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List of equipment of the Turkish Land Forces
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Since the establishment of the Republic of Turkey the Turkish Army has used a wide range of equipment.
Infantry equipment
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Handguns
Shotguns
Submachine guns and personal defence weapons
Assault, battle rifles and carbines
Sniper, Designated marksman & anti-materiel rifles
Machine guns
Anti-armour weapons
Grenade launchers
Grenades and mines
Infantry mortars
Protective gear
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Armor and artillery
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Tanks
Artillery
Armoured fighting vehicles
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Auxiliary vehicles
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Engineering vehicles and equipment
Utility vehicles
Cargo vehicles
Unmanned ground vehicles
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Air defence systems
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Some of the equipment is shared with Turkish Air Force.
Anti-aircraft systems
Man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS)
Anti-drone systems
Air Defence Early Warning and Command Control system
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Radar and electronic warfare systems
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Radar
These are radars in Turkish Land Forces command. For other radars see List of equipment of the Turkish Air Force.
Electronic warfare
Directed-energy weapons
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Aircraft
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Unmanned aerial vehicles
Helicopters
Fixed-wing aircraft
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Future procurement
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Projects :
- Missiles
- UMTAS/LUMTAS-GM(Long-range Anti-tank guided missile): In the first configuration, UMTAS/LUMTAS-GM Block-1, there are two different seeker head options. The system, which can be used with an Infrared Imager Seeker (IIR) or Semi-Active Laser Seeker integrated, will be able to reach a range of 1 to 16 kilometers when launched from land vehicles and 1 to 20+ kilometers when launched from helicopters. Expected to enter in the inventory 2024. UMTAS/LUMTAS-GM-Blok-2, which has the ability to be fired day / night, according to the type of warhead it has; It can be used against main battle tanks, armoured personnel carriers, trucks, all-terrain vehicles, light pillboxes, trenches, buildings, helicopters flying at low altitude. It will be able to reach a range of 1 to 32+ kilometers when launched from land vehicles, and 1 to 50+ kilometers when launched from helicopters. Expected to enter in inventory 2025 onwards.[335]
- LOMTAS(Medium-range Anti-tank guided missile): ROKETSAN has started to develop the LOMTAS Anti-Tank Missile over the OMTAS Missile with imager infrared seeker (IIR) head. Unlike OMTAS, the LOMTAS Anti-Tank Missile will have a semi-active laser seeker, and will be produced at an extremely low cost compared to OMTAS. The developed missile will be effective up to a range of 4+ kilometers.[336]
- Tayfun(Short-range ballistic missile): Expected to enter in inventory. In mass production.[337]
- Cenk(Medium-range ballistic missile): CENK, which will be Turkey's first Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM), is expected to have a range of 1000+ kilometers.[126]
- Gürz(Surface-to-air-missile): Developed by Aselsan Gürz is hybrid short-to-medium range air defence system. The design based on the ANADOLU ISUZU Seyit 8×8 vehicle includes the following systems : 35 mm cannon capable of using particulate ammunition, 4 BOZDOĞAN or GÖKDOĞAN derivative low-altitude air defence missiles, Very low-altitude defence missile, Fire Control Radar, AESA Search Radar with 4 indexes.[338]
- TRLG-230 : Planned acquisition of laser guided missiles developed by Roketsan for MLRS platform.[339]
- Vehicles
- New Armoured Vehicle project- The Turkish Land Forces plan to expand their fleet with more than 2,000 vehicles through additional orders[340] Expected delivery for FNSS Pars Alpha 8x8 and 6x6 vehicles.[132]
- Tunga(Medium class unmanned ground vehicle) :Developed by Katmerciler hybrid driven UGV.[341]
- Kaplan MT(Medium/Light tank) : Possible acquisition of the Kaplan tank developed by FNSS for the Land Forces.[342]
- Kisrak(Tactical wheeled medium truck) : New locally developed truck by Koluman Otomativ is planned for the Land Forces.[343]
- Aircraft
- Helicopter
- TAI T929 ATAK 2(Attack helicopter) : Developed by Turkish Aerospace industries, Atak 2 will be better than the Atak T129 in terms of payload, overall performance, speed, range and avionics.[346]
- TAI T925 (Utility helicopter) : 10 ton class utility helicopter is planned for Land Forces Command in the future.[347]
- Other systems
- EJDERHA - Developed by Aselsan for the Land Forces Command and security forces, EJDERHA will be able to remotely stop all kinds of civil/military vehicles with electronic circuits with electromagnetic signals. The system, which can be integrated into tactical wheeled armoured/tracked vehicles, can be controlled manned and unmanned (by remote command).[348]
- GÖKBERK - Developed by Aselsan. GÖKBERK is a Mobile Laser Weapon System which can track and detect UAVs with radar and electro-optical sensors. It stands out as a weapon system that performs the physical destruction of threats by using the Laser weapon with a power of at least 5 kW, and the functional destruction of threats by mixing using the Kangal jammer subsystem.[349]
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Reserve equipment
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Retired equipment
Small arms
Rifles
- Berthier M1916[363]
- Lee–Enfield - 'Enfauser' hybrided with Mausers by MKEK.[364]
- Gewehr 1888[365]
- Gewehr 98 - later on all 98s and derivatives were converted to the M38 standard.[365]
- Mauser Karabiner 98k[365]
- Mauser Model 1871 - Turkish Mauser M1871/87 version.[366]
- Mauser Model 1889 - Turkish Mauser M1890 version.[367]
- Mauser Model 1893 - Ottoman variant[365]
- Mauser Model 1903 - Ottoman Mauser[365]
- Mauser Model M1905[365]
- Mauser Model M1938 - Kırıkkale, the first rifle produced by MKEK.[368]
- M1 carbine[369]
- M1 Garand[352]
- M14 rifle[370]
- Mosin-Nagant M1891/30[371]
- vz. 24[372]
- vz. 98/22[373]
- Winchester Model 1897
- Winchester Model 1912
Sidearms
- Beholla M1915[374]
- Browning FN M1903[375]
- Browning FN M1910 & M1922[376]
- M1911 pistol - Local[377]
- Browning Hi-Power - Local[378]
- CZ vz. 27[379]
- Frommer M1912 Stop[380]
- Luger P08[381]
- Mauser C96[382]
- Smith & Wesson Model 3[383]
- Smith & Wesson Model 10[383]
- vz. 50[384]
- Walther PP - Kırıkkale, the first pistol produced by MKEK.[385]
Submachine guns
Light machine guns
Heavy machine guns
Launchers
Personal Protection
Vehicles
Tanks
- M4 Sherman - 34 delivered in January 1945.[411]
- M3 Stuart - 210 received from 1942 to 1944.[412]
- M18 Hellcat - Mainly in Korean War.[411]
- M24 Chaffee – 238 were bought through NATO.[413]
- M36 tank destroyer - 222[411]
- M47 Patton - Bought in 1950s. 767 were in reserve in 1994.[414]
- Mk VI light tank - 50[415]
- Panzer III - In 1943, received 22 Panzer III Ausf. Ms.[412]
- Panzer IV - 35 Panzer IVs received until 4 May 1944 in exchange for some chromium ore. Delivery began with the Ausf. G and probably went on with Ausf. H versions.[416]
- Renault FT - One company of Renault FT received in 1921 or 1928.[412]
- Renault R35 - 100; two batches of fifty each in February and March 1940.[412]
- Vickers 6-ton – used 16 Type A tanks since 1940.[412]
- T-26 - 60 were bought in 1935.[417]
- T-27 - 5 were bought in 1935.[417]
- T-28 (medium tank) - two were bought in 1935 to form the 1st Tank Regiment of the 2nd Cavalry Division at Luleburgaz.[418]
- T-37A tank - One unit was gifted.[417]
- Valentine tank - received 200 Valentines in different versions between 1941 and 1944.[411]
Armoured vehicles
- BA-3 & 6 - 60 were bought in 1935.[417]
- BTR-60 - 250 were bought from ex-USSR surplus. Later, they were modernized with thermal sight and engine improvements.[419]
- BTR-80 - 250 were bought from ex-USSR surplus. Later, they were modernized with thermal sight and engine improvements.[419]
- Condor (APC) - 25[15]
- Daimler Dingo - captured units in Cyprus War[420]
- M3 half-track[421]
- M8 Greyhound[422]
- M59 armored personnel carrier - 1500[423]
- M32 tank recovery vehicle[424]
- M74 armored recovery vehicle - 70[425]
- Universal Carrier[426]
- Otokar Akrep[427]
Artillery & Anti-Aircraft
- 7.5 cm Model 1903[428]
- 7.7 cm FK 96 n.A.[429]
- 10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze[430]
- 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09[431]
- 15 cm sFH 13[432]
- 21 cm Kanone 39[433]
- 24 cm Haubitze 39[433]
- 90 mm gun M1[434]
- 155 mm gun M1
- Bishop (artillery)[415]
- Deacon (artillery)[435]
- M7 Priest[436]
- M15 half-track[437]
- M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage[434]
- M42 Duster[438]
- M51 Skysweeper[434]
- M55 self-propelled howitzer[439]
- M102 howitzer[440]
- M108 howitzer[441]
- M1905 howitzer[442]
- RA-7040[443]
- Skoda K series[433]
- Škoda 75 mm Model 15[433]
- Škoda 100 mm Model 16/19[433]
- Škoda 100 mm Model 1916[433]
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