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List of equipment of the Angolan Army

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

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

Small arms edit

Name Origin Type Caliber Notes
Tokarev TT Soviet Union Pistol 7.62×25mm Tokarev [1]
Makarov PM Soviet Union Pistol 9×18mm Makarov [1]
Stechkin APS Soviet Union Machine pistol 9×18mm Makarov [1]
Škorpion Czechoslovakia Submachine gun .32 ACP [1]
Star Z-45 Spain Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum [1]
Sterling United Kingdom Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum Mk 4 variant used.[1]
Uzi Israel Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum [1]
FBP Portugal Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum FBP m/948 variant used.[1]
AK-47 Soviet Union Assault rifle 7.62×39mm [1]
AKM Soviet Union Assault rifle 7.62×39mm [1]
IWI Tavor X95 Israel Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Used by special forces.[2]
SKS Soviet Union Semi-automatic rifle 7.62×39mm [1]
FN FAL Belgium Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO [1]
Heckler & Koch G3 Germany Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO [1]
RP-46 Soviet Union Light machine gun 7.62×54mmR [1]
RPD Soviet Union Light machine gun 7.62×39mm [1]
vz. 52 Czechoslovakia Light machine gun 7.62×39mm [1]
DShK Soviet Union Heavy machine gun 12.7×108mm [1]
AGS-17 Soviet union Automatic grenade launcher 30×29mm [1]
RPG-7 Soviet Union Rocket-propelled grenade 40 mm [1]
9K32 Strela-2 Soviet Union Man-portable air-defense system 72 mm [3]
9K34 Strela-3 Soviet Union Man-portable air-defense system 72 mm [3]
9K310 Igla-1 Soviet Union Man-portable air-defense system 72 mm [3]

Anti-tank weapons edit

Name Origin Type Caliber Quantity Notes
9M14 Malyutka Soviet Union Anti-tank guided missile 125 mm [3]
B-10 Soviet Union Recoilless rifle 82 mm 400[3]
B-11 Soviet Union Recoilless rifle 107 mm Serviceability doubtful.[3]
M40 United States Recoilless rifle 106 mm 100[3]

Vehicles edit

Tanks
Name Origin Type Quantity Notes
T-55 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia 		Main battle tank 200 T-55AM2 variant, serviceability doubtful.[3]
T-62 Soviet Union Main battle tank 50 Serviceability doubtful.[3]
T-72 Soviet Union Main battle tank 50 T-72M1 variant, serviceability doubtful.[3]
PT-76 Soviet Union Light tank 10 Serviceability doubtful.[3]
PTL-02 Assaulter China Assault gun 9+[3]
BRDM-2 Soviet Union Scout car 600 Serviceability doubtful.[3]
Cayman Belarus Scout car 3+[3]
BMP-1 Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 250 Serviceability doubtful.[3]
BMP-2
MT-LB Soviet Union Tracked armoured personnel carrier 31 Serviceability doubtful.[3]
BTR-152 Soviet Union Wheeled armoured personnel carrier 200 Serviceability doubtful.[3]
BTR-60
BTR-70
BTR-80
WZ-551 China Wheeled armoured personnel carrier Command vehicle variant.[3]
Casspir South Africa MRAP 45 NG2000 variant.[3]
BTS-2 Soviet Union Armoured recovery vehicle 5[3]
Bozena Slovakia Mine flail [3]
Engesa EE-12 Brazil Light utility vehicle [4]
Land Rover United Kingdom Light utility vehicle [4]
UAZ-469B Soviet Union Light utility vehicle [4]
UMM 4x4 Portugal Light utility vehicle [4]
Engesa EE-15 Brazil 4×4 light truck (1.5 tonnes) [4]
Engesa EE-25 Brazil 6×6 medium truck (2.5 tonnes) [4]
Engesa EE-50 Brazil 6×6 heavy truck (5 tonnes) 255[4]
Mercedes Benz Unimog Germany 4×4 truck [4]
GAZ-66 Soviet Union 4×4 medium truck (2 tonnes) [4]
Renault TRM 2000 [fr] France 4×4 medium truck (2 tonnes) 85[4]
ZIL-131 Soviet Union 6×6 medium truck (3.5 tonnes) [4]
Ural-375D Soviet Union 6×6 medium truck (4 tonnes) [4]
KrAZ-6322 Ukraine 6×6 heavy truck [5]

Artillery edit

Name Origin Type Quantity Notes
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika Soviet union 122 mm self-propelled gun 9+[3]
2S3 Akatsiya Soviet Union 152 mm self-propelled gun 4[3]
2S7 Pion Soviet Union 203 mm self-propelled gun 12[3]
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad Soviet Union 122 mm multiple rocket launcher 70[3]
RM-70 Czechoslovakia 122 mm multiple rocket launcher 40[3]
BM-27 Uragan Soviet Union
Belarus 		220 mm multiple rocket launcher 3+ 9P140MB Uragan-M variant.[3]
BM-24 Soviet Union 240 mm multiple rocket launcher [3]
Towed artillery
D-30 Soviet Union 122 mm howitzer 523[3]
M-46 Soviet Union 130 mm field gun 48[3]
D-20 Soviet Union 152 mm Gun-howitzer 4[3]
Mortars
82-PM-41 Soviet Union 82 mm mortar 250[3] M43 model used.[1]
120-PM-43 mortar[1] Soviet Union 120 mm mortar 500[3]

Air defence systems edit

Name Origin Type Caliber Quantity Notes
Anti-aircraft guns
ZPU-4 Soviet Union Towed anti-aircraft gun 14.5×114mm 450+[3]
ZU-23-2 23×152mmB
61-K 37 mm
AZP S-60 57 mm
ZSU-23-4 Shilka Soviet Union Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 23×152mmB [3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Jones & Ness 2010, p. 903.
  2. ^ "37.º ANIVERSÁRIO DAS FORÇAS ESPECIAIS ANGOLANAS - Operacional". Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai IISS 2024, p. 471.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Foss & Gander 1999, p. 727.
  5. ^ Malyasov, Dylan. "Ukrainian Off Road Trucks KrAZ to Be Operated in an African Country". Defence Blog. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

Works cited edit

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