Polish Land Forces

Polish Land Forces

|| Submachine Gun || || Slowly phased out.
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Wz. 78 || || Assault Rifle || Beryl
Mini-Beryl
5,56 mm karabinek-granatnik wzór 1974 || Mini-Beryl - compact variant of wz.96 Beryl. 5,56 mm karabinek-granatnik wzór 1974 is a Beryl fitted with Pallad grenade launcher. Also used by special forces.
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AKM || || Sniper Rifle || SWD
SWD-M || SWD - Polish designation for SVD Dragunov, also used by special forces.
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Sako TRG || || Sniper Rifle || |
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PK machine gun || || Heavy Machine Gun || NSW
NSW-B |
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RGZ-89 || || Grenade Launcher || Also known as Wz. 1983 grenade launcher.
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Carl Gustav 84mm || || Automatic Grenade Launcher || |
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RPG-7 || || Semi-Auto Pistol ||
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Heckler & Koch USP|| || Semi-Auto Pistol ||
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SIG P226 || ||Submachine Gun || P90 TR is used by the special operations formation GROM
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M14 rifle || || Assault rifle |
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Heckler & Koch HK416 || ||Sniper Rifle |
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SR-25 || || Sniper Rifle|
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Mauser SP66 || || Anti- Material Rifle |
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FN Minimi || || Grenade Launcher|
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H&K MZP-1 || || Main Battle Tank || T-72M1/T-72M1D
T-72M1Z || 586
135 || T-72M1 are planned to be withdrawn from service in 2010. T-72M1Z is the T-72M1 modernized to the PT-91 level. T-72M1Z tanks are often counted as PT-91 tanks.
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PT-91 Twardy ||

|| Armoured Personnel Carrier || || 110 ||
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MT-LB ||
|| Armoured Recovery Vehicle || Bergepanzer 2A2 || 7 |
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Leopard Biber || || Support Vehicle || || 220 |
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Dzik || || Quad || || |
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Polaris || || Engineering Vehicle || || 8 |
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SUM Kalina || || Mobile Tank || || || Based on STAR 266 chassis. Used for transport of liquid fuel. Operated by supply platoons of tank and mechanized battalions.
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SARNA-2 || || Command and Staff Vehicle || || || Based on STAR 266 chassis. Used as part of fire direction system of the Topaz artillery.
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Honker || || Truck || S/P662D (6x6) and P842D (8x4) || |
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IVECO || || 122 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer || || 533 |
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Wz. 1977 Dana || || 155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer || || 2 || 48 on order
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BM-21 Grad || || 122 mm Multiple-Launch Rocket System || || 36 on order to be completed by 2010.
Between 113 and 114 are planned. || First 36 models will be delivered by 2010.
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LM 60D || || 120 mm Mortar || || 185 |


=Anti-Aircraft=

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ZU-23-2 || || Man portable Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher || Igla-1E || |
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GROM || || Surface-to-Air Missile System || || |
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S-125 || || Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun || || 1 + more will be ordered in nearest future |
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ZSU-23-4 || || Surface-to-Air Missile System || || |
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2K11 Krug || || Surface-to-Air Missile System || 9K35M "Strzała-10M" || |
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9K33 Osa || || Anti-tank guided missile || || 264 |
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3M6 Shmel || || Anti-tank guided missile || || |
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9M111 Fagot || || Anti-tank guided missile || || |
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9K115 Metis || || Tank Destroyer || || 130 along with 9P133 "Malyutka" |
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Aircraft

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Mil Mi-24 ||
|| Heavy Transport Helicopter || Mi-17 (Mi-8MT)
Mi-17W-1 (Mi-8MTW-1) || 6
7
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PZL SW-4 Puszczyk || POL || Small Multipurpose Helicopter || || 2 + 18 on order

Gallery

ee also

* Edward Pietrzyk, current commander-in-chief of the Polish Land Forces
* List of Polish wars
* Polish military awards and decorations
* Polish Armed Forces rank insignia
* Podhale rifles
* Polish Army Museum
* 7th Coastal Defense Brigade

Notes

http://www.mon.gov.pl/pl/strona/205/LG_59_150

External links

* [http://www.army.mil.pl/eng/eng.html Official Website of the Land Forces of Poland]
* [http://underground3k.com/viewpage.php?page_id=45 Military Vehicles database - Poland]


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