Chadian ground forces

The Chadian ground forces are by far the biggest component of the Military of Chad.

Structure

Equipment

Small arms

Name Caliber Country of origin Type Notes
MAC Mle 1950 9×19mm Parabellum  France semi-automatic pistol N/A
Tokagypt 58[1] 9×19mm Parabellum  Egypt semi-automatic pistol An Egyptian copy of a Soviet TT pistol
Walther P1[1] 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany semi-automatic pistol N/A
FB 35 9×19mm Parabellum  Poland semi-automatic pistol Polish copy of the Browning Hi-Power[1]
Manurhin MR 73 9×19mm Parabellum  France double-action revolver N/A
Walther PP-Super[1] 9×18mm Ultra  Germany semi-automatic pistol N/A
MAT-49[1] 9×19mm Parabellum  France submachine gun N/A
Uzi 9×19mm Parabellum  Israel submachine gun N/A
Beretta M12 9×19mm Parabellum  Italy submachine gun N/A
MAS-36 7.5×54mm French  France rifle N/A
AK-47[1] 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union assault rifle N/A
AKM[1] 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union assault rifle N/A
Type 56 assault rifle 7.62×39mm  People's Republic of China assault rifle Chinese version of AK-47
Yugo M-70 7.62×39mm  Yugoslavia assault rifle Yugoslav version of AK-47
FN FAL[1] 7.62×51mm NATO  Belgium assault rifle N/A
Heckler & Koch G3[1] 7.62×51mm NATO  Germany assault rifle N/A
SIG SG 542[1] 7.62×51mm NATO   Switzerland assault rifle A 7.62mm version of SIG SG 540
M16 rifle 5.56×45mm NATO  United States assault rifle N/A
FAMAS 5.56×45mm NATO  France assault rifle N/A
FN MAG[1] 7.62×51mm NATO  Belgium general purpose machine gun N/A
PK machine gun[1] 7.62×54mmR  Soviet Union general purpose machine gun N/A
RPD[1] 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union general purpose machine gun N/A
RPK[1] 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union general purpose machine gun N/A
SG-43 Goryunov 7.62×54mmR  Soviet Union general purpose machine gun N/A
DShK[1] 12.7×108mm  Soviet Union heavy machine gun N/A
M2 Browning[1] 12.7×99mm NATO  United States heavy machine gun N/A
AGS-17 30mm  Soviet Union grenade launcher N/A
M79 40mm  United States grenade launcher N/A

Anti-Tank Weapons

Name Caliber Country of origin Type Notes
M40 recoilless rifle 106mm  United States recoilless rifle N/A
B-11 recoilless rifle 107mm  Soviet Union recoilless rifle N/A
RPG-7[1] 85mm  Soviet Union rocket propelled grenade N/A
M72 LAW 66mm  United States anti-tank weapon N/A
APILAS 112mm  France anti-tank weapon N/A
ERYX 137mm  France anti-tank missile N/A
MILAN 115mm  France anti-tank missile N/A
BGM-71 TOW 152mm  United States anti-tank missile N/A

Mortars

Name Caliber Country of origin Type Quantity Notes
DTAT Cloche Spéciale (CS) 60 60mm  France Gun-mortar 24 N/A
M61[2] 81mm  France mortar 12 N/A
M43 82mm  Soviet Union mortar ? Modernized version of 82-PM-41
MO-120-AM-50 120mm  France heavy mortar 10 N/A

Anti-Aircraft Weapons

Name Caliber Country of origin Type Quantity
SA-6 Gainful none  Soviet Union/ Libya mobile surface-to-air missile system 12
SA-13 Gopher none  Soviet Union/ Libya mobile surface-to-air missile system 4
SA-7 Grail 72mm  Soviet Union/ Libya MANPADS 8
FIM-43 Redeye 70mm  United States MANPADS 130
FIM-92 Stinger 70mm  United States MANPADS 30
ZSU-23-4 23mm  Soviet Union SPAAG 4
Panhard AML-20 20mm  France SPAAG 6
ZU-23-2 23mm  Soviet Union anti-aircraft gun 16
ZPU-4 14.5mm  Soviet Union anti-aircraft gun N/A
? 20mm ? anti-aircraft gun N/A
? 30mm ? anti-aircraft gun N/A

Artillery

Name Caliber Country of origin Type Quantity
BM-13 132mm  Soviet Union multiple rocket launcher 6
BM-21[3] 122mm  Soviet Union multiple rocket launcher 4
2S1 Gvozdika 122mm  Soviet Union self-propelled howitzer 10
M101 howitzer 105mm  United States howitzer 5
D-30 122mm  Soviet Union howitzer 22
130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)[4] 130mm  Soviet Union/ Bulgaria howitzer 6
152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20) 152mm  Soviet Union howitzer 18

Armored vehicles

Name Caliber Country of origin Type Quantity
T-54/T-55 100mm  Soviet Union Main battle tank 60
BMP-1 73mm  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 122
BTR-3 30mm  Ukraine Armored personnel carrier 8
BTR-80 14.5mm  Soviet Union Armored personnel carrier 24
BTR-60 14.5mm  Soviet Union Armored personnel carrier 20
WZ-523 Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier 12.7mm  People's Republic of China Armored personnel carrier 10
ZFB-05 12.7mm  People's Republic of China Armored personnel carrier ?
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé none  France Armored personnel carrier 25
Panhard M3 none  France Armored personnel carrier 10
WMZ 551 105mm  People's Republic of China Tank destroyer ?
ERC-90 Lynx 90mm  France Armoured reconnaissance vehicle 7
ERC-90 Sagaie 90mm  France Armoured reconnaissance vehicle 4
EE-9 Cascavel 90mm  Brazil Armoured reconnaissance vehicle 20
Cadillac Gage Commando 90mm  United States Armoured reconnaissance vehicle 9
AML-90 90mm  France Armoured reconnaissance vehicle 20
AML-60 60mm  France Mobile mortar 30
Bastion PATSAS[5] none  France Armored car 22
RAM-2000[6] none  Israel Armored car 31
Black Scorpion 4x4 (Carat)[7] none  Belgium Armored car ?

future references (http://www.armyrecognition.com/chad_chadian_army_land_ground_forces_uk/chad_chadian_army_land_ground_forces_military_equipment_armoured_armored_vehicle_intelligence_uk.html)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (January 27, 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  2. ↑ http://www.jmu.edu/cisr/_pages/research/iraq-oig/04-fuze.pdf Retrieved on March 2, 2014
  3. ↑ Deagel.com - BM-21
  4. ↑ Deagel.com - M-46
  5. ↑ Armed forces of Chad takes delivery of the first Bastion Patsas light Special Operations vehicle - Armyrecognition.com, February 19, 2013
  6. ↑ http://beegeagle.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/chadian-army-show-up-in-mali-with-the-israeli-built-ramta-ram-2000-multimission-light-combat-vehicle/ Retrieved on March 7, 2014
  7. ↑ http://beegeagle.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/caratbelgium-black-scorpion-fast-attack-vehicles-acmatfrance-bastion-patsas-protected-vehicle-of-the-chadian-army/ Retrieved on March 16, 2014
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