Chechen National Guard
The Chechen National Guard was the army and air force of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
| Chechen National Guard | |
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 Flag of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria | |
| Active | 1991-2000 |
| Country |  Chechen Republic of Ichkeria |
| Type | Defence |
| Nickname(s) | CNG |
| Colors | Green, White, Red |
| 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 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] The military also owned STIGL the national airline.
Equipment
Army
| Gun | Origin | Type | Photo | Notes | |
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| Makarov PM | USSR | Pistol | .jpg)
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| Borz, AK-101 | Russia | Assault Rifle | 
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| AK-74 | USSR | Assault Rifle | 
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| RPO-A Shmel | USSR | Rocket Launcher | 
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| RPK | USSR | Machine Gun | 
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| PK | USSR | Machine Gun | 
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| GP-30 | USSR | Grenade Launcher | 
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Air force
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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| Combat Aircraft | ||||||
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 | USSR | Attack | 5 | |||
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 | USSR | Attack | 1 | |||
| Aero L-39 | Czechoslovakia | COIN | 52 | |||
| Transport | ||||||
| Antonov An-22 | USSR | Cargo | 6 | |||
| Tupolev Tu-134 | USSR | VIP | 5 | Used by STIGL[3] | ||
| Antonov An-24 | USSR | Transport | 1 | Used by STIGL[3] | ||
| Traniers | ||||||
| Aero L-29 | Czechoslovakia | Trainer | 94 | |||
| Helicopters | ||||||
| Mil Mi-8 | USSR | Utility | 2 | |||
| Kamov Ka-50 | USSR | Attack | 1 | |||
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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