Home • Search • Translate
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of equipment used by the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Small arms

Name Origin Photo Type Variant Notes
Pistols
Zastava CZ 99 [1]   Yugoslavia 9 mm Para semi-auto pistol Standard issue pistol.
HS2000 [2]   Croatia 9 mm Para semi-auto pistol
Submachine guns
MP5 [2]   West Germany 9 mm Para submachine gun M5, MP5A5, MP5KA1, MP5SFA2, MP5SFA3 [3]
Assault rifles
M4 carbine [2]   United States 5.56mm NATO assault rifle M4A1 Standard issue carbine.
M16 rifle [2] [3]   United States 5.56mm NATO assault rifle M16A4, M16A1 Standard issue rifle. 46100 M-16 rifles donated through US Train and Equip Program in 1997. [4]
Zastava M70   Yugoslavia 7.62×39mm assault rifle M-70AB3, M-70A, M-70B1N, M-70AB2N, M-70A1. [3] In reserve, a large part destroyed.
T91 assault rifle   Taiwan 5.56mm NATO assault rifle T-91 In small numbers.
Light and general purpose machine guns
Zastava M72 [2]   Yugoslavia 7.62×39mm light machine gun M72B1, M72 [3]
Ultimax 100 [2]   Singapore 5.56mm NATO light machine gun Mark 3/3A, Mark 2 [3] In small numbers.
M249 light machine gun [2]   United States 5.56mm NATO light machine gun M249 PIP
Zastava M84 [2]   Yugoslavia 7.62×54mmR general purpose machine gun M84, M86 [3]
M60 machine gun [2]   United States 7.62mm NATO general purpose machine gun M60E3, M60E4, M60E6 [3] 1000 M60 machine guns donated through US Train and Equip Program in 1997. [4]
M240 machine gun [2]   United States 7.62mm NATO general purpose machine gun Aid from the United States [3]
Heavy machine guns
DShK [2]   Soviet Union 12.7×108mm heavy machine gun DŠK, DŠKM, Type 54 [3]
NSV [2]   Soviet Union 12.7×108mm heavy machine gun
M2 Browning [3]   United States .50 BMG heavy machine gun M2HB, M2HB-QCB Aid from the United States [3]
M85 machine gun [5]   United States .50 BMG heavy machine gun
Anti-tank weapons
Name Origin Photo Type Variant Notes
AT4   Sweden Light anti-tank weapon 840 840 pcs AT4 light anti-tank weapons delivered from USA through Bosnian Train and Equip Program in 1997. [4]
RPG-7   Soviet Union Rocket-propelled grenade launcher Unknown number. [6]
MILAN   France Anti-tank missile Unknown version and number. [6]
HJ-8/ Baktar-Shikan   China
  Pakistan 		Anti-tank missile Unknown number. [6]
9K115 Metis   Soviet Union Anti-tank missile NATO: AT-7 Saxhorn version [6] Unknown number. [6]
9K111 Fagot   Soviet Union Anti-tank missile NATO: AT-4 Spigot version [6] Unknown number. [6]
9M14 Malyutka   Soviet Union Anti-tank missile NATO: AT-3 Sagger version [6] Unknown number. [6]

Armoured vehicles

Name Origin Type In service Notes
Armoured fighting vehicles
M60 A3   United States Main battle tank

105 mm

45 [3] [4] [6] 1996, US aid program – training included. [4] 45 donated from USA through US Train and Equip Program in 1997, Armed Forces of BiH uses it as main tank, all are operational. [6]
M-84   Yugoslavia Main battle tank

125 mm

? [2] [7]

In reserve.

AMX-30S   France Main battle tank

105 mm

36 [7] [4] 50 units donated by the UAE in 1997. [4] 36 are operational, others in storage for spare parts.

In reserve.

AMX-10P   France Infantry fighting vehicle 25 [2] [8] [7] Operational status is unknown. In reserve.
M113 A2   United States Armoured personnel carrier 80 [3] [8] [4] Aid from the United States [3] US Train and Equip Program in 1997. [4]26 of these are operational, [6] Armed Forces of BiH uses it as main APC.
BRDM-2   Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier Small numbers 1 [7]
HMMWV
  United States Light armored car 79 [9] [10] [11] Aid from the United States [9] [10] M1123 cargo/troop carier, M1152 ambulance, [11] M1151 [11]
BOV-1   Yugoslavia Anti-tank vehicle 22 [6] Anti-tank vehicle armed with 9M14 Malyutka missiles.

All are operational. [6]

Type M 92/WZ-550   China Anti-tank missile carrier 9 [6] Anti-tank missile carrier with HJ-8 Red Arrow.

All are operational. [6]

Artillery
Name Origin Type In service Notes
D-30/ D-30J   Soviet Union Howitzer 122mm 100 [6] [12] (268) [7] 12 of these are secondhand from Egypt. [3] Donated from Egypt through US Train and Equip Program in 1997. [4]

132 operational, [6] 168 in reserve. Currently main howitzer of AF BiH.

L118 Light gun   United Kingdom Field gun 105mm 36 [2] [7] Donated from UAE through US Train and Equip Program in 1997. [4]

Operational status is unknown. In reserve.

M114A1/ 114A2   United States Howitzer 155mm 116 [3] [7] 1997, US aid program – training included. [3] Donated from USA through US Train and Equip Program in 1997. [4] In October 1997 the United States delivered 116 refurbished 155mm field howitzers.

. Currently operational status is unknown. In reserve.

D-20/ M84 NORA   Soviet Union Howitzer 152 mm 13(D-20) [7] [2] 17(M84) [7] [2] 12 of these are secondhand from Egypt. [3] Operational status is unknown. In reserve.
M-46/ M-82   Soviet Union Field gun 130mm 61(M-46) [7] [2] 13(M-82) [7] [2] 16 M46 donated from Egypt through US Train and Equip Program in 1997. [4]

Operational status is unknown. In reserve.

M2A1   United States Howitzer 24 [2] Aid from the United States [3] There are no reliable sources.
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika   Soviet Union Self-propelled howitzer122 mm (?) [2] [7] Operational status is unknown. In reserve.
Multiple rocket launchers
M-63 Plamen   Yugoslavia Multiple rocket launcher

128 mm

2(even more ) [7] Operational status is unknown. In reserve.
M91   Yugoslavia Multiple rocket launcher

128 mm

35 [2] [7] Operational status is unknown. In reserve.
APR 40   Romania Multiple rocket launcher

122 mm

5(BM-21) [2] [7] 37(APR-40) [2] [7] Currently 24 APR-40 in active service with AF BiH. [6] Operational status of rests is unknown.
Mortars
M-74/M-75   Yugoslavia 120 mm (460 [7])

100 M75 [6]

Currently 100 M-75 in active service with AF BiH. [6] Operational status of rests is unknown.
M-69   Yugoslavia 82 mm 81 [7] Operational status is unknown. In reserve.

Aircraft and Air Defence

Main article: Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina § Equipment

References

  1. ^ "Пешадијско наоружање - Пиштољ 9 mm ЦЗ99" [Infantry weapons - 9 mm pistol CZ99]. Serbian Army (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Bosnia Herzegovina Land Forces military equipment, armament and vehicles Army". Armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s SIPRI Arms Transfers Database
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Christopher J. Lamb, with Sarah Arkin and Sally Scudder (March 2014). "The Bosnian Train and Equip Program: A Lesson in Interagency Integration of Hard and Soft Power" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Tenkovska bojna Brigade taktičke potpore izvršio bojevo gađanje iz tenka M60A3 na glavnom poligonu obuke "Manjača"". os.mod.gov.ba. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u The International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2023). The Military Balance 2023. The International Institute for Strategic Studies. p. 76. ISBN  978-1-032-50895-5.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r The International Institute for Strategic Studies (2012). The Military Balance 2012. ISSS. p. 97.
  8. ^ a b Ioannis Michaletos (2012). "DEFENSE BALANCE IN WESTERN BALKANS". Rieas.gr. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  9. ^ a b Spaić, Igor (2021-07-19). "US donates 21 HMMWVs to Bosnia's Armed Forces". N1 (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  10. ^ a b U.S. Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (3 July 2019). "Remarks at Humvee Donation Ceremony". ba.usembassy.gov.
  11. ^ a b c "Specijalizirana vozila Humvee za OS i nova vojna ambulante u kasarni "Rajlovac"". radiosarajevo.ba (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  12. ^ IISS 2019, pp. 91
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=List_of_equipment_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina&oldid=1231792707"

Top Of Page

Home • Search • Translate

© CSE