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Chadian Ground Forces

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The Chadian Ground Forces (Arabic: القوات البرية التشادية, French: Armée de terre tchadienne) 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.[1] Chad has been involved as part of the Multinational Joint Task Force in fighting the Boko Haram insurgency, deploying troops to Niger and Mali.[2] Another common role of the Chadian Army has been quelling rebellions against the central government of Chad.

Structure

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

Equipment

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Small arms

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Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
Tokagypt 58[4]   9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol   Soviet Union
  Hungarian People's Republic 		Hungarian copy of the Soviet TT pistol for Egypt in 9mm Parabellum caliber.
MAC Mle 1950   9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol   France
MAB PA-15[5]   9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol   France
Walther P1[4]   9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol   West Germany
Walther PP[4]   .25 ACP Semi-automatic pistol   Germany
Browning Hi-Power[4]   9×19mm Semi-automatic pistol   Belgium
M1911   .45 ACP Semi-automatic pistol   United States
Manurhin MR 73[6]   .357 Magnum Revolver   France
Submachine guns
Uzi[4]   9×19mm Submachine gun   Israel
Beretta M12 9×19mm Submachine gun   Italy
MAT-49[4]   9×19mm Submachine gun   France
Rifles
AKM[4]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
AK-74[4]   5.45×39mm Assault rifle   Soviet Union
Type 56[7]   7.62×39mm Assault rifle   China
IMI Galil   5.56×45mm Assault rifle   Israel
IWI Galil ACE[8]   5.56×45mm Assault rifle   Israel
IWI Tavor[9]   5.56×45mm Bullpup
Assault rifle 		  Israel
FAMAS[10]   5.56×45mm Bullpup
Assault rifle 		  France
FN FAL[4]   7.62×51mm Battle rifle   Belgium
Heckler & Koch G3[4]   7.62×51mm Battle rifle   West Germany
SIG SG 540[4]   7.62×51mm Battle rifle    Switzerland Uses the SG 542 variant.
Machine guns
RPD[4]   7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon   Soviet Union
RPK[4] 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon   Soviet Union
PKM[4]   7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun   Soviet Union
KPV   14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
DShK[4]   12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun   Soviet Union
Zastava M72   7.62×39mm Light machine gun   Yugoslavia
FN MAG[4]   7.62×51mm General-purpose machine gun   Belgium
Browning M2[4]   .50 BMG Heavy machine gun   United States
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-2   40mm Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union
RPG-7[4]   40mm Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union
RPG-18   64mm Rocket-propelled grenade   Soviet Union
M72 LAW   66mm Rocket-propelled grenade   United States
Grenade launchers
M79[4]   40×46mm Grenade launcher   United States
AGS-17[4]   30×29mm Automatic grenade launcher   Soviet Union

Anti-tank weapons

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Name Image Type Origin Caliber Notes
M40A1[11]   Recoilless rifle   United States 106mm
MILAN[12]   Anti-tank missile   France
  West Germany 		469 mounted on light vehicles
Eryx[12]   Anti-tank missile   France

Anti-aircraft weapons

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
ZPU[12]   Anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union Unknown Variants include ZPU-1, ZPU-2 and ZPU-4.
ZU-23-2[12]   Anti-aircraft gun   Soviet Union Unknown
2K12 Kub[12]   Surface-to-air missile   Soviet Union 4 Launchers (1 battery)
9K32 Strela-2[13]   MANPADS   Soviet Union Unknown
9K38 Igla[14]   MANPADS   Soviet Union 50
FIM-92 Stinger   MANPADS   United States Unknown

Artillery

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika[12]   Self-propelled artillery   Soviet Union 10
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad[12]   Multiple rocket launcher   Soviet Union 6
Type 63[12]   Multiple rocket launcher   China Unknown
PHL-81[12] Multiple rocket launcher   China 5
Field artillery
M101[12]   Howitzer   United States 5
MO-120-AM50[12] Mortar   France Unknown

Tanks and tank destroyers

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Type 59G[15]   Main battle tank   China 30
T-55[12]   Medium tank   Soviet Union 60
WMA-301[12]   Tank destroyer   China 30

Armored vehicles

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
BTR-60[12]   Armoured personnel carrier   Soviet Union 20
BTR-80[12]   Armoured personnel carrier   Soviet Union 24
BTR-3E[12]   Armoured personnel carrier   Ukraine 12
BRDM-2[12]   Amphibious armored scout car   Soviet Union 100
BMP-1[12]   Infantry fighting vehicle   Soviet Union 80
BMP-1U[12]   Infantry fighting vehicle   Ukraine 42
WZ-523[12]   Armoured personnel carrier   China 8
ZFB-05[14] Armoured personnel carrier   China 10
VAB-VTT[12]   Armoured personnel carrier   France 25
ACMAT Bastion[12]   Armoured personnel carrier   France 26
Black Scorpion [12] Armoured personnel carrier   Belgium 10
Terrier LT-79 [16] Armoured personnel carrier   United States 60
Panhard AML[12]   Armored car   France 132 AML-60 and AML-90
Eland-90[12]   Armored car   South Africa 82
Panhard ERC-90F4 Sagaie[12]   Armored car   France 4 INS
EE-9 Cascavel[12]   Armored car   Brazil 20
RAM MK3[12]   Armored car   Israel 42
Otokar Cobra[14]   Infantry mobility vehicle   Turkey 20
V-150 Commando[12]   Armored personnel carrier   United States 9
Ejder Yalçın[17] MRAP   Turkey 20
Ara 2[16] MRAP   Nigeria 8

References

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  1. ^ Chad Army. Globalsecurity.org
  2. ^ Thurston, Alexander (18 October 2017). America Should Beware a Chadian Military Scorned. Foreign Policy. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. ^ Alwihda, Info. "Tchad : nominations dans 4 zones de défense et de sécurité et à la DGSSIE". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (January 27, 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  5. ^ Le Goff, Hervé (September 2007). "Les MAB P.8 et P.15 "Combat"". Gazette des Armes (in French). No. 390. p. 57.
  6. ^ Hogg, Ian (1989). Jane's Infantry Weapons 1989-90, 15th Edition. Jane's Information Group. pp. 826–836. ISBN 0-7106-0889-6.
  7. ^ McNab, Chris (2002). 20th Century Military Uniforms (2nd ed.). Kent: Grange Books. p. 42. ISBN 0760730946.
  8. ^ Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Israeli arms transfers to sub-Saharan Africa" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2013.
  10. ^ "Tchad : Instruction de 70 élèves-officiers tchadiens au combat d'infanterie". ecpad.fr. French Ministry of Defense. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  11. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2016). The Military Balance 2016. Vol. 116. Routlegde. ISBN 9781857438352.
  12. ^ 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 International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 457. ISBN 9781032012278.
  13. ^ Dr. Michael Ashkenazi; Princess Mawuena Amuzu; Jan Grebe; Christof Kögler; Marc Kösling (February 2013). "MANPADS: A Terrorist Threat to Civilian Aviation?" (PDF). Bonn International Center of Conversion (BICC) – Internationales Konversionszentrum Bonn GmbH. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  14. ^ a b c "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  15. ^ "Chinese-made Type 59G main battle tanks in service with Chad armed forces". armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  16. ^ a b "Chadian military parade reveals new equipment deliveries". Janes. 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  17. ^ "Nurol Makina vehicles make inroads in North Africa". Janes. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
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