Equipment
The Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army's equipment consists of infantry, tanks, artillery and anti-aircraft systems. The Karabakh army's heavy military hardware includes:
- 316-371 tanks,
- 224-459 armored vehicles,
- 322-479 artillery pieces of calibers over 122mm,
- 44 multiple rocket launchers (most likely BM-21 Grad), and
- a new anti-aircraft defense system of an unspecified type
- WM-80
- Scud-B: at least 4 launchers.
As for infantry weapon most rely on the AK-74 rifle and older AKMs in reserve for standard issue rifles. While other basic weapons consists of Makarov PM pistols PK Machine Guns and RPG-7 rocket launchers mostly supplied by Armenia. The Nagorno-Karabakh military is deeply integrated with the Armenian military, and the NKR depends on the Armenian Army to ensure its survival as an independent national entity. Armenia considers any act of aggression against Karabakh as an act of aggression against itself.
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