- Hungarian Ground Forces
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The Hungarian Ground Forces are one of the branches of the Hungarian armed forces. It is the army which handles Ground activities and troops including artillery, tanks, APC's, IFV's and ground support. Hungary's Ground forces currently pulled out of Iraq and are currently in service in Afghanistan and KFOR.
Hungary was supported by the Soviet Union during the Cold War but since the Soviet Union's fall, Hungary cut tanks, closed garrisons, and minimized troop strength since 1991. The Hungarian Army now deals with national security, peacekeeping and international conflicts. Hungary joined NATO in 1999, and has spent millions of dollars to advance their army with technological equipment and weapons.
A listing of current land force units is here [1].
Contents
Military Equipment
- RS4/4 parachute
- RS4/4 LA parachute
- MANTA parachute
- 40 mm grenade launcher
- 93M frag grenade
- 96M frag grenade
- Black Ka'bar bayonet
- AN/PVS-14 Gen3 Monocular Night Vision
- HALEM-2 laser rangefinder
- 15/80 binocular
- PSZNR-5 recce locator
- FMG 68 decontamination vehicle
- VSBRDM 2 ABC recce vehicle
- SSM-1 chemical marker
- IH-95 radiation level and contamination meter
- CAM radiation level and contamination meter
- VFK chemical recce pack
- DS-10 regiment decontamination pack
- TMF-2 automatic weather station
- 93M protecting suit
- 96M protecting suit
- DECOCOM 3000 decontamination container
- regiment decontamination trailer
- 82 mm mortar
- 60 mm mortar
Small Arms
Hungary PA-63 - Reservists Service Handgun- Hungary P9RC - Service Handgun
Austria Glock 17 - Special Force Service Handgun- Hungary KGP-9 - Submachine gun
Germany Heckler & Koch MP5 A3[1] - Submachine gun- Hungary AK-63E (AMM) and AK-63D (AMMSz)
- Hungary AK-63MF - modernized AK-63D
- Hungary AMP-69[2] - Limited Service Rifle
United States M4A1 SOPMOD - Special Force Service Rifle- United States Remington 870 Marine - Pump action shotgun
- Hungary Szép mesterlövész[3] - Sniper Rifle
- United States M24 SWS - Sniper Rifle
- Hungary Gepárd family - Anti-materiel rifle
- United States M249 SAW - Light Machine gun
Russia PKM - General purpose Machine guns- Germany H&K M320 - Grenade launcher
Armoured Personnel Carriers, Tanks, Amphibious Vehicles
Soviet Union BTR-80 (691 pieces, most of them modernized, in use, few others stored in working condition)- Russia BTR-80A ( Nato caliber development process ) (30 mm autocannon turret versions) [4]
- Russia BTR-80K ( Nato caliber development process )
- there is also an unknown number of modernized Hungarian-upgraded BTR-80s for technical rescue, medical rescue and NBC missions (these vehicles are entering service starting with 2009).
- Soviet Union T-72 - 14 Main Battle Tanks (several hundred tanks of various types: T-55, T-72 in storage, the rest are being used as targets for firing).
- Russia PTS (amphibious vehicle)- very large tracked amphibious vehicle used for crossing water bodies and building bridges across rivers
- United States Cougar H MRAP - 3 pieces - to Afghanistan
- United States MaxxPro MRAP - 30+ pieces - to Afghanistan
- United States M1151 HMMWV - 30-100 (?) pieces - most of them used in Afghanistan and the Special Forces [5]
Artillery: ATGMs, RPGs, Mortars, Howitzers etc.
- Russia 9К115-2 Metis-M
- Russia RPG-7
- 82 mm mortar - 50 pieces
- 81 mm mortar - Unknown number
- 60 mm mortar - 96 pieces
- Soviet Union 152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 152 mm howitzer - 305 pieces
Transport Vehicles
- Germany Mercedes-Benz G-270 CDI BA 10 - unknown number
- Germany Mercedes-Benz G-280 CDI BA6 C+R SSA FB6 - unknown number
- Germany Mercedes 1017A truck
Japan Toyota Land Cruiser armored car- Germany Mercedes-Benz Unimog - unknown number - Mobile platform of Mistral[6]
- Hungary Rába H-14 4x4 truck - The new H-14 series, can be armoured within 48 hours. The armour defends soldiers from bullets, splinters and IEDs [7]
- Hungary Rába H-18 6x6 truck [8]
- Hungary Rába H-25 6x6 truck [9]
- Germany MAN 8X8 truck
- Hungary Ikarus E-95 bus
- Hungary Ikarus F-15 bus
- United States Ford Transit truck - 41
- Germany Mercedes-Benz Unimog U400 - unknown number
Air Defense
France Mistral [10] - approx. 185 (originally 45 bought in 1998, +140 ordered in 2009, with deliveries undergoing).- Soviet Union SA-6 Gainful [11] - 4 batteries (each consisting of multiple launch units) - Will probably be replaced by US-made Patriot systems
See also
Sources
- ^ Emelt szintű, intenzív kiképzés
- ^ Újra szolgálatban az AMP69
- ^ http://www.tomcatpolo.hu/blog/blog/blog/cplusd2005/cplusd2005_56.jpg
- ^ http://www.honvedelem.hu/files/9/2872/bevet12_p.jpg
- ^ Valid HTML and CSS: Fülöp Gergely (dreamlite), ACME engine: Aurum / (2008-08-18). "Honvédelmi Minisztérium". Hm.gov.hu. http://www.hm.gov.hu/honvedseg/missziok/afganisztan_prt/prt_bucsuztato. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ "Mistral - Air Defence Missile System". Army Technology. http://www.army-technology.com/projects/mistral/. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ^ http://www.raba.hu/jarmu/jarmu.raba.hu/keptar/jarmu/termekek/Katonai_jamuvek/RABA_H14_206/H14_00.jpg
- ^ http://www.raba.hu/jarmu/jarmu.raba.hu/keptar/jarmu/termekek/Katonai_jamuvek/RABA_H18_206/alcazas_041.jpg
- ^ http://www.raba.hu/jarmu/jarmu.raba.hu/keptar/jarmu/termekek/Katonai_jamuvek/RABA_H25_206/H25.206DAE-001_2.jpg
- ^ http://www.hm.gov.hu/files/9/3713/Mistral_p.jpg
- ^ http://www.hm.gov.hu/files/9/9803/gyakorlat_papan_1n.jpg
- http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=107633 ,a lot of pictures
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbF-0xPQtsc&mode=related&search= , a slideshow
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