List of military equipment used by Al-qassam in the Gaza war.

Sources edit

Small arms edit

Model Image Caliber Type Origin Details
Pistols
TT-33[citation needed]   7.62×25mm Tokarev Pistol   Soviet Union
Makarov PM[citation needed]   9×18mm Makarov Pistol   Soviet Union
M1911[citation needed]   .45 ACP Pistol   United States
Glock 17[citation needed]   9×19mm Parabellum Pistol   Austria
Browning Hi-Power[citation needed] 9x19mm Parabellum Pistol   Belgium
Rifles
Heckler & Koch G3   7.62×51mm NATO Battle rifle   Germany
FN FAL[1][2][3]   7.62×51mm NATO Battle rifle   Belgium
Assault rifles
AK-47   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
AKM   7.62x39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
Type 56 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   People's Republic of China Chinese variant of the Russian AK-47 and AKM.
Zastava M-70   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Yugoslavia Yugoslavian variant of the Russian AK-47 and AKM.
PM md. 63   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Socialist Republic of Romania
AMD 65 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Hungarian People's Republic
AK-74   5.45×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
AK-74M   5.45×39mm Assault rifle   Russia 30-round magazine. carbine version in use with special forces.
M16   5.56x45mm NATO Assault rifle   United States
M4[1]   5.56x45mm NATO Assault rifle   United States
Sniper rifles
Dragunov SVD 7.62×54mmR Sniper rifle   Soviet Union
Zastava M91   7.62×54mmR Sniper rifle   Yugoslavia
PSL   7.62×54mmR
7.62×51mm NATO
Designated marksman rifle   Socialist Republic of Romania
Machine guns
RPK[4]   5.45x39mm Light machine gun   Soviet Union
PK   7.62x54mmR General-purpose machine gun   Soviet Union
DShK

Type 54 HMG
12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union

  People's Republic of China
Often mounted on technicals.

Chinese copy of DShK.
NSV   12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
KPV[5]   14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union Often mounted on technicals.

Grenades and explosives edit

Model Image Diameter Type Origin Details
F1[citation needed]   55mm Hand grenade   Soviet Union
RGD-5[citation needed]   58mm Hand grenade   Soviet Union
IED[6]   Improvised explosive device  /  Palestine

Anti-tank weapons edit

Model Image Diameter Type Origin Details
Shoulder-fired missiles
RPG-2[citation needed]   82mm Recoilless rifle[7]   Soviet Union
Yasin RPG[citation needed]   82mm Recoilless rifle ||
RPG-7   40mm (launcher only, warhead diameter varies) Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union
RPG-18[citation needed]   64mm Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union
M79 Osa[8][9]   90mm Anti-tank rocket launcher   Yugoslavia
Anti-tank guided weapons
9M14 Malyutka[10]   125mm Wire-guided anti-tank missile   Soviet Union Designated AT-3 Sagger by NATO.
9K111 Fagot[11]   120mm Wire-guided anti-tank missile   Soviet Union Designated AT-4 Spigot by NATO.
9M113 Konkurs[12]   135mm Wire-guided anti-tank missile   Soviet Union Designated AT-5 Spandrel by NATO.
9K115-2 Metis-M[13]   130mm Wire-guided anti-tank missile   Russia Designated AT-13 Saxhorn-2 by NATO.
9M133 Kornet[14]   152mm Wire-guided anti-tank missile   Russia Designated AT-14 Spriggan by NATO.

Anti-aircraft weapons edit

Model Image Diameter Type Origin Details
Towed anti-aircraft guns
ZU-23-2[15]   23mm Autocannon   Soviet Union Often mounted on technicals.
ZPU[16]   14.5×114mm Anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union Based on the Soviet 14.5mm KPV heavy machine gun.
Man-portable air-defense systems
9K32 Strela-2[17]   72mm Man-portable air-defense system   Soviet Union Designated SA-7 Grail by NATO.
9K310 Igla-1[18]   72mm Man-portable air-defense system   Soviet Union Designated SA-16 Gimlet by NATO.
9K338 Igla-S[19]   72mm Man-portable air-defense system   Soviet Union Designated SA-24 Grinch by NATO.

Artillery edit

Model Image Caliber Type Origin Details
Mortars
82-BM-37[citation needed]   82mm Infantry mortar   Soviet Union
Recoilless rifles
SPG-9   73mm Recoilless rifle   Soviet Union
Rocket artillery
Grad-P   122mm Light portable rocket system   Soviet Union
Qassam rocket1,2,3 and 4   unknown Light portable rocket system   Palestine
al-Quds 101 and 102   unknown Light portable rocket system   Palestine

References edit

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  4. ^ "Video of rebel shooting RPK". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. ^ Brown Moses. "Brown Moses Blog". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  6. ^ DIY weapons of the Syrian rebels. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  7. ^ http://world.guns.ru/grenade/rus/rpg-2-e.html
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Croatia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Brown Moses. "Video footage of Jabhat al-Nusra with M79 Osa". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  10. ^ "9K11 Malyutka/AT-3 Sagger sighted with Syrian rebels". YouTube. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Hundreds of anti-tank guided missiles captured in Damascus Governorate". Oryx Blog. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  12. ^ "9M113 Konkurs/AT-5 Spandrel sighted with Syrian rebels". YouTube. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  13. ^ Brown Moses. "The Syrian Opposition's Latest Missiles and Rockets". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Syrian FSA firing a Kornet". YouTube. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  15. ^ "Video footage of a truck-mounted ZU-23-2". YouTube. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  16. ^ DIY weapons of the Syrian rebels. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  17. ^ Brown Moses. "Videos Show Complete SA-7 MANPADS Reportedly Looted From The 46th Regiment Base". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  18. ^ Brown Moses. "Video Shows A SA-16 Surface-To-Air Missile Fired By The Syrian Opposition". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  19. ^ "Video footage of Syrian rebels with SA-24". YouTube. Retrieved 20 November 2014.