Victor 400
Ubiquitous in regions with poorly-maintained or underdeveloped roads, or just a lackluster automobile market, most of these unassuming 2-stroke bikes date back from before Victor Motors was even a private company. Existing in such great abundance in local civilian circulation, it’s only natural that many would be co-opted by armed forces in these areas.

YAZ-52 Comrade
Robust, cheap, and widely available, the Comrade earns its name from how dependable this 4x4 can be in the hands of any user, regardless of their mechanical skill. Despite these vehicles and their parts being long out of production, they’re practically a staple of any organized force outside of the Union or Federation’s sphere of influence.

M-86 Enforcer
This armored car design saw extensive usage among gendarmerie and military police, from internal security to riot suppression. In counterinsurgency or other low to medium-intensity environments, however, they fit neatly into the role of an APC, with low weight and high speed making for excellent operational mobility. It is a fair bit faster than the Lancer or Caracal wheeled IFVs.

M-72E Vanguard
The first vehicles in the M-72’s lineage date back to the mid-1950s, and were close descendants of tanks fielded at the end of the Great Wars. While not exactly remaining unchanged that whole time, certain fundamental aspects endured over the decades. While it may be getting long in the tooth, the E variant offers a number of modernizations to keep the Vanguard relevant on the modern battlefield, if only barely.

Khil Ki-8 Liberator
The most widely-produced helicopter of all time, used in military and civil roles the world over, and hardly changed from its original production variants.

Khil Ki-8.A Liberator
Kestrel nations’ doctrines tend to rely heavily on maneuver, and supported airborne troops form an essential part of this. To this end, Liberator helicopters equipped with cannons and rocket pods may not be as effective as a purpose-built gunship, but can provide an affordable means of delivering and covering air-assault units.

Marquette T.47G Gallant
Marketed for offering “fighter-plane agility on a budget”, the Marquette T.47 is a favorite among racing and stunt pilots. The G variant comes with wing hardpoints for use by law enforcement, military, and private security, and sees frequent use as a light attack, patrol, and observation aircraft.

T-29 Vindicator
This ubiquitous jet trainer entered service in the early 1960s, with good performance to mirror the increasingly higher standard for pilots, and excellent fuel economy mandated by fears of renewed conflict, and a need to conserve resources. Both of these have made the Vindicator a staple of private jet pilots, as well as a capable, inexpensive ground-attack aircraft for low-intensity or COIN environments.

Minuteman assault boat
Kestrel assault boats come in all sorts of makes and models; cheap civilian boats with outboard motors, bought secondhand or commandeered from local operators, often featuring a machine gun bolted to the front. Quick to put into service, quick to get into action, and quick to get men ashore, earning the nickname of Minuteman boats.

Sentinel class attack boat
The Sentinel class dates back to the earliest use of missiles in naval warfare. While it was originally intended for launching missile strikes against enemy naval vessels, even Kestrel nations have acknowledged it as being no longer suited to the role, and most have been relegated to riverine and littoral patrol and support duty, replacing their anti-ship missile tubes with rocket pods.

Type 38 Steadfast
The Steadfast is one of the oldest machine guns still in active service, having begun its tenure in 1940 as a heavy infantry support weapon. By the conclusion of hostilities, it was also one of the most widely produced heavy machine guns in the world, and is still in production to this day. They can be temperamental things, but replacement parts practically grow on trees.

Type 45 Resolute
While recoilless rifles weren't new when the Resolute entered service, they were hardly a common weapon. For a time, the Resolute changed this, demonstrating their potential and dethroning anti-tank rockets until guided munitions had begun to mature. The Resolute remains among the most widely produced recoilless rifles, and remains in the service of many Kestrel nations to this day.

Type 52 Defiant
At the time of its production, the Defiant towed anti-aircraft gun was seen as a relic of an era that was about to end; jets were flying faster and higher every year, and it was deemed that, in time, conventional anti-aircraft guns would no longer be effective against them. While it may only be able to reach low or slow-flying jets, the emergence of helicopters allowed it to truly prove its worth, making it a capable and affordable means of air-defense.