The Chadian Ground Forces (, ) are the main and largest component of the Chadian National Army. Historically Chad has had one of the strongest armies in the Sahara region, larger than the Malian or Central African army, with a total of 25,000 to 30,000 troops.Chad Army. Globalsecurity.org Chad has been involved as part of the Multinational Joint Task Force in fighting the Boko Haram insurgency, deploying troops to Niger and Mali.Thurston, Alexander (18 October 2017). America Should Beware a Chadian Military Scorned. Foreign Policy. Retrieved 14 January 2020. Another common role of the Chadian Army has been quelling rebellions against the central government of Chad.

Structure

Defense and Security Zone No. 1 (Fada) No. 2 (Ouaddaï) No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 (Bardaï) No. 7 (Faya-Largeau) No. 8 (Amdjarass)

Armored Battalion Infantry Battalion Artillery Battalion Engineer Battalion Special Forces Unit Rapid Intervention Force (FIR)

Equipment

Small arms Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes Pistols Tokagypt 58 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol / Hungarian copy of the Soviet TT pistol for Egypt in 9mm Parabellum caliber. MAC Mle 1950 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol / MAB PA-15 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol Walther P1 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol / Walther PP .25 ACP Semi-automatic pistol / Browning Hi-Power 9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol / Manurhin MR 73 .357 Magnum Revolver Submachine guns Uzi 9×19mm Submachine gun MAT-49 9×19mm Submachine gun / Rifles AK 7.62×39mm Assault rifle AKM 7.62×39mm Assault rifle AK-74 5.45×39mm Assault rifle Type 56 7.62×39mm Assault rifle IMI Galil 5.56×45mm Assault rifle Delivered in 2006 IWI Galil ACE 5.56×45mm Assault rifle IWI Tavor 5.56×45mm BullpupAssault rifle FAMAS 5.56×45mm BullpupAssault rifle FN FAL 7.62×51mm Battle rifle CETME Model C 7.62×51mm Battle rifle / Heckler & Koch G3 7.62×51mm Battle rifle / SIG SG 542 7.62×51mm Battle rifle MAS-36 7.5×54mm Bolt-action rifle / Zastava M48 7.92×57mm Bolt-action rifle Machine guns RPD 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon RPK 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon PKM 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun DShK 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun FN MAG 7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun Browning M2 .50 BMG Heavy machine gun Rocket propelled grenade launchers RPG-7 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade RPG-18 64mm Rocket-propelled grenade Grenade launchers LRAC F1 83mm Shoulder-launched missile weapon M79 40×46mm Grenade launcher AGS-17 30×29mm Automatic grenade launcher

Anti-tank weapons Name Image Type Origin Caliber Notes B-10 Recoilless rifle 82mm M18 Recoilless rifle 57mm M40A1 Recoilless rifle 106mm MILAN Anti-tank missile / 469 in service Eryx Anti-tank missile BGM-71 TOW Anti-tank missile

Anti-aircraft weapons Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes ZPU Anti-aircraft gun Unknown ZPU-1, ZPU-2 and ZPU-4 variants ZU-23-2 Anti-aircraft gun Unknown ZSU-23-4 Shilka SPAAG 6 2K12 Kub Surface-to-air missile 4 Launchers (1 battery) 9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS Unknown 9K38 Igla MANPADS 50 FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS Unknown

Artillery Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes Self-propelled artillery 2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled artillery 10 Rocket artillery BM-21 Grad Multiple rocket launcher 6 Type 63 Multiple rocket launcher Unknown PHL-81 Multiple rocket launcher 5 Field artillery D-74 Field gun 8 M101 Howitzer 5 MO-120-AM50 Mortar 10 BM-37 Mortar Unknown

Tanks Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes Type 59G Main battle tank / 30 T-55 Medium tank 60

Tank destroyers Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes WMA-301 Tank destroyer 30

Infantry fighting vehicles Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle 80 BMP-1U Infantry fighting vehicle / 42

Reconnaissance Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes BRDM-2 Amphibious armored scout car 100 Cadillac V-150 Armored car 9 Panhard AML Armored car Scout car 132 AML-60 and AML-90 variants Eland-90 Armored car Scout car 82 ERC-90F1 Lynx Armored car Scout car 4 EE-9 Cascavel Armored car Scout car 20 RAM MK3 Reconnaissance vehicle 42 Delivered in 2006-2008

Armored personnel carriers Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes BTR-60 Armored personnel carrier 20 BTR-80 Armored personnel carrier 24 BTR-3E Armored personnel carrier 12 WZ-523 Armored personnel carrier 10 Panhard M3 Armored personnel carrier 15 VAB-VTT Armored personnel carrier 25 Delivered by France in 2008 Bastion PATSAS Armored personnel carrier 22 Delivered in 2013 ZFB-05 Infantry mobility vehicle 10 Delivered in 2007 Otokar Cobra Infantry mobility vehicle 20 Carat Black Scorpion Infantry mobility vehicle 10 Terrier LT-79 Infantry mobility vehicle 60

Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes Ejder Yalçın MRAP 20 ARA II MRAP 8

Utility vehicles Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes ACMAT VLRA Utility vehicle Unknown ACMAT AVTL Utility vehicle 20 HMMWV Light utility vehicle Unknown Vehicles sold under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program M151 Utility vehicle Unknown Toyota Land Cruiser Utility vehicle Unknown Trucks M35A2 Utility truck Unknown Renault Trucks D Utility truck Unknown

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