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#REDIRECT [[Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria#National Guard]] |
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| unit_name = Chechen National Guard |
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| image = Flag of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.svg |
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| image_size = 180px |
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| caption = Flag of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria |
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| dates = 1991-2000 |
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| country = {{flag|Chechen Republic of Ichkeria}} |
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| type = Defence |
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| nickname = CNG |
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| colors = Green, White, Red |
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| battle_honours = <!-- Commanders --> |
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| notable_commanders = [[Army Commander]] |
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| current_commander_label = Commander |
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}} |
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== History == |
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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> |
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== Army and Air force == |
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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> The military also owned STIGL the national airline. |
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== Equipment == |
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=== Army === |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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!Gun |
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!Origin |
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!Type |
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!Photo |
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!Notes |
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! colspan="5" |Guns |
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|[[Makarov pistol|Makarov PM]] |
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|USSR |
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|Pistol |
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|[[File:Макарыч (639835268).jpg|180x180px]] |
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|[[AK-101|Borz, AK-101]] |
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|Russia |
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|Assault Rifle |
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|[[File:AK-100s displayed.jpg|180x180px]] |
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|[[AK-74]] |
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|USSR |
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|Assault Rifle |
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|[[File:DPR AK-74.png|180x180px]] |
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|[[RPO-A Shmel]] |
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|USSR |
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|Rocket Launcher |
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|[[File:4thTankDivisionOpenDay17p2-59.jpg|180x180px]] |
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|[[RPK]] |
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|USSR |
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|Machine Gun |
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|[[File:Iraqi soldier with RPK.jpg|180x180px]] |
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|[[PK machine gun|PK]] |
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|USSR |
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|Machine Gun |
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|[[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]] |
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|[[GP-25|GP-30]] |
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|USSR |
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|Grenade Launcher |
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|[[File:GP-25 at Tula State Museum of Weapons.jpg|180x180px]] |
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=== Air force === |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;" |Aircraft |
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! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;" |Origin |
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! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;" |Type |
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! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;" |Variant |
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! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;" |In service |
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! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;" |Notes |
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! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |Combat Aircraft |
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|[[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17]] |
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|USSR |
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|Attack |
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|5 |
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|[[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15]] |
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|USSR |
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|Attack |
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|[[Aero L-39 Albatros|Aero L-39]] |
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|Czechoslovakia |
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|COIN |
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|52 |
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! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |Transport |
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|[[Antonov An-22]] |
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|USSR |
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|Cargo |
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|6 |
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|[[Tupolev Tu-134]] |
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|USSR |
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|VIP |
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|5 |
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|Used by STIGL<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The Worlds Commercial Airlines|last=Taylor|first=Michael|publisher=Regency House Publishing Ltd|year=1997|isbn=1-85361-443-2|location=|pages=22}}</ref> |
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|[[Antonov An-24]] |
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|USSR |
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|Transport |
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|1 |
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|Used by STIGL<ref name=":0" /> |
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! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |Traniers |
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|[[Aero L-29 Delfín|Aero L-29]] |
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|Czechoslovakia |
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|Trainer |
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|94 |
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! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |Helicopters |
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|[[Mil Mi-8]] |
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|USSR |
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|Utility |
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|2 |
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|[[Kamov Ka-50]] |
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|USSR |
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|Attack |
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== References == |
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<references />{{Military of Europe}} |
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[[Category:Chechen Republic of Ichkeria]] |
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