Macedonia

Macedonia

Macedonia

Capital: Skopje

Declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.

2001 conflict between the ethnic Albanian NLA (National Liberation Army) and Macedonian government forces.

March 2002- Macedonian police shoot and kill 7 Pakistani illegal immigrants in a raid and pretend as if they were terrorist in order to impress the international community.

Applying for NATO membership as of 2011.

Air Force

23 aircraft

Su-25 (4)

An-2 utility aircraft (1)

Mi-24 attack helicopters (8)

Zlin Z 242L trainer aircraft

Zlin Z 143L trainer aircraft

Mi-8 transport helicopters (6)

Bell UH-1 utility helicopters (2)

SA-13 surface-to-air missiles

SA-18 surface-to-air missiles

FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missiles?

SA-7 Grail surface-to-air missiles?

Macedonia is landlocked.

Army

T-72 tanks (31)

BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles (11)

MT-LB armored personnel carriers (10)

Leonidus 1 armored personnel carriers (11) Greek made copy of the Steyr 4K 7FA

TM-170 armored personnel carriers (114) German made.

M113 armored personnel carriers (28)

BTR-80 armored personnel carriers (12)

BRDM-2 armored reconnaissance vehicles (10)

HMMWV utility vehicles (80)

BM-21 122mm multiple rocket launchers (12)

M-63 �Plamen� 128mm multiple rocket launchers (6)

M-30 towed 122mm howitzers (108)

M101 towed 105mm howitzers (36)

M-74 120mm mortars (78)

M90 anti-tank rocket launchers

M80 Zolja anti-tank rocket launchers

M79 Osa anti-tank rocket launchers

M57 anti-tank rocket launchers

NSV heavy machine guns

Zastava M84 machine guns (Yugoslavian made)

Zastava M93 sniper rifles (Serbian made)

Zastava M21 assault rifle (Serbian made)

Zastava M70 assault rifles (Yugoslavian made)

M60 assault rifles (Yugoslavian made)

M4 carbines

HK MP5 sub-machine guns

Ranger Battalion

Macedonian Army Special Forces

Volci (Wolves)

Reserve Forces

Special Police Force

Tigri (Tigers)

Lions?

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