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==Army equipment== [[File:RussiansinBangui.png|thumb|250px|Delivery of Russian BRDM-2 armored vehicles to Central African Republic, October 2020]] Most of the army's heavy weapons and equipment were destroyed or captured by Séléka militants during the 2012–2014 civil war.<ref name="UN">{{cite web|title=Report of the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2127 (2013)|last1=Llorca|first1=Aurélien|last2=Handy|first2=Paul-Simon|last3=Himmiche|first3=Ahmed|last4=De Koning|first4=Ruben|last5=Reyes Aragón|first5=Carolina|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/N1441518.pdf|location=New York |publisher=United Nations|date=26 July 2014|access-date=4 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329063501/https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/N1441518.pdf|archive-date=29 March 2017}}</ref> In the immediate aftermath of the war, the army was only in possession of 70 rifles.<ref name="UN"/> The majority of its arsenals were plundered during the fighting by the Séléka coalition and other armed groups.<ref name="UN"/> Thousands of the army's small arms were also distributed to civilian supporters of former President Bozizé in 2013.<ref name="Heitman">{{cite book|last=Heitman|first=Helmoed-Römer|title=The Battle in Bangui: The Untold Story|date=2013|pages=9, 28–34|publisher=Parktown Publishers|location=Johannesburg|isbn=978-0-9921902-8-6}}</ref> Prior to 2014, the army's stocks of arms and ammunition were primarily of French, Soviet, and Chinese origin.<ref name="UN"/> In 2018, the army's equipment stockpiles were partly revitalized by a donation of 900 pistols, 5,200 rifles, and 270 unspecified rocket launchers from Russia.<ref name="DefenceWeb">{{cite news|title=Russia cementing military ties with the Central African Republic|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50771:russia-cementing-military-ties-with-the-central-african-republic&catid=56:diplomacy-a-peace&Itemid=111|work=DefenceWeb|location=Johannesburg|date=19 February 2018|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219123740/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50771:russia-cementing-military-ties-with-the-central-african-republic&catid=56:diplomacy-a-peace&Itemid=111 |archive-date=19 February 2018}}</ref> === Small arms === {| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;" |- ! width=16%| Name ! width=10%| Image ! width=15%| Caliber ! width=12%| Type ! width=10%| Origin ! width=28%| Notes |- ! colspan="6"| Pistols |- | [[MAC Mle 1950|MAC 50]]<ref>{{cite book|title=The Central African Republic and Small Arms: A Regional Tinderbox|first1=Eric G.|last1=Berman|first2=Louisa N.|last2=Lombard|date=December 2008|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]|isbn=978-2-8288-0103-8|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/D-Book-series/book-07-CAR/SAS-Central-African-Republic-and-Small-Arms.pdf|pages=82, 94|access-date=4 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107035838/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/D-Book-series/book-07-CAR/SAS-Central-African-Republic-and-Small-Arms.pdf|archive-date=7 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | [[File:MAC-50 detoured.jpg|150px]] | [[9×19mm]] | [[Semi-automatic pistol]] | {{Flag|France}} | |- | [[Walther PP]]<ref name="jones2009"/> | [[File:1972 Walther PP.jpg|150px]] | [[.25 ACP]] | [[Semi-automatic pistol]] | {{Flag|Germany}} | |- | [[Manurhin MR 73]] | [[File:Manurhin-MR-73.jpg|150px]] | [[.357 Magnum]] | [[Revolver]] | {{Flag|France}} | |- ! colspan="6"| Submachine guns |- | [[Uzi]]<ref name="Jane1">{{cite book |last= Hogg |first= Ian |title= Jane's Infantry Weapons, 1991–1992 |year= 1991 |edition= 1992 |page= 96 |publisher= Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd |isbn= 978-071060963-2}}</ref> | [[File:Uzi of the israeli armed forces noBG.png|150px]] | [[9×19mm]] | [[Submachine gun]] | {{Flag|Israel}} | |- | [[Carl Gustaf m/45]]<ref name ='SAS 2005'>{{cite book |url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2005.html |chapter-url= http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2005/en/Small-Arms-Survey-2005-Chapter-11-EN.pdf |chapter=The Central African Republic: A Case Study of Small Arms and Conflict |title=Small Arms Survey 2005: Weapons at War |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=2005 |author=Small Arms Survey |author-link=Small Arms Survey |page=318 |isbn=978-0-19-928085-8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109192749/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2005.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 9, 2010}}</ref> | [[File:Kpist m 45B Jvm21378 (2).jpg|150px]] | [[9×19mm]] | [[Submachine gun]] | [[File:Flag of Sweden.svg|23x23px]] [[Sweden]] | |- | [[Sten]]<ref>{{cite book|title=The Central African Republic and Small Arms: A Regional Tinderbox|first1=Eric G.|last1=Berman|first2=Louisa N.|last2=Lombard|date=December 2008|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]|isbn=978-2-8288-0103-8|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/D-Book-series/book-07-CAR/SAS-Central-African-Republic-and-Small-Arms.pdf|pages=82, 94|access-date=4 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107035838/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/D-Book-series/book-07-CAR/SAS-Central-African-Republic-and-Small-Arms.pdf|archive-date=7 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | [[File:STEN MK II submachinegun.png|150px]] | [[9×19mm]] | [[Submachine gun]] | {{Flag|United Kingdom}} | |- | [[MAS-38]]<ref>{{cite book|title=The Central African Republic and Small Arms: A Regional Tinderbox|first1=Eric G.|last1=Berman|first2=Louisa N.|last2=Lombard|date=December 2008|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]|isbn=978-2-8288-0103-8|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/D-Book-series/book-07-CAR/SAS-Central-African-Republic-and-Small-Arms.pdf|pages=82, 94|access-date=4 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107035838/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/D-Book-series/book-07-CAR/SAS-Central-African-Republic-and-Small-Arms.pdf|archive-date=7 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | [[File:MAS 1938 submachine gun-IMG 7409-white.jpg|150px]] | [[7.65×20mm]] | [[Submachine gun]] | {{Flag|France}} | |- | [[MAT-49]]<ref name="Bonn"/> | [[File:MAT Submachine Gun.jpg|150px]] | [[9×19mm]] | [[Submachine gun]] | {{Flag|France}} | |- ! colspan="6"| Rifles |- | [[SKS]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Importante saisie d'armes en Centrafrique|url=http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20140315-importante-saisie-armes-centrafrique-rca-misca|language=fr|date=15 March 2014|publisher=[[Radio France International]]e|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713230556/http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20140315-importante-saisie-armes-centrafrique-rca-misca|archive-date=13 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[File:Simonov-SKS-45.JPG|150px]] | [[7.62×39mm]] | [[Semi-automatic rifle]] | {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}} | |- | [[AKM]]<ref name="Bonn"/> | [[File:AKM automatkarbin Ryssland - 7,62x39mm - Armémuseum rightside noBG.png|150px]] | [[7.62×39mm]] | [[Assault rifle]] | {{Flag|Soviet Union}} | |- | [[Zastava M70]]<ref>{{cite book|title=The Central African Republic and Small Arms: A Regional Tinderbox|first1=Eric G.|last1=Berman|first2=Louisa N.|last2=Lombard|date=December 2008|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]|isbn=978-2-8288-0103-8|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/D-Book-series/book-07-CAR/SAS-Central-African-Republic-and-Small-Arms.pdf|pages=82, 94|access-date=4 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107035838/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/D-Book-series/book-07-CAR/SAS-Central-African-Republic-and-Small-Arms.pdf|archive-date=7 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | [[File:Zastava M70 AB2 noBG.png|150px]] | [[7.62×39mm]] | [[Assault rifle]] | {{Flag|Yugoslavia}} | |- | [[Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965|PM md. 63]]<ref name="Tinderbox"/> | [[File:PMmd.1963.jpg|150px]] | [[7.62×39mm]] | [[Assault rifle]] | {{Flag|Socialist Republic of Romania}} | |- | [[Type 56 assault rifle|Type 56]] | [[File:Type 56 mod02 noBG.png|150px]] | [[7.62×39mm]] | [[Assault rifle]] | {{Flag|China}} | Some captured or inherited from Séléka stockpiles.<ref name="Conflictarm">{{cite web|title=Non-State Armed Groups in the Central African Republic|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|url=http://www.conflictarm.com/car_publications/NONSTATE_ARMED_GROUPS_IN_CENTRAL_AFRICAN_REPUBLIC.pdf|location=London|publisher=[[Conflict Armament Research]]|date=January 2015|access-date=29 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706044740/http://www.conflictarm.com/car_publications/NONSTATE_ARMED_GROUPS_IN_CENTRAL_AFRICAN_REPUBLIC.pdf|archive-date=6 July 2016}}</ref> |- | [[IMI Galil]] | [[File:Galil noBG.png|150px]] | [[5.56×45mm]] | [[Assault rifle]] | {{Flag|Israel}} | In service as of 2004; likely acquired from [[Zaire]] and [[Chad]].<ref name="Tinderbox"/> |- | [[Vektor R4]]<ref>{{cite book|title=The Central African Republic and Small Arms: A Regional Tinderbox|first1=Eric G.|last1=Berman|first2=Louisa N.|last2=Lombard|date=December 2008|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]|isbn=978-2-8288-0103-8|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/D-Book-series/book-07-CAR/SAS-Central-African-Republic-and-Small-Arms.pdf|pages=82, 94|access-date=4 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107035838/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/D-Book-series/book-07-CAR/SAS-Central-African-Republic-and-Small-Arms.pdf|archive-date=7 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | [[File:Vektor LM5 Feb 2008.jpg|150px]] | [[5.56×45mm]] | [[Assault rifle]] | {{Flag|South Africa|1928}} | |- | [[M14 rifle|M14]]<ref name ='SAS 2005 11'/> | [[File:M14 Stand-off Munitions Disruptor (SMUD) (7414626342).jpg|150px]] | [[7.62×51mm]] | [[Battle rifle]] | {{Flag|United States|1912}} | |- | [[M16 rifle|M16]]<ref name ='SAS 2005 11'/> | [[File:M16A2 rightside noBG.jpg|150px]] | [[5.56×45mm]] | [[Assault rifle]] | {{Flag|United States}} | |- | [[FAMAS]]<ref>{{cite book|title=The Central African Republic and Small Arms: A Regional Tinderbox|first1=Eric G.|last1=Berman|first2=Louisa N.|last2=Lombard|date=December 2008|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]|isbn=978-2-8288-0103-8|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/D-Book-series/book-07-CAR/SAS-Central-African-Republic-and-Small-Arms.pdf|pages=82, 94|access-date=4 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107035838/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/D-Book-series/book-07-CAR/SAS-Central-African-Republic-and-Small-Arms.pdf|archive-date=7 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | [[File:FAMAS Assaultrifle FRA noBG.png|150px]] | [[5.56×45mm]] | [[Bullpup]]<hr>[[Assault rifle]] | {{Flag|France}} | |- | [[FN FAL]]<ref name ='SAS 2005 11'/> | [[File:FN-FAL belgian noBG.png|150px]] | [[7.62×51mm]] | [[Battle rifle]] | {{Flag|Belgium}} | |- | [[Heckler & Koch G3]]<ref name ='SAS 2005 11'/> | [[File:H&K G3FS.jpg|150px]] | [[7.62×51mm]] | [[Battle rifle]] | {{Flag|West Germany}} | |- | [[SIG SG 540]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_africa/https-sites-google-com-site-worldinventory-wiw_af_centralafricanrepublic|title=Google Sites|access-date=2023-05-17|archive-date=2016-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124203837/https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_africa/https-sites-google-com-site-worldinventory-wiw_af_centralafricanrepublic|url-status=dead}}</ref> | [[File:SG 540 Manurhin noBG.png|150px]] | [[7.62×51mm]] | [[Battle rifle]] | {{Flag|Switzerland}} | |- | [[MAS-36 rifle|MAS-36]]<ref name="Tinderbox">{{cite web|title=The Central African Republic And Small Arms: A Regional Tinderbox|last1=Berman|first1=Eric|last2=Lombard|first2=Louisa|url=https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/95111/Central-African-Republic-Small-Arms.pdf|location=Geneva |publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]|date=2008|access-date=24 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324194711/https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/95111/Central-African-Republic-Small-Arms.pdf|archive-date=24 March 2017}}</ref> | [[File:MAS Modèle 36 right side.jpg|150px]] | [[7.5×54mm]] | [[Bolt-action rifle]] | {{Flag|France}} | |- | [[Lee Enfield]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Letter dated 26 June 2014 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2127 (2013) addressed to the President of the Security Council |url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/N1441518.pdf|page=81|date=1 July 2014}}</ref> | [[File:SMLE No4 Mk1.jpg|150px]] | [[.303 British]] | [[Bolt-action rifle]] | {{Flag|British Empire}} | |- ! colspan="6"| Sniper rifles |- | [[SVD (rifle)|SVD]]<br>[[SVD (rifle)|Type 85]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Letter dated 26 June 2014 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2127 (2013) addressed to the President of the Security Council|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/N1441518.pdf|page=81|date=1 July 2014|access-date=29 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329063501/https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/N1441518.pdf|archive-date=29 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[File:SVD Dragunov-removebg-preview.png|150px]] | [[7.62×54mmR]] | [[Designated marksman rifle]]<br>[[Sniper rifle]] | {{Flag|Soviet Union}}<br>{{Flag|China}} | |- ! colspan="6"| Machine guns |- | [[SG-43 Goryunov]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_africa/https-sites-google-com-site-worldinventory-wiw_af_centralafricanrepublic|title=Google Sites|access-date=2023-05-17|archive-date=2016-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124203837/https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_africa/https-sites-google-com-site-worldinventory-wiw_af_centralafricanrepublic|url-status=dead}}</ref> | [[File:A right side view of a Soviet 7.62 mm SGM Goryunov medium machine gun with rear sight and carrying handle up.jpg|150px]] | [[7.62×54mmR]] | [[Medium machine gun]] | {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}} | |- | [[:ru:РП-46|RP-46]]<ref name="jones2009"/> | [[File:DM-ST-89-01130.JPEG|150px]] | [[7.62×54mmR]] | [[Light machine gun]] | {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}} | |- | [[RPD machine gun|RPD]]<ref name="Bonn"/> | [[File:LMG-RPD-44 noBG.png|150px]] | [[7.62×39mm]] | [[Squad automatic weapon]] | {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}} | |- | [[RPK]]<ref name="Bonn"/> | | [[7.62×39mm]] | [[Squad automatic weapon]] | {{Flag|Soviet Union}} | |- | [[PK machine gun|PKM]]<ref>{{cite journal|title=How Russia Is Displacing the French in the Struggle for Influence in the Central African Republic|journal=Eurasia Daily Monitor|volume=15|issue=74|url=https://jamestown.org/program/how-russia-is-displacing-the-french-in-the-struggle-for-influence-in-the-central-african-republic/|first=Andrew|last=McGregor|date=May 15, 2018|publisher=[[Jamestown Foundation]]|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802110940/https://jamestown.org/program/how-russia-is-displacing-the-french-in-the-struggle-for-influence-in-the-central-african-republic/|archive-date=August 2, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[File:7,62 KK PKM Helsinki 2012 no background.JPG|150px]] | [[7.62×54mmR]] | [[General-purpose machine gun]] | {{Flag|Soviet Union}} | |- | [[DShK]]<ref name="Bonn">{{cite web|title= SALW Guide: Global distribution and visual identification (CAR country report)|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|url= https://salw-guide.bicc.de/pdf/countries/039/central-african-republic.std.en.pdf |date= 2016 |access-date= 19 March 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180319065726/https://salw-guide.bicc.de/pdf/countries/039/central-african-republic.std.en.pdf |archive-date= 19 March 2018}}</ref> | [[File:12,7-мм станковый пулемёт ДШК образца 1938 года.jpg|150px]] | [[12.7×108mm]] | [[Heavy machine gun]] | {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}} | |- | [[Type 67 machine gun|Type 67]]<ref name="CAR">{{cite news|title=Centrafrique : le Soudan a-t-il armé les ex-Séléka ? |language=fr|work=[[Jeune Afrique]]|date=17 December 2013|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/166718/politique/centrafrique-le-soudan-a-t-il-arm-les-ex-s-l-ka/|first=Laurent |last=Touchard }}</ref> | [[File:Type 67-1 Machine gun.jpg|150px]] | |[[7.62×54mmR]] | [[General-purpose machine gun]] | {{Flag|China}} | |- | [[FM 24/29 light machine gun|FM 24/29]]<ref name="jones2002">{{cite book |editor1-first=Terry J.|editor1-last=Gander|editor2-first=Charles Q. |editor2-last=Cutshaw|title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001/2002 |date=2001 |edition=27th |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon |isbn=9780710623171}}</ref> | [[File:Fusil-mitrailleur 1924 M29-2001.21.2-IMG 7421-white.jpg|150px]] | [[7.5×54mm]] | [[Light machine gun]] | {{Flag|France}} | |- | [[AA-52 machine gun|AA-52]]<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |editor1-first=Richard D. |editor1-last=Jones |editor2-first=Leland S. |editor2-last=Ness |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 |date=January 27, 2009 |edition=35th |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon |isbn=978-0-7106-2869-5}}</ref> | [[File:Mitrailleuse-IMG 1728.jpg|150px]] | |[[7.62×54mmR]] | [[General-purpose machine gun]] | {{Flag|France}} | |- | [[FN MAG]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Letter dated 26 June 2014 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2127 (2013) addressed to the President of the Security Council|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/N1441518.pdf|page=81|date=1 July 2014|access-date=29 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329063501/https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/N1441518.pdf|archive-date=29 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[File:IDF-FN-MAG.png|150px]] | [[7.62×51mm]] | [[General-purpose machine gun]] | {{Flag|Belgium}} | |- | [[Browning M1919]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Letter dated 26 June 2014 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2127 (2013) addressed to the President of the Security Council|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/N1441518.pdf|page=81|date=1 July 2014|access-date=29 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329063501/https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/N1441518.pdf|archive-date=29 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[File:Browning M1919a.png|150px]] | [[7.62×51mm]] | [[Medium machine gun]] | {{Flag|United States|1912}} | |- | [[Browning M2]]<ref name ='SAS 2005 11'>{{cite book|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2005.html|chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2005/en/Small-Arms-Survey-2005-Chapter-11-EN.pdf|chapter=The Central African Republic: A Case Study of Small Arms and Conflict|title=Small Arms Survey 2005: Weapons at War|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=2005|author=[[Small Arms Survey]]|pages=309, 318|isbn=978-0-19-928085-8|access-date=2018-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830004838/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2005.html|archive-date=2018-08-30|url-status=dead}}</ref> | [[File:PEO Browning M2E2 QCB (c1).jpg|150px]] | [[.50 BMG]] | [[Heavy machine gun]] | {{Flag|United States|1912}} | |- ! colspan="6"| Rocket propelled grenade launchers |- | [[RPG-7]]<ref name="Bonn"/> | [[File:Rpg-7.jpg|150px]] | 40mm | [[Rocket-propelled grenade]] | {{Flag|Soviet Union}} | |} === Anti-tank weapons === {| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;" |- ! width=16%| Name ! width=21%| Image ! width=15%| Type ! width=12%| Origin ! width=10%| Caliber ! width=26%| Notes |- | [[M40 recoilless rifle|M40A1]] | [[File:Recoilless-rifle-beyt-hatotchan-1.jpg|150px]] | [[Recoilless rifle]] | {{Flag|United States|1912}} | 106mm | 14 in service.<ref name=IISS>{{cite book |last=[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]]|date=2021|title=The Military Balance|page=456|publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=9781032012278}}</ref> |} === Mortars === {| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;" |- ! width=14%| Name ! width=20%| Image ! width=14%| Type ! width=12%| Origin ! width=10%| Quantity ! width=06%| Status ! width=24%| Notes |- | [[120-PM-43 mortar|PM-43]]<ref name=IISS/> | [[File:120 mm regimental mortar M1943.jpg|150px]] | [[Mortar (weapon)|Mortar]] | {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}} | 12 | | In store |- | [[Type 67 mortar|Type 67]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Letter dated 26 June 2014 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2127 (2013) addressed to the President of the Security Council |url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/N1441518.pdf|page=81|date=1 July 2014}}</ref> | | [[Mortar (weapon)|Mortar]] | {{Flag|China}} | Unknown | | |} ===Vehicles=== <!--READ FIRST: This section is for cited entries only. Please do not add entries or notes to an equipment table without a citation from a reliable source. All entries without a citation will be removed. Thank you.--> ====Scout cars==== {| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;" |- ! width=14%| Name ! width=20%| Image ! width=14%| Type ! width=12%| Origin ! width=10%| Quantity ! width=06%| Status ! width=24%| Notes |- | [[BRDM-2]]<ref name=IISS/> | [[File:RussiansinBangui.png|150px]] | [[Amphibious vehicle|Amphibious]] [[Scout car|armored scout car]] | {{Flag|Soviet Union}} | 21 | | |- | [[Ferret armoured car|Daimler Ferret]]<ref name=IISS/> | [[File:Daimler Ferret Mk1 Liaison (1959) owned by Clive Garton pic1.JPG|150px]] | [[Armored car (military)|Armored car]] [[Scout car]] | {{Flag|United Kingdom}} | 8 | | |} ====Infantry fighting vehicles==== {| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;" |- ! width=14%| Name ! width=20%| Image ! width=14%| Type ! width=12%| Origin ! width=10%| Quantity ! width=06%| Status ! width=24%| Notes |- | [[Ratel IFV|Ratel-90]]<ref name=IISS/> | [[File:Ratel 90 armyrecognition South-Africa 008.jpg|150px]] | [[Infantry fighting vehicle]] | {{Flag|South Africa|1928}} | 2<ref name="MGZA">{{cite news|title=Bozizé's frantic plea for weapons|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|url=https://mg.co.za/article/2013-04-06-00-bozize-in-frantic-plea-for-weapons|location=Johannesburg|work=[[Mail & Guardian]]|date=5 April 2013|access-date=29 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408090207/https://mg.co.za/article/2013-04-06-00-bozize-in-frantic-plea-for-weapons|archive-date=8 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="Heitman"/> | | Original order for 18 canceled.<ref name="Heitman"/> |} ====Armored personnel carriers==== {| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;" |- ! width=14%| Name ! width=20%| Image ! width=14%| Type ! width=12%| Origin ! width=10%| Quantity ! width=06%| Status ! width=24%| Notes |- | ACMAT TPK 420 BL<ref name=Budapest>{{cite book|last1=Balogh|first1=Andrea|last2=Besenyő|first2=Janos|last3=Miletics|first3=Péter|last4=Vogel|first4=David|title=Országismertető Közép-afrikai Köztársaság|date=2015|pages=157–159|publisher=Hungarian Defence Forces Scientific Research Center|location=Budapest|isbn=978-963-89948-2-0}}</ref> | [[File:Coup d'etat Burkina 2015.png|150px]] | [[Armored personnel carrier]] | {{Flag|France}} | 25 | | |- | [[Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé|VAB]]<ref name=IISS/> | [[File:French VAB APC during Operation Desert Shield.JPEG|150px]] | [[Armored personnel carrier]] | {{Flag|France}} | 10 | | |} ====Utility vehicles==== {| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;" |- ! width=14%| Name ! width=20%| Image ! width=14%| Type ! width=12%| Origin ! width=10%| Quantity ! width=06%| Status ! width=24%| Notes |- | [[Toyota Hilux]]<ref name=IISS/> | [[File:US gives Toyota Hilux to the Central African Republic Armed Forces 2018.jpg|150px]] | [[Utility vehicle]] | {{Flag|Japan}} | 57 | | |- | [[Dongfeng Mengshi|CSK-131]]<ref name=IISS/> | [[File:Vostok2018-08.jpg|150px]] | [[Utility vehicle]] | {{Flag|China}} | 12 | | |}
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