List of equipment of the Botswana Ground Force

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This is a list of the equipment used by the Botswana Ground Force.

Small arms[edit]

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
Browning Hi-Power[1] 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol  Belgium
 United States
Submachine guns
Sten[2] 9×19mm Submachine gun  United Kingdom
Sterling[1] 9×19mm Submachine gun  United Kingdom
Uzi[3] 9×19mm Submachine gun  Israel
Rifles
AKM[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Soviet Union
IMI Galil[1] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle  Israel
M16[4] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle  United States
ArmaLite AR-18 5.56×45mm Assault rifle  United States
Colt Canada C7[5] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle  Canada
FN SCAR[4]

5.56×45mm Assault rifle  Belgium
SA80

5.56×45mm Bullpup Assault rifle  United Kingdom
SAR-21[4] 5.56×45mm Bullpup Assault rifle  Singapore
FN FAL[1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  Belgium
Heckler & Koch G3[6] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  West Germany
Machine guns
Bren[7] 7.62×51mm Light machine gun  Czechoslovakia
 United Kingdom
Browning M1919[8] 7.62×51mm Medium machine gun  United States
FN MAG[1] 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun  Belgium
Browning M2[1] .50 BMG Heavy machine gun  United States
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-7[1] 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union

Anti-tank weapons[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Caliber Notes
Carl Gustav[1] Recoilless rifle  Sweden 84mm
MILAN[9] Anti-tank missile  France
 West Germany
BGM-71 TOW[10] Anti-tank missile  United States

Tanks[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
SK-105 Kürassier Light tank  Austria 20[11] INS
FV101 Scorpion Light tank  United Kingdom 25[11] INS

Armoured Cars[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Panhard VBL Scout car  France 64[11] INS

Armored personnel carriers[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BTR-60 Armored personnel carrier  Soviet Union 50[11] INS
FV103 Spartan Armored personnel carrier  United Kingdom 6[11] INS
Cadillac Gage Commando Armored personnel carrier  United States 14[11] INS
Mowag Piranha IIIC Armored personnel carrier   Switzerland 45 INS Ordered in 2002, in service from 2003 [12]

Reconnaissance[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
RAM MK3 Armored Car  Israel 8[11] INS
Mowag Piranha III Armored fighting vehicle   Switzerland 45[11] INS [13]

Utility vehicles[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ACMAT Utility vehicle  France 150[14] INS
RMMV TG MIL Utility truck  Germany
 Austria 		200[14] INS

Engineering Vehicles[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
M578 LRV Armored recovery vehicle  United States Unknown[11] INS
SB-20 Greif Armored recovery vehicle  Austria Unknown[11] INS

Demining vehicles[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Aardvark JSFU Demining vehicle  United Kingdom Unknown[11] INS

Artillery[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Self-propelled artillery
ATMOS 2000 Self-propelled artillery  Israel 12[11] INS
Rocket artillery
APRA-40 Multiple rocket launcher  Soviet Union
 Romania 		20[11] INS
Field artillery
Soltam M-71 Howitzer  Israel 18[15] INS
L118 Howitzer  United Kingdom 12[11] INS
OTO Melara Mod 56 Howitzer  Italy 6[11] INS

Air defence systems[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
M167 VADS Rotary cannon  United States 7[11] INS
MICA (missile) Surface-to-air missile  France Unknown INS [16]
Javelin Surface-to-air missile  United Kingdom [17] INS 5 launchers.
9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS  Soviet Union [18] INS
9K38 Igla MANPADS  Soviet Union [19] INS

River-wing equipment[edit]

  • 2 × Boston Whaler Raider-class PCs (United States)[20]
  • 10 × Panther airboats (United States)[20]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35th edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  2. ^ Bonn International Center for Conversion; Bundeswehr Verification Center. "Sten MP". SALW Guide: Global distribution and visual identification. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Google Sites". sites.google.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  4. ^ a b c Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Fleet Upgrades Licensed Programs & Custom Builds - Colt Canada". coltcanada.com. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  6. ^ "Google Sites". sites.google.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  7. ^ Jones & Ness 2009.
  8. ^ "Wiw_af_botswana - worldinventory". Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  9. ^ Martin, Guy (7 February 2013). "Botswana - defenceWeb". Defenceweb.co.za. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  10. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023 (1st ed.). Routledge. ISBN 978-1032508955.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 468. ISBN 9781032012278.
  12. ^ "UN Register of Conventional Arms – UNODA". disarmament.un.org. Archived from the original on 2008-12-14. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  13. ^ "Botswana receives additional Mowag Piranha 8×8 armoured vehicles – Military Africa". Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  14. ^ a b "Botswana Defence Force Order of Battle – Defence Web". Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Botswana". 7 February 2013.
  16. ^ "Botswana acquired 300 million euros of French weaponry in 2016". Defence Web. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  17. ^ Motlogelwa, Tshireletso (13 April 2012). "Khamas monopolised Botswana Defence Force (BDF) tenders". XairForces.
  18. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (14 February 2018). "The Military Balance 2018". The Military Balance. 118.
  19. ^ Martin, Guy. "Botswana - defenceWeb". www.defenceweb.co.za. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  20. ^ a b "Botswana". defenceWeb. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2021-09-19.

Works cited[edit]

  • Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (27 January 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
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