List of equipment of the Tanzanian Army explained

The equipment of the Tanzanian Army can be subdivided into infantry weapons, armoured personnel carrier and tanks.

Small arms

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Pistols
Stechkin APS^[1]		9×18mm	Semi-automatic pistol
Browning Hi-Power^[2]		9×19mm	Semi-automatic pistol	Canada
Sub-machine guns
Sterling^[3]		9×19mm	Submachine gun
Sten^[4]		9×19mm	Submachine gun
PPSh-41^[5]		7.62×25mm	Submachine gun
Sa 23^[6]		7.62×25mm	Submachine gun
Rifles
FN FAL^[7]		7.62×51mm	Battle rifle
Heckler & Koch G3^[8]		7.62×51mm	Battle rifle
Heckler & Koch HK33		5.56×45mm	Assault rifle		HK33A2 variant.^[9]
SKS^[10]		7.62×39mm	Semi-automatic rifle
AKM^[11]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle
Type 56^[12]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle
Type 81^[13]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle
Zastava M70^[14]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle
AMD-65^[15]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle
IMI Galil MAR^[16]		5.56×45mm	Assault rifle Designated marksman rifle
vz. 58^[17]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle
Lee-Enfield		.303 British	Bolt-action rifle
Sniper rifles
Mosin-Nagant		7.62×54mmR	Bolt-action Sniper rifle
Machine guns
DShK^[18]		12.7×108mm	Heavy machine gun
SG-43^[19]		7.62×54mmR	Medium machine gun
RP-46^[20]		7.62×54mmR	Light machine gun
RPD^[21]		7.62×39mm	Squad automatic weapon
RPK^[22]		7.62×39mm	Squad automatic weapon
KPV^[23]		14.5×114mm	Heavy machine gun
UK vz. 59^[24]		7.62×54mmR	General-purpose machine gun
Type 67^[25]				General-purpose machine gun
FN MAG^[26]				General-purpose machine gun
Bren				Light machine gun
Grenade launchers
RPG-2^[27]		40mm	Rocket-propelled grenade
RPG-7^[28]		40mm	Rocket-propelled grenade

Tanks

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Type 59G		Main battle tank		15		30 delivered by China from 1971–1973; all rebuilt as Type 59Gs from 2011–2013 according to SIPRI.^[29]
Type 63		Amphibious Light tank		2+		30 ordered in 1976 from PRC and delivered in 1977 and 1979, 24 Type 63A in 2012-2013
Type 62		Light tank		25^[30]		66 including 30 ordered in 1969 from PRC and delivered between 1970 and 1972
VT2		Main battle tank		5^[31]		SIPRI suggests that Tanzania ordered 5 VT2 in 2019 and received them in 2021. One was displayed at a parade in 2021.^[32]

Armored vehicles

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Casspir		MRAP		5		Delivered in 2009
BTR-152			China	10		30 BTR-152s delivered in 1966-1967 and ~25 Type 56s delivered in 1979
BRDM-2		Amphibious armored scout car		10		40 delivered in 1978-1979
Type 07PA		Infantry fighting vehicle Self-propelled mortar		12^[33]		Delivered in 2014.^[34] ~10 PLL-05 according to SIPRI
WZ551				10		Delivered in 2011-2012

References

Works cited

• Lee-Enfield SMLE . 3 . SALW Guide: Global distribution and visual identification . . Bonn International Center for Conversion . Bonn International Center for Conversion.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Google Sites: Sign-in . 27 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161124204010/https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/https-sites-google-com-site-worldinventory-wiw_af_tanzania . 24 November 2016 . live .
2. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
3. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
4. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
5. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
6. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
7. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
8. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
9. Web site: Google Sites. sites.google.com. 21 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20161124204010/https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/https-sites-google-com-site-worldinventory-wiw_af_tanzania. 24 November 2016. live.
10. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
11. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
12. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
13. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
14. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
15. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161124204010/https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/https-sites-google-com-site-worldinventory-wiw_af_tanzania . 2016-11-24 . live .
16. Web site: United Nations News Centre. 30 July 2013. UN News Service Section. 25 October 2014.
17. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
18. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
19. Web site: WWII weapons in Tanzania. 24 November 2017.
20. Web site: Zambia Watchdog . Zambia dented, instability to continue up to 2021 – Economist Group . Zambia Watchdog . 2017-06-09 . 2017-06-15.
21. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
22. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
23. Web site: Google Sites. 2023-05-13. 2016-11-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161124204010/https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/https-sites-google-com-site-worldinventory-wiw_af_tanzania. dead.
24. Web site: Google Sites. 2023-05-13. 2016-11-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161124204010/https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/https-sites-google-com-site-worldinventory-wiw_af_tanzania. dead.
25. Web site: Google Sites. 2023-05-13. 2016-11-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20161124204010/https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/https-sites-google-com-site-worldinventory-wiw_af_tanzania. dead.
26. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
27. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
28. Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). .
29. Web site: Trade Registers . Armstrade.sipri.org . 22 April 2020 .
30. Book: [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]. 2019. Chapter Nine: Sub-Saharan Africa. The Military Balance. 119. 1. 438–502. 10.1080/04597222.2019.1561035.
31. Web site: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database SIPRI . 2024-03-28 . www.sipri.org . en . 10.55163/safc1241.
32. Web site: Tanzania parades VT2 tank . 2024-03-28 . Janes.com . en.
33. Web site: Tanzania - China Relations.
34. Web site: Tanzania acquires new amphibious tanks, rockets and other weapons from China. May 16, 2014.