List of equipment of the Angolan Army explained

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

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

Small arms

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

Anti-tank weapons

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

Vehicles

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

Artillery

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

Air defence systems

Name	Origin	Type	Caliber	Quantity	Notes
ZPU-4	Soviet Union	Towed anti-aircraft gun	14.5×114mm	450+
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

References

Works cited

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 37.º ANIVERSÁRIO DAS FORÇAS ESPECIAIS ANGOLANAS - Operacional. December 12, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151019012845/http://www.operacional.pt/37-o-aniversario-das-forcas-especiais-angolanas/. October 19, 2015. live.
2. Web site: Malyasov . Dylan . Ukrainian Off Road Trucks KrAZ to Be Operated in an African Country . Defence Blog . 11 January 2024.