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List of equipment of the Guinean Army

This is a list of equipment of the Guinean Army in service.

Many of Guineas's weapons are of Warsaw Pact origin.

Small arms edit

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
TT-33[1]   7.62×25mm Tokarev Semi-automatic pistol   Soviet Union
Submachine guns
Sa 23[1]   9×19mm Submachine gun   Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
MAT-49[1]   9×19mm Submachine gun   France
Sterling[1]   9×19mm Submachine gun   United Kingdom
Rifles
SKS[1]   7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle   Soviet Union
AKM[1]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
Vz. 58[1]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Type 81[2]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
Heckler & Koch G3[1]   7.62×51mm Battle rifle   West Germany
MAS-36[3]   7.5×54mm Bolt-action rifle   France
Machine guns
RPD[1]   7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon   Soviet Union
PKM[1]   7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun   Soviet Union
KPV[1]   14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
DShK[1]   12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-2[1]   40mm Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union
RPG-7[1]   40mm Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union

Anti-tank weapons edit

Name Image Type Origin Caliber Quantity Notes
9M14 Malyutka[4]   Anti-tank weapon   Soviet Union

Vehicles edit

Tanks
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
PT-76   Amphibious Light tank   Soviet Union 15[5] INS
T-34-85   Medium tank   Soviet Union 30[5] INS
T-54   Medium tank   Soviet Union 8[5] INS
Armoured fighting vehicles
BRDM-1   Amphibious armored scout car   Soviet Union 25[5] INS
BRDM-2   Amphibious armored scout car   Soviet Union INS
BMP-1   Infantry fighting vehicle   Soviet Union 2[5] INS
Armoured fighting vehicles
BTR-152   Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union 6[5] INS
BTR-40   Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union 16[5] INS
BTR-50   Amphibious Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union 10[5] INS
BTR-60   Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union 8[5] INS
Mamba   Armored personnel carrier   South Africa 10[5] INS
GAZ Tigr   Infantry mobility vehicle   Russia 4 INS
Reconnaissance vehicles
Panhard AML-90   Armored car   France 2[5] INS
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles
PUMA M26-15   MRAP   South Africa 32[6] INS
PUMA M36 MRAP   South Africa 9[5] INS

Artillery edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Rocket artillery
BM-27 Uragan   Multiple rocket launcher   Soviet Union 3[5] INS
Mortars
PM-38   Mortar   Soviet Union 20[5] INS
MT-13   Mortar   Soviet Union INS
Field artillery
ZiS-2   Anti-tank gun   Soviet Union 2[5] INS
A-19   Field gun   Soviet Union 12[5] INS
D-44   Field gun   Soviet Union 6[5] INS
M-46   Field gun   Soviet Union 12[5] INS

Air defence systems edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
61-K   Autocannon   Soviet Union 8[5] INS
Type 59   Autocannon   Soviet Union
  China 		12[5] INS
KS-19   Anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union 4[5] INS

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  2. ^ "81式枪族". firearmsworld.net. 2005-11-04. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  3. ^ "Post-WWII use of the MAS-36 rifle: Part II (export users)". wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com. 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  4. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (14 February 2018). "The Military Balance 2018". The Military Balance. 118. Routledge.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. Taylor & Francis. p. 470. ISBN 9781032012278.
  6. ^ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
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