The Soviet Socialist Republic of Taviana Army (SSRTA)

Introduction

The SSRTA is the military force of Taviana, it consists of a ground force, a homeguard, a water force and an air force. The SSRTA is heavily based on cold war era Russian military structure, however it relies solely on volunteers for operations outside of its own borders.

The SSRTA Ground forces consist of approximately 22,000 volunteers, of which roughly 12,000 are actual infantry; the rest being support staff. The ground forces frequently take part in 'peacekeeping' operations alongside the Russian Federation in places such as Crimea and the Caucasus. 

In addition to the ground forces the SSRTA maintains a force of reserves called the Home Guard. This force purely consists of conscripted males, the task of the Home Guard is typically patrolling Taviana alongside the water forces, guarding installations such as the oil drilling platforms and military bases and acting as the nations police in place of a traditional police force. Exact numbers of how many men are active wtihin the homeguard at any one time is unknown, however males between the ages of 18 and 35 must undertake mandatory service for a minimum of 5 years followed by 5 more years of partial service. The rough number of military age males on Taviana is around 650,000 according to a government report in 2019.

The SSRTA also maintains both a water and air force. They are very small in size but members of these forces receive the most funding and training. All pilots go to the Russian federation for training in fixed wing and rotary craft, all of the SSRTA's aircraft are former Russian surplus. The water force receive training within the Russian VMF as sailors.

Uniform & Capabilities

The SSRTA is a severely outdated military in terms of modern militaries. All of their equipment is Soviet surplus discarded by the Russian Federation following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Despite this however, the ground forces are well trained due to the cooperation and cross training between the SSRTA and the Russian VMF Marines.

Regular infantry of the SSRTA Ground forces is issued a soviet uniform, steel pot helmet and load bearing equipment. Riflemen are issued AK-74 and AKS-74 rifles, machinegunners are issued a PKM and marksmen are issued an SVD with a PSO-1 optic.

The homeguard are often issued the same equipment however some are not issued uniforms occasionally.

Armoury

The Soviet Socialist Republic of Taviana Army (TSSRTA)

Image	Name	Description
	9K32 Strela-2	Standard issue SSRTA Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher Caliber: 72 mm
	AK-74	Standard issue assault rifle of the SSRTA. Caliber: 5.45×39 mm
	AKS-74	Standard issue assault rifle of the SSRTA. Caliber: 5.45×39 mm
	AKS-74U	Standard issue carbine of the SSRTA. Used by tank crews. Caliber: 5.45×39 mm
	Makarov	Standard issue handgun of the SSRTA. Caliber: 9×18 mm
	PKM	Standard issue General-Purpose Machine Gun of the SSRTA. Caliber: 7.62×54 mm
	RPG-7V	Standard issue Rocket Launcher of the SSRTA. Caliber: 40 mm/105 mm
	SVD Dragunov	Standard issue DMR of the SSRTA. Caliber: 7.62×54 mm

Motor Pool

Vehicle	Role
BM-21 Grad	Self-Propelled Rocket Artillery
BMP-2	Infantry Fighting Vehicle
BRDM-2	Armoured Patrol Car
Mi-17	Utility Helicopter
Mi-24D	Heavy Attack Helicopter
Su-25	Ground Attack Craft
MIG-29	Air Superiority Craft
L-159 ALCA/L-39 Albatross	L-159 (Jet Trainer) L-39 Albatross (Ground Attack Craft)
T-80A	Main Battle Tank (Limited Use)
T-72	Main Battle Tank
UAZ-469	Light Utility Vehicle
Ural	Utility Truck
ZSU-23-4 Shilka	Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun