Chilean Army

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Chilean Army
Chilean Soldiers
Military manpower
Military age 18 years of age required for military service (2006)
Availability age 18-49: 3,815,761 (2005 est.)
Fit for military service 3,123,281 (2005 est.)
Reaching military age annually 150,084 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures
Dollar figure $3.6 billion (2006 est.)
Percent of GDP 3.9% (2006 est.)
See Also Military of Chile

The Chilean Army ("Ejército de Chile" in Spanish) is the land arm of the Military of Chile. This 45,000-person army (20,700 of which are conscripts) [1] is organized into six divisions and an air brigade.

Since the last years and after several major reequipment programs, the Chilean Army has become one of the most technologically advanced and professional armies of Latin America [2] [3]

Several tragedies have struck the Chilean Army in the last few years. In 2005, 45 mostly conscript soldiers died when they were trapped in a snow storm during mountain training near Antuco. On November 12 2006, an additional 19 soldiers, who were largely the members of a military band, drowned when their bus fell in a river near Cañete.

The Chilean Army is mostly supported by the United States, Israel, The Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom and France.

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[edit] Peacekeeping

[edit] Military Equipment

The Chilean Army was equipped with Leopard 1's tanks, M113 APC's, and AIFV-B APC's from the Belgian Army (via SABIEX) and is planned to have new Leopard 2 MBT's from the German Army to modernize itself. Their goal is to have the strongest army in Latin America by 2015. They are currently planning to buy more APC's and advanced technology for strategic warfare purpose

In all, the Chilean army has about 360 Leopard 1's and 427 M113's and are going to receive 118 Leopard 2's from Germany. They also have a handful of FAMAE Piranhas (Mowag Piranha) LAV's. Their main assault rifle is currently the SG 550 and the Heckler & Koch G3 but the army is planning to replace the Heckler & Koch G3 for the Heckler & Koch G36 as its main assault rifle by 2007.

Two chilean´s leopard´s 1A5.
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Two chilean´s leopard´s 1A5.
Chilean Leopard 1.
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Chilean Leopard 1.
Chileans M109 howitzer.
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Chileans M109 howitzer.
Chilean Mowag Piranha 8X8.
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Chilean Mowag Piranha 8X8.
Chilean HMMWV whit M113A2.
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Chilean HMMWV whit M113A2.
Chilean M113A2.
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Chilean M113A2.
Chileans soldiers in the desert.
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Chileans soldiers in the desert.
Chilean YPR-765.
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Chilean YPR-765.

[edit] Tanks and APC's

[edit] Guns (Rifles, pistols, grenade launchers and machine guns)

PISTOLS

RIFLES

OTHER GUNS

GRENADE LAUNCHERS

[edit] Artillery

  • 24 x M109 howitzer KAWEST Upgraded by RUAG, Switzerland
  • 47 x AMX-13 Mk.F3 155 mm Self Propelled Howitzer
  • Soltam M68 155mm Towed Howitzer
  • Soltam M71 155mm Towed Howitzer
  • M101 howitzer/33 105mm Towed Howitzer (Upgraded by FAMAE)
  • Oto Melara M56 105mm Towed Howitzer (Mountain Artillery)

[edit] Air defense

[edit] Anti tanks systems

  • AT4 Anti-tank weapon (Infantry Squad AT weapon)
  • Carl Gustav recoilless rifle Anti-tank weapon
  • MILAN ATGM
  • Bofors 106mm Recoiless Gun mounted on IMI Storm jeeps.
  • IMI MAPATS mounted on IMI Storm jeeps.
  • Rafael SPIKE ATGM, on YPR 765 and MD-530F (manufactured in Israel).

[edit] Transport

1) Land Assets

  • 200+ HMMWV (Some will replace the "AT role" Storm Jeeps. The rest for Recon units).
  • The standard transport for troop commanders is the IMI Storm (manufactured in Israel).
  • MB-1017A (Most used truck)
  • Armoured Unimog trucks
  • Ducati Multistrada Dual-sport Motorcycles


2) Air Assets (Depending on the Army Aviation Brigade)

[edit] Helicopters

[edit] Commanders-in-chief

Rank Name Took Office Left Office Position
Brigadier José Miguel Carrera Verdugo March 31, 1813 November 23, 1813 Army Commander-in-chief
Colonel Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme November 27, 1813 September 2, 1814 Army Commander-in-chief
Brigadier José Miguel Carrera Verdugo August 28, 1814 October 2, 1814 Army Commander-in-chief
Captain General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme April 17, 1819 January 28, 1823 Army Commander-in-chief
Captain General Ramón Freire Serrano February 21, 1823 April 2, 1830 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General José Joaquín Prieto Vial April 2, 1830 September 18, 1841 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Manuel Bulnes Prieto September 18, 1841 October 18, 1866 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Marcos Maturana del Campo October 18, 1866 December 21, 1870 Senior General Officer
Division General Juan Manuel Jarpa Caamaño August 8, 1871 December 31, 1875 Senior General Officer
Division General Basilio Urrutia Vásquez August 8, 1871 April 7, 1879 Senior General Officer
Division General Justo Arteaga Cuevas April 8, 1879 July 18, 1879 Field Commander-in-chief
Division General Erasmo Escala Arriagada July 18, 1879 March 28, 1880 Field Commander-in-chief
Division General Manuel Baquedano González April 3, 1880 May 3, 1881 Field Commander-in-chief
Division General Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez May 3, 1881 December 19, 1883 Inspector General
Division General Emilio Sotomayor Baeza January 4, 1884 August 22, 1888 Inspector General
Division General José Francisco Gana Castro August 22, 1888 September 4, 1891 Field Commander-in-chief
Division General Marco Aurelio Arriagada September 14, 1891 August 28, 1894 Inspector General
Division General Adolfo Hölley Urzúa August 28, 1894 October 13, 1900 Inspector General
Division General Emilio Körner Henze October 13, 1900 April 19, 1910 Inspector General
Division General Jorge Boonen Rivera April 19, 1910 April 26, 1921 Inspector General
Division General Arístides Pinto Concha April 26, 1921 February 13, 1922 Inspector General
Division General Luis Altamirano Talavera February 13, 1922 November 28, 1924 Inspector General
Division General Pedro Pablo Dartnell Encina November 28, 1924 January 23, 1925 Inspector General
Division General Mariano Navarrete Ciris January 31, 1925 November 10, 1925 Inspector General
Division General Juan Emilio Ortiz Vega November 11, 1925 January 7, 1927 Inspector General
Division General Francisco Javier Diaz Valderrama February 18, 1927 March 20, 1930 Inspector General
Division General Pedro Charpin Rival March 21, 1930 November 7, 1930 Inspector General
Division General Bartolomé Blanche Espejo November 7, 1930 August 4, 1931 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Pedro Charpin Rival August 5, 1931 August 22, 1931 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Indalicio Téllez Cárcamo August 25, 1931 June 11, 1932 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Agustín Moreno Ladrón de Guevara June 15, 1932 August 2, 1932 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Luis Otero Mujica August 3, 1932 December 26, 1932 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Pedro Vignola Cortés December 26, 1932 December 21, 1933 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Marcial Urrutia Urrutia December 23, 1933 March 27, 1934 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Oscar Novoa Fuentes March 27, 1934 December 20, 1938 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Carlos Fuentes Rabe December 26, 1938 August 23, 1940 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Oscar Escudero Otárola August 23, 1940 March 8, 1943 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Arturo Espinoza Mujica August 12, 1943 October 11, 1944 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Alfredo Portales Mourgues November 8, 1943 November 12, 1945 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Oscar Fuentes Pantoja November 12, 1945 November 29, 1946 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Guillermo Barrios Tirado November 29, 1946 August 2, 1947 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Ramón Cañas Montalva August 2, 1947 October 8, 1949 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Guillermo Barrios Tirado October 8, 1949 January 9, 1950 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Rafael Fernández Reyes January 9, 1950 October 28, 1952 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Santiago Danús Peña November 3, 1952 March 11, 1953 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Carlos Mezzano Camino March 11, 1953 June 10, 1954 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Enrique Franco Hidalgo June 11, 1954 March 17, 1955 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Enrique Franco Hidalgo June 11, 1954 March 17, 1955 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Raúl Araya Stiglich March 17, 1955 May 8, 1956 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Luis Vidal Vargas May 8, 1956 November 3, 1958 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General René Vidal Merino November 3, 1958 November 13, 1958 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Oscar Izurieta Molina November 14, 1958 November 3, 1964 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Bernardino Parada Moreno November 4, 1964 July 4, 1967 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Luis Miqueles Caridi July 5, 1967 May 3, 1968 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Sergio Castillo Aránguiz May 3, 1968 October 24, 1969 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General René Schneider Chereau October 27, 1969 October 22, 1970 Army Commander-in-chief
Division General Carlos Prats González October 26, 1970 August 23, 1973 Army Commander-in-chief
Captain General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte August 23, 1973 March 10, 1998 Army Commander-in-chief
Lieutenant General Ricardo Izurieta Caffarena March 11, 1998 March 10, 2002 Army Commander-in-chief
Lieutenant General Juan Emilio Cheyre Espinosa March 11, 2002 March 10, 2006 Army Commander-in-chief
Army General Oscar Izurieta Ferrer March 11, 2006 Present Army Commander-in-chief

[edit] References

  1. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), The Military Balance, 2002-2003
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1981.htm


[edit] External links

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