List of equipment of the Sudanese Armed Forces
The following is a list of equipment of the Sudanese Armed Forces from creation to present day.
Small arms
[edit]Name | Origin | Type | Caliber | Notes |
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Helwan | Egypt | Pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | Egyptian copy of Berreta 1951[1] |
Heckler & Koch P9S | Germany | Pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | [1] |
Browning Hi-Power | Belgium | Pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | [1] |
Sterling | United Kingdom | Submachine gun | 9×19 Parabellum | [1] |
Heckler & Koch MP5 | Germany | Submachine gun | 9×19 Parabellum | [1] |
Beretta M12 | Italy | Submachine gun | 9×19 Parabellum | [1] |
Uzi | Israel | Submachine gun | 9×19 Parabellum | [1] |
SKS | Soviet Union | Semi-automatic rifle | 7.62×39mm | [1] |
AK-47 | Soviet Union | Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | [1] |
AKM | Soviet Union | Assault rifle | 7.62×39mm | [1] |
M16 | United States | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm | Various[2] |
Heckler & Koch G3 | Germany | Battle rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | [1] |
RP-46 | Soviet Union | Light machine gun | 7.62×54mmR | [1] |
RPD | Soviet Union | Light machine gun | 7.62×39mm | [1] |
RPK | Soviet Union | Light machine gun | 7.62×39mm | [1] |
Type 80[3] | China | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×54mmR | Chinese copy of the PK machine gun, locally produced as the Mokthar.[4] |
Heckler & Koch HK21 | Germany | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | [1] |
M60 | United States | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | [1] |
MG3 | Germany | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | [1] |
SG-43 Goryunov | Soviet Union | Medium machine gun | 7.62×54mmR | SGM variant used.[1] |
W85[5] | China | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×108mm | Locally produced as the Khawad.[4] |
QLZ-87 | China | Automatic grenade launcher | 35×32mmSR | Some are assembled locally.[6] |
RPG-7 | Soviet Union | Rocket-propelled grenade | 40 mm | [1] |
M40 | United States | Recoilless rifle | 76 mm | M40A1 variant used.[7] |
9K11 Malyutka | Soviet Union | Anti-tank guided missile | 125 mm | [7] |
HJ-8[7] | China | Anti-tank guided missile | 120 mm | 100 supplied by China in 2011, and 350 in 2011.[8] |
9M133 Kornet | Russia | Anti-tank guided missile | 152 mm | [7] |
9K32 Strela-2 | Soviet Union | Man-portable air defense system | 72 mm | Strela-2M variant used.[7] |
FN-6 | China | Man-portable air defense system | 72 mm | [7] |
Armoured vehicles
[edit]Name | Image | Origin | Variants | In service | Notes |
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Main battle tanks | |||||
Digna MBT | ![]() | Sudan | ~400 | Modernized version of the Soviet T-55 tanks assembled locally by Military Industry Corporation | |
Al-Zubair 2 | ![]() | Sudan | Al-Zubeir 2 MBT | 50-100 | Sudanese tanks based on the Chinese Type 59 tank with upgrade |
Al-Bashir MBT | ![]() | Al-Bashir MBT | 100 | Sudanese Tank based on the Chinese Type 80/88 main battle tank with an upgraded armor and cannon and a new engine | |
T-72 | ![]() | ![]() | T-72AV T-72B | 230 | |
Al-Zubeir 1 MBT / Type 72Z | Sudan / Iran | 50 | Sudanese local Tank based on the iranian Type 72z with several adaptation and upgrade | ||
Type 96 tank | China | 40 | [9] | ||
Light Tanks | |||||
Type-62 | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | ||
Type-63 | ![]() | 45 | |||
Armoured Fighting Vehicles | |||||
BRDM-2 | ![]() | Amir IFV | 200 | ||
Caiman | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | ||
Infantry Fighting Vehicles | |||||
BMP-1 | ![]() | ![]() | 200 | [7] | |
BMP-2 | ![]() | ![]() | 100 | [7] | |
BTR-3 | ![]() | ![]() | 50 | [7] | |
BTR-80A | ![]() | Shareef 1 IFV | 70 | [7] | |
WZ-523 | ![]() | ![]() | 150 | [7] | |
Armoured Personnel Carriers | |||||
BTR-50 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 | [7] | |
M113 | ![]() | 50 | [7] | ||
OT-62 TOPAS | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | [7] | |
BTR-70 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | BTR-70M Kobra 2 | 150 | [7] |
BTR-152 | ![]() | ![]() | 10 | [7] | |
Cadillac Gage Commando | ![]() | ![]() | V-150 | 20 | [7] |
OT-64 | ![]() | 70+ | [7] | ||
Rakhsh | ![]() | ![]() | 100+ | [7] | |
Walid | ![]() | ![]() | 80 | [7] | |
WZ-551 | ![]() | Shareef 2 IFV | 200+ | [7] | |
WZ-523 | 100+ | [7] | |||
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles | |||||
STREIT Group Spartan | ![]() | ![]() | 50 | [7] | |
Calidus MCAV-20 | N/A | [7] | |||
Infantry Mobility Vehicles | |||||
NIMR Ajban 440A | ![]() | ![]() | 70+ | [7] | |
Sarsar-2 | ![]() | ![]() | 200+ | [7] | |
Towed Artillery | |||||
105 mm M101 | ![]() | ![]() | 270+ | [7] | |
122 mm M-30 | ![]() | 400+ | [7] | ||
122 mm D-30 | ![]() | ![]() | Khalifa-1 | 300 | [7] |
122 mm D-74 | ![]() | ![]() | 100 | [7] | |
130 mm M-46 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | M-46 Type-59-I | 50 | [7] |
155 mm M114 | ![]() | ![]() | M114A1 | 30 | [7] |
Self-Propelled Artillery | |||||
122 mm 2S1 Gvozdika | ![]() | 70 | [7] | ||
Mk F3 155 mm | ![]() | ![]() | 30 | [7] | |
Multiple Rocket Launchers | |||||
107 mm Type-63 | ![]() | ![]() | Taka-1 | 500+ | [7] |
122 mm BM-21 'Grad' | ![]() | ![]() | 122mm Taka | 120 | [7] |
122 mm Sakr | ![]() | ![]() | 50 | [7] | |
122 mm Type-81 | ![]() | ![]() | 70 | [7] | |
302 mm WS-1B | ![]() | 30 | [7] | ||
Towed Anti-Aircraft Guns | |||||
14.5 mm ZPU | ![]() | ZPU-2 ZPU-4 | 4000+ | [10] | |
20 mm M167 VADS | ![]() | ![]() | 16 | [10] | |
23 mm ZU-23-2 | ![]() | ![]() | 740 | [10] | |
37 mm M1939 (61-K) | ![]() | ![]() | 100 | [10] | |
37 mm Type-65 | ![]() | 70 | [10] | ||
57 mm AZP S-60 | ![]() | ![]() | 200 | [10] | |
85 mm M1944 (КS-1) | ![]() | 150 | [10] | ||
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns | |||||
20 mm M163 Vulcan | ![]() | 80 | [10] | ||
20 mm M3 VDAA | ![]() | 20 | [10] | ||
Self-propelled surface-to-air missile systems | |||||
9K33 Osa | ![]() | 30 | [7] |
Bibliography
[edit]- LeBrun, Emile; Leff, Jonah (6 December 2014). McDonald, Glenn; LeBrun, Emile; Frate, Anna Alvazi del; Berman, Eric G.; Krause, Keith (eds.). "Signs of Supply: Weapons Tracing in Sudan and South Sudan". Small Arms Survey. 14 (1). Geneva, Switzerland: Cambridge University Press: 213–238. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- International Institute for Strategic Studies (2024). "Chapter Eight: Sub-Saharan Africa". The Military Balance. 124 (1): 458–531. doi:10.1080/04597222.2024.2298597. ISSN 0459-7222.
- Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (14 January 2010). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2010-2011 (36 ed.). Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2908-1.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Jones & Ness 2010, p. 915.
- ^ "AR 15 (M16/M4) - SALW Guide". web.archive.org. 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ LeBrun & Leff 2014, p. 226.
- ^ a b LeBrun & Leff 2014, p. 241.
- ^ LeBrun & Leff 2014, p. 233.
- ^ LeBrun & Leff 2014, pp. 226−227.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an IISS 2024, p. 521.
- ^ LeBrun & Leff 2014, p. 227.
- ^ "Sudan's Most Powerful Military Assets: From Chinese Type 96 Tanks to Soviet Su-24 Strike Fighters". Military Watch Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i IISS 2024, p. 522.