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178 The MiliTary Balance 2010<br />

OrgAnIsATIOns by sErVICE<br />

Joint 25,170 (Centrally controlled units and<br />

MoD staff)<br />

Army 29,600<br />

FOrCEs by rOLE<br />

MoD comd Tps<br />

SF 1 bde<br />

SSM 2 bde<br />

Sigs 2 bde<br />

Ground Forces<br />

Arty 1 gp (5 bde)<br />

Cbt Engr 1 bde<br />

Engr Bridging 1 bde<br />

NBC 1 regt<br />

Mob 1 bde<br />

north Western Op comd<br />

Mech 1 indep bde<br />

Mob 2 bde<br />

Arty 2 regt<br />

MRL 1 regt<br />

SAM 1 bde<br />

Western Op comd<br />

Mech 1 indep bde<br />

Mob 2 bde<br />

Arty 2 regt<br />

MRL 1 regt<br />

Engr 1 regt<br />

SAM 1 bde<br />

EQUIPMEnT by TyPE<br />

MBT 1,586: 92 T-80; 1,465 T-72; 29 T-55<br />

AIFV 1,588: 154 BMD-1; 109 BMP-1; 1,164 BMP-2; 161<br />

BRM<br />

APC 916<br />

APC (T) 88: 22 BTR-D; 66 MT-LB<br />

APC (W) 828: 188 BTR-60; 446 BTR-70; 194 BTR-80<br />

ARTY 1,499<br />

SP 578: 122mm 246 2S1 Carnation; 152mm 296: 13 2S19<br />

Farm; 163 2S3; 120 2S5; 203mm 36 2S7<br />

TOWED 452: 122mm 202 D-30; 152mm 250: 50 2A36; 136<br />

2A65; 58 D-20; 6 M-1943<br />

GUN/MOR 120mm 54 2S9 NONA<br />

MRL 338: 122mm 213: 5 9P138; 208 BM-21; 132mm 1 BM-<br />

13; 220mm 84 9P140 Uragan; 300mm 40 9A52 Smerch<br />

MOR 120mm 77 2S12<br />

AT • MSL • MANPATS 480 AT-4 9K11 Spigot/AT-5<br />

9K111 Spandrel/AT-6 9K114 Spiral/AT-7 9K115 Saxhorn<br />

(some SP)<br />

AD • SAM • SP 350 SA-11 Gadfly/SA-12A Gladiator/<br />

SA-12B Giant (Twin)/SA-13 Gopher/SA-8 Gecko (700–2,100<br />

eff.)<br />

RADAR • LAND GS-13 Long Eye/SNAR-1 Long Trough/<br />

SNAR-2/-6 Pork Trough (arty); some Small Fred/Small Yawn/<br />

SNAR-10 Big Fred (veh, arty)<br />

MSL • TACTICAL • SSM 96: 36 FROG/SS-21 Scarab<br />

(Tochka); 60 Scud<br />

Air Force and Air Defence Forces 18,170<br />

Flying hours 15 hrs/year<br />

FOrCEs by rOLE<br />

Ftr 2 bases with Su-27P Flanker-B/Su-27UB Flanker<br />

C; MiG-29S Fulcrum C/MiG-29UB Fulcrum<br />

FGA/recce 4 sqn with Su-24MK Fencer D/Su-24MR<br />

Fencer-E; Su-25 Frogfoot/Su-25UB Frogfoot B<br />

Tpt 1 base with An-12 Cub; An-24 Coke; 6 An-26<br />

Curl; IL-76 Candid; Tu-134 Crusty<br />

Trg sqns with L-39 Albatros<br />

Atk hel sqns with Mi-24 Hind<br />

Spt hel some (combat) sqn with Mi-24K Hind G2;<br />

Mi-6 Hook; Mi-24R Hind G1; Mi-8 Hip; Mi-26<br />

Halo<br />

EQUIPMEnT by TyPE<br />

AIRCRAFT 175 combat capable<br />

FTR/FGA 175: 23 Su-27P Flanker-B FTR/Su-27UB Flanker<br />

C; 35 Su-24MK Fencer D FGA/Su-24MR Fencer-E recce;<br />

41 MiG-29S Fulcrum C FTR/MiG-29UB Fulcrum MiG-<br />

29U; 76 Su-25 Frogfoot FGA/Su-25UB Frogfoot B<br />

TPT 27: 3 An-12 Cub; 1 An-24 Coke; 6 An-26 Curl; 4 Il-76<br />

Candid; (+12 Il-76 civil available for mil use); 1 Tu-134<br />

Crusty<br />

TRG L-39 Albatros<br />

HELICOPTERS<br />

ATK 50 Mi-24 Hind<br />

RECCE 8 Mi-24K Hind G2<br />

SPT 180: 14 Mi-26 Halo; 29 Mi-6 Hook; 8 Mi-24R Hind G1;<br />

125 Mi-8 Hip; 4 Mi-24R Hind G1<br />

MSL<br />

ASM AS-10 Karen; AS-11 Kilter; AS-14 Kedge<br />

ARM AS-11 Kilter<br />

AAM AA-10 Alamo; AA-11 Archer; AA-7 Apex; AA-8<br />

Aphid<br />

air Defence<br />

AD data from Uzal Baranovichi EW radar<br />

1 AD bde (2 bn) with SAM/AAA units, ECM/ECCM<br />

units<br />

AD • SAM 175 SA-10 Grumble (quad) SP/SA-3 Goa/SA-5<br />

Gammon static (175–700 eff.). First S-300PS delivered to<br />

replace SA-3<br />

Paramilitary 110,000<br />

Border Guards 12,000<br />

Ministry of Interior<br />

Militia 87,000<br />

Ministry of Interior<br />

Ministry of interior Troops 11,000

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