List of equipment of the Angolan Army

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

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

Small arms

NameOriginTypeCaliberNotes
Tokarev TT Soviet Union Pistol 7.62×25mm Tokarev [1]
Makarov PM Soviet UnionPistol 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 gun9×19mm ParabellumMk 4 variant used. [1]
Uzi Israel Submachine gun9×19mm Parabellum [1]
FBP Portugal Submachine gun9×19mm ParabellumFBP m/948 variant used. [1]
AK-47 Soviet Union Assault rifle 7.62×39mm [1]
AKM Soviet UnionAssault rifle7.62×39mm [1]
IWI Tavor X95 IsraelAssault 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 rifle7.62×51mm NATO [1]
RP-46 Soviet Union Light machine gun 7.62×54mmR [1]
RPD Soviet UnionLight machine gun7.62×39mm [1]
vz. 52 CzechoslovakiaLight machine gun7.62×39mm [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 UnionMan-portable air-defense system72 mm [3]
9K310 Igla-1 Soviet UnionMan-portable air-defense system72 mm [3]

Anti-tank weapons

NameOriginTypeCaliberQuantityNotes
9M14 Malyutka Soviet Union Anti-tank guided missile 125 mm [3]
B-10 Soviet Union Recoilless rifle 82 mm400 [3]
B-11 Soviet UnionRecoilless rifle107 mmServiceability doubtful. [3]
M40 United States Recoilless rifle106 mm100 [3]

Vehicles

NameOriginTypeQuantityNotes
T-55 Soviet Union /
Czechoslovakia		 Main battle tank 200 T-55AM2 variant, serviceability doubtful. [3]
T-62 Soviet UnionMain battle tank50Serviceability doubtful. [3]
T-72 Soviet UnionMain battle tank50 T-72M1 variant, serviceability doubtful. [3]
PT-76 Soviet Union Light tank 10Serviceability doubtful. [3]
PTL-02 Assaulter China Assault gun 9+ [3]
BRDM-2 Soviet Union Scout car 600Serviceability doubtful. [3]
Cayman Belarus Scout car3+ [3]
BMP-1 Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 250Serviceability doubtful. [3]
BMP-2
MT-LB Soviet UnionTracked armoured personnel carrier 31Serviceability doubtful. [3]
BTR-152 Soviet UnionWheeled armoured personnel carrier200Serviceability doubtful. [3]
BTR-60
BTR-70
BTR-80
WZ-551 ChinaWheeled armoured personnel carrierCommand vehicle variant. [3]
Casspir South Africa MRAP 45NG2000 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 KingdomLight utility vehicle [4]
UAZ-469B Soviet UnionLight utility vehicle [4]
UMM 4x4 PortugalLight utility vehicle [4]
Engesa EE-15Brazil4×4 light truck (1.5 tonnes) [4]
Engesa EE-25Brazil6×6 medium truck (2.5 tonnes) [4]
Engesa EE-50Brazil6×6 heavy truck (5 tonnes)255 [4]
Mercedes Benz Unimog Germany4×4 truck [4]
GAZ-66 Soviet Union4×4 medium truck (2 tonnes) [4]
Renault TRM 2000  [ fr ] France 4×4 medium truck (2 tonnes)85 [4]
ZIL-131 Soviet Union6×6 medium truck (3.5 tonnes) [4]
Ural-375D Soviet Union6×6 medium truck (4 tonnes) [4]
KrAZ-6322 Ukraine 6×6 heavy truck [5]

Artillery

NameOriginTypeQuantityNotes
2S1 Gvozdika Soviet union122 mm self-propelled gun 9+ [3]
2S3 Akatsiya Soviet Union152 mm self-propelled gun4 [3]
2S7 Pion Soviet Union203 mm self-propelled gun12 [3]
BM-21 Grad Soviet Union122 mm multiple rocket launcher 70 [3]
RM-70 Czechoslovakia122 mm multiple rocket launcher40 [3]
BM-27 Uragan Soviet Union /
Belarus		220 mm multiple rocket launcher3+9P140MB Uragan-M variant. [3]
BM-24 Soviet Union240 mm multiple rocket launcher [3]
D-30 Soviet Union122 mm howitzer 523 [3]
M-46 Soviet Union130 mm field gun 48 [3]
D-20 Soviet Union152 mm gun-howitzer 4 [3]
82-PM-41 Soviet Union82 mm mortar 250 [3] M43 model used. [1]
120-PM-43 mortar [1] Soviet Union120 mm mortar500 [3]

Air defence systems

NameOriginTypeCaliberQuantityNotes
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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 IISS 2024, p. 471.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 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.

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