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 really 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 has spent millions of dollars to advance their army with technological equpiment and weapons.

Military Equipment

• RS4/4 parachute
• RS4/4 LA parachute
• MANTA parachute
• 40mm grenade launcher
• 93M frag grenade
• 96M frag grenade
• Black Cabar 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
• SOFAR UAV

Rifles/Guns

• Hungary FÉG 96M P9RC handgun, replaced the PA-63

• Soviet Union SVD Dragunov, will be replaced by the Hungary "Szép"[1] a modern 7.62×51 NATO Sniper rifle
• Hungary Gepárd M2A1

• Soviet Union PKM light machine gun
• Hungary AMD-65 assault rifle - used by armoured infantry and paratroopers (20500 were given as aid to Afgan Army in 2007); now being phased out in favor of the cheaper AK-63 series.
• Hungary AK-63D (AMM) and AK-63E (AMMSz) assault rifle - Hungarian copies of the Russian AKM and AKMS, respectively.
• United States M4A1 SOPMOD

• Hungary KGP-9 - submachine gun
• Germany Heckler & Koch MP5 A3 - submachine gun
• United States Remington 870 Marine - pump action
• United States M249 SAW - machine gun
• United States M24 SWS - sniper rifle

Armoured Vehicles as of late 2006

• Soviet Union BTR-80, BTR-80A, BTR-80K (both in 14,5mm heavy machine gun and 30 mm autocannon turret versions)
• Soviet Union T-72 - Main Battle Tank (12 remain in service beyond 2007, some 77 refurbished Hungarian T-72 tanks were given as aid to Iraqi Army in 2005)
• Soviet Union MT-LB (few vehicles left with artillery troops and medical evacuation units)
• Soviet Union BMP-1 mostly in stock
• Soviet Union BRDM-1/BRDM-2, Home made FUG/PSZH APC variant(Also mostly in stock)
• Soviet Union T-55,Still present but not in use.

Missiles

• Soviet Union 9M113 Konkurs
• Soviet Union 9К115-2 Metis-M
• Soviet Union RPG-7
• Bulgaria UBGL-M1,a Bulgarian 40mm underbarrel grenade launcher similar to the M203

Transport Vehicles

• Soviet Union UAZ-469 - Main transport vehicle (for transporting troops and equipment, Jeep/Humvee-like)
• Germany Mercedes-Benz G-270 CDI BA 10
• Germany Mercedes-Benz Unimog 400 - Mobile platform of Mistral
• Hungary Rába H-14 4x4 truck
• Hungary Rába H-18 6x6 truck
• Hungary Rába H-25 6x6 truck
• Germany MAN 8X8 truck
• Hungary Ikarus E-95 bus
• Hungary Ikarus F-15 bus
• Soviet Union Ural 4320 truck

Artillery and Air Defense (provided by the Air Force)

• France Mistral
• Soviet Union SA-6 Gainful
• Soviet Union 9K310 Igla

Sources

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=107633 ,a lot of pictures http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbF-0xPQtsc&mode=related&search= , a slideshow