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Modern equipment of the Bulgarian land forces

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Modern equipment of the Bulgarian land forces

This is a list of some of the equipment currently in use by the Bulgarian land forces.

Contents

Overview

A highly detailed description of the total military technology of the entire military including the land forces, air force, and navy, along with the active, reserve, and stored surplus equipment can be downloaded as a word document here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/heyrxhrnpqx06mz/Bulgarian+Military.docx, or as a pdf file here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/ba571l7jiid2tf8/Bulgarian+Military.pdf.

Sidearms

  • Makarov PM 9×18mm handgun (local production)
  • SIG Pro SP 2022 9×19mm handgun (Military Police)
  • Arcus 98DA 9×19mm handgun (Special Forces)
  • Assault rifles

  • AK-47 7.62×39mm assault rifle (local production)
  • AKMS 7.62×39mm assault rifle (local production)
  • AR-M1 5.56×45mm assault rifle by Arsenal JSCo Standard issue infantry rifle.
  • AR-M4SF 7.62×39mm/5.56×45mm carbine rifle by Arsenal JSCo (Special Forces)
  • G36C 5.56×45mm assault rifle (Military Police)
  • Steyr AUG 5.56×45mm assault rifle (in limited use with the SOBT only)
  • Submachine guns

  • H&K MP5 9×19mm SMG (Special Forces, Military Police)
  • Arsenal Shipka 9×18mm and 9×19mm SMG
  • PM-63 9×18mm SMG (Special Forces)
  • Sniper rifles

  • Dragunov 7.62×54mmR sniper rifle (local production)
  • H&K PSG-1A1 7.62×51mm sniper rifle (Military Police)
  • H&K MSG-90A1 7.62×51mm sniper rifle (Special Forces)
  • Blaser R93 Tactical sniper rifle (Special Forces, SOBT)
  • Barrett M82 12.7×99mm sniper rifle (SOBT)
  • Machine guns

  • RPK 7.62×39mm and 5.45×39mm LMG (Special forces)
  • PK machine gun 7.62×54mmR universal machine gun (local production)
  • MG-M1 7.62×51mm universal machine gun (PK machine gun derivative by Arsenal JSCo)
  • NSV 12.7×108mm heavy machine gun
  • AT weapons

  • RPG-22 LAW (local production)
  • RPG-7 LAW (local production)
  • ATGL-L5 LAW (mod. RPG-7 by Arsenal JSCo)
  • SPG-9DNM 73mm recoilless rifles (local production)
  • Mortars

  • 60 mm M6-211
  • 81 mm M8
  • 200 82 mm M82
  • 200 120 mm 2S12 Sani
  • 120 mm 2S12 "Tundzha-Sani" self-propelled on MT-LB
  • Other small arms

  • 18mm FN 303 less-lethal launcher (Military Police)
  • GP-25 Kastyor underbarrel grenade launcher (local production)
  • UBGL-M6 underbarrel grenade launcher by Arsenal JSCo
  • UBGL-M7 underbarrel grenade launcher by Arsenal JSCo
  • AGL-30 30×25mm grenade launchers, AGS-17 derivate by Arsenal JSCo
  • 40×53mm Mk 19 grenade launchers
  • Anti-tank guided missiles

  • AT-2 Swatter ATGMs
  • AT-3 Sagger ATGMs (200)
  • AT-4 Spigot ATGMs (222)
  • AT-5 Spandrel ATGMs (300+)
  • AT-6 Spiral ATGMs (500+)
  • AT-7 Saxhorn ATGMs (50+)
  • AT-10 Stabber ATGMs
  • Man-portable air defense systems

  • SA-7 Grail MANPADS
  • SA-14 Gremlin MANPADS
  • SA-16 Gimlet MANPADS
  • SA-18 Grouse MANPADS
  • Recently retired equipment

  • PT-76 amphibious tanks (250)
  • T-62 tanks (200, sold to Ethiopia, Yemen and Angola)
  • T-55 tanks (1,400 kept in storage in the province of Montana)
  • T-34 tanks (177, some sold to Mali and other African countries; 42 kept in storage near the village of Ohrid, Montana Province; some are used as anti-tank weapons targets; the rest of the tanks were scrapped)
  • BRDM-1
  • BTR-152
  • BTR-40
  • 2S3 Akatsiya (some 20)
  • SS-23 (8 launchers + 24 missiles, destroyed)
  • FROG-7 (24 launchers + dozens of missiles, destroyed)
  • Scud-B (36 launchers + dozens of missiles, destroyed)
  • AT-1 Snapper ATGMs
  • BM-13 Multiple rocket launchers
  • References

    Modern equipment of the Bulgarian land forces Wikipedia