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] 9×18mmSemi-automatic pistol
Browning Hi-Power[2] 9×19mmSemi-automatic pistol
Canada
Sub-machine guns
Sterling[3] 9×19mmSubmachine gun
Sten[4] 9×19mmSubmachine gun
PPSh-41[5] 7.62×25mmSubmachine gun
Sa 23[6] 7.62×25mmSubmachine gun
Rifles
FN FAL[7] 7.62×51mmBattle rifle
Heckler & Koch G3[8] 7.62×51mmBattle rifle
Heckler & Koch HK335.56×45mmAssault rifleHK33A2 variant.[9]
SKS[10] 7.62×39mmSemi-automatic rifle
AKM[11] 7.62×39mmAssault rifle
Type 56[12] 7.62×39mmAssault rifle
Type 81[13] 7.62×39mmAssault rifle
Zastava M70[14] 7.62×39mmAssault rifle
AMD-65[15] 7.62×39mmAssault rifle
IMI Galil MAR[16] 5.56×45mmAssault rifle
Designated marksman rifle
vz. 58[17] 7.62×39mmAssault rifle
Lee-Enfield.303 BritishBolt-action rifle
Sniper rifles
Mosin-Nagant7.62×54mmRBolt-action
Sniper rifle
Machine guns
DShK[18] 12.7×108mmHeavy machine gun
SG-43[19] 7.62×54mmRMedium machine gun
RP-46[20] 7.62×54mmRLight machine gun
RPD[21] 7.62×39mmSquad automatic weapon
RPK[22] 7.62×39mmSquad automatic weapon
KPV[23] 14.5×114mmHeavy machine gun
UK vz. 59[24] 7.62×54mmRGeneral-purpose machine gun
Type 67[25] General-purpose machine gun
FN MAG[26] General-purpose machine gun
BrenLight machine gun
Grenade launchers
RPG-2[27] 40mmRocket-propelled grenade
RPG-7[28] 40mmRocket-propelled grenade

Tanks

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Type 59GMain battle tank1530 delivered by China from 1971–1973; all rebuilt as Type 59Gs from 2011–2013 according to SIPRI.[29]
Type 63Amphibious Light tank2+30 ordered in 1976 from PRC and delivered in 1977 and 1979, 24 Type 63A in 2012-2013
Type 62Light tank25[30] 66 including 30 ordered in 1969 from PRC and delivered between 1970 and 1972
VT2Main battle tank5[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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CasspirMRAP5Delivered in 2009
BTR-152
China
1030 BTR-152s delivered in 1966-1967 and ~25 Type 56s delivered in 1979
BRDM-2Amphibious armored scout car1040 delivered in 1978-1979
Type 07PAInfantry fighting vehicle
Self-propelled mortar
12[33] Delivered in 2014.[34] ~10 PLL-05 according to SIPRI
WZ55110Delivered in 2011-2012

References

Works cited

Notes and References

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  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.