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Military equipment of Georgia
Flag of Georgian Land ForcesActive 1991 - Country Georgia Size 37.000[1] Garrison/HQ Tbilisi, Georgia Engagements Military history of Georgia Commanders Current
commanderLieutenant Colonel Giorgi Kalandadze[1] Military equipment of Georgia 2011
Total Land-Based Weapons: 3,628. Tanks: 200. APCs / IFVs: 878 Towed Artillery: 400. SPGs: 200. MLRSs: 350. Mortars: 400. Anti-Tank Guided Weapons: 1,200. Anti-Aircraft Weapons: 1,000. Logistical Vehicles: 500.
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Armoured vehicles
Vehicle Origin Versions Number Notes Armored Vehicles T-72Sim1/T-72B Czech Republic/ Ukraine Main Battle Tank 200 T-72 Sim1-Modified in Georgia with the help of Israel, upgraded armour, weapon components, GPS-navigation systems,
night-thermal vision, satellite linked target acquisition system and tactical combat map with friend-or-foe recognition system.T-54/55 Soviet Union Battle Tank 25/30 BMP-1U/BMP-1P Soviet Union/ Ukraine Infantry Fighting Vehicle 79 BMP-1U-Upgraded with Ukrainian 'Shkval' fighting module. BMP-2 Soviet Union Infantry Fighting Vehicle 100 Including variants with mounted S-8 rocket and S-13 rocket launch systems Wolf Armoured Vehicle Israel Armoured transport vehicle 40-50 Used for medevac purpose and APC armed with PK machinegun.more than 15 use as medical evacuation Cougar HE United States MRAP N/A Georgian HQ units who are part of the ISAF are using the Cougar HEs in the Helmand Province. Donated by US Army under ISAF program. BTR-80 Soviet Union Armored Personnel Carrier N/A Being replaced as standard APC by the Nurol Ejder with optional alternative turret modules. BTR-70 Soviet Union/ Ukraine Armored Personnel Carrier 45 BTR-70DI - With Euro II 276 hp diesel engine from IVECO. Can be optionally fitted with modular turrets "Ingul" or "Bug" or with the "Zaslon" active protection system.[2] Nurol Ejder Turkey Armored Personnel Carrier 90 - 100 More on order. Armed with automatic AGL system BRDM-2 Soviet Union Armored car (military) 17 Didgori APC Georgia Armored Personnel Carrier 30 More on order. Beeing put into service since May 2011. At the moment, only ordered by the military. Armed with M134 and/or NSV machine gun. Thought to replace Rafael Wolf and Otokar Cobra. Renault VAB France Armored Personnel Carrier N/A Georgian HQ units who are part of the ISAF are using the VAB and VBL in the Kabul area. VBL France Wheeled All-terrain vehicle N/A Georgian HQ units who are part of the ISAF are using the VAB and VBL in the Kabul area. MT-LB Soviet Union Amoured tracked vehicle N/A Including medevac and variants with mounted ZU-23-2 anti air artillery. Humvee United States Armored Personnel Carrier 110 More on order. British Landrover replacement. Armed with PK machine gun Otokar Cobra Turkey Armored Personnel Carrier 300 Two variants. One armed with a coaxial machine gun and one with an automatic grenade launcher DELGA-1 Georgia Fast Attack Vehicle N/A Based on Lada Niva. Used by special forces. Since the beginning of research, several 4x4 and 6x6 variants were developed. Some having additional transport capacity and armor plates to provide more protection for the crew and passengers. Artillery
Vehicle Origin Versions Number Notes Multiple rocket launcher systems LAR-160 160 mm 15 Grad-Lar 122 mm N/A RM-70 122 mm 60[1] M-87 Orkan 262 mm x 12 N/A M-63 Plamen 128mm x 32 N/A BM-21 122 mm 27-60 Self-propelled artillery 152mm SpGH DANA 152 mm 46 2S3 Akatsiya 152 mm 32 2S7 Pion 203 mm 9 Towed artillery 85 mm antitank gun D-48 85 mm 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30) 122 mm 60-120 152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20) 152 mm 152 mm Msta-B 152 mm 18 152 mm Giatsint-B 152 mm 12 Anti-tank guns Kombat (ATGM) 125 mm SPG-9 73 mm D-48 85 mm MT-12 100 mm Mortars 2B9 Vasilek 82 mm M75 120 mm 259 2B14 Podnos 82 mm 2B11 120 mm 240 M-43 120 mm 365 Aircraft and air-defence
Vehicle Origin Number Notes Fixed-wing aircraft Su-25 9-27 L-39 9-12 An-12 5 An-24 Unmanned aerial vehicles Elbit Hermes 450 Elbit Skylark Helicopters Mi-24 12-15 Mi-8 Mi-17 UH-1 20-25 Air-defence artillery ZU-23-2 ZSU-23-4 57 mm AZP S-60 Air-defence missiles Strela-2 9K38 Igla Grom (missile) Self-propelled air-defence systems Osa-AKM N/A SPYDER 9K35 Strela-10 Tor missile system Buk-M1 N/A Electronic warfare support measures Kolchuga passive sensor P-18 radar 36D6-M ST-68U(19zh6) 1L117 Anti Armour Systems
Vehicle Origin Number Notes M72A3 RPO-A Shmel (Bumblebee) AT-4 9K115-2 Metis-M 9M113 Konkurs 9K111 Fagot RPG-7 RPG-22 RPG-18 Submachineguns, assault rifles, grenade launchers and machine guns
Type Origin Notes Bushmaster M4 Type Carbine Main - Special Forces With socom kits AK-74M Main - With socom kits Negev lmg main - with red dots Heckler & Koch MP5 Special Forces, Security Forces Heckler & Koch UMP-45 Special Forces, Security Forces TAR-21 Special Forces, Security Forces Heckler & Koch G36 Special Forces, Security Forces PK Machine Gun M134 Vehicle Mount DShK NSV machine gun GP-25 M203 Main CIS 40 AGL Vehicle Mount AGS-17 Small arms
Type Origin Notes M40 rifle Galil Galatz sniper rifle M24 Sniper Weapon System Special Forces Dragunov SVD-M VSS Vintorez Special Forces TRG-22/42 rifle Zastava M93 Black Arrow Barrett M95 Special Forces Barrett M82A1 OM 50 Nemesis Special Forces Pistols Glock 21 Special Forces Glock 17 CZ-75 IMI Desert Eagle Tanfoglio Force Jericho 941 Sig Sauer P226 References
- ^ a b c "Military Strength of Georgia". Globalfirepower.com. 2011-06-30. http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=Georgia. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
- ^ "Armament of the Georgian Army". Geo-army.ge. http://geo-army.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=9&lang=en. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
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