Marines 3,000 Personnel.
CHILEAN MARINES AIR DEFENCE UNITS
Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
Marines Air Defence Systems
4 ADA bty
AD • SAM 40:
SP 40 M1097 HMMWV Avenger
MANPAD 148;
148 Blowpipe Portable SAM (Deal incl also 24 launchers)
Coastal Defence Systems
MSL• SSM
20 RGM-84L Harpoon-2 MI/SSM;
? MM-38 Exocet tactical SSM
• RADAR
Coast defence system
1 Excalibur (Ex-UK Navy; modernized in France before delivery)
Organisations by Service Notes:
Chilean Marines Forces by Role (Current order of battle):
Amph 1 bn: Marine 4 gp (total: 1 SSM bty (Excalibur Central Defence System), 2 trg bn, 4 inf bn, 4 ADA bty, 4 fd arty bty), 7 security det (one per naval zone)
Chilean Marines Inventory Equipment Note:
LT TK 16: 15 Scorpion; 1 Sultan: APC (W) 25 MOWAG Roland; 30 LVTP-5A1
ARTY 82 (TOWED 32: 105mm 8 KH-178; 155mm 24 G-5: MOR 50 81mm: RCL 106mm 30 M-40A1)
Official website: http://www.armada.cl
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