Hungarian Ground Forces
The Hungarian Ground Forces are one of the branches of the Hungarian armed 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, Hungary cut tanks, closed garrisons, and minimized troop strength since 1991. 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
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company in Debrecen
- Signal Company in Debrecen
- Combat Support Engineering Company in Debrecen
- 3rd Infantry Battalion in Hódmezővásárhely with BTR-80 armored personnel carriers
- 39th Infantry Battalion in Debrecen with BTR-80 armored personnel carriers
- 62nd Infantry Battalion in Hódmezővásárhely with BTR-80 armored personnel carriers
- 24th Reconnaissance Battalion in Debrecen
- Operations Support Engineer Battalion in Debrecen
- Logistic Battalion in Debrecen
- 25th Infantry Brigade "György Klapka" in Tata
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company in in Tata
- 1st Infantry Battalion in Tata with BTR-80 armored personnel carriers
- 2nd Infantry Battalion in Tata with BTR-80 armored personnel carriers
- 11th Tank Battalion in Tata with T-72M1 tanks
- 36th Anti-tank Missile Battalion in Tata with 9K115-2 Metis-M anti-tank missiles
- 101st Artillery Battalion in Tata with D-20 152mm towed howitzers
- Logistic Battalion in Tata
Military Equipment
- RS4/4 parachute
- RS4/4 LA parachute
- MANTA parachute
- 40 mm grenade launcher
- 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
- VSBRDM 2 ABC recce 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
- 93M protecting suit
- 96M protecting suit
- DECOCOM 3000 decontamination container
- regiment decontamination trailer
- 82 mm mortar
- 60 mm mortar
Armour and other vehicles
| Model | Image | Origin | Type | Variant | Number | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-72 |  |
 Soviet Union Poland |
Main battle tank | T-72M T-72M1 |
29 | Only 29 vehicles are in active service. Another 43 T-72 in reserve. The rest are being used as targets for firing). |
| BTR-80 | .jpg) |
Soviet Union Russia |
amphibious armoured personnel carrier | BTR-20 BTR-80A BTR-80K |
600 | Hungary is a largest operator of BTR-80 in the World with approximately 600 units (598 pieces, most of them modernized, in use, few others stored in working condition). There is also an unknown number of modernized Hungarian-upgraded BTR-80s for technical rescue, medical rescue and NBC missions (these vehicles are entering service starting with 2009). |
| BRDM-2 |  |
Soviet Union |
Armoured Personnel Carrier | BRDM-2 | 50 | |
| 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 |
| M-ATV |  |
 United States |
MRAP | 20+ | Use by the Hungarian special forces in Afghanistan | |
| M1151 HMMWV |  |
United States |
Utility vehicle | 80+ | Most of them used by the Special Forces [2] |
Artillery: ATGMs, RPGs, Mortars, Howitzers etc.
- 9К115-2 Metis-M
- RPG-7
- 82 mm mortar - 50 pieces
- BM-21 Grad - 65 pieces (in reserve)
- 81 mm mortar - Unknown number
- EXPAL M-08 Combi 60mm mortar - 196 pieces
- 152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 152 mm howitzer - 300 pieces
Transport Vehicles
- Mercedes-Benz G-270 CDI BA 10 - unknown number
- Mercedes-Benz G-280 CDI BA6 C+R SSA FB6 - unknown number
- Mercedes 1017A truck
- Toyota Land Cruiser armored car
- Toyota Hilux armored car
- Ford Ranger armored car
- Rába H-14 4x4 truck - The new H-14 series, can be armoured within 48 hours. The armour defends soldiers from bullets, splinters and IEDs [3]
- Rába H-18 6x6 truck [4]
- Rába H-25 6x6 truck [5]
- MAN 8X8 truck
- Star 266 6x6 truck
- Ikarus E-95 bus
- Ikarus F-15 bus
- Ford Transit truck - 41
- Mercedes-Benz Unimog U400 - unknown number
River fleet
| Model | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neštin-class |  |
 Yugoslavia |
minesweeper | 3 | 6 minesweepers were received from Yugoslavia in 1981. As of 2014, 3 of them are in active service. |
See also
- Military of Hungary
- Royal Hungarian Army (1922–1945)
- Royal Hungarian Landwehr (1867–1918)
Sources
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- http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=107633, a lot of pictures
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbF-0xPQtsc&mode=related&search=, a slideshow