Message posted by Jaz on August 11, 2008 at 8:53:55 PST:
Puts it all into Perspective! Russia Full Numbers Equipment Numbers Equipment
Main Battle Tanks 22,800+
Light Tanks 150 (PT-76)
Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicles 15,000+
Armoured Personnel Carriers 9,900+
Towed Artillery 12,765
Self Propelled Artillery 6,000
Multiple Rocket Launchers about 4,500
Mortars 6,000
Self-Propelled Surface to Air Missiles about 2,500
Georgia Full Numbers
Aircraft
10 Su-25KM (reports of 3 destroyed and one damaged)
2 Su-25UB
4 Su-24 (reports of one destroyed)
1 UM MiG-21 variant not operated by air force but by Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing.
11 L-39
2 L-29
Helicopters
1 Mi-35
19 Mi-24P
21 Mi-24V
18 Mi-14
16 Mi-8 (reports of four destroyed by Russian airstrikes at Marneuli airforce base]]
6 Bell 212
40 UH-1H
2 Mi-2
In Reply to: Russia-Georgian Conflict..What should US/Nato Response BE posted by Trav on August 11, 2008 at 8:34:35 PST:
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