Mongolia

The Mongolian army is organized along the lines of the former Soviet army. Nearly all its equipment is of Soviet or Russian manufacture.

The army is organized as follows:

  1 motorized rifle brigade
  1 artillery regiment
  1 airborne battalion
  1 light infantry battalion (a second battalion is to be established)

PERSONNEL STRENGTH

The army has about 8,900 personnel, including 3,300 conscripts and a 300-member construction brigade. Army reserve forces number 137,000.

Mongolia has no indigenous arms industry and imports all its equipment, which is of Russian design and manufacture. (For additional information on the equipment listed below, search our Weapons Database. Equipment listed is of Russian origin.)

  OCT13    APR15   DEC16   DEC20   GROUND COMBAT VEHICLES
                                   Tanks
   50       50       50      50    T-72A/T-72M
  370      370      370     370    T-54/T-55

                                   Armored Combat Vehicles
  120      120      120     120    BRDM-2 reconnaissance
  310      310      310     310    BMP-1 APC
  150      150      150     150    BTR-60 APC
            40       40      40    BTR-70M APC
   20       20       20      20    BTR-80 APC

                                   Support Vehicles
    #        #        #       #    Armored Recovery Vehicles
                                    (based on T-55/T-54)

                                   ARTILLERY
                                   Guns/Howitzers
                                   (300 of the following:)
    #        #        #       #    152-mm ML-20/M1937 guns
    #        #        #       #    130-mm M-46 guns
    #        #        #       #    122-mm D-30/M1938 howitzers

                                   Anti-Tank Guns
                                   (200 of the following:)
    #        #        #       #    85-mm D-44
    #        #        #       #    85-mm D-48
    #        #        #       #    100-mm M1944
    #        #        #       #    100-mm T-12

                                   Multiple Rocket Launchers
   130     130      130     130    122-mm BM-21 Grad

                                   Mortars
                                   (140 of the following:)
     #       #        #       #    160-mm M-160
     #       #        #       #    120-mm M1943
     #       #        #       #    82-mm M1937

                                   Missiles
    75      75        #       #    SA-3 Goa surface-to-air (2 launchers)

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