This is a list of military equipment used by the Estonian Defence League in the past or present. It includes small arms, artillery, combat vehicles and logistics vehicles. Most of the equipment is received from the Estonian Defence Forces, through the institutions of the Estonian Ministry of Defence or as hand-me-downs from other countries.
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Notes |
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Pistols | |||||
Heckler & Koch USP | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | [1] | ||
Glock | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | Norwegian Glock-17's to be acquired.[2] | ||
Submachine guns | |||||
m/45 B | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by Guard Service.[3] | ||
Heckler & Koch MP5 | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used weapons purchased from Norway in 2013.[4] | ||
Assault rifles | |||||
LMT R-20 Rahe | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO | Territorial Defence (Estonian: Maakaitse) maneuver units will be equipped with the new standard-issue rifle.[5] | ||
Heckler & Koch G3 | Battle rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Ak 4, AG-3F2, G3A3ZF and G3A4 variants.[6] [7] [8] [9] | ||
Sniper rifles | |||||
M14 TP2 | Designated marksman rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | 40 500 M14 rifles were donated by USA in 1998. Some were modified to M14 TP2 sniper rifles by E-Arsenal in Estonia.[10] Equipped with a Schmidt & Bender 3-12x50 scope.[11] [12] 35 000 M14 battle rifles were donated to Ukraine in the spring of 2022.[13] | ||
Våpensmia NM149-F1 | Sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | |||
Machine guns | |||||
MG 3 | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | |||
FN MAG | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | Variant Kulspruta 58B.[14] Donated by Sweden between 1999 and 2002. | ||
M2 Browning | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99mm NATO | [15] | ||
Grenade launchers | |||||
Heckler & Koch HK79 | Grenade launcher | 40x46mm | Under barrel 1970's design for G3 rifles. (HK69 - stand alone weapon pictured - HK 79 is a variant.) Purchased from Norway in 2013.[16] | ||
M203 | Grenade launcher | 40x46mm | Under barrel design for LMT R20 RAHE rifles. | ||
Anti-armour weapons | |||||
B-300 | Shoulder-fired missile | 82mm | Bought from Israel in 1993. Used in Pärnumaa county brigade. | ||
Carl Gustav | Recoilless rifle | 84mm | Variant M2.[17] | ||
Pansarvärnspjäs 1110 | Recoilless rifle | 90mm | 130 units. | ||
M40A1 | Recoilless rifle | 105mm | 30 units. | ||
FGM-148 Javelin | Anti-tank guided missile | 127mm | Unknown number in service with the Estonian Defence League.[18] | ||
Spike | Anti-tank guided missile | Spike SR variant to replace 90 mm recoilless guns.[19] | |||
Mortars | |||||
B-455 | Mortar | 81mm | Partially replaced by the M252.[20] | ||
M252 | Mortar | 81mm | |||
m/41D | Mortar | 120mm | |||
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Notes | |
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BTR-80 | Armoured personnel carrier | 13 | BTR-80 UNSh version.[21] 13 vehicles received in 2013 from Estonian Defence Forces.[22] | |||
Mercedes-Benz Unimog | Military logistics truck | 97+ | Mostly Unimog 416 donated by Denmark and some 435/1300L series models.[23] | |||
Mercedes-Benz 1017A | Military logistics truck | 95 | Bought from Germany.[24] | |||
Volvo Tgb | Military light utility vehicle | Some mounted with Ksp 58 or 90mm recoilless rifles.[25] | ||||
Mercedes-Benz G-Class | Military light utility vehicle | Unknown number bought from Netherlands.[26] [27] |