List of equipment of the Guinea-Bissau Army

This is a list of equipment of the Army of Guinea-Bissau in service.

Many of the weapon used by the military of Guinea-Bissau are of Warsaw Pact origin.

Small arms

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Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
TT-33[1]   7.62×25mm Semi-automatic pistol   Soviet Union
Submachine guns
PPS-43[1]   7.62×25mm Submachine gun   Soviet Union
Sa 23[1]   9×19mm Submachine gun   Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
MP-40[1]   9×19mm Submachine gun   Nazi Germany
MAT-49[1]   9×19mm Submachine gun   France
Rifles
Vz. 52[1]   7.62×45mm Semi-automatic rifle   Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
SKS[1]   7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle   Soviet Union
AKM[1]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
FN FAL[1]   7.62×51mm Battle rifle   Belgium
MAS-36[2]   7.5×54mm Bolt-action rifle   France
Machine guns
RPK[1] 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon   Soviet Union
PKM[1]   7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun   Soviet Union
KPV[3]   14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
DShK[1]   12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-7[1]   40mm Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union
M20 Super bazooka[4]   60mm Rocket-propelled grenade   United States

Anti-tank weapons

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Name Image Type Origin Caliber Notes
B-10[5]   Recoilless rifle   Soviet Union 82mm
Type 52[5]   Recoilless rifle   United States
  China
75mm

Vehicles

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Tanks

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
PT-76   Amphibious light tank   Soviet Union 15[5]
T-34-85   Medium tank   Soviet Union 10[5]

Scout cars

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BRDM-2   Amphibious armored scout car   Soviet Union 10[5]

Armored personnel carriers

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Type 56   Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union
  China
20[5] Acquired from China in 1984.[6]
BTR-40   Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union 15[5]
BTR-60   Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union 15[5]

Artillery

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Mortars
PM-41   Mortar   Soviet Union 8[6]
PM-43   Mortar   Soviet Union 8[5]
Field artillery
D-44   Field gun   Soviet Union 8[5]
M-30   Howitzer   Soviet Union 18[5]
D-30   Howitzer   Soviet Union

Air defence systems

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
61-K   Autocannon   Soviet Union 6[5]
S-60   Autocannon   Soviet Union 10[5]
ZU-23-2   Autocannon   Soviet Union 18[5]
9K32 Strela-2[5]   MANPADS   Soviet Union

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  2. ^ "Post-WWII use of the MAS-36 rifle: Part II (export users)". wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com. 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  3. ^ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Guinea-Bissau". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 2361.
  4. ^ Gander, Terry J.; Cutshaw, Charles Q., eds. (2001). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001/2002 (27th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 9780710623171.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 471. ISBN 9781032012278.
  6. ^ a b "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.