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United States: Assault rifle: 104,000 The United States military provided the ANA with M16 rifles as part of a modernization effort. M4 carbine United States: Carbine: 10,000 Only used by Afghan National Army Commandos and Special Forces. M4s sold as part of a 2006 Foreign Military Sales package.
Armored combat support vehicles. M1 Assault Breacher Vehicle – 39. M4 Command and Control Vehicle (C2V) – 25. M9 Armored Combat Earthmover – 447. M60A1 AVLB – 125. M88A2 Hercules. M104 Wolverine – 44.
The M249 SAW, M240, MK 19, and M2 machine guns can be mounted on vehicles. BGM-71 TOW mounted on Humvee and JLTV variants, as well as M2 and M3 Bradley. The M134 Minigun fires 7.62mm ammunition at 3,000 to 4,000 rpm. The M3P Machine Gun, an M2 variant with a higher rate of fire mounted on the Avenger Humvee.
Military uniform; Universal Camouflage Pattern United States: Combat uniform: Unknown number in service, captured from the United States Army during the War in Afghanistan. Used in unconventional warfare to attack government targets. [10]
Uncommon/Unique. UC-35D. Marine One. Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle M88x, M89x, and M1010 series. M1030M1 Motorcycle. various GME vehicles, to include the John Deere Gator. C-9B Skytrain II VIP passenger. C-12 Huron VIP passenger. UC-35D VIP passenger.
Initially, a new land force, the Afghan National Army (ANA), was created, whose planned size grew from 70,000 in 2002 to, eventually, a target of 194,000 set in mid-2011. [1] [2] The army's air arm, the Afghan National Army Air Corps was renamed the Afghan Air Force (AAF) in 2010. [3] [4] Commandos and Special Forces were also trained as part ...
The Military history of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان مسلح ځواک) began before 1709 when the Hotaki dynasty was established in Kandahar followed by the Durrani Empire. [1] The Afghan military was re-organized with assistance from the British in 1880, when the country was ruled by Amir Abdur Rahman Khan.
Operational. range. 250 mi (400 km) Maximum speed. 35 mph (56 km/h) The Bradley Fighting Vehicle ( BFV) is a tracked armored fighting vehicle of the United States developed by FMC Corporation and now manufactured by BAE Systems Land & Armaments, formerly United Defense. It is named for U.S. General Omar Bradley .