Mercenary Weapons Assault Rifle: AKM (RPK and RPD) FN FAL Machine Gun: PKM FN MAG Grenade Launcher

RPG-7 M79 Sniper Rifle: FR F2 Sako TRG 42 Heavy Machine Gun: NSV AGS-17 Mortar: 82-PM-41 Type 55 (120-PM-43 manufactured in PRC) Recoilless Rifle/Anti-tank weapon: M40 Recoilless Rifle (106mm) Explosives: RGO (fragmentation anti-personal grenade) MON-50 (Claymore copy; killing radius 50m) OZM (tripwire-or pressure-detonated anti-personal landmine) (200 000 available in Belarus) TM-62 (anti-tank mine) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_Russian_Ground_Forces#AntiPersonnel_Explosive

AKM

Specification Calibre: 7.62x39mm M43 Weight: 3.1 kg (6.83 lb) Length: 880 mm (34.6 in) Barrel Length: 415 mm (16.3 in) Muzzle Velocity: 715 m/s (2,346 ft/s) Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt Feed: 30-round box magazine, compatible with 40 round box and 75 round drum RPK magazines Sight: Rear sight notch on sliding tangent, front post 378 mm (14.9 in) sight radius Modes of Fire: Single shot, full auto Cyclic Rate of Fire: 600 rpm Effective Range: 1001,000 m sight adjustments The AKM (Russian: ; Avtomat Kalashnikova Modernizirovanniy or "automatic rifle Kalashnikov modernized") is a 7.62 mm assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is an upgraded version of the AK-47 rifle and was developed in the 1950s. Compared to the AK-47, the AKM features enhancements that optimized the rifle for mass production, some parts and assemblies were also conceived using simplified manufacturing methods. As a result of these modifications, the AKMs weight was reduced by approx. 1 kg, the accuracy was increased and several reliability issues were addressed. The AKMs receiver, compared to the AK-47, has a stamped sheet metal housing to which a rear stock trunnion and forward barrel trunnion are fastened using rivets. The receiver housing also features a rigid tubular crosssection support that adds structural strength. Guide rails that assist the bolt carriers movement which also includes the ejector are installed inside the receiver through spot welding. The forward barrel trunnion has a non-threaded socket where the barrel is embedded and a hole for a pin that secures the barrel in place. On some models the rear trunnion has two extended mounting arms on both sides that support the buttstock, other fixed models use a stepped shaped trunnion that covers the full width of the inside of the receiver. The stamped dust cover contains both longitudinal and latitudinal reinforcing ribs for increased durability and decrease weight because of the use of thinner sheet metal The AKMs barrel is installed in the forward trunnion and pinned (as opposed to the AK-47, which has a one piece receiver with trunnions that are not removable and a barrel that is screwed-in). Additionally the barrel has horizontal guide slots that help align and secure the handguards in place. To increase the weapons accuracy during rapid fire, the AKM was fitted with a slant cut muzzle brake that helps redirect expanding propellant gases upward and to the left during firing. The muzzle brake is threaded on to the end of the barrel. The AKM's slant brake can also be used on the AK-47. The AKM comes supplied with a different accessory kit that contains a M1959 6H4 or 6H3-type bayonet (that forms a wire-cutting device when coupled with its scabbard) and comes with synthetic or alloy magazines. The kit also comes with a punch used to drive out various pins and a device that aids in assembling the rate retarding mechanism. The AKM uses the same ammunition as the AK-47: the 7.62x39mm M43 intermediate rifle cartridge. The arrangement of mechanisms and parts in the AKM and their interaction during loading and firing is practically identical to AK-47, the only difference being the trigger assembly (during the return stage of the bolt carrier on fully automatic mode) as a result of incorporating the rate reducer device.

RPD

Specification Calibre: 7.62x39mm M43 Weight: 6.6 kg (14.55 lb) Length: 1,037 mm (40.8 in) Barrel Length: 520 mm (20.5 in) Muzzle Velocity: 735 m/s (2,411 ft/s) Action: Gas-operated Feed: Non-disintegrating 100-round segmented belt stored in a drum container Sight: Open-type sights with rear sliding notch and semi-hooded front post, 596.6 mm (23.5 in) sight radius Modes of Fire: Full auto Cyclic Rate of Fire: 650 rounds/min Effective Range: 1001,000 m sight adjustments Work on the weapon began in 1943, participating in the design process were: Vasily Degtyaryov, Sergei Simonov and Alexei Sudayev. Among the completed prototypes prepared for evaluation, the Degtyarov design proved superior and was accepted into service with the Soviet armed forces as the 7,62 mm , P (RPD, Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova or "Degtyaryov light machine gun") model 1944. Although the RPD was ready for mass production during the final stages of World War II, large scale delivery of the weapon did not begin until 1953. After the introduction of the Kalashnikov-pattern support weapons such as the RPK and PK machine guns in the 1960s, the RPD was withdrawn from most first tier units of the former Warsaw Pact nations. The RPD is an automatic weapon using a gas actuated piston system (long piston stroke) and a locking system analogous to other Degtyaryov designs, consisting of hinged flaps set in recesses on each side of the receiver, which are controlled by inclined surfaces on the bolt carrier assembly. The weapon fires from an open bolt. The RPD is striker fired (the bolt carrier acts as the striker) and features a trigger mechanism that is limited to fully automatic fire only. The bolt is equipped with a spring-loaded extraction system, while a fixed insert in the receiver housing serves as the ejector. Spent cartridge casings are ejected downward through a chute in the bolt carrier and receiver. The RPD has a manually operated lever-type safety mechanism that secures the weapon from accidentally firing by blocking the bolt catch when engaged. The machine gun feeds from the left-hand side from a segmented, open-link metal belt (each segment holds 50rounds). Two combined belts (linked by cartridge), containing a sum total of 100 rounds are stored in a metal container resembling a drum, attached to the base of the receiver. The feed system is operated by a roller connected to the reciprocating bolt carrier assembly and the belt is moved during rearward motion of the bolt carrier. The weapon is equipped with a non-removable barrel with a 3-position gas adjustment valve, a folding bipod, wooden shoulder stock and foregrip, pistol grip and open-type, mechanically adjustable iron sights. The sights are composed of a front post (adjustable in both windage and elevation) and a notched rear sight mounted on a tangent with a sliding elevation adjustment knob and marked with range indicators from 100 to 1000 m (graduated every 100 m). Certain machine guns were fitted with a side rail (fixed to the left side of the receiver), used to mount the NSP-2 night sight. The firearm consists of the following major groups and components: the receiver and barrel, bolt, bolt carrier, feed tray and feed cover, the return mechanism and the trigger group and stock. Standard accessories supplied with the weapon include: ammunition containers, extra belts, a cleaning rod (attached to the left side of the receiver), cleaning kit (stowed in a compartment inside the stock), sling and pouches for the ammunition drums.

FN MAG (L7A2/GPMG)

Bog-standard GPMG

C2A1 Optical Sight

Full sustained fire role kit

Sustained Fire Role with C2A1 optical sight

Specification Calibre: 7.62 x 51mm NATO Weight: 10.15kg Length: 1231mm Barrel Length: 546mm Muzzle Velocity: 838m/s Action: Gas-operating, rotating bolt Feed: 200 round disintegrating link belt Sight: Folding Leaf rear sight, C2A1 (sustained fire role), CWS (night sight) Modes of Fire: full-auto (750rpm, 850rpm, 950rpm) Cyclic Rate of Fire: 850 rpm Effective range: 800m with bipod (light role) : 1800m with tripod (sustained fire role) The L7 machine gun general purpose machine gun is used by the British Army. It and the related L8 are a license-built derivative of the FN MAG. The official British Army designation of the current version is the L7A2 GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun), but it is affectionately nicknamed "the Gimpy" pronounced with a soft G (or "Jimpy") by British soldiers (alternatively "The General" in some units). The L7 was adopted by the British forces as a replacement for the long-serving Vickers machine gun (in the medium role) and the Bren (in the light role), following trials in 1957. Built under license by Enfield, it serves in the British Army, the Royal Marines and other services. There have been two main variants, the L7A1 and L7A2, developed for infantry use, with the L7A2 having superseded the earlier variant. Several other variants have been developed, notably the L8 (A1 and A2), modified for mounting in armored vehicles (the L37 variant was developed for mounting on armored vehicles). Although intended to replace the Bren entirely, that light machine gun (re-titled the L4) continued in use in jungle terrain (especially in the Far East), where there was no requirement for the medium machine gun role, and with secondary units, until the adoption of the L86 Light Support Weapon. The LSW was intended to replace both the L7 and the L4 in the light machinegun role, but dissatisfaction with the L86's firepower and reliability resulted in combat units continuing to utilize the L7 whenever possible (although neither it, nor its 7.62mm NATO ammunition were supposed to be issued to infantry platoons). The British Army and Royal Marines have since been issued with the FN Minimi L110A1 to replace the LSW as the light section support or fire support weapon. This uses the same NATO standard 5.56mm ammunition as the SA80 assault rifle. However 7.62mm GPMG variants continue in use in both dismounted roles and mounted on some British military vehicles, ships, and aircraft.

82-PM-41

Weight: 56 kg steel barrel Length: 120 cm Crew: 4 Calibre: 82 mm Elevation: 45 to 85 Traverse: 5 to 25 (using traversing mechanism) Rate of Fire: 15-25 rpm Sights: MPB-82

Range: 3100m Bomb weight: 3.4kg

The 82-PM-41 (Russian: 82- -41), M-41 or the 82-mm mortar Model 1941 (Russian: 82- . 1941 .) was a Soviet 82 millimeter calibre mortar developed during the Second World War as an infantry battalion mortar, and which begun production in 1941. It was differed from Model 1937 by the presence of a removable wheel base, by the arched construction base plate (as in 107-mm and 120-mm mortars), and also a different two-legged construction. Wheels were slipped over the semi-axis of the bipod feet and removed during firing. Design improvements were subordinated to the technological possibilities of production and directed toward the reduction in the weight of mortar, labour expenses of its production and improvement in the manoeuvrability characteristics. The ballistic data of the mortar Model 1941 were analogous to Model 1937. The 82- mm mortar Model 1941 had some conveniences with the transport in comparison with the Model 1937, but was less steady during firing and had worse centre of gravity in comparison with the Model 1937. For the purpose of the elimination of deficiencies in the 82-mm mortar Model 1941 its modernisation was carried out during initial production. In the course of production the construction of bipod, wheel and fastening of the sight was changed. The modernised mortar was called 82-mm mortar Model 1943. Due to the initial need to rectify design issues the mortars of 1937 Model continued to be used in the course of World War II and produced alongside with the mortars Models 1941 and 1943. Due to large numbers of the Model 1937 Mortars being lost early in the war, it is this mortar that served in the Battle for Moscow, Battle of Stalingrad, and Battle of Kursk along with other campaigns, operations and engagements of the first three years of the war.

M40 Recoilless Rifle

Weight: 209.5 kg Length: 3.404 m Height: 1.12 m Calibre: 105 mm Shell: 106 607 mm. R (HEAT, HEP, HEAP, Canister) Elevation: -17 to +65 Traverse: 360 Rate of Fire: 1 rpm Muzzle Velocity: 503 mps (M344 HEAT) Effective Range: 1350 m Maximum Range: 6870 m (M346A1 HEP-T) The M40 is shaped like a long tube with a 0.50 cal spotting rifle above. On the left hand side, there is an elevating wheel, in the centre of which is the trigger wheel used to fine adjust the elevation and at the same time firing the spotting rifle when pulled, and the gun when pushed. The mounting is a tripod, but the front leg has a castoring wheel. On top of the mount is a traverse wheel. On the centre of the traverse wheel is a locking wheel, when the wheel is down, the rifle is locked in traverse, and can only be moved right and left with the traverse wheel. When the wheel is raised, the rifle can be traversed by hand. Austria produced a two-wheeled mount for the M40. The whole mounting can be placed on an M151 Jeep for mobile use. It has also been mounted on Land Rover Defenders, M113s, Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen, HMMWVs, Toyota Land Cruisers, AIL Storms and M274 Mechanical Mules. They were also used on US Navy Minesweepers (MSO) during operation Market Time in Viet Nam. Round name M581 M-DN11 NR 483 PFF M346A1 M344A1 106 3A RAT 700 Type APERS HEAP HEAP HE HEP-T HEAT HEAT-T HEAT Proj Weight 9.89 kg 3.6 kg 7.8 kg 9.89 kg 7.96 kg 7.96 kg 5.5 kg 5.0 kg Proj Filler flechettes Hexogen Comp. A3 Comp. B Comp. A3 Comp. B Octol N/A Filler weight 4.94 kg 0.77 kg N/A N/A 3.5 kg 1.27 kg 1.0 kg 1.1 kg Armour penetration N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A over 400 mm over 700 mm over 700 mm Effective range 300 m 1500 m N/A N/A N/A 1350 m 2000 m N/A

NSV

Specification Calibre: 12.7x108mm Weight: 25 kg (gun only), 41kg on tripod, 11 kg (50-round belt) Length: 1560 mm Barrel Length: Muzzle Velocity: 845 m/s Action: Gas operated Feed: belt 50 rounds Sight: Iron sights Modes of Fire: Full auto Cyclic Rate of Fire: 700-800 rounds/min Effective Range: 1.5 km vs. air (maximum), 2 km vs. ground targets The NSV (Russian --) is a 12.7 mm caliber heavy machine gun of Soviet origin, named after the designers, G. I. Nikitin (. . ), Y. S. Sokolov (. . ) and V. I. Volkov (. . ). It was designed to replace the DShK machine gun and was adopted by the Soviet Army in 1971. In Russian service it is being phased out by the Kord machine gun and it is no longer being manufactured in Russia as the manufacturing license for the NSV ended up in Kazakhstan after the break-up of the Soviet Union. It has been manufactured in Bulgaria, India, Poland and Yugoslavia under license. The NSV weighs 55 kg, has a rate of fire of 13 shots per second, and an effective range of 1 500 meters. A fullyloaded ammunition belt with 50 rounds weighs 11 kg. The NSV is used on the T-72 tank, while the NSVT variant is used on the T-64 and T-80 tanks. The Soviet Army was looking for a new heavy machine gun to replace its older SGM and RPD machine guns in the early 1950s. The Soviet Army liked the idea behind the German MG-42, which could change roles by changing the mount, and two Soviet weapon designers were asked to design one weapon each, utilizing the same principle. The tests showed that Mikhail Kalashnikov's solution was better, more reliable and cheaper to manufacture, than the one designed by Grigory Nikitin and Yuri Sokolov. Kalashnikov's machine gun became the new standard machine gun, and was named PK. Nikitin's and Sokolov's was however not forgotten and was to be developed into the heavy NSV machine gun about 10 years later. The NSV was developed in 1969, as a successor to the DShK/DShKM machine gun, and was taken into service use by the Red Army in 1971. The machine gun was also manufactured on license in Bulgaria, India, Yugoslavia and Poland. The Yugoslavian version of the NSVT is called M87. The production of the NSV has ended in Russia, and it is currently being replaced by the Kord heavy machine gun. The Russian Army needed a more accurate heavy machine gun, and it has also been increasingly difficult to get hold of spares, as the NSV factories were located in Ukraine and in Kazakhstan, after the end of the Soviet Union.

AGS-17

Specification Calibre: 30 x 29mmB grenade Weight: 31 kg (18 kg gun plus 13 kg tripod 6T8) Length: Barrel Length: Muzzle Velocity: 185 m/s Action: Blowback Feed: 30 round belts Sight: Adjustable iron sights, optional mount required for optical sights Modes of Fire: Full auto Cyclic Rate of Fire: 400 round/min Effective Range: 1700 m The AGS-17 Plamya (Russian: ) is a Soviet-designed automatic grenade launcher currently in production in the Russian Federation and in service worldwide.The AGS-17 is a heavy infantry support weapon designed to operate from a tripod or mounted on an installation or vehicle. The AGS-17 fires a steady rate of 30 mm grenades in either direct or indirect fire modes to provide suppressive and lethal fire support against soft skinned targets or fortifications targets. The weapon operates using a blowback mechanism to sustain operation. Rounds are fired through a rifled barrel which is removable quickly to reduce barrel stress. The tripod is equipped with fine leveling gear for indirect fire trajectories. Development of the AGS-17 (Avtomatischeskyi Granatmyot Stankovyi - Automatic Grenade launcher, Mounted) had been started in the USSR in 1967 by the OKB-16 design bureau (now known as the famous KBP Instrument Design Bureau, located in the city of Tula). Most probably, its development was inspired by the Sino-Soviet border conflict of the late 1960s, as well as initial experience with several US automatic grenade launchers, learned from North Vietnamese troops who often were on the receiving end of these formidable weapons. It was thought that the automatic grenade launcher is one of the most effective infantry support weapons against typical Chinese "human wave" attacks. This lightweight weapon was to provide infantry with close to medium range fire support against enemy personnel and unarmored targets like trucks and other such equipment. First prototypes of new weapon entered trials in 1969, and mass production commenced in 1971. At the same timeframe, the special heliborne version AG-17 was developed for installation on Mi-24 Hind gunship helicopters. Never used against Chinese, AGS-17 was widely used and well liked by Soviet troops in Afghanistan as a ground support weapon or as a vehicle weapon on improvised mounts installed on armored personnel carriers and trucks. It is still in use with Russian army as a direct fire support weapon for infantry troops; it is also installed in several vehicle mounts and turrets along with machine guns, guided rocket launchers and sighting equipment. A special airborne version AG-17A was installed in door mounts of several Mil Mi-8 Hip combat transport helicopters, and on gun pods used on late model Mi-24 Hind gunships; this weapon had a thick aluminium jacket on the barrel and used a special mount and an electric remotely controlled trigger. It's being replaced with AGS30 launcher (using the same ammunition, it weights only 16 kg unloaded on the tripod and has upgraded blowback action). Two types of ammunition are currently commonly fired from the AGS-17. The VOG-17M is the currently available version of the original 30 mm grenade ammunition, and has a basic high explosive fragmentation

warhead. The VOG-30 is similar but contains better explosive filler and an enhanced fragmentation design that greatly increases the effective blast radius.

DShK

Specifications Cartridge: 12.7x108mm Action: Gas-operated Overall length: 1,625 mm (64 in) Barrel length: 1,070 mm (42.1 in Weight: 34 kg (74.96 lb) (gun only); 157 kg (346.13 lb) on wheeled mounting Feed: belt 50 rounds Muzzle Velocity: 850 m/s (2,788 ft/s) Effective range: 2000m Rate of fire: 600 rounds/min Sights: Iron/optical It took its name from the weapons designers Vasily Degtyaryov, who designed the original weapon, and Georgi Shpagin, who improved the cartridge feed mechanism. It is sometimes nicknamed Dushka (lit. "Sweetie", "Dear"), from the abbreviation. The requirement for a heavy machine gun appeared in 1929. The first such gun, the Degtyaryov, Krupnokalibernyi (DK, Degtyaryov, Large calibre), was built in 1930 and this gun was produced in small quantities from 1933 to 1935. The gun was fed from a drum magazine of only thirty rounds, and had a poor rate of fire. Shpagin developed a belt feed mechanism to fit to the DK giving rise, in 1938, to the adoption of the gun as the DShK 1938. This became the standard Soviet heavy machine gun in World War II. The DShK 1938 was used in several roles. As an anti-aircraft weapon it was mounted on pintle and tripod mounts, and on a triple mount on the GAZ-AA truck. Late in the war, it was mounted on the cupolas of IS-2 tanks and ISU-152 self-propelled guns. As an infantry heavy support weapon it used a two-wheeled trolley, similar to that developed by Sokolov for the 1910 Maxim gun. It was also mounted in vehicle turrets, for example, in the T-40 light amphibious tank. In 1946, the DShK 1938/46 or DShKM (M for modernised) version was introduced. In addition to the Soviet Union and Russia, the DShK has been manufactured under license by a number of countries, including the People's Republic of China, Pakistan and Romania. Today, it has largely been phased out in favour of the more modern NSV and Kord designs. They were also used in 2004, against British troops in Al-Amarah, Iraq. One Lynx helicopter was shot down in 1990 during The Troubles by two DShK deployed by the PIRA

Mercenary Vehicles
2 x BVP-2 IFV (Czech licence-manufactured version) - armed with 30 mm 2A42 autocannon, coaxial 7.62mm PKT, 9P135M ATGM launcher - Crew of 3 (Commander, driver, gunner) with 7 troops

4 x Casspir APC - armed with pintle-mounted DShk/KPVT - crew of 2 (driver and gunner) with 12 troops

2 x Land Rover Defender 110 - armed with pintle-mounted DShk/AGS-17 - crew of 2 (driver and gunner) with 3 troops

1 x Land Rover Defender 130 - armed with M40 105mm recoilless rifle - crew of 4 (driver, commander, loader and gunner)

1 x Toyota Land Cruiser - armed with rear-firing PKM (sting in the tail of the convoy) - crew of 2 (driver and gunner) and 3 passengers

2 x GAZ-33097 - 4 x 4 drive - payload 2000kg or 28 troops

5 x Ural-4320 - 6 x 6 drive - Payload 5000kg or 30 troops

Mercenary Aircraft
Mil Mi-8T Hip-C - Tactical transport - Assault transport - Large-scale CASEVAC Hal Chetak - Gunship (fitted with machine guns or with airborne sniper element) - Assault transport - Small-scale CASEVAC - Airborne command post Cessna O-2A Skymaster - Ground support - Airborne command post - Aerial reconnaissance Douglas C-47B Dakota - Paratrooper transport - Tactical transport - Long distance CASEVAC

Mil Mi-8T Hip-C

Crew: 3 (pilot, copilot, flight engineer) Powerplant: 2 Klimov TV3-117Mt turboshafts, 1,454 kW (1,950 shp) each Dimensions: Length 18.17 m (59 ft 7 in); Height 5.65 m (18 ft 6 in); rotor diameter 21.29 m (69 ft 10 in); disc area 356 m (3,832 ft) Weight: Empty7,260 kg (16,007 lb); Max Take-off 12,000 kg (26,455 lb) Performance: Max Speed 260 km/h (140 kt); Range 450 km (280 mi); Ferry Range 960 km (596 mi); Service Ceiling 4,500 m (14,765 ft); Rate of climb Armament: 1 or 2 x Door-mounted PK machine guns; up to 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) of disposable stores on six hardpoints, including 57 mm S-5 rockets, bombs, or 9M17 Phalanga ATGMs. Capacity: 24 passengers or 12 stretchers and seat for 1 medical attendant or 3,000 kg (6,600 lb) on internal/external hardpoints Unit cost: $5-8 million (2006) Point of Origin: Hungary The prototype V-8 was designed in 1960 based on the Mil Mi-4 with a larger cabin. Powered a 2,010 kW (2,700 shp) Soloviev turboshaft engine, the V-8 first flew in July 1961. The second prototype equipped with two 1,120 kW (1,500 shp) Isotev TV2 engines, made its first flight on 17 September 1962. For the production version the rotor was changed from a four blades to five blades in 1964. After a few changes it was introduced into the Soviet Air Force by 1967 as the Mi-8. There are numerous variants, including the Mi-8T which is armed with rockets and anti-tank guided missiles, in addition to carrying 24 troops. The Mil Mi-17 export version is employed by around 20 countries; its equivalent in Russian service in the Mi-8M series. The naval Mil Mi-14 and attack Mil Mi-24 are also derived from the Mi8. The Mi-8 remains in production in 2009.

Hal Chetak

Crew: 2 (pilot and co-pilot) Powerplant: 1 Turbomeca Artouste IIIB turboshaft, 649kW (870 shp) derated to 425 kW (570 hp) Dimensions: Length 10.03 m (32 ft 10 in); Height 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in); rotor diameter 11.02 m (36 ft 1 in); disc area 95.38 m (1026 ft) Weight: Empty 1,143 kg (2,520 lb); Max Take-off 2,200 kg (4,850 lb) Performance: Max Speed 210 km/h (130 mph); Cruising Speed 185 km/h (115 mph); Range 540 km (335 miles); Service Ceiling 3,200 m (10,500 ft); Rate of climb 4.3 m/s (850 ft/min) Armament: 1 x door mounted FN MAG 7.62mm GPMG or AGS-17 30mm GMG; Snipers weapon Capacity: 5 passengers Unit cost: Point of Origin: India The first version of the Alouette III, the SE 3160 prototype, first flew on 28 February 1959. Production of the SA 316A (SE 3160) began in 1961 and remained in production until 1968, when it was replaced by the SA 316B. The Alouette III entered in service with the French Armed forces in 1960. From April 1964-1967, three machines were delivered from France for local assembly in Australia, and were used by Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at the Woomera Rocket Range for light passenger transport and recovery of missile parts after test launches at the Range. Served in Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 when 2 planes of the PAF were lost in the war, and the Portuguese Colonial War, during 60's and 70's with large utilization in Angola, Mozambique and Guinea, where it proved its qualities. The SA 316B and the SA 319B both remained in series production up to the early 1980s, when the main production line in France was closed down. However, HAL of India continues to licence-build Alouette IIIs as the Chetak. Versions of the Alouette III were also either licence-built or assembled by IAR in Romania (as the IAR 316), F+W Emmen in Switzerland, and by Fokker and Lichtwerk in the Netherlands. Alouette III was built under licence and named Chetak by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Primarily in service with the IAF in the training, light transport, casevac(Casualty Evacuation), communications and liaison roles. In 1986 the Government constituted the Army's Aviation Corps and most Chetak operating in AOP Squadrons were transferred from the Air Force on 1st November 1986. The Air Force continues to fly armed Chetaks in the anti-tank role as well as for CASEVAC and general duties. The HAL Chetak is scheduled to be replaced by HAL's Advanced Light Helicopter. An option remains to reengine the HAL Chetak with the Turbomeca TM 333-2B engine. In 2009, India sold two of their Chetak and one Cheetah helicopters to Namibia, for a total price of $10 million

Cessna O-2A Skymaster

Crew: 2 - pilot and observer Powerplant: 2 Continental IO-360C six-cylinder flat engines, 210 hp (157 kW) each Performance: Maximum Speed 200 mph (322 km/h); Range 1,325 mi (2,132 km) combat; Service Ceiling 18,000 ft (5,490 m); Rate of climb Weight: Empty weight ; Max take-off 1,180 ft/min (6 m/s) Dimensions: Length 29.75 ft (9.07 m); Height 9.17 ft (2.79 m); Wings Span 38.17 ft (11.63 m); Wings Area 202.5 ft (18.8 m) Armament: Four underwing hard-points for rockets, flares, or light ordinance such as a 7.62-mm (0.3-inch) Minigun pack Unit cost: Point of Origin: Chilean Air Force The O-2 Skymaster (also known as the "Oscar Deuce" or "The Duck") is a military version of the Cessna 337 Super Skymaster. The United States Air Force commissioned Cessna to build a military variant to replace the O1 Bird Dog in 1966 As with the civilian version, the Skymaster was a low cost twin-engine piston powered aircraft, with one engine in the nose of the aircraft and a second engine in the rear of the fuselage. The push-pull configuration meant a simpler one-engine operating procedure compared to the common low-wing mounting of most twin engine light planes, and also allowed for a high wing, that was judged to be useful for clear observation below and behind the aircraft. The Skymaster would eventually be replaced in the forward air control (FAC) mission by the OV-10 Bronco and the A-37 Dragonfly, and those aircraft would be replaced, in turn, by the A-10 Thunderbolt II. The first O-2 flew in January 1967 and the plane went into production shortly thereafter, with the USAF taking delivery in March 1967. A total of 532 O-2s were built in two variants for the USAF by 1970. The O-2A served as a FAC aircraft, while the O-2B was equipped with loudspeakers and a leaflet dispenser for use in the psychological operations (PSYOPS) role. Several USAF O-2 aircraft were later transferred to and operated by the former VNAF South Vietnamese Air Force. Following the Vietnam War, the O-2 continued to operate with both U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard units well into the late 1980s. Six former USAF O-2A airframes were also transferred to the U.S. Navy in 1983 for use as "range controllers" with Attack Squadron 122 (VA-122), the Pacific Fleet Replacement Squadron for the A-7 Corsair II at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. These same aircraft were later transferred to Strike Fighter Squadron 125 (VFA-125), the F/A-18 Hornet FRS at NAS Lemoore, in 1986 for use in the same range control role. The six Navy O-2A's remained in this role until September 1990, when they were replaced by T-34C Turbo Mentor aircraft transferred from the Naval Air Training Command. Four of the Navy O-2A aircraft were retired and two of these became civil registered in October 1991. These two aircraft were flown in U.S. airshows performing a "Viet Nam Warbird COIN/FAC" routine during the 1990s. The routine debuted at the "Wings Over Houston" (Texas) airshow in October 1991. Of the six USN aircraft mentioned above, two had been transferred to the U.S. Army in late 1990. O-2As had originally entered the U.S. Army's inventory in 1967 from USAF stocks and were augmented by the 1990 aircraft transfer from the U.S. Navy. Today, two O-2As remain flying from Laguna Army Airfield, Arizona as

part of testing programs carried out by the Yuma Proving Ground. Although several disassembled USAF O-2s remain on storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, the two Army O-2A at Laguna AAF are the only O-2A aircraft still in active U.S. military service.

Douglas C-47B Dakota

Crew: 3 (Pilot, Co-pilot, Flight-engineer) Powerplant: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C "Twin Wasp" 14-cylinder radial engines, 1,200 hp (895 kW) each Performance: Maximum Speed 224 mph (195 kn, 360 km/h); Cruise Speed 160 mph (140 kn, 260 km/h); Range 1,600 mi (1,400 nmi, 2,600 km); Service Ceiling 26,400 ft (8,050 m; Rate of climb 1,130 ft/min (5.75 m/s) Weight: Empty weight 17,057 lb (7,760 kg); Max take-off 31,000 lb (14,000 kg) Dimensions: Length 63 ft 9 in (19.43 m); Height 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m); Wings Span 95 ft 6 in (29.41 m); Wings Area 987 ft (91.70 m) Capacity: 28 troops or 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) (8,000 lb/3,700 kg - war emergency) Unit cost: Point of Origin: Card game The C-47 differed from the civilian DC-3 in being fitted with a cargo door and strengthened floor. During World War II, the armed forces of many countries used the C-47 and modified DC-3s for the transport of troops, cargo and wounded. Over 10,000 aircraft were produced in Long Beach and Santa Monica, California and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma City plant produced 5,354 C-47s from March 1943 until August 1945. The C-47 was vital to the success of many Allied campaigns, in particular those at Guadalcanal and in the jungles of New Guinea and Burma where the C-47 (and its naval version, the R4D) made it possible for Allied troops to counter the mobility of the light-traveling Japanese army. Additionally, C-47s were used to airlift supplies to the embattled American forces during the Battle of Bastogne. But possibly its most influential role in military aviation was flying "The Hump" from India into China. The expertise gained flying "The Hump" would later be used in the Berlin Airlift, in which the C-47 would play a major role, until being replaced by the C-54. The C-47B was powered by R-1830-90 engines with superchargers and extra fuel capacity to cover the ChinaBurma-India routes, 3,364 built.

Crew: Powerplant: Performance: Maximum Speed; Range ; Service Ceiling ; Rate of climb Weight: Empty weight ; Max take-off Dimensions: Length; Height; Wings Span; Wings Area Armament: Unit cost:

Crew: Powerplant: Dimensions: Length; Height; rotor diameter; disc area Weight: Empty; Max Take-off Performance: Max Speed; Range; Service Ceiling; Rate of climb Armament: Unit cost: