During the

Cold War The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because the ...

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

and the

Warsaw Pact The Warsaw Pact (WP) or Treaty of Warsaw, formally the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland, between the Soviet Union and seven other Eastern Bloc socialist republic ...

both had large tank formations present in Europe. The following gives the number of armoured formations and tank strength as of 1981/1982 for Warsaw Pact and

member countries. These include formations and vehicles deployed outside Europe, such as in North America or the Asiatic USSR.

NATO

Grand Total: 35,000+ Tanks

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F073485-0011, Manöver, Kampfpanzer Leopard 2

;

German Army The German Army (, "army") is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German ''Bundeswehr'' together with the ''Marine'' (German Navy) and the ''Luftwaf ...

Formations * 6 Tank Divisions (''Panzerdivisionen'') (Mostly had Leopard 2s, but in very little amount.) * 4 Armored Infantry Divisions (''Panzergrenadierdivisionen'') (Mainly had Leopard 1s, due the scarcity of Leopard 2s) * 1 Mountain Division (''Gebirgsdivision'') * 6 Home Defense Tank Brigades (''Heimatschutz – Panzerbrigaden'') (Armed with older M48A2C/ M48A2G2s.) * 6 Home Defense Armored Infantry Brigades (''Heimatschutz – Panzergrenadierbrigaden'' (not complete) Total: 4000+ tanks (Total: 5000+ including Jagdpanzer)

United States

;Formations as of 1981/1983 * 4 Armored Divisions (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th)(Most of them had M60A3s and each had about 150 M1 tanks) * 6 Mechanized Divisions (Had mainly M1 Abrams Tanks) * 4 Infantry Divisions (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th) * 1 Airborne Division (incl. 1 Tank Battalion) (Had 50 Sheridan tanks) * 1 independent Tank Brigade (194th Armored) (Had mostly M1s.) * 4 independent Infantry Brigades * 3 Cavalry Regiments (Reconnaissance) (Generally only had 10–12 tanks, mainly Sheridans/ but some had M1s) * 3 ACAV Regiments (2nd, 3rd and 11th ACAV) * 3 Tank Battalions (most had M60A1 RISE Passive)

Marines Marines, or naval infantry, are typically a military force trained to operate in littoral zones in support of naval operations. Historically, tasks undertaken by marines have included helping maintain discipline and order aboard the ship (refle ...

* ? Tank Battalions

National Guard National Guard is the name used by a wide variety of current and historical uniformed organizations in different countries. The original National Guard was formed during the French Revolution around a cadre of defectors from the French Guards. Nat ...

(Reserve) ;Number of tanks: * 1,825

M48A5 The M48 Patton is an American first-generation main battle tank (MBT) introduced in February 1952, being designated as the 90mm Gun Tank: M48. It was designed as a replacement for the M26 Pershing, M4 Sherman, M46 and M47 Patton tanks, and wa ...

MBT * 1,555 M60 MBT * 7,000

M60A1 The M60 is an American second-generation main battle tank (MBT). It was officially standardized as the Tank, Combat, Full Tracked: 105-mm Gun, M60 in March 1959. Although developed from the M48 Patton, the M60 tank series was never officially ...

MBT * 540

M60A2 The M60 is an American second-generation main battle tank (MBT). It was officially standardized as the Tank, Combat, Full Tracked: 105-mm Gun, M60 in March 1959. Although developed from the M48 Patton, the M60 tank series was never officially ...

MBT (But Reserve on 1976) * 4,000+

M60A3 The M60 is an American second-generation main battle tank (MBT). It was officially standardized as the Tank, Combat, Full Tracked: 105-mm Gun, M60 in March 1959. Although developed from the M48 Patton, the M60 tank series was never officially ...

MBT * 3,000+

M1 Abrams The M1 Abrams is a third-generation American main battle tank designed by Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems) and named for General Creighton Abrams. Conceived for modern armored ground warfare and now one of the heaviest ta ...

MBT * 400

M551 Sheridan The M551 "Sheridan" AR/AAV ( Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle) was a light tank developed by the United States and named after General Philip Sheridan, of American Civil War fame. It was designed to be landed by parachute and to sw ...

AR/AAV (330 extra for training purposes) * 575 M60A1 ERA MBT with the

Total: 19,225+ tanks (min. 330 for training only) CENTAG mainly consisted of the US 5th and 7th corps along with more mech divisions. The US army had a fair amount of tanks, making up for the shortcomings of NATO tank numbers.

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

In 1984 :

;Formations * 6 Tank divisions (''divisions blindées'' – the

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7th 7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube (algebra), cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion ...

, 10th in France, the 1st,

3rd Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * Second#Sexagesimal divisions of calendar time and day, 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute'' Places * 3rd Street (d ...

and 5th in

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

) * 4 Light Armoured Divisions – the 6th,

9th 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and ...

, 12th, 14th * 2 Mechanised Infantry Divisions – the

8th 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...

and 15th Total: 1,868 tanks

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

;Formations * 3 Armoured divisions in 1981 ( 1st,

and 4th) as part of the

British Army of the Rhine There have been two formations named British Army of the Rhine (BAOR). Both were originally occupation forces in Germany, one after the First World War and the other after the Second World War. Both formations had areas of responsibility located a ...

. Total: 1,901 tanks and armoured cars Before the 1980s, equipment included the

Conqueror tank The FV 214 Conqueror, also known as "Tank, Heavy No. 1, 120 mm Gun, Conqueror" was a British heavy tank of the post-World War II era. It was developed as a response to the Soviet IS-3 heavy tank. The Conqueror's main armament, an L1 120 ...

(1955–1966) and FV4101 Charioteer (TA 1950s). Initially containing three armoured divisions, BAOR was reformed by 1960 into three mixed divisions and additional brigade groups. Then in the 1970s, as four smaller armoured divisions before reorganization as 3 armoured divisions in 1981–83.

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

As of 1981/83: ;Formations * 1 Tank Division * 2 Mechanised Infantry Divisions * 14 Infantry Divisions (some with tank battalions attached) Total: 3,500 Tanks

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

As of 1981/82: ;Formations * 5 Armored Brigades (two tank battalion each, 49 tanks each battalion)) * 9 Mechanized Brigades (one 49 tanks battalion each) * 4 Motorized Brigades (one armored battalion each, with 33 tanks) * 2 Armored Carabinieri (gendarmerie) battalions * 2 Armored independent battalions * 4 Recce independent battalions (31 tanks each) * Armored Troops School with the 31st Tank battalion * Armored Training Camp with the 1st Armored Regiment ;Number of tanks: * 900 MBT

Leopard 1 The Leopard 1 (also styled Leopard I, before the Leopard 2 simply known as Leopard) is a main battle tank designed and produced by Porsche in West Germany that first entered service in 1965. Developed in an era when HEAT warheads were thought ...

* 300 MBT

* 550 MBT

M47 Patton The M47 Patton was an American main battle tank, a development of the M46 Patton mounting an updated turret, and was in turn further developed as the M48 Patton. It was the second American tank to be named after General George S. Patton, command ...

(remaining of original 1,500) Total: 1,620 tanks

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

As of 1981/82: ;Formations * 1 armoured division * 2 mechanised divisions (1 of which reserve) ;Number of Tanks: * 468 MBT

* 330 MBT

Centurion tank The Centurion was the primary British Army main battle tank of the post-World War II period. Introduced in 1945, it is widely considered to be one of the most successful post-war tank designs, remaining in production into the 1960s, and seeing ...

* 120 light tank AMX 13/105 Total: 918 tanks

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

As of 1983: ;Formations * 1 Mechanised Division (

Jutland Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...

)The Jutland division/Jyske division. * 1 Light Battlegroup/Jyske kampgruppe. (

) 3 Motorized battalions with 8 Centurion tanks with 105mm guns and a battalion of 24 105mm light howitzers. * 2 Independent Mechanised Brigades (

Zealand Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is the 1 ...

) * 4 Light Battlegroups (

)Each battlegroup with 8–10 Centurion with 84mm gun and a field artillery battalion. Plus motorized infantry battalions. * 1 Battlegroup (

Bornholm Bornholm () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland. Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. It has usually been ruled by ...

) Motorized infantry and a battalion of 24 light artillery pieces. * 1 Battlegroup/Kampgruppe Funen/ 2 motorized infantry battalions. Light artillery battalion of 24 howitzers 105mm. ;Number of Tanks:

The Jutland Division/Jyske division. * 120 MBT

A3 (40 in each Brigade x3) * 18 light tank

M41 Walker Bulldog The M41 Walker Bulldog, officially 76-mm Gun Tank, M41, was an American light tank developed for armed reconnaissance purposes. It was produced by Cadillac between 1951 and 1954 and marketed successfully to the United States Army as a replaceme ...

(Recon Battalion) * 50

Mk.V with 84 mm gun in the tank destroyer battalion of the division. 10 Centurion with 105mm gun with the motorized infantry battalion of the Jutland division. 6x Anti-tank Squadrons in reserve in four regions and one Light-Battlegroupe with 10 centurion with 105mm gun.In each 3 regions of Jutland there was an infantry battalion. 1 of 3 also with a battalion of light howitzers. Jyske kampgruppe/Jutland battlegroup with its tanks and artillery was to assist each region if overwhelmed and the strongest force in Jutland. The Jutland division was in Sleswig/Holstein.

* 90 MBT

MK.V2 with 105 mm L7A1 gun (50 in one Brigade, 40 in the other. All with 105mm gun) * 36

MK.V with 84 mm gun (4 tank Squadrons in 4 Light-Battlegroups) * 18 light tank

(Recon Battalion) * Region IV Funen. Battlegroup 20 centurion with 84mm gun.

* 16 light tank

(1 Light Tank Squadron and 1 Recon Squadron) * Possibly a number om M10 tank destroyers, when taking absolutely all reserves into account. I have not listed a number Total: 350 tanks

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

As of 1981/82: ;Formations * 1 Armoured Brigade (17 Ps Bde – Spich-Altenrath) * 3 Mechanised Brigades (1 PsInf Bde – Leopoldsburg, 4 PsInf Bde – Soest, 7 PsInf Bde – Marche-En-Famenne) * 1 Reserve Mechanised Brigade ;Number of tanks: * 334 MBT

* 62 MBT

(reserve) * 136 light tank

FV101 Scorpion The FV101 Scorpion is a British armoured reconnaissance vehicle, and also a light tank. It was the lead vehicle and the fire support type in the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), CVR(T), family of seven armoured vehicles. Manufactured by ...

* 154 light tank

FV107 Scimitar The FV107 Scimitar is an armoured tracked military reconnaissance vehicle (sometimes classed as a light tank) used by the British Army. It was manufactured by Alvis in Coventry. It is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion, but mounts a high-veloci ...

* 80 tankdestroyer

Kanonenjagdpanzer The Kanonenjagdpanzer (''KanJPz''; also known as Jagdpanzer Kanone 90mm, "tank destroyer, gun 90mm") was a West German Cold War tank destroyer. Its design was very similar to that of the World War II Jagdpanzer IV. History The first prototypes of ...

Total: 766 tanks

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

As of 1981/82: ;Formations * 1 Mechanized Brigade (

4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (4CMBG; french: 4e Groupe-brigade mécanisé du Canada, 4GBMC) was a formation of the Canadian Army, then Mobile Command of the unified Canadian Forces. It was part of the European formation known as Canadian ...

, based in Germany) * 2 Motorized Brigades ( 1 Canadian Brigade Group and 5e Groupe-brigade du Canada, both based in Canada with

taskings to Europe. 1CBG provided personnel for REFORGER and 5GBC as the CAST

Canadian Air-Sea Transportable Brigade Group The Canadian Air-Sea Transportable Brigade Group, or CAST, was a Canadian Forces battle group dedicated to the rapid reinforcement of Norway in the event of a land war in Europe. The Group was based on a mechanized infantry brigade, supported by ...

earmarked for service in Norway). * 114 MBT

* 195

AVGP The AVGP (Armoured Vehicle General Purpose), later known as the LAV I, is a series of three amphibious armoured fighting vehicles ordered by the Canadian military in the 1970s. The vehicles, named Grizzly, Cougar and Husky respectively, were bas ...

Cougar (amphibious, direct Fire Support Vehicle (Wheeled) FSV(W) variant of the Canadian built Armoured Vehicle General Purpose AVGP based on the Swiss MOWAG 6X6 Piranaha hull with 76 mm gun in British FV101 Scorpion Tank Turret). The Leopards and Cougars came into service in the late 1970s and replaced 274

Centurion Tank The Centurion was the primary British Army main battle tank of the post-World War II period. Introduced in 1945, it is widely considered to be one of the most successful post-war tank designs, remaining in production into the 1960s, and seeing ...

s used by

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC; french: links=no, Corps blindé royal canadien) is the armoured corps within the Canadian Army, including 3 Regular and 18 Reserve Force regimentsThe Regiments and Corps of the Canadian Army (Queen's Printe ...

units (The Canadian Centurion tanks served in Germany for 25 years, from January 1952 to January 1977). Total: 114 MBT (+195 FSV) = 309 tanks

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

As of 1981/82: ;Formations * Independent Armoured Squadrons ;Number of tanks: * 78 MBT

* 38 MBT

M48 Patton The M48 Patton is an American List of main battle tanks by generation#First generation, first-generation main battle tank (MBT) introduced in February 1952, being designated as the 90mm Gun Tank: M48. It was designed as a replacement for the M2 ...

* 70 light tank NM-116 (upgraded

M24 Chaffee The M24 Chaffee (officially Light Tank, M24) was an American light tank used during the later part of World War II; it was also used in post–World War II conflicts including the Korean War, and by the French in the War in Algeria and the Firs ...

) Total: 186 tanks

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

As of 1981/82: ;Formations * 1 Tank Regiment * 2 Cavalry Regiments ;Number of tanks: * 34 MBT

* 30 MBT

* Up to 16 light tank

Total: ~80 tanks

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

As of 1981/82: ;Formations * 1 Armoured Division * 2 Independent Armoured Brigades Total: 1,310 tanks

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

Members of NATO from 30 May 1982: ;Formations * 1 Armoured Division * 1 Mechanised Division * 3 Armoured Cavalry Brigades * 1 Light Cavalry Regiment ;Number of tanks: * 340 MBT

* 110 MBT

* 200 MBT

AMX-30 The AMX-30 is a main battle tank designed by Ateliers de construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux (AMX, then GIAT) and first delivered to the French Army in August 1966. The first five tanks were issued to the 501st ''Régiment de Chars de Combat'' (T ...

* 180 light tank

Total: 830 tanks

Warsaw Pact The Warsaw Pact (WP) or Treaty of Warsaw, formally the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland, between the Soviet Union and seven other Eastern Bloc socialist republic ...

Grand Total: 59,100+ Tanks

USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...

;Formations As of 1981/82 the

Soviet Ground Forces uk, Радянська армія , image = File:Communist star with golden border and red rims.svg , alt = , caption = Emblem of the Soviet Army , start_date ...

had: * 36 Tank Divisions, including six Tank Armies with four tank divisions each. * 85 Mechanised Infantry Divisions * 6 Airborne Divisions * 2 Naval Infantry Divisions * 3 Naval Infantry Brigades ;Tank strength * 20000+ Medium Tanks, T-54/55 and T-62, 1000+ T-10A/M Heavy tanks (reserve) T-10 /

T-10M The T-10 (also known as Object 730 or, IS-8) was a Soviet heavy tank of the Cold War, the final development of the IS tank series. During development, it was called IS-8 and IS-9. It was accepted into production in 1952 as the IS-10 (''Iosif ...

T-54 The T-54 and T-55 tanks are a series of Soviet main battle tanks introduced in the years following the World War II, Second World War. The first T-54 prototype was completed at Nizhny Tagil by the end of 1945.Steven Zaloga, T-54 and T-55 Mai ...

T-55 The T-54 and T-55 tanks are a series of Soviet main battle tanks introduced in the years following the Second World War. The first T-54 prototype was completed at Nizhny Tagil by the end of 1945.Steven Zaloga, T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks ...

T-62 The T-62 is a Soviet Union, Soviet main battle tank that was first introduced in 1961. As a further development of the T-54/T-55, T-55 series, the T-62 retained many similar design elements of its predecessor including low profile and thick ...

* 15,000 MBT T64A/B, T-72 Ural/T-72A, T-80/T-80B

T-64 The T-64 is a Soviet tank manufactured in Kharkiv, and designed by Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau. The tank was introduced in the early 1960s. It was a more advanced counterpart to the T-62: the T-64 served in tank divisions, while ...

T-72 The T-72 is a family of Soviet/Russian main battle tanks that entered production in 1969. The T-72 was a development of the T-64, which was troubled by high costs and its reliance on immature developmental technology. About 25,000 T-72 tanks ha ...

T-80 The T-80 is a main battle tank (MBT) that was designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union and manufactured in Russia. The T-80 is based on the T-64, while incorporating features from the later T-72. The chief designer of the T-80 was So ...

* 870 amphibious Reconnaissance Tanks PT-76/85

PT-76 The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank that was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces. It was widely exported to other friendly states, like ...

(''Plavayushchiy Tank'') * 1,800 med. tank

T-34 The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank introduced in 1940. When introduced its 76.2 mm (3 in) tank gun was less powerful than its contemporaries while its 60-degree sloped armour provided good protection against Anti-tank warfare, anti-tan ...

(At the Chinese border – most used for driver training; withdrawn in 1979) Total: 40000 tanks

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1988-1007-008, Berlin, 39

As of 1981/82: ;Formations * 2 Tank Division * 4 Mechanised Infantry Divisions ;Number of tanks: * 1,500 MBT

(further 1600 tanks stored) * 120 Reconnaissance tanks

Total: 1,620+ tanks

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

As of 1981/82: ;Formations * 5 Tank Divisions * 8 Mechanised Infantry Divisions * 1 Amphibious Assault Division ;Number of Tanks: * 3,400

MBT * 30

MBT * 130

Armored Reconnaissance tanks Total: 4,010 tanks

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

As of 1980 ;Formations * 7 Tank Divisions (2 on full numbers, 3 on reduced numbers, 2 created by mobilization) * 8 Motor-Rifle Divisions (3 on full numbers, 2 on reduced numbers, 3 created by mobilization) ;Number of Tanks as of year 1980: * 31

* 1,960

* 1,804

* 428

Total in 1980: 4,223 tanks

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

As of 1981/82 ;Formations * 5 Tank Brigades (in Sofia, Kazanlak, Karlovo, Sliven and Aytos) * 8 Motor Rifle Divisions ;Number of Tanks: * 1,800 MBT

* 250 MBT

* 100 medium tank

* 250 light tank

Total: 2,400 tanks

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

As of 1981/82 ;Formations * 1 Tank Division (in Tata) * 5 Motor Rifle Divisions (in Gyöngyös, Kiskunfélegyháza, Zalaegerszeg, Kaposvár and Nyíregyháza) ;Number of Tanks: * 1,000 MBT

* 100 light tanks

Total: 1,100 tanks

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

As of 1981/82 ;Formations * 2 Tank Divisions (in Targu-Mures and Bucuresti) * 8 Mechanised Infantry Divisions (in Iasi, Braila, Constanta, Bucuresti, Craiova, Timișoara, Oradea and Dej) ;Number of Tanks: * 935 medium tanks T-34-85 * 31 MBT

Ural-1 * 758 MBT

, * 121 MBT TR-77 Total: 1,845 tanks

Other

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

As of ca 1980 ;Formations * 4 Armoured Brigades, type PB 63 * 1 Armoured Brigade, type Gotland * 1 Mechanized Brigade, type MekB 10 (under development) * 2 Independent Armoured Battalions, I 19/P 5 ;Number of tanks * 264 MBT

Stridsvagn 103 The Stridsvagn 103 (Strv 103), also known as the Alternative S and S-tank, is a Swedish post-World War II main battle tank, designed and manufactured in Sweden. "Strv" is the Swedish military abbreviation of ''stridsvagn'', Swedish for chariot an ...

(72 per brigade, plus two independent battalions with 24 each) * 192 MBT

(72 per brigade, plus a future mechanized brigade with 48) The Swedish army was in the process of forming a mechanized brigade, type MekB 10, which became active in 1983/84. This brigade was only equipped with 48 MBT's (Centurions) compared to the 72 MBT's of the regular armoured brigades, but instead received 24

Infanterikanonvagn 91 The Infanterikanonvagn 91 ("infantry cannon wagon 91"), Ikv 91, was a high mobility assault gun that was developed to meet the operational requirements of the Swedish Army. It was designed and manufactured by Hägglund and Söner (now Hägglunds ...

infantry support vehicles. Total: 456 tanks

Footnotes

References

* ''Armed Forces 1981/82'' In: ''The Military Balance'' of the

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