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This is a list of the equipment used by the  Ghana Army.

Small arms

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
Browning Hi-Power [1] 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol   Belgium
Submachine guns
Sten [2] 9×19mm Submachine gun   United Kingdom
Sterling [3] 9×19mm Submachine gun   United Kingdom
Heckler & Koch MP5 [4] 9×19mm Submachine gun   West Germany
Rifles
AKM [5] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union Used by honor guards.
M16A2 [6] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle   United States
M4 [6] 5.56×45mm Carbine
Assault rifle 		  United States Used by paratroopers.
M14 7.62×51mm Battle rifle   United States
FN FAL [1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle   Belgium
Heckler & Koch G3 [7] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle   West Germany
Machine guns
Bren [1] 7.62×51mm Light machine gun   United Kingdom
RPD 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon   Soviet Union
RPK 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon   Soviet Union
Browning M1919 7.62×51mm Medium machine gun   United States
MG-3 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun   West Germany
FN MAG [8] 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun   Belgium
M60 [9] 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun   United States
KPV 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
DShK [1] 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
Browning M2 [1] .50 BMG Heavy machine gun   United States
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-7 [1] 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union

Anti-tank weapons

Name Image Type Origin Caliber Notes
Carl Gustav [1] Recoilless rifle   Sweden 84mm

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Ratel IFV Infantry fighting vehicle   South Africa 39 [10] [11]

Armored personnel carriers

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
WZ-523 Armored personnel carrier   China 82 [12]
VBTP-MR Guarani Amphibious Armored personnel carrier   Brazil 11 [13]
Alvis Tactica Armored personnel carrier   United Kingdom 20 [14]
Maverick Armored personnel carrier   South Africa 20 [15]
Sherpa Light Armored personnel carrier   France 2 [16]
Otokar Cobra Infantry mobility vehicle   Turkey 73 [17]
International MXT-MV Infantry mobility vehicle   United Kingdom 70 [18] Provided by the United Kingdom.

Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
STREIT Typhoon MRAP   United Arab Emirates 50 [10]
Casspir MRAP   South Africa 4 [19]

Reconnaissance

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
EE-9 Cascavel Armored Car   Brazil 3 [10] [20]
Mowag Piranha I Armored fighting vehicle    Switzerland 63 [10] 4 of the units are armed with a 25mm gun.

Artillery

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Rocket artillery
Type 63 Multiple rocket launcher   China 3 [10]
PHL-81 Multiple rocket launcher   China 3 [10]
Mortars
Krh/40 Mortar   Finland 28 [10]
Field artillery
D-30 Howitzer   Soviet Union 6 [10]

Air defence systems

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZPU-4 Anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union 2 [10]
ZPU-2 Anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union 4 [10]
ZU-23-2 Autocannon   Soviet Union 4 [10]
FN-6 MANPADS   China 100 [21]
9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS   Soviet Union 200 [22]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Jones, Richard D. Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's; 35 ed. (January 27, 2009). ISBN  978-0-7106-2869-5.
  2. ^ Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. 5 January 2009. ISBN  978-0-7106-2869-5.
  3. ^ Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. 5 January 2009. ISBN  978-0-7106-2869-5.
  4. ^ Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. 5 January 2009. ISBN  978-0-7106-2869-5.
  5. ^ Scarlata, Paul (February 2013). "The military rifle cartridges of Ghana from Ashanti to AR". Shotgun News. Archived from the original on 2018-11-28. Retrieved 2018-11-27. As with many African nations, the ubiquitous AKM series of rifles are used by the Ghanaian police and internal security forces.
  6. ^ a b Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
  7. ^ Jane's infantry weapons, 2009-2010 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Jane's Information Group. 5 January 2009. ISBN  978-0-7106-2869-5.
  8. ^ Jones & Ness 2009, pp. 896–898.
  9. ^ "M60 - SALW Guide". salw-guide.bicc.de. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 469. ISBN  9781032012278.
  11. ^ Jane's Tank recognition guide (4th ed.). Collins. 2006. p. 349. ISBN  978-0007183265.
  12. ^ "Ghana Armed Forces" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  13. ^ Exército (7 July 2021). "Anunciada exportação do Guarani para Gana". Tecnodefesa.
  14. ^ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  15. ^ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  16. ^ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  17. ^ "Ghana parades Cobra armoured vehicles". Defence Web. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  18. ^ "UK to send 70 armoured vehicles to Ghana". Army Technology. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  19. ^ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  20. ^ Jane's Tank recognition guide (4th ed.). Collins. 2006. p. 349. ISBN  978-0007183265.
  21. ^ "Trade-Register-1971-2020.rft". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Ghana army". army recognition. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

Works cited

  • Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (27 January 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. ISBN  978-0-7106-2869-5.
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