List of equipment of the Angolan Army

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This is a list of equipment of the Angolan Army in service.

Many of Angola's weapons are of Warsaw Pact origin.

Small arms[edit]

Name Origin Type Caliber Notes
Tokarev TT Soviet Union Pistol 7.62×25mm Tokarev [1]
Makarov PM Soviet Union Pistol 9×18mm Makarov [1]
Stechkin APS Soviet Union Machine pistol 9×18mm Makarov [1]
Škorpion Czechoslovakia Submachine gun .32 ACP [1]
Star Z-45 Spain Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum [1]
Sterling United Kingdom Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum Mk 4 variant used.[1]
Uzi Israel Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum [1]
FBP Portugal Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum FBP m/948 variant used.[1]
AK-47 Soviet Union Assault rifle 7.62×39mm [1]
AKM Soviet Union Assault rifle 7.62×39mm [1]
IWI Tavor X95 Israel Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Used by special forces.[2]
SKS Soviet Union Semi-automatic rifle 7.62×39mm [1]
FN FAL Belgium Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO [1]
Heckler & Koch G3 Germany Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO [1]
RP-46 Soviet Union Light machine gun 7.62×54mmR [1]
RPD Soviet Union Light machine gun 7.62×39mm [1]
vz. 52 Czechoslovakia Light machine gun 7.62×39mm [1]
DShK Soviet Union Heavy machine gun 12.7×108mm [1]
AGS-17 Soviet union Automatic grenade launcher 30×29mm [1]
RPG-7 Soviet Union Rocket-propelled grenade 40 mm [1]
9K32 Strela-2 Soviet Union Man-portable air-defense system 72 mm [3]
9K34 Strela-3 Soviet Union Man-portable air-defense system 72 mm [3]
9K310 Igla-1 Soviet Union Man-portable air-defense system 72 mm [3]

Anti-tank weapons[edit]

Name Origin Type Caliber Quantity Notes
9M14 Malyutka Soviet Union Anti-tank guided missile 125 mm [3]
B-10 Soviet Union Recoilless rifle 82 mm 400[3]
B-11 Soviet Union Recoilless rifle 107 mm Serviceability doubtful.[3]
M40 United States Recoilless rifle 106 mm 100[3]

Vehicles[edit]

Tanks
Name Origin Type Quantity Notes
T-55 Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia 		Main battle tank 200 T-55AM2 variant, serviceability doubtful.[3]
T-62 Soviet Union Main battle tank 50 Serviceability doubtful.[3]
T-72 Soviet Union Main battle tank 50 T-72M1 variant, serviceability doubtful.[3]
PT-76 Soviet Union Light tank 10 Serviceability doubtful.[3]
PTL-02 Assaulter China Assault gun 9+[3]
BRDM-2 Soviet Union Scout car 600 Serviceability doubtful.[3]
Cayman Belarus Scout car 3+[3]
BMP-1 Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 250 Serviceability doubtful.[3]
BMP-2
MT-LB Soviet Union Tracked armoured personnel carrier 31 Serviceability doubtful.[3]
BTR-152 Soviet Union Wheeled armoured personnel carrier 200 Serviceability doubtful.[3]
BTR-60
BTR-70
BTR-80
WZ-551 China Wheeled armoured personnel carrier Command vehicle variant.[3]
Casspir South Africa MRAP 45 NG2000 variant.[3]
BTS-2 Soviet Union Armoured recovery vehicle 5[3]
Bozena Slovakia Mine flail [3]
Engesa EE-12 Brazil Light utility vehicle [4]
Land Rover United Kingdom Light utility vehicle [4]
UAZ-469B Soviet Union Light utility vehicle [4]
UMM 4x4 Portugal Light utility vehicle [4]
Engesa EE-15 Brazil 4×4 light truck (1.5 tonnes) [4]
Engesa EE-25 Brazil 6×6 medium truck (2.5 tonnes) [4]
Engesa EE-50 Brazil 6×6 heavy truck (5 tonnes) 255[4]
Mercedes Benz Unimog Germany 4×4 truck [4]
GAZ-66 Soviet Union 4×4 medium truck (2 tonnes) [4]
Renault TRM 2000 [fr] France 4×4 medium truck (2 tonnes) 85[4]
ZIL-131 Soviet Union 6×6 medium truck (3.5 tonnes) [4]
Ural-375D Soviet Union 6×6 medium truck (4 tonnes) [4]
KrAZ-6322 Ukraine 6×6 heavy truck [5]

Artillery[edit]

Name Origin Type Quantity Notes
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika Soviet union 122 mm self-propelled gun 9+[3]
2S3 Akatsiya Soviet Union 152 mm self-propelled gun 4[3]
2S7 Pion Soviet Union 203 mm self-propelled gun 12[3]
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad Soviet Union 122 mm multiple rocket launcher 70[3]
RM-70 Czechoslovakia 122 mm multiple rocket launcher 40[3]
BM-27 Uragan Soviet Union
Belarus 		220 mm multiple rocket launcher 3+ 9P140MB Uragan-M variant.[3]
BM-24 Soviet Union 240 mm multiple rocket launcher [3]
Towed artillery
D-30 Soviet Union 122 mm howitzer 523[3]
M-46 Soviet Union 130 mm field gun 48[3]
D-20 Soviet Union 152 mm Gun-howitzer 4[3]
Mortars
82-PM-41 Soviet Union 82 mm mortar 250[3] M43 model used.[1]
120-PM-43 mortar[1] Soviet Union 120 mm mortar 500[3]

Air defence systems[edit]

Name Origin Type Caliber Quantity Notes
Anti-aircraft guns
ZPU-4 Soviet Union Towed anti-aircraft gun 14.5×114mm 450+[3]
ZU-23-2 23×152mmB
61-K 37 mm
AZP S-60 57 mm
ZSU-23-4 Shilka Soviet Union Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 23×152mmB [3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Jones & Ness 2010, p. 903.
  2. ^ "37.º ANIVERSÁRIO DAS FORÇAS ESPECIAIS ANGOLANAS - Operacional". Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai IISS 2024, p. 471.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Foss & Gander 1999, p. 727.
  5. ^ Malyasov, Dylan. "Ukrainian Off Road Trucks KrAZ to Be Operated in an African Country". Defence Blog. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

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