Strongest Army in Europe [ Turkish Army ]

MMM-E · Dec 2, 2021

Modern , experienced , highly disciplined and deterrent

Turkish Army has more Howitzers than French+British+German+ İtalian Armies combined

-- 219 M110A2 ( 203mm )
-- 364 M-52T ( 155mm )
-- 400 T-155 PANTHER ( 155mm )
-- 280 T-155 STORM ( 155mm )

and 140 T-155 STORM-II on order

T-155 PANTHER

T-155 STORM-II

Turkish Army has more MLRS and Ballistic Missiles than French+British+German+ İtalian Armies combined

-- 40 km TRG-122 guided MLRS
-- 70 km TRLG-230 laser guided MLRS
-- 120 km TRG-300 guided MLRS
-- 150 km J600-T Tactical Ballistic Missile
-- 165 km ATACMS Tactical Ballistic Missile
-- 280 km KHAN Tactical Ballistic Missile
-- 250 km ATMACA Land based Cruise Missile

Roketsan T-122 / TRG-122 guided MLRS

Diameter : 122 mm
Maximum Range : 40 km
Warhead Weight : 18,5 kg
Warhead Effective Radius : 30 m
Guidance : Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)

TRLG-230 laser guided MLRS

Weight : 210 kg
Warhead : 50 kg
Range : 70 km

TRG-300 TIGER guided MLRS

Diameter : 300 mm
Maximum Range : 120 km
Warhead Weight : 105 kg
Warhead Effective Radius : 70 m
Guidance : Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Inertial Navigation System (INS)

J600T Tactical Ballistic Missile

Diameter : 600 mm
Maximum Range : 150 km

Turkish Army has 12 M-270 MLRS with 120 of ATACMS Tactical Balistic Missiles

KHAN Tactical Ballistic Missile

Diameter : 610 mm
Maximum Range : 280 km
Warhead Weight : 470 kg
Guidance : Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Inertial Navigation System (INS)

ATMACA ground to ground Cruise Missile for Turkish Army

Range : 280 km
Warhead : 250 kg
Guidance : INS , GPS , Datalink
Seeker : RF+IIR

AUz · Dec 2, 2021

MMM-E said:
Modern , experienced , highly disciplined and deterrent

Turkish Army has more Howitzers than French+British+German+ İtalian Armies combined

-- 219 M110A2 ( 203mm )
-- 364 M-52T ( 155mm )
-- 400 T-155 PANTHER ( 155mm )
-- 280 T-155 STORM ( 155mm )

and 140 T-155 STORM-II on order

T-155 PANTHER
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T-155 STORM-II
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Turkish Army has more MLRS and Ballistic Missiles than French+British+German+ İtalian Armies combined

-- 70 km TRLG-230 laser guided MLRS
-- 120 km TRG-300 guided MLRS
-- 150 km J600-T Tactical Ballistic Missile
-- 165 km ATACMS Tactical Ballistic Missile
-- 280 km KHAN Tactical Ballistic Missile
-- 250 km ATMACA Land based Cruise Missile

Roketsan T-122 / TRG-122 guided MLRS

Diameter : 122 mm
Maximum Range : 40 km
Warhead Weight : 18,5 kg
Warhead Effective Radius : 30 m
Guidance : Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)

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TRLG-230 laser guided MLRS

Weight : 210 kg
Warhead : 50 kg
Range : 70 km

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TRG-300 TIGER guided MLRS

Diameter : 300 mm
Maximum Range : 120 km
Warhead Weight : 105 kg
Warhead Effective Radius : 70 m
Guidance : Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Inertial Navigation System (INS)

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J600T Tactical Ballistic Missile

Diameter : 600 mm
Maximum Range : 150 km
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Turkish Army has 12 M-270 MLRS with 120 of ATACMS Tactical Balistic Missiles
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KHAN Tactical Ballistic Missile

Diameter : 610 mm
Maximum Range : 280 km
Warhead Weight : 470 kg
Guidance : Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Inertial Navigation System (INS)
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ATMACA ground to ground Cruise Missile for Turkish Army

Range : 280 km
Warhead : 250 kg
Guidance : INS , GPS , Datalink
Seeker : RF+IIR

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Turkey is a conscription-based military. It can not be compared to professional standing armies in terms of strength, let alone technology & industrial base. Strongest armies (militaries) in Europe are still France and UK (not counting Russia as European here)

MMM-E · Dec 2, 2021

Turkish Army has more UCAVs than all Europe combined

Turkey is number 1 in the world who used UCAVs as actively to destroy Air Defense Systems like S300 , BUK , PANTSIR , also Tanks , Howitzers , MLRS , IFVs , etc

-- Bayraktar TB-2
-- ANKA-S
-- AKINCI

Bayraktar TB-2

ANKA-S

Baykar AKINCI UCAV .... ( one of the best in the world )

Turkish AKINCI UCAVs will be enough to wipe out enemy Air Defense Systems , Attack Helicopters , Tanks , Howitzers , MLRS , etc

thanks to Turkish Defense Industry to arm AKINCI UCAVs with

-- 280 km SOM-B network enabled Cruise Missiles to hit Air Defense Systems like S300VM
-- 250 km KUZGUN-TJ joint strike Missile with IIR seeker to hit mobile Air Defense Systems like PANTSIR, TOR-M2 and BUK
-- 150 km TRLG-230 laser guided Missile to hit even moving targets
-- 65 km GOKDOGAN air to air missile to hit Attack Helicopters or UCAVs
-- 30 km MAM-T laser guided Bomb
-- 8 km UMTAS anti Tank Missile with top attack capability to destroy Tanks

Length : 12,3 m
Height : 4,1 m
Wingspan : 20 m
MTOW : 5.000 kg
Payload : 1300-1500 kg
Endurance : 24 hours
Service ceiling : 40.000 feet

-- AESA Radar
-- SATCOM
-- Electronic Data Gathering ( ELINT / COMINT )
-- 6 multi-core Artificial Intelligence Computers

MMM-E · Dec 2, 2021

AUz said:
Turkey is a conscription-based military. It can not be compared to professional standing armies in terms of strength, let alone technology & industrial base. Strongest armies (militaries) in Europe are still France and UK (not counting Russia as European here)

You have false info

-- Turkish Army has more professional soldiers than tiny French+British Armies combined
( 170.853 )

-- Turkish Army is in active fight since 1990s with great experience
and now Turkish Army is in TRNC , İraq , Syria , Qatar , Somalia , Azerbaijan and in Libya

-- Turkish Army has more superior weapons than British+French+German Armies combined
( Howitzers , MLRS , Ballistic-Cruise Missiles , UCAVs , etc )

-- Turkiye has technology & industrial base to produce all weapons for the Turkish Army

except Russian Army ... Turkish Army is far strongest Army in Europe

dont compare tiny and weak French - British Armies with huge and strong Turkish Army

MMM-E · Dec 2, 2021

Turkish Army has strongest Attack Helicopter fleet in Europe

83 T-129 Attack Helicopters for Army ,Gendarmerie and Police

-- 8 km CIRIT 70mm laser guided Missile
-- 8 km MIZRAK anti-Tank Missile

modern and agile

MMM-E · Dec 2, 2021

ADVANCED ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS

Aselsan KORAL Radar Electronic Warfare System to jam and deceive hostile radars

Aselsan MUKAS Communication Jamming and Deception Simulator

Effective Electronic Attack in HF and V/UHF frequency bands
High sensitive and accurate Electronic Support in HF and V/UHF frequency bands
Remote controlled , unattended V/UHF jammers on the field

Aselsan SANCAK New Generation Combat Electronic Attack System

The New Generation Combat Electronic Attack System SANCAK, which will provide significant advantages in the field by neutralizing strategic communication systems

Aselsan MİLKAR-3A3 Electronic Attack System

MILKAR-3A3 Mobile V/UHF Elektronic Attack System is developed to provide electronic attack against target V/UHF communication systems on various platforms
With this system, target communication systems are blocked or deceived, providing advantage to allied forces on the tactical field

MMM-E · Dec 2, 2021

UTILITY HELICOPTERS

-- 18 AS-532 Cougar
-- 108 Sikorsky Blachawk
-- 10 CH-47F Chinook

Turkey has developed T-625 multi-role Helicopter to replace American UH-1 Helicopters

TAI T-625 GOKBEY

Length : 15.87 m
Max take off weight : 6050 kg
Max cruise speed : 306 km/h
Service ceiling : 6.096 m
Range : 740 km
Capacity : 12

first 3 T-625 Helicopters will be delivered to Gendarme in 2022

80 new Sikorsky T-70 Helicopters for the Turkish Army until 2026

Turkish Army : 36
Gendarmerie : 33
Special Forces : 11

T70 General Purpose Helicopter, with production models under license in Turkey

MMM-E · Dec 2, 2021

Anti-Tank Weapons Turkish Army

Turkish Army has huge anti-Tank Missile inventory to hit all Tanks in Europe

-- TOW I/II : 365 ( with thousands of Missiles )
-- ERYX : 623 ( 3920 missiles )
-- MILAN : 392 ( with thousands of Missiles )
-- KONKURS : 54 ( 420 missiles )
-- KORNET : 80 ( 800 missiles )

48 ZMA-15 TOW
156 M113 TOW

260 new Anti-Tank Vehicles for Turkish Army

76 Pars 4×4
184 Kaplan

Tank Hunters: KAPLAN & PARS

TOW-II

KORNET

MILAN - ERYX

Turkey has developed 5th gen OMTAS Anti-Tank Missile

Imaging Infrared Seeker with Automatic Target Tracker
Tandem Warhead efective against all types of heavy armored Vehicles
Day & Night and All Weather Operational Capabilities
Effective Against Stationary and Moving Targets
Lock On Before Launch / Lock on After Launch
Fire and Forget / Fire and Update Operating Modes
Setting Coordinates of the Target on Launcher Unit
Firing Behind Covers
Switching Targets
Hit Point Update on Target
Indoor and Outdoor Type Simulators
Modular Design of the Launcher Unit
Modular Design of the Launch Unit Enables Sight Unit to be Used as a Stand Alone Unit

Range : 200 – 4000 m
Diameter of the Missile : 160 mm
Weight of the Missile : 35 kg
Seeker : Imaging Infrared (IIR), Uncooled Type
Sight Unit on the Launcher Unit : TV/Termal Camera
Attack Modes : Direct and Top Attacks
Operating Altitude : -300 and +3000 m

MMM-E · Dec 2, 2021

Mobile Air Defense Systems to protect troops and land platforms from air strike

800 FIM-92 STINGER ( 4880 Missiles )

Turkish SUNGUR MANPADS

ATILGAN with 8 x STINGER Missiles

SUNGUR mobile Air Defense System

- Longest Range in its Class
-- Lock-on before Launch via Imagining Infrared Seeker
-- High-Explosive Partial Piercing Warhead and Direct Attack
-- Minimum Flight Time
-- Platform integration

PERFORMANCE
Maksimum Range	8 km
Minimum Range	500 m
Altitude	up to 4 km
Types Of Targets	Fixed-Wing Aircraft , UCAV
Operation Mode	Lock-On Before Launch [Fire-And-Forget]
SEEKER	Lock-on Before Launch Resistant to Countermeasures Automatic Target Tracking ±40 Degree Visual Angle

KORKUT 35mm SPAAG

Two stabilised 35mm KDC cannons capable of firing air burst ammunition
Each barrel of the 35mm gun can fire 1,100 rounds a minute
70 km 3D Radar
Operate full autonomously
KORKUT SPAAG can engage cruise missiles within the maximum range of 4 km
KORKUT SPAAG can survive an explosion of 6kg of TNT under tracks
Electro-optical (EO) sensor pod
Electro-optical target detection and tracking with Advanced Air Defense fire control algorithms
Identifies friendly forces using identification, friend or foe (IFF) system
A KORKUT unit is made up of 3 SPAAGs and a command vehicle

HISAR-A mobile Air Defense System

Interception Range	10+ km
Warhead Type	High Explosive Blast Fragmentation
Guidance	INS IIS One-Way Data Link
Engine	Dual-Pulse Solid Propellant
Types of Targets	Fixed-Wing Aircraft , Rotary- Wing Aircraft , Cruise Missiles , UCAVs , Air-to-Ground Missiles

HISAR-O medium altitude Air Defense System

Interception Range 25 km
Warhead Type High Explosive Blast Fragmentation
Guidance INS
IIR
One-Way Data Link
Engine Dual-Pulse Solid Propellant Rocket Engine
Types of Targets Fixed-Wing Aircraft , Ro- tary-Wing Aircraft , Cruise Missiles , UCAVs , Air-to-Ground Missiles

MMM-E · Dec 2, 2021

Turkish Army ( APC , AFV , MRAP )

-- 3162 M113
-- 1381 ACV-AAPC
-- 786 COBRA
-- 650 ACV-300
-- 614 KIRPI
-- 290 KIRPI-II
-- 380 AKREP
-- 360 EJDER
-- 100 FNSS PARS 8x8 and 6x6
-- 90 VURAN

650 ACV-300

1381 ACV-AAPC

786 COBRA

614 KIRPI and 290 KIRPI-II MRAP

360 EJDER

100 FNSS PARS 8x8 and 6x6

90 VURAN

133 ACV-15 Tracked Armored Fighting Vehicle Modernization

-- 25mm NEFER unmanned Remote Weapon Station
-- Advanced fire control capability
-- Shoot-on-the-move capability
-- Day and night imaging system
-- Laser range finder
-- Automatic target tracking
-- Automatic ballistic calculation systems
-- Enhanced mine resistance
-- Air conditioning
-- Fire extinguishing
-- Auxiliary Power Unit
-- The turret provides ballistic protection Level 2 STANAG 4569

MMM-E · Dec 2, 2021

Leopard-2 Tank modernization

New Fire control System
New desing turret
Electric Gun-Turret Power System
Laser Warning System
Remote Command Weapon System
Telescopic Periscope System
Position and Orientation Detection System
Close Distance Surveillance System
Tank Driver Vision System
Air Conditioning System
Auxiliary Current System
Smoke Grenade Launchers
AKKOR Active Protection System

M-60TM Tank modernization

Turkey selected a further modified version of the Sabra for its upgrade program, which was intended as a stopgap measure, and a contract was signed in 2002, estimated to be worth $688 million

170 Tanks were upgraded between 2007 and 2009

-- 1.000 hp MTU diesel Engine
-- MG253 120mm Gun
-- RENK 304S Transmission
-- Explosive Reactive Armor ERA
-- Knight fire control system from Elbit Systems
-- The hybrid electric and hydraulic system
-- Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer (CITV)
-- The RWR/IR warning system, and tracks from the Merkava IV

after the Olive Branch and Euphrates Shield Operations in Syria, the M60T Tanks in the hands of the Turkish Army were modernized with various modifications and changes and took the name of M60TM

-- Close Range Surveillance System (YAMGÖZ)
M-60TM Tanks to have situational awareness in day and night conditions. System includes uncooled thermal camera and color TV camera, and provides a great advantage in threat and target detection and recognition in close/middle range to its user with its 360˚ horizontal field of view in various weather conditions

-- Telescopic Periscope System (TEPES)
It is possible to detect the enemy without being seen to the enemy elements while in the position behind the suture and to make safe surveillance and target detection. Laser distance measurement up to 20 kilometers, Thermal and TV image capture, automatic target tracking, wide surveillance, height can be raised to 2.5 meters with an upgradeable mast

-- Tank Laser Warning System (TLUS)
-- Tank Driver Vision System (TDVS)
-- Fire Suppression System
-- Smoke Grenade Launchers
-- Air Conditioning System
-- Auxiliary Power Unit and Audible Warning System
-- 12,7mm SARP Stabilized Advanced Remote Weapon Platform
-- Interior Primer Protection (SPALL LINER)
Spall Liner is a kind of FRC material used for lining the interior of vehicles to decrease the risk and the effect of spall generated by attacks on the exterior surface
-- PULAT hard kill Active Protection System