El Salvador

El Salvador

El Salvador

Capital: San Salvador

Fought the 1969 “Football War” or “100 Hours War” with Honduras.

1979-1992 Civil War

Right Wing government of El Salvador counter-insurgency against the FMLN and other left wing guerrillas. The U.S. supported the government of El Salvador with military equipment and military trainers and advisers. Government death squads were responsible for killing or “disappearing” thousands of Salvadoran guerrillas, left leaning activists, and even priest.

Minor dispute with Honduras over Conejo Island. Claimed by both nations.

Fuerza Armada de El Salvador

Air Force

Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena

Cessna A-37 Dragonfly attack aircraft (8)

C-47 transport aircraft (2)

Basler BT-67 transport aircraft (1)

IAI Arava 202 utility transport aircraft (3)

Cessna T-41 Mescalero trainer aircraft (1)

ENAER T-35 Pillan trainer aircraft (5)

Cessna 210 utility aircraft (2)

Socata Rallye utility aircraft (6)

Cessna O-2 Skymaster aircraft used for liaison (10)

Bell UH-1H Guardian transport helicopters (20)

Bell UH-1M Cazador helicopter gunships (6)

Bell 412 helicopter (4)

MD 500 helicopters (8)

Schweizer 300 helicopters (5)

Bell 206 helicopter (1)

Bell 407 helicopter (1)

Fuerza Naval de El Salvador

Navy

876 personnel

Patrol Ship (1)
BL-01 General Manuel Jose Arce

Patrol Craft (3)
Camcraft

PM-6
PM-7

PM-8

Patrol Boats
Commercial Cruiser Class
PM-10
PM-11

Point Class
PM-12

Protector Class
PC-0301
PC-0302
PC-0303
PC-0304
PC-0305
PC-0306
PC-0307
PC-0308
PC-0309
PC-0310

Piranha Class
PF-01
PF-02
PF-03
PF-04
PF-05
PF-06

Landing Craft, Medium (3)
BD-02

BD-04

BD-05



Service Craft
PRM-01
PRM-02
PRM-03
PRM-04

Air Boats (10)

Batallon de Infanteria de Marina (BIM)

Comandos Anfibios de Infanteria de Marina

Army

Ejercito Salvadoreno

14,165 personnel

AML 90 armored vehicles with 90mm guns (3)

Cashuat- 4x4 wheeled armored personnel carriers. Based on the Dodge M37B1 truck. Added armor. 

Made in El Salvador. Production facilities and program set up by the U.S. (41)

M113 armored personnel carriers (20)
UR-416 wheeled armored personnel carriers. German made. (4)

M3 Scout Car (5)
M3 Half-track (5)

VCTA1 (Vehiculo Caza Tanque)- Tank Hunting Vehicle.

Initially named the BC7A1 (Blindado de Combate) 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrier with two HS 404 20mm guns. Made in El Salvador.

VCTA2 (Vehiculo Caza Tanque)- Tank Hunting Vehicle. Armored vehicle with 2x20mm HS404 cannons on a turret. Additional M-60 machine gun. Made in El Salvador.

HMMWV utility vehicles (20)

AIL Storm utility vehicles (38)

Jeep utility vehicles

M114 towed 155mm howitzers (6)

Oto Melara Model 56 105mm pack howitzers (14)

M56 towed 105mm howitzers. Yugoslavian made copy of the M101. (18)

M202 towed 105mm howitzers (24)

M101 towed 105mm howitzers (8)

UB M-52 120mm mortars (Yugoslavian made) In storage?

M-74 120mm mortars (Yugoslavian made)

M29 81mm mortars

M19 60mm mortars

M67 recoilless rifles

RPG-7

M72 LAW anti-tank rocket launcher

Hawk MM-1 multiple grenade launchers

M203 under barrel grenade launchers

M79 grenade launchers

M82A1 anti-material/sniper rifle

M2HB .50 cal machine guns

M60 machine guns

M16A1 assault rifles

M14 assault rifles

Galil assault rifles

HK 33 assault rifles

HK G3 assault rifles

M4 carbines

HK MP5 sub-machine guns

Uzi sub-machine guns

FN P35 pistols

SA-7 Grail (Strela 2) shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

FIM-43 Redeye shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

Self Propelled M-55 20mm anti-aircraft guns on truck or half-track (4)

M-55 towed 20mm anti-aircraft guns. Yugoslavian made. (31)

TCM-20 towed 20mm anti-aircraft guns (4)

Reimiento de Caballeria
Brigada de Artilleria
Comando de Apoyo de Transmisiones de la Fuerza Armada (CATFA)
Comando de Ingenieros de la Fuerza Armada (CIFA)
Batallon de Sanidad Militar (BSM)

Batallon Cuscatlan- Air Assault unit?

Comando de Fuerzas Especiales- Special Forces Command

Batallon de Paracaidista
Paratroops

Grupo de Operaciones Especiales
Special Operations Group

Comando Especial Antiterrorista (CEAT)
Special Anti-terrorism Commando

Comando de Montana?

Comando de Apoyo Logistico de la Fuerza Armada (CALFA)- Armed Forces Logistical Support Command. Responsible for repairs of weapons, vehicles and equipment. Also acts as quartermaster for the armed forces. Produced indigenous armored vehicles such as the Cashuat, VCTA1 and the VCTA2.
Centro de Investigacion y Desarrollo Tecnologico (CIDET)- Technological Research and Development Center branch of CALFA.
Industrias Militares de la Fuerza Armada- Military Industries branch of CALFA.

Escuela Militar (Military School)

Capitan General Gerardo Barrios Universidad de La Libertad

Policia Nacional (National Police)
GRP- Special unit within the Policia Nacional

El Salvador Intelligence

Salvadoran Armed Forces pictures