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List of equipment of the Cameroon Army

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This is a list of the equipment currently used by the Cameroon Army.

Infantry weapons

Model Photo Origin Type Notes
Small arms
M1911 pistol  United States
 France 		Pistol
Browning Hi-Power  Belgium Standard-issue pistol for military police and all branches of army.
Manurhin MR 73  France Revolver
MAT-49  France Submachine gun
Heckler & Koch MP5
 Germany Submachine gun Standard Issue sub-machine gun for the army and Special forces.
FN FAL  Belgium Battle rifle Standard issue rifle, used by paratroopers and presidential guards.
Galil
 Israel Assault rifle Carbine Standard-issue assault rifle for all branches of army.
AK-47
 Soviet Union
 China 		Assault rifle
M16 rifle
 United States Assault rifle Carbine Used by army in large amount.
IWI Tavor  Israel Carbine Tavor CTAR variant are used by Special Forces.
Zastava M76  Yugoslavia Designated marksman rifle Standard-issue sniper rifles for the army and Special forces.
IMI Galat'z  Israel Designated marksman rifle
IWI Negev  Israel Light machine gun Used by Special forces.
Heckler & Koch HK21  Germany General-purpose machine gun Used by the Army.
FN MAG  Belgium General-purpose machine gun Standard-issue machine gun for the army.
M2 Browning  United States
 Belgium 		Heavy machine gun Standard-issue heavy machine gun for all branches of the army.
Anti-tank weapon
BGM-71 TOW  United States Anti-tank missile 24 launchers and 250 missiles delivered in 1990.
MILAN  France Anti-tank missile 6 launchers and 60 missiles delivered in 1982.
Recoilless rifles
Type 52  China Recoilless rifle 13 units in service.
M40  United States Recoilless rifle 40 M40A2 version in service.

Vehicles

Armored vehicles

Model Photo Origin Type In service Notes
Tank destroyers
WMA301 Assaulter  China Tank destroyer 12
Armoured personnel carriers/Infantry fighting vehicles
Ferret  United Kingdom Armoured car 15
Véhicule Blindé Léger  France Armoured car 5
M8 Greyhound  United States Armoured car 8 Delivered from France in 1963.
RAM MK3  Israel Armoured car 5
Panhard AML-90  France Armoured car 31 31 AML-90 Delivered via Bosnian Army in 2002.
AMX-10 RC  France Armoured car 6
Ratel 20  South Africa Infantry fighting vehicle 12
Type 07P  China Infantry fighting vehicle 8
Panthera T6  United Arab Emirates Armoured personnel carrier 2 Used by Rapid Intervention Battalion.
Gaia Thunder  Israel Armoured personnel carrier 16
Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando  United States Armoured personnel carrier 43 22 IFV versions armed with a 20 mm gun and a 90 mm gun.
ACMAT Bastion  France Armoured personnel carrier 38 23 arrived 2015-2016 and 15 in 2017.
M3 Half-track  United States Armoured personnel carrier 12
Cougar H  United States
 South Africa 		Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected 6
General Dynamics Land Systems PKSV  United States Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected 27
Armoured recovery vehicles
WZ-551 ARV  China Armoured recovery vehicle Unknown

Unarmored vehicles

Model Photo Origin Type In service Notes
Peugeot P4  France Light utility vehicle 10
Mercedes Wolf  Germany Light utility vehicle 60
Toyota Land Cruiser  Japan Light utility vehicle Unknown
Renault TRM 2000  France Truck 2
ACMAT VLRA  France Truck 30+
Unimog  Germany Truck 60
FMTV  United States Truck 2 2 A1P2 variant received in 2018. More units on order.

Artillery

Model Photo Origin Type In service Notes
Mortar
Cardom  Israel 120 mm mortar 18
Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1  France 120 mm mortar 16
Towed artillery
M101  United States 105 mm towed howitzer 20
M1982  Socialist Republic of Romania 130 mm towed howitzer 12
Type 59  China 130 mm towed howitzer 12
Soltam M-71  Israel 155 mm towed howitzer 8
Self-propelled artillery
ATMOS 2000  Israel 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 18
Multiple rocket launcher
BM-21 Grad  Soviet Union
 Russia 		122 mm multiple rocket launcher 20+ 20 delivered from Romania in 1996. Some more from an unknown source in the 2010s.

Air defence

Model Photo Origin Type In service Notes
Towed anti-aircraft gun
Type 58  China 14.5mm anti-aircraft gun 18
Oerlikon GDF-002  Switzerland 35 mm anti-aircraft gun 18
Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
RBY MK 1  Israel 20 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun Unknown Armed with TCM-20.

Radars

Model Photo Origin Type In service Notes
Watchman  United Kingdom Air surveillance radar 1 Delivered in 1984.

References

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