ARMY OF REPUBLIKA SRPSKA

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The 'Army of the Republika Srpska' (Serbian: Војска Републике Српске (ВРС); Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian ''Vojska Republike Srpske '(VRS)''') also referred to as 'Bosnian Serb Army', was the military of the Republika Srpska. In 2005 it was integrated into 'Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina' controlled by the Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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History

Weapons

References

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History

It was founded on May 12, 1992 from the forces of the old Yugoslav People's Army, the army of former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from which Bosnia and Herzegovina had seceded the same year. The army counted some 80,000 personnel during the Bosnian War (1992-1995).
The VRS was made up almost entirely of Serb Orthodox officers and recruits from Bosnia-Herzegovina. The army formations that fought for Republika Srpska also included various Serb paramilitary units, as well as Russian, Greek and other volunteers fighting for Serb cause. There were also a few Muslims, mostly from the area of Teslić and Derventa (major Ismet Đuherić and his Meša Selimović brigade) in the north of the country.
The VRS is one of a number of groups that have been accused of war crimes in Bosnia against Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats. The military leader of VRS was general Ratko Mladić, who is now indicted at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for genocide, as are other high-ranking Serb officers, but has not been yet apprehended.
As of June 6th, 2006 the Army of Republika Srpska has been abolished and integrated into Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Weapons

★ Vehicles

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★ 90x TAM-130 6X6

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★ 68x TAM-5000 8X8

★ Tanks

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★ 85x M-84 Main battle tanks

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★ 100x T-55 Secondary battle tanks

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★ 1x PT-76 light tank

★ APCs and IFVs

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★ 1x BRDM-2 (later withdrawn)

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★ 2x BTR-50 (later withdrawn)

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★ 60x M-80A IFV

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★ 40x M-60P APC

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★ 11 BOV-VP

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★ 15 BOV-M (Police version in Service with RS police)

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★ 10 BTR-80

★ Artillery

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★ 5 2S1 SP Guns

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★ 20x M-63 "Plamen"

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★ 5x M-77 "Oganj"

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★ 2x M-87 "Orkan"

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★ and many other towed artillery calibers of Soviet and Yugoslav origin

★ Anti aircraft defense

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★ 8x BOV-3/30

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★ 5x ZSU-57-2 (later withdrawn)

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★ ?x SA-6

== Aircraft inventory of Republika Srpska Air Force==
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Versions
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|In service^[1]
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Notes
|-----
| Aérospatiale Gazelle
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| scout/utility helicopter
| SA 341
| 8
| 6 Gazelle's were donated to the RS Ministry of Interior
|-----
| Lola Utva 75
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| liaison
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| 2
|
|-----
| Mil Mi-8
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| utility helicopter
| Mi-8T
| 11
|
|-----
| SOKO G-4 Super Galeb
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| light attack/trainer
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| 1
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|-----
| SOKO J-21 Jastreb
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| attack
| 'Total'
J-21
IJ-21
NJ-21
| '9'
4
2
3
|
|-----
| SOKO J-22 Orao
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| attack
|
| 7
|
|}

References

1. "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, ''Aviation Week & Space Technology'', January 15 2007.

External links

★ Badges and patches

★ ICTY indictment against Ratko Mladić

★ Bosnia's first unified army platoon deployed to Iraq