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This is a list of equipment of the Army of Ivory Coast in service.

Small arms

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
TT-33 [1] 7.62×25mm Semi-automatic pistol   Soviet Union
Beretta 92 [1] 9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol   Italy
MAB PA-15 [1] 9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol   France
MAC Mle 1950 [1] 9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol   France
Submachine guns
PPS-43 [1] 7.62×25mm Submachine gun   Soviet Union
MAS-49/56 [1] 9×19mm Submachine gun   France
Gevarm D4 [1] 9x19mm Submachine gun   France
MP5A5 [1] 9x19mm Submachine gun   Germany
Rifles
MAS-36
MAS-36/51 [1] 		7.5×54mm Bolt-action rifle   France
FN FAL [1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle   Belgium
AKS-74 [1] 5.45x39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
AKM [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
AKMS [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
Type 56 [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
Type 56-1 [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
Type 56-2 [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
Type 81-1 [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
vz. 58P [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Czechoslovakia
vz. 58V [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Czechoslovakia
FAMAS F-1 [1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle   France
M16A1 [1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle   United States
M16A2 [1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle   United States
SIG SG 540 [1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle    Switzerland
SIG SG 543 [1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle    Switzerland
Machine guns
PKM [1] 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun   Soviet Union
KPVT [1] 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
DShKM [1] 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
MAC FM Mle. 1924/29 [1] 7.5×54mm French Heavy machine gun   France
AA-52 [1] 7.5×54mm French Heavy machine gun   France
Precision rifles
DSVD [1] 7.62×54mmR Sniper rifle   Soviet Union

Vehicles

Tanks

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
T-55 Main battle tank   Soviet Union 10 [2]

Scout cars

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BRDM-2 Amphibious armored scout car   Soviet Union 13 [2] Imported in 2003 from Belarus. [3]
Caiman. [3] Amphibious armored scout car   Belarus 5 [2] Belarus variant of BRDM-2, 8 vehicles including for police delivered in 2018. [3]

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle   Soviet Union 10 [2]
WZ-551 [4] Infantry fighting vehicle   China

Armored personnel carriers

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ACMAT Bastion Armored personnel carrier   France 9 [2]
VN-22B [5] Armored personnel carrier   China
BTR-80 Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union 6 [2]
BTR-70MB Armored personnel carrier   Belarus 4 [6] Modernized BTR-70 delivered in 2018. [3]
Panhard M3 Armored personnel carrier   France 12 [2]
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé Armored personnel carrier   France 13 [2]
Mamba APC Mine-Resistant vehicle   South Africa 10 [6]
RG-31 Nyala Mine-Resistant vehicle   South Africa 12 [6]
Springbuck [4] Mine-Resistant vehicle   South Africa 12 [6]
Otokar Cobra Infantry mobility vehicle   Turkey 20+ [7]

Artillery

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Obusier de 105 towed howitzer   France 4 [2]
BM-21 Grad Multiple rocket launcher   Soviet Union 6 [2]
82-BM-37 82mm mortar   Soviet Union 10 [2]
2B11 120mm mortar   Soviet Union 10 [6]

Air defence systems

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZU-23-2 [2] towed anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union
Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun [2] towed anti-aircraft gun   Sweden 5 [2]
9K32 Strela-2 [2] MANPADS   Soviet Union

References

  1. ^ 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 Anders, Holger (June 2014). Identifier les sources d'approvisionnement: Les munitions de petit calibre en Côte d'Ivoire (PDF) (in French). Small Arms Survey and United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire. p. 15. ISBN  978-2-940-548-05-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. Taylor & Francis. p. 459. ISBN  9781032012278.
  3. ^ a b c d "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Rapid Deterrence : Examining Côte d'Ivoire's Military Parade 2022". Red Sea Defence. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  5. ^ @Alasko73 (January 7, 2024). "Now there is no doubt that they were VN-22Bs. Which makes Ivory Coast the 2nd operator country of the VN-22B after Senegal" ( Tweet) – via Twitter. [ better source needed]
  6. ^ a b c d e "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  7. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire reveals new armoured vehicles". Defenceweb. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=List_of_equipment_of_the_Ivorian_Army&oldid=1223309141"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of equipment of the Army of Ivory Coast in service.

Small arms

Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
TT-33 [1] 7.62×25mm Semi-automatic pistol   Soviet Union
Beretta 92 [1] 9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol   Italy
MAB PA-15 [1] 9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol   France
MAC Mle 1950 [1] 9x19mm Semi-automatic pistol   France
Submachine guns
PPS-43 [1] 7.62×25mm Submachine gun   Soviet Union
MAS-49/56 [1] 9×19mm Submachine gun   France
Gevarm D4 [1] 9x19mm Submachine gun   France
MP5A5 [1] 9x19mm Submachine gun   Germany
Rifles
MAS-36
MAS-36/51 [1] 		7.5×54mm Bolt-action rifle   France
FN FAL [1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle   Belgium
AKS-74 [1] 5.45x39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
AKM [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
AKMS [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
Type 56 [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
Type 56-1 [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
Type 56-2 [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
Type 81-1 [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
vz. 58P [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Czechoslovakia
vz. 58V [1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Czechoslovakia
FAMAS F-1 [1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle   France
M16A1 [1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle   United States
M16A2 [1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle   United States
SIG SG 540 [1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle    Switzerland
SIG SG 543 [1] 5.56x45mm Assault rifle    Switzerland
Machine guns
PKM [1] 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun   Soviet Union
KPVT [1] 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
DShKM [1] 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
MAC FM Mle. 1924/29 [1] 7.5×54mm French Heavy machine gun   France
AA-52 [1] 7.5×54mm French Heavy machine gun   France
Precision rifles
DSVD [1] 7.62×54mmR Sniper rifle   Soviet Union

Vehicles

Tanks

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
T-55 Main battle tank   Soviet Union 10 [2]

Scout cars

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BRDM-2 Amphibious armored scout car   Soviet Union 13 [2] Imported in 2003 from Belarus. [3]
Caiman. [3] Amphibious armored scout car   Belarus 5 [2] Belarus variant of BRDM-2, 8 vehicles including for police delivered in 2018. [3]

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle   Soviet Union 10 [2]
WZ-551 [4] Infantry fighting vehicle   China

Armored personnel carriers

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ACMAT Bastion Armored personnel carrier   France 9 [2]
VN-22B [5] Armored personnel carrier   China
BTR-80 Armored personnel carrier   Soviet Union 6 [2]
BTR-70MB Armored personnel carrier   Belarus 4 [6] Modernized BTR-70 delivered in 2018. [3]
Panhard M3 Armored personnel carrier   France 12 [2]
Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé Armored personnel carrier   France 13 [2]
Mamba APC Mine-Resistant vehicle   South Africa 10 [6]
RG-31 Nyala Mine-Resistant vehicle   South Africa 12 [6]
Springbuck [4] Mine-Resistant vehicle   South Africa 12 [6]
Otokar Cobra Infantry mobility vehicle   Turkey 20+ [7]

Artillery

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Obusier de 105 towed howitzer   France 4 [2]
BM-21 Grad Multiple rocket launcher   Soviet Union 6 [2]
82-BM-37 82mm mortar   Soviet Union 10 [2]
2B11 120mm mortar   Soviet Union 10 [6]

Air defence systems

Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZU-23-2 [2] towed anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union
Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun [2] towed anti-aircraft gun   Sweden 5 [2]
9K32 Strela-2 [2] MANPADS   Soviet Union

References

  1. ^ 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 Anders, Holger (June 2014). Identifier les sources d'approvisionnement: Les munitions de petit calibre en Côte d'Ivoire (PDF) (in French). Small Arms Survey and United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire. p. 15. ISBN  978-2-940-548-05-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. Taylor & Francis. p. 459. ISBN  9781032012278.
  3. ^ a b c d "Trade Registers". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Rapid Deterrence : Examining Côte d'Ivoire's Military Parade 2022". Red Sea Defence. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  5. ^ @Alasko73 (January 7, 2024). "Now there is no doubt that they were VN-22Bs. Which makes Ivory Coast the 2nd operator country of the VN-22B after Senegal" ( Tweet) – via Twitter. [ better source needed]
  6. ^ a b c d e "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  7. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire reveals new armoured vehicles". Defenceweb. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=List_of_equipment_of_the_Ivorian_Army&oldid=1223309141"

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