Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic
Slovak Land Forces Pozemné sily Slovenskej republiky | |
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Founded | 1993 - present |
Country | Slovakia |
Branch | Infantry, Artillery, Paratroopers |
Part of | Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic |
Command HQ | Veliteľstvo Pozemných síl OS SR - Trenčín |
Commanders | |
Land forces commander of the Slovak republic armed forces | Major General Jindrich Joch |
Insignia | |
Roundel |
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The following is a summary of the Ground Forces of the Slovak Republic, which are part of the Slovak Armed Forces.
Structure
Ground Forces Headquarter
- Ground Forces Headquarter, in Trenčín (Commander: 2 Star General)
- Command Support Battalion
- Headquarters Company
- Transport Company
- Medical Point
- Command Support Battalion
1st Mechanized Brigade
- 1st Mechanized Brigade, in Topoľčany (Commander: 1 Star General)
- Command Support Company, in Topoľčany
- 11th Mechanized Battalion, in Martin equipped with BVP-2
- 12th Mechanized Battalion, in Nitra equipped with BVP-2
- 13th Mechanized Battalion, in Levice equipped with BVP-2
- Rocket Battalion, in Rožňava
- Headquarters Battery
- 3x MLRS RM-70/85 Modular Batteries
- Engineer Battalion, in Sereď
- Headquarters Company
- 2x Pontoon Bridge Companies
- 2x Technical Engineer Companies
- 2x Combat Engineer Companies
- Mine Warfare Company
- NBC Defence Battalion, in Rožňava
- Headquarters Company
- NBC Recon Company
- 2x Decontamination Companies
- 2x NBC Defence Companies
- Medical Company
2nd Mechanized Brigade
- 2nd Mechanized Brigade, in Prešov (Commander: 1 Star General)
- Command Support Company, in Prešov
- 21st Armored Battalion, in Trebišov equipped with BVP-1 and T-72M1
- Headquarters Company
- 1 x Tank Company
- 2 x Mechanized Companies (each with 3x Mechanized Platoons and 1x Fire Support Platoon)
- Fire Support Company (Anti-Tank Platoon- KONKURS mounted on OT-90, Recon Platoon & 82mm Mortar Platoon)
- 22nd Mechanized Battalion, in Michalovce equipped with BVP-1
- 23rd Motorized Battalion, in Trebišov
- Headquarters Company
- 3x Infantry Companies (each with 3x Infantry Platoons and 1x Fire Support Platoon)
- Fire Support Company (Anti-Tank Platoon, Recon Platoon & 98mm Mortar Platoon)
- Self-propelled Artillery Battalion, in Michalovce
- Headquarters Battery
- 3x 155mm Self Propelled Howitzer "Zuzana" Batteries
- ISTAR Battalion, in Prešov equipped with BPsV-I
Combat Support Brigade
Equipment
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Details | |
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Handguns | ||||||
CZ P-09 | Handgun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Replacing the ČZ vz. 82. | |||
ČZ vz. 82 | Handgun | 9×18mm | Standard service pistol. | |||
Submachine gun | ||||||
Heckler & Koch UMP | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment and Military Police. | |||
Heckler & Koch MP5 | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Only used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment. | |||
Škorpion vz. 61 | Submachine gun | .32 ACP | Used to be the standard submachine gun of Czechoslovak forces now in reserve and being retired in favor of German models. | |||
Carbine | ||||||
vz. 58 V | Carbine | 7.62×39mm | Used by mechanized infantry and airborne units | |||
Heckler & Koch HK416 | Carbine | 5.56×45mm NATO | Limited use with 5th Special Forces Regiment. | |||
Colt M4A1 | Carbine | 5.56x45mm NATO | Slovakia announced to purchase via FMS program in 2017.[1][2] | |||
Assault Rifle | ||||||
vz. 58 P | Assault Rifle | 7.62×39mm | Standard service assault rifle of Slovak Army. | |||
CZ 805 Bren | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Limited use, replacing vz. 58.[3] | |||
Heckler & Koch G36 | Assault Rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Used only by special forces. | |||
Machine Guns | ||||||
FN MINIMI Para | Light Machine Gun | 5.56×45mm NATO | Used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment. | |||
Uk vz. 59 | General Purpose Machine Gun | 7.62×54mmR | Standard machine gun of Slovak Army. | |||
M2 Browning | Heavy Machine Gun | 12.7×99mm NATO | Standard heavy machine gun of Slovak Army. | |||
Sniper Rifles | ||||||
Dragunov sniper rifle | Designated marksman rifle | 7.62×54mmR | Standard designated marksman rifle of the Slovak Army. | |||
Heckler & Koch HK417 | Designated marksman rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Used only by special forces. | |||
SIG Sauer SSG 3000 | Sniper Rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Used by special forces, but also to become the standard sniper rifle of the Slovak Army. | |||
AW.50 MK2 | Sniper Rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | ||||
Barrett M82 | Sniper Rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | ||||
Grenades and Grenade Launchers | ||||||
AGS-17 | Automatic grenade launcher | 30×29mm grenade | Standard grenade launcher of the Slovak Army. In the future will be replaced in favor of as yet undetermined NATO standard grenade launcher which uses 40×53mm grenade. | |||
Anti-tank warfare | ||||||
MATADOR | Anti-tank weapon | 90mm | Will become the standard AT weapon and replace both the Carl Gustav and RPG-75. | |||
Carl Gustav M4 | Anti-tank weapon | 84mm | Today used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment.[4] | |||
RPG-75 | Rocket-propelled grenade | 68mm | Standard anti-tank weapon of the Slovak Army. | |||
9M113 Konkurs | Anti-tank Missile | 135mm | ||||
AT-4 Spigot | Anti-tank Missile | 120mm | ||||
Mortars | ||||||
Mortar vz.97 | Mortar | 98mm | ||||
Man-portable air-defense systems | ||||||
SA-18 Grouse | MANPAD | 72mm | The only type of manpad active with the Slovak Army. |
Vehicles
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Quantity | Details | |
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Tanks | ||||||
T-72M1 | 30 | Standard main battle tank of the Slovak army.[5] | ||||
Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Armoured Personnel Carriers | ||||||
BVP-2 | IFV | 91 | Standard IFV of the Slovak army.[6] | |||
BVP-1 | IFV | 69 | 236 in storage. Will be replaced by IFV BOV 8x8 or modernised to BVP-M level. | |||
OT-90 | APC | 60 | Main armoured personnel carrier of Slovak army. | |||
BVP-M | IFV | 17[7] | Slovak modernised BVP-1 by 2018 with remote controlled turret TURRA 30 and new communication systems, more BVP-1 to be upgraded to BVP-M level. | |||
BOV 8x8 | IFV | 0 (81 on order[8]) | Slovak wheeled IFV based on Patria AMVXP will be delivered between 2018 and 2024.[9] | |||
OT-64 | APC | Retired from service | ||||
Armoured Vehicles | ||||||
Tatrapan | 70+ | Tatrapan Zasa - Personnel carrier
Tatrapan AMB - Ambulance version Tatrapan VSRV - Command post vehicle | ||||
Aligator 4x4 | 42 | |||||
Iveco LMV | 10 | Used by 5th Special Forces Regiment.[10] | ||||
International MaxxPro | ? | Provided by USA during deployment to Afghanistan, after the completion of the mission US let the Slovak army keep the vehicles.[11] Currently mostly used by 5th Special Forces Regiment. | ||||
HMMWV | ? | Purchased from USA during deployment in Afghanistan.[12] Mostly used by 5th Special Forces Regiment. | ||||
BRDM-2 | ? | Will be retired from service. | ||||
Reconnaissance vehicles | ||||||
RG-32M | 7 | Modified version used as part of Slovak army communication system MOKYS.[13] | ||||
BPsV | 35 | Most in storage. | ||||
BPsV-I | 18 | upgraded BPsV, in use of the Slovak Army by 2018 | ||||
Artillery | ||||||
ShKH Zuzana | Self Propelled Howitzer | 16 | Will be replaced by new 25s ShKH Zuzana 2 until 2022[14] | |||
RM-70/85 Modular | Multiple Rocket Launcher | 25[14] | ||||
D-30 | Howitzer | 9 | Used only as ceremonial howitzer. More were sold to Afghanistan. | |||
Engineering Vehicles | ||||||
AMB-S | Armoured military ambulance | ? | Based on a BVP-1 chassis | |||
VPV | Armoured recovery vehicle | ? | ||||
VT-72 | Armoured recovery vehicle | ? | ||||
VT-55A | Armoured recovery vehicle | ? | ||||
AV-15 | Armoured recovery vehicle | ? | ||||
UOS 155 Belarty | Demining, Combat engineering vehicle | ? | Based on a T-55 chassis | |||
Božena 3 Božena 4 Božena 5 | Demining Mechanical Clearance | ? | Remote-controlled self-propelled mine roller | |||
MT-55A | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | 19 | ||||
PM-55 | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | ? | ||||
AM-50 | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | ? | ||||
PMS-815 | Pontoon Bridger | ? | ||||
PTS-10 | Tracked Amphibious Vehicle | ? | ||||
Utility Vehicles | ||||||
Land Rover Defender 110 SW | Utility Vehicle | 170+ | ||||
UAZ-469 | Utility Vehicle | 300 | Mostly in storage. Will be replaced by Land Rover Defender 110 SW. | |||
Nissan Navara | Utility Vehicle | ? | ||||
Nissan Pathfinder | Utility Vehicle | 105 | ||||
Mercedes-Benz G-Class | Utility Vehicle | ? | ||||
Mercedes-Benz G-300 | Military Ambulance | 3+[15] | ||||
Volkswagen Transporter (T4) | Military Ambulance | ? | ||||
Military Trucks | ||||||
AKTIS | Utility Truck | 180+ | Based from MAN TGM. More ordered | |||
Tatra T-815 | Utility Truck | 800+ | 6x6, 8x8, 10x10 versions, platform for fuel tanker, multifit, crane, recovery vehicle, bridge vehicle, etc. | |||
Tatra T-815-7 | Utility Truck | 100+ | More ordered | |||
Praga V3S | Utility Truck | 300+ | Will be replaced by AKTIS and Tatra T-815-7 | |||
MAN HX | Container Carrier | 10+ |
Demining equipment
Note -- All data is current as of 1.1.2017
References
- ↑ "Contracts for April 20, 2017".
- ↑ "Colt Capitalizes on Foreign Military Sales Program - The Firearm Blog". 27 April 2017.
- ↑ - sme.sk, 27 November 2014
- ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2015-10-26. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
- ↑ "Treaty data" (PDF). www.gov.uk. 2017.
- ↑ "Vláda schválila 1,2 miliardy eur na nákup obrnených vozidiel". 17 May 2017.
- ↑ "Slovenská armáda převzala modernizovaná bojová vozidla pěchoty".
- ↑ Azet.sk. "Rezort obrany ukázal nové obrnené vozidlo 8x8".
- ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
- ↑ (www.aglo.sk), AGLO solutions. "Nové obrnené vozidlá sú už v rukách žilinských výsadkárov :: Ministerstvo obrany SR". www.mod.gov.sk.
- ↑ Army of Slovakia takes delivery of first MRAP Navistar MaxxPro donated by the United States - Armyrecognition.com, 6 December 2013
- ↑ (www.aglo.sk), AGLO solutions. "Vojaci v Iraku dostanú americké Humvee :: Ministerstvo obrany SR". www.mod.gov.sk.
- ↑ (www.aglo.sk), AGLO solutions. "Spoločnosť BAE Systems dodala armáde prvé prototypy systému MOKYS :: Ministerstvo obrany SR". www.ordinariat.sk.
- 1 2 "Slovenské dělostřelectvo získá houfnice Zuzana 2".
- ↑ a.s., Petit Press. "Obrana nakúpila sanitky bez súťaže".
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