This is a list of equipment of the Angolan Army in service.
Many of Angola's weapons are of Warsaw Pact origin.
Small arms
Anti-tank weapons
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Caliber | Quantity | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B-10 | Recoilless rifle | Soviet Union | 82mm | 400 | Serviceability doubtful.[11] | |
B-11 | Recoilless rifle | Soviet Union | 107mm | Serviceability doubtful.[11] | ||
M40A1 | Recoilless rifle | United States | 106mm | 100 | Serviceability doubtful.[11] | |
9M14 Malyutka | Anti-tank missile | Soviet Union | Unknown[11] |
Vehicles
Artillery
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Self-propelled artillery | |||||
2S1 Gvozdika | 122mm self-propelled gun | Soviet Union | 9+[11] | ||
2S3 Akatsiya | 152mm self-propelled gun | Soviet Union | 4[11] | ||
2S7 Pion | 203mm self-propelled gun | Soviet Union | 12[11] | ||
Rocket artillery | |||||
BM-21 Grad | 122mm multiple rocket launcher | Soviet Union | 70[11] | ||
RM-70 | 122mm multiple rocket launcher | Czechoslovakia | 40[11] | ||
BM-27 Uragan | 220mm multiple rocket launcher | Soviet Union Belarus |
3+ | 9P140MB Uragan-M variant.[11] | |
BM-24 | 240mm multiple rocket launcher | Soviet Union | Unknown[11] | ||
Towed artillery | |||||
D-30 | 122mm towed howitzer | Soviet Union | 523[11] | ||
M-46 | 130mm towed field gun | Soviet Union | 48[11] | ||
D-20 | 152mm towed Gun-howitzer | Soviet Union | 4[11] | ||
Mortars | |||||
82-PM-41 | 82mm mortar | Soviet Union | 250[11] | M43 model used.[2] | |
120-PM-43 mortar[2] | 120mm mortar | Soviet Union | 500[11] |
Air defence systems
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anti-aircraft guns | |||||
ZPU-4 | Towed anti-aircraft gun | Soviet Union | 450+[11] | ||
ZU-23-2 | Towed anti-aircraft gun | Soviet Union | |||
61-K | Towed anti-aircraft gun | Soviet Union | |||
AZP S-60 | Towed anti-aircraft gun | Soviet Union | |||
ZSU-23-4 Shilka | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun | Soviet Union | Unknown[11] | ||
Surface-to-air missiles | |||||
9K32 Strela-2 | Man-portable air-defense system | Soviet Union | Unknown | NATO reporting name: SA-7 Grail.[11] | |
9K34 Strela-3 | Man-portable air-defense system | Soviet Union | Unknown | NATO reporting name: SA-14 Gremlin.[11] | |
9K310 Igla-1 | Man-portable air-defense system | Soviet Union | Unknown | NATO reporting name: SA-16 Gimlet.[11] | |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
- 1 2 3 Hogg 1988, p. 766.
- ↑ McNab 2014, p. 73.
- ↑ Debay, Yves (February 1987). "Les armes de l'infanterie italienne". La Gazette des Armes (in French). No. 162. pp. 26–30. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018.
- ↑ Gander, Terry J. (2000). "National inventories, Angola". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 447.
- ↑ George, Edward (2005). The Cuban intervention in Angola. New York: Frank Cass Publishers. p. 65. ISBN 978-0415647106.
- ↑ "Czechpoint - History of the Sa vz. 58 - History of the Sa vz. 58 rifle". Czechpoint-usa.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ↑ "Zastava oružje najavila povratak na tržište Angole i Egipta" [Zastava Arms announces return to the market of Angola and Egypt]. eKapija (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ↑ "37.º ANIVERSÁRIO DAS FORÇAS ESPECIAIS ANGOLANAS - Operacional". Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ↑ Snodgrass, Brent. "The Chinese Type 53 Mosin Nagant Carbine". Mosin-Nagant.net. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- 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 36 37 38 39 40 41 IISS 2023, p. 433.
- 1 2 "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ↑ Brach, Jarosław (in Polish). Star 266 - projekty modernizacji. Część I in: „Nowa Technika Wojskowa” Nr. 4/2018, p. 49-50
- ↑ Steenkamp, Willem; Helmoed-Römer, Heitman (September 2016). Mobility Conquers: The Story Of 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1978-2005. Solihull: Helion & Company. p. 459. ISBN 978-1-911096-52-8.
- ↑ Malyasov, Dylan. "Ukrainian Off Road Trucks KrAZ to Be Operated in an African Country". Defence Blog. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
Works cited
- McNab, Chris (20 May 2014). Soviet Submachine Guns of World War II: PPD-40, PPSh-41 and PPS. Weapon 33. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78200-794-4.
- International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-91070-4.
- Hogg, Ian V., ed. (1 January 1988). Jane's Infantry Weapons, 1988-89. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-0857-4.
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