List of equipment of the Guinea-Bissau Army

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This is a list of equipment of the Army of Guinea-Bissau in service. Many of the weapon used by the military of Guinea-Bissau are of Warsaw Pact origin.

Small arms

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
TT-33[1] File:TT33.JPG 7.62×25mm Semi-automatic pistol File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union
Submachine guns
PPS-43[1] File:Al pps noBG.png 7.62×25mm Submachine gun File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union
Sa 23[1] File:Samopal Vz 25.JPG 9×19mm Submachine gun File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
MP-40[1] File:MP 40 AYF 2.JPG 9×19mm Submachine gun File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Nazi Germany
MAT-49[1] File:MAT Submachine Gun.jpg 9×19mm Submachine gun File:Flag of France.svg France
Rifles
Vz. 52[1] File:VZ 52 Rifle.JPG 7.62×45mm Semi-automatic rifle File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
SKS[1] File:Simonov-SKS-45.JPG 7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union
AKM[1] File:AKM automatkarbin Ryssland - 7,62x39mm - Armémuseum rightside noBG.png 7.62×39mm Assault rifle File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
FN FAL[1] File:FN-FAL belgian.jpeg 7.62×51mm Battle rifle File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
MAS-36[2] File:MAS Modèle 36 right side.jpg 7.5×54mm Bolt-action rifle File:Flag of France.svg France
Machine guns
RPK[1] 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union
PKM[1] File:7,62 KK PKM Helsinki 2012 no background.JPG 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
KPV[3] File:Iraqi Police gun-carriage (cropped).jpg 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union
DShK[1] File:12,7-мм станковый пулемёт ДШК образца 1938 года.jpg 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-7[1] File:Rpg-7.jpg 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
M20 Super bazooka[4] File:M20-bazooka-batey-haosef-1.jpg 60mm Rocket-propelled grenade File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States

Anti-tank weapons

Name Image Type Origin Caliber Notes
B-10[5] File:B-10-82mm-recoilles-rifle-batey-haosef-1-1.jpg Recoilless rifle File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union 82mm
Type 52[5] File:Recoilless-rifle-batey-haosef-1-1.jpg Recoilless rifle File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 		75mm

Vehicles

Tanks

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
PT-76 File:ParkPatriot2015part2-40.jpg Amphibious light tank File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union 15[5]
T-34-85 File:Т-34-85 Хабаровск парад 9 мая 2015 года.JPG Medium tank File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union 10[5]

Scout cars

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BRDM-2 File:BRDM-2 (1964) owned by James Stewart pic7.JPG Amphibious armored scout car File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 10[5]

Armored personnel carriers

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Type 56 File:Schützenpanzerwagen SPW 152 W1.JPG Armored personnel carrier File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 		20[5] Acquired from China in 1984.[6]
BTR-40 File:БТР-40 железнодорожный Хабаровск 7 мая 2015 ф6.JPG Armored personnel carrier File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union 15[5]
BTR-60 File:BTR-60 pic-004.JPG Armored personnel carrier File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 15[5]

Artillery

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Mortars
PM-41 File:27th Independent Sevastopol Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (183-16).jpg Mortar File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union 8[6]
PM-43 File:120 mm regimental mortar M1943.jpg Mortar File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union 8[5]
Field artillery
D-44 File:85-mm-Divisionskanone D-44.JPG Field gun File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union 8[5]
M-30 File:Belgrade Military Museum - M-30 122 mm howitzer.JPG Howitzer File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union 18[5]
D-30 File:Д-30А с учебного полигона Алматинского Института Сухопутных Войск.JPG Howitzer File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union

Air defence systems

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
61-K File:61-K anti-aircraft gun, 2007.jpg Autocannon File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union 6[5]
S-60 File:57-mm-Flak S-60.jpg Autocannon File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 – 1955).svg Soviet Union 10[5]
ZU-23-2 File:MsSVU39.jpg Autocannon File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 18[5]
9K32 Strela-2[5] File:SA-7.jpg MANPADS File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 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. ↑ "Post-WWII use of the MAS-36 rifle: Part II (export users)". wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com. 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  3. ↑ Gander, Terry J. (22 November 2000). "National inventories, Guinea-Bissau". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 2361.
  4. ↑ Gander, Terry J.; Cutshaw, Charles Q., eds. (2001). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001/2002 (27th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 9780710623171.
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 471. ISBN 9781032012278.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
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