Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) has some of the most adept troops in Africahaving honed their skills on both sides of a bloody civil war.

 Although Rhodesia practiced segregation similar to South Africa's Apartheid, most special forces units (except the SAS) were racially integrated, even at the height of the civil war. Now all units are integrated.

 Foreign mercenaries could, and, under certain circumstances, can still join Zimbabwean unitsif they qualify.

 The old Rhodesian army consisted mainly of special forces, (listed below), militia troops, and the "Gukurahundi", (People's Storm), a unit trained by North Korea (until 1983) and then the British, that operates Zimbabwe's only mechanized forces.

The old British-style regiments have mostly disbanded without ceremony.

 Basic Training: Commonwealth (Gukurahundi - Soviet)

 Special Forces:

• 1st Parachute Bn. - SAS Table -  Formerly the Rhodesian SAS and the Selous Scouts. Add Tracking 1 to first and subsequent term skill lists
• First Commando Battalion - Raider Table - Formerly the "Rhodesian Light Infantry". Add Tracking to first and subsequent term skill lists.
• First Mounted Infantry Bn. - LRRP Table -  Formerly "Grey's Scouts", a light horse cavalry unit. Add Horsemanship" and "Tracking" to first skill lists, and Horsemanship to the subsequent term list.

 ISSUE EQUIPMENT

 Weapons before the slash are in units descended from old Rhodesian units. Weapons after slash are from ones descended from old guerilla units, or the Gukurahundi.

• Sterling Submachine Gun
• SKS Carbine (Militia)
• FNSLR Battle Rifle/AKM Assault Rifle
• L42/SVD Sniper Rifle
• Various models of civilian shotgun
• RPKM Automatic Rifle
• MAG/PK Machine Gun
• HP35/Tokarev Pistol

 Prior Conflicts:

• Civil War (1970s to 1981)

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