The following is a list of equipment of the Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from creation to present day.
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Details |
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Pistols | |||||
Browning HP | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | |||
Smith & Wesson Model 39 | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | |||
Heckler & Koch P7 | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | P7M13 model used. | ||
Rifles | |||||
AK-47 | Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | |||
AKM | Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | |||
FN FNC | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | |||
M16A1 | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | The M16A1 HB machine gun variant is also used. | ||
SIG SG 540 | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | |||
CETME Model 58 | Spain | Battle rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | ||
FN FAL | Battle rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | The Heavy Barrel machine gun variant is also used. | ||
IMI Galil | Battle rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | |||
Machine guns | |||||
Bren L4 | Light machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | |||
FN MAG | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | |||
M60 | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | |||
DShK | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×108mm | |||
M2 Browning | Heavy machine gun | .50 BMG | |||
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Details |
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Rocket launchers | |||||
RPG-7 | Rocket-propelled grenade | 40 mm | |||
Recoilless guns | |||||
M18 | Recoilless rifle | 57 mm | |||
SPG-9 | Recoilless rifle | 73 mm | |||
M20 | Recoilless rifle | 75 mm | |||
M40A1 | Recoilless rifle | 106 mm | |||
Anti-tank guns | |||||
Type 56 | Anti-tank gun | 85 mm | 10 in service as of 2024. | ||
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Quantity | Details | |
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Tanks | ||||||
PT-76 | Light tank | 10 | ||||
Type 62 | China | Light tank | 30 | |||
T-55 | Medium tank | 32 | ||||
Type 59 | China | Main battle tank | 12-17 | |||
T-64BV1 | Main battle tank | 25 | ||||
T-72AV | Main battle tank | 100 | ||||
Armored fighting vehicles | ||||||
Panhard AML-60 | Armoured car | Up to 17 | ||||
Panhard AML-90 | Armoured car | 14 | ||||
EE-9 Cascavel | Armoured car | 19 | ||||
BMP-1 | Infantry fighting vehicle | 20 | ||||
BTR-50 | Armoured personnel carrier | 3 | ||||
MT-LB | Armoured personnel carrier | 6 | ||||
BTR-60PB | Armoured personnel carrier | 30–70 | ||||
Mbombe 4 | Armoured personnel carrier | 20 | ||||
Panhard M3 | Armoured personnel carrier | 58 | ||||
TH 390 Fahd | Egypt | Armoured personnel carrier | 7 | |||
Calidus MCAV-20 | Infantry mobility vehicle | 30 | ||||
Logistics | ||||||
Auverland/SAMO | Utility | |||||
M151 | Utility | |||||
ACMAT | Truck | |||||
M35 | Medium truck | M44 variant also used. | ||||
M809 | Heavy truck |
Model | Image | Origin | Caliber | Quantity | Details |
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Mortars | |||||
Brandt Mle 1935 | 60 mm | ||||
PRB NR 475 A1 | 81 mm | 100 | |||
M-37M | 82 mm | 400 | |||
M30 | 107 mm | ||||
MO-120-RT | 120 mm | 28 | The MO-120-LT variant is also used. | ||
Towed | |||||
M-30 | 122 mm | 77 | |||
D-30 | |||||
Type 60 | China | ||||
Type 59 | 130 mm | 42 | The Type 59-I variant is also used. | ||
D-20 | 152 mm | 6 | Reportedly used. | ||
Self-propelled | |||||
2S1 Gvozdika | 122 mm | 6 | |||
2S3 Akatsiya | 152 mm | 10 | |||
Multiple rocket launchers | |||||
Type-63 | China | 107 mm | 12 | ||
BM-21 Grad | 122 mm | 24 | |||
RM-70 | |||||
RM-51 | 128 mm | 6 | |||
Type 82 | China | 130 mm | 3 | ||
Katyusha | 132 mm | 12 | |||
Model | Image | Origin | Caliber | Quantity | Details |
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Man-portable air-defense systems | |||||
9K32 Strela-2 | 72 mm | ||||
Anti-aircraft guns | |||||
ZPU-4 | 14.5×114mm | 12 | |||
M-1939 | 37 mm | 52 |