Chechen National Guard
Appearance
The Chechen National Guard was the army and air force of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Chechen National Guard | |
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Active | 1999-2001 |
Country | Chechen Republic of Ichkeria |
Type | Defence |
Nickname(s) | CNG |
Colors | Green, White, Red |
Engagements | First Chechen War Second Chechen War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Army Commander |
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.[1]
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-17/15, 2 Mi-8 helicopters, 24 multiple rocket launchers, 17 surface to air missile launchers, 94 L-29 trainer aircraft, 52 L-39 trainer aircraft, 6 An-22 transport aircraft, 5 Tu-134 transport aircraft.[2]
Equipment
Army
Gun | Origin | Type | Photo | Notes | |
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Guns | |||||
Makarov PM | USSR | Pistol | |||
Borz, AK-101 | Russia | Assault rifle | |||
AK-74 | USSR | Assault rifle | |||
RPO-A Shmel | USSR | Rockt launcher | |||
RPK | USSR | machine gun | |||
PK | USSR | machine gun | |||
GP-30 | USSR | Grenade luancher |
Air force
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Photo | Notes | |
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Aircraft | |||||
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 | USSR | Fighter | |||
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 | USSR | Fighter | |||
Mil Mi-8 | USSR | Transport | File:Montenegrian airforce mi 8.jpg | ||
Aero L-29 | Czechoslovakia | COIN | |||
Aero L-39 | Czechoslovakia | COIN | |||
Antonov An-22 | USSR | Transport | |||
Tupolev Tu-134 | USSR | VIP Transport |
References
- ^ Lutz, Raymond R. (April 1997). "Russian Strategy In Chechnya: a Case Study in Failure". Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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