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TO - Modern Turkish Army
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:05 am
by Devildog
Does anyone have a reliable TO for modern Turkish forces - I confess I simply haven't had the time to do the research myself.
I am working on ideas for a modern/near future campaign set in the Middle East/Caucasus/Central Asia region and have been interested to see the diverse mix of equipment fielded in recent news reports about the deteriorating situation with the Kurds - BTR-70's or 80's alongside Panhard VBL's.
Any info appreciated.
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:59 am
by Timothy OConnor
Here's a list of hardware and amount of each in service:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_equ ... rkish_Army
Not a TO&E but still an interesting mix of hardware.
The following document provides a very rough guide but nothing below battalion level. See page 136 for the Turkish info
http://www.scribd.com/doc/37695/NATO-Or ... attle-1989
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:07 pm
by Ben
Hi,
just a tiny addition:
On recent photos in the German newspaper which I read daily, there are still BTR-60PB shown. From what I know they received them from East-German NVA stocks after the German unification. Later they added BTR-80 purchased from the CIS.
As far as I know the Turkish Army does not operate Panhard VBLs but their own (similar looking) Otokar Akrep and Otokar Cobra series.
Kind regards,
Ben
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:38 pm
by ferret701
The Middle East Military Balance from the Jaffe Centre in Israel is a good source; it is updated annually. a version of it used to be available for free on the web, but I can't find it. Check Amazon etc for a used couple a year or two old.
Pat Callahan
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:56 am
by dougeagle
Man, I'd hate to say it, but can things over there get any worse than they are now?
