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ITK 61 is the Soviet ZU-23-2, while the ITK 95 is a Finnish modernized variant, where the gun is gyro-stabilized and has an auxiliary power unit, a laser range finder and a digital fire-control system. An undisclosed amount of 23 ITK 61s have been donated to Armed Forces of Ukraine as military aid following Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022. [63]
Original Finnish designation 152 H 37. In use between 1988 and 2007 152 H 88-31 Finland ( Soviet Union) Howitzer: 21 units A modernized Soviet 122mm A-19 gun converted to a howitzer by fitting a new 152 mm L/32 barrel. Finnish Army designation for the original A-19 version was 122 K 31. In use between 1988 and 2007 152 H 55 Soviet Union: Howitzer
List of former equipment of the Finnish Army; M. M61 gas mask; S. Sanomalaite M/90
Establishment of the first headquarters of the Finnish Defence Forces on 2 February 1918. After Finland's declaration of independence on 6 December 1917, the Civil Guards were proclaimed the troops of the government on 25 January 1918 and then Lieutenant General of the Russian Imperial Army Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim was appointed as Commander-in-Chief of these forces the next day. [11]
The Finnish Army (Finnish: Maavoimat [ˈmɑːˌʋoi̯mɑt], Swedish: Armén) is the land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Finnish Army is divided into six branches: the infantry (which includes armoured units), field artillery , anti-aircraft artillery, engineers , signals , and materiel troops.
Denmark will increase its military budget by a combined 50 billion crowns ($6.99 billion) this year and next to address acute shortcomings, most notably in surface-to-air missile defence systems ...
This vehicle was designed primarily as a design study for the Egyptian Army. It was later sold to Egypt, but no deal of more units were made. On 21 May 2007, the Finnish Yleisradio revealed some problems with the 155 GH 52 APU, dealing with reliability issues of the towing system and barrel behavior when firing long-distance rounds. These facts ...
Finnish military-related lists (1 C, 13 P) B. Finnish military bands (5 P) Bilateral military relations of Finland (3 C) C. ... Military equipment of Finland (7 C, 6 ...