Hungarian Ground Forces

The Hungarian Ground Forces are one of the branches of the Hungarian armed forces. It is the army which handles Ground activities and troops including artillery, tanks, APC's, IFV's and ground support. Hungary's Ground forces currently pulled out of Iraq and are currently in service in Afghanistan and KFOR.

Hungary was supported by the Soviet Union during the Cold War but since the Soviet Union's fall, Hungary cut tanks, closed garrisons, and minimized troop strength since 1991. The Hungarian Army now deals with national security, peacekeeping and international conflicts. Hungary joined NATO in 1999.

A listing of current land force units is here .

Military Equipment


Small Arms

ModelImageOriginTypeNumberDetails
P9RC  Hungary Handgun Service Handgun, replacing PA-63.
Glock 17  Austria Semi-automatic pistol Special Forces Service Handgun.
SKS  Soviet Union semi-automatic carbine Ceremonial rifle.
Steyr-Mannlicher M1895  Austria-Hungary Rifle Ceremonial rifle.
KGP-9  Hungary Submachine gun
Heckler & Koch MP5 A3  Germany Submachine gun
AK-63  Hungary Assault Rifle Main service rifle of the Hungarian Ground Forces and is the modernized variant of the AKM rifle. 7700 rifles have been modernized, more to follow. Versions: AK-63D/E/MF
M4A1 SOPMOD  United States Assault rifle Special Force Service Rifle.
Remington 870 Marine  United States Pump action shotgun
M2 Browning  United States Heavy machine gun
Szép mesterlövész  Hungary Sniper Rifle [1]
M24 SWS  United States Sniper Rifle
Dragunov SVD  Soviet Union Sniper Rifle Will be replaced by Szép mesterlövészpuska.
Gepárd  Hungary Anti-materiel rifle
M249 SAW  United States Light Machine gun
PKM  Soviet Union General-purpose machine gun
H&K M320  Germany Grenade Launcher

Armour and other vehicles

ModelImageOriginTypeVariantNumberDetails
T-72  Soviet Union
 Poland 		Main battle tank T-72M
T-72M1 		32 Only 32 pieces are in active service. Another 42 pieces T-72 in reserve, the rest are being used as targets for firing).
BTR-80  Soviet Union
 Russia 		amphibious armoured personnel carrier BTR-80
BTR-80A
BTR-80K 		593 Hungary is the 2nd largest operator of BTR-80 in the World with approximately 600 units (598 pieces, most of them modernized, in use, few others stored in working condition). There is also an unknown number of modernized Hungarian-upgraded BTR-80s for technical rescue, medical rescue and NBC missions (these vehicles are entering service starting with 2009).
BRDM-2  Soviet Union Armoured Personnel Carrier BRDM-2 250
PTS (amphibious vehicle)  Soviet Union Amphibious vehicle PTS-2 100+ Some in reserve. Very large tracked amphibious vehicle used for crossing water bodies and building bridges across rivers
Cougar H  United States MRAP Cougar H 13 Use by Hungarian forces in Afghanistan
MaxxPro  United States MRAP 40+ Use by Hungarian forces in Afghanistan
M-ATV  United States MRAP 20+ Use by Hungarian forces in Afghanistan
M1151 HMMWV  United States Utility vehicle 100+ Most of them used in Afghanistan and the Special Forces [2]

Artillery: ATGMs, RPGs, Mortars, Howitzers etc.

Transport Vehicles

River fleet

ModelImageOriginTypeNumberDetails
Neštin-class  Yugoslavia minesweeper 3 6 minesweepers were received from Yugoslavia in 1981. As of 2014, 3 of them are in active service.

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ http://www.tomcatpolo.hu/blog/blog/blog/cplusd2005/cplusd2005_56.jpg
  2. ↑ Valid HTML and CSS: Fülöp Gergely (dreamlite), ACME engine: Aurum / (2008-08-18). "Honvédelmi Minisztérium". Hm.gov.hu. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  3. ↑ http://www.raba.hu/jarmu/jarmu.raba.hu/keptar/jarmu/termekek/Katonai_jamuvek/RABA_H14_206/H14_00.jpg
  4. ↑ http://www.raba.hu/jarmu/jarmu.raba.hu/keptar/jarmu/termekek/Katonai_jamuvek/RABA_H18_206/alcazas_041.jpg
  5. ↑ http://www.raba.hu/jarmu/jarmu.raba.hu/keptar/jarmu/termekek/Katonai_jamuvek/RABA_H25_206/H25.206DAE-001_2.jpg