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List of equipment of the Botswana Ground Force

This is a list of the equipment used by the Botswana Ground Force.

Small arms edit

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
Browning Hi-Power[1]   9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol   Belgium
  United States
Submachine guns
Sten[2]   9×19mm Submachine gun   United Kingdom
Sterling[1]   9×19mm Submachine gun   United Kingdom
Uzi[3]   9×19mm Submachine gun   Israel
Rifles
AKM[1]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
IMI Galil[1]   5.56×45mm Assault rifle   Israel
M16[4]   5.56×45mm Assault rifle   United States
ArmaLite AR-18   5.56×45mm Assault rifle   United States
Colt Canada C7[5]   5.56×45mm Assault rifle   Canada
FN SCAR[4]

 

5.56×45mm Assault rifle   Belgium
SA80

   

5.56×45mm Bullpup Assault rifle   United Kingdom
SAR-21[4]   5.56×45mm Bullpup Assault rifle   Singapore
FN FAL[1]   7.62×51mm Battle rifle   Belgium
Heckler & Koch G3[6]   7.62×51mm Battle rifle   West Germany
Machine guns
Bren[7]   7.62×51mm Light machine gun   Czechoslovakia
  United Kingdom
Browning M1919[8]   7.62×51mm Medium machine gun   United States
FN MAG[1]   7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun   Belgium
Browning M2[1]   .50 BMG Heavy machine gun   United States
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-7[1]   40mm Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union

Anti-tank weapons edit

Name Image Type Origin Caliber Notes
Carl Gustav[1]   Recoilless rifle   Sweden 84mm
MILAN[9]   Anti-tank missile   France
  West Germany
BGM-71 TOW[10]   Anti-tank missile   United States

Tanks edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
SK-105 Kürassier   Light tank   Austria 20[11]
FV101 Scorpion   Light tank   United Kingdom 25[11]

Armoured Cars edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Panhard VBL   Scout car   France 64[11]

Armored personnel carriers edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BTR-60   Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union 50[11]
FV103 Spartan   Armored personnel carrier   United Kingdom 6[11]
Cadillac Gage Commando   Armored personnel carrier   United States 14[11]
Mowag Piranha IIIC   Armored personnel carrier    Switzerland 45 Ordered in 2002, in service from 2003 [12]

Reconnaissance edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
RAM MK3   Armored Car   Israel 8[11]
Mowag Piranha III   Armored fighting vehicle    Switzerland 45[11] [13]

Utility vehicles edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ACMAT   Utility vehicle   France 150[14]
RMMV TG MIL   Utility truck   Germany
  Austria 		200[14]

Engineering Vehicles edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
M578 LRV   Armored recovery vehicle   United States Unknown[11]
SB-20 Greif   Armored recovery vehicle   Austria Unknown[11]

Demining vehicles edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Aardvark JSFU   Demining vehicle   United Kingdom Unknown[11]

Artillery edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Self-propelled artillery
ATMOS 2000   Self-propelled artillery   Israel 12[11]
Rocket artillery
APRA-40   Multiple rocket launcher   Soviet Union
  Romania 		20[11]
Field artillery
Soltam M-71   Howitzer   Israel 18[15]
L118   Howitzer   United Kingdom 12[11]
OTO Melara Mod 56   Howitzer   Italy 6[11]

Air defence systems edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
M167 VADS   Rotary cannon   United States 7[11]
MICA (missile)   Surface-to-air missile   France Unknown [16]
Javelin   Surface-to-air missile   United Kingdom [17] 5 launchers.
9K32 Strela-2   MANPADS   Soviet Union [18]
9K38 Igla   MANPADS   Soviet Union [19]

River-wing equipment edit

  • 2 × Boston Whaler Raider-class PCs (United States)[20]
  • 10 × Panther airboats (United States)[20]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35th edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  2. ^ Bonn International Center for Conversion; Bundeswehr Verification Center. "Sten MP". SALW Guide: Global distribution and visual identification. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Google Sites". sites.google.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  4. ^ a b c Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Fleet Upgrades Licensed Programs & Custom Builds - Colt Canada". coltcanada.com. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  6. ^ "Google Sites". sites.google.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  7. ^ Jones & Ness 2009.
  8. ^ "Wiw_af_botswana - worldinventory". Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  9. ^ Martin, Guy (7 February 2013). "Botswana - defenceWeb". Defenceweb.co.za. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  10. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023 (1st ed.). Routledge. ISBN 978-1032508955.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 468. ISBN 9781032012278.
  12. ^ "UN Register of Conventional Arms – UNODA". disarmament.un.org. Archived from the original on 2008-12-14. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  13. ^ "Botswana receives additional Mowag Piranha 8×8 armoured vehicles – Military Africa". Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  14. ^ a b "Botswana Defence Force Order of Battle – Defence Web". Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Botswana". 7 February 2013.
  16. ^ "Botswana acquired 300 million euros of French weaponry in 2016". Defence Web. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  17. ^ Motlogelwa, Tshireletso (13 April 2012). "Khamas monopolised Botswana Defence Force (BDF) tenders". XairForces.
  18. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (14 February 2018). "The Military Balance 2018". The Military Balance. 118.
  19. ^ Martin, Guy. "Botswana - defenceWeb". www.defenceweb.co.za. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  20. ^ a b "Botswana". defenceWeb. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2021-09-19.

Works cited edit

  • Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (27 January 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
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