Philippine Army

Introduction
The Philippine Army was founded originally in 1897 under Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, then first president of the republic of the Philippines. It was then reformed by President Noynoy Aquino in 2010. Currently the Philippine Army is one of the strongest South East Asian Army in the world.

Equipment
A standard Philippine Army soldier is armed with an M4 carbine or M16 Assault rifle. And a standard sidearm of either M9 or Glock 18 Pistol. But it also varies from any serviceman.


 * M4 CAR Assault Rifle
 * M16/A2/A4 Assault Rifle
 * FN SCAR-H
 * H&K MP5
 * M111 Shotgun
 * M249 SAW
 * M60
 * Steyr Aug
 * M203 Grenade Launcher
 * M79 Thumper Grenade Launcher
 * M9 Biretta
 * Glock 18 Pistol
 * Mk14 FLORO

Service vehicles include the following:


 * M1A2 Abrams [MBT]
 * M113 Armored Personnel Carrier [Mk19, .50 Cal,M120 Mortar ]
 * Simba LFV [M60, 25mm Bushmaster, TOW Launcher]
 * M109 Paladin [Heavy Howitzer]
 * HUMVEE [TOW Launcher, .50 Cal]
 * Desert Patrol Vehicle [Scout Vehicle][M249, and .50 Cal]
 * Piranha [non line of sight, Heavy Artillery]

Primary Purpose
Serve as the primary ground force to contain or destroy the enemy during aggressive attacks, provides security along with the Philippine National Police and build Infrastructure during peace time.

See Also:

Philippine Air Force Philippine Republic