Editing National Guard (Brazil)

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! cellpadding="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:center" style="background:#ccccff;" |<center><big>'''''Guarda Nacional'''''</big></center>
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!Commander-in-Chief
|[[Luís I of Brazil|Emperor Luís I]]
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!Minister of War
|Deodoro de Alencar Tavares
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!Commander
|Field Marshal João de Oliveira Mendonça, Duke of Rio Branco
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!Military age
|15 years of age for voluntary military service
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!Conscription
|no
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!Available for military service
|Males age 16-49: 52,449,957 (2008 est.)
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!Fit for military service
|Males age 16-49: 39,263,710 (2008 est.)
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!Reaching military age annually
|Males age 16-49: 1,668,722 (2008 est.)
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!Active personnel
|311,000
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!Reserve personnel
|284,000
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!Budget
|classified
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The '''National Guard''' (Portuguese: ''Guarda Nacional'') is the [[:Category:Armed forces|armed forces]] of the [[Empire of Brazil]]. to be continued

==Army==
===Equipment===
====Small arms====
'''Pistols'''
*IMBEL M973 9×19mm Parabellum semi-automatic pistol (license-built M1911, modified with a different cartridge)
*Taurus M975 9×19mm Parabellum semi-automatic pistol (license-built Beretta 92)

'''Assault rifles'''
*IMBEL MD-3 5.56×45mm assault rifle
*IMDEL MD97 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle
*M964 7.62×51mm NATO assault rifle (license-built FN FAL)
**M964A1 7.62×51mm NATO assault rifle (license-built FN FAL Para)

'''Sniper rifles'''
*Heckler & Koch PSG1 7.62×51mm NATO sniper rifle (used by special forces)
*ACGL 7.62×51mm NATO sniper rifle
*Barrett M82A1 12.7×99mm NATO anti-materiel rifle (used by special forces)

'''Machine guns'''
*M971 7.62×51mm NATO general purpose machine gun (license-built FN MAG)
*M964 FAP 7.62×51mm NATO squad automatic weapon (license-built FN FAL SAW)
*Taurus M972 9×19mm Parabellum submachine gun (license-built Beretta M12)
*FN M2HB .50 BMG heavy machine gun

'''Carbines'''
*M4 5.56×45mm NATO carbine

'''Heavy weapons'''
*M79 40mm grenade launcher
*Mod GL6 40mm grenade launcher (license-built Milkor MGL)
*AT4 84mm rocket launcher
*M40A1 106mm recoilless rifle
*Carl Gustav 84mm recoilless rifle

====Artillery====
'''Self-propelled howitzers'''
*M108 105mm self-propelled howitzer 
*M109A5 155mm self-propelled howitzer

'''Rocket launchers'''
*ASTROS II self-propelled multiple rocket launcher 
**SS-30 (fires 127mm rockets) 
**SS-40 (fires 180mm rockets) 
**SS-60 (fires 300mm rockets) 
**SS-80 (fires 300mm rockets)
*AV-SF-70 Skyfire 70mm rocket system

'''Towed howitzers
*M114 155mm towed howitzer 
*L118 105mm towed howitzer 
*OTO Melara Mod 56 105mm towed howitzer 
*M101 105mm towed howitzer 

'''Mortars'''
*M2 120mm towed mortar 
*M30 107mm towed mortar 
*M936 AGR 81mm towed mortar 
*RO 81mm towed mortar 
*M949 AGR 60mm light mortar 
*Brandt 60 60mm light mortar 

'''Anti-aircraft guns'''
*Oerlikon 35mm towed anti-aircraft autocannon 
*Bofors 40mm L/70 towed anti-aircraft autocannon 
*Bofors 40mm L/60 towed anti-aircraft autocannon

====Missiles====
'''Surface-to-surface'''
*FOG-MPM
*MSS-1.2
*ERYX
*MILAN

'''Surface-to-air'''
*FOG-MPM
*9K38 Igla (SA-18)
*Roland 2

====Land vehicles====
'''Tanks'''
*Leopard 2A6 main battle tank
*EE-T2 Osório main battle tank
*M60A3 Patton main battle tank
*MB-3 Tamoyo III medium tank
*M41C Walker Bulldog light tank

'''Armored fighting vehicles'''
*EE-T4 Ogum tracked armored fighting vehicle
*EE-18 Sucuri II 6×6 tank destroyer
*EE-9 Cascavel 6×6 armored car
*EE-11 Urutu 6×6 armored personnel carrier
*EE-3 4×4 armored reconnaissance vehicle
*AV-VBL 4×4 light multipurpose armored vehicle
*AV-VB4-RE 4×4 light armored reconnaissance vehicle
*CBTP SL Charrua tracked armored personnel carrier

'''Support vehicles'''
*Pionierpanzer 3 Kodiak combat engineer vehicle
*Bergepanzer BPz3 Büffel armored recovery vehicle
*M60 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB)
*M60 Armored Vehicle Launched MICLIC (Mine-Clearing Line Charge)
*M60 Panther remotely-controlled mine-clearing tank
*M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle (CEV)
*M88A2 Hercules heavy armored recovery vehicle
*Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer
*M1083 standard cargo truck
*M35 2-1/2 ton cargo truck
*Heavy Equipment Transport System
**M911/M746/M747
**M1070/M1000
*Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck
**M977 and M985
**M978
**M983
**M984
*Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement all-terrain vehicle
**MK23 Cargo
**MK25 Cargo
**MK27 Cargo
**MK28 Cargo
**MK29 Dump
**MK30 Dump
**MK31 Tractor
**MK36 Wrecker
**MK37 HIMARS Resupply Vehicle
*Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle
**M1009: Utility version
**M1010: Ambulance version
**M1010 Command: Command post vehicle
**M1010 Ordnance: Ordnance repair truck
**M1028: Shelter carrier version
**M1028FF: Fire fighting version
**M1028A1: Shelter carrier version
*Logistics Vehicle System (LVS)
**LVS MK48
***LVS MK48A1
**LVS MK14 Flatbed
**LVS MK15 Recovery Vehicle
**LVS MK16 Fifth-wheel
**LVS MK17 Material Handling Crane
**LVS MK18/18A1 Self-Loader
*AIL Storm II mini-SUV
*Plasan Sand Cat all-wheel drive off-road vehicle
*Wolf all-wheel drive off-road vehicle
*Marruá jeep
*T-4 M jeep
*TAC M8 Octopus truck

====Helicopters====
*Eurocopter AS 532UE Cougar transport helicopter
*Eurocopter AS 550A-2 Fennec scout/liaison/attack helicopter
*Eurocopter AS 365K Panther transport/attack helicopter
*Helibras HB 350-1 utility/attack helicopter
*Sikorsky S-70A Black Hawk transport helicopter

[[Category:Military of the Empire of Brazil]]