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| [[KTO Rosomak]] || {{FIN}} </br> {{POL}} || IFV <br> Support Vehicle|| || 100 (316) <br> 100 (690)|| Deliveries are to be completed by 2013. |
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| [[BWP-1]] || {{POL}} </br> {{USSR}} </br> {{CZS}} || Infantry Fighting Vehicle || BWP-1/BWP-1D </br> BWR-1D </br> BWR-1S || 1298 </br> 22 </br> 16 || BWP-1 - Polish designation for BMP-1. </br> BWR-1D - Polish designation for BRM-1K. </br> BWR-1S - Polish designation for BPzV "Svatava". |
| [[BWP-1]] || {{POL}} </br> {{USSR}} </br> {{CZS}} || Infantry Fighting Vehicle || BWP-1/BWP-1D </br> BWR-1D </br> BWR-1S || 1298 </br> 22 </br> 16 || BWP-1 - Polish designation for BMP-1. </br> BWR-1D - Polish designation for BRM-1K. </br> BWR-1S - Polish designation for BPzV "Svatava". |
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Revision as of 19:42, 23 January 2009
| Polish Land Forces | |
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 Eagle of Polish Land Forces | |
| Active | 1918 - present |
| Country |  Poland |
| Allegiance | Polish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Land Forces |
| Size | 76,000 personel 3000 Tanks and APC 152 Aircraft |
| Engagements | Polish-Soviet War World War II War in Iraq War in Afghanistan War in Tchad |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Lt. Gen. Waldemar Skrzypczak |
| Chief of Staff | Mjr. Gen. Jerzy Michałowski |
Polish Land Forces (Template:Lang-pl) is a branch of Poland's Armed Forces.
Structure
Major Units
Independent Brigades
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Combat Arms
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Combat Support Arms
Combat Service Support Arms
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Divisions
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Polish Land Forces Chart
Equipment
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| Polish Armed Forces |
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| Branches |
Land Forces Air Force Navy Special Forces Territorial Defence Force |
| History |
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Timeline Wars |
| Personnel |
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Senior officers Rank insignia Awards Oaths |
| Equipment |
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Land Forces Navy |
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| T-72 || 
Soviet Union
Poland || Main Battle Tank || T-72M1/T-72M1D
T-72M1Z || 586
135 || T-72M1 are planned to be withdrawn from service in 2010. T-72M1Z is the T-72M1 modernized to the PT-91 level. T-72M1Z tanks are often counted as PT-91 tanks.
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| PT-91 Twardy || Poland || Main Battle Tank || PT-91
MID
WZT-3M
PMC-90 || 98
38
29
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| Leopard 2 || 
Germany || Main Battle Tank || Leopard 2A4 || 128 + 123 || 123 Leopard 2A4 MBTs are planned to enter service in the near future.
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| KTO Rosomak || 
Finland
Poland || IFV
Support Vehicle|| || 100 (316)
100 (690)|| Deliveries are to be completed by 2013.
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| BWP-1 || Poland
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia || Infantry Fighting Vehicle || BWP-1/BWP-1D
BWR-1D
BWR-1S || 1298
22
16 || BWP-1 - Polish designation for BMP-1.
BWR-1D - Polish designation for BRM-1K.
BWR-1S - Polish designation for BPzV "Svatava".
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| SKOT || Poland
Czechoslovakia || Armoured Personnel Carrier || || 110 ||
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| MT-LB || Poland
Soviet Union || Armoured Personnel Carrier || ||352||
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| M113 || 
United States ||Armoured Personnel Carrier || M113
M557 || 35 ||
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| BRDM-2 || Poland
Soviet Union || Reconnaissance vehicle || BRDM-2
BRDM-2M-96
BRDM-2M-96i
BRDM-2M-96ik
BRDM-2M-97 || 323 || The BRDM-2 include a wide range of variants and are equipped for a number of differant missions as tank destroyers, reconnaissance vehicles, and command vehicles.
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| WZT-2 || Poland || Armoured Recovery Vehicle || || 40||
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| Bergepanzer 2 || Germany || Armoured Recovery Vehicle || Bergepanzer 2A2 || 7 ||
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| Leopard Biber || Germany || Armoured Vehicle-Launched Bridge || || 46 ||
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| Ryś-Med || Poland || Armoured ambulance || || 5 ||
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| HMMWV || United States || Support Vehicle || || 220 ||
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| Dzik || Poland || Armoured Car || Dzik-AT
Dzik-2
Dzik Cargo || || Dzik-AT is used by anti-terrorist units, Dzik-2 is used by the military police.
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| Mercedes-Benz G-Class || Germany || Four-wheel Drive Vehicle || || 121 ||
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| Honda TRX-300 FW || 
Japan || Quad || || ||
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| Polaris || United States || Quad || || ||
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| PTS-M || Soviet Union || Amphibious Tracked Medium Transporter || || ||
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| ISM "Kroton" || Poland || Engineering Vehicle || || 8 ||
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| SUM Kalina || Poland || Mine Vehicle || || 1 ||
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| GD-2 (typ 528) || Poland || Smokescreen Generation Vehicle || || || Based on STAR 266 chassis. Used for creating constant or temporary smokescreens with maximal dimensions of 1500x150 m.
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| CD-5 (typ 520) || Poland || Mobile Tank || || || Based on STAR 266 chassis. Used for transport of liquid fuel. Operated by supply platoons of tank and mechanized battalions.
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| SARNA-2 || Poland || Mobile Workshop || || In service with each subunit of repair units || It can be fitted onto STAR 200, 244, 266, 266M and 944 trucks in field conditions.
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| WUS-3 || Poland || Special Vehicle || || || Based on STAR 266 chassis. Used for disinfection, deactivation and decontamination of vehicles, terrain, equipment and buildings.
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| ADK-11 || Poland || Command and Staff Vehicle || || || Based on STAR 266 chassis. Used as part of fire direction system of the Topaz artillery.
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| Honker || Poland || Four-wheel Drive Multi-Purpose Vehicle || Tarpan 4011
Tarpan 4012
Honker-2000
Honker Skorpion-3
Ryś|| ~1500 || Tarpan 4011, Tarpan 4012, Honker-2323 and Honker-2000 (Honker-2323) are different production models. Honker Skorpion-3 is an all-armoured heavier version of Honker which was created specifically for the Polish Ground Forces units in Iraq.
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| STAR || Poland || Truck || 200, 244, 266, 266M, 944 and 1466 || || 266 is a basic transport vehicle of the Polish Ground Forces. 266M is a modernized variant of 266. 944 is used as a cargo carrier in logistic subunits on the tactical level. It also serves as a basis for a command vehicle.
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| Jelcz || Poland || Truck || S/P662D (6x6) and P842D (8x4) || ||
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| IVECO || 
Italy || Truck || Stralis AT260S35Y/P
Eurotrakker MP 720E 47 WT || || Stralis AT260S35Y/P is used in Polish Ground Forces along with high capacity trailers. Eurotrakker MP 720E 47 WT are used along with ZREMB NS 600W trailers for transport of tracked vehicles and containers. It can also be used to evacuate damaged equipment in a similar fashion to ARVs.
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| WIST-94 || Poland || Semi-Auto Pistol || WIST-94
WIST-94L || WIST-94L - variant fitted with integral laser sights.
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| PM-63 RAK || Poland || Submachine Gun || || Slowly phased out.
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| Wz. 78 || Poland || Flare Gun || ||
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| PM-84 Glauberyt|| Poland || Submachine Gun || ||
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| Kbs wz. 1996 Beryl || Poland || Assault Rifle || Beryl
Mini-Beryl
5,56 mm karabinek-granatnik wzór 1974 || Mini-Beryl - compact variant of wz.96 Beryl. 5,56 mm karabinek-granatnik wzór 1974 is a Beryl fitted with Pallad grenade launcher. Also used by special forces.
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| AKM || Poland
Soviet Union || Assault Rifle || AKM
AKMS
7,62 mm karabinek-granatnik wzór 1974 || 7,62 mm karabinek-granatnik wzór 1974 is an AKM fitted with Pallad grenade launcher. Slowly replaced by Kbs wz. 1996 Beryl.
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| SWD || Poland
Soviet Union || Sniper Rifle || SWD
SWD-M || SWD - Polish designation for SVD Dragunov, also used by special forces.
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| Sako TRG || Finland || Sniper Rifle || TRG-21
TRG-22 || Also used by special forces.
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| Tor || Poland || Sniper Rifle || ||
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| BOR || Poland || Sniper Rifle || ||
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| PK machine gun || Poland
Soviet Union || General Purpose Machine Gun || PK
PKM
PKMS
UKM-2000 || Also used by special forces.
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| NSW || Poland
Soviet Union || Heavy Machine Gun || NSW
NSW-B ||
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| RGZ-89 || Poland || Anti-personnel grenade || ||
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| RGO-88 || Poland || Fragmentation grenade || ||
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| Pallad-D || Poland || Grenade Launcher || Also known as Wz. 1983 grenade launcher.
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| Carl Gustav 84mm || 
Sweden || Multi-Role Recoilless Rifle || || Used only by paratroopers and special forces.
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| RPG-76 Komar || Poland || Rocket-propelled grenade launcher || || Also used by special forces.
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| Mk.19 || United States || Automatic Grenade Launcher || ||
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| RPG-7 || Soviet Union || Rocket-propelled grenade launcher || || Also used by special forces.
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| LPO-50 || Soviet Union || Light flamethrower || ||
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| Glock 17 || 
Austria || Semi-Auto Pistol ||
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| Heckler & Koch USP|| Germany || Semi-Auto Pistol ||
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| Heckler & Koch Mark 23 || Germany || Semi-Auto Pistol||
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| Beretta 92 || Italy || Semi-Auto Pistol ||
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| SIG P226 || 
Switzerland / Germany || Semi-Auto Pistol|| Used only by FORMOZA.
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| Heckler & Koch MP5 || Germany || Submachine Gun ||
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| FN P90 || 
Belgium ||Submachine Gun || P90 TR is used by the special operations formation GROM
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| M14 rifle || United States || Automatic Rifle|| Used only by FORMOZA.
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| M4 Carbine || United States ||Assault rifle ||
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| Heckler & Koch G36 || Germany || Assault rifle ||
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| Heckler & Koch HK416 || Germany|| Assault rifle||
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| Remington 870 || United States || Shotgun||
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| Heckler & Koch PSG-1 || Germany ||Sniper Rifle ||
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| SR-25 || United States || Sniper Rifle||
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| M21 || United States || Sniper Rifle ||
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| Remington 700 || United States || Sniper Rifle||
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| Mauser SP66 || Germany || Sniper Rifle ||
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| Mauser 86 || Germany || Sniper Rifle ||
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| Barrett M82 || United States || Anti- Material Rifle ||
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| FN Minimi || Belgium || Light Machine Gun||
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| H&K AG36 || Germany || Grenade Launcher ||
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| M203 || United States || Grenade Launcher||
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| H&K MZP-1 || Germany || Grenade Launcher ||
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| 2S1 Goździk || Poland Soviet Union || 122 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer || || 533 ||
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| Wz. 1977 Dana || Czechoslovakia || 152 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer || || 111 ||
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| KRAB || Poland
United Kingdom || 155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer || || 2 || 48 on order
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| BM-21 Grad || Soviet Union || 122 mm Multiple-Launch Rocket System || || 227 || Between 113 and 114 will be modernized to WR 40 standard, rest will be scraped.
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| RM-70 || Czechoslovakia || 122 mm Multiple-Launch Rocket System || RM-70/85 || 30 ||
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| WR-40 Langusta || Poland || 122 mm Multiple-Launch Rocket System || || 36 on order to be completed by 2010.
Between 113 and 114 are planned. || First 36 models will be delivered by 2010.
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| LM 60D || Poland || 60 mm Mortar || LM 60D
LM 60K
LM 60KC || ||
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| M-98 || Poland || 98 mm Mortar || || 100 ||
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| 2B11 || Poland || 120 mm Mortar || || 185 ||
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| ZU-23-2 || Poland
Soviet Union || Short-Range Air Defense Twin Autocannon || ZU-23-2
ZUR-23-2S
ZUR-23-2KG || ||
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| 9K32 Strzała-2 || Soviet Union || Surface-to-Air Missile || 9K32M "Strzała-2M" || 627 ||
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| 9K310 Igla-1 || Soviet Union || Man portable Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher || Igla-1E || ||
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| GROM || Poland || Man portable Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher || || 311 ||
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| MIM-104 Patriot || United States || Surface-to-Air Missile System || || 1 battery along with 96 missiles to be delivered by 2009.
Several dozen more planned.[1] || Patriot launchers will be operated by US soldiers and under joint US-Polish command.[1]
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| S-75 Dvina || Soviet Union || Surface-to-Air Missile System || || ||
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| S-125 || Soviet Union || Surface-to-Air Missile System || || ||
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| S-200 || Soviet Union || Surface-to-Air Missile System || || Two squadrons ||
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| PZA Loara || Poland || Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun || || 1 + more will be ordered in nearest future ||
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| ZSU-23-4 || Poland
Soviet Union || Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun || ZSU-23-4
ZSU-23-4MP "Biała" || 44
~70 on order ||
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| Hibneryt || Poland || Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun || Hibneryt
Hibneryt-KG
Hibneryt-P || || ZU-23-2 mounted on a STAR 266 truck.
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| Poprad || Poland || Surface-to-Air Missile System || || ||
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| 2K11 Krug || Soviet Union || Surface-to-Air Missile System || 2K11M Krug-M || 27 ||
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| 9K31 Strzała-1 || Soviet Union || Surface-to-Air Missile System || || ||
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| 9K35 Strzała-10 || Soviet Union || Surface-to-Air Missile System || 9K35M "Strzała-10M" || ||
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| 9K33 Osa || Soviet Union || Surface-to-Air Missile System || 9K33M3 "OSA-AKM" || 64 ||
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| 2K12 Kub || Soviet Union || Surface-to-Air Missile System || 2K12M "KUB-M" || 80 || There's a Polish-Hungarian modernization program in the works.
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| Spike-LR Launcher || 
Israel || Anti-tank guided missile || || 264 ||
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| 3M6 Shmel || Soviet Union || Anti-Tank Guided Missile || || ||
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| 3M11 Falanga || Soviet Union || Anti-Tank Guided Missile || || ||
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| 9K11 Malyutka || Soviet Union || Anti-Tank Guided Missile || || ||
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| 9M111 Fagot || Soviet Union || Anti-Tank Guided Missile || || 115 ||
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| 9M113 Konkurs || Soviet Union || Anti-Tank Guided Missile || || 18 ||
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| 9K114 Shturm || Soviet Union || Anti-Tank Guided Missile || || ||
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| 9K115 Metis || Soviet Union || Anti-Tank Guided Missile || || 16 ||
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| 9P133 "Malyutka" || Soviet Union || Tank Destroyer || || 130 along with 9P148 "Konkurs" ||
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| 9P148 "Konkurs" || Soviet Union || Tank Destroyer || || 130 along with 9P133 "Malyutka" ||
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| Mil Mi-24 || Soviet Union || Assault Helicopter || Mi-24W
Mi-24D|| 16
16
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| PZL W-3 Sokół || Poland || Multipurpose Medium Helicopter || W-3W
W-3WA
W-3PSOT
W-3RR
W-3SP || 33
?
1
3
1
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| PZL Mi-2|| Soviet Union
Poland || Transport Helicopter || || 46
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| Mil Mi-8|| Soviet Union || Heavy Transport Helicopter || Mi-8T || 16
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| Mil Mi-17|| Soviet Union || Heavy Transport Helicopter || Mi-17 (Mi-8MT)
Mi-17W-1 (Mi-8MTW-1) || 6
7
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| PZL SW-4 Puszczyk || Poland || Small Multipurpose Helicopter || || 7 + 13 on order
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See also
- Edward Pietrzyk, current commander-in-chief of the Polish Land Forces
- List of Polish wars
- Polish military awards and decorations
- Polish Armed Forces rank insignia
- Podhale rifles
- Polish Army Museum
- 7th Coastal Defense Brigade
Notes
http://www.mon.gov.pl/pl/strona/205/LG_59_150
External links
