Army of Venezuela
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The Army of Venezuela is a professional armed body designed to defend Venezuela's sovereignty and borders and aid in the development and progress of the country in any way possible. Army units have frequently participated in social actions and construction. It is the main component in the Venezuelan armed forces.
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[edit] Equipment
[edit] Infantry
[edit] Small Arms
- FN/Browning M-1935GP Side arm
- Glock17/18 Side arm
- SIG Sauer P226 Side arm
- FN/IMI Uzi Submachine gun
- FN FAL Assault Rifle
- FN FNC Assault Rifle
- FN FAP Rifle
- AK-103 Assault Rifle
[edit] Manned Arms
- FN Minimi Light machine gun
- FN MAG Light machine gun
- FN/Browning M2 Machine gun
- M-60 machine gun
- CAVIM M-66 Cazador mortar
- M-19 mortar
- M-29A1 mortar
[edit] Infantry AT Arms
- Bofors AT4 rocket launcher
- Bofors Carl Gustav recoilless rifle
- M-40 recoilless cannon
- IMI MAPATS 2 rocket system.
Some special forces units use the M16A2 assault rifle, Barret M82 rifle, H&K MP5 sub-machinegun, FN P90 sub-machinegun and the Mossberg M500 or Remington 870 shotgun.
[edit] Armor
[edit] Tanks and combat vehicles
- AMX-30V Main battle tank
- AMX-13C.90 Light tank
- Scorpion 90 Light tank
- Dragoon 300 LFV
The Military of Venezuela are currently studying the Leopard 2
[edit] APCs
- AMX-13 VTT-VCI
- Transportpanzer 1
- Dragoon 300 APC
- V-100/V-150 Commando
Derivates of the AMX-13, V-100 and Dragoon 300 are used for ambulance, vehicle recovery, artillery companion and command post roles.
[edit] Artillery
[edit] Ground artillery
- LAR-160 Multiple rocket launcher
- AMX-13 Mle F.3 self propelled howitzer
- M-114 howitzer
- M101A1howitzer
- Oto Melara M-56 howitzer
- Thomson Brandt MO-120 howitzer
[edit] AA
- Bofors RBS-70
- Bofors M-1 AA emplacement
- AMX-13M51 Ráfaga
- M-35 Fénix
[edit] Helicopters
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