List of equipment of the Tanzanian Army

The equipment of the Tanzanian Army can be subdivided into infantry weapons, armoured personnel carrier and tanks.

Small arms

Name	Image	Caliber	Type	Origin	Notes
Pistols
Stechkin APS [1]		9×18mm	Machine pistol	Soviet Union
Browning Hi-Power [2]		9×19mm	Semi-automatic pistol	Belgium Canada
Sub-machine guns
Sterling [2]		9×19mm	Submachine gun	United Kingdom
Sten [2]		9×19mm	Submachine gun	United Kingdom
PPSh-41 [2]		7.62×25mm	Submachine gun	Soviet Union
Sa 23 [2]		7.62×25mm	Submachine gun	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Rifles
FN FAL [2]		7.62×51mm	Battle rifle	Belgium
Heckler & Koch G3 [2]		7.62×51mm	Battle rifle	West Germany
Heckler & Koch HK33		5.56×45mm	Assault rifle	West Germany	HK33A2 variant. [3]
SKS [2]		7.62×39mm	Semi-automatic rifle	Soviet Union
AKM [2]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Soviet Union
Type 56 [2]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	China
Type 81 [2]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	China
Zastava M70 [2]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Yugoslavia
AMD-65 [4]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Hungarian People's Republic
IMI Galil MAR [5]		5.56×45mm	Assault rifle Designated marksman rifle	Israel
vz. 58 [2]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Lee-Enfield [6]		.303 British	Bolt-action rifle	British Empire
Sniper rifles
Mosin-Nagant		7.62×54mmR	Bolt-action Sniper rifle	Russian Empire
Machine guns
DShK [2]		12.7×108mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
SG-43 [7]		7.62×54mmR	Medium machine gun	Soviet Union
RP-46 [8]		7.62×54mmR	Light machine gun	Soviet Union
RPD [2]		7.62×39mm	Squad automatic weapon	Soviet Union
RPK [2]		7.62×39mm	Squad automatic weapon	Soviet Union
KPV [9]		14.5×114mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
UK vz. 59 [10]		7.62×54mmR	General-purpose machine gun	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Type 67 [11]		7.62×54mmR	General-purpose machine gun	China
FN MAG [2]		7.62×51mm	General-purpose machine gun	Belgium
Bren		7.62×51mm	Light machine gun	United Kingdom
Grenade launchers
RPG-2 [2]		40mm	Rocket-propelled grenade	Soviet Union
RPG-7 [2]		40mm	Rocket-propelled grenade	Soviet Union

Tanks

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
Type 59G		Main battle tank	China	15 [12]		30 delivered by China from 1971–1973; all rebuilt as Type 59Gs from 2011–2013 according to SIPRI. [13]
Type 63		Amphibious Light tank	China	16-18 [12]		30 ordered in 1976 from PRC and delivered in 1977 and 1979, 24 Type 63A in 2012-2013 [13]
Type 62		Light tank	China	25 [12]		66 including 30 ordered in 1969 from PRC and delivered between 1970 and 1972 [13]
VT2		Main battle tank	China	5 [14]		SIPRI suggests that Tanzania ordered 5 VT2 in 2019 and received them in 2021. One was displayed at a parade in 2021. [15]
FV101 Scorpion		Light tank	United Kingdom	40		Delivered by britain in 1973, but supply stopped in 1996. Only 4 countries use these in Africa

Armoured vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
Casspir		MRAP	South Africa	5		Delivered in 2009 [13]
BTR-152		Armoured personnel carrier	Soviet Union China	10 [12]		30 BTR-152s delivered in 1966-1967 and ~25 Type 56s delivered in 1979 [13]
BRDM-2		Amphibious armored scout car	Soviet Union	10 [12]		40 delivered in 1978-1979 [13]
Type 07PA		Infantry fighting vehicle Self-propelled mortar	China	12 [16]
PLL-05	(Photo Needed)	Self-propelled mortar	China	10 [17]		Delivered in 2014. [18] ~10 PLL-05 according to SIPRI [13]
WZ551		Armoured personnel carrier	China	10		Delivered in 2011-2012 [13]
Ashok Leyland FAT 4×4		Artillery Towing Vehicle	India	N/A		[19]

Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
A-100	(Photo Needed)	Multiple Launch Rocket System	China	12 [20]

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