Former equipment of the Finnish Army

Former equipment of the Finnish Army

This is an (incomplete) list of former equipment used by the Finnish Army:

Tanks

*PT-A:
*PT-76: 12 units
*T-72: In use between 1984-2006, some ex-East German. 162 units
**T-72M1
**T-72M1K
**T-72M1K1
*T-55: In use between 1966 and ?, modernized in 1989, 74 units
**T-55K
**T-55M: T-55s modernized in 1989, 70 units
**T-55MK
*T-54: In use between 1959 and ?, 43 units
*Comet Mk I Model B: In use between 1960 and 1971, 41 units.
*Charioteer Mk VII Model B: In use between 1958 and 1980, 38 units
*ISU-152V: (1944-1959), 1 unit
*ISU-152:
*Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. J: In use between 1944 and 1962, 15 units
*Sturmgeschütz 40K: In use between 1943 and 1966, 30 units
*Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G: In use between 1943 and 1966, 29 units
*Landsverk Anti II: (1942-1959), 6 units
*KV-1 m 1942: (1942-1954), 1 unit
*KV-1E m 1941: (1943-1954), 1 unit
*T-50: (1942-1954), 1 unit
*T-34-85: (1944-1959), 9 units
*T-34 m 1941, T-34 m 1942, and T-34 m 1943: (1942-1959), 9 units
*BT-43: (1944-1945), 1 unit
*BT-42: (1943-1956), 18 units
*BT-7 m 1935 and BT-7 m 1937: (1942-1945), 53 units
*BT-5:
*T-28V: (1945-1950), 1 unit
*T-28 m 1938 and T-28E: (1939-1950), 7 units
*T-20 Komsomolets m 1938, 1939: (1939-1959), 184 units
*T-20 Komsomolets m 1937: (1939-1959), 33 units
*T-38-KV: (1944-1959), 4 units
*T-38-34: (1944-1959), 11 units
*T-38 and T-38M-2: (1939-1945), 19 units
*T-37A: (1939-1942), 29 units
*T-26T: (1942-1959), 6 units
*T-26E: (1939-1959), 63 units
*OT-133: (1942), 3 units
*T-26 m 1937 and T-26 m 1939: (1939-1959), 36 units
*OT-130: (1941-1942), 4 units
*T-26 m 1933: (1939-1959), 63 units
*OT-26: (1939-1945), 2 units
*T-26 m 1931: (1939-1945), 12 units
*Vickers 6 Ton Tank: (1933-1959), 32 units
*Vickers-Carden-Lloyd Model 1933: (1933), 1 unit
*Vickers-Carden-Lloyd Mk VI: (1933-), 1 unit
*Saint-Charmond Modèle 1921: (1923-1937), 1 unit
*Renault F.T. Modèle 1917: (1919-1942) 34 units

APCs (tracked)

*BMP-1: (1982-2004) 195 units, bought in two batches (85 in 1981 from the Soviet Union and 110 from ex-German stocks in the beginning of the 1990-ies.)
**BMP-1TJ
**BMP-K1
**BMP-PS
**BMP-1K
*BTR-50: ? units
**BTR-50YVI
**BTR-50PUM1
**BTR-50PUM
**BTR-50PU
**BTR-50PK

APCs (Wheeled)

*BTR-60: 112 units
**BTR-60PUM
**BTR-60 R-145BM
**BTR-60PBK
**BTR-60PB
**BTR-60PA
*Valmet 1912-6: 1 unit
*VK: 1 unit

Armored cars

*BA-10 and BA-10N: (1939-1959), 24 units
*BA-6: (1944-1956), 10 units
*BA-3: (1944-1954), 1 unit
*FAI-M, BA-20 and BA-20M: (1939-1956), 18 units
*FAI: (1943-1950), 3 units
*D-8: (1941-1942), 1 unit
*Landsverk 182: (1936-1941), 1 unit
*Fiat armored car: (1918-early 1920s)
*Austin Model 1917: (1918-early 1920s)
*Peerless:

Various vehicles

*TshMZAP-5247G:
*MAZ-537G:
*GT-SM:
*AT-59:
*AT-S:

Artillery

;Rocket launchers
*122 RAKH 76: (1976-), 24 units
*280 RAKH 44: (1944-), 15 units
*150 RAKH 41: (1944-), 15 units

;Super heavy guns and howitzers
*210 H 17: (1940-), 4 units
*203 H 17: (1940-1944), 32 units

;Heavy Guns
*155 K (93): (1993), prototype for 155 GH 52 APU
*155 K (91): (1991)
*155 K (88): (1988), 1 unit
*155 K 74: (1981-)
*155 K 68: (1970s-), 13 units
*155 K 17: (1942-), 12 units
*152 KH X 67: (1967-), 2 units
*130 K 90-60: modernized 122 K 60
*122 K 60: (1960-), later modified into 130 K 90-60
*122 K 31: (1941-1970s), 29 units
*120 K 78-31: (1941-), 24 units
*120 K 78-17: (), 1 unit
*107 K 10 and 107 K 13: (1918-), 9+4 units
*105 KH 36: (1939-), 1 unit "Chile gun"
*105 K 34: (1940-), 12 units
*105 K 29: (1941-), 54 units
*105 K 13: (1940-), 22 units
*105 K 10: (1943-), modified 107 K 10, 4 units

;Heavy Howitzers
*155 H 17: (1941-), 151 units
*155 H 15: (1940-1960s), 24 units
*152 H 88-40: (1990-2007)152 mm towed howitzer. Originally a German 150 mm 15 cm sFH 18 howitzer (called 150 H 40 in Finland), modernized in Finland. 47 units.
*152 H 88-37: 152 mm towed howitzer. Originally a Soviet 152 mm ML-20 howitzer, modernized in Finland. 64 units.
*152 H 88-31: 152 mm towed howitzer. Originally a Soviet 122 mm A-19 gun, modernized in Finland. Being phased out of service. 21 units.
*152 H 55: Soviet 152 mm towed D-20 howitzer. 126 units.
*152 H 38: (1941-), 102 units, of which four were modified into 152 H 38M
*152 H 37-31: modernized 122 K 31 guns
*152 H 37: (1942-), 66 units, later modernized into 152 H 37 A and 152 H 88-37A
*152 H 30: (1944), 1 unit
*152 H 15 and 152 H 17: (1924-), 4+8 units
*152 H 09-30: (1939-1980s), 109 units
*152 H 10: (1918-1966), 9 units
*150 H 40: (1940-2007), 48 units, of which 42 were modernized in 1992 into 152 H 88-40
*150 H 15: (1940-1962), 20 units
*150 H 14 J: (1918-1939), 12 units
*150 H 06: (1940-1944), 12 units

;Light Howitzers
*122 H 38: (1942-1975), 35 units
*122 H 09-40 and 122 H 10-40: 232 units
*122 H 10-30: (1939-), 161 units
*122 H 10: (1918-), 39 units
*122 H 09-30: (1939-), 25 units
*122 H 09: (1918-), 30 units
*120 H 13: (1940-1960), 13 units
*120 H 05: (1918-1944), 4 units
*120 MH 01: (1918-), 2 units
*114 H 18: (1940-1966), 54 units
*105 H 41-18: (), 1 unit
*105 H 41: (1941-), 27 units
*105 H 37: (1942), license manufactured Swedish "10,5 cm fälthaubits L/22", 134 units, all modified into 105 H 37-40 in the 1960s, and into 105 H 61-37 in 1961. 40 were given to Estonia.
*105 H 33-40: (1944-), 8 units
*105 H 33: (1944-), 53 units
*105 H 36-09: (?-?), unit
*105 VH 10: (1940-1944), 4 units

;Guns with recoil system;Light Guns
*84 K 18: (1940-1960), 30 units
*77 K 96 n.A: (1918-1926), 8 units
*76 K 42: (1944-), 12 units
*76 K 39: (?-?), 9 units
*76 VK 38: (1939-1951), 5 units
*76 K 36: (1939-1994), 76 units
*76 RekK 35 or 76 K/DRP: (1939-1941), 2 units
*76 RK 27-38: (1941-), 1 unit
*76 K 27-k: (1941-), 13 units
*76 RK 27 and 76 RK 27-39: (1939-), 235 units
*76 K 23: (1926-1945), 4 units
*76 K 22: (1926-1945), 4 units
*76 LK 13 or 76 LK 10/13: (1918-1960), 72 units
*76 LK 10: (1918-), 49 units
*76 VK 09: (1918-1946), 18 units
*76 VK 04: (1918-1944), 11 units
*76 K 02-38: (1938-1942), 2 units
*76 K 02-34: (1934-1941), 1 unit
*76 K 02-30/40: (1941-1994), 12 units
*76 K 02-30: (1941-1994), 93 units
*76 K 02: (1918-1994), 233 units
*76 K 00: (1918-), 34 units
*75 K 40 A, later 76 K 37: (1940-), 8 units
*75 K 36: (1939-), 1 unit
*75 K 17: (1940-), 200 units
*75 VK L14: (1918-1931), 12 units
*75 K 11: (1929-), 1 unit
*75 K 02: (1939-). 36 units
*75 K 01: (1940-1944). 12 units
*75 VK 98: (1918-1937). 44 units
*75 K 97: (1940-1962). 48 units
*63 K 84: (1918-) 4 units

;Guns without recoil system
*279 M 77: (1918-1951). 5 units
*229 M 77: (1918-1944). 6 units
*155 K 77: (1940-1944). 48 units
*152 K 04-200 p: (1918-1944). 4 units
*152 K 77-190 p: (1918-). In storage only. 81 units
*152 K 77-120 p: (1918-1944) 76 units
*120 K 78: (1940-1944) 72 units
*107 K 77-piirk: (1918-?)
*107 K 77-ptrik: (1918-?) 102 units
*90 K 77: (1940-?) 100 units
*87 K 95 and 87 K 95-R: (1918-1941) 87 units
*87 K 77: (1918-) 144 units
*80 K 77: (1940-1951) 12 units

Infantry weapons

*30 KRKK AGS-17:
*7.62 KK 54: 1,000 units
*7.62 RK 54: 25,000 units
*7.62 RK 54 TP: 1,000 units
*7.62 RK 72 VV:

Anti-aircraft weapons

*ItO 79: (1978-1995) 3 batteries, 400 missiles.
*ITO 78: (1979-early 2000s)
*Thunderbird: 1 unit
*88 ITK 37: (1943-1980), 90 units
*75 ITK 37: (1940-), 20 units
*76 ITK 34: (1936-), 12 units
*76 ITK 27, 76 ITK 28 and 76 ITK 29: (1928-), 16 units
*76 ITK 16: (1934), 24 units
*76 ITK 02-34: (1930s-), 8 units
*76 ITK 14: (1918-), 2 units
*40 ITK 38: (1939-), 288 units
*40 ITK 15: (1918-), 9 units
*30 ITK 62: 27 units
*30 ITK 61 HS: 3 units
*30 ITK 57:
*37 ITK 37: (1944-1959), 4 units
*37 ITK 39: (1941), 1 unit
*20 ITK Hispano-Suiza: (1965-1972),
*20 ITK Oerlikon: (1965-1972),
*20 ITK 43-44: (1943-1944), 2 units
*20 ITKIV 39-44: (1939-1986), more than 300 units
*20 ITK 40: (1943-1980s), 180 units
*20 ITK 35: (1939-), 88 units
*20 ITK 30 and 20 ITK 38K: (1938-1980s), 123 units
*20 ITK 23: (1926-), 4 units
*8.00 ITKK 36: (1939-), 4 units
*7.62 ITKK 09-31: (1939-), more than 80 units
*7.62 ITKK 31 and 7.62 ITKK 31-40: (1931-1986), more than 500 units

Radars

*m/40 Raija: "Freya" FuMG 40 G-Lz-Stand (1943-), 6 units
*m/39 Irja: "Würzburg-D" FuSE62(1943-1950s), 8 units
*Riitta: "Würzburg-Riese" FuSE65, 2 units
*m/45 Maija: 4 units
*Vesa: "Seeburg-Tisch"
*AN/TPS-1E: (1958-ca 1988)
*VRTTI VII: (1954-1970s), 6 units

Anti-tank weapons

;Guided
*PstOhj 82M: AT-5 Spandrel.
*RO-63: (-1995): 200 missiles, ? launchers
*Vickers Vigilant: (1965-) 250 missiles, ? launchers

;Unguided
*55 S 55: (1955-) 10,000+ units
*100 pshp/F1 and 142 pshp/F2: 26,288 units
*88 rakh/B 54: 1,854 units

;Anti tank guns and rifles
*8 PSTKIV: 30 units
*14 PSTKIV 37: 300 units
*14.5 m 41 Simonov:
*20 L 39 and 20 L 39-44: 2,078 units
*25 K 34 and 25 K 37: 250 units
*37 K 15:
*37 K 34: 17 units
*37 K 36: 435 units
*37 K 40: 150 units
*45 K 32: 25 units
*45 K 32-38:
*45 K 37:
*45 K 38:
*45 K 38-41:
*45 K 42: 45 mm guns total 618 units
*47 PSTK 35 and 47 PSTK 39: 10 units
*47 PSTK 40: 12 units
*50 K 38: 27 units
*75 K 40: 210 units
*75 K 97-38: 46 units
*75 K 44: 1 unit
*76 RK 27:

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last = Muikku | first = Esa | title = Suomalaiset Panssarivaunut 1918-1997 | origdate = | origyear = 1998 | publisher = Apali Oy | location = Tampere | language = Finnish/English | isbn = 952-5026-09-4 | pages = 208

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