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List of current equipment of the Chilean Marine Corps

This is a list of equipment of the Chilean Marine Corps (CIM) currently in use. It includes small arms, artillery, military vehicles, watercraft and UAVs.

Equipment edit

Handguns edit

Name Origin Type Cartridge Image Details
Colt .45 caliber   US Semi-automatic pistol 11.43×23 mm   Used by personnel who perform functions as members of security units.[1]
IWI Jericho 941   IL Semi-automatic pistol 9×19 mm   The Chilean Marine Corps has the IWI Jericho 941 RPSL.[2][3]

Used by the Expeditionary Amphibious Brigade (BAE) and the Marine Infantry Commandos.[4]

Battle / assault rifles edit

Name Origin Type Cartridge Image Details
Heckler & Koch HK33A2   DE Assault rifle 5.56×45 mm   Rifles used since the late 60s, renovated and recovered over time. It is currently used by support, facility security, service and reserve units of the Chilean Marine Corps.[5]
Heckler & Koch HK33SG1[5] —
Colt M4A1   US Assault rifle 5.56×45 mm   Used by the Marine Infantry Commandos.[4] It is a special operations optimized rifle model (SOPMOD).[6]
FN SCAR-L   BE Assault rifle 5.56×45 mm The SCAR-L replaced the Heckler & Koch HK33A2 as the standard light weapon for riflemen in the Chilean Marine Corps, and the SCAR-H replaced the Heckler & Koch HK33SG1 as the weapon used by select marksmen of the naval squadron.[5]

The SCAR-L, incorporated from 2014, corresponds to the standard 14" and long 18" barrel version, and has accessories such as Elcan Specter optical sights and Eotech red dot sights, FN40GL-L 40 mm grenade launcher and sound suppressors.[7]

FN SCAR-H Battle rifle 7.62×51 mm

Sniper rifles edit

Name Origin Type Cartridge Image Details
Barrett M82A1   US Anti-materiel sniper rifle 12.7×99 mm   Barrett M82A1 is used by the BAE and Marine Infantry Commandos, while the Barrett Model 98B is used by the BAE only.[4]

Both weapons mount the Schmidt & Bender 5-25x56 PM II LP optical sight.[7]

Barrett Model 98B Sniper rifle 8.6×70 mm  

Submachine guns edit

Name Origin Type Cartridge Image Details
Heckler & Koch MP5   DE Submachine gun 9×19 mm   It is used by the Marine Infantry Commandos.[4]

Machine guns edit

Name Origin Type Cartridge Image Details
L43A1   UK General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51 mm   British version of the FN MAG mounted on the FV101 Scorpion light tank of reconnaissance as a secondary weapon.[8]
Browning M2 HB   US Heavy machine gun 12.7×99 mm   Mounted on HMMWV 4x4 armoured tactical vehicles.[7][9]
Heckler & Koch MG4   DE Light machine gun 5.56×45 mm   Machine guns acquired in 2014 to replace the Ultimax 100 MK 3 and MG3, respectively.[7]

MG4 used by BAE and Marine Infantry Commandos, while MG5 is used by BAE only.[4]

Heckler & Koch MG5 General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51 mm  
FN MAG   BE General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51 mm   Secondary weapon of the LAV III (NZLAV) 8x8 light armoured vehicles.[10]

Grenade launchers edit

Name Origin Type Cartridge Image Details
Mk 19   US Automatic grenade launcher 40 mm   Mounted on HMMWV 4x4 armoured tactical vehicles.[7][9]
FN40GL-L   BE Coupled grenade launcher   Accessory for the FN SCAR-L.[7]

Anti-armor weapons edit

Name Origin Type Cartridge Image Details
M72 LAW   US Rocket-propelled grenade 66 mm   In 2018, a new variant of this weapon was reported to be in service.[11]
AT4[4]   SE Anti-tank weapon 84 mm   —

Mortars edit

Name Origin Type Cartridge Image Details
M60   AT Light mortar 60 mm   In 2015, the mortars of 60 mm and 81 mm from the Austrian company Hirtenberger Defense Systems were incorporated.[7]

Used by the BAE to provide fire support to the sections and companies of the Marine Corps.[7]

M81 Medium-weight mortar 81 mm  

Howitzers edit

Name Origin Type Cartridge Image Details
KH-178   KOR Towed howitzer 105 mm   16 howitzers that were acquired in 1991.[7][12]

Used by the Combat Support Battalion No. 41 Hurtado of the BAE.[7]

G-4   IL 155 mm   24 howitzers that were acquired second-hand from South Africa in 1992.[13][14]

Used for coastal defense by Marine Infantry Detachments No. 1 Lynch and No. 4 Cochrane. Mercedes-Benz Zetros MB 1833 4x4 trucks are used to tow them.[14]

Anti-ship weapons edit

Name Origin Type Image Details
Excalibur   UK Anti-ship missile   A coastal defense version that was developed in the United Kingdom and deployed to Gibraltar from 1985 to 1997.[15] It uses Exocet MM-38 ground-launched missiles.[8]

In 1993 steps were taken that concluded with the acquisition of a battery for the Chilean Marine Corps.[8] In 2019, it is still reported to be in service with Marine Infantry Detachment No. 1 Lynch for coastal defense roles.[14]

Armoured vehicles edit

Name Origin Type Image Details
BV-206D (VT-206) / M-973[16][17]   SE /   CL Tracked articulated vehicle   The first vehicles arrived in 1988.[9]

Some of these vehicles were assembled by Cardoen Industries.[16]

FV101 Scorpion   UK Light tank of reconnaissance   In 1993 steps were taken in the United Kingdom that concluded with the acquisition of 12 second-hand units.[8][9] In 2008, these units were replaced by 15 second-hand units from Spain.[9]

These latter units are modified and have a 200 hp Perkins T6/3544 six-cylinder diesel engine and optronic systems consisting of a laser rangefinder, night vision devices and an electronic calculator.[8]

M1151/M1152 HMMWV[18]   US Armoured tactical vehicle   4x4 vehicles acquired after the acquisition of the M998 HMMWV in 2006. Armed with Mk 19 grenade launcher and Browning M2 HB machine gun.[9]

These vehicles partly replaced the PVPs that had been acquired in 2009 and then gradually transferred to Carabineros de Chile.[9][17]

LAV III (NZLAV)   CA Light armoured vehicle   22 second-hand 8x8 units purchased in New Zealand in April 2022. They will be delivered in two batches, one in 2022 and one in 2023.[19][10]

Vehicles armed with a M242 Bushmaster cannon as primary weapon and two FN MAG machine guns as secondary weapons.[10]

Kia KLTV181/182   KOR Armoured tactical vehicle   4x4 vehicles of the troop transport version acquired in December 2022.[20]

Utility vehicles edit

Name Origin Type Image Details
Kia KM 420   KOR Light utility vehicle   4x4 vehicles acquired in the early 2000s.[16]
M998 HMMWV   US Light utility vehicle   4x4 transport version vehicles acquired second-hand in 2006.[9]
Polaris Sportsman 500   US All-terrain vehicle   6x6 ATVs purchased over a decade ago.[21]
Honda XR250[22]   JP Off-road motorcycle   —

Shelter vehicles edit

Name Origin Type Image Details
— — Shelter vehicle   In 2020, the purchase of a shelter vehicle was tendered to replace the one operated by the Marine Infantry Detachment No. 1 Lynch.[23] But it was canceled due to the contingency of the COVID-19 pandemic.[24]

Support trucks edit

Name Origin Type Image Details
M-35 A2   US Cargo truck   6x6 trucks acquired in the 1990s. Most replaced by Kia KM 250 and KM 500 trucks.[16]
Kia KM 250   KOR Cargo truck   6x6 multi-purpose military trucks acquired in the 2000s.[7]
Kia KM 450   KOR Light cargo truck   4x4 multi-purpose military trucks acquired in the 2000s.[7]
Kia KM 500   KOR Cargo truck   6x6 multi-purpose military trucks acquired in the 2000s.[16]
Kia KM 255   KOR Fuel tanker truck   6x6 trucks used as fuel tanker.[25]
Kia KM 451   KOR Ambulance pickup truck   4x4 trucks used as ambulances.[7]
Kia KM 502[16]   KOR Wrecker truck   6x6 trucks used as wrecker.
Mercedes-Benz Zetros MB 1833   DE Cargo truck   4x4 trucks acquired in 2014 and used to tow the G-4 howitzers.[14][26]
International DT 4600[27]   US —   It is 4x4 trucks.

Watercraft edit

Name Origin Type Image Details
Zodiac[4]   FR Inflatable boat   —
Pumar   CL The Chilean Marine Corps employs various models of Pumar inflatable boats produced by ASMAR.[28]

UAVs edit

Name Origin Type Image Details
Skua   CL Miniature UAV — Developed by Seawind SA Ltda. in 2010 and acquired in 2012 by the Chilean Marine Corps.[29]

It is the first reconnaissance UAV fully incorporated into a Chilean military force.[29]

Chercán   CL Compact quadcopter — Developed by SISDEF and deployed in 2015 by the Chilean Marine Corps in MINUSTAH.[30]
Mavic Pro   CN   4 units acquired between 2018 and 2019.[31]
Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual   CN   3 units acquired in 2020.[32]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ García, Nicolás (22 September 2020). "La Infantería de Marina de Chile licita equipamiento para unidades de seguridad". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ^ García, Nicolás (30 September 2020). "La Armada de Chile compra accesorios de Amomax e IMI Defense para pistolas Jericho 941". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. ^ García, Nicolás (29 October 2020). "Willforce y Protactical entregarán a la Infantería de Marina de Chile equipo táctico individual". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Vásquez Escobar, Luis (2019). "Los comandos de operaciones especiales en las Fuerzas Armadas de Chile". Tecnología Militar (in Spanish) (3): 43–44.
  5. ^ a b c García, Nicolás (25 July 2013). "Chile concreta la compra de fusiles SCAR-L y SCAR-H de FN HERSTAL para Infantería de Marina". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Chile evalúa adquirir entre 13.000 y 15.000 nuevos fusiles de asalto". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). 5 November 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m García, Nicolás (1 July 2017). "La Infantería de Marina de Chile exhibe en Concón sus más modernos fusiles y ametralladoras". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e García, Nicolás (6 August 2018). "FV-101 Scorpion, el todo terreno de la Infantería de Marina de Chile". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h García, Nicolás (18 July 2018). "Chile expande las capacidades blindadas de sus Fuerzas Armadas". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  10. ^ a b c García, Nicolás (21 April 2022). "Chile compra a Nueva Zelanda 22 carros NZLAV 8x8 para la Infantería de Marina". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  11. ^ García, Nicolás (20 September 2018). "El Ejército de Chile exhibe sus Cougar y Ecureuil de Airbus en Santiago". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  12. ^ "[한국무기 디테일] ⑥ 사거리 30km인 한국형 155mm 견인곡사포, 기아기공(현 현대 위아)의 KH179". 시큐리티팩트 (in Korean). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  13. ^ Ciranno Maureira, Antonio (2007). "La artillería de campaña en Chile". Tecnología Militar (in Spanish) (2): 48–50.
  14. ^ a b c d García, Nicolás (23 August 2019). "La Infantería de Marina de Chile entrena en el altiplano y en la patagonia". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  15. ^ Friedman, Norman (1997). The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997–1998. Naval Institute Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-55750-268-1.
  16. ^ a b c d e f García, Nicolás (23 June 2020). "Card Service vende filtros para vehículos militares a la Infantería de Marina de Chile". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  17. ^ a b Grupo Edefa (2020). "Anuario Latinoamericano de la Defensa 2020". Chile. Anuario Latinoamericano de la Defensa (in Spanish): 113.
  18. ^ García, Nicolás (20 March 2020). "La Armada de Chile despliega a la BAE en Valparaíso y Biobío por el Covid-19". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  19. ^ "Twenty two Light Armoured Vehicles sold to Chilean Navy". www.nzdf.mil.nz. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  20. ^ García, Nicolás (12 December 2022). "La Infantería de Marina de la Armada de Chile incorpora blindados tácticos KLTV 4x4". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  21. ^ García, Nicolás (18 January 2019). "La Infantería de Marina solicita repuestos para motos Polaris 6X6". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  22. ^ García, Nicolás (30 May 2019). "La Infantería de Marina de Chile licita repuestos para motos Honda XR-250". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  23. ^ García, Nicolás (18 February 2020). "La Armada de Chile licita la compra de un vehículo con shelter". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  24. ^ "Gobierno revoca compra de millonario todoterreno para la Armada". latercera.com (in Spanish). 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  25. ^ García, Nicolás (22 March 2019). "La Brigada Anfibia Expedicionaria presenta sus capacidades al Comoper". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  26. ^ "Dotación y Estructura de la Armada de Chile". Defensa.com (in Spanish). 21 November 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  27. ^ "Aviación Naval e Infantería de Marina de Chile: programas de modernización". Defensa.com (in Spanish). 30 November 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  28. ^ García, Nicolás (17 June 2021). "Infantería de Marina de la Armada de Chile, capacidad anfibia y expedicionaria lista para el combate". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  29. ^ a b Covacevich Castex, Gerardo (March–April 2013). "47 años de UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicle) en la Armada de Chile" (PDF). Revista de Marina (in Spanish). 130 (933). Viña del Mar, Chile: 156–157.
  30. ^ García, Nicolás (16 August 2018). "KineStore vende un drone Mavic Pro a la Infantería de Marina de Chile". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  31. ^ García, Nicolás (18 April 2019). "Kinestore vende a la Infantería de Marina de Chile tres drones 'Mavic Pro'". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  32. ^ García, Nicolás (15 October 2020). "La Infantería de Marina de Chile compra a Heliboss tres drones Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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