List of equipment of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

This is a list of equipment used by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

Infantry weapons Name Image Origin Type Information Assault rifle and battle rifle AK-74 Assault rifleAK-47Assault rifle AKM Assault rifleAKMSAssault rifle SKS Semi-automatic rifle Mosin-NagantBolt-action rifleFirst supplied to Afghanistan on Lenin's orders in 1919 Submachine gun Heckler & Koch MP5SD Submachine gun Unknown number ordered from West Germany prior to the Saur Revolution. Used by Hafizullah Amin's security detail in Storm-333. PPSh-41 Submachine gun Phased out by 1980, were handed out to government militias.В. В. Твиров. Дневник переводчика // Афганистан болит в моей душе… Воспоминания, дневники советских воинов, выполнявших интернациональный долг в Афганистане / лит. запись П. Ткаченко. М., «Молодая гвардия», 1990. стр. 233–234 Sniper rifle SVD Designated marksman rifle Used during the Battle of Jalalabad Machine guns SG-43 Medium machine gun DShK Heavy machine gun KPV heavy machine gun Heavy machine gunDegtyaryov machine gunLight machine gunDTM variant used.RP-46Light machine gunRPD Light machine gun RPK Light machine gun PK General-purpose machine gunPKM and PKS variant used.ZB-26General-purpose machine gun Grenade launcher GP-25 Grenade launcher AGS-17 Automatic Grenade Launcher Pistol Makarov PM Semi-automatic pistol Used by officers. Tokarev TT-33 Semi-automatic pistol Handed out to government militias. Walther P38 Semi-automatic pistol StechkinMachine pistol

Anti-tank Name Photo Type Origin Caliber Quantity Notes RPG-7 Rocket-propelled grenade 40mm RPG-16 Rocket-propelled grenade 58mm B-10 recoilless rifle Recoilless rifle 82mm SPG-9 Recoilless gun 73mm

Anti-Tank Missile Name Photo Type Origin Caliber Quantity Notes 3M6 Shmel Anti-tank missile 136mm 9M14 Malyutka Anti-tank missile 125mm Some mounted on Mi-24s and BMP-1s. 9M17 Fleyta Anti-tank missile 148mm Mounted on Mi-24A helicopters. 9K111 Fagot Anti-tank missile 120mm Mounted on BMP-2s.

Surface-to-air missile Name Photo Type Origin Caliber Quantity Notes 9K32 Strela-2 Man-portable air-defense system 72mm 9K34 Strela-3 Man-portable air-defense system 72mm 100 Possibly included with supplied Mi-24 gunships.S-75 DvinaFixed SAM launcher700mm18 launchers3 battalions operated by the Air Force.S-125 NevaFixed SAM launcher375mm12 launchers3 battalions with quad launchers operated by the Air Force.9K35 Strela-10Mobile SAM launcher120mm16+ launchersOperated by the Army

Uniform Name Image Origin Type Information Military uniform SSh-68 Combat helmet Main service helmet Stahlhelm Combat helmet Austro-Hungarian M1918 helmets purchased from Czechoslovakia in the 1930s, and occasionally worn during parades. TTsKO Combat uniform Initially issued to officers and special units, entered mainstream adoption in the late 80s and early 90s.KLMKCombat uniformIssued to commando paratroopers, officers and KHAD operatives Flak jacket Ballistic vest provided by the KGB to Afghan units tasked with rescuing Adolph Dubs.J. Robert Moskin, American Statecraft: The Story of the U.S. Foreign Service (Thomas Dunne Books, 2013), p. 594.John Prados, Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006), p. 468. 6b2 and ZHZL-74 body armor used by Sarandoy special purpose units.UshankaFur capUsually worn with insignias by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

Armored fighting vehicles Name Image Origin Type Number TanksT-34Medium tank175+ T-54/T-55 Main battle tank 1000+ T-62 Main battle tank 500+PT-76Light tank60 Armoured fighting vehiclesBTR-152Armoured personnel carrierUnknown BTR-50 Armoured personnel carrier Unknown BTR-60 Armoured personnel carrier 200+ BTR-70 Armoured personnel carrier Unknown BTR-80 Armoured personnel carrier 250+ MT-LB Armoured fighting vehicle Unknown BRDM-2 Scout car 1000+ BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle 129+ BMP-2 Infantry fighting vehicle 100+

Unarmored vehicles Name Image Origin Type Number GAZ-66 Medium truck Unknown GAZ-69 Light utility vehicle Unknown UAZ-469 Light utility vehicle Unknown Ural-375 Medium truck Several thousand.ZIL-157 Medium truck UnknownZIL-131 Medium truck UnknownKAMAZ Medium truck Unknown

Artillery Name Image Origin Type Number Mortar M1938 Mortar 2000+ PM-43 Mortar 2000+ Towed artillery 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30) Howitzer 400+ 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20 Howitzer Unknown 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) Howitzer Unknown 130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46) Field gun Unknown 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20) Howitzer Unknown Multiple rocket launcher BM-21 Grad Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher Unknown number in servicesBM-27 UraganMultiple rocket launcherUnknown number in servicesBM-14Multiple rocket launcherUnknown number in services Type 63 multiple rocket launcher Multiple rocket launcher Unknown number captured from Mujahadeen BM-13 Self-propelled multiple rocket launcher50 BM-13-16s in 1989.Tactical ballistic missilesRT-17 Scud (Scud-B and Scud-C variants)Tactical ballistic missile43+ launchers and 2000+ missiles9K52 Luna-MTactical ballistic missile10 Anti-aircraftKS-19Towed anti-aircraft gunUnknown52-KTowed anti-aircraft gunUnknownAZP S-60Towed anti-aircraft gunUnknown61-KTowed anti-aircraft gunUnknown ZU-23-2 Anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon Unknown ZPU Anti-aircraft Unknown number of ZPU-1, ZPU-2, ZPU-4 guns. ZSU-23-4 Shilka Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 20 ZSU-57-2 Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun Unknown

Aircraft Fixed wing Name Image Origin Type NumberNotes Combat aircraft MiG-21 Fighter aircraft 45+Flight Magazine or The Encyclopaedia of World Air ForcesMiG-21FLs, MiG-21PFMs, and MiG-21bis variants MiG-19 Fighter aircraft UnknownFlight Magazine 1990 or The Encyclopaedia of World Air ForcesMostly grounded by the end of the 1980s. MiG-17 Fighter aircraft 90+Flight Magazine 1990 or The Encyclopaedia of World Air ForcesMostly grounded by the end of the 1980s. MiG-15 Fighter aircraft UnknownFlight Magazine 1990 or The Encyclopaedia of World Air ForcesMostly grounded by the end of the 1980s.MiG-27Ground-attack aircraftUnknownMiG-23Fighter-bomber15Su-22Fighter-bomberat least 45 by 1984Su-22UM-2/UM3 and Su22M-3/4 VariantsSu-7s and Su-17sFighter-bomber60+Orbis Publishing Ltd, 'Sukhoi Su-7 'Fitter' – Soviet Sledgehammer, 'Warplane, Vol. 2, Issue 21, p.413. More accurate information will be found in Gordon, Yefim (2004). Sukhoi Su-7/-17/-20-22: Soviet Fighter and Fighter-Bomber Family. Hinckley, UK: Midland Publishing. .Su-7s mostly phased out by 1989.Il-28sMedium bomber54+Goebel, Greg. Air Vectors. Retrieved: 22 August 2011."Afghanistan (AFG), World Air Forces - Historical Listings." worldairforces.com. Retrieved: 22 August 2011.In limited service, mostly replaced by the Su-17 and Su-22 Transport aircraftAntonov An-32Military transport aircraftat least 6 in 1987Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment, 2001 Antonov An-26, Antonov An-24, and Antonov An-2 Military transport aircraft 40+ Antonov An-12 medium-range transport aircraft Trainer aircraftAero L-29 DelfínTrainer aircraft18Aero L-39Trainer aircraftUnknownMiG-15UTITrainer aircraft6MiG-19Fighter aircraft20MiG-21UTrainer aircraft18Yak-11Trainer aircraftUnknownYak-18Trainer aircraftUnknown

Helicopters Name Image Origin Type Number Military helicoptersMil Mi-35Attack helicopter Mil Mi-24 Attack helicopter 46Mil Mi-17Utility helicopter35 Mil Mi-8 Utility helicopter 104Mil Mi-4Transport helicopter12Mil Mi-2Helicopter

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