My Little Pony: Soldier's Side

Chapter 10: Griffons in Uniform

Griffon Kingdom Royal Army

Motto: 'Ductus Exemplo'

Head of Command: Queen Galiana I of Griffonstone

Languages: German and Dutch

Helmets: M42 Stahlhelm (other soldiers wear the M35 Stahlhelm)

Headgear: M34 Crusher Cap (worn by Officers)

Rifles: M1906 Luger Rifle (carries an eight-round clip in the magazine instead of five)

Ammuntion: 9mm Parabellum, 7.92x57mm Mauser, 20×138mmB Long Solothurn, 7.92×33mm Kurz

Submachine Gun: MP40

Assault Rifles: StG45 Kurz (used by Paratroopers, later used by police after the war)

General Purpose Machine Gun: MG39Rh

Bayonet: K98 bayonet

Rifle Grenade: K98 grenade launcher

Knife: IM42 (Infanteriemesser 1942)

Sword: F.W Holler Degen sword (often a 'dress sword', there are officers that are trained swords-griffons)

Pistols (Officer's Sidearms): Walther Model 6, Walther P38

Standard Uniform: Collared grey jacket with black buttons, black leather belt with steel buckle. In the winter, the soldier wears a parka made of wool and rabbit fur, and the helmet has white canvas. The spring uniform consists of a collared green-grey jacket and helmet. The backpack includes blankets, rations, mess kit, and entrenching tool.

Rations: 700g of bread (fresh bread is popular. Other bread products in cans, cartons, paper wrapping are options), 173 grams of meats, cheese, fish or eggs (fresh sausage or salami is popular. However cheese spread, canned meat or fish are options), 45g of milk, 19g of spices, 9g of coffee or tea, 60 grams of fat and bread spreads, and 40g of sugar.

Grenades: Model 1943 Stielhandgranate, Model 1939 Eihandgranate

Mines: Si-35 (most widely used mine for the Kingdom)

Portable Anti-Tank Weapons: Panzerfaust 250 anti-tank rocket launcher, Solothurn S18/1000 anti-tank rifle

Light Anti-Tank Guns: 5cm Pak 38, 7.5cm Pak 40

Heavy Anti-Tank Guns: 8.8 cm Pak 43

Light Anti-Aircraft Guns: Oerlikon GDF, 2cm FlaK30/38

Medium Ant-Aircraft Guns: 5cm FlaK41

Heavy Anti-Aircraft Guns: 8.8 cm FlaK18/36/37/41 (also used as an anti-tank gun)

Light Tank: Panzer II Ausf. D (a modified Panzer II Ausf. D to allow the mounting of a shorter-barrel 7.5cm KwK L/48 gun with muzzle-break)

Medium Tank: Indien-Panzer (sometimes called the 'Panzerkampfwagen Jaguar')

Tank Destroyer: Jagdpanther (the 10.5cm gun from the Dicker Max)

Armored Personnel Carrier: Gepanzerter Mannschaftstransportwagen Kätzchen (VK 5.01) (Used as an artillery tractor and armored utility vehicle)

Half-Tracks: Sdkfz. 251 (also functions as an armored personnel carrier)

Armored Cars: SdKfz 234/2 Puma

Light Howitzer: 10.5 cm leichte Feldhaubitze L.F.H. 18/40

Heavy-Medium Howitzer: schwere Feldhaubitze 15 cm sFH 18

Light Field Gun: 7.5 cm FK 38

Heavy Field Gun: 10.5 cm schwere Kanone 18/40

Mortar: kz 8 cm GrW 42

Rockets: Nebelwerfer, Wurfrahmen 40 (often mounted on a Sdkfz. 251)

Self-Propelled Artillery: GeschutzWagen (G.W) Panther (has artillery options between the 15 cm sFH 18 or 10.5 cm schwere Kanone 18/40)

Imperial Army of Orel

Motto: 'Ad Honorem'

Head: Tsarina Guzel I of Yastreb

Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Polish

Headgear: M24 Field Visor Cap (Worn by soldiers and officers, officers wear the Two-headed Golden Eagle of Orel is front and center)

Rifles: Tokarev SVT-40 (standard rifle) Mosin-Nagant 91/30 (used by Royal Guards)

Ammunition: 7x62(TT), 7.62X39mm, 7.62x54mmR, 14.5x114mm, 12.7x108mm

Submachine Gun: PPS-43 (most mass-produced weapon of the war)

Assault Rifle: Prilutsky 1944 (used by Airborne Troops and Imperial Orel Sailors)

Light Machine Gun: Degtyaryov KB-P-180

Medium Machine Gun: SG-43

Heavy Machine Gun: KPV 14.5mm

Bayonets: SVT-40 bayonet, Mosin Nagant 91/30 Spike Bayonet

Rifle Grenade: VG-44/45 rifle grenade launcher

Knives: Yakut Knife (a traditional knife)

Sword: Shpaga (Imperial dress sword used by all Imperial Military Branches)

Pistol: Baltiets Model 1942

Uniform: the Imperial Army of Orel soldier wears a tan-colored jacket with black buttons and a brown leather belt. In winter, they have a special white version of the M24 Field Visor Cap with ear flaps, and wool insides to keep warm. They also wear woolen jackets scarves, and gloves. The pack includes blankets, rations, mess kit, and entrenching tool.

Rations: 6 packs of crackers ('Army Loaves'), 2 250g cans of meat and vegetables, barley porridge, boiled buckwheat or rice with beef, 1 100g can of liver pate or sausage stuffing, 1 250g can of stewed beef, 2 packs of tea with sugar, and 2 packs of freeze dried coffee. Like Griffon Kingdom Army rations, this ration will keep a soldier fed for 24 hrs.

Grenades: F1 'Limonka' grenade

Mines: PMN mine (the most used landmine by Orel during the war)

Light Anti-Tank Guns: 45 mm anti-tank gun M1942 (M-42)

Heavy Anti-Tank Guns: 100 mm field gun M1944 (BS-3)

Portable Anti-Tank Weapons: RPG-1M (an improved RPG-1 with a redesigned warhead similar to an RPG-16), PTR Grishelya I. and G. Gulin M1936 anti-tank rifle,

Light Anti-Aircraft Guns: 25 mm automatic air defense gun M1940 (72-K)

Medium Anti-Aircraft Guns: 45 mm anti-aircraft gun (21-K)

Heavy Anti-Aircraft Guns: 130 mm air defense gun KS-30

Light Tank: T-46 (further modified with a 76mm gun, and a sloped armor turret)

Medium Tank: T-44-100 (no side plates)

Tank Destroyer: SU-100M1, SU-122-44

Army Trucks: ZIS-151

Armored Cars: BA-64

Armored Personnel Carrier: T34-T ARV (used as an APC, artillery tractor, and armored utility vehicle)

Light Howitzer: 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30)

Heavy Howitzer: 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20)

Light Field Gun: 76-mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)

Self-Propelled Guns: SU-152M1 (a SU-100M1 tank destroyer fitted with an 152mm howitzer-gun.)

Medium Field Gun: 107 mm divisional gun M1940 (M-60)

Heavy Field Gun: 180mm S-23

Mortar: 82-BM-37

Rockets: BM-24-12 Katyusha