List of equipment of the Botswana Ground Force

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This is a list of the equipment used by the Botswana Ground Force.

Firearms[]

Name Type Origin Photo Caliber.
FN FAL[1] Battle rifle  Belgium FN-FAL belgian.jpeg 7.62×51mm NATO
SAR 21[2] Bullpup Assault rifle  Singapore SAR 21 (cropped).png 5.56×45mm NATO
FN SCAR[2] Battle rifle  Belgium Scar L Standard.jpg 5.56×45mm NATO
M4 carbine[2] Battle rifle  United States M4 PEO Soldier.jpg 5.56×45mm NATO

Vehicles[]

Make Type Origin Photo Quantity
SK-105 Kurassier Light Tank  Austria 0033FSDF.JPG ε20[3]
FV101 Scorpion Light tank  United Kingdom Scorpion CRVT (4119399295).jpg 25[3]
FV 103 Spartan Infantry fighting vehicle  United Kingdom Spartan Armoured Personnel Carrier Exits Landing Craft During Amphibious Capability Demonstration MOD 45152077.jpg 6[3]
MOWAG Piranha III Infantry fighting vehicle   Switzerland MOWAG (4120180412).jpg 45[3]
LAV-150 Commando Armoured personnel carrier[4]  United States of America MP Commando2.jpeg 50[3]
BTR-60 Armoured personnel carrier  Soviet Union BTR-60PB NVA.JPG 50[3]
Véhicule Blindé Léger Light armoured vehicle  France VBL RHP Afghanistan.JPG 64[3]
RAM V2 Light armoured vehicle  Israel RAM-2000 in the Vietnam People's Police service.jpeg ε8[3]
Aardvark Mk.2 Demining Vehicle  United Kingdom Aardvark demining vehicle.JPEG ?[3]
M578 light recovery vehicle ARV  USA M558.JPG ?[3]
SB-20 Grief ARV  Austria JVBT-55A TZI Vojska Srbije 1.jpg ?[3]
ACMAT Trucks  France ACMAT TPK 436 SH.jpg 150[5]
RMMV TG MIL range of trucks Trucks  Germany TG MIL TGA 40.413 DFAS (6x6).jpg 200[5]
Oshkosh M1070 Tank transporter  USA Transport heavy equipment carries an M60 Patton Tank at the National Guard Armory in Bluffton, Ind., June 30, 2009. (cropped).jpg ?
ATMOS 2000 Howitzer  Israel Atmos 2000.jpg 12[3]
APRA-40 Multiple rocket launcher  Romania Russian BM-21 Grad in Saint Petersburg.JPG 20[3]

Artillery[]

Make Type Origin Photo Quantity.[6]
Type 65 Anti-aircraft gun  China Bangladesh Army Air Defence Artillery 37mm T-74 (23848577803).jpg 10
Soltam M-71 Howitzer  Israel M-71-cannon-deployed.JPG 18
MICA (missile) Surface-to-air missile  France MBDA MICA VL Lanceur terrestre Paris Air Show 2015.JPG ?
L118 Light Guns Field gun  United Kingdom Royal Artillery Firing 105mm Light Guns MOD 45155621.jpg 12[3]
OTO Melara Mod 56 Howitzer  Italy Italian Army exercise Lavaredo 2019 - 02.jpg 6[3]
Artillery  United States M327 120mm Mortar.jpg ?
L16 81mm mortar Artillery  United States 81mmMORT L16.png ?
BGM-71 TOW Anti-tank missile  United States of America Hires 090509-A-4842R-001a.jpg ?
MILAN Anti-tank missile  France MILAN P1220770.jpg ?
Carl Gustaf 8.4cm recoilless rifle Recoilless rifle  Sweden Carl Gustav recoilless rifle.jpg ?
RPG-7 Rocket-propelled grenade launcher  Soviet Union RPG-7 detached.jpg ?
Javelin Surface-to-air missile  United Kingdom Javelin surface to air missile launcher.JPEG 5 launchers
9K38 Igla Surface-to-air missile  Soviet Union IGLA-S MANPADS at IDELF-2008.jpg ?
M167 VADS Anti-aircraft gun  USA JASDF VADS1 Kai in Hamamatsu Air Base 20140928-01.JPG 7[3]

River-wing equipment[]

  • 2 × Boston Whaler Raider-class PCs (United States)[7]
  • 10 × Panther airboats (United States)[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35th edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  2. ^ a b c Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 468. ISBN 9781032012278.
  4. ^ Some with 90mm gun, some with TOW ATGM
  5. ^ a b "Botswana Defence Force Order of Battle – Defence Web". Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Botswana Defence Force Order of Battle – Defence Web". Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Botswana". defenceWeb. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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