List of equipment of the Royal Cambodian Army

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This is a list of the equipment used by the Royal Cambodian Army.

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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]

Infantry equipment

Sidearms

NameImageOriginTypeCalibreNotes
CF98 [3] [4] QSZ92 - 5.8mm Pistol 20170919.jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Semi-automatic pistol 9x19mm Parabellum
Type 54 [5] [6] ChineseType54Pistol.jpg 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Tokarev [5] [6] Tokarev TT33 (6825679152).jpg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Makarov [5] [6] Pistolet Makarova.png 9×18mm Makarov
Pindad G2 Elite [7] [8] [9] Pindad G2 Elite.jpg Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 9x19mm Parabellum
CZ P-10 C [5] [6] CZ P-10 C right.jpg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Semi-automatic pistol 9x19mm Parabellum

Infantry rifles

NameImageOriginTypeCalibreNotes
Type 56 [5] [6] Type 56-2 noBG.png Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Assault rifle 7.62×39mm
Type 81-1 [5] [6] Canadian civilian version of Type 81 automatic rifle noBG.png Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Norinco CQ

[10] [11] [12]

Norinco CQ M311-1.jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5.56x45mm NATO
K1A [13] Carbine Daewoo K1.jpg Flag of South Korea.svg  Republic of Korea Carbine
K2C [13] K2C Carbine.png
Pindad SS2-V5 A1 [7] [8] [9] Pindad SS2-V5 A1 - Left side (White BG).jpg Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
SKS [5] [6] Simonov-SKS-45.JPG Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Semi-automatic rifle 7.62×39mm
AK-47 [5] [6] AK-47 assault rifle.jpg Assault rifle
AKM [5] [6] AKM automatkarbin - 7,62x39mm.jpg
M16A1 [5] [14] [15] M16A1 brimob.jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 5.56x45mm NATO

Precision Rifles

NameImageOriginTypeCalibreNotes
Type 79 [5] [6] SVD Dragunov.jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Sniper rifle 7.62×54mmR

Machine Guns

NameImageOriginTypeCalibreNotes
RPD [5] [6] LMG-RPD-44 noBG.png Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Light machine gun 7.62×39mm
RPK [5] [6] 7.62mm light machine gun RPK.png
Type 81 LMG [5] [6] Type-81 LMG 1-499-00 Tactical Imports Corp.png Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
PKM [5] [6] PKM DD-ST-85-01257 (1).jpg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
General-purpose machine gun 7.62×54mmR
M84 [5] [6] ZastavaM84gpmg.jpg Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
DShK [5] [6] 12,7-mm stankovyi pulemiot DShK obraztsa 1938 goda (3-1).jpg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Heavy machine gun 12.7×108mm
W85 [16] Shahid Hojaji Military Exercise (05).jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
QJZ-89 [5] [6]

Grenade launchers

NameImageOriginTypeCalibreNotes
M79 [5] [6] M79 Grenade Launcher (7414625716).jpg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Grenade launcher 40×46mm
M203 [5] [6] PEO M203A2 Grenade Launcher.jpg

Anti-tank

NameImageOriginTypeCalibreNotes
RPG-2 [5] [6] RPG2 and PG2 TBiU 37.jpg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Rocket-propelled grenade 82mm
RPG-7 [5] [6] RPG-7 detached.jpg 85mm
Type 69 [5] [6] Type 69 RPG @ PA 122nd Anniversary Caravan cropped.jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
PF-89 [17] Rocket-propelled Grenade (9884856836).jpg Anti-tank rocket launcher 80mm

Vehicles

Armoured vehicles

NameImageOriginNumberNotes
Main battle tank
T-54/T-55 Parola Armoured Vehicle Museum Hattula Finland Hall2.jpg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 300+ [18] A, AM2B, AMV variants
Type 59-II Type 59 tank in Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution 20180219.jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 50 [18]
T-55AM1 T55 Cambodia.jpg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 100 [18] T-55AM1 and T-55AM2 Czechoslovak variant and T-55AM2BP Polish variant.
Light tanks
Type 63-I Type 63 tank - above.jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 20 [18]
Type 62-I Type 62 tank - above.jpg 50 [18]
Armoured reconnaissance
BRDM-2 BRDM-2 (1964) owned by James Stewart pic1.JPG Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 200+ [18]
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-1 Royal-cambodian-army-bmp-1-ifv-v0-iqcy0f3uq4if1.png Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 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 OT-64 SKOT.jpg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 30 [18]
BTR-60 BTR-60PB NVA.JPG Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 200 [18]
BTR-152 Schutzenpanzerwagen SPW 152 W1.JPG
YW531 Type 63 APC at the Beijing Military Museum - 1.jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 50 [18] YW531 is a (Type 63 APC) donated by China.
ZFB-05 Chinese armored vehicle ZFB-05 belonging to the Bolivian army in 2022.jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Unknown [18]
BB 60 BB 60 APC at the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.jpg Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 6 [18]
Armoured utility vehicles
Tigr (military vehicle) Zajednicka vezba 72 brSO VS i 2 br Specnaz OSRF - GAZ Tigr - 05.jpg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 20 [18]
Dongfeng Mengshi Dongfeng EQ2050 Xiamen 01 2019-10-25.jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 50 [18]
Dongfeng EQ2050 [19] Bangladesh Army DongFeng EQ2050 (23373519529).jpg
Iveco VM 90 [ citation needed ] Italian military Iveco 40.10WM.jpg
Demining vehicles
BozenaFlag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
RA-140 DS Flag of Finland.svg Finland n/a [18]
Amphibious vehicles
PTS-2 [ citation needed ]
Tractor units
AT-T AT-T der NVA.jpg

Military trucks and support vehicles

NameOriginTypeQuantityNotes
Cargo trucks
KamAZ-43114 [20] Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Cargo truck UnknownUsed by border units and units sent on UN peacekeeping operations.
Dongfeng EQ2162GS [21] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China >227Standard truck of the RCA. Received from China as a donation in 2010, but unknown quantities have been donated over the years.
Hongyan Genpaw [22] 183Purchased using private funds. Split between the military, law enforcement and bodyguard unit (BHQ).
Hongyan Genlyon [22] 107
Tractor units
ZIL-130V1 [23] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Tractor unit UnknownPossibly retired. Used during the 1997 Cambodian coup d'état.
Scania R500 [24] Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 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] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Tanker truck 290Used for transporting soldiers and other military equipment.
Light utility vehicles
Beijing BJ80 [19] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Light utility vehicle Unknown
KIA KM131 [26] Flag of South Korea.svg  Republic of Korea Widespread usage within the RCA. Examples used by SF-911 are equipped with PKM or Type 80 GPMGs.[ citation needed ]

Anti-tank weapons

Recoilless rifles

NameImageOriginCaliberNumberNotes
RCL
B-10 B-10-82mm-recoilles-rifle-batey-haosef-1-1.jpg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 82mmn/a [18]
B-11 107 mm dzialo B-11 Jelenia Gora.jpg 107mm
Armbrust Armbrust rocket launcher photo Iraq OIG.jpg Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 67mm [27]

Artillery

NameImageOriginCaliberNumberNotes
MOR
M-37 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 82mmn/a [18]
M-43 120mm
M-160 160mm
TOWED
ZIS-3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 76mm

[18]

10 Units
M-30 122mm50 Units
D-30 120 Units
M-46 130mm150 Units
Type-59-I Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 100 UnitsSupplied by China in the 1970s
Type 66 152mm80 UnitsDonated By China
M101A1 Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 105mmunknownStill in service of ceremonial use.
SP
SH-1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 155mm30 [18] Cambodia has equipped 30 PCL-09 with a version of SH-1 truck from china.
MRL
Type-63 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 107mm20 [18]
BM-21 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 122mm200 [18]
PHL-81 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 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 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 125 [18] In active service.

5 RM-70. From Slovakia. 120 RM-70. From the Czech Republic.

BM-13-16 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 132mmn/a [18]
BM-14-16 140mm20 [18]
PHL-03 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 300mm6 [18] 6 launchers, 2 WS2400, 2 WS2500, and 1 BeiBen command post. [28]

Air defence

NameImageOriginNumberNotes
Guns
ZPU-1 Na odnii iz baz zberigannia boiepripasiv Povitrianikh Sil Zbroinikh Sil Ukrayini.jpg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union n/a [18]
ZPU-2 Moroccan ZPU-2 in Land Cruiser.jpg
ZPU-4 14,5-mm schetverennaia zenitnaia pulemetnaia ustanovka konstruktsii Leshchinskogo ZPU-4 (4).jpg
M-1939 61-K anti-aircraft gun, 2007.jpg 30 received in the late 1970s
S-60 S-60-57mm-hatzerim-1.jpg 100 in service by 2017
Point-defence
HN-5 MANPADS HN-5A(M) of Thailand.jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China [18] 50
FN-6 FN-16 MANPADS Army-2022 2022-08-20 2257.jpg [18] 100
FN-16 FN-16 MANPADS Army-2022 2022-08-20 2258.jpg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China [18] 200
QW-3 TD-2000B TNI AD.jpg [18] 100
Medium-range
KS-1C Cambodian-armed-forces-receives-delivery-of-first-ks-1c-air-defense-system.png Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4 batteries [18] Enter Service in 2023

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