Philippine Armed Forces

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==Summary==
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas or AFP) still maintain the four pre-Kamatayan branches: the Army, Air Force, Navy, and National Police (formerly the Philippine Constabulary). In other respects, however, the military was practically overhauled to cope with domestic issues. The Philippine Army constantly clashes and battles with the usual NPA (New Peoples Army) and Islamic Republic Of Bangsamoro which allow the Philippine Army to gain experience in jungle combat, same vice versa. It fights much smaller insurgent groups as well. The Exclusion Zones still maintain high military restrictions, although incentives for public resettlement will be offered in September 27 2122 The Philippine Government has encouraged domestic production of weapons, with government surveillance. The Philippine Government has also founded their own arms producer known as The Philippine National Arms Company which supplies and maintains most Philippine Armed Forces equipment, this includes their air force and naval branch. Its to be noted that the naval branch is mostly used for coast guarding, the company imports around 45% of its resources to produce weapons. For maintenance they usually produce new parts
Equipment is anachronistic by global standards, with its mixture of post-WW2 aircraft and Marcos-era tanks (modified post-Kamatayan) as well as Armored Personal Carriers. The M-16 being heavily modified to fit the conditions of the Philippines following the Kamatayan, largely for cheaper production, more reliability and less costs to maintain the weapon. Despite the "technological mash" disadvantage, the Philippine military is considered one of the most potent and skilled in the region, especially in jungle warfare.
The Philippine Navy consists of multiple ships, many however retired after Kamatayan, either due to old age or simply the lack of fuel during the chaotic period of post-Kamatayan. Multiple ships have been built or modified to use alternate fuel sources as well. Currently, the Philippine Navy consists of ships built from the 2020-2100s. The nation has seen a massive naval and coast guard build up due to pirates from China and The South China Sea raiding ships. The navy has managed to maintain its ships from the 2020s and continues to operate them as vessels for guarding the Philippine Coastal Waters and fighting against pirates.
The Philippine Air Force mainly consists of aircraft coming from the 1960s to 2020s, most are either trainer aircraft or mixed aircraft (Fighter-Close Air Support). The Philippine Air Force has only managed to produce some aircraft and mostly maintains the aircraft currently in storage. Some being as old as 200 years, however its materials, machinery and structure slowly being replaced as time went on. Such as the Super Tucano Fighter, which is both efficient and doesnt require much fuel to use, compared to a jet aircraft.
==Numbers & Equipment Of The Philippine Armed Forces (Oversimplified)==
=== NUMBER OF PERSONNEL ===
*Active Personnel - 155,000
*Ready Reserves - 100,000
*Other Reserves - 440,000
=== Meanings of words in parenthesis ===
* Locally produced & maintained - Is commonly produced/manufactured locally in the Philippines & is maintained.
* Locally produced rarely & maintained - Isn't produced commonly but still gets produced/manufactured & is maintained.
* Maintained - Isn't produced at all locally and is only maintained.
Army
====Infantry Weapons====
*M16 (Locally produced & maintained)
*Remington Model 870 (Locally produced, only for special purposes, urban combat & maintained)
====Sidearms====
*M1911 (Locally produced & maintained)
==== Grenades ====
*M67 (Locally produced & maintained)
====Snipers====
*Scoped M14 (Locally produced & maintained)
*Mosin Nagant (Rare, maintained)
====Machine Guns====
*M60 (Locally produced & maintained)
*M1919 Browning machine gun (Maintained)
*M2 Browning (Maintained)
====Grenade Launchers====
*M203 grenade launcher (Locally produced Rarely & maintained)
====Anti-Tank Weapons====
*RPG-7 (Locally produced & maintained)
*M72 LAW (Maintained)
*BGM-71 TOW (Maintained)
====Communication Equipment====
*PNEC Radio V1 (Locally produced & maintained)
*PNEC Tactical Radio V5 (Locally produced & maintained)
===Armored Vehicles===
====Tanks/Fire Support Vehicles====
*M60 - 14 (Maintained)
====Infantry Fighting Vehicles====
*FMC AIFV - 37 (Locally produced & maintained)
*FMC M113 IFV - 3 (Maintained)
====Armored Personnel Carriers====
*FNSS ACV-15 - 5 (Maintained)
*FMC M113 - 109 (Locally produced & maintained)
*Cadillac Gage Commando 4×4 - 94 (Locally produced & maintained)
====Recovery Vehicles====
*AIFV - 41 (Locally produced & maintained)
====Tactical Military Vehicles====
*M35 series - 322 (Locally produced & maintained)
====Note====
*Other Vehicles are included but they are minor (examples include some light cars meant for civilian purposes or logistics/construction purposes)
===Artillery===
====Mortars====
*M6 mortar - 700 (Locally produced & maintained)
*M29 - 300~ (Locally produced & maintained)
====Field Artillery====
*M101 howitzer - 101 (Locally produced & maintained)
*M102 - 22 (Maintained)
*OTO Melara Model 56/14 Pack Howitzer - 43 (Locally produced rarely & maintained)
*M114 - 8 (Maintained)
*Soltam M-71 - 7 (Maintained)
===Aircraft===
====Fixed Wing Aircraft====
*Short 330 (VIP Transport) - 1 (Maintained)
*Cessna 421 (Reconnaissance)- 1 (Maintained)
*Cessna 172 (Reconnaissance) - 2 (Maintained)
===Watercraft===
*Airboat - 20 (Maintained)
*Assault Watercraft - 15 (Locally produced rarely & maintained)
*Condor Scout Boats - 20 (Maintained)
*Condor Support Boats - 4 (Maintained)
*Motorized Banca - Unknown (Possibly more than 70) (Locally produced & maintained)
===Navy===
*Landing Platform Docks - 1 
*Frigates - 2
*Destroyers - 3
*Offshore Patrol Vessels - 2
*Littoral patrol vessels - 3 
*Coastal patrol craft - 7
*Fast attack craft - 12
*Landing ship, tank / Logistics support vessels - 2
*Landing craft utility - 2
*Auxiliary ships - 3
*Miscellaneous vessels - 2
===Coast Guard===
*Patrol Vessels - 31
*Support Ships - 3
*Auxillary Ships - 2
====Helicopters====
*Bell 4-12 (S.A.R.) - 2 (Maintained)
*Sikorsky S-76 (Air Ambulance) - 1 (Maintained)
===Air Force===
====Fixed Wing Aircraft====
*OV-10 Bronco - 4 (Maintained)
*Super Tucano 314 - 11 (Locally produced rarely & maintained)
*Cessna 172 (Reconnaissance) - 2 (Locally produced rarely & maintained)
*GAF Nomad (Transport) - 3 (Maintained)
*C-130 Hercules (Transport) - 1 (Maintained)
*Fokker F-28 (Presidential Transport) - 1 (Maintained)
====Helicopters====
*Bell UH-1 (Transport/CAS) - 10 (Locally produced rarely & maintained)
*Bell 4-12 (Transport) - 2 (Maintained)
*Sikorsky UH-60 (Transport/CAS) - 2 (Maintained)
*Agusta Westland AW109 (CAS) - 2 (Maintained)
*AH-1 HueyCobra / Cobra (CAS/Transport) - 3 (Maintained)