Chadian ground forces

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The Chadian ground forces are by far the biggest component of the Military of Chad.

Structure

  • location of garrisons
  • order of battle
  • reserves available

Equipment

Small arms

Name Caliber Country of origin Type Notes
MAC Mle 1950 9×19mm Parabellum  France semi-automatic pistol N/A
Tokagypt 58[1] 9×19mm Parabellum  Egypt semi-automatic pistol An Egyptian copy of a Soviet TT pistol
Walther P1[1] 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany semi-automatic pistol N/A
FB 35 9×19mm Parabellum  Poland semi-automatic pistol Polish copy of the Browning Hi-Power[1]
Manurhin MR 73 9×19mm Parabellum  France double-action revolver N/A
Walther PP-Super[1] 9×18mm Ultra  Germany semi-automatic pistol N/A
MAT-49[1] 9×19mm Parabellum  France submachine gun N/A
Uzi 9×19mm Parabellum  Israel submachine gun N/A
Beretta M12 9×19mm Parabellum  Italy submachine gun N/A
MAS-36 7.5×54mm French  France rifle N/A
AK-47[1] 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union assault rifle N/A
AKM[1] 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union assault rifle N/A
Type 56 assault rifle 7.62×39mm  People's Republic of China assault rifle Chinese version of AK-47
Yugo M-70 7.62×39mm  Yugoslavia assault rifle Yugoslav version of AK-47
FN FAL[1] 7.62×51mm NATO  Belgium assault rifle N/A
Heckler & Koch G3[1] 7.62×51mm NATO  Germany assault rifle N/A
SIG SG 542[1] 7.62×51mm NATO   Switzerland assault rifle A 7.62mm version of SIG SG 540
M16 rifle 5.56×45mm NATO  United States assault rifle N/A
FAMAS 5.56×45mm NATO  France assault rifle N/A
FN MAG[1] 7.62×51mm NATO  Belgium general purpose machine gun N/A
PK machine gun[1] 7.62×54mmR  Soviet Union general purpose machine gun N/A
RPD[1] 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union general purpose machine gun N/A
RPK[1] 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union general purpose machine gun N/A
SG-43 Goryunov 7.62×54mmR  Soviet Union general purpose machine gun N/A
DShK[1] 12.7×108mm  Soviet Union heavy machine gun N/A
M2 Browning[1] 12.7×99mm NATO  United States heavy machine gun N/A
AGS-17 30mm  Soviet Union grenade launcher N/A
M79 40mm  United States grenade launcher N/A

Anti-Tank Weapons

Name Caliber Country of origin Type Notes
M40 recoilless rifle 106mm  United States recoilless rifle N/A
B-11 recoilless rifle 107mm  Soviet Union recoilless rifle N/A
RPG-7[1] 85mm  Soviet Union rocket propelled grenade N/A
M72 LAW 66mm  United States anti-tank weapon N/A
APILAS 112mm  France anti-tank weapon N/A
ERYX 137mm  France anti-tank missile N/A
MILAN 115mm  France anti-tank missile N/A
BGM-71 TOW 152mm  United States anti-tank missile N/A

Mortars

Name Caliber Country of origin Type Quantity Notes
Brandt 60 mm LR Gun-mortar 60mm  France mortar 24 N/A
M61[2] 81mm  France mortar 12 N/A
M43 82mm  Soviet Union mortar  ? Modernized version of 82-PM-41
MO-120-AM-50 120mm  France heavy mortar 10 N/A

Anti-Aircraft Weapons

Name Caliber Country of origin Type Quantity
SA-6 Gainful none  Soviet Union/ Libya mobile surface-to-air missile system 12
SA-13 Gopher none  Soviet Union/ Libya mobile surface-to-air missile system 4
SA-7 Grail 72mm  Soviet Union/ Libya MANPADS 8
FIM-43 Redeye 70mm  United States MANPADS 130
FIM-92 Stinger 70mm  United States MANPADS 30
ZSU-23-4 23mm  Soviet Union SPAAG 4
Panhard AML-20 20mm  France SPAAG 6
ZU-23-2 23mm  Soviet Union anti-aircraft gun 16
ZPU-4 14.5mm  Soviet Union anti-aircraft gun N/A
 ? 20mm  ? anti-aircraft gun N/A
 ? 30mm  ? anti-aircraft gun N/A

Artillery

Name Caliber Country of origin Type Quantity
BM-13 132mm  Soviet Union multiple rocket launcher 6
BM-21[3] 122mm  Soviet Union multiple rocket launcher 4
2S1 Gvozdika 122mm  Soviet Union self-propelled howitzer 10
M101 howitzer 105mm  United States howitzer 5
D-30 122mm  Soviet Union howitzer 22
130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)[4] 130mm  Soviet Union/ Bulgaria howitzer 6
152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20) 152mm  Soviet Union howitzer 18

Armored vehicles

Name Caliber Country of origin Type Quantity
T-54/T-55 100mm  Soviet Union Main battle tank 60
BMP-1 73mm  Soviet Union Infantry fighting vehicle 122
BTR-3 30mm  Ukraine Armored personnel carrier 8
BTR-80 14.5mm  Soviet Union Armored personnel carrier 24
BTR-60 14.5mm  Soviet Union Armored personnel carrier 20
WZ-523 Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier 12.7mm  People's Republic of China Armored personnel carrier 10
ZFB-05 12.7mm  People's Republic of China Armored personnel carrier  ?
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé none  France Armored personnel carrier 25
Panhard M3 none  France Armored personnel carrier 10
WMZ 551 105mm  People's Republic of China Tank destroyer  ?
ERC-90 Lynx 90mm  France Armoured reconnaissance vehicle 7
ERC-90 Sagaie 90mm  France Armoured reconnaissance vehicle 4
EE-9 Cascavel 90mm  Brazil Armoured reconnaissance vehicle 20
Cadillac Gage Commando 90mm  United States Armoured reconnaissance vehicle 9
AML-90 90mm  France Armoured reconnaissance vehicle 20
AML-60 60mm  France Mobile mortar 30
Bastion PATSAS[5] none  France Armored car 22
RAM-2000[6] none  Israel Armored car 31
Black Scorpion 4x4 (Carat)[7] none  Belgium Armored car  ?

future references (http://www.armyrecognition.com/chad_chadian_army_land_ground_forces_uk/chad_chadian_army_land_ground_forces_military_equipment_armoured_armored_vehicle_intelligence_uk.html)

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ http://www.jmu.edu/cisr/_pages/research/iraq-oig/04-fuze.pdf Retrieved on March 2, 2014
  3. ↑ Deagel.com - BM-21
  4. ↑ Deagel.com - M-46
  5. ↑ Armed forces of Chad takes delivery of the first Bastion Patsas light Special Operations vehicle - Armyrecognition.com, February 19, 2013
  6. ↑ http://beegeagle.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/chadian-army-show-up-in-mali-with-the-israeli-built-ramta-ram-2000-multimission-light-combat-vehicle/ Retrieved on March 7, 2014
  7. ↑ http://beegeagle.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/caratbelgium-black-scorpion-fast-attack-vehicles-acmatfrance-bastion-patsas-protected-vehicle-of-the-chadian-army/ Retrieved on March 16, 2014
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