List of equipment of the Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The following is a list of equipment of the Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from creation to present day.

Small arms ModelImageOriginTypeCaliberDetails Pistols Browning HP Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Smith & Wesson Model 39 Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Heckler & Koch P7 Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum P7P7M13 model used. Rifles AK-47 Assault rifle 7.62×39mm AKM Assault rifle 7.62×39mm Emtan MZ-4P Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Used by Special Forces. FN FNC Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO M16A1 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO The M16A1 HB machine gun variant is also used. SIG SG 540 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO CETME Model 58 Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO FN FAL Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO The Heavy Barrel machine gun variant is also used. IMI Galil Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Machine guns Bren L4 (design) (manufacture) Light machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO FN MAG General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO M60 General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO DShK Heavy machine gun 12.7×108mm M2 Browning Heavy machine gun .50 BMG

Anti-tank weapons Model ImageOriginTypeCaliberDetails Rocket launchers RPG-7 Rocket-propelled grenade 40 mm Recoilless guns M18 Recoilless rifle 57 mm SPG-9 Recoilless rifle 73 mm M20 Recoilless rifle 75 mm M40A1 Recoilless rifle 106 mm Anti-tank guns Type 56 Anti-tank gun 85 mm 10 in service as of 2024.

Vehicles ModelImageOriginTypeQuantityDetails Tanks PT-76 Light tank 10 Type 62 Light tank 30 T-55 Medium tank 32 Type 59 Main battle tank 12-17 T-64BV1 Main battle tank 25 T-72AV Main battle tank 100Armored fighting vehicles Panhard AML-60 Armoured car Up to 17 Panhard AML-90 Armoured car 14 EE-9 Cascavel Military dictatorship in Brazil Armoured car 19 BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle 20 BTR-50 Armoured personnel carrier 3 MT-LB Armoured personnel carrier 6 BTR-60PB Armoured personnel carrier 30–70 Mbombe 4 Armoured personnel carrier 20 Panhard M3 Armoured personnel carrier 58 TH 390 Fahd / Armoured personnel carrier Calidus MCAV-20 Infantry mobility vehicle 30Logistics Auverland/SAMO Utility M151 Utility ACMAT Truck M35 Medium truck M44 variant also used. M809 Heavy truck

Artillery ModelImageOriginCaliberQuantityDetailsMortars Brandt Mle 1935 60 mm PRB NR 475 A1 81 mm 100 M-37M 82 mm 400M30 107 mm MO-120-RT 120 mm 28 The MO-120-LT variant is also used.Towed M-30 122 mm 77 D-30 Type 60 Type 59 130 mm 42 The Type 59-I variant is also used. D-20 152 mm 6 Reportedly used.Self-propelled 2S1 Gvozdika 122 mm 6 2S3 Akatsiya 152 mm 10Multiple rocket launchers Type-63 107 mm 12 BM-21 Grad 122 mm 24 RM-70 RM-51 128 mm 6 Type 82 130 mm 3 Katyusha 132 mm 12

Air defence ModelImageOriginCaliberQuantityDetails Man-portable air-defense systems9K32 Strela-272 mmAnti-aircraft guns ZPU-4 14.5×114mm 12 M-1939 37 mm 52

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