Equipment¶

The Gorlish Defense Forces operate a mixed inventory: a substantial domestic-designed core in armored vehicles, naval craft, and surface-based air defense, combined with WDP-standard equipment supplied by Arcadia (most notably in air defense and certain aircraft systems) and select imports from Leipzisch. The country's defense industrial base is mid-sized but technologically sophisticated, with specialty strengths in armored vehicles, coastal craft, and air-defense radars.

Small arms¶

System	Role	Notes
IK-22	Service rifle	5.56mm; bullpup; standard issue across all services
IK-22K	Carbine variant	Compact variant for vehicle crews and rear-echelon
AK-5C	Designated marksman rifle	5.56mm; longer barrel; precision optic
PSG-90	Sniper rifle	7.62mm; bolt action
Ksp-90	Squad automatic weapon	5.56mm; light machine gun
Ksp-58	General-purpose machine gun	7.62mm
Pistol-88	Sidearm	9mm
M203	Underbarrel grenade launcher	Arcadian-pattern import; standard infantry grenadier kit
Mk19	Automatic grenade launcher	Arcadian-pattern import; mounted on vehicles and Hemvärn weapons companies
AT4-CS	Disposable anti-armor rocket	Domestic design; widely exported across the WDP
NLAW	Anti-tank guided weapon	Short-range guided weapon
Carl Gustaf M4	Recoilless rifle	Multi-role; one of the country's signature export weapons
RBS-70 NG	MANPADS	Laser-beam-riding short-range air defense

The IK-22 is the GDF's standard service rifle, produced by the Gorlish Munitions Combine since 2008. It is bullpup-configured, 5.56×45mm, with a 16-inch barrel and reliable operation in arctic conditions — a national requirement.

Soldier kit & protection¶

Item	Standard
Body armor — hard plates	Level IV (rifle-rated)
Body armor — soft	Level IIIA
Helmet	Level IIIA ballistic
Night vision	Gen 2+ (one generation behind FSA's universal Gen 3)
Squad radio	PRC-152 (Arcadian export model)
Rifle optic — standard	Aimpoint COMP M5 red-dot
IFF / Blue-Force Tracker	None — Gorlish active infantry does not field a networked BFT; coordination relies on voice procedure and WDP coalition liaison nets at brigade level and above

The soldier-kit picture reflects Gorlund's positioning as a modernizing-regional military: WDP-standard protection through the Arcadian supply chain, but a deliberate one-generation lag on optronics and a deferred BFT investment.

Mechanized force¶

System	Role	Origin	Quantity (approximate)
Leopard 2GR (Strv 122)	Main battle tank	Leipzisch design, Gorlish licence production at Söderbruk Vehicle Works	280
M1A1	Main battle tank (legacy)	Arcadian export	Residual fleet (phasing out as Strv 122 production ramps)
CV-92	Infantry fighting vehicle	Domestic (Söderbruk Vehicle Works)	~600
M113	Tracked APC	Arcadian export	Older fleet supporting Hemvärn and second-line formations
Patgb-360	Wheeled APC / protected mobility	Boreal/Gorlish co-production	~1,500 (active + Hemvärn)
Bv-410	Articulated tracked over-snow carrier	Domestic	~200 (IV Boreal Brigade)
G-Wagen	Light tactical vehicle	Leipzisch export	Standard active-force LTV
Archer 155mm	Wheeled self-propelled artillery	Bofors-Gorlish	96
M777	Towed 155mm howitzer	Arcadian export	Jaeger and Boreal brigade towed-artillery battalions
Bandkanon-2	Tracked artillery (reserve)	Domestic	~60
HIMARS	Medium rocket artillery	Arcadian export	(acquired via WDP procurement)
RBS-15 KA	Truck-mounted anti-ship missile	Bofors-Gorlish	4 batteries

The CV-92 infantry fighting vehicle is the GDF's flagship domestic armored vehicle — produced by Söderbruk Vehicle Works, designed for combined-arms operation with the Leopard 2GR, and one of the country's principal defense exports.

Import dependencies¶

Gorlund's mechanized force is substantially WDP-supplied in several categories. The pattern reflects the country's modernizing-regional posture: domestic capability where the industrial base is mature (CV-92 IFV, Archer SP gun, Bv-410 over-snow, RBS-15 coastal AShM), Leipzisch-design under licence where appropriate (Strv 122 MBT, Patgb-360 wheeled APC, G-Wagen LTV), and direct Arcadian export where domestic production is either unavailable or undesired (M1A1 legacy MBT now phasing out, M113 tracked APC, M777 towed howitzer, HIMARS rocket artillery, M203/Mk19 grenade launchers, PRC-152 squad radio, Aimpoint M5 optic).

Naval vessels¶

Class	Type	Quantity
Visby-class	Stealth corvette	4
Stockholm-class	Fast-attack missile craft	12
Gotland-class	Diesel-electric submarine (AIP)	4
Koster-class	Mine countermeasures vessel	8
Stridsbåt 90 H	Combat boat (Coastal Brigade)	~150
Patrol vessels (various)	Coast guard / EEZ patrol	~24

The Visby-class corvette is one of the country's signature naval designs — fully stealth-shaped, with composite hull construction and modular mission packages. The Gotland-class submarine is a similarly signature design, widely studied in WDP submarine schools for its shallow-water stealth characteristics.

Aircraft¶

System	Role	Quantity (approximate)
JAS-39 Gripen E/F	Multi-role fighter	~80
C-130J Super Hercules	Strategic / tactical transport	6
KC-130	Air-to-air refueling tanker	2
Saab 340 AEW&C	Airborne early warning	4
Saab 340 MPA	Maritime patrol	6
NH90 TTH	Medium transport helicopter	~20
AS532 Cougar	Medium transport helicopter	12
AW109	Light utility helicopter	16
Tiger HAP	Attack helicopter (Army Aviation)	14
MQ-9 Reaper	Long-endurance UAS	6

The Gripen E/F is the country's principal combat aircraft. It is produced under a long-term Arcadian-licensed production agreement and integrated with the Meteor long-range air-to-air missile, the AESA radar suite, and the BAS-90 dispersed-basing infrastructure.

The Saab 340 AEW&C ('Erieye') is the AOC's principal airborne sensor and one of the most respected non-Arcadian AEW systems on Europa.

Surface-based air defense¶

System	Range	Quantity (battalions)
Patriot PAC-3	Long-range	2
IRIS-T SLM	Medium-range	2
RBS-98 (vehicle-mounted IRIS-T)	Short-range	4
RBS-70 NG	MANPADS	Numerous, distributed
C-UAS systems	Counter-drone	Distributed

The Patriot PAC-3 systems are Arcadian-supplied under WDP IAMD agreements; the IRIS-T variants are sourced from Leipzisch.

Electronic warfare and ISR¶

Gripen EW pods — escort-jamming and SIGINT
Ground-based EW — distributed across active brigades and JCC
Strategic SIGINT — Joint Strategic Reconnaissance Command, principally space- and signals-based
Cyber capability — Joint Cyber Command, both defensive and offensive

Defense industrial complex¶

The principal Gorlish defense industries:

Company	Specialization	Notable products
Söderbruk Vehicle Works	Armored vehicles	CV-92, Bv-410, Patgb-360
Halmstrand Aerospace	Aircraft components, UAS	Gripen subassemblies, MQ-9 sustainment
Jernshamn Naval Industries	Naval shipbuilding	Visby-class, Gotland-class
Gorlish Munitions Combine	Small arms, ammunition	IK-22, AT4-CS, Carl Gustaf M4
Bofors-Gorlish	Artillery, naval guns	Archer, 57mm naval gun
Saab Gorlund	Radar, AEW, aircraft systems	Erieye, Gripen radar

These industries are major employers, principal exporters, and — since August 2026 — operating under wartime priority contracts to expand output of critical systems for the GDF and WDP coalition partners.