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Armies of the world. Libya

Population: 5 644 thousand people. The military budget is 1,2 billion dollars (2000). The regular forces are 76 000 people. The reserve - 40 000 people. Militarized formations: coastguard. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch - 12-24 months. Mobilization resources - 1,4 million people, including 819 thousand able-bodied men.

Land forces: 45 000 people, 15 zones (11 frontier zones, 4 security zones), 5 operative tactical rocket brigades, 5 brigades of special forces, 5 tactical rocket brigades, 10 tank battalions, 22 artillery battalions, 21 infantry, 8 motorized infantry and 6 airborne battalions, 7 antiaircraft batttalions.

Arms: 80 operative tactical rockets P-17e, 40 tactical rockets Luna, 2 210 tanks (1 600 T-54/55, 350 T-62, 260 T-72), 265 guns of self-propelled artillery (90 122 mm self-propelled guns Gvozdika, 80 152 mm self-propelled guns Dana, 46 152 mm self-propelled guns Acacia, 115 155 mm self-propelled guns Palmaria, 14 155 mm self-propelled guns M109), 622 towed guns (42 105 mm M101, 190 122 mm D-30, 60 D-74, 330 130 mm M46), more than 500 82, 120 and 160 mm mortars, up to 600 MLRS (107 and 122 mm), about 3 000 antitank missile systems (Milan, Malyutka, Fagot), about 1 000 BMP-1 and over 1 620 armored troop carriers and armoured reconnaissance vehicles (750 BTR-50 and BTR-60, 272 EE-9 Cascavel, 166 BRDM-2, 67 OT-64, 100 EE-11 Urutu, 28 M113), 90 SAM systems (Strela-1 and -10, 24 Crotal), 600 23, 30 and 57 mm antiaircraft guns.

Air force and air defence: 23 000 people (including air defence), 426 planes, 52 combat helicopters. Tactical units and elements: 1 bomber air squadron, 13 fighter and bomber air squadrons, 9 air defence fighter squadrons, 2 reconnaissance air squadrons, 9 transport air squadrons, 3 SAM brigades, 5 SAM regiments. Planes and helicopters: 6 Tu-22, 130 MiG-23 (BN, U and P), 48 Mirage-5 (D, DE, DD and DR), 29 Mirage-P.1 (AD, ED and BD), 45 Su-20 and Su-22, 30 J-1 Hawk, 50 MiG-21, 70 MiG-25 (P, R and PU), 15 An-26, 7 C-130H, 5 L-100 ( -20 and -30), 16 G-222, 20 Il-76, 15 L-410, 80 Galeb G-2, 150 L-39ZO, 40 Mi-25, 12 Mi-35, 18 CH-47, 34 Mi-8 and Mi-17, 30 Mi-2, 11 SA-316, 5 AB-206. Air defence: 18 SA-2, 12 SA-3, 24 8A-6 and 8A-8.

Naval forces: 8 000 people (including coastguard), 2 submarines pr. 641, 2 frigates pr. 1159, 3 corvettes pr. 12343, 21 missile boats (9 Combatan 20, 12 pr. 205M), 2 tank landing ships PS-700, 3 storm-boats, 8 minesweepers pr. 266ME, 1 training vessel, 1 mother ship, 1 diving vessel, 10 transports, 1 rescue ship, 7 towboats.

Coastguard: 1 ASM battery SSC-3.





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