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List of former equipment of the Hellenic armed forces from 1821 until after 1945.

Offensive weapons

Greek war of independence (1821–1829) and after (1830–1911)

Edged weapons

  • Bayonet (Made in different countries, to attach on rifles and muskets)
  • Improvised
    knife (Greek made)
  • Janbiya
    dagger (Arabian made)
  • Khanjali dagger sword (Caucasian made, also known as Kinzhal)
  • M1730 sword (Austrian made)
  • Yatagan sabre (Turkish captured and Greek made)

Pistols and revolvers

Rifles and muskets

Grenades

  • Improvised
    bombs and grenades (Greek made)

Special weapons

  • Vasiliadis sea mine[5] (Greek made)

Artillery

  • Trieste mountain cannon (Italian made)

Other vehicles

  • Horses (Origin from different countries and Greek bred)
  • Horse-drawn carriages
    (Made in various countries, including Greece)
  • Steam powered carriages (Made in different countries, to carry supplies)

Ships

  • Afroessa Steamship (Scottish made)
  • Aktion Ι steam gunboat (British made, also known as Spetses ΙΙ)
  • Alexandros Brig (Russian captured)
  • Amfitriti ΙΙΙ steam gunboat (British made)
  • Amfitriti IV steamship (British made, also known as Malvina and Bubulina)
  • Aris Barco (Italian made, also known as Iraklis)
  • Aris Brig (Italian made, also known as Athina)
  • Arkadion Steamship (British made)
  • Emmanuil Ship of the line (Russian made)
  • Enosis Steamship (British made)
  • Epihirisis Paddle steamship (British made)
  • Ermis Ι paddle steamship (British made)
  • Hellas Ι frigate (American made, one of two ordered from American shipyard, also known as Elpis)
  • Hydra Ι corvette[6] (Greek made)
  • Hydra ΙΙ steam gunboat (British made, renamed Amvrakia ΙΙ)
  • Hydra-class ironclad battleships (French made)
  • Kalavria Paddle steamship (British made)
  • Karteria Paddle steamship
    (British made, it was the first steam powered warship to be used in combat)
  • Kissa-class steamships (British made)
    • Aidon Ι
    • Kihli Ι
    • Kissa Ι
  • Kriti Ι steamship (British made)
  • Miaulis II cruiser (French made)
  • Orfefs Brig (Russian made)
  • Panellinion Steamship (British made)
  • Panopi I steamship (Scottish made)
  • Panopi ΙI steamship (Scottish made)
  • Paralos Steamship (Scottish made)
  • Patra Ι corvette (Russian made, also known as Ariadni)
  • Persefs Brig (Russian made)
  • Pliksavra Steamship (Scottish made)
  • Poros Amalia Ι corvette (Greek made)
  • Poros Athina Ι paddle steamship[7] (Greek made, also known as Othon)
  • Poros Messologion corvette[7] (Greek made, also known as Ludovikos)
  • Psara Ι corvette[8] (Greek made, renamed Prigips Maximilianos)
  • Psara ΙΙ steamship (Scottish made, renamed Kanaris ΙΙ)
  • Psara Galiot[8] (Greek made)
  • Salaminia Ι steamship (Scottish made)
  • Sfendoni Steamship (Scottish made, also known as Nafplion)
  • Spetses Ι Agamemnon corvette[9] (Greek made)
  • Vasilefs Georgios Ironclad corvette (British made)
  • Vasilissa Olga Ironclad corvette (Austrian made)

Submarines

  • Gryparis Submarine[10] (Greek made, possibly available to the Hellenic navy)
  • Nordenfelt I Pireas (British origin, Swedish made and Greek assembly)
  • Vuteas Submarine[11] (Greek made, possibly available to the Hellenic navy)

Balkan wars (1912–1913) and World War I (1917–1918)

Edged weapons

  • Bayonet (Made in different countries, to attach on rifles)
  • Improvised
    knife (Greek made)

Pistols and revolvers

Rifles

Mannlicher–Schönauer rifles on the Averof Cruiser

Light machine guns

  • Chauchat M1915
    (French made)

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

  • Schwarzlose M1907/12
    (Austrian made)

Grenades

Mortars

Artillery

De Bange 120mm L M1878 siege cannon at the war museum of Athens in Greece
Gruson 5.3cm L/24 M1890 fahrpanzer (cannon turret) at the war museum of Athens in Greece

Other vehicles

  • Horses (Origin from different countries and Greek bred)
  • Horse-drawn carriages
    (Made in various countries, including Greece)
  • Knox-Martin Gun carrier (American made)
  • Motorcycles (Made in different countries)
  • Trucks (Made in different countries, to carry supplies)

Ships

Submarines

Aircraft

Russian Civil War (1919) and Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)

Edged weapons

  • Bayonet (Made in different countries, to attach on rifles)
  • Improvised
    knife (Greek made)

Pistols and revolvers

Rifles

Light machine guns

  • Chauchat M1915
    (French made)

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

  • Schwarzlose M1907/12
    (Austrian made)

Grenades

Artillery

Other vehicles

  • Horses (Origin from different countries and Greek bred)
  • Horse-drawn carriages
    (Made in various countries, including Greece)
  • Latil TAR
    (French made gun carrier)
  • Motorcycles (Made in different countries)
  • Trucks (Made in various countries, to carry supplies)

Ships

Aircraft

Interwar (1923–1939) and World War II (1940–1945)

Edged weapons

  • Bayonet (Made in different countries, to attach on rifles)
  • Improvised
    knife (Greek made)

Pistols and revolvers

Submachine guns

  • Beretta M1938
    (Italian captured)
  • exiled Greek forces
    )
  • MP 34 (German captured, used by gendarmerie and police forces)
  • MP 40 (German captured)
  • Sten submachine gun
    (British made, used by exiled Greek forces)
  • Thompson M1928 and M1A1 (American made, used by exiled Greek forces)
  • Makrykano M1943 (Greek made, used by exiled Greek forces)

Rifles

Light machine guns

Medium machine guns

Heavy machine guns

  • Schwarzlose M1907/12
    (Austrian made)

Grenades

  • F1 grenade (French made)
  • Churnat grenade (Greek made)
  • Improvised
    bombs and grenades (Greek made)

Mortars

Special weapons

  • Skuras & Romanos depth charge[16] (Greek made)
  • Stylianos & Konstadaras depth charge[17] (Greek made)
  • Stylianos & Konstadaras sea mine[17] (Greek made)
  • STYLKON Argonaftis sea mine[18] (Greek made)
  • STYLKON depth charge[18] (Greek made)
  • STYLKON M sea mine[18] (Greek made)

Anti-tank weapons

Anti-aircraft weapons

  • Bofors 80mm M1929 AA gun
    (Swedish made)
  • Hotchkiss 25mm M1939 AA gun (American origin and French made)
  • Rheinmetall 2cm M1937 flugzeugabwehrkanone (German captured AA gun)
  • Rheinmetall 3.7cm M1937 flugzeugabwehrkanone (German captured AA gun)

Artillery

Schneider 85mm M1927 field cannon at the war museum of Athens in Greece
Schneider 105mm M1919/24 mountain cannon at the war museum of Athens in Greece
Skoda 100mm M1914/19 field howitzer at the war museum of Athens in Greece

Other vehicles

  • AEC Matador (British made gun carrier)
  • Demag Sonderkraftfahrzeug Sd.Kfz.10/1 (German captured halftrack gun carrier)
  • Hanomag WD-50 (German made gun carrier)
  • Horses (Origin from different countries and Greek bred)
  • Horse-drawn carriages
    (Made in various countries, including Greece)
  • M3A1 Scout Car
    (American made armoured personnel carrier)
  • Morris C8 (British made gun carrier)
  • Motorcycles (Made in different countries)
  • Pavesi P4/100 (Italian made gun carrier)
  • SOMUA MCG5 (French origin and Greek modification halftrack gun carrier)
  • Trucks (Made in different countries, to carry supplies)
  • Universal Carrier (British made supply carrier)
  • Vickers Light Dragon Mk IIC (British made gun carrier)
  • Willys MB (American made personnel carrier, also known as Jeep)

Self-propelled artillery

  • Ford F30 2-pounder self-propelled AT gun (American made anti-tank truck)

Armoured cars and trucks

Tanks

Ships

Submarines

Aircraft


Post-World War II (1946 and after)

Note that this equipment is mainly retired.

Edged weapons

  • Bayonet (Made in different countries, to attach on rifles)
  • Improvised
    knife (Greek made)

Pistols and revolvers

  • EVO M1985 semiautomatic pistol[25] (German origin and Greek made)

Submachine guns

Automatic rifles

Rifles

  • Lee-Enfield rifle
    (British made)
  • M1 Garand (American made)
  • Springfield M1903
    (American made)

Scoped rifles

Light machine guns

  • Bren machine gun
    (British made)
  • Browning M1918
    (American made)

Medium machine guns

  • Browning M1919
    (American made)

Heavy machine guns

  • Browning M2
    (American made)

Grenades

  • Elviemek EM-01 grenade[27] (Greek made)
  • Elviemek EM-14 rifle grenade[27] (Greek made)
  • Improvised
    bombs and grenades (Greek made)

Mortars

Anti-tank weapons

  • EVO M1984 Aris IV AT rocket launcher[28] (Greek made)

Anti-aircraft weapons

Drones

Other vehicles

  • AEC Matador (British made gun carrier)
  • BTR-60PU and PU-12M (Russian made armoured personnel carrier)
  • ELVO Leonidas Ι[33] (Austrian origin and Greek made armoured personnel carrier)
  • ELVO Leonidas ΙΙ[33] (Austrian origin and Greek made armoured personnel carrier)
  • M3 Half-Track
    (American made armoured personnel carrier)
  • M3A1 Scout Car
    (American made armoured personnel carrier)
  • M4 Tractor (American made gun carrier)
  • M5 Tractor (American made gun carrier)
  • M32A1B3, M32Β1, M32Β3 and M32Β4 (American made recovery tank)
  • M59
    (American made armoured personnel carrier)
  • M74
    (American made recovery tank)
  • M578 (American made recovery tank)
  • Morris C8 (British made gun carrier)
  • Motorcycles (Made in various countries)
  • MOWAG Grenadier amphibisch schutzenpanzer (Swiss made amphibious armoured personnel carrier, used by gendarmerie)
  • MOWAG Roland schutzenpanzer (Swiss made armoured personnel carrier, used by police forces)
  • MT-LB (Russian made amphibious armoured personnel carrier)
  • NDI MRAP (American made armoured personnel carrier)
  • Trucks (Made in different countries, to carry supplies)
  • Universal Carrier (British made supply carrier)
  • Willys MB (American made personnel carrier, also known as Jeep)
  • Willys MC (American made personnel carrier, also known as M38 Jeep)
  • Willys MD (American made personnel carrier, also known as M38A1 Jeep)

Armoured cars and trucks

Self-propelled artillery

Tanks

Ships

  • A324 Ermis minesweeper tender (British made)
  • A373 Ermis electronic surveillance ship (German made)
  • A384 Sotir salvage ship (British made)
  • Α407 Adeos tugboat (American made)
  • Α408 Atlas tugboat (Canadian made)
  • Α409 Ahillefs II tugboat (German made)
  • Α412 Eas II tugboat (American made)
  • A413 Pilefs tugboat (German made)
  • A415 Evros fleet support ship (French made)
  • Α421 Thisefs tugboat (American made)
  • Α428 Atlas tugboat (British made)
  • Α429 Persefs II tugboat (Canadian made)
  • Α429 Persefs III tugboat (American made)
  • Α432 Gigas tugboat (American made)
  • Α436 Minos tugboat (German made)
  • Α437 Pelias tugboat (German made)
  • A438 Egefs II tugboat (German made)
  • Α439 Atrefs tugboat (German made)
  • Aheloos Tank landing ship (British made)
  • Alfios Tank landing ship (British made)
  • Aliakmon Tank landing ship (British made)
  • Anafi Tank landing craft (British made)
  • Axios Tank landing ship (British made)
  • Blohm & Voss Α440 Diomidis tugboat (German made)
  • Blohm & Voss MEKO 200 HN frigate[34] (German origin and Greek made)
  • Castagno-class minehunters
    (Italian made)
    • M60 Erato
    • Μ61 Evniki
  • Combattante III-class fast attack boats (French made)
    • P20 Laskos
    • P21 Blessas
    • P22 Mykonios
    • P23 Trupakis
  • D03 Egeon destroyer tender (German made)
  • D218 Kimon destroyer (American made)
  • D219 Nearhos destroyer (American made)
  • D220 Formion destroyer (American made)
  • D221 Themistoklis destroyer (American made)
  • Elefsis Iason tank landing ship[35] (Greek made)
  • Elefsis Russen fast attack boat[36] (British and Greek made)
  • Elli Cruiser (Italian made, the name derived from the ancient Greek Ellispondos of Dardanelles)
  • EN 56 Pyrpolitis gunboat[34] (Greek made)
  • EN 56A Mahitis gunboat[34] (Greek made)
  • EN Α410 Atromitos tugboat (Greek made)
  • EN Α411 Adamastos tugboat (Greek made)
  • EN P25 Kostakos fast attack boat[37] (French origin and Greek made)
  • EN P70 Panagopulos II fast patrol boat[37] (Greek made)
  • EN P96 Panagopulos III fast patrol boat[37] (Greek made)
  • Esperos-class fast attack boats
    (German made)
    • Typ 141 Albatros
    • Typ 141 Bussard
    • Typ 141 Esperos
    • Typ 141 Habicht
    • Typ 141 Kategis
    • Typ 141 Kormoran
    • Typ 141 Kyklon
    • Typ 141 Lelaps
    • Typ 141 Sperber
    • Typ 141 Typhon
  • EVO Ultra fast strike catamaran[38] (Greek made)
  • F463 Bubulina frigate (Dutch made)
  • Fletcher-class destroyers (American made)
  • Flower-class corvettes (British made)
  • Gearing-class destroyers FRAM I (American made)
  • Gearing-class destroyers FRAM II (American made)
  • Gleaves-class destroyers (American made)
  • Harbour defence motor launch boat ML1051 (British made)
  • Harbour defence motor launch boat ML1149 (British made)
  • Harbour defence motor launch boat ML1221 (British made)
  • Hunt-class destroyers (British made)
  • Kandanos Tank landing craft (British made)
  • Knox-class frigates (American made)
  • Kommeno Tank landing craft (British made)
  • Kythira Tank landing craft (British made)
  • L104 Inusses tank landing ship
    (American made)
  • L116 Kos tank landing ship
    (American made)
  • L144 Syros tank landing ship (American made)
  • L153 Nafkratusa dock landing ship
    (American made)
  • L153 Nafkratusa dock landing ship (British made)
  • L154 Ikaria tank landing ship (American made)
  • L157 Rodos tank landing ship (American made)
  • L158 Limnos tank landing ship (American made)
  • L161 Grigoropulos medium landing ship (American made)
  • L162 Turnas medium landing ship (American made)
  • L163 Daniolos medium landing ship (American made)
  • L164 Russen medium landing ship (American made)
  • L165 Krystallidis medium landing ship (American made)
  • L166 Merlin medium landing ship (American made)
  • L171 Kriti tank landing ship
    (American made)
  • L172 Lesvos tank landing ship (American made)
  • L179 Samos tank landing ship (American made)
  • L195 Hios tank landing ship (American made)
  • M209 Afroessa minesweeper (British made)
  • M210 Leros minesweeper (British made)
  • Μ210 Thalia minesweeper (American made)
  • M211 Symi minesweeper (British made)
  • M212 Kos minesweeper (British made)
  • M213 Argo minesweeper (American made)
  • M242 Kissa minesweeper (American made)
  • M246 Egli training ship (American made)
  • Μ247 Dafni minesweeper (American made)
  • Malakasi Tank landing craft (British made)
  • Milos Tank landing craft (British made)
  • Motomarine D45 patrol boat[39] (Greek made)
  • Motomarine Guardian 53 patrol boat[39] (Greek made)
  • Motomarine Javelin 74 fast patrol boat[39] (Greek made)
  • Motomarine Panther 57 patrol boat[39] (Greek made)
  • Motomarine Protector 29 fast patrol boat[40] (Greek made)
  • Ν04 Aktion minelayer (American made)
  • Ν05 Amvrakia minelayer (American made)
  • Neorion P289 Gulandris I patrol boat[41] (Greek made)
  • Neorion P290 Gulandris II patrol boat[41] (Greek made)
  • Olympic Marine OL44 patrol boat[42] (Greek made)
  • Olympic Marine L65-74 patrol boat[42] (Greek made)
  • Paleohori Tank landing craft (British made)
  • Perama Α422 Odyssefs tugboat (Greek made)
  • Perama A423 Iraklis ΙV tugboat (Greek made)
  • Perama Α424 Iason I tugboat (Greek made)
  • Pinios Tank landing ship (British made)
  • Salamis A74 Aris training ship[43] (Greek made)
  • Serifos Tank landing craft (British made)
  • Sofades Tank landing craft (British made)
  • Strymon Tank landing ship (British made)
  • Thetis-class gunboats (German made)
    • P62 Niki
    • P63 Doxa
    • P64 Eleftheria
    • P65 Karteria
    • P66 Agon
  • Thira Tank landing craft (British made)
  • Tiger-class fast attack boats (French origin and German made)
    • Typ 148 P14 Anninos
    • Typ 148 P15 Arliotis
    • Typ 148 P16 Konidis
    • Typ 148 P17 Batsis
    • Typ 148 P74 Vlahavas
    • Typ 148 P76 Turnas
    • Typ 148 P77 Sakipis
  • Vrahni Tank landing craft (British made)
  • Wild Beast-class destroyers (American made)

Submarines

Aircraft

Defensive weapons

Gallery with Greek modifications and constructions

  • HROPI GP10 submachine gun
    HROPI GP10 submachine gun
  • Makrykano M1943 submachine gun
    Makrykano M1943 submachine gun
  • EPK M1939 machine gun
    EPK M1939 machine gun
  • Mylonas M1872 rifle
    Mylonas M1872 rifle
  • EVO 30mm M1982 Artemis AA gun
    EVO 30mm M1982 Artemis AA gun
  • Schneider-Danglis 75mm M1906/09 mountain cannon
    Schneider-Danglis 75mm M1906/09 mountain cannon
  • KEA Chelidon
    KEA Chelidon


See also

References

  1. ^ Skartsis, p. 205.
  2. ^ a b Skartsis, p. 225.
  3. ^ a b Skartsis, p. 220.
  4. ^ a b Skartsis, p. 222.
  5. ^ Skartsis, p. 208.
  6. ^ Skartsis, p. 281.
  7. ^ a b Skartsis, p. 304.
  8. ^ a b Skartsis, p. 307.
  9. ^ Skartsis, p. 306.
  10. ^ Skartsis, p. 273.
  11. ^ Skartsis, p. 274.
  12. ^ a b c d Skartsis, p. 221.
  13. ^ a b c d e Skartsis, p. 258.
  14. ^ a b c Skartsis, p. 223.
  15. ^ Skartsis, p. 231.
  16. ^ Skartsis, p. 325.
  17. ^ a b Skartsis, p. 237.
  18. ^ a b c Skartsis, p. 224.
  19. ^ Skartsis, p. 124.
  20. ^ Skartsis, p. 285.
  21. ^ Skartsis, p. 294.
  22. ^ Skartsis, p. 257.
  23. ^ Skartsis, p. 255.
  24. ^ a b c d Skartsis, p. 241.
  25. ^ a b c d Skartsis, p. 214.
  26. ^ a b Skartsis, p. 210.
  27. ^ a b Skartsis, p. 219.
  28. ^ Skartsis, p. 213.
  29. ^ Skartsis, p. 218.
  30. ^ Skartsis, p. 212.
  31. ^ Skartsis, p. 250.
  32. ^ Skartsis, p. 248.
  33. ^ a b c Skartsis, p. 122.
  34. ^ a b c Skartsis, p. 279.
  35. ^ Skartsis, p. 267.
  36. ^ Skartsis, p. 268.
  37. ^ a b c Skartsis, p. 278.
  38. ^ Skartsis, p. 215.
  39. ^ a b c d Skartsis, p. 288.
  40. ^ Skartsis, p. 289.
  41. ^ a b Skartsis, p. 291.
  42. ^ a b Skartsis, p. 286.
  43. ^ Skartsis, p. 300.

Bibliography

  • C. Paizis-Paradellis (2002). Hellenic warships 1829–2001 (3rd edition). Athens, Greece: The society for the study of Greek history.
    ISBN 960-8172-14-4
    .
  • Skartsis, Labros. Greek vehicle and machine manufacturers 1800 to present. Greece: Marathon.
    ISBN 978-960-93-4452-4
    .

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