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List of equipment of the Cameroon Army

This is a list of the equipment currently used by the Cameroon Army.

Infantry weapons edit

Model Photo Origin Type Notes
Small arms
M1911 pistol     United States
  France 		Pistol
Browning Hi-Power     Belgium Standard-issue pistol for military police and all branches of army.
Manurhin MR 73     France Revolver [1]
MAT-49     France Submachine gun [2]
Heckler & Koch MP5  
  		  Germany Submachine gun Standard Issue sub-machine gun for the army and Special forces.[2]
FN FAL     Belgium Battle rifle Standard issue rifle, used by paratroopers and presidential guards.[2][1]
Galil  
  		  Israel Assault rifle Carbine Standard-issue assault rifle for all branches of army.[2]
AK-47  
  		  Soviet Union
  China 		Assault rifle
M16 rifle  
  		  United States Assault rifle Carbine Used by army in large amount.[2][1]
IWI Tavor     Israel Carbine Tavor CTAR variant are used by Special Forces.[3]
Zastava M76     Yugoslavia Designated marksman rifle Standard-issue sniper rifles for the army and Special forces.
IMI Galat'z     Israel Designated marksman rifle
IWI Negev     Israel Light machine gun Used by Special forces.
Heckler & Koch HK21     Germany General-purpose machine gun Used by the Army.
FN MAG     Belgium General-purpose machine gun Standard-issue machine gun for the army.[4]
M2 Browning     United States
  Belgium 		Heavy machine gun Standard-issue heavy machine gun for all branches of the army.[5]
Anti-tank weapon
BGM-71 TOW     United States Anti-tank missile 24 launchers and 250 missiles delivered in 1990.[6]
MILAN     France Anti-tank missile 6 launchers and 60 missiles delivered in 1982.[6]
Recoilless rifles
Type 52     China Recoilless rifle 13 units in service.[7]
M40     United States Recoilless rifle 40 M40A2 version in service.[7]

Vehicles edit

Armored vehicles edit

Model Photo Origin Type In service Notes
Tank destroyers
WMA301 Assaulter     China Tank destroyer 12[7]
Armoured personnel carriers/Infantry fighting vehicles
Ferret     United Kingdom Armoured car 15[7]
Véhicule Blindé Léger     France Armoured car 5[7]
M8 Greyhound     United States Armoured car 8[7] Delivered from France in 1963.[6]
RAM MK3     Israel Armoured car 5[7]
Panhard AML-90     France Armoured car 31[7] 31 AML-90 Delivered via Bosnian Army in 2002.[6]
AMX-10 RC     France Armoured car 6[7]
Ratel 20     South Africa Infantry fighting vehicle 12[7]
Type 07P     China Infantry fighting vehicle 8[7]
Panthera T6   United Arab Emirates Armoured personnel carrier 2[8] Used by Rapid Intervention Battalion.[8]
Gaia Thunder   Israel Armoured personnel carrier 16[7]
Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando     United States Armoured personnel carrier 43[7] 22 IFV versions armed with a 20mm gun and a 90mm gun.[7]
ACMAT Bastion     France Armoured personnel carrier 38[6] 23 arrived 2015-2016 and 15 in 2017.[6]
M3 Half-track     United States Armoured personnel carrier 12[7]
Cougar H     United States
  South Africa 		Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected 6[7]
General Dynamics Land Systems PKSV   United States Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected 27[9]
Armoured recovery vehicles
WZ-551 ARV   China Armoured recovery vehicle Unknown[7]

Unarmored vehicles edit

Model Photo Origin Type In service Notes
Peugeot P4     France Light utility vehicle 10[10]
Mercedes Wolf     Germany Light utility vehicle 60[10]
Toyota Land Cruiser     Japan Light utility vehicle Unknown[11]
Renault TRM 2000     France Truck 2[10]
ACMAT VLRA     France Truck 30+[6]
Unimog     Germany Truck 60[10]
FMTV     United States Truck 2[12] 2 A1P2 variant received in 2018. More units on order.[13]

Artillery edit

Model Photo Origin Type In service Notes
Mortar
Cardom     Israel 120mm mortar 18[9]
Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1     France 120mm mortar 16[7]
Towed artillery
M101     United States 105mm towed howitzer 20[7]
M1982     Socialist Republic of Romania 130mm towed howitzer 12[7]
Type 59     China 130mm towed howitzer 12[7]
Soltam M-71     Israel 155mm towed howitzer 8[7]
Self-propelled artillery
ATMOS 2000     Israel 155mm self-propelled howitzer 18[7]
Multiple rocket launcher
BM-21 Grad     Soviet Union
  Russia 		122mm multiple rocket launcher 20+[7] 20 delivered from Romania in 1996.[6] Some more from an unknown source in the 2010s.[9]

Air defence edit

Model Photo Origin Type In service Notes
Towed anti-aircraft gun
Type 58     China 14.5mm anti-aircraft gun 18[7]
Oerlikon GDF-002     Switzerland 35mm anti-aircraft gun 18[7]
Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
RBY MK 1   Israel 20mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun Unknown[7] Armed with TCM-20.[7]

Radars edit

Model Photo Origin Type In service Notes
Watchman   United Kingdom Air surveillance radar 1 Delivered in 1984.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Cameroon Infantry Arms List (Current and Former Types)". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Cameroon Cameroonian army land ground armed defense forces military equipment armored vehicle | Cameroon army land ground forces UK | Africa countries army land forces UK". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  3. ^ "Cameroon army say deh arrest soldier weh e kill driver for Bamenda". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  4. ^ Chimtom, Ngala Killian (2015-02-20). "Soldiers from Cameroon, Chad take on Boko Haram at Nigerian border". CNN. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  5. ^ "US Training Cameroon Troops, Urges Accountability". VOA. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  7. ^ 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 International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 455. ISBN 9781032012278.
  8. ^ a b de Cherisey, Erwan (11 October 2018). "Cameroon's BIR takes delivery of Panthera T6 vehicles". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b c d "France donates military equipment to Cameroon". defenceWeb. 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  11. ^ "Cameroon takes delivery of military hardware for CAR peacekeeping mission". defenceWeb. 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  12. ^ "Cameroon's Fortress APCs now in action". The world news platform. 2018-05-06. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  13. ^ "Cameroon and Somalia getting Oshkosh vehicles". defenceWeb. 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
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