This is a list of the equipment used by the Royal Cambodian Army.
In order to decrease its dependence on former Warsaw Pact military equipment (a legacy of the Kampuchea People's Revolutionary Armed Forces), Cambodia has begun to explore the possibility of purchasing Chinese and European vehicles and equipment.
On 10 December 2021, the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Samdech Hun Sen, ordered the Cambodian Armed Forces to destroy or put into reserve all US-origin military equipment, in response to the American backed military embargo imposed on Cambodia. [1] [2]
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Calibre | Notes |
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CF98 | ![]() | ![]() | Semi-automatic pistol | 9x19mm Parabellum | Standard issue. [3] [4] |
Pindad G2 Elite | ![]() | ![]() | Semi-automatic pistol | 9x19mm Parabellum | Used by Special Force Command. [5] [6] [7] |
CZ P-10 C | ![]() | ![]() | Semi-automatic pistol | 9x19mm Parabellum | Used by Special Force Command. [8] [9] |
Type 54 | ![]() | ![]() | Semi-automatic pistol | 7.62x25mm Tokarev | Limited use. Inherited from the KPRAF. [8] [9] |
Tokarev | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Makarov | ![]() | 9×18mm Makarov | |||
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Calibre | Notes |
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Type 56 | ![]() | ![]() | Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | Standard issue. [8] [9] |
Type 81-1 | ![]() | ||||
Norinco CQ | ![]() | ![]() | 5.56×45mm NATO | CQ 311 used by Royal Cambodian Army, along with M16 rifle. [10] [11] [12] | |
K1A | ![]() | ![]() | Carbine | 5.56×45mm NATO | Used by Special Forces Command. [13] |
K2C | ![]() | ||||
Pindad SS2-V5 A1 | ![]() | ![]() | Used by Special Forces Command. [5] [6] [7] | ||
M16A1 | ![]() | ![]() | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Limited use. Inherited from the KPRAF. [8] [14] [15] |
SKS | | ![]() | Semi-automatic rifle | 7.62×39mm | Limited use. Inherited from the KPRAF. [8] [9] |
AK-47 | ![]() | Assault rifle | |||
AKM | ![]() | ||||
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Calibre | Notes |
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Type 79 [8] [9] | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Sniper rifle | 7.62×54mmR | Norinco-made copy of the SVD, known as the Type 79. Used by Special Forces Command. Inherited from the KPRAF. |
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Calibre | Notes |
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RPD [8] [9] | ![]() | ![]() | Light machine gun | 7.62×39mm | Standard Issue. Inherited from the KPRAF. |
RPK [8] [9] | ![]() | ||||
Type 81 LMG [8] [9] | ![]() | ![]() | |||
PKM [8] [9] | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×54mmR | |
M84 [8] [9] | ![]() | ![]() | |||
DShK [8] [9] | ![]() | ![]() | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×108mm | |
W85 [16] | ![]() | ![]() | Standard Issue. | ||
QJZ-89 [8] [9] |
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Calibre | Notes |
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M79 [8] [9] | ![]() | ![]() | Grenade launcher | 40×46mm | Limited use. Inherited from the KPRAF. |
M203 [8] [9] | ![]() |
Name | Image | Origin | Type | Calibre | Notes |
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RPG-2 [8] [9] | ![]() | ![]() | Rocket-propelled grenade | 82mm | Standard issue. Inherited from the KPRAF. |
RPG-7 [8] [9] | ![]() | 85mm | |||
Type 69 [8] [9] | ![]() | ![]() | Standard issue. | ||
PF-89 [17] | ![]() | Anti-tank rocket launcher | 80mm | Limited use. |
Name | Image | Origin | Number | Notes | ||
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Main battle tank | ||||||
T-54/T-55 | ![]() | ![]() | 300+ [18] | A, AM2B, AMV variants | ||
Type 59-II | ![]() | ![]() | 50 [18] | |||
T-55AM1 | ![]() | ![]() | 100 [18] | T-55AM1 and T-55AM2 Czechoslovak variant and T-55AM2BP Polish variant. | ||
Light tanks | ||||||
Type 63-I | ![]() | ![]() | 20 [18] | |||
Type 62-I | ![]() | 50 [18] | ||||
Armoured reconnaissance | ||||||
BRDM-2 | | ![]() | 200+ [18] | |||
Infantry fighting vehicles | ||||||
BMP-1 | ![]() | ![]() | 100 [18] | 61 BMP-1 from the Czech Republic, 8 BVP-1 from Slovakia, and 30 from the former KPRAF. | ||
Armoured personnel carriers | ||||||
OT-64 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 [18] | |||
BTR-60 | | ![]() | 200 [18] | |||
BTR-152 | | |||||
YW531 | ![]() | ![]() | 50 [18] | YW531 is a (Type 63 APC) donated by China. | ||
ZFB-05 | ![]() | ![]() | Unknown [18] | |||
BB 60 | ![]() | 6 [18] | ||||
Armoured utility vehicles | ||||||
Tigr (military vehicle) | ![]() | ![]() | 20 [18] | |||
Dongfeng Mengshi | ![]() | ![]() | 50 [18] | |||
Dongfeng EQ2050 [19] | ![]() | |||||
Iveco VM 90 [ citation needed ] | ![]() | |||||
Demining vehicles | ||||||
Bozena | ![]() | |||||
RA-140 DS | ![]() | n/a [18] | ||||
Amphibious vehicles | ||||||
PTS-2 [ citation needed ] | ||||||
Tractor units | ||||||
AT-T | ![]() |
Name | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes |
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Cargo trucks | ||||
KamAZ-43114 [20] | ![]() | Cargo truck | Unknown | Used by border units and units sent on UN peacekeeping operations. |
Dongfeng EQ2162GS [21] | ![]() | >227 | Standard truck of the RCA. Received from China as a donation in 2010, but unknown quantities have been donated over the years. | |
Hongyan Genpaw [22] | 183 | Purchased using private funds. Split between the military, law enforcement and bodyguard unit (BHQ). | ||
Hongyan Genlyon [22] | 107 | |||
Tractor units | ||||
ZIL-130V1 [23] | ![]() | Tractor unit | Unknown | Possibly retired. Used during the 1997 Cambodian coup d'état. |
Scania R500 [24] | ![]() | Spotted during the 2008–2013 Cambodian–Thai border crisis being used transport T-55s from Sihanoukville to Preah Vihear. | ||
Engineering and support vehicles | ||||
Shacman L3000 [25] | ![]() | Tanker truck | 290 | Used for transporting soldiers and other military equipment. |
Light utility vehicles | ||||
Beijing BJ80 [19] | ![]() | Light utility vehicle | Unknown | |
KIA KM131 [26] | ![]() | Widespread usage within the RCA. Examples used by SF-911 are equipped with PKM or Type 80 GPMGs.[ citation needed ] |
Name | Image | Origin | Caliber | Number | Notes | |
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RCL | ||||||
B-10 | ![]() | ![]() | 82mm | n/a [18] | ||
B-11 | ![]() | 107mm | ||||
Armbrust | ![]() | ![]() | 67mm | [27] |
Name | Image | Origin | Caliber | Number | Notes | |
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Mortar (weapon) | ||||||
M-37 | ![]() | 82mm | n/a [18] | |||
M-43 | 120mm | |||||
M-160 | 160mm | |||||
TOWED | ||||||
ZIS-3 | ![]() | 76mm | 10 Units | |||
M-30 | 122mm | 50 Units | ||||
D-30 | 120 Units | |||||
M-46 | 130mm | 150 Units | ||||
Type-59-I | ![]() | 100 Units | Supplied by China in the 1970s | |||
Type 66 | 152mm | 80 Units | Donated by China | |||
M101A1 | ![]() | 105mm | unknown | Still in service of ceremonial use. | ||
Self-propelled artillery | ||||||
SH-1 | ![]() | ![]() | 155mm | 30 [18] | Cambodia has equipped 30 PCL-09 with a version of SH-1 truck from china. | |
Multiple rocket launcher | ||||||
Type-63 | | ![]() | 107mm | 20 [18] | ||
BM-21 | | ![]() | 122mm | 200 [18] | ||
PHL-81 | ![]() | ![]() | 100 [18] | 100 PHL-81 was bought by the Cambodian armed forces from China. | ||
PHL-90B | ![]() | 25 [18] | PHL-90B is a variant of the PHL-81 bought by the Cambodian armed forces from China. The total service with Type 81 and Type 90B is 125 units. | |||
RM-70 | | ![]() | 125 [18] | In active service. 5 RM-70. From Slovakia. 120 RM-70. From the Czech Republic. | ||
BM-13-16 | ![]() | 132mm | n/a [18] | |||
BM-14-16 | 140mm | 20 [18] | ||||
PHL-03 | ![]() | ![]() | 300mm | 6 [18] | 6 launchers, 2 WS2400, 2 WS2500, and 1 BeiBen command post. [28] |
Name | Image | Origin | Number | Notes | ||
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Guns | ||||||
ZPU-1 | ![]() | ![]() | n/a [18] | |||
ZPU-2 | ![]() | |||||
ZPU-4 | ![]() | |||||
M-1939 | ![]() | 30 received in the late 1970s | ||||
S-60 | ![]() | 100 in service by 2017 | ||||
Point-defence | ||||||
HN-5 | ![]() | ![]() | [18] | 50 | ||
FN-6 | ![]() | [18] | 100 | |||
FN-16 | ![]() | ![]() | [18] | 200 | ||
QW-3 | ![]() | [18] | 100 | |||
Medium-range | ||||||
KS-1C | ![]() | ![]() | 4 batteries [18] | Enter Service in 2023 |