Weapons of the Transkarpatian War

This article is about the weapons used in the Transkarpatian War, which involved the Transkarpatian People's Army (PKNA), Strakni Red Army (ZRA), Stasnovan Revolutionary Army, and the armed forces of the Grozyar Republic (RDF) and Elesar, and a variety of irregular troops.

Nearly all Grozyar-allied forces were armed with Grozyar modified Stasnovan weapons including the, SZ K70, as well as the newly developed Grozyar SZ K72. Grozyar-aligned insurgents and militias in Transkarpatia and Straknia, such as the Republic of Straknia, AK-ZG, and Kárpátia, were primarily made up of ethnic Grozyars living within the two nations. While they primarily made use of captured weapons such as AKM rifles, in early august the Grozyar military provided these insurgents and guerillas with, and SZ K70 rifles to replace their older Stasnovan weapons.

The PKNA and ZRA, were primarily supported by Stasnovan allies, but also employed a large amount of domestic post-grozyar equipment. Primarily the Transkarpatian forces used Stasnovan rifles as well as the domestically produced, which was a modernization of the Second Great War era Grozyar GPK-44.

Communist forces and weapons
Many of the Stasnovan forces before the 8th of September were poorly equipped, and the 6th Army primarily employed main battle tanks,  rifles and  armoured personnel carriers. The Stasnovan 1st Guards Tank Army which arrived in Transkarpatia on the 8th of September had far more modern equipment, with T-67 Veter and T-74 Borov main battle tanks,  rifles and included both  Infantry fighting vehicles and  armoured personnel carriers.

The PKNA and ZRA forces were much less standardized compared to the Stasnovan or Grozyar troops, however the most common small arms in use by the PKNA were the AKM, APM-55,, and a large number of  carbines. Many PKNA troops were irregulars, guerillas and hastily-assembled conscripts, whose equipment could vary wildly, and reports indicate a number of and  bolt action rifles saw service on the front.

The Strakni Red Army primarily made use of the domestically manufactured and, a Srpskan modification to the older Great War era. In addition the ZRA made use of the Stasnovan AKM, Transkarpatian APM-55, and the 2nd ZRA Independent Motor Rifle Division were equipped with  rifles.

Both the PKNA and ZRA armoured formations primarily made use of the Grozyar-made, but after the 29th of July, most of these T-55s had been destroyed or captured, and a significant number of s were activated however they were of limited effectiveness against the more modern Grozyar PcKTr-38S2 tanks.

Grozyar weapons
The Grozyar FÉMC AK72, which replaced the, was lighter and considered more accurate than both the Strakni and Transkarpatian rifles but was considered high-maintenance. The interim rifle design, the 7.62x39mm, which was originally intended to replace the K59, also saw considerable use and was preferred in urban and high-cover firefights due to its high stopping power and ability to penetrate light cover.

The primary MBT used by the Grozyar forces was the, which had a 100mm rifled main gun, and was an upgrade to the Stasnovan T-55 first introduced in 1970, while the PcKTr-38 struggled against contemporary Stasnovan tanks, such as the T-67 and T-74, the Grozyar forces found that those tanks could be reliably engaged using ATGM and infantry anti tank. A number of PcKTr-43S1 tanks also saw service with the Republican guard, and was considered on par with many contemporary Stasnovan tanks, the PcKTr-43 was a modification of the Stasnovan T-67, with a reverse-engineered chassis similar to the T-67, with a traditional T-55 turret mounted on top, as well as applique armour, and in later stages, Explosive Reactive Armour.

The Air combat over the front was extensive, with the newest aircraft in both the Stasnovan and Grozyar air forces facing one another. The Grozyar and  performed well against the older s and s of the Transkarpatian and Strakni air forces, but the newer Stasnovan  and s proved a more fierce opponent for the aircraft. aircraft were acquired from Elesar part way through the war.

Pistols and revolvers

 * – standard RDF military sidearm.
 * – carried by military police, tankers and reservists.

Infantry rifles

 * SZ K72 – Standard issue rifle
 * – Limited use
 * – Limited use
 * – Used rather extensively by recon and infiltration units.
 * SZ K70 - Extensively used, primarily by Republican Guard Pancelgrenadiers
 * - Preferred by Republican Guard recon units, designated SZ K44 in Grozyar nomenclature.

Sniper/marksman rifles

 * – standard issue marksman rifle.

Submachine guns

 * – standard Grozyar military submachine-gun.

Machine guns

 * – standard for the Grozyar forces.
 * – heavy machine gun

Tanks

 * – main tank of the Grozyar RDF.
 * PcKTr-43S – extensively used main battle tank.

Other armored vehicles

 * - main armoured personnel carrier

Automatic and semi-automatic rifles

 * assault rifle
 * assault rifle - standard issue for Stasnovan troops
 * assault rifle - standard issue rifle of the PKNA
 * assault rifle - standard issue rifle of the ZRA, extensively used by the PKNA
 * assault rifle - standard issue rifle of the Transkarpatian 1st Guards Army and Revolutionary Guards
 * semi-automatic marksman rifle
 * semi-automatic carbine

Submachine guns

 * submachine gun
 * submachine gun
 * - extensively used by frontline ZRA forces

Machine guns

 * light machine gun
 * light machine gun
 * light machine gun
 * light machine gun
 * light machine gun
 * heavy machine gun

Tanks

 * main battle tanks
 * medium tanks
 * main battle tanks
 * T-67 Veter main battle tanks
 * T-74 Borov main battle tanks

Other armored vehicles

 * APC
 * APC
 * APC