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Slovak Ground Forces | |
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Pozemné sily Slovenskej republiky | |
Founded | 1939 – 1945 1993 – present |
Country | Slovakia |
Branch | Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic |
Part of | Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic |
Command HQ | Veliteľstvo Pozemných síl OS SR - Trenčín |
Commanders | |
Commander | Major General Jindrich Joch |
Insignia | |
Roundel |
The Slovak Ground Forces, also known as the Slovak Army, is the land specialized service branch of the Slovak Armed Forces.
Structure[edit]
Ground Forces Command[edit]
- Ground Forces Command, in Trenčín (Commander: 2 Star General)[1]
- Command Support Battalion
- Headquarters Company
- Transport Company
- Medical Point
- Deployable CIS Base
- Main Training Base, in Martin
- Command Support Battalion
1st Mechanized Brigade[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 2nd Mechanized Brigade, in Prešov (Commander: 1 Star General)
- Command Support Company, in Prešov
- Tank Battalion, in Trebišov equipped with T-72M1
- 21st Mechanized Battalion, in Trebišov equipped with BVP-1
- Headquarters Company
- 3x 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
- Self-propelled Artillery Battalion, in Michalovce
- Headquarters Battery
- 2x 155mm Self Propelled Howitzer "Zuzana" Batteries
- ISTAR Battalion, in Prešov equipped with BPsV-I
Combat Service Support Brigade[edit]
- Combat Service Support Brigade, in Trenčín (Commander: 1 Star General)
Equipment[edit]
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Details |
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Handguns | |||||
ČZ vz. 82 | Czechoslovakia | Handgun | 9×18mm | Standard service pistol. | |
CZ P-09 | Czech Republic | Handgun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Replacing the ČZ vz. 82. | |
Submachine gun | |||||
Škorpion vz. 61 | Czechoslovakia | 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. | |
Heckler & Koch MP5 | Germany | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Only used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment. | |
Heckler & Koch UMP | Germany | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment and Military Police. | |
Carbine | |||||
vz. 58 V | Czechoslovakia | Carbine | 7.62×39mm | Used by mechanized infantry and airborne units | |
Heckler & Koch HK416 | Germany | Carbine | 5.56×45mm NATO | Limited use with 5th Special Forces Regiment. | |
Colt M4A1 | United States | Carbine | 5.56×45mm NATO | Slovakia announced to purchase via FMS program in 2017.[2][3] | |
Assault rifles | |||||
vz. 58 P | Czechoslovakia | Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | Standard service assault rifle of Slovak Army. | |
CZ 805 BREN | Czech Republic | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Limited use, replacing vz. 58.[4] | |
Heckler & Koch G36 | Germany | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Used only by special forces. | |
Machine guns | |||||
UK vz. 59 | Czechoslovakia | General purpose machine gun | 7.62×54mmR | Standard machine gun of Slovak Army. | |
FN MINIMI Para | Belgium | Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm NATO | Used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment. | |
M2 Browning | United States | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99mm NATO | Standard heavy machine gun of Slovak Army. | |
Sniper rifles | |||||
Dragunov sniper rifle | Soviet Union | Designated marksman rifle | 7.62×54mmR | Standard designated marksman rifle of the Slovak Army. | |
Heckler & Koch HK417 | Germany | Designated marksman rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Used only by special forces. | |
SIG Sauer SSG 3000 | Switzerland | 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 | United Kingdom | Sniper rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | ||
Barrett M82 | United States | Sniper rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | ||
Grenades and grenade launchers | |||||
AGS-17 | Soviet Union | 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 | |||||
AT-4 Spigot | Soviet Union | Anti-tank missile | 120mm | ||
9M113 Konkurs | Soviet Union | Anti-tank missile | 135mm | ||
RPG-75 | Czechoslovakia | Rocket-propelled grenade | 68mm | Standard anti-tank weapon of the Slovak Army. | |
Spike LR2 | Israel | Anti-tank missile | 130mm | 10 launchers and 100 missiles[5] | |
MATADOR | Israel | Anti-tank weapon | 90mm | Will become the standard AT weapon and replace both the Carl Gustav and RPG-75. | |
Carl Gustav M4 | Sweden | Anti-tank weapon | 84mm | Today used by the 5th Special Forces Regiment.[6] | |
Mortars | |||||
Mortar vz.97 | Slovakia | Mortar | 98mm | ||
Man-portable air-defense systems | |||||
SA-18 Grouse | Russia | MANPAD | 72mm | The only type of manpad active with the Slovak Army. |
Vehicles[edit]
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Quantity | Details |
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Tanks | |||||
T-72M1 | Soviet Union |
Main battle tank | 20 | Standard main battle tank of the Slovak army.[7] | |
Infantry fighting vehicles and armoured personnel carriers | |||||
BVP-1 | Czechoslovakia | Infantry fighting vehicle | 69 | 236 in storage. Will be replaced by BOV 8x8 or modernised to BVP-M level. | |
BVP-2 | Czechoslovakia | Infantry fighting vehicle | 91 | Standard infantry fighting vehicle of the Slovak army.[8] | |
OT-90 | Czechoslovakia | Armoured personnel carrier | 60 | Main armoured personnel carrier of Slovak army. | |
BVP-M | Slovakia | Infantry fighting vehicle | 17[9] | 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 | Finland Slovakia |
Infantry fighting vehicle | 1 (76 on order[10]) | Slovak wheeled infantry fighting vehicle based on Patria AMVXP will be delivered between 2023 and 2028.[11] | |
Combat Vehicle 90 | Sweden | Infantry fighting vehicle | - | The Slovak Government signed off on the decision to procure 152 BAE Systems Hägglunds Combat Vehicle 90 Mark IV (CV90 MkIV) armed with a 35mm cannon as its preferred tracked infantry fighting vehicle through a government-to-government (G2G) agreement with Sweden on June 28th 2022.[12] | |
Armoured vehicles | |||||
BRDM-2 | Soviet Union | 6 | Will be retired from service. | ||
Aligator 4x4 | Slovakia | 42 | |||
Tatrapan | Slovakia | 70+ | Tatrapan Zasa - personnel carrier Tatrapan AMB - ambulance version Tatrapan VSRV - command post vehicle | ||
Iveco LMV | Italy | 10 | Used by 5th Special Forces Regiment.[13] | ||
Humvee | United States | ? | Purchased from the United States during deployment in Afghanistan.[14] Mostly used by 5th Special Forces Regiment. | ||
International MaxxPro | United States | MRAP | ? | Provided by the United States during deployment to Afghanistan, after the completion of the mission US let the Slovak army keep the vehicles.[15] Currently mostly used by 5th Special Forces Regiment. | |
Polaris RZR | United States | ATV | 18 | + 9 Can–Am BRP on order. Used by 5th Special Forces Regiment. [16] | |
Reconnaissance vehicles | |||||
BPsV | Czechoslovakia | 35 | Most in storage. | ||
BPsVI-ISTAR | Slovakia | 18 | Upgraded BPsV, in use of the Slovak Army by 2018 | ||
RG-32M | South Africa | 7 | Modified version used as part of Slovak army communication system MOKYS.[17] | ||
Artillery | |||||
D-30 | Soviet Union | Howitzer | 9 | Used only as ceremonial howitzer. More were sold to Afghanistan. | |
RM-70/85 Modular | Czechoslovakia | Multiple rocket launcher | 25[18] | ||
155mm SpGH ZUZANA | Slovakia | Self propelled howitzer | 16 | Will be replaced by new 25s 155mm ShKH ZUZANA 2 until 2022[18] | |
Engineering vehicles | |||||
VPV | Czechoslovakia | Armoured recovery vehicle | ? | ||
VT-72 | Czechoslovakia | Armoured recovery vehicle | ? | ||
VT-55A | Czechoslovakia | Armoured recovery vehicle | ? | ||
AV-15 | Czechoslovakia | Armoured recovery vehicle | ? | ||
AMB-S | Czechoslovakia | Armoured military ambulance | ? | Based on a BVP-1 chassis | |
AM-50 | Czechoslovakia | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | ? | ||
MT-55A | Czechoslovakia | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | 19 | ||
PM-55 | Czechoslovakia | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | ? | ||
PMS-815 | Czechoslovakia | Pontoon bridger | ? | ||
UOS 155 Belarty | Slovakia | Demining, combat engineering vehicle | ? | Based on a T-55 chassis | |
Božena 3 Božena 4 Božena 5 | Slovakia | Demining mechanical clearance | ? | Remote-controlled self-propelled mine roller | |
SVO A1 | Slovakia | Demining mechanical clearance | ? | Self-propelled mine-clearing charges launching system. Based on a BVP-1 chassis | |
Utility vehicles | |||||
UAZ-469 | Soviet Union | Utility vehicle | 300 | Mostly in storage. Will be replaced by Land Rover Defender 110 SW. | |
Mercedes-Benz G-Class | Germany | Utility vehicle | ? | ||
Mercedes-Benz G-300 | Germany | Military ambulance | 3+[19] | ||
Volkswagen Transporter (T4) | Germany | Military ambulance | ? | ||
Nissan Pathfinder | Japan | Utility vehicle | 105 | ||
Nissan Navara | Japan | Utility vehicle | ? | ||
Land Rover Defender 110 SW | United Kingdom | Utility vehicle | 170+ | ||
Military trucks | |||||
Praga V3S | Czechoslovakia | Utility truck | 300+ | Will be replaced by AKTIS and Tatra 815-7 | |
Tatra T-815 | Czechoslovakia | Utility truck | 800+ | 6x6, 8x8, 10x10 versions, platform for fuel tanker, multifit, crane, recovery vehicle, bridge vehicle, etc. | |
AKTIS | Slovakia | Utility truck | 180+ | Based from MAN TGM. More ordered | |
Tatra 815-7 | Czech Republic | Utility truck | 100+ | More ordered | |
MAN HX | Germany | Container carrier | 10+ |
Note - all data is current as of 1 June 2020
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