French Army

The French Army (Armée de Terre) is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces. It employs 138,000 men and women.

Equipements

Weapons

• Sig P220 - 9 mm pistol
• GIAT BM92-G1 (PAMAS-G1) - 9 mm pistol
• FAMAS - 5.56mm assault rifle
• Minimi - 5.56mm light machine gun replacing the AA-52 ( 7.62 mm) and the Browning M2
• FRF2 - 7.62mm
• PGM Hecate II - heavy sniper rifle
• 81mm mortar
• AT4, ERYX and MILAN - anti-tank missiles (now Milan II)

Combat vehicles

• Leclerc - Main Battle Tanks (406)
• AMX 10 RC - Light Tank
• ERC-90 Sagaie - reconnaissance combat vehicle (192)
• AMX-10P - tracked armoured personnel carrier (1050)
• VAB - armoured personnel carrier (3820)
• Panhard AML245 series-60/90 - light armoured car (155)
• VBL - light armoured vehicle (899)

Artillery

• AMX 30 AuF1 - 155 mm (272)
• MRLS - multiple rocket launcher (41)
• HM-2 155 mm towed howitzer (103)
• BF-50 155 mm towed howitzer (113)
• F3 self-propelled howitzer (55)
• RTF1 120 mm Mortar (361)
• M-51 120 mm Mortar

Non-combat vehicles

Helicopters

• Tigre - attack (80)
• NH-90 - tactical transport(11)
• Fennec light utility replacing the Alouette Astazou, Alouette II and Alouette III
• Super Puma and Cougar replacing the Puma
• Gazelle (267)