Army of Venezuela

The Army of Venezuela is a professional armed body of Venezuela. It is the main component in the Venezuelan armed forces.

Equipment

Infantry

mall Arms

*FN/Browning M-1935GP Side arm
*Zamora 9mm pistol locally built copy Czech CZ-G 2000 pistol
*Glock 17/18 Side arm
*SIG Sauer P226 Side arm
*FN/IMI Uzi Submachine gun
*FN FAL Battle Rifle
*FN FNC Assault Rifle
* FN FAP Rifle
*AK-103 Assault Rifle

Some special forces units use the Barret M82 rifle, H&K MP5 sub-machinegun, FN P90 sub-machinegun and the Mossberg M500 or Remington 870 shotgun.

Manned Arms

*FN MINIMI Light machine gun
*FN MAG Light machine gun
*FN/Browning M2 Machine gun
*M-60 machine gun
*CAVIM M-66 Cazador mortar
*M-19 mortar
*M-29A1 mortar Chiguagueño

Infantry AT Arms

*Bofors AT4 rocket launcher
*Bofors Carl Gustav recoilless rifle
*175 M-40 recoilless cannon 106mm
*24 IMI MAPATS-2 ATGM.

Armor

Tanks and combat vehicles

*86 AMX-30V Main battle tank- (82 AMX-30V +4 AMX-30D)
*36 AMX-13C.90 Light tank
*78 Scorpion 90 FV-101 Light tank Porelorti
*42 Dragoon 300 LFV2 Light tank

APCs

*75 AMX-13 VTT-VCI- (25 VTT/VCI +10 VTT/LT +20 VTT/PM +12 VTT/PC +8 VTT/TB)
*8 FV104 Samaritan
*2 FV105 Sultan
*4 FV106 Samson
*10 Transportpanzer Fuchs
*59 Dragoon AFV APC - (25 APC +21 PM +11 PC +2 R)
*130 V-100/V-150 Commando- (100 LAV-100, +30 LAV-150)
*100 LAV-300 APC
*38 EE-11 Urutu Derivates of the AMX-13, V-100 and Dragoon 300 are used for ambulance, vehicle recovery, artillery companion and command post roles.

Transport

* Tiuna multipurpose military vehicle (produced locally)
* Pinzgauer High Mobility All-Terrain Vehicle
* Jeep Wrangler
* Duro III 4x4
* CUCV Trucks
* M151 MUTT jeeps
* Steyr-Daimler-Puch APC's

Artillery

Ground artillery

*25 AMX-13/LAR-160 160mm Multiple rocket launcher
*10 AMX-13/Mle F.3 155mm self propelled howitzer
*24 M114 155 mm howitzer
*40 M101A1 105mm howitzer
*40 OTO Melara M-56 105mm howitzer
*60 Thomson Brandt MO-120 120mm mortar

Anti-Aircraft

*Bofors RBS-70
*Bofors M-1 AA emplacement
**10 AMX-13M51 Ráfaga
**6 M-35 Fénix
*Bofors 40 mm gun

Aircraft

Helicopters

* 19 Mil Mi-17V-5 Panare (1 Lost 06/13/08 Fte. Tiuna)
* 3 Mil Mi-26T-2 Pemon
* 10 Mil Mi-35M-2 Caribe
* 7 A109AM
* 2 Bell 412SP
* 8 Bell 412HP
* 1 Bell 206B Jet Ranger
* 4 AS-61D

Fixed wing

* ? Cessna 206
* ? Cessna 182R/T
* ? Beechcraft Super King Air 200
*10 PZL M-28
* 5 IAI Arava

External links

* [http://www.mindefensa.gov.ve Sitio oficial del Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Defensa de Venezuela]
* [http://www.ejercito.mil.ve/ Sitio oficial del Ejército Libertador (Venezuela)]
* [http://www.armada.mil.ve Sitio oficial de la Armada de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela]
* [http://www.aviacion.mil.ve Sitio oficial de la Aviación Militar de Venezuela]
* [http://www.guardia.mil.ve Sitio oficial de la Guardia Nacional de Venezuela]
* [http://www.aviacionejercito.mil.ve/ Sitio oficial de la Aviación del Ejército del Venezuela]
* [http://www.fav-club.com/ Sitio no oficial de la Fuerza Armada de Venezuela]