Hungarian Ground Forces

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Hungarian Ground Forces
Magyar Szárazföldi Haderő
Country Hungary
AllegianceHungarian Defence Forces
BranchGround Forces
Part ofHungarian Defence Forces
Garrison/HQSzékesfehérvár
Colors    Red, White and Green
Anniversaries29 September
Commanders
Current
commander		Brigadier General Dr Gábor Böröndi

The Hungarian Ground Forces are one of the branches of the Hungarian Defence Forces. It is the army which handles Ground activities and troops including artillery, tanks, APC's, IFV's and ground support. Hungary's Ground forces currently pulled out of Iraq and are currently in service in Afghanistan and KFOR.

Hungary was supported by the Soviet Union during the Cold War but since the Soviet Union's fall in 1991, Hungary cut tanks, closed garrisons, and minimized troop strength. The Hungarian Army now deals with national security, peacekeeping and international conflicts. Hungary joined NATO in 1999.

Units

The two main combat units of the Hungarian Ground Forces are:

  • 5th Infantry Brigade "István Bocskai", in Debrecen
    • Command Company, in Debrecen
    • 3rd Infantry Battalion "Miklós Bercsényi", in Hódmezővásárhely, with BTR-80 APCs
    • 39th Infantry Battalion in Debrecen, with BTR-80 APCs
    • 62nd Infantry Battalion in Hódmezővásárhely, with BTR-80 APCs
    • Operations Support Engineer Battalion, in Debrecen
    • Logistic Battalion, in Debrecen
    • Combat Engineer Company, in Debrecen
    • Signal Company, in Debrecen
  • 25th Infantry Brigade "György Klapka", in Tata

Military Equipment

Infantry weapons

Hungarian special forces soldiers (KMZ) disembark from a Chinook in Croatia
  • RS4/4 parachute
  • RS4/4 LA parachute
  • MANTA parachute
  • 93M frag grenade
  • 96M frag grenade
  • Black Ka'bar bayonet
  • AN/PVS-14 Gen3 Monocular Night Vision
  • HALEM-2 laser rangefinder
  • 15/80 binocular
  • PSZNR-5 recce locator
  • FMG 68 decontamination vehicle
  • SSM-1 chemical marker
  • IH-95 radiation level and contamination meter
  • CAM radiation level and contamination meter
  • VFK chemical recce pack
  • DS-10 regiment decontamination pack
  • TMF-2 automatic weather station
  • 2015M protecting suit
  • DECOCOM 3000 decontamination container
  • regiment decontamination trailer
  • 60 mm mortar
Model Image Origin Type Details
CZ Bren 2  Czech Republic
 Hungary		 Assault rifle Assembled in Hungary. Intended to replace the AK-63.[2][3]
CZ SCORPION EVO 3  Czech Republic
 Hungary		 Submachine gun Assembled in Hungary.[2][3]
CZ P-09

CZ P-07

 Czech Republic
 Hungary		 Semi-automatic pistol Assembled in Hungary.[2][3]
P9RC  Hungary Handgun Service Handgun, replacing PA-63.
Glock 17  Austria Semi-automatic pistol Used by Special Forces
Heckler & Koch MP5 A3  Germany Submachine gun
AK-63 File:AMMSz.jpg  Hungary Assault Rifle Main service rifle of the Hungarian Ground Forces and is the modernized variant of the AKM rifle. 7700 rifles have been modernized, more to follow. Versions: AK-63D/E/MF
M4A1  United States Assault rifle Used by Special Forces
Remington 870 Marine  United States Pump action shotgun
M2 Browning  United States Heavy machine gun
Szép sniper rifle  Hungary Sniper Rifle [4]
M24 SWS  United States Sniper Rifle Used by Special Forces
Dragunov SVD  Soviet Union Sniper Rifle Will be replaced by Szép sniper rifle
Gepárd  Hungary Anti-materiel rifle
M110  United States Semi-Automatic Sniper System
M249 SAW  United States Light Machine gun Used by Special Forces
PKM  Soviet Union General-purpose machine gun
H&K M320  Germany Grenade Launcher Used by Special Forces
EXPAL M-08 Combi 60mm  Spain Mortar (weapon)
Steyr-Mannlicher M1895  Austria-Hungary Rifle Ceremonial rifle.
SKS  Soviet Union semi-automatic carbine Ceremonial rifle.

Armoured vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Variant Active Number Details
Tanks
Leopard 2  Germany Main battle tank Leopard 2A7+
Leopard 2A4		 0
0		 44 Leopard 2A7+ and 12 Leopard 2A4 tanks on order.[5][6]
T-72  Soviet Union
 Belarus		 Main battle tank T-72M1 30[7] 230 additional tanks in reserve.[7] Will be replaced by the Leopard 2A7+ in the 2020s.[6]
Armoured personnel carriers
BTR-80  Soviet Union
 Russia
 Hungary		 amphibious armoured personnel carrier BTR-80A
BTR-80
BTR-80 SKJ
BTR-80 VSF
BTR-80 MVJ
BTR-80 MPAEJ
BTR-80 MPFJ		 120
260[8]
Unknown
4[9]
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
 555 units received from Russia between 1996-1999.[10] Modernized Hungarian-upgraded BTR-80s for technical rescue, medical rescue and NBC missions.
BRDM-2  Soviet Union Combat reconnaissance vehicle BRDM-2
VSBRDM-2M		 12[11]
5[9]		 Equipped with 9M111 and 9M113 Konkurs anit-tank missiles [12] [13], others (VSBRDM-2M) are modified and upgraded for NBC missions. [14] [9]
M-ATV  United States MRAP 20+ Used by the Hungarian special forces in Afghanistan. [15]
Cougar (MRAP)  United States MRAP 13 Used by the Hungarian special forces in Afghanistan. [16] [17]
Maxxpro  United States MRAP ~42[8] Bought second-hand. [18] [19]
M1151 HMMWV  United States Utility vehicle 80+ Most of them used by the Hungarian special forces. [20]
All-terrain vehicles
Polaris RZR  United States Light utility vehicle 12 Used by the Hungarian special forces.[21] [22]
Military engineering vehicles
PTS (amphibious vehicle)  Soviet Union Amphibious vehicle PTS-2 50+ Some in reserve. Very large tracked amphibious vehicle used for crossing water bodies and building bridges across rivers
PMP  Soviet Union Pontoon bridge 3 3 active set. Each set consists of 32 river element, 4 bank element, 2 track element, 12 bridging boat and 38 KraZ-255. The maximal length of one set is 227 metres.[23]
WISENT 2  Germany Armoured Support Vehicle 0 5 on order.[24]
Leguan  Germany Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 0 3 on order. The new Leguans are going to replace the BLG-60M armoured bridgelayers which will be transferred to the 37th Engineer Regiment. [24]
MT-55A  Czechoslovakia Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 2 [25]
BLG-60M  East Germany Armoured vehicle-launched bridge BLG-60M2
TMM  Soviet Union Vehicle-launched bridge TMM-3 4 [26] [27]
VT-55  Soviet Union Armoured recovery vehicle VT-55 2
VT-72B  Czechoslovakia Armoured recovery vehicle 2 [28]
BAT-2  Soviet Union Armoured tracklayer BAT-2 2 [29]

Artillery, Air Defence, ATGM

Model Image Origin Type Active Number Details
Self-propelled artillery and howitzers
PzH 2000  Germany Self-propelled artillery 0 24 on order.[30]
D-20  Soviet Union Howitzer 12[8] 283 in reserve. [31]
Surface-to-air-missile systems
2K12 Kub  Soviet Union
 Hungary
 Poland		 Self-propelled SAM system 16[8] Modernized in collaboration with Poland. [32]
Mistral (missile)  France Surface-to-air missile 185[33] Mistral 3 + Safran Matis[8] [34]
Anti-armour weapons
Carl Gustaf M4  Sweden Recoilless rifle Unknown Deliveries will take place between 2019-2024.[35] [36]
9К115-2 Metis-M  Russia Anti-tank missile Unknown Unknown number delivered by Russia between 1996-1997.[10]
9M113 Konkurs  Soviet Union Anti-tank missile Unknown [8]
9K111 Fagot  Soviet Union Anti-tank missile Unknown [8]
RPG-7  Soviet Union Rocket-propelled grenade Unknown

Transport Vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Variant Active Number Details
Rába (company)  Hungary Truck H14
H18
H25		 Unknown
Unknown
Unknown		 The new H-14 series, can be armoured within 48 hours. The armour defends soldiers from bullets, splinters and IEDs[37]

Production of Rába H-14, H-18, and H-25 trucks commenced in 2004, these initially locally designed chassis fitted with MAN engines, associated components including cooling system and the MAN modular military cab. Current production is CKD using some locally sourced components such as axles. About 300 examples were built using components supplied between 2004-2006, with a further 150 assembled from CKD kits delivered from 2007.

Ikarus  Hungary Bus E95
Aries		 20
100		 100 Currus-Volvo Aries on order to replace Ikarus 250, 256, 280
Suzuki Vitara  Hungary SUV 550
Mercedes-Benz G-Class  Germany Utility vehicle G-270
G-280		 223
Mercedes-Benz Unimog  Germany Truck 88
RMMV HX range of tactical trucks  Germany Truck HX77 63 Will also receive up to 150 RMMV HX77 8x8 trucks, with 63 delivered since 2007.
Toyota Hilux  Japan Pickup 16 Used by Military Police
Volkswagen Transporter  Germany Van T4
T5		 Unknown

River fleet

Model Image Origin Type Active Number Details
Neštin-class  Yugoslavia minesweeper 3 6 minesweepers were received from Yugoslavia in 1981. As of 2020, 3 of them are in active service and the other 3 were sold.[38]
AN 2  Hungary minesweeper 5 40 minesweepers were built between 1953 and 1956. As of 2020, 5 of them are in active service, 1 in reserve and the rest were sold.[38] [39] [40]

See also

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Hungary signs deal to buy dozens of tanks, howitzers from Germany's KMW". Defense News. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Moss, Matthew (10 April 2018). "Hungary to Produce CZ Weapons Under License".
  3. ^ a b c Wilk, Remigiusz (20 December 2018). "Hungarian Defence Forces receive CZ BREN 2 rifles". IHS Jane's. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Braatz, Kurt (19 December 2018). "Krauss-Maffei Wegmann unterstützt ungarische Heeres-Modernisierung" (PDF). Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (in German). Munich. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b Dunai, Peter (20 December 2018). "Update: Hungary orders Leopard 2 MBTs and PzH 2000 SPHs". IHS Jane's 360. Budapest. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Hungarian armed forces upgrade ground troop equipment". Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g IISS 2019, p. 117.
  9. ^ a b c "Chemical Protection Unit Installed at Csörlőház". 3 Jun 2009.
  10. ^ a b "SIPRI Trade Register".
  11. ^ "Artillerymen are Celebrated on 4 December". 4 Dec 2010.
  12. ^ "Flame Flowers Over the Minefield". 23 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Rain, Snow and ATGM". 14 Nov 2007.
  14. ^ "Upgrades at the Pride of the Defence Forces". 14 Nov 2007.
  15. ^ "Operational Advisor Group Received New Combat Vehicles". 24 Apr 2014.
  16. ^ "Cougars Entered into Service in Afghanistan". 19 Mar 2010.
  17. ^ "Cougar Combat Vehicles for the Safety of Hungarian Soldiers". 8 Apr 2009.
  18. ^ "Maximal Protection". 10 Feb 2011.
  19. ^ "New MRAPs in Front Line". 10 Jan 2011.
  20. ^ Valid HTML and CSS: Fülöp Gergely (dreamlite), ACME engine: Aurum / (2008-08-18). "Honvédelmi Minisztérium". Hm.gov.hu. Archived from the original on 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  21. ^ "Hungarian Defence Forces Under Dynamic Development". 29 Mar 2018.
  22. ^ "Polaris MRZR 4: No Obstacles!". 20 Apr 2018.
  23. ^ "Pontoon Bridge over Danube, Tisza and Szava". 9 Jul 2009.
  24. ^ a b "Generation Change". 20 Feb 2019.
  25. ^ "Bridgelayers Around the World".
  26. ^ "Military Logistics" (PDF).
  27. ^ "Demonstration of Technical Training Tasks".
  28. ^ "Hungarian T-72s".
  29. ^ "Caterpillar Monsters and Special Abilities". 3 Apr 2008.
  30. ^ Dunai, Peter (20 December 2018). "Hungary Orders Leopard 2 MBTs and PzH 2000 SPHs". IHS Jane's.
  31. ^ "'Hibernated Abilities' Have Been Resurrected". 30 Jan 2012.
  32. ^ "2K12 KUB in Service of 12th Air-defense Missile Regiment". 27 Nov 2012.
  33. ^ "UNROCA original report Hungary 2017". unroca.org.
  34. ^ "MISTRAL in Service of 12th Air-defense Missile Regiment". 27 Nov 2012.
  35. ^ "Saab Receives Order for Carl-Gustaf M4". 19 Dec 2018.
  36. ^ "Anti-Armour Change-Over". 12 Sep 2019.
  37. ^ "Image: H14_00.jpg, (1024 × 672 px)". raba.hu. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  38. ^ a b "Equipments and Abilities of the Hungarian River Fleet Subdivision". 11 Jun 2013.
  39. ^ "Reconstruction of 2 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Patrol Boats" (PDF). 18 Feb 2019.
  40. ^ "Reconstructed Patrol Boats at Explosive Ordnance Disposal Brigade". 5 Nov 2019.

References

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