On 14 August 1974, the Turkish armed forces in northern Cyprus had been sufficiently reinforced to the extent that they were able to launch a second major offensive, "Attila-2", which expanded the area under its control to approximately 38% of the land mass by 18 August 1974 and the end of hostilities by cease fire.
| Type | Equipment | Owner | Unit | Location | Number Lost | Notes |
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| Motor Torpedo Boat | P-4 Skinhead | Cyprus Navy | Kyrenia Squadron | North of Kyrenia | 2 | The vessels T-1 and T-3 were dispatched to engage the first Turkish flotilla as it approached Kyrenia. One vessel was destroyed by air attack, and the other by artillery from a Turkish destroyer.[1] |
| Artillery | 25-pounder | Cyprus National Guard | 182 Artillery Battalion | Lapithou-Kyrenia highway | 2 | This battalion lost two artillery pieces in a road accident whilst moving to their firing positions in the opening hour of the invasion. |
| Medium Tank | T-34/85 | Cyprus National Guard | 251 Infantry Battalion | Five Mile Beach (Pentemili) in Kyrenia | 5 | Five vehicles were seconded to the 251 Infantry battalion from the 23 Medium Tank Battalion prior to 15 July 1974 to support the aspects of the coup in Kyrenia and guard against a Turkish landing there. All five were lost in an assault on the Turkish beachhead (four were destroyed by infantry-portable light anti-tank weapons, the fifth was abandoned with mechanical failure).[2] |
| Armoured Personnel Carrier | M113 | Turkish Army | 230 Mechanised Infantry Regiment (28 Division) | Five Mile Beach (Pentemili) in Kyrenia | 2 | 20 M113 APCs of the 230 Mechanised Infantry Regiment (minus one battalion) were landed in the initial amphibious assault on Pentemili. With the Turkish tanks unable to wade ashore, a Greek Cypriot attack with tanks forced the M113s to attempt to support a confrontation. Consequently, the T-34 tanks destroyed two of the M113s with shots of 85mm HVAP ammunition. |
| Anti-Tank Weapons | Recoilless Rifles | Turkish Army | "Cakmak" Special Strike Force | Five Mile Beach (Pentemili) in Kyrenia | 2 | A heavy initial attack by Greek Cypriot T-34s with infantry support inflicted the destruction of two crew-served recoilless rifle nests – one an M40A1 106mm and the other an M18A1 57mm. |
| Medium Tank | T-34/85 | Cyprus National Guard | Boufas Battle Group | Morphou-Kyrenia road, Kyrenia | 1 | A battle group (task force) led by Lt.Col Kostantinos Boufas included 3 T-34/85s sent from Morphou (23 Medium Tank Battalion). During the initial engagement with the Turkish western flank, one of the tanks was knocked out by a LAW light anti-tank weapon.[3] |
| Medium Tank | T-34/85 | Cyprus National Guard | Geunyeli Battle Group | Geunyeli Enclave, Nicosia | 3 | In a major coordinated attack on the Geunyeli fortifications, the 23 Medium Tank Battalion contributed 19 tanks to prevent a Turkish bridgehead from Kyrenia to Geunyeli. Two T-34s were destroyed by Turkish air attack, and a third became trapped in obstacles and was abandoned. The example was captured intact by Turkish forces. |
| Armoured Personnel Carrier | BTR-152V1 | Cyprus National Guard | 286 Mechanised Infantry Battalion | Kontemnos, Nicosia | 6 | In an attempt to circumnavigate the Geunyeli highway junction to Kyrenia, a 286 battalion convoy of armoured vehicles attempted to pass through Kontemnos village. Six BTR-152 vehicles were strafed and rocketed by Turkish fighter jets, causing them to burst into flames. |
| Artillery | 25-pounder | Cyprus National Guard | 181 Artillery Battalion | Syhari Village, Nicosia | 1 | One gun was immobilised after its wheels were destroyed by gunfire from a Turkish air attack. It was abandoned at Syhari as it could not be moved. This is not so. The 25-pounder was towed to the HQ company camp of 361 Infantry battalion at Syhari on 20 July with one flat tire. Later in the day a crew from 181 Artillery battalion came back to Syhari with an extra tire and a truck and retrieved the gun. |
| Artillery | Quad .50cal A/A | Cyprus National Guard | 181 Artillery Battalion | Syhari Village, Nicosia | 1 | An anti-aircraft gun of the M55A4 type was destroyed by air-attack at Syhari at 10.30hrs. This is also not accurate. This was a quad 50 mounted on an WW II era Austin truck which barely made it to Syhari with mechanical trouble. It towed a twin 14.7 Russian AA gun. The towed gun was left at the intersection of the Mia Millia to Dikomo intersection, it was set up and fired against the Turkish F-100s that strifed the nearby camp. It was abandoned by retrieving National Guard forces there. The Austin with the quad 50 was parked just east of the main gate to the HQ company camp of 361 Infantry battalion at Syhari. Only 3 of the 4 barrels worked and it fired at the same F-100s that the 14.7 fired at. It was also abandoned there by the retreating National Guard forces as it was immobile. |
| General purpose vehicle | Bedford | Cyprus National Guard | 181 Artillery Battalion | Syhari Village, Nicosia | 2 | Two general purpose vehicles were destroyed in the 10.30hrs air-attack at Syhari village. |
| Artillery | 25-pounder | Cyprus National Guard | 185 Artillery Battalion | Camp Andrew Karvos, Athalassas | 5 | A Turkish air attack was launched against this National Guard base in Nicosia at 05.20hrs. Rockets and napalm resulted in the destruction of five guns and most of the ammunition, as well as the loss of six personnel. |
| Artillery | 25-pounder | Cyprus National Guard | 187 Artillery Battalion | Camp Dimitri Christodolou, Athalassas | 8 | A massive Turkish air-raid on this camp in the early hours caught the battalion while it was still preparing to mobilise. Eight of the 12 artillery guns were destroyed and six personnel were killed. |
| Transport aircraft | Various | Turkish Air Force | Various | Northern Cyprus | 3 | During the first day of the Turkish air campaign, three transport planes – C-47 No.6035, a C-130 of 222.Filo and a C-160 of 221.Filo were damaged by Greek Cypriot anti-aircraft fire. All three salvaged, but played no further part in the conflict. |
| Fighter aircraft | F-100 Super Sabre | Turkish Air Force | Various | Northern Cyprus | 2 | During the first day of the conflict, F-100D 55-3756 of 171.Filo and F-100C 54-2042 of 132.Filo were shot down by A/A flak. |
| Fighter aircraft | RF-84F | Turkish Air Force | 184 Filo | Northern Cyprus | 1 | During the first day of the conflict, an RF-84F reconnaissance aircraft of 184 Filo was shot down by Greek Cypriot A/A flak. |
| Aircraft | Dornier Do-28D | Turkish Air Force | Unknown | Northern Cyprus | 1 | During the first day of the conflict, a Dornier Do-28D of the Turkish Air Force was shot down north-west of Nicosia. | |
| Type | Equipment | Owner | Unit | Location | Number lost | Notes |
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| Main battle tank | M47 | Turkish Army | 39th Divisional Tank Battalion | Nicosia Airport | 2 | Two Turkish M47 tanks were lost during a failed diversionary manoeuvre to the east side of the main terminal, where they were engaged by a two-man M20 Super Bazooka crew of the 21 EAN and destroyed.[5] |
| Artillery | 75 mm | Cyprus National Guard | 191 POP Artillery Company | Bellapais, Kyrenia | 4 | The entire company was encircled and eventually destroyed along with the 181 Artillery Battalion after being ambushed by Turkish forces at their firing positions at Bellapais. |
| Artillery | 12.7 mm | Cyprus National Guard | 191 POP Artillery Company | Bellapais, Kyrenia | 3 | These guns were amongst those lost when the 191 POP was ambushed. |
| Artillery | 25-pounder | Cyprus National Guard | 181 Artillery Battalion | Bellapais, Kyrenia | 12 | The entire 181 Artillery Battalion was annihilated, with the loss of all personnel, and ambushed the firing positions of the 181 battalion and 191 company. The battalion refused to surrender its guns and was wiped out. | |
