What kind of weapons does your country use today?
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Topic: What kind of weapons does your country use today?
Posted By: Roberts
Subject: What kind of weapons does your country use today?
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 09:18
My country is small so we tend to purchase weapons which could be
usefull in partizan warfare. We have a profesional army a couple of
years consisting of 9 thousand soldiers. There is also a big reserve
in every province which we call "zemessardze" (land guards). Latvian
terrain is usefull for partizan warfare because 48% of land is covered
with forests.
Here is some pictures of weapons we use:
This year our goverment made major purchase of infantry weapons from
H&K company. G36 for now on is standart infantry rifle in latvian
army.
We still use old Swedish machine gun KSP-58, which is usefull in our climatic conditions:
As for usefull partizan weapons we have grenade launchers and anti-tank waepons like Carl Gustaf and AT4:
This is not military reconnaissance, but i would be pleased if you would share information about your country's army.
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Posted By: Jhangora
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 10:24
Posted By: Roberts
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 10:46
Originally posted by katulakatula
9000 thousand soldiers!!!! U have a pretty big army for a nation of ur size Axeman.Have u considered taking over Russia lately . |
We don't have any tanks or militar air plaines. So it is imposible to invade in Russia. We also don't have any wish to do this.
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Posted By: Jhangora
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 10:49
Arjun Tank {developed in India}
Bofors Gun
Khukri
and
More to come..........
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Posted By: Jhangora
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 10:52
Posted By: Roberts
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 11:25
Posted By: Jhangora
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 11:37
My dear Latvian brother I wasn't making fun of ur country or ur country's armed forces.U said ur country's armed forces consist of 9000 thousand soldiers.
9000 thousand soldiers=9,00,00,00 =9 million soldiers.
U should have written 9 thousand,nine thousand or 9000 soldiers.
Smile.
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Posted By: Roberts
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 11:43
Originally posted by katulakatula
My dear Latvian brother
I wasn't making fun of ur country or ur country's armed forces.U said
ur country's armed forces consist of 9000 thousand soldiers.
9000 thousand soldiers=9,00,00,00 =9 million soldiers.
U should have written 9 thousand,nine thousand or 9000 soldiers.
Smile. |
OK, I will edit this one. Thank you for correcting mistakes.
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Posted By: Jhangora
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 12:07
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Posted By: Belisarius
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 12:58
9000 soldiers are not bad, expecially since you're using modern equipment. The Philippines' army is not remarkable at all. We have some modern jets, some advanced equipment, but only a single fleet comprised of WWII-era ships.
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Posted By: Mosquito
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 13:00
Polish army is using arms made in Poland. Right now it are Beryl WZ 96, Miniberyl, Tantal and Glauberyt.
Beryl WZ 96
Right now this rifle will be replaced by the new one Beryl WZ 2004
http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/" target=_blank onclick="return fitsInWindow();">
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Posted By: Temujin
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 14:05
assault gun: H&K G36
this is the G36E, the G36 of the army has a scope like this one: http://world.guns.ru/assault/hk_g36k.jpg - http://world.guns.ru/assault/hk_g36k.jpg
SMG: IMI Uzi
but without the bayonet
Pistol: H&K USP
it says .40 S&W but the army caliber is standard 9mm
machinegun: MG3
yeah, basically the good old MG42 but modified to fire the new NATO standard calibre ammo.
sniperrifle: AI AWM-F
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Posted By: JiNanRen
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 17:12
People's Liberation Army Squad Equipment
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Posted By: Quetzalcoatl
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 18:56
French army
FAMAS (AR)
Eryx anti-tank missile
Leclerc MBT
Tiger attack helo
In a near future of the VBCI IFV
Rafale
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Posted By: JiNanRen
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 20:28
Posted By: JiNanRen
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 20:32
Posted By: JiNanRen
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 20:33
PLZ-45 SPA
SP Mortar
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Posted By: JiNanRen
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 20:41
Posted By: JiNanRen
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 20:48
Predator!
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Posted By: çok geç
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 20:50
Khanjar K-172 , the most reliable and efficient Local Saudi weapon available.
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Posted By: JiNanRen
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 20:55
Chinese ripoff of Hummer
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Posted By: Belisarius
Date Posted: 01-Nov-2005 at 23:35
That's some pretty impressive equipment from China. What percent of the whole armed forces uses this advanced equipment?
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Posted By: Leonidas
Date Posted: 02-Nov-2005 at 03:27
The aussies, small but getting better equiped as the years roll on.
Great special forces though, i heard the normal soldier costs 1million
to train alone. Small army but punchs higher than its weight
The bit of the army
The F88 Austyer and minimi, modified and produced in Australia and the http://www.defence.gov.au/army/equipment/50cal.htm - AW50F .5in bolt-action rifle (1.5km range)
below is the RBS-70 shorad missile and the ASLAV and australianised MOWAG piranah via the US... and the aussie bushmaster
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Posted By: Leonidas
Date Posted: 02-Nov-2005 at 06:07
New platforms for the army aviation (thankfully from Europe)
12 of these MRH90's and 22 hellfire armed tigers
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 02-Nov-2005 at 15:02
great topic guys axeman!
<<< notice the head display the guy on point has, with the camera fixed to gun,this is great idea and im sure U.S ,U.K,and other armies use these for curtain operations.
go to google and search for "non contact weapons" and "silent weapons"
and there are some mad weapons researched especially U.S.
but in U.K we are in process of decomisioning most of our navy,probably cut-backs on tanks and airforce too,and are concentrating on more anti-terrorist style warfare.
but here are some U.K weapons (mostly for export to our enemies lol)
Challenger II battle tank
Primary function: British military's main battle tank Armament: 120 mm gun capable of firing depleted uranium rounds or armor-piercing shells, 7.62 mm chain gun; 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, smoke grenades Speed: 24 miles per hour (40 kph) Crew: Four Other features: A nuclear, chemical and biological attack resistant compartment for the crew
warrior apc
SA 80
Primary function: 5.56 mm combat rifle Weight: 10.9 pounds (4.98 kilograms) complete with loaded 30-round magazine and optical sight. Effective range: 1,650 feet (500 meters) Cyclic Rate of Fire: 610/770 rounds per minute
Army Group Breakdown
1 Land Command HQ 3 Divisional HQs 1 Support Command (Germany) 1 Armored Division 1 Mechanized Division 1 Air Defense Brigade 14 Infantry Brigade HQs
Unit Breakdown
Airborne |
Armor |
Inf. Wpns |
Artillery |
Missile Sys. |
144 SA-341 |
14 Cheftain |
2,093 Light Mtrs |
166 L-118/9 |
755 Milan TOW |
288 Lynx/AH-1 Cobra |
410 Challenger |
543 L-16 |
3 M-56 PACK |
60 Swingfire |
232 Eurofighter |
192 Challenger II |
625 LAW-80 AT |
44 FH-70 |
135 HVM |
130 Tornado GR |
11 Scorpion |
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179 AS-90 |
104 Rapier |
94 Tornado F.3 |
332 Scimitar |
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63 MLRS |
147 Starstreak |
52 Jaguar GR |
138 Sabre |
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374 Javelin |
69 Harrier |
11 Fuchs |
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109 Hawk |
726 Warrior |
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73 Tucano |
759 AFV-432 |
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25 Nimrod MR.2 |
529 Spartan |
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3 Nimrod MR.1 |
609 Saxon |
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7 Sentry AEW |
1,390 Saracen |
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7 Canberra |
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5 Global Express ASTOR |
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4 C-17 |
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9 TriStar |
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11 VC-10 |
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10 Hercules C.4 |
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15 Cercules C.5 |
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30 Hercules C.1 |
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3 BAe 146 |
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6 HS-125 |
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10 Dominie |
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23 Jetstream |
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2 Islander |
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49 Chinook |
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45 Merlin |
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40 Puma |
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94 Sea King |
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14 Wessex |
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9 Griffin |
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38 Squirrel |
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2 Twin Squirrel |
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162 Gazelle |
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28 Sea Harrier |
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67 AH-64 |
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5 Islander |
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3 Bell 212 |
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4 A-109 |
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Infantry Standard Issue Arms
Sidearm |
Rifle |
Special Rifle |
Sniper |
Squad Support |
HP/9mm P226/9mm |
HKMP5/9mm SA80/5.56mm M16/5.56mm |
NA |
L96/7.62mm Barrett 86/.50 Cal LCR/7.62mm |
L86/5.56mm L7A1/7.62mm M2HB/.50 Cal | |
have a look at http://www.globalfirepower.com/index.asp - http://www.globalfirepower.com/index.asp
to compare countries.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 02-Nov-2005 at 15:04
http://www.militaryfactory.com/countries_comparison.asp - http://www.militaryfactory.com/countries_comparison.asp
<<< compare 2 countires
sry to take upo so much page.
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Posted By: JiNanRen
Date Posted: 02-Nov-2005 at 15:22
Originally posted by Belisarius
That's some pretty impressive equipment from China. What percent of the whole armed forces uses this advanced equipment?
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<25%
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Posted By: SearchAndDestroy
Date Posted: 02-Nov-2005 at 15:34
<<< notice the head display the guy on point has, with the camera fixed to gun,this is great idea and im sure U.S ,U.K,and other armies use these for curtain operations. |
The US is actually the first to develope that idea. But because the system is going to be used with a number of other ideas they've been down sizing the equipment more and more for weight. But the US has had it for years.
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Posted By: JiNanRen
Date Posted: 02-Nov-2005 at 15:45
Chinese type 98G MBT
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Posted By: JiNanRen
Date Posted: 02-Nov-2005 at 15:49
Standard Chinese type 95 rifle is perhaps too small for westerner?
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Posted By: Belisarius
Date Posted: 02-Nov-2005 at 15:54
Originally posted by JiNanRen
Originally posted by Belisarius
That's some pretty impressive equipment from China. What percent of the whole armed forces uses this advanced equipment?
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<25%
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Actually, that's not bad. China's growing wealth should be able to up this number by quite a bit in the near future.
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Posted By: Styrbiorn
Date Posted: 02-Nov-2005 at 18:05
Ah, well, a short post here, not so familiar with the issue, but since I believe the other Swedes (who haven't made military service. Bah. Sissies ) here are even less so, I'll take it as my duty.
Sweden makes a lot of its equipment by itself, including the mechanized units, ships, submarines and aircraft.
Armoured combat vehicle CV90 (Stridsfordon 90), the most modern of its kind. This pic is from the Swedish unit in Liberia I think.
Different versions are used, including mortar vehicles.
The Swedish version of the German Leopard 2, Stridsvagn 122, with a new tower, more armour, new engines and electric system was considered the best MBT out there, but the others have caught up now, especially after the Americans have used theirs in battle and been able to updrage them properly.
Native Bofors guns and German howitzers take up most of the artillery iirc, but a new automatic system is coming into use soon, the Bofors ARCHER, where the artillerymen doesn't even have to leave the comfy cabin to operate it.
(and yeah, of course it's a Volvo dumper in case somebody was in doubt )
the navy
Sweden has much fewer subs these days, but the Gotland class is top notch, one of the few silent stirling equipped subs in use, in fact the first to use air-independent propulsion. There was some Discovery show on those, but I didn't see it.
HMS Gotland, currently in California training with Americans.
The new corvetts of the Visby class are the first true stealth ships. They officially kick butt.
And in the air, Gripen makes up for most of the air force, and a total of 204 are ordered.
The helicopter arm is currently equipped with derelicts from the Vietnam war and some Pumas, but are soon to be equipped with the European Tigers (french-made?).
Almost forgot Stridsbåt 90 (battleboat 90), used by the coastal rangers to transport troops. Really quick boat, can make a full stop from full speed of 30 knots in 20 meters only. You could have fun with one of these.
The mortar support version looks like something from Red Alert:
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Posted By: SearchAndDestroy
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2005 at 00:39
I'll post some current military equipment later. But I think this is very interesting and I think you guys will find interest in it also.
This is the US soldier of 2025, supposedly. Anyways they are putting alot of research into it, and I've been following alittle bit about it over the last couple years, they haven't really had much new info on it. Anyways I show some pics and give you a link to the site since the artlce is alittle long.
http://www.natick.army.mil/about/pao/pubs/warrior/00/janfeb/ future_warfighter.htm
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Posted By: Leonidas
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2005 at 02:59
Posted By: JiNanRen
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2005 at 15:10
More high tech stuff from China
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Posted By: pikeshot1600
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2005 at 15:14
Have you noticed that everyone's soldiers are starting to look exactly the same?
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Posted By: JiNanRen
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2005 at 15:31
Here's something different
Chinese Lazer riot control rifle
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Posted By: SearchAndDestroy
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2005 at 15:37
Have you noticed that everyone's soldiers are starting to look exactly the same? |
Well everyone who could is going to copy the US military, just like the US will copy anyone who has developed something better. But currently the US leads the way, and just above that picture Jinanren posted with the camera on the gun and eye pieve on the helmet was influenced by the US. The US has been developing it for years. It looks to close to our own to really say that they came up with it themselves, then again probably not much you can do outside of that.
But that's how the Romans became great, take the best from the enemy and use on them.
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Posted By: JiNanRen
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2005 at 15:38
Posted By: SearchAndDestroy
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2005 at 15:51
Here's the first land warrior system. With the scope on gun to see around walls, and the computer systems. The systems will be in use in 2007 according to the article below.
Both of these pictures are from http://www.army-technology.com/projects/land_warrior/land_warrior2.html - http://www.army-technology.com/projects/land_warrior/land_wa rrior2.html
http://www.army-technology.com/projects/land_warrior/index.html#land_warrior1">
http://www.army-technology.com/projects/land_warrior/index.html#land_warrior2">
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Posted By: JiNanRen
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2005 at 17:08
Not quite a land warrior system but we are catching up
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2005 at 19:02
this is my favorit sniper riffle
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Posted By: SearchAndDestroy
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2005 at 19:06
^^^ Your favorite rifle, is that the m-81 Berretta? It's a 50 caliber right? I seen the damage these can do in picture and it's nasty.
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Posted By: JiNanRen
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2005 at 20:25
My Anti-Material Rifle is bigger than yours
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Posted By: Styrbiorn
Date Posted: 04-Nov-2005 at 04:03
Bah, sissies.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 04-Nov-2005 at 19:06
no we have assasins...see so ha
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Posted By: poirot
Date Posted: 04-Nov-2005 at 23:09
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Posted By: Leonidas
Date Posted: 06-Nov-2005 at 04:28
Greece:
170 Leopard A6ex (below) + 333 LeopardA5/A4
32 Apache (inc 12 d's)
24 PzH 2000
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