Sunday, May 26, 2013

Mauritius




Mauritius

Mauritius
Capital: Port Louis




Due to the rising of sea levels, Mauritius is slowly sinking into the ocean.

2012- China donates 45 vehicles to the Mauritius police force. China has also provided CCTV cameras to Mauritius that were installed in urban and tourist areas. 



Mauritius has no official military. Only a National Police Force and the paramilitary Special Mobile Force and Coast Guard.

Military advisers work with the Special Mobile Force, Coast Guard, and police helicopter wing.





National Police Force
13,000 personnel?
helicopters

Special Support Unit (SSU)
Assist regular police in case of large scale civil unrest.



Special Mobile Force (SMF)
1,500 personnel

Saladin Mk II 6x6 wheeled armored cars with 76mm gun (10)
VAB 4x4 wheeled armored personnel carriers (11)

Tactica 4x4 wheeled armored personnel carriers (7)


Land Rovers


L16A1 81mm mortars

LRAC anti-tank rocket launchers (4)
Armbrust anti-tank rocket launchers
LAW 80 anti-tank rocket launchers (50)

Browning M2HB .50 cal machine guns
Browning 1919 .30 cal machine guns
AA-52 machine guns
FN MAG machine guns
Bren machine guns
Dragunov SVD style sniper rifles

FN FAL assault rifles

SIG SG 540
FN P90 carbines
HK MP5 sub-machine guns
Beretta M12 sub-machine guns
BXP sub-machine guns

Manurhin MR 73 revolvers
Walther PP pistols



National Coast Guard
500 personnel
4 patrol vessels



Smaller patrol boats
helicopters

Aircraft

Dornier Do 228 utility aircraft used for maritime patrol (2)

Britten Norman BN-2T Islander utility aircraft used for maritime patrol (1)
Eurocopter AS555 Fennec helicopter (1)

Eurocopter AS350 helicopter (1)
Aerospatiale AS315 Lama helicopters
Aerospatiale SA316 Alouette III helicopters (4)
HAL Dhruv helicopter (1)


National Investigation Unit (NIU)
200 agents with a network of 3,000 informers?


Mauritius Police and Special Mobile Force pictures








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