Modern equipment of the Maavägi

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List of modern equipment of the Maavägi is a list of equipment currently in service with the Estonian Ground Force.

Equipment

The equipment of Estonian ground troops includes the new Estonian digital camouflage uniforms ESTDCU, PASGT combat helmet and ballistic vest and a night vision device.

Weapons

Firearms

Name Origin Type Calibre Photo Notes
Pistols
Heckler & Koch USP  Germany Semi-automatic pistol 9 mm HKUSP.png Around 5000 pistols.[1]
Makarov pistol  Soviet Union Semi-automatic pistol 9 mm Пистолет Макарова.png Standard issue pistol.[2]
Assault rifles and carbines
IMI Galil  Israel Assault rifle 5.56 mm Estonian soldier DA-SD-06-03436 c1.jpg Standard issue assault rifle. The army currently uses the following variants:

Galil AR (5.56 mm)[3]
Galil SAR (5.56 mm)[4]
Galil ARM (5.56 mm)[5]
AK 4  Sweden Battle rifle 7.62 mm Gun safety.jpg Standard issue assault rifle.[6] Currently used by conscripts and the Estonian Defence League (Kaitseliit).
Heckler & Koch G3  Germany Battle rifle 7.62 mm DCB Shooting G3 pictures.jpg Variants G3A3ZF and G3A4.[7]
HK417  Germany Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Skarpskytter.jpg Used by special forces [8]
Heckler & Koch G36  Germany Assault rifle 5.56×45mm Domok g36.JPG Used by special forces [8]
M14  United States
 Estonia		 Ceremonial rifle
Sharpshooter rifle		 7.62 mm M14 afmil.jpg Around 35,000 units. Used as a ceremonial rifle by the Guard Battalion.[9]
Some converted by E-Arsenal to sharpshooter rifles Täpsuspüss M-14 TP2.[10]
Sniper rifles
Sako TRG-42  Finland Sniper rifle 8.6 mm Sako TRG folding stock + Zeiss 3-12x56 SSG P.JPG Used by special forces and reconnaissance units.
PGM Hécate II  France Sniper rifle 12.7 mm PGM Hecate.jpg
Galil Sniper  Israel Sniper rifle 7.62 mm
Shotguns
Benelli M3T  Italy Semi-automatic shotgun 12 gauge Benelli M3 Super 90.jpg
Submachine guns
IMI Mini-UZI  Israel Submachine gun 9 mm Uzi 1.jpg
Heckler & Koch MP5A2  Germany Submachine gun 9 mm
Machine guns
IMI Negev  Israel Light machine gun 5.56 mm IMI-Negev006a.jpg
Ksp 58B  Sweden General-purpose machine gun 7.62 mm Ksp58.jpg
Rheinmetall MG3  Germany General-purpose machine gun 7.62 mm MG3.jpg
Browning M2HB  United States Heavy machine gun 12.7 mm Machine gun M2 1.jpg Some mounted on vehicles, such as Patria Pasi and Bv 206, but the tripod version is also in use.
Grenade launchers
Brügger & Thomet GL-06   Switzerland Grenade launcher 40 mm
Heckler & Koch GLM  Germany Grenade launcher 40 mm
Heckler & Koch 79N  Germany Grenade launcher 40 mm HK69A1.jpg
Milkor MGL  South Africa Grenade launcher 40 mm M-32 Grenade Launcher.jpg Limited numbers for evaluation purposes.[11]

Grenades

Name Origin Type Detonation Photo Notes
Grenades
F-1  Soviet Union Hand grenade Fuse F1 grenade travmatik com 02 by-sa.jpg
RGD-5  Soviet Union Hand grenade Fuse Rgd 5 hand grenade.jpeg
m/56  Sweden Hand grenade Fuse

Anti-tank and anti-structure weapons

Name Origin Type Calibre Photo Notes
Anti-tank missiles
MILAN 2  France Anti-tank guided missile 115 mm 120px
MAPATS  Israel Anti-tank guided missile 148 mm 120px
B-300  Israel Shoulder-fired missile 82 mm 120px
FGM-148 Javelin  United States Fire-and-forget anti-tank missile 127 mm FGM-148 Javelin - ID DM-SD-04-07567.JPEG 80 x Javelin CLU (+ option for additional 40), 350 Javelin missiles to be purchased from the United States.[12]
AT4  Sweden Shoulder-fired missile 84 mm AT-4Launcher.jpeg
Instalaza C90-CR  Spain Shoulder-fired missile 90 mm C-90.jpg Used by the 1st Infantry Brigade and conscripts.[13]
Type 69 RPG  China Shoulder-fired missile 85 mm Withdrawn from service.
Recoilless rifles
Carl Gustav  Sweden Recoilless rifle 84 mm Carl Gustav recoilless rifle.jpg Variants M2 and M3.[14]
Pvpj 1110  Sweden Recoilless rifle 90 mm LT PV1110.jpg 130 units.[15]
M40A1  United States Recoilless rifle 106 mm 120px 30 units.[15]

Air-defence

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Anti-aircraft missiles
Mistral  France Surface-to-air missile 50 54RA-IMG 9142.jpg
Anti-aircraft artillery
ZU-23-2  Soviet Union Twin-barreled autocannon 98 Zu-23 30 M1-3 - InnovationDay2013part1-40.jpg

Artillery

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Mortars
M252  United States Mortar 80 M252 mortar usmc.jpg M252 is a 81 mm medium mortar which is operated by a three-man team.[16]
B455  Israel Mortar 41 B455 is a 81 mm medium mortar.[17]
NM 95 (L-16A1)  United Kingdom Mortar 10 81mmMORT L16.png L-16A1, also known as NM 95, is a 81 mm medium mortar which is operated by a three-man team.[17]
m/41D  Sweden Mortar 165 120px m/41D is a 120 mm heavy mortar which is operated by a five-man team.[17]
FH-70  Germany Towed howitzer 24 120px FH-70 is a 155 mm towed howitzer.[17]
H63 (D-30)  Soviet Union Towed howitzer 42 Хаубица Д-30 122мм.jpg D-30 is a 122 mm towed howitzer. Estonian army uses the H63 variant purchased from Finland.[17]

Vehicles

Armoured vehicles

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Armoured combat vehicles
CV9035NL  Sweden Infantry fighting vehicle 81 CV9035 NL with add-on armor.jpg Estonian government has agreed to buy 44 CV9035NL from the Netherlands.[18][19] Estonia has agreed to buy 37 CV9030N without turrets from Norway.
Sisu Pasi  Finland Armoured personnel carrier 139 120px XA-180: 60 units purchased from Finland.
XA-188: 80 units purchased from the Netherlands. Deliveries will be completed by 2015.[17][20]
Bandvagn 206  Sweden All Terrain Tracked Vehicle 100 Hagglunds Bv206 25th US Marines 2.jpg
BTR-80  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 20 BTR-80A (3).jpg Being phased out.
Handed over to the Estonian Defence League.[17]
Alvis Mamba Mk2  South Africa Armoured personnel carrier 7 RG-31.JPG
Pionierpanzer (Tank)  Germany Armoured engineer vehicle 2 Pionierpanzer Dachs right Side.jpg Estonian government has agreed to buy 2 Pionierpanzer Armoured engineer vehicles from the Netherlands.[21]
Biber (Tank)  Germany Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 2 Panzerschnellbruecke Biber auf Brueckenleger.jpg Estonian government has agreed to buy 2 Biber Armoured vehicle-launched bridges from the Netherlands.[21]
Bergepanzer (Tank)  Germany Armoured Recovery Vehicle 2 Bergepanzer2.jpg Estonian government has agreed to buy 2 Bergepanzer Armoured recovery vehicles from the Netherlands.[21]

General-purpose vehicles

Name Origin Type Number Photo Notes
Trucks and transporters
Mercedes-Benz Unimog  Germany General-purpose truck Over 300 vehicles in use 120px Mostly Unimog 416 and 435/1300 series models. Used as transport, ambulance and on other purposes in the military.
MAN mil gl  Germany Military logistics vehicle 120px MAN 4520, 4620 and 4640 series models. Also used as artillery tractors.
Volvo FMX  Sweden General-purpose truck 12
Mercedes-Benz 1017A  Germany General-purpose truck MB 1017.jpg
DAF YA 4440  Netherlands General-purpose truck 120px
Light vehicles
Mercedes-Benz 250 GD  Germany Light utility vehicle 120px
Chevrolet CUCV  United States Light utility vehicle 120px M1008, M1009 and M1010 series models.
Volvo Tgb  Sweden High-mobility utility vehicle 120px Volvo Tgb 11, 13 and 20 series models.
Logistics vehicles
Mercedes-Benz 4150  Germany Military recovery vehicle
Sisu E13TP  Finland Military logistics vehicle 2 120px Used as Ground Master 403 radar carriers.[22]
TMM-3M  Ukraine Motorized Bridge 4 120px Estonian army bought four TMM-3M from the Ukraine.[23]
Motorcycles
Husqvarna 258A MT  Sweden Motorcycle 120px Motorcycles are used for a variety of liaison and reconnaissance tasks.

References

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