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The '''Chechen National Guard''' was the army and air force of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria{{Infobox military unit
#REDIRECT [[Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria#National Guard]]
| unit_name = Chechen National Guard
| image = Flag of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.svg
| image_size = 180px
| caption = Flag of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
| dates = 1999-2001
| country = {{flag|Chechen Republic of Ichkeria}}
| allegiance =
| branch =
| type = Defence
| role =
| size =
| command_structure =
| garrison =
| garrison_label =
| nickname = CNG
| patron =
| motto =
| colors = Green, White, Red
| colors_label =
| march =
| mascot =
| equipment =
| equipment_label =
| battles = [[First Chechen War]]<br>[[Second Chechen War]]
| anniversaries =
| decorations =
| battle_honours = <!-- Commanders -->
| notable_commanders = [[Army Commander]]
<!-- Insignia -->| identification_symbol_label =
| identification_symbol_2 =
| identification_symbol_2_label =
| aircraft_attack =
| aircraft_bomber =
| aircraft_electronic =
| aircraft_fighter =
| aircraft_helicopter =
| aircraft_interceptor =
| aircraft_patrol =
| aircraft_recon =
| aircraft_trainer =
| aircraft_transport = |
| current_commander =
| current_commander_label = Commander
| ceremonial_chief =
| ceremonial_chief_label =
| colonel_of_the_regiment =
| colonel_of_the_regiment_label =
}}

== History ==
Dudayev spent the years from 1991 to 1994 preparing for war, mobilizing men aged 15-55 and seizing Russian weapons depots. The Chechen National Guard counted 10,000 troops in December 1994, rising to 40,000 insurgents by early 1996.<ref name="lutz97">{{cite web|url=http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=ADA399031|title=Russian Strategy In Chechnya: a Case Study in Failure|last1=Lutz|first1=Raymond R.|date=April 1997|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027183615/http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=ADA399031|archivedate=27 October 2016|deadurl=no|accessdate=9 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Army and Army air force ==
Major weapons systems were seized from the Russian military in 1992, and on the eve of the First Chechen War they included 23 air defense guns, 108 APC/tanks, 24 artillery pieces, 5 [[MiG-17]]/[[MiG 15|15]], 2 [[Mi-8]] helicopters, 24 multiple rocket launchers, 17 surface to air missile launchers, 94 [[L-29]] trainer aircraft, 52 [[Aero L-39 Albatros|L-39]] trainer aircraft, 6 [[An-22]] transport aircraft, 5 [[Tu-134]] transport aircraft.<ref name="lutz972">{{cite web|url=http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=ADA399031|title=Russian Strategy In Chechnya: a Case Study in Failure|last1=Lutz|first1=Raymond R.|date=April 1997|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027183615/http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=ADA399031|archivedate=27 October 2016|deadurl=no|accessdate=9 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>[[File:Cadets_of_the_Ichkeria_Chechen_national_guard_1999.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cadets_of_the_Ichkeria_Chechen_national_guard_1999.jpg|thumb|Cadets of the Ichkeria Chechen National Guard in 1999]]
== Equipment ==

=== Army ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Gun
!Origin
!Type
!Photo
!Notes
|-
! colspan="6" |Guns
|-
|[[Makarov pistol|Makarov PM]]
|USSR
|Pistol
|[[File:Макарыч (639835268).jpg|180x180px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%87_(639835268).jpg]]
|
|-
|[[AK-101|Borz, AK-101]]
|Russia
|Assault rifle
|[[File:AK-100s displayed.jpg|180x180px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AK-100s_displayed.jpg]]
|
|-
|[[AK-74]]
|USSR
|Assault rifle
|[[File:DPR AK-74.png|180x180px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DPR_AK-74.png]]
|
|-
|[[RPO-A Shmel]]
|USSR
|Rockt launcher
|[[File:4thTankDivisionOpenDay17p2-59.jpg|180x180px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:4thTankDivisionOpenDay17p2-59.jpg]]
|
|-
|[[RPK]]
|USSR
|machine gun
|[[File:Iraqi soldier with RPK.jpg|180x180px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Iraqi_soldier_with_RPK.jpg]]
|
|-
|[[PK machine gun|PK]]
|USSR
|machine gun
|[[File:A Bulgarian machine gunner with the Bulgarian Army's 38th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Light Infantry Brigade, engages targets with a PK machine gun at the Novo Selo Training Range in Bulgaria June 16 110616-M-OB762-003.jpg|180x180px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A_Bulgarian_machine_gunner_with_the_Bulgarian_Army's_38th_Infantry_Battalion,_2nd_Light_Infantry_Brigade,_engages_targets_with_a_PK_machine_gun_at_the_Novo_Selo_Training_Range_in_Bulgaria_June_16_110616-M-OB762-003.jpg]]
|
|-
|[[GP-25|GP-30]]
|USSR
|Grenade luancher
|[[File:GP-25 at Tula State Museum of Weapons.jpg|180x180px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GP-25_at_Tula_State_Museum_of_Weapons.jpg]]
|
|}

=== Air force ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Aircraft
!Origin
!Type
!Photo
!Notes
|-
! colspan="6" |Aircraft
|-
|[[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17]]
|USSR
|Fighter
|[[File:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 ‘237 red’ (36217898954).jpg|180x180px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17_%E2%80%98237_red%E2%80%99_(36217898954).jpg]]
|
|-
|[[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15]]
|USSR
|Fighter
|[[File:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (6586504733) (2).jpg|180x180px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-15_(6586504733)_(2).jpg]]
|
|-
|[[Mil Mi-8]]
|USSR
|Transport
|[[File:Montenegrian airforce mi 8.jpg|180x180px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Montenegrian_airforce_mi_8.jpg]]
|
|-
|[[Aero L-29 Delfín|Aero L-29]]
|[[Czechoslovakia]]
|COIN
|[[File:Aero L-29 Delfín (1314764958).jpg|180x180px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aero_L-29_Delf%C3%ADn_(1314764958).jpg]]
|
|-
|[[Aero L-39 Albatros|Aero L-39]]
|[[Czechoslovakia]]
|COIN
|[[File:Aero L-39 Albatros Airshow Radom 2007.jpg|180x180px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aero_L-39_Albatros_Airshow_Radom_2007.jpg]]
|
|-
|[[Antonov An-22]]
|USSR
|Transport
|[[File:Russian Air Force Antonov An-22 Antei.jpg|180x180px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Russian_Air_Force_Antonov_An-22_Antei.jpg]]
|
|-
|[[Tupolev Tu-134]]
|USSR
|VIP Transport
|[[File:Tupolev Tu-134 (6032801008).jpg|180x180px|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tupolev_Tu-134_(6032801008).jpg]]
|}

== References ==
<references />{{Military of Europe}}
[[Category:Chechen Republic of Ichkeria]]

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