National Guard (Brazil)

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Guarda Nacional
Commander-in-Chief Emperor Luís I
Minister of War Deodoro de Alencar Tavares
Commander Field Marshal João de Oliveira Mendonça, Duke of Rio Branco
Military age 15 years of age for voluntary military service
Conscription no
Available for military service Males age 16-49: 52,449,957 (2008 est.)
Fit for military service Males age 16-49: 39,263,710 (2008 est.)
Reaching military age annually Males age 16-49: 1,668,722 (2008 est.)
Active personnel 311,000
Reserve personnel 284,000
Budget classified

The National Guard (Portuguese: Guarda Nacional) is the armed forces of the Empire of Brazil. to be continued

Contents

Army

Equipment

Small arms

Pistols

  • IMBEL M973 9×19mm Parabellum semi-automatic pistol (license-built M1911, modified with a different cartridge)
  • Taurus M975 9×19mm Parabellum semi-automatic pistol (license-built Beretta 92)

Assault rifles

  • IMBEL MD-3 5.56×45mm assault rifle
  • IMDEL MD97 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle
  • M964 7.62×51mm NATO assault rifle (license-built FN FAL)
    • M964A1 7.62×51mm NATO assault rifle (license-built FN FAL Para)

Sniper rifles

  • Heckler & Koch PSG1 7.62×51mm NATO sniper rifle (used by special forces)
  • ACGL 7.62×51mm NATO sniper rifle
  • Barrett M82A1 12.7×99mm NATO anti-materiel rifle (used by special forces)

Machine guns

  • M971 7.62×51mm NATO general purpose machine gun (license-built FN MAG)
  • M964 FAP 7.62×51mm NATO squad automatic weapon (license-built FN FAL SAW)
  • Taurus M972 9×19mm Parabellum submachine gun (license-built Beretta M12)
  • FN M2HB .50 BMG heavy machine gun

Carbines

  • M4 5.56×45mm NATO carbine

Heavy weapons

  • M79 40mm grenade launcher
  • Mod GL6 40mm grenade launcher (license-built Milkor MGL)
  • AT4 84mm rocket launcher
  • M40A1 106mm recoilless rifle
  • Carl Gustav 84mm recoilless rifle

Artillery

Self-propelled howitzers

  • M108 105mm self-propelled howitzer
  • M109A5 155mm self-propelled howitzer

Rocket launchers

  • ASTROS II self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
    • SS-30 (fires 127mm rockets)
    • SS-40 (fires 180mm rockets)
    • SS-60 (fires 300mm rockets)
    • SS-80 (fires 300mm rockets)
  • AV-SF-70 Skyfire 70mm rocket system

Towed howitzers

  • M114 155mm towed howitzer
  • L118 105mm towed howitzer
  • OTO Melara Mod 56 105mm towed howitzer
  • M101 105mm towed howitzer

Mortars

  • M2 120mm towed mortar
  • M30 107mm towed mortar
  • M936 AGR 81mm towed mortar
  • RO 81mm towed mortar
  • M949 AGR 60mm light mortar
  • Brandt 60 60mm light mortar

Anti-aircraft guns

  • Oerlikon 35mm towed anti-aircraft autocannon
  • Bofors 40mm L/70 towed anti-aircraft autocannon
  • Bofors 40mm L/60 towed anti-aircraft autocannon

Missiles

Surface-to-surface

  • FOG-MPM
  • MSS-1.2
  • ERYX
  • MILAN

Surface-to-air

  • FOG-MPM
  • 9K38 Igla (SA-18)
  • Roland 2

Land vehicles

Tanks

  • Leopard 2A6 main battle tank
  • EE-T2 Osório main battle tank
  • M60A3 Patton main battle tank
  • MB-3 Tamoyo III medium tank
  • TAM medium tank
    • VCTP armored personnel carrier
    • VCA 155 155mm artillery combat vehicle
    • VCTM 120mm mortar carrier
    • VCPC command vehicle
    • VCLC rocket launcher carrier (both 160mm and 350mm
    • VCA armored ambulance
    • VCRT armored recovery vehicle
  • M41C Walker Bulldog light tank

Armored fighting vehicles

  • EE-T4 Ogum tracked armored fighting vehicle
  • EE-18 Sucuri II 6×6 tank destroyer
  • EE-9 Cascavel 6×6 armored car
  • EE-11 Urutu 6×6 armored personnel carrier
  • EE-3 4×4 armored reconnaissance vehicle
  • AV-VBL 4×4 light multipurpose armored vehicle
  • AV-VB4-RE 4×4 light armored reconnaissance vehicle
  • CBTP SL Charrua tracked armored personnel carrier
  • Puma tracked infantry fighting vehicle
  • Marder 1 A5 tracked infantry fighting vehicle
  • M113A4 MTVL (Mobile Tactical Vehicle, Light)
    • M113A4 Infantry Fighting Vehicle Light (IFVL)
    • M113A4 Reconnaissance Vehicle
    • M113A4 Mobile Tactical Light Recovery Vehicle (MTVR)
    • M113A4 Mobile Tactical Vehicle Light, Cargo Carrier (MTVC)
    • M113A4 Mobile Tactical Light Fitters Vehicle (MTFV)
    • M113A4 Mobile Tactical Vehicle Light Universal Carrier (MTVL-UC)
    • M113A4 Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicle (AMEV)
    • M1059A4 Smoke Generator Carrier
    • M113A4 Hazardous Materials Recovery Vehicle (HAZMAT)
    • M901A4 Improved TOW Vehicle
    • M981A4 Fire Support Team Vehicle (FIST-V)
    • M1064A4 Armored Self-propelled Mortar
    • M163A4 Vulcan-Stinger Air Defense System
    • M727A4 HAWK AMRAAM Launcher
    • M113A4 Engineering Squad Vehicle (ESV)
    • M577A4 Command Vehicle

Support vehicles

  • Pionierpanzer 3 Kodiak combat engineer vehicle
  • Bergepanzer BPz3 Büffel armored recovery vehicle
  • M60 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB)
  • M60 Armored Vehicle Launched MICLIC (Mine-Clearing Line Charge)
  • M60 Panther remotely-controlled mine-clearing tank
  • M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle (CEV)
  • M88A2 Hercules heavy armored recovery vehicle
  • Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer
  • M1083 standard cargo truck
  • M35 2-1/2 ton cargo truck
  • Heavy Equipment Transport System
    • M911/M746/M747
    • M1070/M1000
  • Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck
    • M977 and M985
    • M978
    • M983
    • M984
  • Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement all-terrain vehicle
    • MK23 Cargo
    • MK25 Cargo
    • MK27 Cargo
    • MK28 Cargo
    • MK29 Dump
    • MK30 Dump
    • MK31 Tractor
    • MK36 Wrecker
    • MK37 HIMARS Resupply Vehicle
  • Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle
    • M1009: Utility version
    • M1010: Ambulance version
    • M1010 Command: Command post vehicle
    • M1010 Ordnance: Ordnance repair truck
    • M1028: Shelter carrier version
    • M1028FF: Fire fighting version
    • M1028A1: Shelter carrier version
  • Logistics Vehicle System (LVS)
    • LVS MK48
      • LVS MK48A1
    • LVS MK14 Flatbed
    • LVS MK15 Recovery Vehicle
    • LVS MK16 Fifth-wheel
    • LVS MK17 Material Handling Crane
    • LVS MK18/18A1 Self-Loader
  • AIL Storm II mini-SUV
  • Plasan Sand Cat all-wheel drive off-road vehicle
  • Wolf all-wheel drive off-road vehicle
  • Marruá jeep
  • T-4 M jeep
  • TAC M8 Octopus truck

Helicopters

  • Eurocopter AS 532UE Cougar transport helicopter
  • Eurocopter AS 550A-2 Fennec scout/liaison/attack helicopter
  • Eurocopter AS 365K Panther transport/attack helicopter
  • Helibras HB 350-1 utility/attack helicopter
  • Sikorsky S-70A Black Hawk transport helicopter
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