Military


Ground
Self Defense
Forces
Equipment

Type 1990 1995 2000 2006 2010 2015 2020
Tanks 1222 1160 1040 980 880 600
Type 61 400 190 - -
Type 74 822 870 870 700 560
Type 90 - 100 170 280 320
MBT-X - - - - - 50 100
Personnel Carriers        
Type 60 300 380 270 30
Type 73 250 310 340 340 310
Type 96 - - - 160 250
Armored Vehicles        
Type 89 - 40 60 - 70
Type 90 ARV - - - - -
Reconnaissance        
Type 87 RCV 35 80 90 100 100
Type 82 122 200 230 200 220
Artillery
Self-Propelled + Towed 900 630 600
Self-Propelled 290 160 310 250 210
Type 74 20 - 20 -
Type 75 200 70 200 140 80
Type 96 - - - -
Type 99 155 - - - 20 50
M-110A2 70 90 90 90 80
Towed        
FH-70 140 380 460 480 420
M-101 290 - - -
M-1/M-2 40 - - -
M-115 40 - - -
Rockets        
89mm 910 2970 1430 910
Type 75 130mm 70 70 60 20
MLRS - 10 50 90 100
Recoiless        
84mm 2600 2720 2720 2720 2710
106mm 450 270 100 30
Anti-Tank        
Type 64 220 220 170 60
Type 79 100 220 240 220 190
Type 87 44 180 260 410 440
Air Defense        
Twin 70 50 30 10
Type 87 SP 60 40 50 50
Aviation
Army Aircraft        
LR-1 20 20 10 10
LR-2 - - 90 90
Attack Helos 50 80 90 90 90 90 90
AH-64D / AH-X - - - 2 10 50 90
AH-2 / OH-1 - - - - 100
AH-1S 50 80 90 90 70 40 0
AH-1E/F - - - -
Transport Helos        
AS-332L 3 3 3 3 3
UH-1H/J 137 130 150 150 140
CH-47J 15 30 40 50 50
OH-6D 171 180 170 -
KV-107 37 10 - -
TH-55 20 Some - -
MD-500  - - - 120 20
UH-60J - - 10 30 30
Missiles
Surface to Air        
SAM-1 Type 81 TAN 44 60 60 60 60
Type 87 - - 40 90 50
SAM-2 Type 91 - - 110 210 330
SAM-2 Type 93 Kin - - 40 90 110
Chu-SAM - - - - 10
I-HAWK 200 200 200 200 180
FIM-92A Stinger 180 330 320 80 50
Surface to Surface        
Type 88 - - - 100 100

Sources: Military Periscope, The Military Balance



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