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ISLAMIC FEDERATION

Company Organisation

This is discussed under three levels of unit quality; the best armed and trained being the first line Revolutionary Guard. Second Line troops are the Line Infantry and the poorly armed and trained locally raised troops within geographical regions are the Militia.

The following organisation outlines the doctrinal organisation for units of the armies of the Islamic Federation. It should be noted that in addition to normal variances of unit strengths due to battlefield attrition, many individual and formatin commanders routinely hire foreign Mercenary Contract troops to supplement  unit effectiveness. This is particularly noted in the Power Amour troops of the Revolutionary Guard Battalions.

NOTES:

1. ONLY Revolutionary Guard have the PA/Assault Platoon.
2. Line Infantry have a platoon of PA attached at Battalion level
3.  Militia have NO PA troops.
4. Transport is Hover or Hi-Mob Wheeled vehicles for RG and Line. Militia units field whatever locally acquired transport can be obtained. Vehicles operate as an integral part of the squads.

Weapons and Equipment

The IF armies are generally supplied with wquipment purchased from Eurasian and NSL Arms Dealers; often less sophisticated and considered out of date by Western defence analysts. However, the IF weapons are still effective when used with skill.

Weapons   Assault Rifles generally carried are an earlier version of the Eurie KI-72 FP3, Imp d8
  SAW conventional light machine gun  FP d10, Imp d8
  SMG/Assault shotgun FP3, Imp d8
GMS/P is an earlier version of the Eurie GMS, but the basic Gudance Systems (Guid d6, Imp d12) is compensted by deploying them in pairs.
Conventional sniper rifles are preferred although the IF snipers at platoon level are not specially trained they are generally a better shot than the average soldier.

Equipment Body armour consists of a  heavy ferroceramic ‘clamshell’ back and breast plate and kevlar helmet. The helmet is often discarded for traditional headress. Great use is made of enhanced optical surveillance equipment  and IR and Image Intensifiers are carried in every squad (Enhanced Sensors –d8)

Whilst appearing to be not as heavily armed or carry as sophisticated weaponary as Western forces the greater flexibilty of the two assault and two weapons squads gives the IF a distinct advantage and they should not be underestimated. Whilst the Militia and, to a lesser extent the Line Battalions, are not as well trained as Western armies the Revolutionary Guard are the equal of the Panzergrenadiers of the NSL or the NACs Royal Marines. In particular their Jihad inspired ferocity allows them to fight on when other troops would consider withdrawing.

Created 2/1/98 by Owen Glover

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