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List of equipment of the Ivorian Army

This is a list of equipment of the Army of Ivory Coast in service.

Small arms edit

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
TT-33[1]   7.62×25mm Semi-automatic pistol   Soviet Union
Beretta 92[1]   9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol   Italy
MAB PA-15[1]   9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol   France
MAC Mle 1950[1]   9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol   France
Submachine guns
PPS-43[1]   7.62×25mm Submachine gun   Soviet Union
MAS-49/56[1]   9×19mm Submachine gun   France
Gevarm D4[1] 9x19mm Submachine gun   France
MP5A5[1]   9x19mm Submachine gun   Germany
Rifles
MAS-36
MAS-36/51[1] 		  7.5×54mm Bolt-action rifle   France
FN FAL[1]   7.62×51mm Battle rifle   Belgium
AKS-74[1]   5.45x39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
AKM[1]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
AKMS[1]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
Type 56[1]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
Type 56-1[1]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
Type 56-2[1]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
Type 81-1[1]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
vz. 58P[1]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Czechoslovakia
vz. 58V[1]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Czechoslovakia
FAMAS F-1[1]   5.56x45mm Assault rifle   France
M16A1[1]   5.56x45mm Assault rifle   United States
M16A2[1]   5.56x45mm Assault rifle   United States
SIG SG 540[1]   5.56x45mm Assault rifle    Switzerland
SIG SG 543[1]   5.56x45mm Assault rifle    Switzerland
Machine guns
PKM[1]   7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun   Soviet Union
KPVT[1]   14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
DShKM[1]   12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
MAC FM Mle. 1924/29[1]   7.5×54mm French Heavy machine gun   France
AA-52[1]   7.5×54mm French Heavy machine gun   France
Precision rifles
DSVD[1]   7.62×54mmR Sniper rifle   Soviet Union

Vehicles edit

Tanks edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
T-55   Main battle tank   Soviet Union 10[2]

Scout cars edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BRDM-2   Amphibious armored scout car   Soviet Union 13[2] INS Imported in 2003 from Belarus.[3]
Caiman.[3]   Amphibious armored scout car   Belarus 5[2] INS Belarus variant of BRDM-2, 8 vehicles including for police delivered in 2018.[3]

Infantry fighting vehicles edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle   Soviet Union 10[2]
WZ-551[4] Infantry fighting vehicle   China

Armored personnel carriers edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ACMAT Bastion Armored personnel carrier   France 9[2]
VN-22B[5] Armored personnel carrier   China
BTR-80 Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union 6[2]
BTR-70MB Armored personnel carrier   Belarus 4[6] Modernized BTR-70 delivered in 2018.[3]
Panhard M3 Armored personnel carrier   France 12[2]
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé Armored personnel carrier   France 13[2]
Mamba APC Mine-Resistant vehicle   South Africa 10[6]
RG-31 Nyala Mine-Resistant vehicle   South Africa 12[6]
Springbuck[4] Mine-Resistant vehicle   South Africa 12[6]
Otokar Cobra Infantry mobility vehicle   Turkey 20+[7]

Artillery edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Obusier de 105 towed howitzer   France 4[2]
BM-21 Grad   Multiple rocket launcher   Soviet Union 6[2]
82-BM-37   82mm mortar   Soviet Union 10[2]
2B11   120mm mortar   Soviet Union 10[6]

Air defence systems edit

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZU-23-2[2]   towed anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union INS
Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun[2]   towed anti-aircraft gun   Sweden 5[2] INS
9K32 Strela-2[2]   MANPADS   Soviet Union INS

References edit

  1. ^ 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 Anders, Holger (June 2014). Identifier les sources d'approvisionnement: Les munitions de petit calibre en Côte d'Ivoire (PDF) (in French). Small Arms Survey and United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire. p. 15. ISBN 978-2-940-548-05-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. Taylor & Francis. p. 459. ISBN 9781032012278.
  3. ^ a b c d "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Rapid Deterrence : Examining Côte d'Ivoire's Military Parade 2022". Red Sea Defence. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  5. ^ @Alasko73 (January 7, 2024). "Now there is no doubt that they were VN-22Bs. Which makes Ivory Coast the 2nd operator country of the VN-22B after Senegal" (Tweet) – via Twitter. [better source needed]
  6. ^ a b c d e "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  7. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire reveals new armoured vehicles". Defenceweb. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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