List of equipment of the Guinea-Bissau Army

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This is a list of equipment of the Army of Guinea-Bissau in service.

Many of the weapon used by the military of Guinea-Bissau are of Warsaw Pact origin.

Small arms[edit]

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
TT-33[1] 7.62×25mm Semi-automatic pistol  Soviet Union
Submachine guns
PPS-43[1] 7.62×25mm Submachine gun  Soviet Union
Sa 23[1] 9×19mm Submachine gun  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
MP-40[1] 9×19mm Submachine gun  Nazi Germany
MAT-49[1] 9×19mm Submachine gun  France
Rifles
Vz. 52[1] 7.62×45mm Semi-automatic rifle  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
SKS[1] 7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle  Soviet Union
AKM[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Soviet Union
FN FAL[1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  Belgium
MAS-36[2] 7.5×54mm Bolt-action rifle  France
Machine guns
RPK[1] 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon  Soviet Union
PKM[1] 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun  Soviet Union
KPV[3] 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun  Soviet Union
DShK[1] 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun  Soviet Union
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-7[1] 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union
M20 Super bazooka[4] 60mm Rocket-propelled grenade  United States

Anti-tank weapons[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Caliber Notes
B-10[5] Recoilless rifle  Soviet Union 82mm
Type 52[5] Recoilless rifle  United States
 China 		75mm

Vehicles[edit]

Tanks[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
PT-76 Amphibious light tank  Soviet Union 15[5] INS
T-34-85 Medium tank  Soviet Union 10[5] INS

Scout cars[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BRDM-2 Amphibious armored scout car  Soviet Union 10[5] INS

Armored personnel carriers[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Type 56 Armored personnel carrier  Soviet Union
 China 		20[5] INS Acquired from China in 1984.[6]
BTR-40 Armored personnel carrier  Soviet Union 15[5] INS
BTR-60 Armored personnel carrier  Soviet Union 15[5] INS

Artillery[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Mortars
PM-41 Mortar  Soviet Union 8[6] INS
PM-43 Mortar  Soviet Union 8[5] INS
Field artillery
D-44 Field gun  Soviet Union 8[5] INS
M-30 Howitzer  Soviet Union 18[5] INS
D-30 Howitzer  Soviet Union INS

Air defence systems[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
61-K Autocannon  Soviet Union 6[5] INS
S-60 Autocannon  Soviet Union 10[5] INS
ZU-23-2 Autocannon  Soviet Union 18[5] INS
9K32 Strela-2[5] MANPADS  Soviet Union INS

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  2. ^ "Post-WWII use of the MAS-36 rifle: Part II (export users)". wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com. 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  3. ^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Guinea-Bissau". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 2361.
  4. ^ Gander, Terry J.; Cutshaw, Charles Q., eds. (2001). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001/2002 (27th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 9780710623171.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 471. ISBN 9781032012278.
  6. ^ a b "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
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