Chadian Ground Forces

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The Chadian Ground Forces (French: Armée de terre tchadienne) are the main and largest component of the Chadian National Army (Armée nationale tchadienne). 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[]

  • Location of garrisons.
  • Order of battle.
  • Reserves available.

Equipment[]

Small arms[]

Name Caliber Country of origin Type Notes
MAC Mle 1950 9×19mm Parabellum  France Semi-automatic pistol N/A
Tokagypt 58[3] 9×19mm Parabellum  Hungary Semi-automatic pistol Hungarian copy of the Soviet TT pistol for Egypt in 9mm Parabellum caliber.
Walther P1[3] 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany Semi-automatic pistol N/A
FB Vis 9×19mm Parabellum  Poland Semi-automatic pistol Polish copy of the Browning Hi-Power[3]
Manurhin MR 73 9×19mm Parabellum  France Double-action revolver N/A
Walther PP-Super[3] 9×18mm Ultra  Germany Semi-automatic pistol N/A
MAT-49[3] 9×19mm Parabellum  France Submachine gun N/A
Uzi 9×19mm Parabellum  Israel Submachine gun N/A
Beretta M12 9×19mm Parabellum  Italy Submachine gun N/A
MAS-36 7.5×54mm French  France Rifle N/A
AK-47[3] 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union Assault rifle N/A
AKM[3] 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union Assault rifle N/A
Type 56 assault rifle 7.62×39mm  People's Republic of China Assault rifle Chinese version of AK-47
Zastava M-70 7.62×39mm  Yugoslavia Assault rifle Yugoslav version of AK-47
FN FAL[3] 7.62×51mm NATO  Belgium Assault rifle N/A
Heckler & Koch G3[3] 7.62×51mm NATO  Germany Assault rifle N/A
IMI Galil 5.56×45mm NATO  Israel Assault rifle
SIG SG 542[3] 7.62×51mm NATO   Switzerland Assault rifle A 7.62mm version of SIG SG 540
M16 rifle 5.56×45mm NATO  United States Assault rifle N/A
FAMAS 5.56×45mm NATO  France Assault rifle N/A
FN MAG[3] 7.62×51mm NATO  Belgium General purpose machine gun N/A
PK machine gun[3] 7.62×54mmR  Soviet Union General purpose machine gun N/A
RPD[3] 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union General purpose machine gun N/A
RPK[3] 7.62×39mm  Soviet Union General purpose machine gun N/A
SG-43 Goryunov 7.62×54mmR  Soviet Union General purpose machine gun N/A
DShK[3] 12.7×108mm  Soviet Union Heavy machine gun N/A
M2 Browning[3] 12.7×99mm NATO  United States Heavy machine gun N/A
AGS-17 30mm  Soviet Union Grenade launcher N/A
M79 40mm  United States Grenade launcher N/A

Anti-tank weapons[]

Name Origin Type Notes
Eryx[4]  France Anti-tank guided missile
MILAN[4]  France Anti-tank guided missile
M40A1[4]  United States 106mm recoilless rifle
RPG-7[3]  Soviet Union Rocket-propelled grenade

Anti-aircraft weapons[]

Name Origin Type Quantity Notes
2K12 Kub  Soviet Union Surface-to-air missile Unknown[4]
9K38 Igla  Soviet Union Man-portable air-defense systems 50[5]
ZPU  Soviet Union 14.5mm anti-aircraft gun Unknown[4] Variants include ZPU-1, ZPU-2 and ZPU-4.[4]
ZU-23-2  Soviet Union 23mm anti-aircraft gun Unknown[4]

Artillery[]

Name Origin Type Quantity Notes
2S1 Gvozdika  Soviet Union 122mm self-propelled howitzer 10[4] Delivered from Bulgaria in 2008–2009.[5]
M101  United States 105mm towed howitzer 5[4]
Type 63  China 107mm multiple rocket launcher Unknown[4]
BM-21 Grad  Soviet Union 122mm multiple rocket launcher 6[4]
PHL-81  China 122mm multiple rocket launcher 5[4]
MO-120-AM50  France 120mm mortar Unknown[4]

Armoured vehicles[]

Name Origin Type Quantity Notes
Type 59G  China Main battle tank 30[6]
T-55  Soviet Union Main battle tank 60[4]
WMA301 Assaulter  China Tank destroyer 30[4]
RAM MK3  Israel Armored car 31+[4]
AML-60/AML-90  France Armored car 132[4]
BRDM-2  Soviet Union Armored car ε100[4]
EE-9 Cascavel  Brazil Armored car 20[4]
ERC-90F4 Sagaie  France Armored car 4[4]
Otokar Cobra  Turkey Infantry mobility vehicle 20[5]
V-150 Commando  United States Infantry fighting vehicle 9[4] Armed with a 90mm gun.[4]
BMP-1  Soviet Union
 Ukraine		 Infantry fighting vehicle 122[4] 42 of the units are the BMP-1U variant.[4]
Terrier LT-79  United States Armoured personnel carrier 60[7]
Black Scorpion  Belgium Armoured personnel carrier ε10[4]
ZFB-05  China Armoured personnel carrier 10[5]
VAB-VTT  France Armoured personnel carrier 25[4]
Bastion  France Armoured personnel carrier 26[4] 22 of the units are the Bastion Patsas variant.[4]
WZ-523  China Armoured personnel carrier 8[4]
BTR-3E  Ukraine Armoured personnel carrier 12[4]
BTR-60  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier ε20[4]
BTR-80  Soviet Union Armoured personnel carrier 24[4]
Ejder  Turkey MRAP 20[8]
Ara 2  Nigeria MRAP 8[7]

References[]

  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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q 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.
  4. ^ 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 ae af International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 457. ISBN 9781032012278.
  5. ^ a b c d "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
  6. ^ "Chinese-made Type 59G main battle tanks in service with Chad armed forces". armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  7. ^ a b "Chadian military parade reveals new equipment deliveries". Janes. 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  8. ^ "Nurol Makina vehicles make inroads in North Africa". Janes. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
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