Former equipment of the Finnish Army
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Tanks
- PT-76PT-76The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank which was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces. It was widely exported to other friendly states, like India, Iraq, North Korea and North Vietnam. Overall,...
: 12 units- PT-A: some converted to driver training tanks of BTR-50 after PT-76PT-76The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank which was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces. It was widely exported to other friendly states, like India, Iraq, North Korea and North Vietnam. Overall,...
decommission
- PT-A: some converted to driver training tanks of BTR-50 after PT-76
- T-72T-72The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1970. It is developed directly from Obyekt-172, and shares parallel features with the T-64A...
: In use between 1984–2006, some ex-East German. 162 units- T-72M1 (157)
- T-72M1K (3)
- T-72M1K1 (2)
- T-55T-55The T-54 and T-55 tanks were a series of main battle tanks designed in the Soviet Union. The first T-54 prototype appeared in March 1945, just before the end of the Second World War. The T-54 entered full production in 1947 and became the main tank for armored units of the Soviet Army, armies of...
: In use between 1966 and ?, modernized in 1989, total 74 units- T-55: 64 units
- T-55K: 10 units
- after modernization:
- T-55M: T-55s modernized in 1989, 70 units
- T-55MK
- T-54: In use between 1959 and 1969 (removed from storage in 2005), 43 units
- Comet Mk I Model BComet tankThe Tank, Cruiser, Comet I was a British cruiser tank that first saw use near the end of World War II. It was designed to provide greater anti-tank capability to Cromwell tank squadrons. It was armed with a 77mm HV, a derivative of the 17 pounder, with the result it was one of the few British...
: In use between 1960 and 1971, 41 units. - Charioteer Mk VII Model B: In use between 1958 and 1980, 38 units
- ISU-152V: (1944–1959), 1 unit
- ISU-152ISU-152ISU-152 was a Soviet multirole fully enclosed and armored self-propelled gun developed and used during World War II, with a subsequent use, mainly in the Soviet military, till the 1970s.-History:...
: - Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. J: In use between 1944 and 1962, 15 units
- Sturmgeschütz 40K: In use between 1943 and 1966, 30 units
- Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. G: In use between 1943 and 1966, 29 units
- Landsverk Anti II: (1942–1959), 6 units
- KV-1 m 1942: (1942–1954), 1 unit
- KV-1E m 1941: (1943–1954), 1 unit
- T-50T-50 tankThe T-50 light infantry tank was built by the Soviet Union at the beginning of World War II. The design for this vehicle had some advanced features, but was complicated and expensive, and only a short production run of 69 tanks was completed...
: (1942–1954), 1 unit - T-34-85: (1944–1959), 9 units
- T-34 m 1941, T-34 m 1942, and T-34 m 1943: (1942–1959), 9 units
- BT-43BT-43The BT-43 was a Finnish armored personnel carrier prototype, designed during the Second World War. It was developed from the Soviet-made BT-7 tank, which had been captured in large quantities during the Winter and early Continuation War.- History :...
: (1944–1945), 1 unit - BT-42BT-42The BT-42 was a Finnish assault gun, constructed during the Continuation War. It was constructed from captured Soviet BT-7 light tanks and British 4.5-inch howitzers from 1918, which had been donated during the Winter War...
: (1943–1956), 18 units - BT-7 m 1935 and BT-7 m 1937: (1942–1945), 53 units
- BT-5:
- T-28V: (1945–1950), 1 unit
- T-28 m 1938 and T-28E: (1939–1950), 7 units
- T-20 Komsomolets m 1938, 1939: (1939–1959), 184 units
- T-20 Komsomolets m 1937: (1939–1959), 33 units
- T-38-KV: (1944–1959), 4 units
- T-38-34: (1944–1959), 11 units
- T-38 and T-38M-2: (1939–1945), 19 units
- T-37A: (1939–1942), 29 units
- T-26T: (1942–1959), 6 units
- T-26E: (1939–1959), 63 units
- OT-133: (1942), 3 units
- T-26 m 1937 and T-26 m 1939: (1939–1959), 36 units
- OT-130: (1941–1942), 4 units
- T-26 m 1933: (1939–1959), 63 units
- OT-26: (1939–1945), 2 units
- T-26 m 1931: (1939–1945), 12 units
- Vickers 6 Ton Tank: (1933–1959), 32 units
- Vickers-Carden-Lloyd Model 1933: (1933), 1 unit
- Vickers-Carden-Lloyd Mk VI: (1933-), 1 unit
- Saint-Charmond Modèle 1921: (1923–1937), 1 unit
- Renault F.T. Modèle 1917: (1919–1942) 34 units
APCs (tracked)
- BMP-1BMP-1The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1 , meaning "infantry fighting vehicle". The BMP-1 was the world's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle...
: (1982–2004) 195 units, bought in two batches (85 in 1981 from the Soviet Union and 110 from ex-German stocks in the beginning of the 1990s.)- BMP-1TJ
- BMP-K1
- BMP-PS
- BMP-1K
- BTR-50BTR-50The BTR-50 The BTR-50 The BTR-50 (BTR stands for Bronetransporter (БТР, Бронетранспортер, literally "armored transporter") is a Soviet amphibious armored personnel carrier (APC) based on the PT-76 light tank. The BTR-50 is tracked, unlike most in the BTR series, which are wheeled. The BTR-50...
: total 118 units- BTR-50PK: 110 units
- BTR-50PU: 8 units
- after modernization:
- BTR-50YVI
- BTR-50PUM1
- BTR-50PUM
APCs (Wheeled)
- BTR-60BTR-60The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers. It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen first time in public in 1961...
: total 112 units- BTR-60PA: 1 unit
- BTR-60PB: 83 units
- BTR-60PUM
- BTR-60 R-145BM
- BTR-60PBK
- BTR-80: 2 units (test vehicles, later converted to command vehicles in BTR-60 units)
- Valmet 1912-6: 1 prototype unit (lost competition to Sisu XA-180)
- VKVKVK may refer to:* VK Mobile, a Korean mobile phone manufacturer* Akai VK , a portable Helical scan EIA video VTR* VK, Virgin Nigeria Airways, IATA airline designator...
: 1 prototype unit (lost competition to Sisu XA-180)
Armored cars
- BA-10BA-10The BA-10 was an armored car developed in the Soviet Union in 1938 and produced till 1941. It was the most produced Soviet pre-1941 heavy armored car – 3311 were built in three versions. These versions were the BA-10, the BA-10M , and the BA-10ZhD...
and BA-10N: (1939–1959), 24 units - BA-6: (1944–1956), 10 units
- BA-3BA-3The BA-3 was a heavy armored car developed in the Soviet Union in 1933, followed by a slightly changed model BA-6 in 1936. Both were based mostly on BA-I, the most important development being the new turret, same as in the T-26 m 1933 and BT-5 tanks, and also equipped with the 45 mm main gun...
: (1944–1954), 1 unit - FAI-M, BA-20BA-20The BA-20 was an armored car developed in the Soviet Union in 1936 and used in the early stages of World War II.-Design and production:The BA-20 armored car was developed in 1934 for use by HQ staffs, reconnaissance and communications units...
and BA-20M: (1939–1956), 18 units - FAIFAI armoured carThe FAI armoured car was a replacement for the D-8 armoured car, used by the Soviet Union from the early 1930s to early 1940s....
: (1943–1950), 3 units - D-8: (1941–1942), 1 unit
- Landsverk 182: (1936–1941), 1 unit
- Fiat armored car: (1918-early 1920s)
- Austin Model 1917Austin Armoured CarAustin Armoured Car was a British armoured car produced during the First World War. The vehicle is best known for its employment by the Russian Army in the First World War and by different forces in the Russian Civil War....
: (1918-early 1920s) - PeerlessPeerlessPeerless was a United States automobile produced by the Peerless Motor Company of Cleveland, Ohio from 1900 to 1931. The company was known for building high-quality, precision luxury automobiles. Peerless' factory was located at 9400 Quincy Avenue in Cleveland...
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Various vehicles
- TshMZAP-5247G:
- MAZ-537G:
- GT-SM:
- AT-59:
- AT-S:
Artillery
Rocket launchers- 122 RAKH 76: (1976-), 24 units
- 280 RAKH 44: (1944-), 15 units
- 150 RAKH 41: (1944-), 15 units
Super heavy guns and howitzers
- 210 H 17: (1940-), 4 units
- 203 H 17: (1940–1944), 32 units
Heavy Guns
- 155 K (93): (1993), prototype for 155 GH 52 APU155 GH 52 APU155 GH 52 APU is a Finnish gun developed in 1998. It is an enhanced and upgraded version of the 155 K 83. The acronym APU stands for auxiliary power unit, which means that in can be moved on the field for short distances with its own auxiliary diesel engine...
- 155 K (91): (1991)
- 155 K (88): (1988), 1 unit
- 155 K 74: (1981-)
- 155 K 68: (1970s-), 13 units
- 155 K 17: (1942-), 12 units
- 152 KH X 67: (1967-), 2 units
- 130 K 90-60130 K 90-60The 130 K 90-60 is a Finnish towed 130 mm coastal artillery piece, manufactured in the 1980s by Vammas.-History:The development process for the 130 K 90-60 began in 1960 when the Finnish company Tampella presented their concept of a new 122 mm gun for the Finnish Army. This gun was called 122 K 60....
: modernized 122 K 60 - 130 K 54 - 130 mm towed field gun, also used by the coastal artillery. Being replaced with missiles. 144 units.
- 122 K 60: (1960-), later modified into 130 K 90-60130 K 90-60The 130 K 90-60 is a Finnish towed 130 mm coastal artillery piece, manufactured in the 1980s by Vammas.-History:The development process for the 130 K 90-60 began in 1960 when the Finnish company Tampella presented their concept of a new 122 mm gun for the Finnish Army. This gun was called 122 K 60....
- 122 K 31: (1941-1970s), 29 units
- 120 K 78-31: (1941-), 24 units
- 120 K 78-17: , 1 unit
- 107 K 10 and 107 K 13: (1918-), 9+4 units
- 105 KH 36: (1939-), 1 unit "Chile gun"
- 105 K 34: (1940-), 12 units
- 105 K 29: (1941-), 54 units
- 105 K 13: (1940-), 22 units
- 105 K 10: (1943-), modified 107 K 10, 4 units
Heavy Howitzers
- 155 H 17: (1941-), 151 units
- 155 H 15: (1940–1960s), 24 units
- 152 H 88-40: (1990–2007)152 mm towed howitzer. Originally a German 150 mm 15 cm sFH 1815 cm sFH 18The 15 cm schwere Feldhaubitze 18 or sFH 18 , nicknamed Immergrün , was the basic German division-level heavy howitzer during the Second World War, serving alongside the smaller but more numerous 10.5 cm leFH 18...
howitzer (called 150 H 40 in Finland), modernized in Finland. 47 units. - 152 H 88-37: 152 mm towed howitzer. Originally a Soviet 152 mm ML-20ML-20The 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 , was a Soviet gun-howitzer. The gun was developed by the design bureau of the plant no 172, headed by F. F. Petrov, as a deep upgrade of the 152-mm gun M1910/34, in turn based on the 152-mm siege gun M1910, a pre-World War I design by Schneider. It was in...
howitzer, modernized in Finland. 64 units. - 152 H 88-31: 152 mm towed howitzer. Originally a Soviet 122 mm A-19 gun, modernized in Finland. Being phased out of service. 21 units.
- 152 H 55: Soviet 152 mm towed D-20152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20)The 152 mm gun-howitzer M1955, also known as the D-20, is a manually loaded, towed 152 mm artillery piece, manufactured in the Soviet Union during the 1950s. It was first observed by the west in 1955, where it was designated the M1955. Its GRAU index is 52-P-546...
howitzer. 126 units. - 152 H 38: (1941-), 102 units, of which four were modified into 152 H 38M
- 152 H 37-31: modernized 122 K 31 guns
- 152 H 37: (1942-), 66 units, later modernized into 152 H 37 A and 152 H 88-37A
- 152 H 30: (1944), 1 unit
- 152 H 15 and 152 H 17: (1924-), 4+8 units
- 152 H 09-30: (1939-1980s), 109 units
- 152 H 10: (1918–1966), 9 units
- 150 H 40: (1940–2007), 48 units, of which 42 were modernized in 1992 into 152 H 88-40
- 150 H 15: (1940–1962), 20 units
- 150 H 14 J: (1918–1939), 12 units
- 150 H 06: (1940–1944), 12 units
Light Howitzers
- 122 H 38: (1942–1975), 35 units
- 122 H 09-40 and 122 H 10-40: 232 units
- 122 H 10-30: (1939-), 161 units
- 122 H 10: (1918-), 39 units
- 122 H 09-30: (1939-), 25 units
- 122 H 09: (1918-), 30 units
- 120 H 13: (1940–1960), 13 units
- 120 H 05: (1918–1944), 4 units
- 120 MH 01: (1918-), 2 units
- 114 H 18: (1940–1966), 54 units
- 105 H 41-18: , 1 unit
- 105 H 41: (1941-), 27 units
- 105 H 37: (1942), license manufactured Swedish 10,5 cm fälthaubits L/22, 134 units, all modified into 105 H 37-40 in the 1960s, and into 105 H 61-37 in 1961. 40 were given to Estonia.
- 105 H 33-40: (1944-), 8 units
- 105 H 33: (1944-), 53 units
- 105 H 36-09: (?-?), unit
- 105 VH 10: (1940–1944), 4 units
Guns with recoil system
Light Guns
- 84 K 18: (1940–1960), 30 units
- 77 K 96 n.A: (1918–1926), 8 units
- 76 K 42: (1944-), 12 units
- 76 K 39: (?-?), 9 units
- 76 VK 38: (1939–1951), 5 units
- 76 K 36: (1939–1994), 76 units
- 76 RekK 35 or 76 K/DRP: (1939–1941), 2 units
- 76 RK 27-38: (1941-), 1 unit
- 76 K 27-k: (1941-), 13 units
- 76 RK 27 and 76 RK 27-39: (1939-), 235 units
- 76 K 23: (1926–1945), 4 units
- 76 K 22: (1926–1945), 4 units
- 76 LK 13 or 76 LK 10/13: (1918–1960), 72 units
- 76 LK 10: (1918-), 49 units
- 76 VK 09: (1918–1946), 18 units
- 76 VK 04: (1918–1944), 11 units
- 76 K 02-38: (1938–1942), 2 units
- 76 K 02-34: (1934–1941), 1 unit
- 76 K 02-30/40: (1941–1994), 12 units
- 76 K 02-30: (1941–1994), 93 units
- 76 K 02: (1918–1994), 233 units
- 76 K 00: (1918-), 34 units
- 75 K 40 A, later 76 K 37: (1940-), 8 units
- 75 K 36: (1939-), 1 unit
- 75 K 17: (1940-), 200 units
- 75 VK L14: (1918–1931), 12 units
- 75 K 11: (1929-), 1 unit
- 75 K 02: (1939-). 36 units
- 75 K 01: (1940–1944). 12 units
- 75 VK 98: (1918–1937). 44 units
- 75 K 97: (1940–1962). 48 units
- 63 K 84: (1918-) 4 units
Guns without recoil system
- 279 M 77: (1918–1951). 5 units
- 229 M 77: (1918–1944). 6 units
- 155 K 77: (1940–1944). 48 units
- 152 K 04-200 p: (1918–1944). 4 units
- 152 K 77-190 p: (1918-). In storage only. 81 units
- 152 K 77-120 p: (1918–1944) 76 units
- 120 K 78: (1940–1944) 72 units
- 107 K 77-piirk: (1918-?)
- 107 K 77-ptrik: (1918-?) 102 units
- 90 K 77: (1940-?) 100 units
- 87 K 95 and 87 K 95-R: (1918–1941) 87 units
- 87 K 77: (1918-) 144 units
- 80 K 77: (1940–1951) 12 units
Infantry weapons
- 30 KRKK AGS-17:
- 7.62 KK 54 RPD: 1,000 units
- 7.62 RK 54: 25,000 units
- 7.62 RK 54 TP: 1,000 units
- 7.62 RK 72 VV:
- 9.00 kp Sten II & 9.00 kp Sten III
Anti-aircraft weapons
- ITO 86 M: (1994-2005) Soviet SA-18 Grouse man-portable SAM missiles. Some 80-100 launchers, 912 missiles.
- ITO 86 - Soviet SA-16 Gimlet man-portable SAM missiles. Some 160 launchers, 1500+ missiles.
- ITO 79: (1978–2000) 3 batteries, 400 missiles.
- ITO 78: (Soviet SA-7B Grail), 122 launchers, 1091 missiles.
- ThunderbirdEnglish Electric ThunderbirdThe English Electric Thunderbird was a British surface to air missile produced for the British Army. The Thunderbird was primarily intended to attack higher altitude targets at ranges of up to thirty miles or so. AA guns were still used for lower altitude threats...
: 1 unit - 57 ITPSV SU 57-2: (1961-2006), Soviet ZSU-57-2 SPAAGs, 12 units.
- 88 ITK 37: (1943–1980), 90 units
- 75 ITK 37: (1940-), 20 units
- 76 ITK 34: (1936-), 12 units
- 76 ITK 27, 76 ITK 28 and 76 ITK 29: (1928-), 16 units
- 76 ITK 16: (1934), 24 units
- 76 ITK 02-34: (1930s-), 8 units
- 76 ITK 14: (1918-), 2 units
- 40 ITK 38: (1939-), 288 units
- 40 ITK 15: (1918-), 9 units
- 30 ITK 62: 27 units
- 30 ITK 61 HS: 3 units
- 30 ITK 57:
- 37 ITK 37: (1944–1959), 4 units
- 37 ITK 39: (1941), 1 unit
- 20 ITK Hispano-Suiza: (1965–1972),
- 20 ITK Oerlikon: (-1972),
- 20 ITK 43-44: (1943–1944), 2 units
- 20 ITKIV 39-44: (1939–1986), more than 300 units
- 20 ITK 4020 ITK 40 VKT20 ItK 40 VKT or 20 mm dual anti-aircraft cannon model 1940 manufactured by VKT was a Finnish light anti-aircraft gun designed by the Finnish gunsmith Aimo Lahti. As the only multi-barrel 20 mm anti-aircraft gun 20 ItK 40 VKT was the most effective 20 mm air defence weapon used by the Finnish Army...
: (1943–1980s), 180 units - 20 ITK 35: (1939-), 88 units
- 20 ITK 30 and 20 ITK 38K: (1938-1980s), 123 units
- 20 ITK 23: (1926-), 4 units
- 8.00 ITKK 36: (1939-), 4 units
- 7.62 ITKK 09-31: (1939-), more than 80 units
- 7.62 ITKK 31 and 7.62 ITKK 31-407,62 ITKK 31 VKT7,62 ITKK 31 VKT or 7,62 mm VKT anti-aircraft machine gun was the primary anti-aircraft machine gun of the Finnish Army during World War II. The weapon was designed by the Finnish gunsmith Aimo Lahti...
: (1931–1986), more than 500 units
Radars
- m/40 Raija: Freya FuMG 40 G-Lz-Stand (1943-), 6 units
- m/39 Irja: Würzburg-D FuSE62(1943–1950s), 8 units
- Riitta: Würzburg-Riese FuSE65, 2 units
- m/45 Maija: 4 units
- Vesa: Seeburg-Tisch
- AN/TPS-1E: (1958-ca 1988)
- VRTTI VII: (1954-1970s), 6 units
Anti-tank weapons
Guided- PstOhj 82: AT-4 Spigot.
- PstOhj 82M: AT-5 Spandrel.
- RO-63SS.11SS.11 is the designation of the Nord Aviation MCLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile. In American service the missile was designated the AGM-22. The missile entered service with the French Army in 1956. Production of the SS.11 ceased some time in the 1980s but in 1978 168,450 missiles had been produced...
: (-1995): French SS-11, 200 missiles, ? launchers - Vickers VigilantVickers VigilantThe Vickers Vigilant was a British MCLOS wire guided anti-tank missile used by the British Army. It was licence-built for the US Marine Corps by Clevite in the USA.-History:...
: (1965-) 250 missiles, ? launchers
Unguided
- 55 S 5555 S 5555 S 55 was a Finnish recoilless anti-tank weapon from the mid-1950s.The numbers refer to diameter of the launching tube in millimetres and year of entering to service. S stands forFinnish word "sinko" ....
: (1955-) 10,000+ units - 100 pshp/F1 and 142 pshp/F2: 26,288 units
- 88 rakh/B 54: 1,854 units
Anti tank guns and rifles
- 8 PSTKIV: 30 units
- 14 PSTKIV 37: 300 units
- 14.5 m 41 Simonov:
- 20 L 39 and 20 L 39-44: 2,078 units
- 25 K 34 and 25 K 37: 250 units
- 37 K 15:
- 37 K 34: 17 units
- 37 K 36: 435 units
- 37 K 40: 150 units
- 45 K 32: 25 units
- 45 K 32-38:
- 45 K 37:
- 45 K 38:
- 45 K 38-41:
- 45 K 42: 45 mm guns total 618 units
- 47 PSTK 35 and 47 PSTK 39: 10 units
- 47 PSTK 40: 12 units
- 50 K 38: 27 units
- 75 K 40: 210 units
- 75 K 97-38: 46 units
- 75 K 44: 1 unit
- 76 RK 27: