List of equipment of the Cameroon Army explained

This is a list of the equipment currently used by the Cameroon Army.

Infantry weapons

ModelPhotoOriginTypeNotes
Small arms
M1911 pistol
Pistol
Browning Hi-PowerStandard-issue pistol for military police and all branches of army.
Manurhin MR 73Revolver[1]
MAT-49Submachine gun[2]
Heckler & Koch MP5
Submachine gunStandard Issue sub-machine gun for the army and Special forces.
FN FALBattle rifleStandard issue rifle, used by paratroopers and presidential guards.
Galil
Assault rifle CarbineStandard-issue assault rifle for all branches of army.
AK-47
M16 rifle
Assault rifle CarbineUsed by army in large amount.
IWI TavorCarbineTavor CTAR variant are used by Special Forces.[3]
Zastava M76Designated marksman rifleStandard-issue sniper rifles for the army and Special forces.
IMI Galat'zDesignated marksman rifle
IWI NegevLight machine gunUsed by Special forces.
Heckler & Koch HK21General-purpose machine gunUsed by the Army.
FN MAGGeneral-purpose machine gunStandard-issue machine gun for the army.[4]
M2 Browning
Heavy machine gunStandard-issue heavy machine gun for all branches of the army.[5]
Anti-tank weapon
BGM-71 TOWAnti-tank missile24 launchers and 250 missiles delivered in 1990.[6]
MILANAnti-tank missile6 launchers and 60 missiles delivered in 1982.
Recoilless rifles
Type 52Recoilless rifle13 units in service.[7]
M40Recoilless rifle40 M40A2 version in service.

Vehicles

Armored vehicles

ModelPhotoOriginTypeIn serviceNotes
Tank destroyers
WMA301 AssaulterTank destroyer12
Armoured personnel carriers/Infantry fighting vehicles
FerretArmoured car15
Véhicule Blindé LégerArmoured car5
M8 GreyhoundArmoured car8Delivered from France in 1963.
RAM MK3Armoured car5
Panhard AML-90Armoured car3131 AML-90 Delivered via Bosnian Army in 2002.
AMX-10 RCArmoured car6
Ratel 20Infantry fighting vehicle12
Type 07PInfantry fighting vehicle8
Panthera T6Armoured personnel carrier2[8] Used by Rapid Intervention Battalion.
Gaia Thunder Armoured personnel carrier16
Cadillac Gage V-150 CommandoArmoured personnel carrier4322 IFV versions armed with a 20 mm gun and a 90 mm gun.
ACMAT BastionArmoured personnel carrier3823 arrived 2015-2016 and 15 in 2017.
M3 Half-trackArmoured personnel carrier12
Cougar H
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected6
General Dynamics Land Systems PKSV Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected27[9]
Armoured recovery vehicles
WZ-551 ARVArmoured recovery vehicleUnknown

Unarmored vehicles

ModelPhotoOriginTypeIn serviceNotes
Peugeot P4Light utility vehicle10[10]
Mercedes WolfLight utility vehicle60
Toyota Land CruiserLight utility vehicleUnknown[11]
Renault TRM 2000Truck2
ACMAT VLRATruck30+
UnimogTruck60
FMTVTruck2[12] 2 A1P2 variant received in 2018. More units on order.[13]

Artillery

ModelPhotoOriginTypeIn serviceNotes
Mortar
Cardom120 mm mortar18
Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1120 mm mortar16
Towed artillery
M101105 mm towed howitzer20
M1982130 mm towed howitzer12
Type 59130 mm towed howitzer12
Soltam M-71155 mm towed howitzer8
Self-propelled artillery
ATMOS 2000155 mm self-propelled howitzer18
Multiple rocket launcher
BM-21 Grad
122 mm multiple rocket launcher20+20 delivered from Romania in 1996. Some more from an unknown source in the 2010s.

Air defence

ModelPhotoOriginTypeIn serviceNotes
Towed anti-aircraft gun
Type 5814.5mm anti-aircraft gun18
Oerlikon GDF-00235 mm anti-aircraft gun18
Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
RBY MK 120 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gunUnknownArmed with TCM-20.

References

  1. Web site: Cameroon Infantry Arms List (Current and Former Types) . 2023-07-07 . www.militaryfactory.com.
  2. Web site: Cameroon Cameroonian army land ground armed defense forces military equipment armored vehicle Cameroon army land ground forces UK Africa countries army land forces UK . 2023-07-07 . www.armyrecognition.com.
  3. News: Cameroon army say deh arrest soldier weh e kill driver for Bamenda . BBC News Pidgin . 2023-07-07.
  4. Web site: Chimtom . Ngala Killian . 2015-02-20 . Soldiers from Cameroon, Chad take on Boko Haram at Nigerian border . 2023-07-07 . CNN . en.
  5. Web site: 2018-09-27 . US Training Cameroon Troops, Urges Accountability . 2023-07-07 . VOA . en.
  6. Web site: Trade Registers. armstrade.sipri.org.
  7. Book: [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]. 2021. The Military Balance. 455. 9781032012278.
  8. News: Cameroon's BIR takes delivery of Panthera T6 vehicles. Erwan . de Cherisey. IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. 11 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181011135954/https://www.janes.com/article/83730/cameroon-s-bir-takes-delivery-of-panthera-t6-vehicles. 11 October 2018.
  9. Web site: Jeremy . Binnie. Erwan. de Cherisey. https://web.archive.org/web/20170622123315/http://www.janes.com/images/assets/520/71520/New-model_African_armies.pdf. New-model African armies. Jane's. 2017. 22 June 2017.
  10. Web site: France donates military equipment to Cameroon . 2016-12-12 . 2021-10-05 . defenceWeb.
  11. Web site: Cameroon takes delivery of military hardware for CAR peacekeeping mission . 2021-04-17 . 2021-10-05 . defenceWeb.
  12. Web site: Cameroon's Fortress APCs now in action . 2018-05-06 . 2021-10-05 . The world news platform.
  13. Web site: Cameroon and Somalia getting Oshkosh vehicles . 2016-09-27 . 2021-10-05 . defenceWeb.

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