Total Armed Forces
ACTIVE = 488,000 reported
(incl People’s Police Force and People’s Militia – see Paramilitary)
Army
= 350,000
12 Regional Comd (337 inf bn) 10 It inf div 4 Regional Op Comd 14 Military Op Comd 34 Tactical Op Comd (TDC) Summary of cbt units 437 inf bn • lOarmdbn • 7artybn • 7 ADbn • 37 indep arty coy
EQUIPMENT
Main Battle Tank 100 PRC Type-6911
LT TK105 Type-63 (60 serviceable)
RECCE 45 Ferret, 40 Humber, 30 Mazda (local manufacture) APC 20 Hino (local manufacture), 250 Type-85,
55 PRC Type-90 TOWED ARTY 76mm: 100 M-1948; 88mm: 50 25-pdr; 105mm: 96 M-101; 122mm; 130mm: 16 M-46; 140mm: 5.5in; 155mm: 16 Soltam
MRL 107mm: 30 Type-63; 122mm: BM-21 (reported)
MOR 81mm; 82mm: Type-53; 120mm: Type-53,
80 Soltam RL 73mm: RPG-7
RCL 84mm: el,000 Carl Gustav; 106mm: M40A1 ATK GUNS 60: 57mm: 6-pdr; 76.2mm: 17-pdr AD GUNS 37mm: 24 Type-74; 40mm: 10 M-l;
57mm: 12 Type-80
SAM HN-5A (reported), SA-16
NAVY = 16,000
(incl 800 Naval Infantry)
BASES Bassein, Mergui, Moulmein, Seikyi, Yangon (Monkey Point), Sittwe
(including base for China)
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 5
CORVETTES 4
2 Yan TaingAung (US PCE-827) FSt with 1 x 76mm gun
2 Yan Gyi Aung (US Admirable MSF) FSt with 1 x 76mm gun
MISSILE CRAFT 6 Houxin PFM with 4 C-801 SSM,
5 PRC PFM
PATROL, OFFSHORE 3 In Daw (UK Osprey) PCO PATROL, COASTAL 10 Yan Sit Aung (PRC Hainan) PCC PATROL, INSHORE 18
12 US PGM-401/412,3 FRY PB-90 PFI<, 3 Swift PCI 421 PATROL, RIVERINE about 29 2 Nawarat, 2 imp FRY Y-301 and 10 FRY Y-301, about 15<, plus some 25 boats
AMPHIBIOUS craft only 1 LCU, 10 LCM
SUPPORT 9
6 coastal tpt, 1AOT, 1 diving spt, 1 buoy tender, plus 6 boats
NAVAL INFANTRY (800) 1 bn