*Egyptian land forces*
Egyptian infantry during Operation Bright Star |
Egyptian land forces is the largest of the Egyptian armed forces The number of regular soldiers approx. 340,000 troops in addition to the 375,000 reservists in the army's biggest ground in Africa and the Middle East. Commander of the Egyptian armed forces is Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi. And supports the Egyptian army in its armament equipment, Western and Middle Eastern In addition, he is working on the manufacture of certain munitions and military equipment.
Army units:
GC: Cairo
The leadership of the Second Army Field: Ismailia
The leadership of the Third Army Field: Suez
Western Military Area Command: Sidi Barani
Central Military Area Command: Cairo
Northern Command Military: Alexandria
Southern Command Military: Asyut
4 teams and armored vehicles, each with:
2 armored brigade
1 mechanized brigade
1 artillery brigade
8 teams mechanized infantry and include all of them:
1 armored brigade
2 mechanized brigade
1 artillery brigade
1 of the Republican Guard armored brigade
Four independent armored brigades
2 independent infantry brigade
1 airborne brigade
1 Brigade Umbrellas
8 sets special forces
15 independent artillery brigade
2 for a heavy mortar brigade
6 brigades any T-JW (anti-tank weapons)
2 Brigade ESSM (surface - Land)
Weapons:
بيترا 92 |
Light weapons:
Pistols
My 226
My 228
Petra 1992
Petra 1992
Assault rifles:
أي كي -47 |
Any-47s
M-16
AK M
Egypt
M-16
M4
M4
M-16
AK M
Egypt
M-16
M4
M4
Machine guns:
PK
RPK
RPG de
إم 16 |
إم 4 |
M-60
FN MAG
M-249
FN MAG
M-249
Submachine gun :
Port: 9 mm
IMP 5: 9 mm
U M B: 9 mm
Sniper rifles:
Dragunov SV de
BSG
M-40 or 3
M 21
BSG
M-40 or 3
M 21
Heavy machine guns:
My Z-U -2 / 1: 14.5 mm
To me at: 14.5 mm
DS NHK: 12.7 mm
NSV: 12.7 mm
إم بي 5 |
دراغونوف |
آر بي جي -7 |
M2 HP: 12.7 mm
Bombers:
RPG 7: (number: 179 000) (homemade)
Any GSM -17: (number: 27 400)
Material: Egyptian version of the M-203 (Issue: 158 000)
M 79: (n: 50,000)
Recoilless rifles:
S BG -9: (number: 1,500) (homemade)
B -10: 82 mm (Issue: 900)
V11: 107 mm (n: 1,100) (homemade)
Carl Gustav gun: 84 mm (number: 2200)
صاروخ هيلفاير. |
الدبابة أم -60 |
بي تي آر -50 |
Anti-tank weapons:
Hellfire missile: (n: 1,000)
Milan II missile: (Issue: 220)
Swing Fire system: (Issue: 260) (homemade)
Tao system: (Issue: 270)
Tao II system: (Issue: 540)
Any T -3 Sager: (number: 1,400) (locally developed)
Swing Fire system: (Issue: 260) (homemade)
Tao system: (Issue: 270)
Tao II system: (Issue: 540)
Any T -3 Sager: (number: 1,400) (locally developed)
Combat vehicles:
Main Battle Tank:
Tank or -60
Or -60: (n: 1,700)
T -62: (n: 500)
T -55: (Issue: 390)
Ramses II: (n: 260) (homemade)
Armored infantry vehicles:
YP R -765: (Issue: 634)
BMP-1: (n: 220)
EEF in: (Egyptian version of the armored or -113) (Issue: 300) (900 under the demand to replace the armored YP R -765)
Fahd 280-30 (4 × 4): armored towers were provided with BMP-2 (Issue: 265) (homemade)
Fahd 280 (4 × 4): towers were provided with my -208 French (n: 235) (homemade)
Walid (4 × 4): (Issue: 260)
Walid (4 × 4): (number: 92)
Pte R -152 (6 × 6): (Issue: 275)
Some weapons and machinery such as those owned by Egypt
إم 113 |
هامفي |
إم 88 -أي 2 |
إم 60 أي 1 -أي في إل بي |
إم تي -55 |
إم 151 -إم يو تي تي |
إم أي زد -543 |
بي إل إس |
نظام نقل المعدات الثقيلة (هيتس) |
صاروخ سكود |
The rear section of an 8K14 missile, showing the fixed fins and the graphite vanes that control the missile's path. |
Scud Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL) with missile in upright position |
Scud launcher |