List of equipment of the Angolan Army

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

Many of Angola's weapons are of Portuguese colonial and Warsaw Pact origin.

Small arms

Pistols

Name Type Cartridge Origin Photo Notes
Tokarev TT-33Semi-automatic pistol7.62×25mm Tokarev Soviet Union8-round magazine. Most likely in reserves.
Makarov PMSemi-automatic pistol9×18mm Makarov Soviet Union8-round magazine.
Stechkin APSMachine pistol9×18mm Makarov Soviet Union20-round magazine.

Submachine guns

Name Type Cartridge Origin Photo Notes
Star Z-45Submachine gun9×23mm Largo Kingdom of Spain10 or 30-round magazine. Most likely in reserves.
FBPSubmachine gun9×19mm Parabellum Portugal21 or 32-round magazine.
UziSubmachine gun9×19mm Parabellum Israel20, 25, or 32-round magazine.
Škorpion vz. 61Submachine gun.32 ACP Czechoslovakia10 or 20-round magazine.

Carbines

Name Type Cartridge Origin Photo Notes
SKSSemi-automatic carbine7.62×39mm M43 Soviet Union10-round magazine.

Battle rifles

Name Type Cartridge Origin Photo Notes
FN FALBattle rifle7.62×51mm NATO Belgium20 or 30-round magazine.
G3Battle rifle7.62×51mm NATO West Germany /  Portugal20-round magazine. Many captured from Portuguese forces during the War.

Assault rifles

Name Type Cartridge Origin Photo Notes
AK-47Assault rifle7.62×39mm M43 Soviet Union30-round magazine.
AKMAssault rifle7.62×39mm M43 Soviet Union30-round magazine. Used by Special Forces.
IWI TavorAssault rifle5.56×45mm NATO Israel30-round magazine.Used by Special Forces.

Sniper rifles

Name Type Cartridge Origin Photo Notes
Dragunov sniper rifleSniper rifle7.62×54mmR Soviet Union10-round magazine.
Barrett M99Sniper rifle12.7 × 99 mm .50 BMG United States10-round magazine.Used by Special Forces.

Machine guns

Name Type Cartridge Origin Photo Notes
RPDLight machine gun7.62×39mm M43 Soviet Union100-round magazine.
RP-46Light machine gun7.62×54mmR Soviet Union60-round belt.
PKMLight machine gun7.62×54mmR Soviet Union100-round belt.
Vz. 52Light machine gun7.62×45mm Czechoslovakia25-round magazine.
DShKHeavy machine gun12.7×108mm Soviet Union50-round belt.

Grenade launchers/Anti-tank weapons

Grenade launchers

Name Type Diameter Origin Photo Notes
AGS-17Automatic grenade launcher30mm Soviet UnionBelt fed with 29-round drums, high rate of fire.

Anti-tank

Name Type Diameter Origin Photo Notes
RPG-7Rocket-propelled grenade40mm Soviet UnionReloadable launcher.
B-10Recoilless rifle82mm Soviet UnionSingle-shot reloadable launcher.
B-11[1]Recoilless rifle107mm Soviet UnionSingle-shot reloadable launcher.
9K11 MalyutkaAnti-tank missile125mm Soviet UnionUsed on the 9P111 launcher, and attachable to BMP-1s and BRDM-2s.
9K111 FagotAnti-tank guided missile120mm Soviet UnionWire-guided anti-tank missile system. 650 ordered in 1987.[2]

Vehicles

Tanks

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
T-55AM-2Main battle tank267[3] Soviet Union267 T-55AM-2s were delivered from Bulgaria and Slovakia in 1999.[2]
T-62Main battle tank50[3] Soviet Union364 were ordered in the 1980s and 1990s.[2]
T-72M1Main battle tank50[3] Soviet UnionDelivered from Belarus in 1999.[2]
PT-76Light tank12[3] Soviet Union68 ordered in 1975 from the Soviet Union.[2]

Infantry Fighting Vehicles

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
BMP-1Infantry fighting vehicle150[3] Soviet Union
BMP-2Infantry fighting vehicle62[3] Soviet Union
BMD-3Airborne infantry fighting vehicle35+[4] Soviet UnionSmall number of units in the Angolan Army.[5]

Armored Personnel Carriers

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
BTR-60Armored personnel carrier<62[6] Soviet Union
OT-62 TOPASArmored personnel carrier<62[6] Soviet UnionMost likely in reserves.
EE-11 UrutuArmored personnel carrier24[3] Brazil

Armored Scout Vehicles

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
BRDM-1Amphibious armored scout car<70[3] Soviet Union120 units as of 2008.[4]
BRDM-2Amphibious armored scout car<70[3] Soviet Union195 units as of 2008.[4]
WMA301/PTL-02Tank destroyer? People's Republic of China? [7]

Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles

Name Type Quantity Origin Photo Notes
Casspir 2000BMRAP45[8] South Africa45 ordered in November 2013. Includes 30 APCs, 4 fire support vehicles, two command vehicles and others.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Trade Registers". Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Global Security. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Army Recognition. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  5. ↑ The Military Balance 2012. – P. 421. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 Defence Web. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Cherisey, de, Erwan (16 February 2017). "Angolan military exercise reveals new Chinese armoured vehicles". IHS Jane's 360. Paris. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017.
  8. 1 2 Guy Martin (21 November 2013). "Angola orders Casspirs". Defence Web. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
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