Military equipment of the Estonian Land Forces

Military equipment of the Estonian Land Forces is a list of modern military equipment currently in service with the Estonian Land Forces.

Personal equipment

A soldier from the Scouts Battalion in ESTDCU firing his Galil SAR.
Main articles: ESTDCU and PASGT

The equipment of the Estonian Land Forces troops includes:

Weapons

Firearms

Name Origin Type Cartridge Photo Notes
Pistols
Heckler & Koch USP  Germany Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Standard issue pistol.[1]
Makarov pistol  Soviet Union Semi-automatic pistol 9×18mm Standard issue pistol.[2]
Assault rifles and carbines
IMI Galil  Israel Assault rifle 5.56×45mm Standard issue assault rifle, in service with the 1st Infantry Brigade.[3][4][5]
Ak 4  Sweden Battle rifle 7.62×51mm Standard issue assault rifle, in service with the 2nd Infantry Brigade.[6]
Heckler & Koch G3  Germany Battle rifle 7.62×51mm Variants G3A3ZF and G3A4.[7]
Heckler & Koch G36  Germany Assault rifle 5.56×45mm In service with the ESTSOF.
M14  United States Ceremonial rifle 7.62×51mm In service with the Guard Battalion as a ceremonial rifle.[8] Some converted by E-Arsenal to sharpshooter rifles M-14 TP2.[9]
 Estonia Sharpshooter rifle
Sniper rifles
Sako TRG-42  Finland Sniper rifle .338 Lapua Magnum In service with special forces and reconnaissance units.
PGM Hécate II  France Sniper rifle 12.7×99mm
Galil Sniper  Israel Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm
Shotguns
Benelli M3T  Italy Semi-automatic shotgun 12 gauge
Submachine guns
IMI Mini UZI  Israel Submachine gun 9×19mm
Heckler & Koch MP5A2  Germany Submachine gun 9×19mm
Machine guns
IMI Negev  Israel Light machine gun 5.56×45mm
Ksp 58  Sweden General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm
Rheinmetall MG3  Germany General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm
M2 Browning  United States Heavy machine gun 12.7×99mm Some mounted on vehicles, such as Patria Pasi and Bv 206, but the tripod version is also in use.
Grenade launchers
Brügger & Thomet GL-06   Switzerland Grenade launcher 40mm
Heckler & Koch GLM  Germany Grenade launcher 40mm
Heckler & Koch 79N  Germany Grenade launcher 40mm
Milkor MGL  South Africa Grenade launcher 40mm Limited numbers for evaluation purposes.[10]

Grenades

Name Origin Type Detonation Photo Notes
Grenades
F-1  Soviet Union Hand grenade Fuse
RGD-5  Soviet Union Hand grenade Fuse
m/56  Sweden Hand grenade Fuse

Anti-tank weapons

Name Origin Type Warhead Photo Notes
Anti-tank missiles
MAPATS  Israel Anti-tank guided missile 148mm
MILAN 2  France Anti-tank guided missile 115mm
FGM-148 Javelin  United States Fire-and-forget anti-tank missile 127mm 80 CLU (with option for additional 40) and 350 missiles purchased from the United States.[11]
Type 69 RPG  PRC Shoulder-fired missile 85mm Withdrawn from service.
Instalaza C90-CR  Spain Shoulder-fired missile 90mm
B-300  Israel Shoulder-fired missile 82mm
AT4  Sweden Shoulder-fired missile 84mm
Recoilless rifles
Carl Gustav  Sweden Recoilless rifle 84mm Variants M2 and M3.[12][13]
Pvpj 1110  Sweden Recoilless rifle 90mm 130 units.[13][14]
M40A1  United States Recoilless rifle 106mm 30 units.[13][14]

Air-defence

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Anti-aircraft missiles
Mistral  France Surface-to-air missile 40
Anti-aircraft artillery
ZU-23-2  Soviet Union Twin-barreled autocannon 98

Artillery

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Mortars
B455  Israel Mortar 41 B455 is a 81mm medium mortar.[13][15]
NM 95 (L-16A1)  United Kingdom Mortar 10 L-16A1, also known as NM 95, is a 81mm medium mortar which is operated by a three-man team.[13][15]
M252  United States Mortar 80 M252 is a 81mm medium mortar which is operated by a three-man team.[13][16]
2B11  Soviet Union Mortar 14 2B11 is a 120mm heavy mortar which is operated by a five-man team.[13][15]
m/41D  Sweden Mortar 165 m/41D is a 120mm heavy mortar which is operated by a five-man team.[13][15]
Howitzers
FH-70  Germany Towed howitzer 24 FH-70 is a 155mm towed howitzer.[13][15]
H63 (D-30)  Soviet Union Towed howitzer 42 D-30 is a 122mm towed howitzer. Estonian army uses the H63 variant purchased from Finland.[13][15]

Vehicles

Armoured vehicles

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Armoured vehicles
Combat Vehicle 90  Sweden Infantry fighting vehicle 44 44 CV9035 purchased from Netherlands. 35 CV90 hulls, to be converted into support vehicles, and two driver training vehicles purchased from Norway.[17][18]
Support vehicle 35
Driver training vehicle 2
Patria Pasi  Finland Armoured personnel carrier 136 XA-180: 60 units purchased from Finland (56 in service).[13]
XA-188: 81 units purchased from Netherlands (80 in service).[15][19]
BTR-80  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 15 BTR-80UNSh version. Phased out and handed over to the Estonian Defence League.[13][15]
Mamba Mk4  South Africa Armoured personnel carrier 7
Bergepanzer 2  Germany Armoured engineer vehicle 2 Purchased from Netherlands.
Biber  Germany Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 2 Purchased from Netherlands.
Fahrschulpanzer Leopard 1  Germany Driver training vehicle 2 Purchased from Netherlands.

General-purpose vehicles

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Trucks and transporters
Mercedes-Benz Unimog  Germany Military logistics vehicle >300 Mostly Unimog 416 and 435/1300 series models. Used as transport, ambulance and on other purposes in the military.
MAN KAT1  Germany Military logistics vehicle MAN 4520, 4620 and 4640 series models. Also used as artillery tractors.
DAF YA 4440  Netherlands Military logistics vehicle
Mercedes-Benz 1017A  Germany Military logistics vehicle
Sisu E13TP  Finland Military logistics vehicle 2 Used as Ground Master 403 radar carriers.[20]
Volvo FMX  Sweden Military logistics vehicle 12
Bandvagn 206  Sweden Tracked all-terrain vehicle
Light vehicles
Mercedes-Benz 250 GD  Germany Light utility vehicle
Chevrolet CUCV  United States Light utility vehicle M1008, M1009 and M1010 series models.
Volvo Tgb  Sweden High-mobility utility vehicle Volvo Tgb 11, 13 and 20 series models.
Logistics vehicles
Mercedes-Benz 4150  Germany Military recovery vehicle
TMM-3M  Ukraine Motorized Bridge system mounted on a heavy lift truck. 4 Purchased from Ukraine.[21]
Motorcycles
Husqvarna 258A MT  Sweden Motorcycle Motorcycles are used for a variety of liaison and reconnaissance tasks.

References

  1. ↑ "Püstol H&K USP" (in Estonian). Estonian Defence Forces.
  2. ↑ "Püstol PM" (in Estonian). Estonian Defence Forces.
  3. ↑ "Automaat Galil AR" (in Estonian). Estonian Defence Forces.
  4. ↑ "Automaat Galil SAR" (in Estonian). Estonian Defence Forces.
  5. ↑ "Automaat Galil ARM" (in Estonian). Estonian Defence Forces.
  6. ↑ "Automaat AK-4" (in Estonian). Estonian Defence Forces.
  7. ↑ "Automaat HK G3A3ZF/G3A4" (in Estonian). Estonian Defence Forces.
  8. ↑ "Poolautomaatne vintpüss M-14" (in Estonian). Estonian Defence Forces.
  9. ↑ "Täpsuspüss M-14 TP2" (in Estonian). Estonian Defence Forces.
  10. ↑ http://www.postimees.ee/2840821/kaitsevagi-lav-ist-ostetud-granaadiheitjad-peavad-eestis-hasti-vastu
  11. ↑ http://www.postimees.ee/2817722/eesti-kavatseb-usa-lt-osta-tankitorjesusteemi
  12. ↑ "Granaadiheitja Carl-Gustav M2" (in Estonian). Estonian Defence Forces.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 IISS. The Military Balance 2016, page 91
  14. 1 2 "Estonia Land Forces military equipment and vehicles Estonian Army". Armyrecognition.com.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Estonia 2008". United Nations.
  16. ↑ "Eesti saab USA-lt 80 uut miinipildujat" (in Estonian). Postimees.
  17. ↑ http://uudised.err.ee/v/eesti/e71bc50a-7cc4-4024-886c-4ccaadc80989
  18. ↑ http://epl.delfi.ee/news/eesti/scoutspataljon-valmistub-umber-relvastuma.d?id=68387437
  19. ↑ "Soome soomukid Eesti kaitseväes" (in Estonian). Sõdur.
  20. ↑ "Estonian Air Force receives first Sisu 8x8 truck". Airforce-technology.com.
  21. ↑ http://www.postimees.ee/3395435/galerii-ja-video-kaitsevagi-sai-jogede-uletamiseks-uue-sillasusteemi
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