38 Igla (SA-16Gimlet/SA-18 Grouse)

Anti-Tank

Aircraft

Rank Insignia

General Officers

Company and Field Grade Officers

Enlisted Men