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This is a list of equipment of the Guinean Army in service.

Many of Guineas's weapons are of Warsaw Pact origin.

Small arms

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Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes
Pistols
TT-33[1] 7.62×25mm Tokarev Semi-automatic pistol  Soviet Union
Submachine guns
Sa 23[1] 9×19mm Submachine gun  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
MAT-49[1] 9×19mm Submachine gun  France
Sterling[1] 9×19mm Submachine gun  United Kingdom
Rifles
SKS[1] 7.62×39mm Semi-automatic rifle  Soviet Union
AKM[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Soviet Union
Vz. 58[1] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Type 81[2] 7.62×39mm Assault rifle  China
Heckler & Koch G3[1] 7.62×51mm Battle rifle  West Germany
MAS-36[3] 7.5×54mm Bolt-action rifle  France
Machine guns
RPD[1] 7.62×39mm Squad automatic weapon  Soviet Union
PKM[1] 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun  Soviet Union
KPV[1] 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun  Soviet Union
DShK[1] 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun  Soviet Union
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-2[1] 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union
RPG-7[1] 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union

Anti-tank weapons

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Name Image Type Origin Caliber Quantity Notes
9M14 Malyutka[4] Anti-tank weapon  Soviet Union

Vehicles

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Tanks
Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
PT-76 Amphibious Light tank  Soviet Union 15[5]
T-34-85 Medium tank  Soviet Union 30[5]
T-54 Medium tank  Soviet Union 8[5]
Armoured fighting vehicles
BRDM-1 Amphibious armored scout car  Soviet Union 25[5]
BRDM-2 Amphibious armored scout car  Soviet Union
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle  Soviet Union 2[5]
Armoured fighting vehicles
BTR-152 Armored personnel carrier  Soviet Union 6[5]
BTR-40 Armored personnel carrier  Soviet Union 16[5]
BTR-50 Amphibious Armored personnel carrier  Soviet Union 10[5]
BTR-60 Armored personnel carrier  Soviet Union 8[5]
Mamba Armored personnel carrier  South Africa 10[5]
GAZ Tigr Infantry mobility vehicle  Russia 4
Reconnaissance vehicles
Panhard AML-90 Armored car  France 2[5]
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles
PUMA M26-15 MRAP  South Africa 32[6]
PUMA M36 MRAP  South Africa 9[5]

Artillery

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
Rocket artillery
BM-27 Uragan Multiple rocket launcher  Soviet Union 3[5]
Mortars
PM-38 Mortar  Soviet Union 20[5]
MT-13 Mortar  Soviet Union
Field artillery
ZiS-2 Anti-tank gun  Soviet Union 2[5]
A-19 Field gun  Soviet Union 12[5]
D-44 Field gun  Soviet Union 6[5]
M-46 Field gun  Soviet Union 12[5]

Air defence systems

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Name Image Type Origin Quantity Status Notes
61-K Autocannon  Soviet Union 8[5]
Type 59 Autocannon  Soviet Union
 China 		12[5]
KS-19 Anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union 4[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  2. ^ "81式枪族". firearmsworld.net. 2005-11-04. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
  3. ^ "Post-WWII use of the MAS-36 rifle: Part II (export users)". wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com. 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  4. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (14 February 2018). "The Military Balance 2018". The Military Balance. 118. Routledge.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. Taylor & Francis. p. 470. ISBN 9781032012278.
  6. ^ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
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