List of military equipment of Hezbollah explained

This is a list of some of the military equipment used by the paramilitary wing of Hezbollah.

Small arms

Assault and battle rifles

Name! style="width:20%;"
TypeQuantityAcquired fromOriginPhotoNotes
AK-47[1] Assault rifle Unknown VariousCommonly used
AKMAssault rifleUnknownVarious (various)Commonly used
AK-74Assault rifle UnknownVariousCommonly used, including the M variants.
M16 rifle[2] Selective fire assault rifle. Single and three shot burst. Unknown

Lebanon		Some likely captured from the Syrian opposition or Islamic State
M4 carbineCarbineUnknown UnknownUsed by Hezbollah Special Forces

Sniper rifles

Name! style="width:20%;"
TypeQuantityAcquired fromOriginPhotoNotes
SKS[3] Designated marksman rifle/Sniper rifleUnknownUnknown
Dragunov sniper rifle[4] Designated marksman rifleUnknownUnknown
Orsis T-5000[5] Sniper rifleUnknownUnknown

Machine guns

NameTypeQuantityAcquired fromOriginPhotoNotes
PK machine gunGeneral-purpose machine gunUnknownVariousCommonly used
FN MAGGeneral-purpose machine gunUnknownUnknown
M240General-purpose machine gunUnknownUnknown
M1919 Browning machine gun[6] Medium machine gunUnknownUnknown

Heavy weapons and missiles

Anti-tank

NameTypeQuantityAcquired fromOriginPhotoNotes
RPG-7Rocket-propelled grenadeUnknownVariousIncluding Iranian produced clones[7]
RPG-29Rocket propelled-grenadeUnknown[8] [9]
RPG-30Rocket propelled-grenadeUnknown
Possession unconfirmed[10] [11]
Panzerfaust 3Anti-tank rocket launcherExtremely limited (if so)UnknownUnconfirmed[12]
Saegre 2Anti-tank guided missileUnknownIranian M47 Dragon clone[13]
Raad (clone)Anti-tank guided missileUnknownIranian 9M14 Malyutka clone[14]
9M14 MalyutkaAnti-tank guided missile500+[15]
9K111 FagotAnti-tank guided missile50+[16]
9M113 KonkursAnti-tank guided missile50+
[17] [18]
9K115-2 Metis-MAnti-tank guided missile50+[19] [20]
Towsan-1 (clone)Anti-tank guided missileUnknownIranian Konkurs clone
9M133 KornetAnti-tank guided missile50+[21] [22]
BGM-71 TOWAnti-tank guided missile10+UnknownPossibly via Iran or captured[23]
Toophan (Series) (clone)Anti-tank guided missileUnknownIranian TOW clone
MILANAnti-tank guided missileUnknown[24]
M40Recoilless rifle>1+ (extremely underestimated)Unknown30,000 rounds of ammunition in 2008
Hezbollah has apparently thousands of anti-tank guided missiles in total.[25] The group has received many unreported weapon shipments from both Iran and Syria.

Anti-aircraft

Name! style="width:20%;"
TypeQuantityAcquired fromOriginPhotoNotes
ZU-23-2Unknown Lebanon

AZP S-60Anti-aircraft gun (towed)>2+
ZSU-23-4Self-propelled anti-aircraft weaponUnknown
Sayyad 2BSAMUnknownAlleged[26]

Rockets, missiles and launchers

Name/ModelDiameterQuantityAcquired fromOriginRangeWarheadPhotoNotes
Type 63107mm"dozens"
Iraq		8 kmIncludes Iranian Fadjr-1 clones[27]
BM-21 Grad122mmUnknown
China
40 km21 kgKatyushas from Iran, Russia and China.[28]
BM-27 Uragan220mmUnknown40 km100 kg
Fajr-3240mm>100+43 km45 kgAcquired from Iran pre-2006[29]
Falaq-1[30] 240mmUnknown10 km50 kg
Khaibar-1302mmUnknownUnknown100 km175 kgApparent cluster munition.[31]
Falaq-2[32] 303mmUnknown11 km120 kg
Fajr-5[33] 333mmUnknown (likely)75 km90 kg
Naze'at356mmUnknown130 km
Zelzal-1UnknownUnknown160 km
Zelzal-2610mmAround 500[34] 250 km600 kgApparently based on the Soviet FROG-7 missile
Fateh-110610mm40-700250 km650 kg[35]
ScudN/A500 km800 kg

Anti-ship

NameTypeQuantityAcquired fromOriginPhotoNotes
C-701Anti-ship missileUnknown
C-802Anti-ship missile8+In 2006, Hezbollah fire a single C-802 at the Israeli ship (INS Hanit), killing 4 sailors.[36]
Yakhont (P-800 Oniks)Anti-ship missilePotentially; Up to 12
Delivered 2013[37] [38]

Vehicles

Tanks, armoured personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles and misc

NameTypeQuantityAcquired fromOriginPhotoNotes
T-55Main battle tankUnknown
South Lebanon Army		Some captured from SLA
T-62Main battle tankUnknownOperating in Syria
T-72Main battle tank>60, 1+ T72-AV variant[39] Operating in Syria
T-90Main battle tankUnknown Operating in Syria
BMP-1Infantry fighting vehicleUnknownOperating in Syria
M113Armoured personnel carrierAt least 3Disputed, likely from: South Lebanon Army[40] Captured in year 2000
BTR-152Armoured personnel carrierUnknownSouth Lebanon ArmySome captured from SLA
BTR-50Armoured personnel carrierUnknownSouth Lebanon ArmySome captured from SLA
BRDM-2Armoured scout carUnknownSouth Lebanon ArmySome captured from SLA
2S1 GvozdikaSelf-propelled howitzer>3+Operating in Syria
SafirMilitary light utility vehicle"dozens"Operating in Syria
TechnicalsImprovised fighting vehicle100-1000s+VariousVariousUsed widely, some captured from the Syrian opposition and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Civilian and transport vehiclesMercedes, Volvo, Range Rover, Isuzu, Toyota, Hyundai and Kia etc.100-1000s+VariousVariousUsed widely
Unmanned aerial vehicles[41]

The group claims to build their own unmanned aerial vehicles, which is disputed, but in any case the designs are copies of Iranian models.[42]

NameTypeQuantityAcquired fromOriginPhotoNotes
Mohajer-4Unmanned aerial vehicleUnknown
Ababil-2Unmanned aerial vehicle>122 or 3 apparently shot down by Israel in 2006.
Ababil-3Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicleUnknown
Yasir (clone)Unmanned aerial vehicleUnknownIranian ScanEagle clone[43]
Hud Hud IIUnmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicleUnknownIranian manufactured UAV announced in Hezbollah's arsenal in 6/17/2024

See also

Notes and References

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  5. Web site: الإعلام الحربي في المقاومة الإسلامية-بالفيديو لا غالب لكم . 2023-07-29 . central-media.org.
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  7. News: Iranian RPG Found in Lebanon. Flickr. 2017-09-14. en-us.
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  14. Small Arms Survey. Small Arms Survey 2008 Chapter 1: Light Weapons.
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