RECENTS TRENDS IN IRANIAN ARMS PROCUREMENT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Directorate of Intelligence
May 1972
INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM
RECENT TRENDS IN IRANIAN ARMS PROCUREMENT
Summary and Conclusions
1. The rapid military buildup of the radical Arab States after the
1967 Arab-Israeli War and the British withdrawal of military forces from
the Persian Gulf prompted the Shah to undertake a rapid expansion and
modernization of Iran's armed forces. He has been particularly anxious to
keep pace with the rapidly modernized forces of neighboring Iraq. During
the past five years, Tehran has ordered more than $1.4 billion worth of
arms from abroad.
2. Since the mid-1960s, Iran has diversified its sources of arms, and
the United States no longer is the sole provider. Iran now meets most of
its requirements for naval craft, air defense equipment, and tanks from the
United Kingdom, while other Western suppliers provide an assortment of
equipment ranging from small arms and antiaircraft guns to helicopters and
transport aircraft. The USSR has become an important source of ground
forces equipment. The United States, however, still accounts for one-half
of Iran's arms purchases. Moreover, Tehran continues to increase its
purchases from the Unitcd States and to depend on this country for all
of its fighter aircraft and most other sophisticated weapons systems.
3. Since January 1967, when the first arms accord with the Soviet
Union was concluded, the USSR has emerged as Iran's third largest arms
supplier. The Soviet contribution has been confined to artillery, armored
personnel carriers, and support equipment. Tehran generally has been
satisfied with this equipment and views its payment in natural gas as a
way of saving hard currency. The Shah prefers not to purchase sophisticated
arms from Moscow because of the dependence it creates for technical
assistance, parts, and replacement. He probably will continue to restrict
purchases from the USSR to standard ground forces equipment as long
as he can continue to procure sophisticated weaponry from the West.
Note: This memorandum was prepared by the Office of Economic Research
and coordinated within the Directorate of Intelligence.
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4. The Shah's efforts to expand Iran's military capabilities, combined
with cutbacks in US military grant aid, have brought Iran's military budget
to almost four times its 1966 level. If defense spending continued to expand
at the present rate, it could absorb as much as one-fourth of Iran's gross
national p:oduct by 1975. It is more likely, however, that procurement ?
while remaining high ? will level off before that time, and Tehran should
be able to finance the foreign exchange costs of military imports without
difficulty from increased oil revenues.
Discussion
Magnitude and Motivations
5. Iran has imported nearly $1.8 billion of military equipment since
the mid-1950s, making it the sixth largest arms recipient in the Third World.
The United States has provided 79% and the USSR 13% (see Table 1).
Iranian arms purchases during the past five yeais total some $1.4 billion,
most of which remains to be delivered. Tehran's efforts to obtain arms
in the early 1 950s were motivated by fears of Soviet aggression and internal
security needs. Iran joined the US-sponsored Baghdad Pact (subsequently
renamed the Central Treaty Organization ? CENTO) through which it
received almost all of its arms and training. These arms came from the
United States and were provided as grants.
6. Concerned with the cutbacks in US military aid and with the
embargo placed on arms deliveries to Pakistan (another CENTO member)
after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Iran began in the mid-1960s to
diversify its sources of arms, concluding sizable agreements with West
European countries and the USSR. The latter reflected the Shah's declining
fear of Soviet aggression and the strengthening of diplomatic and economic
ties between the two countries. The Shah's primary concern shifted to the
arms buildup in Egypt, Iraq, and Syria and Nasser's efforts to expand his
influence into the Persian Gulf area.
7. The recent spurt of Iranian arms purchases has been generated
by Tehran's effort to upgrade its military forces and fill the vacuum left
by the withdrawal of British forces from the Persian Gulf. Although the
Egyptian threat has receded, the Shah is concerned with the possible
emergence of new radical influences in the area, particularly those supported
by Iraq. The Shah regards a modern, well-equipped military establishment
as essential to deter hostile Iraqi moves, to further Iranian interests, and
to assure Iranian control of the Gulf.
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Table 1
Foreign Deliveries of
Military Eauipment to Iran a/
Million US $
1955-71
1967-71
1957
1968
1969
1970
1971
Total
1,768.6
1,069.7
123.7
157.6
233.0
292,6
262.8
Western
countries
1,533.6
834.7
98.7
107.6
173.0
242.6
212.8
United
States
b/
1,395.4
706.9
82.0
101.7
160,1
215.1
148.0
United
-
Kingdom
70.1
69.4
13.1
3.5
12.2
5.0
35.6
Italy
43.9
35.5
--
--
--
16.8
18.7
Others
24.2
22.9
3.6
2.4
0.7
5.7
10.5
USSR
235.0
235.0
25.0
50.0
60.0
50.0
50.0
a. Deliveries are differentiated from arms sales and aid
agreements.
b. Data are by fiscal year.
Arms Procurement from the United States
8. The United States has provided Iran with about $1.4 billion of
arms between 1955 and 1971.(1) More than $700 million was exported
to Iran during 1967-71. More than one-half of total US arms exports has
been furnished as grant aid under the Military Assistance Program (MAP)
(see Table 2).
9. US military interest in Iran began daring World War II, when
it served largely as a distribution center for supplies to the Soviet Union.
A US military mission was established in mid-1942 to train the Iranian
Army and Gendarmerie, and Iran subsequently received some Lend-Lease
aid. Additional aid was provided immediately after the war to help Tehran
counter the Soviet-supported separatist movements in the provinces adjacent
to the USSR.
1. South Vietnam, South Korea, the Republic of China, and Turkey are the only
less developed countries that have received more US military aid.
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Table 2
US Arms Exports
to Iran, by Program a/
Million US $
Military
Excess
Foreign
Assistance
Stock
Military
Commercial
Year
Total
Program 12/
Sales c/
Sales d/
Sales
Total
1,395.4
754.4
16.4
564 9
59.7
1955
16.8
15.5
1.3
1956
24.0
23.7
0.3
1957
40.5
38.9
1.6
1958
73.6
73.0
0.6
1959
92.9
90.9
2.0
1960
91.5
89.1
2.4
1961
52.7
49.1
3.4
0.2
1962
34.4
33.3
0.4
0.7
1963
71.0
70.1
0.9
1964
29.2
27.3
1.3
0.2
0.4
1965
63.2
49.9
0.3
12.9
0.1
1966
98.7
41.1
0.3
52.2
5.1
1967
82.0
41.1
38.9
2.0
1968
101.7
38.7
1 . 2
56.7
5.1
1969
160.1
50.9
99.1
10.1
1970
215.1
15.2
0.4
189.7
9.8
1971
148.0
6.6
114.3
27.1
a. Data are by fiscal year.
b. Grant aid program and includes some military training.
c. Covers equipment in excess of US mobilization reserve
requirements and is sold for its rehabilitation cost or
for its"utility"value -- about one-third of the original
procurement price.
d. Consists of US-financed arms sales and US-Juaranteed
private arms credits.
10. Iran did not begin to receive large-scale US arms aid until it joined
the Baghdad Pact in 1955.(2) When Iraq withdrew from the alliance in
1959, Iran signed a bilateral defense agreement with the United States and
joined with Turkey, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom to form CENTO.
As a member of US-backed military alliances, Iran was eligible for MAP
2. The Baghdad Pact, a defense system along the southern border of the USSR,
consisted of Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
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grant aid. MAP imports increased from $15 million in 1955 to a peak of
about $90 million a year during 1959-60, and averaged some $50 million
annually during the 1960s.
11. Because of Iran's high rate of economic growth and sizable oil
revenues, the US economic aid program was terminated in November 1967,
and the MAP program began phasing out. Virtually all military hardware
programmed under MAP had been delivered by the end of 1969. The only
MAP assistance authorized thereafter was to support the US Military
Assistance Advisory Group statir'ned in Iran and to train Iranian military
personnel.
12. Iran began to purchase US arms with Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
credits on a regular basis in 1964, when a Memorandum of Understanding
was signed with the United States allowing the procurement of $200 million
of equipment. The Memorandum was amended in 1966 to permit purchases
of as much as $470 million ($400 million on credit aria $70 million for
cash) through 1970. In 1971 the Export-Import Bank extended an
additional $420 million in credits for arms purchases.(3) Repayment is
being made over seven years at 7.25% interest. In addition, Iran purchased
$27 million of equipment directly from US manufacturers for cash.
13. Iran has received a wide range of US military equipment, but
recent contracts have consisted largely of sophisticated military hardware,
including 73 F-4 supersonic jet fighters and 30 C-130 transports (see
Table 3). Most equipment purchased in 1971 is scheduled to arrive in Iran
during 1972-74. Iranian purchases in 1972 are expected to exceed
$200 million and may include more than 140 F-5 jet fighters, self-propelled
howitzers, and the TOW anti-tank missile system. Thus, despite the decline
in the US share of the Iranian arms market from nearly 100% prior to
1966 to 56% of total deliveries in 1971, Tehran continues to increase its
purchases from the United States and to depend on them for most of its
sophisticated weapons systems.
British Arms Sales
14. Iran's arms purchases from the United Kingdom, which began
early in 1966, have totaled $570 million (see Table 4). Deliveries have been
small thus far about $70 million by the end of 1971 ? but Iran will
begin receiving deliveries of sizable quantities of equipment in 1972. These
purchases were facilitated by London's willingness to sell sophisticated
weaponry and to provide favorable financing ? credits averaging about seven
years with interest rates ranging between 5% and 6.5%.
3. Previously, the Department of Defense arranged the financing with the
Export-Import Bank and commercial banks. The Export-Import Bank now handles all
...tch financing directly.
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Type of Equipment
Aircraft
F-86 jet fighters
F-5 jet fight:irs
F-4 jet fighters
C-47 transports
C-130 transports
Helicopters
Others
Naval ships
Destroyers
Minesweepers
Motor gunboats
Others
Land armaments
Light tanks
Medium tanks
Armored personnel
carriers
Self-propelled
guns
Artillery Cl
Table 3
Major Items of US Military Equipment Procured by Iran
Units
Foreign Military Sales
Military Assistance
Programs
Orders by Fiscal Year
Programs /
Deliveries 2!
Deliveries Orders
1965
1966
1967 1968 1969 1970
1971 II(
121
-- -- --
92
48 48
4 25 4 15
--
64 137
32 -- 32
73
24
-- --
--
4
25
26 42
6 6
8
4
6
30
--
cr:
181
--
rrs
2
2
6
5
2 2
2
50
N.A. 16
16
524
N.A. 305
176
75
54
112
N.A. 231
181
50
50 104
50 2
52
849
a. All items ordered under MAP have been delivered.
b. Some of this procurement occurred early in FY 1972.
c. Including recoilless rifles and mortars of more than 100 mm.
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Table 4
Estimated British Arms Sales to Iran
Year of
Agreement
Total
Million
US $
568 . 5
Equipment Covered
1966 12.5 Seacat/Tigercat missile system
62.8 4 Mark V destroyer escorts and
12 hovercraft
1970 5.0 Radar
9,1.0 Rapier missile system
1971 126.8 300 Chieftain tanks and sup?
port equipment
2.4 Seacat missiles
240.0 470 Chieftain tanks and sup?
port equipment
1972 12.0 4 Hovercraft
13.0 Communications equipment
15. Tehrar's first purchase of sophisticated weapons from the United
Kingdom was of the Seacat/Tigercat surface-to-air missile (SAM) system in
July 1966. Iran subsequently purchased the Rapier low-level SAM system
and a radar net to cover southern Iran.
16. The British also have become a major source of naval and ground
forces equipment. In 1966, Tehran purchased four Mark V destroyer
escorts, with delivery scheduled to begin in mid-1972. Iran also has bought
16 hovercraft from the United Kingdom, some of which may be armed
with missiles, thereby becoming the first country in the world to establish
a military hovercraft fleet. During 1971 the Shah, concerned with Iraq's
possession of Soviet T-55 tanks, purchased 770 Chieftain tanks. Iran is the
firct lecc develoned country to receive this sophisticated main battle tank.
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Table 5
Iranian Arms Purchases
from Other Western Countries
Source Million
and Year US $
Total 158.2
Italy 57.2
Equipment Covered
1966 6.6 Ammunition
1968 28.0 40 AB-205 helicopters
1969 11.8 100 AB-206 and four A13-205
helicopters
1970 10.8 Six SH-3D and 16 CH-47C heli-
copters
Switzer-
land 48.1
1969 45.0 150 antiaircraft guns, fire
control radars, and ammunition
1971 3.1 Support equipment and ammuni-
tion
Nether-
lands 28.0
1971 28.0 14 F-27 transport aircraft
Israel 15.2
1967 12.0 Artillery, small arms, and
ammunition
1968 3.2 Communications equipment, ror-
tars, recoilless rifles, and
ammunition
Canada 3.1
1971 3.1 Support equipment
Norway 2.1
1971 2.1 Ammunition
West
Germany 1.9
1967 1.9 Small arms
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$60 million. The acquisitions from Italy initially were limited to
ammunition and support equipment, but in 1968-69 the Augusta Bell
Company sold Iran 100 AB-206 and 44 AB-205 helicopters with deliveries
scheduled through 1972. The helicopters are being assigned to the
Gendarmerie's aviation battalion, the Air Force, and the Navy's air arm.
The AB-206s ordered for the Navy are to be armed with wire-guided
air-to-surface missiles and are used to support the coastal patrol activities
of the hovercraft fleet. In 1970, six SH-3D helicopters were purchased for
the Navy and 16 CH-47C helicopters as troop transporters for the Army.
18. Iran has purchased nearly $50 million of arms from Switzerland,
including 150 radar-controlled, twin-barrel 35-mm Oerlikon antiaircraft
guns. Small quantities of military equipment, largely support equipment
and ammunition, have also been obtained from Israel, Belgium, Canada,
the Netherlands, Norway, and West Germany/
I The Dutch have provided 14 F-27
transport aircraft to be delivered in 1972. The only equipment purchased
from France was some $2 million worth of anti-tank missiles and
communications equipment. Paris, however, continues to pressure Iran to
purchase Mirage III aircraft/
The Soviet Aid Program
19. The USSR, Iran's third largest arms supplier, has extended at least
$370 million in military aid since January 1967 under seven separate
agreements (see Table 6). Some $235 million had been delivered by the
end of 1971 on credits that will be repaid largely in natural gas over eight
years, probably at 2.5% interest.
20. The Shah's acceptance of Soviet arms reflected his declining fear
of Soviet intentions toward Iran and the general rapproachement between
the two countries that began early in the 1960s. Iran had accepted some
Sovit t economic aid in 1963, and by 1966 agreed to a major Soviet program
that included the construction of a steel mill and a natural gas pipeline
to the USSR. This arrangement was followed in January 196i by Tehran's
first arms agreement with Moscow. The accord totaled $110 million and
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Table 6
Soviet Military Aid Agreements with Iran
Date of Agreement Million US $
Total 370
January 1967
September 1967
February 1969
February 1970
October 1970
August 1971
October 1971
110
40
40
45
90
25
20
21. About half the equipment ordered had been delivered by the
beginning of 1969. A third accord ? also for $40 million ? was signed
early in 1969 and contained about the same types of equipment as the
earlier agreements. Tehran was interested in obtaining the Soviet 23-mm
self-propelled, radar-controlled antiaircraft gun (ZS U-23-4), but Moscow
claimed that it was not available at that time, because the entire production
of the weapon was being used to meet higher priority needs. Iran declined
a Soviet offer of MIG-21 jet fighters, Komar-class guided missile patrol boats,
and 1-55 medium tanks.
22. Two arms accords were signed in 1970 totaling some
$135 million. Among the new types of equipment ordered were 136
130-mm (M-46) field guns and 1,500 RPG-7 recoilless anti-tank rocket
launchers. The decision to purchase the field gun reportedly was prompted
by Iraq's possession of the same weapon. The RPG-7 was acquired to provide
troops with an anti-tank defense and was chosen in place of the more costly
and sophisticated Sagger anti-tank missile system. Iran also obtained a license
to produce 23-mm ammunition. The Shah finally obtained 30 ZSU-23-4
antiaircraft guns under a $25 million agreement concluded in August 1971.
Technical Assistance
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Table 7
Military Personnel
Involved in Technical Assistance Programs
Trainees in
Donor Country
Technicians
in Iran
Country
1970
1971
1970
1971
Total
491
792
355
371
Western countries
381
752
325
341
France
25
25
=MONK
Germany
13
6
Italy
66
75
Pakistan a/
41
41
Turkey a/?
14
15
--
United Kingdom
222
590
16
United States
325
325
USSR
110
40.
30
30
a. US-sponsored CENTO
:raining.
of Iranians attending courses in non-US facilities has increased greatly since
the mid-1960s, as Iran has diversified its arms procur.;ment. The training
provided by Pakistan and Turkey generally is US-sponsored programs under
CENTO.
24. Iran has made little use of Soviet technical assistance, preferring
to limit Moscow's contacts with Iranian military personnel. Only a small
number of Soviet technicians are in Iran, largely assembling and testing
newly delivered Soviet equipment. Tehran has sent only about 135 Iranians
to the USSR, mainly to learn equipment operation and maintenance.
Domestic Defense Production
25. Indigenous production represents only a small share of Iran's total
defense procurement. Two facilities in the Tehran area supply most of the
domestically produced military hardware. The Mosalsalsazi plant has an
annual capacity of 30,000 G-3 rifles and 5,000 MG-1 machineguns of West
German design. The Saltanatabad facility produces small arms ammunition,
81-mm and 120-mm mortar shells, 105-mm artillery shells, 20-mm cannon
ammunition, grenades, signal flares, and anti-tank and anti-personnel mines.
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26. Iran has been anxicus to expand domestic arms production as
part of its diversification efforts. The West German firms Fritz Werner AG
and Rhein Stahl AG have been assisting in a modernization program, and
much of the pre-World War II machinery in the two Iranian munitions
plants has been replaced. In addition, the USSR agreed in 1970 to permit
Iran to manufacture 23-mm antiaircraft ammunition under license. The
USSR suggested, however, that the necessary production machinery be
obtained from Czechoslovakia. The planned facility will produce half a
million rounds per year and would be in operation within two years after
delivery of equipment. A tank retrofit plant that would modernize the more
than 400 M-47 tanks in Iran's inventoiy was scheduled to be completed
in March 1972. The facility eventually will be able to assemble tanks from
US and UK components.
Impact of Iran's Defense Spending on the Budget
27. The expansion of Iran's military purchases, combined with
cutbacks in US military grant aid, caused Iran's defense expenditures to
jump from an average of about $255 milliou annually during 1963-65 to
almost $1.2 billion in 1971 (see Table 8). Defense outlays now account
for about 10% of Iran's gross national product (GNP) and about 30% of
the total central government budget. If defense spending continues to grow
at its present rate ? an average of 30% annually since 1966 ? it could
absorb some 25% of Iran's GNP by 1975. It is more likely, however, that
such outlays, while remaining high, will level off before then.(5)
28. Estimated payments for foreign military hardware rose from an
average of $5 million annually during 1963-65 to $18 million in 1966 and
rocketed to $191 million in 1971. These expenditures accounted for 16%
of defense spending in 1971. Other defense and defense-related imports --
such as construction materials and equipment supplies for military
installations ? could represent another 20%.
The Iran-Iraq Arms Balance
29. Iran's arms requirements are, to a large extent, based on what
Tehran considers necessary to counter Iraq's activities in the area. Since
Iraq's monarchy was overthrown in 1958, relations between the two
countries have ranged from cool to openly hostile. During periods of poor
relations, Iran has supplied arms, money, and transit rights to dissident Iraqi
Kurds ane has looked for other ways to shake the Baghdad government.
In turn, Iraq has permitted raids into Iran by dissident Iranian Kurds resident
in Iraq and has provided assistance to the Khuzestan Liberation Front and
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Iranian Defense Spending a/
Annual Average
1963-65
1966
1967 1968
1969
1970
1971
Million US $
Total central government
budget
980
1,410
1,740 2,200
2,555
2,960
4,025
00
00
tll
Of which:
C)
C)
7Z
Defense expenditures b/
255
317
503 618
768
910
1,170
1.71
)...3
Estimated payments for
military hardware
imports
5
18
32 57
83
147
191
Percent
Defense expenditures as a
percent of central govern-
ment budget
26
22
29 28
30
31
29
tDO
a. Data are for Iranian fiscal year beginning 21 March of the year stated.
b. Including internal security.
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other subversive groups. The diversion of the waters of the Shatt al Arab,
the river which separates the two countries in the south, has again become
a source of irritation and even armed skirmishes along the border. Although
both countries have reinforced their border outposts, they are reluctant
to escalate such incidents.
30. The Shah is concerned about the $1.1 billion of aggregate
Communist military aid commitments to Baghdad and the $250 million
modernization program Moscow currently is implementing. Iraq has received
more than 90 MIG-21 supersonic jet fighters, more than 60 SU-7 jet
fighter-bombers, some 800 T54/55 medium tanks, about 1,350 armored
personnel carriers, various naval craft, and substantial quantities of artillery.
(For the major military inventories of Iran and Iraq, see Table 9). However,
the Iranian armed forces are believed to be superior to Iraq's, both in the
quantity of arms and the quality of its personnel.
Support for Pakistan
31. After the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War, Iran acted as an arms
purchasing agent for Pakistan, which was having difficulty obtaining military
equipment in the West. Iran purchased some 90 F-86 jet fighters, air-to-air
missiles, artillery, ammunition, and spare parts from a West German arms
dealer. The aircraft were delivered to Iran and then flown into Pakistan.
Most of the other equipment was delivered directly to Karachi.
32. In the spring of 1971, Iran loaned Pakistan about a dozen
helicopters and other military equipment for use in West Pakistan to replace
similar equipment transferred to East Pakistan. Additional supplies,
including artillery, ammunition, and spare parts, were sent to Pakistan when
Indian troops entered the East Pakistan civil war. Since the 1971
Indo-Pakistani War, Iran may again act as an
arms purchasing agent for Islamabad if Pakistan cannot obtain Western
military equipment and spare parts.
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Weapons Inventories of Iran and Iraq
as of Anril 1972
Units
Ground equipment
Light tanks
Iran
Iraq
20
Medium tanks
895
780
Personnel carriers, armored and
amphibious
1,200
1,350
Artillery, including self-
propelled guns
1,430
1,120
Antiaircraft artillery
730
780
Aircraft
Jet fighters
178
232
F-4
62
MIG-21
91
SU-7
62
F-5
111
--
Hawker-Hunter
46
F-86
5
MIG-17
33
Bombers
21
TU-16
9
IL-28
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12
Transports
33
27
Helicopters
156
57
Naval craft
Destroyer
1
Escorts
4
Subchasers
4
3
Motor gunboats
3
Minesweepers
6
2
Hovercraft
12
Service craft
22
14
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Soviet Military Equipment Purchased by Iran
Unit?
Date of Agreement
January
September
February
February
October
August
October
Equipment
Total
1967
1967
1969
1970
1970
1971
1971
Armored personnsl carriers
BTR-50
852
100
200
100
100
352
BTR-60
500
200
200
100
Field artillery
130-mm (M-46)
136
136
Antiaircraft artillery
23-mm (ZU-23-2)
1,000
600
400
23-mm (ZSU-23-4)
30
--
30
57-mm (ZSU-57-2)
80
80
C13
Rocket launchers
tal
RPG-7
1,500
800
700
122-mm (BM-21)
64
64
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tal
Trucks and trailers
GAZ-69
9,172
600
2,200
4,169
1,340
850
14
GAZ-66
6,662
1,700
2,000
1,000
630
1,040
292
ZIL-131
15
--
--
--
--
--
15
ZIL-157
5,110
1,700
100
100
160
3,050
--
KRAZ-257
142
--
--
100
--
--
42
KRAZ-255R
295
170
75
--
50
KRAZ-258
30
--
25
5
--
URAL-375D
1,105
450
500
155
MAZ-504A
160
--
--
150
10
MAZ-537
200
40
160
--
--
--
UAZ-450A (ambulance)
782
550
162
70
--
UAZ-452A(ambulance)
76
--
--
--
76
MMZ-555 (dump truck)
610
10
600
Be1AZ-540 (dump truck)
24
--
--
24
ATZ-3 (gasoline truck)
390
200
190
--
TZ-22 (gasoline truck)
113
40
25
48
TZ-500(gasoline truck)
16G
--
160
--
ATZ-4-121 (gasoline truck)
40
--
40
ATZ-8 (gasoline truck)
45
45
TSV-50 (water tank truck)
400
400
--
ATZ-PT-3 (water truck)
50
50
TZB-50 (water truck)
10
--
10
PMZ-27 (fire truck)
42
37
5
--
ATZ-B-1-40 (fire truck)
80
--
80
ALGK-30 (ladder truck)
26
10
16
CHMZ-AP-5523 (trailer)
25
25
--
CHMZ-AP-5208 (trailer)
75
75
2547 trailer
160
160
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Equipment
Construction and engineering
equipment
Bulldozers
A-354 pitching machine
D-150B asphalt finisher
D-641 asphalt distributor
SB-92 concrete mixer
D-400A roller
D-480 roller
613D roller
D-395 grader
BBPS 20/11 piledriver
Cranes and forklifts
on K-64 crane
hrl K-162 crane
C) 2561 crane
M4043 forklift
M4045 forklift
til M4008 forklift
0.--) Military workshops
GOSNITI-2
PARM-3
PM-2
Miscellaneous equipment
2558 bridge on KRAZ-214
Folding pontoon bridge PMP
Assault boat NDL-20
Assault boat NDL-10
Ferry GSP
Field bakery
Tents PRRS-;.
Survey equipment on GAZ-69
Mine detector on GAZ-69
Electro car (EK-3)
26-mm signal gun
Units
Date of Agreement
January
September
February
February
October
August
October
Total
1967
1967
1969
1970
1970
1971
1971
50
50
17
17
2
2
20
20
5
5
38
38
10
10
10
10
6
6
1
1
337
40
50
247
--
42
12
--
30
25
--
25
91
50
41
140
40
50
20
30
41
--
41
292
85
85
85
37
6
3
--
3
--
4
4
2
2
7
7
36
36
70
70
4
4
13
13
28
28
28
12
16
63
63
40
40
730
400
330
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