List of equipment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Army
The following is a list of equipment for the DRCA from creation to present day.
Small Arms
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Browning HP[1] | Semiautomatic pistol | 7.65×21mm Parabellum | |||
AKM | Assault rifle | 7.62x39mm | Widely used by Infantry | ||
Type 56 assault rifle[2] | Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | Widely used by Infantry | ||
Zastava M92 | Carbine | 7.62×39mm | Used by vehicle crews, and
Infantry | ||
RPD[3] | Light machine gun | 7.62x39mm | Several pictures have been taken
of them being used | ||
PKM | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62x54mmR | Seen used in several pictures by
government forces |
Anti-tank and missile
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 69 RPG[4] | Rocket-propelled grenade | 40 mm | Standard anti-tank weapon of Infantry. | ||
Armored vehicles
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Number | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
T-72[5] | Main battle tank | 100[5] | Bought and received 100 T-72AV's
bought & received in 2010 from Ukraine | ||
T-64[6] | Main battle tank | 25[6] | In August 2018 the Democratic Republic of the Congo ordered & received 25 T-64BV1's, from Ukraine, these vehicles have been modernised. | ||
T-55 | Main battle tank | 50 | Bought from Ukraine in the past decade[6] | ||
EE-9 Cascavel[7] | Armoured Car | 19 | Bought from Brazil | ||
BMP-1 | IFV | 20[8] | |||
Fahd | APC | 20[8] | 20 delivered between 1988-1990[8] | ||
Panhard M3 | APC | 58[8] | Serviceability Doubtful. |
References
- Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
- "File:Congolese Light Infantry Battalion training at Camp Base, Kisangani 2010-05-05 2.JPG". Wikipedia. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
- http://worldmilitaryintel.blogspot.com/2013/05/blog-post_6381.html
- "T-72 operators and variants", Wikipedia, 2018-09-12, retrieved 2018-10-17
- Martin, Guy. "DRC has acquired T-64 tanks from Ukraine | defenceWeb". www.defenceweb.co.za. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- Martin 2013.
- "Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo", Wikipedia, 2018-09-25, retrieved 2018-10-17
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