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Palestinian Authority Armed Forces

22-03-2004, 00:24
Palestinian Army:

Active Personnel: 140,000
Reservists: 25,000

Composed Of:
4 Corps HQs
2 Armored Divisions
2 Mechanized Divisions
8 Infantry Divisions
4 Republican Guard Brigades
1 Special Forces Brigades

Equipment:

Main Battle Tanks: 750 total
300 T-55IQ
250 T-72IQ "Hammurabi"
200 T-80IQ "Lion of Babylon"

Recon Vehicles: 500 total
500 BRDM-2

Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicles: 650 total
650 BMP-IQ

Armored Personnel Carriers: 625 total
625 MTLB

Towed Artillery: 400 total
400 105mm (M-56 pack)

Self Propelled Artillery: 100 total
100 122mm (2SI)

Mortars: 100 total
75 81mm
25 120mm

Anti-Tank Guided Weapons: 50 total
50 Javelin

Recoilles Anti-Tank Guns: 75 total
75 73mm (SPG-9)

Antitank Guns: 350 total
100 85mm
250 100mm (Towed)

Air Force

Total Personnel: 12,000
Total Combat Aircraft: 100

Aircraft:

Fighter, Ground Attack: 75 total
75 Saddam Hussein-1 "SH-1"

Fighter: 20 total
20 MiG-21

Transports: 2 total
2 An-2

Helicopters: 75 total

Attack: 70 total
20 Mi-24
30 SA-316
10 Mi-25
10 Mi-17

Support: 5 total
5 Mi-8

Air Defense Command:

Total Personnel: 12,000
Headquaters: Ramallah

Regional Air Defense Centres: 4 total
Gaza City (West)
Nablus (North)
al-Quds (Centre)
al-Khalil (Hebron) (South)

Air Defense Guns: 600 total
100 23mm (ZSU-23-4 SP)
450 30mm (ZSU-30-SP)
50 57mm (ZSU-57-2 SP)

Surface to Air Launchers: 150 total
SA-2, SA-7, SA-8, SA-11
22-03-2004, 00:29
Army Organization:

1st Corps - al-Quds/Ramallah, West Bank
1st Infantry Division
3rd Infantry Division
1st Armored Division

2nd Corps - Nablus, West Bank
3rd Infantry Division
7th Infantry Division
51st Mechanized Division

3rd Corps - al Khalil (Hebron), West Bank
16th Infantry Division
20th Infantry Division
22nd Infantry Division

4th Corps - Gaza City, Gaza Strip
4th Infantry Division
30th Infantry Division
15th Armored Division
7th Mechanized Division

Republican Guard Organization

1st Mechanized "Arafat" Brigade - Ramallah, West Bank
2nd Mechanized "Allahu Akbar" Brigade - Khan Younis, Gaza Strip
5th Armored "al-Quds" Brigade - Jerusalem (al-Quds), West Bank
11th Mechanized "al-Husseini" Brigade - Nablus, West Bank

Paramilitary Forces

Brigade Arafat: 14,000 men