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===Statistics and equipment=== {{main|List of modern equipment of the Bulgarian Armed Forces}} ''Note'': This table shows combined active and reserve force. Most are listed here. In 2019 what remained from the scrapping of the previous new equipment some but not all of the T-72 Main battle tanks were sent for mechanical service for the first time in years. Most of the equipment that should be battle ready is in dire condition, old, rusty or non-functional, the rest about 50,000 tons of what was sold as scrap" can be found in some of the scrap depots near the railroad in Sofia including battle tanks, artillery, and other battle soviet era equipment. {| class="wikitable" |- | style="background:#f22 style=;"text-align:center;" colspan="2"| '''Statistics''' |- | Personnel | 36,112<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.bg/bg/doc/drugi/20100930_WhiteBook.pdf|title=White Book of the Defense Forces|website=Mod.bg|access-date=15 October 2017}}</ref> |- | [[Main battle tank]]s | '''<100''' [[T-72]]M/M1 |- | Heavy armored vehicles ([[Infantry fighting vehicle|IFV]]s and [[Armoured Personnel Carrier|APCs]]) | '''<1000''' ([[BMP-23|BMP-23/A]], [[BMP-1]]P;<ref>[http://www.armyrecognition.com/bulgaria/bulgaria_bulgarian_army_military_equipment_equipment_armoured_vehicle_description_picture.html Bulgarian army] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713034656/http://www.armyrecognition.com/bulgaria/bulgaria_bulgarian_army_military_equipment_equipment_armoured_vehicle_description_picture.html |date=13 July 2009 }} armyrecognition.com</ref> [[BTR-60|BTR-60PB-MD1]], [[MT-LB]], [[MT-LBu]]) |- | Light armored vehicles | '''<500''' [[M1117 armored security vehicle|M1117 Guardian/Commando Select]] (7/10), [[BRDM-2]] (<50), [[HMMWV|M1114 Humvees]] (50+),<br> [[Plasan Sand Cat|Sand Cat]] (<25), [[Mercedes-Benz G-Class|G-class]] (<300) |- | [[Artillery]] pieces over 100 mm (excl. mortar) | '''<100''' ([[BM-21]],[[2S1 Gvozdika|2S1]], [[152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20)|D-20]]) |- | [[Surface-to-air missile|SAM]]s | '''84''' β [[SA-10 Grumble]] (10), [[SA-5 Gammon]] (10), [[SA-6 Gainful]] (20),<br> [[SA-8 Gecko]] (24), [[SA-13 Gopher]] (20) |- | [[Anti-tank missile|ATGM]] systems | [[AT-3 Sagger]], [[AT-4 Spigot]], [[AT-5 Spandrel]],<br> [[AT-6 Spiral]], [[AT-7 Saxhorn]], [[BRDM-2]] Konkurs (24 vehicles) |- | [[MANPADS]] | [[SA-7 Grail]], [[SA-14 Gremlin]], [[SA-16 Gimlet]], [[SA-18 Grouse]] |- | [[OTR-21 Tochka|SS-21 Scarab]] | 8 TELs |} {{Clear}}
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