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Armies of the world. Poland

Population: 38 819 thousand people. The military budget - 3,7 billion dollars (2001). The regular forces are 206 000 people. The reserve - 406 000 people, including land forces - 343 000, air force - 49 000, naval forces - 14 000. Militarized formations - 22 000 people, including frontier troops - 14500, the ministry of internal affairs - 7500. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch - 12 months. Mobilization resources - 10,4 million people, including 8,1 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 120 300 people, 2 military districts, the corps headquarters, 6 divisions (4 mechanized, 1 tank, 1 coast defens), 14 detached brigades (1 tank, 1 mountainous, 1 mechanized, 2 engineers, 3 artillery, 1 airborne, 5 territorial defense brigades), 10 detached regiments (1 rocket, 1 reconnaissance, 2 aviation divisions, 3 anti-aircraft, 1 special force, 1 protection regiment).

Arms: 32 operative tactical rockets and tactical rockets, 1 677 tanks (685 T-72, 786 T-55, 206 PT-91), 1 404 BMP-1 and BMP-2, about 500 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, 726 armored troop carriers, 440 towed ordnance (280 122 mm M-30, 160 152 mm ML-20), 652 pieces of self-propelled artillery (533 122 mm self-propelled guns Gvozdika,111 152 mm Dana, 8 203 mm SG2S7), 258 122 mm MLRS, 2 301 20 mm mortars, 403 antitank missile systems, 723 85 mm antitank guns D-44, 686 antiaircraft guns, 1 012 surface-to-air missile systems, 184 helicopters.

Air force: 43 700 people (15 500 in service for a fixed period), 212 war-planes. 10 combat helicopters. Tactical elements: 1 air defence fighter squadron, 5 fighter and bomber air squadrons, 1 transport air squadron, 4 SAM batteries, 1 SAM regiment. Planes and helicopters: 91 MiG-21, 22 MiG-29, 99 Su-22, 25 An-2, 10 An-26, 2 An-28, 12 Yak-40, 2 Tu-154, 11 OTS-11 Iskra, 11 PZLI-22, 34 PZL-130, 68 Mi-2, 11 Mi-8, Bell 412. Air defences: 3 SA-2, 20 SA-3, 3 SA-4, 2 SA-5.

Naval forces: 16 760 people (including 8 900), navy (3 flotillas), aircraft, the coast defence troops. Navy: 3 submarines (1 pr. 877E, 2 pr. 641), 1 destroyer (pr. 61MP), 1 frigate with guided missiles O.H.Perri. 1 frigate (pr. 620), 4 small rocket ships (pr. 1241PE), 5 missile boats (pr. 205), 22 patrol ships (3 pr. 660, 8 pr. 912M, 11 pr. 918M), 22 minesweepers (3 pr. 206, 13 pr. 207P, 2 pr. 410S, 4 pr. 207M), 5 tank landing ships pr. 767, 3 storm-boats pr. 716, 1 command ship, 3 hydrographic vessels, 2 reconnaissance ships pr. 863, training vessels pr. 888, 1 training barkentines, 4 tankers, 4 rescue ships, 5 towboats. Naval aircraft: 2 500 people, 3 divisions, squadrons: planes - 4, helicopters - 2, mixed - 1. Planes - 55 (26 MiG-21-BIS, 5 AH-28PM, 6 An-2, 18 TS-11); helicopters - 31 (10 Mi-14PL, 4 SH-2G, 3 Mi-14PS, 6 W-3RM, 2 W-3T, 6 Mi-2, 4 SH-2G).

Frontier troops: 2 big and 26 small patrol boats.





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