Polish Land Forces
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Polish Land Forces (Polish: Wojska Lądowe RP) is a branch of Poland's Armed Forces.
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[edit] Troop Strength
- 118,000 Professionals
- 50,000 conscripts
TOTAL: ~168,000 troops
[edit] Equipment[1][2]
- Main Battle Tanks
T-72M1 (Including T-72M1D) (586) (Planned to be withdrawn from service in 2010)
PT-91 "Twardy"/PT-91A "Twardy" (98)[3]- T-72M1Z (135)[4] (T-72M1 main battle tanks brought up to PT-91 standard. They are often added to the number of PT-91 MBTs although only 98 "pure" PT-91 MBTs exist.)
Leopard 2A4 (128 + 123 that are planned to enter service with Polish Army in near future)
- Infantry Fighting Vehicles
- BWP-1 (1298) (BWP-1 - Polish designation for BMP-1)
- /
KTO XC-360P Rosomak AVD (43 + 270 on order to be completed by 2013)[5][6]
- Armoured Personnel Carriers
- / KTO XC-360P Rosomak-1 (61 + 64 on order to be completed by 2013)[7][6]
- /
OT-64 SKOT (110 as of 2005)[8] - / MT-LB (352 as of 2005)[9]
M113/M557 (35 as of 2005)[10]
- Reconnaissance vehicles
- BRDM-2 (323 including 130 9P133 "Malyutka" and 9P148 "Konkurs" tank destroyers, a dozen of BRDM-2RS NBC reconnaissance vehicles, an unknown number of BRDM-2 R-1A and BRDM-2 R-5 command vehicles, 88 BRDM-2 armoured scout cars modernized to BRDM-2M-96, BRDM-2M-96i and BRDM-2M-97 "Żbik-B" level and 12 BRDM-2 armoured scout cars modernized to BRDM-2M-96ik "Szakal" level.)
- BWR-1K (22) (BWR-1K - Polish designation for BRM-1K)
- BWR-1S (16) (BWR-1S - Polish designation for BPzV "Svatava")
- / KTO XC-360P Rosomak based 6x6 reconnaissance vehicle (32 on order to be completed by 2013)[11][6]
- Armoured Recovery Vehicles
- WZT-2 (40 as of 2004)
- WZT-3M (29)
- Bergepanzer 2A2 (7)
- / KTO XC-360P Rosomak WZT (34 on order to be completed by 2013)[12][6]
- Engineering and Support Vehicles
- Leopard Biber AVLB (46)
- MID engineering tank (38)
- / KTO XC-360P Rosomak based engineering vehicle (22 on order to be completed by 2013)[13][6]
- / KTO XC-360P Rosomak based engineering reconnaissance vehicle (5 on order to be completed by 2013)[14][6]
- / KTO XC-360P Rosomak based chemical reconnaissance vehicle (17 on order to be completed by 2013)[15][6]
- Bozena (14)
- Ryś-Med armoured ambulance (5)
- / KTO Rosomak-WEM armoured ambulance (41 on order to be completed by 2013)[16][6]
- / KTO XC-360P Rosomak WDST (78 on order to be completed by 2013)[17][6]
- Ryś jeep (?)[18]
- HMMWV (222)
- Mercedes G-series four-wheel drive vehicles (121)
- Honker four-wheel drive vehicles (~1500)
Honda TRX-300 FW (?)- PTS-M amphibious vehicle
- Kroton mines vehicle (8)
- SUM Kalina mines vehicle (?)
- / KTO XC-360P Rosomak ARG cargo transporter (? on order to be completed by 2013)[19]
- STAR trucks (models 266, 266M, 944 and 1466)
- Jelcz trucks (models S/P662D 6x6, P842D 8x4)
IVECO trucks (heavy model for tank transport)
- Artillery
- / 2S1 Goździk 122mm self-propelled howitzer (532)
- Dana 152mm self-propelled howitzer (111)
- RM-70 122mm multiple-launch rocket system (30)
- BM-21 Grad 122mm multiple-launch rocket system (219)
- WR-40 Langusta 122mm multiple-launch rocket system (1)
- Mortar 120mm (185)
- Mortar 98mm (75)
- /
KRAB Howitzer 155 mm (2)
- Anti-Tank Weapons
- /
Spike-LR Launcher ATGM (264) - 9M111 Fagot (AT-4 Spigot) ATGM (115)
- 9M113 Konkurs (AT-5 Spandrel) ATGM (18)
- 9K115 Metis (AT-7 Saxhorn) ATGM (16)
- Anti-Aircraft Artillery
- SA-Strzała-2M SAM (627)
- Grom SAM (311)
- ZU-23-2 AAA (66)
- ZUR-23-2KG AAA (344)
- S-200 VEGA (8)
- S-125 NEWA-SC (80)
- Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Artillery
- ZSU-23-4 "Szyłka" SPAAG (44)
- ZSU-23-4MP "Biała" (8 on order - modernisation of Shilka)
- PZA Loara (2 + 48 on order)
- SA-6 Kub-M SPSAM (80)
- SA-8 Osa AK/AKM SPSAM (64)
- SA-4 Krug-M SPSAM (27)
- ZU-23-2 mounted on a Star truck (?)
- Helicopters
- Mi-24V (16)
- Mi-24D (16)
- Mi-8T (16)
- Mi-17 (Mi-8MT) (6)
- Mi-17V-1 (Mi-8MTV-1) (7)
- Mil Mi-2 (46)
- PZL W-3W Sokół (33)
- PZL W-3RR Procjon (3)
- PZL W-3PSOT (1)
[edit] Gallery
 Leopard 2A4 of the Polish Army |
 ZSU-23-4MP "Biała" self-propelled anti-aircraft gun |
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 Mil Mi-24 Helicopter of the Polish Land Forces |
 Leopard 2A4 of the Polish Army |
[edit] Structure
- Combat Arms
- Armored & Mechanized Forces (Wojska Pancerne I Zmechanizowane)
- Missile & Artillery Forces (Wojska Rakietowe I Artyleria)
- Air Defense Forces (Wojska Obrony Przeciwlotniczej)
- Air-mobile Forces (Wojska Aeromobilne)
- Engineer Forces (Wojska Inżynieryjne)
- Combat Support Arms
- Reconnaissance & Early Warning (Rozpoznanie I Wczesne Ostrzeganie)
- Signals & Information Technology Forces (Wojska Łączności I Informatyki)
- Chemical Forces (Wojska Chemiczne)
- Combat Service Support Arms
- Logistics (Logistyka)
[edit] See also
- Edward Pietrzyk, current commander-in-chief of the Polish Land Forces
- List of Polish wars
- Polish military awards and decorations
- Polish Armed Forces rank insignia
- Podhale rifles
- Polish Army Museum
- 7th Coastal Defense Brigade
[edit] Notes
- ^ :: Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej - serwis internetowy :: Potencjał ::
- ^ www.army.mil.pl
- ^ Nowa Technika Wosjkowa
- ^ Nowa Technika Wosjkowa
- ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Militarium
- ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
- ^ MILITARIUM - Wojsko Polskie - Uzbrojenie
- ^ MILITARIUM - Wojsko Polskie - Uzbrojenie
- ^ MILITARIUM - Wojsko Polskie - Uzbrojenie
- ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
- ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
- ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
- ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
- ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
- ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
- ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
- ^ :: Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej - serwis internetowy :: Uzbrojenie - Wojska Lądowe ::
- ^ Rosomak series of wheeled armoured vehicles
http://www.mon.gov.pl/pl/strona/205/LG_59_150
