Army of Venezuela
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The Army of Venezuela is a professional armed body of Venezuela. It is the main component in the Venezuelan armed forces.
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[edit] Equipment
[edit] Infantry
[edit] Small Arms
- FN/Browning M-1935GP Side arm
- Zamora 9mm pistol locally built copy Czech CZ-G 2000 pistol
- Glock 17/18 Side arm
- SIG Sauer P226 Side arm
- FN/IMI Uzi Submachine gun
- FN FAL Battle Rifle
- FN FNC Assault Rifle
- FN FAP Rifle
- AK-103 Assault Rifle Petero
Some special forces units use the Barret M82 rifle, H&K MP5 sub-machinegun, FN P90 sub-machinegun and the Mossberg M500 or Remington 870 shotgun.
[edit] Manned Arms
- FN MINIMI Light machine gun
- FN MAG Light machine gun
- FN/Browning M2 Machine gun
- M-60 machine gun
- CAVIM M-66 Cazador mortar
- M-19 mortar
- M-29A1 mortar Chiguagueño
[edit] Infantry AT Arms
- Bofors AT4 rocket launcher
- Bofors Carl Gustav recoilless rifle
- 175 M-40 recoilless cannon 106mm
- 24 IMI MAPATS-2 ATGM.
[edit] Armor
[edit] Tanks and combat vehicles
- 86 AMX-30V Main battle tank- (82 AMX-30V +4 AMX-30D)
- 36 AMX-13C.90 Light tank
- 78 Scorpion 90 FV-101 Light tank Porelorti
- 42 Dragoon 300 LFV2 Light tank
[edit] APCs
- 75 AMX-13 VTT-VCI- (25 VTT/VCI +10 VTT/LT +20 VTT/PM +12 VTT/PC +8 VTT/TB)
- 8 FV104 Samaritan
- 2 FV105 Sultan
- 4 FV106 Samson
- 10 Transportpanzer Fuchs
- 59 Dragoon AFV APC - (25 APC +21 PM +11 PC +2 R)
- 130 V-100/V-150 Commando- (100 LAV-100, +30 LAV-150)
- 100 LAV-300 APC
- 38 EE-11 Urutu
Derivates of the AMX-13, V-100 and Dragoon 300 are used for ambulance, vehicle recovery, artillery companion and command post roles.
[edit] Transport
- Tiuna multipurpose military vehicle (produced locally)
- Pinzgauer High Mobility All-Terrain Vehicle
- Jeep Wrangler
- Duro III 4x4
- CUCV Trucks
- M151 MUTT jeeps
- Steyr-Daimler-Puch APC's
[edit] Artillery
[edit] Ground artillery
- 25 AMX-13/LAR-160 160mm Multiple rocket launcher
- 10 AMX-13/Mle F.3 155mm self propelled howitzer
- 24 M114 155 mm howitzer
- 40 M101A1 105mm howitzer
- 40 Oto Melara M-56 105mm howitzer
- 60 Thomson Brandt MO-120 120mm mortar
[edit] Anti-Aircraft
- Bofors RBS-70
- Bofors M-1 AA emplacement
- 10 AMX-13M51 Ráfaga
- 6 M-35 Fénix
[edit] Aircraft
[edit] Helicopters
- 20 Mil Mi-17V-5 Panare
- 3 Mil Mi-26T-2 Pemon
- 10 Mil Mi-35M-2 Caribe
- 7 A109AM
- 2 Bell 412SP
- 8 Bell 412HP
- 1 Bell 206B Jet Ranger
- 4 AS-61D
[edit] Fixed wing
- ? Cessna 206
- ? Cessna 182R/T
- ? Beechcraft Super King Air 200
- 10 PZL M-28
- 5 IAI Arava
[edit] External links
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- (Spanish) Sitio oficial del Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Defensa de Venezuela
- (Spanish) Sitio oficial del Ejército Libertador (Venezuela)
- (Spanish) Sitio oficial de la Armada de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
- (Spanish) Sitio oficial de la Aviación Militar de Venezuela
- (Spanish) Sitio oficial de la Guardia Nacional de Venezuela
- (Spanish) Sitio oficial de la Aviación del Ejército del Venezuela
- (Spanish) Sitio no oficial de la Fuerza Armada de Venezuela