TO - Modern Turkish Army

Devildog · Post by **Devildog** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:05 am

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.

Timothy OConnor · Post by **Timothy OConnor** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:59 am

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

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:07 pm

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

ferret701 · Post by **ferret701** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:38 pm

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

dougeagle · Post by **dougeagle** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:56 am

Man, I'd hate to say it, but can things over there get any worse than they are now?