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The People's Republic of Novia is a false nation used by the Federation of Nordic Peoples as the ‘opfor’ for KKT, the Federations analog for the US’s NTC. The PRN has seven main cities with its 20,341 square km: The capital of Sundsvall in the south, and the other decently sized cities of Haggdanger, Harnosand, Sandslan, Hammarstrand, Dockstra, and Ornskoldsvik. The PRN has a stated population of roughly 152,200, and a real population of roughly 42,000. These cities and settlements are, unlike NTC, actually inhabited, with Federation citizens receiving a pension, and greater economic and political freedoms in exchange for living within a false warzone twice a year, and playing their part as either liberated or hostile citizens of Novia.

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An exert from the intelligence brochure given to a Federation Army Infantryman in 2019, detailing the fictional nation he is about to liberate:
"The People’s Republic of Novia would be declared in 1921, declaring independence from the Federation in their War of Liberation, a violent class struggle that it won with the help of the USSR, maintaining its independence. After the Second Great War, the PRN would become a Soviet client state, and would join the Warsaw Pact with its formation. With the collapse of the USSR and the WP, its dictator, Premier Oleksiy, cracked down on freedoms, entrenched his power, and turned to communism with a near radical religious zealotry instead of opening his nation up and freeing it from the evils of Socialism. After multiple incidents across the border, the Federation is finally ready to invade Novia in Operation *KKT Winter 2019* with the goal of liberating the people from their fanatic dictator and the failed communist system, establishing control over the major urban areas and important infrastructure, and winning the hearts and minds of locals. Resistance is expected to be high, with the fanatical Red Guard, the high availability of weapons and ammunition, and the indoctrination of the local population. Irregular forces are expected to engage in acts of sabotage, terrorism, and active resistance behind friendly lines."
Also included in this brochure were imaged of Novian uniforms and equipment:


M/53 Pistol: Novian designation for Soviet supplied TT-33 pistols.
M/73 Pistol: A simple short recoil operated pistol in 9x18mm, the M73 is similar to both the Federation M1928 and the Belgian Browning Hi-Power. Adopted to replace the M53 pistol.
M/53 Rifle: Novian designation for Soviet supplied AK-47 rifles
M/61 Rifle: Novian designation for AKM rifles, both Soviet supplied and locally produced.
M/78 Rifle: A simple rifle adopted to replace both the M53 and M61 rifles, chambered in 5.45x39mm WP, and bearing similarities to the Isreali Galil ARM with wooden forwards furniture. Fires at 650rpm on full auto.
M/82 Carbine: A shortened variant of the M78 rifle, with a folding stock and a shortened 850mm barrel. Retains the wooden furniture of the M78, and by 2021 has nearly completely replaced the M/78.
M/80 Light Support Weapon: A belt fed light machine gun chambered in 5.45x39mm WP. Designed to use as many parts as possible from the M/78, the M/80 is a simple open bolt system designed for reliability. It is commonly issued with 75 round belts for infantry use, as is also mounted in vehicles, like the HBT-2 MBT or the BBA-2 IFV. Both infantry and mounted variants fire at 650rpm.
M/79 Marksman Rifle: A variant of the M/78 rifle equipped with a lengthened, 520mm barrel optimized for engaging targets between 300m and 600m. Often issued with the SZDH 4x scope mounted on a centerline weaver mount above the receiver.

LSA-1: A simple, jeep like utility car, powered by a 70hp engine.
BBA-1 ‘Лицар’: The Novian designation for the handful of BMP-2 obr. 1984 in Novian service with the Peoples Red Guard, of which roughly 32 are in service.
BBA-2 ‘Лакей’: A Novian produced IFV armed with a 23mm autocannon in a two man turret. Carries up to 8 soldiers in its troop compartment.
HBT-1 ‘Господи’: The Novian designation for the T-55A, of which roughly 18 are in service.
HBT-2 ‘Король’: The designation for a tank heavily modified from the T-55A. Includes features such as a laser rangefinder, remodeled recoil mountings, and a CITV, along with numerous smaller differences. Carries the same 100mm main gun as the T-55A.

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