List of equipment of the Tanzanian Army

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The equipment of the Tanzanian Army can be subdivided into infantry weapons, armoured personnel carrier and tanks.

Small arms[edit]

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
Stechkin APS[1] 9×18mm Semi-automatic pistol  Soviet Union
Browning Hi-Power[2] 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol  Belgium
 Canada
Sub-machine guns
Sterling[2] 9×19mm Submachine gun  United Kingdom
Sten[2] 9×19mm Submachine gun  United Kingdom
PPSh-41[2] 7.62×25mm Submachine gun  Soviet Union
Sa 23[2] 7.62×25mm Submachine gun  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Rifles
FN FAL[2] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  Belgium
Heckler & Koch G3[2] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  West Germany
Heckler & Koch HK33 5.56×45mm Assault rifle  West Germany HK33A2 variant.[3]
SKS[2] 7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle  Soviet Union
AKM[2] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Soviet Union
Type 56[2] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  China
Type 81[2] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  China
Zastava M70[2] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Yugoslavia
AMD-65[4] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Hungarian People's Republic
IMI Galil MAR[5] 5.56×45mm Assault rifle
Designated marksman rifle 		 Israel
vz. 58[2] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Lee-Enfield[6] .303 British Bolt-action rifle  British Empire
Sniper rifles
Mosin-Nagant 7.62×54mmR Bolt-action
Sniper rifle 		 Russian Empire
Machine guns
DShK[2] 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun  Soviet Union
SG-43[7] 7.62×54mmR Medium machine gun  Soviet Union
RP-46[8] 7.62×54mmR Light machine gun  Soviet Union
RPD[2] 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon  Soviet Union
RPK[2] 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon  Soviet Union
KPV[9] 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun  Soviet Union
UK vz. 59[10] 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Type 67[11] 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun  China
FN MAG[2] 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun  Belgium
Bren 7.62×51mm Light machine gun  United Kingdom
Grenade launchers
RPG-2[2] 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union
RPG-7[2] 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union

Tanks[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Type 59G Main battle tank  China 15[12] INS 30 delivered by China from 1971–1973; all rebuilt as Type 59Gs from 2011–2013 according to SIPRI.[13]
Type 63 Amphibious Light tank  China 2+[12] INS 30 ordered in 1976 from PRC and delivered in 1977 and 1979, 24 Type 63A in 2012-2013[13]
Type 62 Light tank  China 25[12] INS 66 including 30 ordered in 1969 from PRC and delivered between 1970 and 1972[13]
VT2 Main battle tank  China 5[14] INS SIPRI suggests that Tanzania ordered 5 VT2 in 2019 and received them in 2021. One was displayed at a parade in 2021.[15]

Armored vehicles[edit]

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Casspir MRAP  South Africa 5 INS Delivered in 2009[13]
BTR-152 Armoured personnel carrier  Soviet Union
 China 		10[12] INS 30 BTR-152s delivered in 1966-1967 and ~25 Type 56s delivered in 1979[13]
BRDM-2 Amphibious armored scout car  Soviet Union 10[12] INS 40 delivered in 1978-1979[13]
Type 07PA Infantry fighting vehicle
Self-propelled mortar 		 China 12[16] INS Delivered in 2014.[17] ~10 PLL-05 according to SIPRI[13]
WZ551 Armoured personnel carrier  China 10 INS Delivered in 2011-2012[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Google Sites: Sign-in". Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  3. ^ "Google Sites". sites.google.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2017-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "United Nations News Centre". UN News Service Section. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  6. ^ BICC, p. 4.
  7. ^ "WWII weapons in Tanzania". 24 November 2017.
  8. ^ Zambia Watchdog (2017-06-09). "Zambia dented, instability to continue up to 2021 – Economist Group". Zambia Watchdog. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  9. ^ "Google Sites". Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  10. ^ "Google Sites". Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  11. ^ "Google Sites". Archived from the original on 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  12. ^ a b c d e International Institute for Strategic Studies (2019). "Chapter Nine: Sub-Saharan Africa". The Military Balance. Vol. 119. pp. 438–502. doi:10.1080/04597222.2019.1561035.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  14. ^ "SIPRI Arms Transfers Database | SIPRI". www.sipri.org. doi:10.55163/safc1241. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  15. ^ "Tanzania parades VT2 tank". Janes.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  16. ^ "Tanzania - China Relations".
  17. ^ "Tanzania acquires new amphibious tanks, rockets and other weapons from China". May 16, 2014.

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