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Armies of the world. Argentina

Population: 37 587 thousand people. The military budget is 3,1 billion dollars (2000). The regular forces are 70 100 people. Militarized formations is 31 240 people, including gendarmerie - 18 000, coastguard - 13 240. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch: Land forces and air force - 12 months, naval forces - 14. Mobilization resources - 9,7 million people, including 7,4 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 41 400 people, 3 army corps, 9 brigades (2 armoured, 3 mechanized, one jungle infantry, 2 mountaneous, 1 training brigades), an armoured cavalry regiment, 5 detached battalions (2 engineers, 3 aircraft batalions), an anti-aircraft artillery battalion, a commando company. The reserve: mechanized and airborne brigades.

Arms: 350 tanks (200 TAM, 50 AMX-13, 100 SK-105 Cuirassier), 160 infantry fighting vehicles (TAM VCTP, AMX-VCI), 75 armoured reconnaissance vehicles AML-90, 449 armored troop carriers (M113, МЗ, Movag Grenadier), 200 towed guns (155 mm CITEFA, 105 mm M56), 20 155 mm self-propelled guns F3, 15 155 mm CrVCA, 10 missile systems with calibre of 105 and 127 mm, 1 100 81 mm and 360 120 mm mortars, 600 antitank missile systems (Mamba, Matogo), 1 005 recoilless guns, 80 portable surface-to-air missile systems, 6 SAM systems Roland, 490 antiaircraft emplacements, 43 planes and 72 helicopters.

Air force: 12 500 people, 130 war-planes, 27 combat helicopters. Tactical units and elements: 5 fighter and bomber air squadrons, 3 air defence tactical fighter squadrons, a reconnaissance air squadron, a pilotless vehicle squadron, 6 transport air squadrons. Planes and helicopters: 23 Dagger Nesher (A and B), 6 "Mirage-5", 36 A-4, 29 IA-58A, 10 MS-760, Boeing 707, 51A-50, 3 Lirjet-35, 4 Boeing 707, 2 C-13OE, 5 C-13OV, L-100-30, 6 DHC-6, 8 F-27, 4 F-28, 6 DHC-6, ZOV-45 Mentor, 27 EMB-312, 14 IA-63, 10 MS-760, 4 Bell 212, 2 CH-47H, 17 MD-500, 10 UH-1H, 3 Hughs 5000.

Naval forces: 16 200 people (including 2 000 in aircraft and 2 800 marines), 3 naval districts.

Navy: 3 submarines (1 pr. 209/1200, 2 TR 1700), 6 destroyers (4 MEKO 360, 2 Sheffields), 8 frigates (5 pr. 140, 3 pr. A69), 8 patrol ships (Olivieri, 3 Cherokee, 2 King, 2 Sotoyomo), 6 patrol vessels (4 Dabur, 2 pr. TNC45), 2 trawlers, 20 storm-boats, about 20 support vessels (including 2 hydrographic vessels, 2 training vessels, 1 tanker, 1 towboat, 1 ice-breaker, 3 yachts).

Marines: 7 battalions (4 infantry, a headquarters, protection and intercommunication battalions), 2 battalions (field artillery and air defence), an engineer company, a commandos group, protection companies.

Naval aircraft: 6 wings, squadrons of planes - 5 (an assault air squadron, anti-submarine air squadron, transport air squadrons, 2 training air squadrons) and helicopters - 3. Planes - 58 (6 Super Etandar, 6 S-2ET/E, 6 Р-ЗВ, 4 Super King R - 200, 4 B-200T, 1 L-188, 3 F 28, 9 Super King R, 1 PC-6, 8 MB-326GB, 10 T-34); helicopters - 24 (5 SA-319B, 4 AS-555, 5 ASH-3H, 2 AS-61D, 8 UH-1H).

Coastguard: 900 people, 7 areas, 6 patrol ships, 4 big and more than 60 small patrol boats, 5 planes (C-212 S/A 68), 4 helicopters (2 AS-365, 2 AS-330).





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