Hungarian Ground Forces

Hungarian Ground Forces
Magyar Szárazföldi Haderő
Country  Hungary
Allegiance Hungarian Defence Forces
Branch Ground Forces
Garrison/HQ Székesfehérvár
Colors red, white, green
Anniversaries september 29.
Commanders
Current
commander		 Brigadier General Dr Gábor Böröndi

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.

Units

The two main combat units of the Hungarian Ground Forces are:

  • 5th Infantry Brigade "István Bocskai", in Debrecen
    • Headquarters Company, in Debrecen
    • 3rd Infantry Battalion "Miklós Bercsényi", in Hódmezővásárhely, with BTR-80 APCs
    • 39th Infantry Battalion in Debrecen, with BTR-80 APCs
    • 62nd Infantry Battalion in Hódmezővásárhely, with BTR-80 APCs
    • Operations Support Engineer Battalion, in Debrecen
    • Logistic Battalion, in Debrecen
    • Combat Engineer Company, in Debrecen
    • Signal Company, in Debrecen
  • 25th Infantry Brigade "György Klapka", in Tata
    • Headquarters Company, in Tata
    • 1st Infantry Battalion, in Tata, with BTR-80 APCs
    • 2nd Infantry Battalion, in Tata, with BTR-80 APCs
    • 11th Tank Battalion, in Tata, with T-72M1 tanks
    • 36th Anti-tank Missile Battalion, in Tata, with 9K115-2 Metis-M anti-tank missiles
    • 101st Artillery Battalion, in Tata, with D-20 152mm towed howitzers
    • 57th Garrison Support Battalion
    • Logistic Battalion, in Tata

Military Equipment

Hungarian special forces soldiers (KMZ) disembark from a Chinook in Croatia.
  • RS4/4 parachute
  • RS4/4 LA parachute
  • MANTA parachute
  • 40 mm grenade launcher
  • 93M frag grenade
  • 96M frag grenade
  • Black Ka'bar bayonet
  • AN/PVS-14 Gen3 Monocular Night Vision
  • HALEM-2 laser rangefinder
  • 15/80 binocular
  • PSZNR-5 recce locator
  • FMG 68 decontamination vehicle
  • VSBRDM 2 ABC recce vehicle
  • SSM-1 chemical marker
  • IH-95 radiation level and contamination meter
  • CAM radiation level and contamination meter
  • VFK chemical recce pack
  • DS-10 regiment decontamination pack
  • TMF-2 automatic weather station
  • 93M protecting suit
  • 96M protecting suit
  • DECOCOM 3000 decontamination container
  • regiment decontamination trailer
  • 82 mm mortar
  • 60 mm mortar
ModelImageOriginTypeNumberDetails
P9RC HungaryHandgunService Handgun, replacing PA-63.
Glock 17 AustriaSemi-automatic pistolSpecial Forces Service Handgun.
KGP-9 HungarySubmachine gun
Heckler & Koch MP5 A3 GermanySubmachine gun
AK-63 HungaryAssault RifleMain 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
AK-63MF  Hungary Assault Rifle Modernised AK-63D with telescopic stock and MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny rail.
M4A1 SOPMOD United StatesAssault rifleSpecial Force Service Rifle.
Remington 870 Marine United StatesPump action shotgun
M2 Browning United StatesHeavy machine gun
Szép sniper rifle HungarySniper Rifle[1]
M24 SWS United StatesSniper Rifle
Dragunov SVD Soviet UnionSniper RifleWill be replaced by Szép sniper rifle
Gepárd HungaryAnti-materiel rifle
M249 SAW United StatesLight Machine gun
PKM Soviet UnionGeneral-purpose machine gun
H&K M320 GermanyGrenade Launcher
SKS Soviet Unionsemi-automatic carbineCeremonial rifle.
Steyr-Mannlicher M1895 Austria-HungaryRifleCeremonial rifle.

Armour and other vehicles

ModelImageOriginTypeVariantActive NumberDetails
T-72 Soviet Union
 Poland		Main battle tankT-72M
T-72M1		34Only 34 vehicles are in active service. Another 130 T-72 in reserve. The rest are being used as targets for firing.
BTR-80 Soviet Union
 Russia		amphibious armoured personnel carrierBTR-20
BTR-80A
BTR-80K		600Hungary is the third 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 UnionArmoured Personnel CarrierBRDM-2250
PTS (amphibious vehicle) Soviet UnionAmphibious vehiclePTS-250+Some in reserve. Very large tracked amphibious vehicle used for crossing water bodies and building bridges across rivers
M-ATV United StatesMRAP20+Used by the Hungarian special forces in Afghanistan.
M1151 HMMWV United StatesUtility vehicle80+Most of them used by the Special Forces [2]
Polaris RZR United StatesLight utility vehicle12Used by the Hungarian special forces.
2K12 Kub Soviet UnionSelf-propelled SAM system16
Cougar (vehicle) United StatesMRAP13

Artillery: ATGMs, RPGs, Mortars, Howitzers etc.

ModelImageOriginTypeActive NumberDetails
9К115-2 Metis-M RussiaAnti-tank missile60+
9M113 Konkurs Soviet UnionAnti-tank missileUnknown
9K111 Fagot Soviet UnionAnti-tank missile50+
RPG-7 Soviet UnionRocket-propelled grenadeUnknown
BM-21 Grad Soviet UnionMultiple rocket launcher065 in reserve.
152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20) Soviet UnionHowitzer300Some in reserve.
Mistral (missile) FranceSurface-to-air missileUnknownMistral 3 + Safran Matis
EXPAL M-08 Combi 60mm SpainMortar (weapon)196

Transport Vehicles

River fleet

ModelImageOriginTypeNumberDetails
Neštin-class Yugoslaviaminesweeper36 minesweepers were received from Yugoslavia in 1981. As of 2014, 3 of them are in active service.

See also

Sources

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  2. ↑ Valid HTML and CSS: Fülöp Gergely (dreamlite), ACME engine: Aurum / (2008-08-18). "Honvédelmi Minisztérium". Hm.gov.hu. Archived from the original on 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
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