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This is a list of equipment of the Guinean Army in service.

Many of Guineas's weapons are of Warsaw Pact origin.

Small arms

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
TT-33 [1] 7.62×25mm Tokarev Semi-automatic pistol   Soviet Union
Submachine guns
Sa 23 [1] 9×19mm Submachine gun   Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
MAT-49 [1] 9×19mm Submachine gun   France
Sterling [1] 9×19mm Submachine gun   United Kingdom
Rifles
SKS [1] 7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle   Soviet Union
AKM [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
Vz. 58 [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Type 81 [2] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
Heckler & Koch G3 [1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle   West Germany
MAS-36 [3] 7.5×54mm Bolt-action rifle   France
Machine guns
RPD [1] 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon   Soviet Union
PKM [1] 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun   Soviet Union
KPV [1] 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
DShK [1] 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-2 [1] 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union
RPG-7 [1] 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union

Anti-tank weapons

Name Image Type Origin Caliber Quantity Notes
9M14 Malyutka [4] Anti-tank weapon   Soviet Union

Vehicles

Tanks
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
PT-76 Amphibious Light tank   Soviet Union 15 [5]
T-34-85 Medium tank   Soviet Union 30 [5]
T-54 Medium tank   Soviet Union 8 [5]
Armoured fighting vehicles
BRDM-1 Amphibious armored scout car   Soviet Union 25 [5]
BRDM-2 Amphibious armored scout car   Soviet Union
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle   Soviet Union 2 [5]
Armoured fighting vehicles
BTR-152 Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union 6 [5]
BTR-40 Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union 16 [5]
BTR-50 Amphibious Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union 10 [5]
BTR-60 Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union 8 [5]
Mamba Armored personnel carrier   South Africa 10 [5]
GAZ Tigr Infantry mobility vehicle   Russia 4
Reconnaissance vehicles
Panhard AML-90 Armored car   France 2 [5]
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles
PUMA M26-15 MRAP   South Africa 32 [6]
PUMA M36 MRAP   South Africa 9 [5]

Artillery

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Rocket artillery
BM-27 Uragan Multiple rocket launcher   Soviet Union 3 [5]
Mortars
PM-38 Mortar   Soviet Union 20 [5]
MT-13 Mortar   Soviet Union
Field artillery
ZiS-2 Anti-tank gun   Soviet Union 2 [5]
A-19 Field gun   Soviet Union 12 [5]
D-44 Field gun   Soviet Union 6 [5]
M-46 Field gun   Soviet Union 12 [5]

Air defence systems

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
61-K Autocannon   Soviet Union 8 [5]
Type 59 Autocannon   Soviet Union
  China
12 [5]
KS-19 Anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union 4 [5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 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. ^ "81式枪族". firearmsworld.net. 2005-11-04. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  3. ^ "Post-WWII use of the MAS-36 rifle: Part II (export users)". wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com. 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  4. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (14 February 2018). "The Military Balance 2018". The Military Balance. 118. Routledge.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. Taylor & Francis. p. 470. ISBN  9781032012278.
  6. ^ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.