List of equipment of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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This is a list of equipment used by the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Small arms

Name Origin Type Variant Notes
Zastava CZ 99[1]  Yugoslavia Pistol Standard issue pistol.
Zastava M70  Yugoslavia Assault rifle M-70AB3, M-70A, M-70B1N, M-70AB2N, M-70A1[2]
M16 rifle[3][2]  United States Assault rifle M16A4, M16A1 Standard issue rifle.
M4 carbine[3]  United States Assault rifle M4A1, M4A2[2] Standard issue carbine.
FN SCAR  Belgium Assault rifle SCAR-L Used by special forces units.
T91 assault rifle  Taiwan Assault rifle T-91 Used by special forces units.
Heckler & Koch G36  Germany Assault rifle G36E Used by special forces units.
MP5[3]  Germany Submachine gun M5, MP5A5, MP5KA1, MP5SFA2, MP5SFA3[2]
Zastava M72[3]  Yugoslavia Light machine gun M72B1, M72[2]
Ultimax 100[3]  Singapore Light machine gun Mark 3/3A, Mark 2[2]
M249 light machine gun[3]  United States Light machine gun M249 PIP
Zastava M84[3]  Yugoslavia General-purpose machine gun M84, M86[2]
M60 machine gun[3]  United States General-purpose machine gun M60E3, M60E4, M60E6[2] Aid from the United States[2]
M240 machine gun[3]  United States General-purpose machine gun Aid from the United States[2]
DShK[3]  Soviet Union Heavy machine gun DŠK, DŠKM, Type 54[2]
NSV[3]  Soviet Union Heavy machine gun
M2 Browning[2]  United States Heavy machine gun M2HB, M2HB-QCB Aid from the United States[2]

Armor

Name Origin Type In service Notes
Armoured fighting vehicles
M-84 Yugoslavia Main battle tank 71[3]
T-54/T-55 Soviet Union Main battle tank 142 T-55,12 T-54[3][4] 10 of them are second hand from Egypt.
AMX-30S France Main battle tank 50[2] 50 units donated by the UAE in 1997. 36 in service, others in storage for spare parts.
M60A3TTS United States Main battle tank 45[2] 1996, US aid program – training included.
Type 92 China Anti-armor vehicle 10[2]
BVP M-80A Yugoslavia Infantry fighting vehicle 103[3]
AMX-10P France Infantry fighting vehicle 25[3][5]
BOV 3/30/VP /M Yugoslavia Armoured personnel carrier 3 (BOV 3)[3] 49 (30)[3] 39 (VP)[3] 8 (M)[3]
BTR-50PK Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 2[5]
BTR-70 Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 3[3]
M113 United States Armoured personnel carrier 80[2][5] Aid from the United States[2]
AML 60/90 France Armored car 10[2]
Humvee United States Light armored car 69[3][6] Aid from the United States[2]
Artillery
M-56 Bosnia and Herzegovina Howitzer 101[3]
D-30/D-30J Soviet Union Howitzer 100[7] 12 of these are second hand from Egypt[2]
D-20/M84 NORA Soviet Union Howitzer 13 (D-20)[3] 15 (M84)[3] 12 of these are second hand from Egypt[2]
T-12/MT-12 Soviet Union Anti-tank gun 42 (T-12)[3] 70 (MT-12)[3]
M-46/M-82 Soviet Union Field gun 61 (M-46)[3] 13 (M-82)[3] 12 of these are second hand from Egypt[2]
L118 light gun United Kingdom Field gun 36[3]
M1 United States Field gun 78[3] Aid from the United States[2]
M2A1 United States Howitzer 24[3] Aid from the United States[2]
M114A1/114A2 United States Howitzer 126[2] 1997, US aid program – training included[2]
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika Soviet Union Self-propelled howitzer 24[3]
ZSU-57-2 Soviet Union Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 33[3]
Multiple rocket launchers
M-63 Plamen Yugoslavia Multiple rocket launcher 23[3]
M-77 Oganj Yugoslavia Multiple rocket launcher 20[3]
M-91 (128mm) Yugoslavia Multiple rocket launcher 35[3]
BM-21 Grad Soviet Union Multiple rocket launcher 1 (BM-21)[3] 36 (APR-40)[3]
Type 63 China Multiple rocket launcher 28[3]

References

  1. ^ "Пешадијско наоружање - Пиштољ 9 mm ЦЗ99" [Infantry weapons - 9 mm pistol CZ99]. Serbian Army (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa SIPRI Arms Transfers Database
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am "Bosnia Herzegovina Land Forces military equipment, armament and vehicles Army". Armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
  4. ^ Lamb, Christopher J. (March 2014). Arkin, Sarah; Scudder, Sally (eds.). The Bosnian Train and Equip Program: A Lesson in Interagency Integration of Hard and Soft Power (PDF). Washington, D.C., USA.: National Defense University Press Washington, D.C. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ a b c Ioannis Michaletos (2012). "DEFENSE BALANCE IN WESTERN BALKANS". Rieas.gr. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  6. ^ "US donates 44 HMMWV's to Bosnia and Herzegovina - AM General". AM General. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  7. ^ IISS 2019, pp. 91
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