Chadian Ground Forces

The Chadian Ground Forces (Arabic: القوات البرية التشادية, French: Armée de terre tchadienne) are the main and largest component of the Chadian National Army. 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

Defense and Security Zone^[3]
- No. 1 (Fada)
- No. 2 (Ouaddaï)
- No. 3
- No. 4
- No. 5
- No. 6 (Bardaï)
- No. 7 (Faya-Largeau)
- No. 8 (Amdjarass)

Armored Battalion
Infantry Battalion
Artillery Battalion
Engineer Battalion
Special Forces Unit
Rapid Intervention Force (FIR)

Equipment

Small arms

Name	Caliber	Type	Origin	Notes
Pistols
Tokagypt 58^[4]	9×19mm	Semi-automatic pistol	Soviet Union Hungary	Hungarian copy of the Soviet TT pistol for Egypt in 9mm Parabellum caliber.
MAC Mle 1950	9×19mm	Semi-automatic pistol	France
MAB PA-15^[5]	9×19mm	Semi-automatic pistol	France
Walther P1^[4]	9×19mm	Semi-automatic pistol	Germany
Walther PP^[4]	.25 ACP	Semi-automatic pistol	Germany
Browning Hi-Power^[4]	9×19mm	Semi-automatic pistol	Belgium
Manurhin MR 73^[6]	.357 Magnum	Revolver	France
Submachine guns
Uzi^[4]	9×19mm	Submachine gun	Israel
MAT-49^[4]	9×19mm	Submachine gun	France
Rifles
AK^[4]	7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Soviet Union
AKM^[4]	7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Soviet Union
AK-74^[4]	5.45×39mm	Assault rifle	Soviet Union
Type 56^[7]	7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	China
IMI Galil	5.56×45mm	Assault rifle	Israel	Delivered in 2006
IWI Galil ACE^[8]	5.56×45mm	Assault rifle	Israel
IWI Tavor^[9]	5.56×45mm	Bullpup Assault rifle	Israel
FAMAS^[10]	5.56×45mm	Bullpup Assault rifle	France
FN FAL^[4]	7.62×51mm	Battle rifle	Belgium
CETME Model C^[11]	7.62×51mm	Battle rifle	Spain
Heckler & Koch G3^[4]	7.62×51mm	Battle rifle	Germany
SIG SG 542^[4]	7.62×51mm	Battle rifle	Switzerland
MAS-36^[4]	7.5×54mm	Bolt-action rifle	France
Zastava M48^[4]	7.92×57mm	Bolt-action rifle	Yugoslavia
Machine guns
RPD^[4]	7.62×39mm	Squad automatic weapon	Soviet Union
RPK^[4]	7.62×39mm	Squad automatic weapon	Soviet Union
PKM^[4]	7.62×54mmR	General-purpose machine gun	Soviet Union
DShK^[4]	12.7×108mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
FN MAG^[4]	7.62×51mm	General-purpose machine gun	Belgium
Browning M2^[4]	.50 BMG	Heavy machine gun	United States
Rocket propelled grenade launchers
RPG-7^[4]	40mm	Rocket-propelled grenade	Soviet Union
RPG-18	64mm	Rocket-propelled grenade	Soviet Union
Grenade launchers
LRAC F1^[12]	83mm	Shoulder-launched missile weapon	France
M79^[4]	40×46mm	Grenade launcher	United States
AGS-17^[4]	30×29mm	Automatic grenade launcher	Soviet Union

Anti-tank weapons

Name	Type	Origin	Caliber	Notes
B-10	Recoilless rifle	Soviet Union	82mm
M18^[13]	Recoilless rifle	United States	57mm
M40A1^[14]	Recoilless rifle	United States	106mm
MILAN^[15]	Anti-tank missile	France Germany		469 in service
Eryx^[15]	Anti-tank missile	France
BGM-71 TOW	Anti-tank missile	United States

Anti-aircraft weapons

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
ZPU^[15]	Anti-aircraft gun	Soviet Union	Unknown	ZPU-1, ZPU-2 and ZPU-4 variants
ZU-23-2^[15]	Anti-aircraft gun	Soviet Union	Unknown
ZSU-23-4 Shilka^[15]	SPAAG	Soviet Union	6
2K12 Kub^[15]	Surface-to-air missile	Soviet Union	4 Launchers (1 battery)
9K32 Strela-2^[16]	MANPADS	Soviet Union	Unknown
9K38 Igla^[17]	MANPADS	Soviet Union	50
FIM-92 Stinger^[4]	MANPADS	United States	Unknown

Artillery

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika^[15]	Self-propelled artillery	Soviet Union	10
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad^[15]	Multiple rocket launcher	Soviet Union	6
Type 63^[15]	Multiple rocket launcher	China	Unknown
PHL-81^[15]	Multiple rocket launcher	China	5
Field artillery
D-74^[15]	Field gun	Soviet Union	8
M101^[15]	Howitzer	United States	5
MO-120-AM50^[15]	Mortar	France	10
BM-37^[15]	Mortar	Soviet Union	Unknown

Tanks

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Type 59G^[18]		Main battle tank	China Bangladesh	30
T-55^[15]		Medium tank	Soviet Union	60

Tank destroyers

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
WMA-301^[15]		Tank destroyer	China	30

Infantry fighting vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
BMP-1^[15]		Infantry fighting vehicle	Soviet Union	80
BMP-1U^[15]		Infantry fighting vehicle	Soviet Union Ukraine	42

Reconnaissance

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
BRDM-2^[15]	Amphibious armored scout car	Soviet Union	100
Cadillac V-150^[15]	Armored car	United States	9
Panhard AML^[15]	Armored car Scout car	France	132	AML-60 and AML-90 variants
Eland-90^[15]	Armored car Scout car	South Africa	82
ERC-90F1 Lynx^[15]	Armored car Scout car	France	4
EE-9 Cascavel^[15]	Armored car Scout car	Brazil	20
RAM MK3^[15]	Reconnaissance vehicle	Israel	42	Delivered in 2006-2008

Armored personnel carriers

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
BTR-60^[15]	Armored personnel carrier	Soviet Union	20
BTR-80^[15]	Armored personnel carrier	Soviet Union	24
BTR-3E^[15]	Armored personnel carrier	Ukraine	12
WZ-523^[15]	Armored personnel carrier	China	10
Panhard M3^[17]	Armored personnel carrier	France	15
VAB-VTT^[15]	Armored personnel carrier	France	25	Delivered by France in 2008
Bastion PATSAS^[15]	Armored personnel carrier	France	22	Delivered in 2013
ZFB-05^[17]	Infantry mobility vehicle	China	10	Delivered in 2007
Otokar Cobra^[17]	Infantry mobility vehicle	Turkey	20
Carat Black Scorpion^[15]	Infantry mobility vehicle	Belgium	10
Terrier LT-79^[19]	Infantry mobility vehicle	United States	60

Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Ejder Yalçın^[20]		MRAP	Turkey	20
ARA II^[19]		MRAP	Nigeria	8

Utility vehicles

Name	Type	Origin	Quantity	Notes
ACMAT VLRA	Utility vehicle	France	Unknown
ACMAT AVTL	Utility vehicle	France	20
HMMWV	Light utility vehicle	United States	Unknown	Vehicles sold under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program
M151^[21]	Utility vehicle	United States	Unknown
Toyota Land Cruiser	Utility vehicle	Japan	Unknown
Trucks
M35A2^[21]	Utility truck	United States	Unknown
Renault Trucks D	Utility truck	France	Unknown

References

↑ Chad Army. Globalsecurity.org
↑ Thurston, Alexander (18 October 2017). America Should Beware a Chadian Military Scorned. Foreign Policy. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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↑ Le Goff, Hervé (September 2007). "Les MAB P.8 et P.15 "Combat"". Gazette des Armes (in French). No. 390. p. 57.
↑ Hogg, Ian (1989). Jane's Infantry Weapons 1989-90, 15th Edition. Jane's Information Group. pp. 826–836. ISBN 0-7106-0889-6.
↑ McNab, Chris (2002). 20th Century Military Uniforms (2nd ed.). Kent: Grange Books. p. 42. ISBN 0760730946.
↑ Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.
↑ "Israeli arms transfers to sub-Saharan Africa" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2013.
↑ "Tchad : Instruction de 70 élèves-officiers tchadiens au combat d'infanterie". ecpad.fr. French Ministry of Defense. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
↑ Hogg, Ian V. (1988). "National inventories". Jane's Infantry Weapons 1988-1989. Jane's Information Group. p. 767.
↑ Shea, Dan (February 2010). "LRAC F1: 89mm Shoulder Fired Launcher". Small Arms Review. Vol. 13, no. 5. Archived from the original on 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
↑ Koszela, Bernard; Lourdais, Michel. "Le combat de Bedo au Tchad (BET) le 11 octobre 1970". Association Hélicoptères Air (in French). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
↑ International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2016). The Military Balance 2016. Vol. 116. Routlegde. ISBN 9781857438352.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 457. ISBN 9781032012278.
↑ Dr. Michael Ashkenazi; Princess Mawuena Amuzu; Jan Grebe; Christof Kögler; Marc Kösling (February 2013). "MANPADS: A Terrorist Threat to Civilian Aviation?" (PDF). Bonn International Center of Conversion (BICC) – Internationales Konversionszentrum Bonn GmbH. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
1 2 3 4 "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.
↑ "Chinese-made Type 59G main battle tanks in service with Chad armed forces". armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
1 2 "Chadian military parade reveals new equipment deliveries". Janes. 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
↑ "Nurol Makina vehicles make inroads in North Africa". Janes. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
1 2 "Annex C Appendix II". US Army Technical Manual of Foreign Military Sales: Battlefield Damage Assessment and Repair (PDF). Washington, D.C. 18 December 1987. p. 262. TM 9-2320-356-BD. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2013.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[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] Alwihda, Info. "Tchad : nominations dans 4 zones de défense et de sécurité et à la DGSSIE". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-17.

[jones2009-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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.

[Gazette-5] Le Goff, Hervé (September 2007). "Les MAB P.8 et P.15 "Combat"". Gazette des Armes (in French). No. 390. p. 57.

[Hogg-6] Hogg, Ian (1989). Jane's Infantry Weapons 1989-90, 15th Edition. Jane's Information Group. pp. 826–836. ISBN 0-7106-0889-6.

[7] McNab, Chris (2002). 20th Century Military Uniforms (2nd ed.). Kent: Grange Books. p. 42. ISBN 0760730946.

[NMAA-8] Binnie, Jeremy; de Cherisey, Erwan (2017). "New-model African armies" (PDF). Jane's. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2017.

[9] "Israeli arms transfers to sub-Saharan Africa" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2013.

[10] "Tchad : Instruction de 70 élèves-officiers tchadiens au combat d'infanterie". ecpad.fr. French Ministry of Defense. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

[11] Hogg, Ian V. (1988). "National inventories". Jane's Infantry Weapons 1988-1989. Jane's Information Group. p. 767.

[lrac-12] Shea, Dan (February 2010). "LRAC F1: 89mm Shoulder Fired Launcher". Small Arms Review. Vol. 13, no. 5. Archived from the original on 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2018-12-12.

[M18-13] Koszela, Bernard; Lourdais, Michel. "Le combat de Bedo au Tchad (BET) le 11 octobre 1970". Association Hélicoptères Air (in French). Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[14] International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2016). The Military Balance 2016. Vol. 116. Routlegde. ISBN 9781857438352.

[IISS-15] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 International Institute for Strategic Studies (2021). The Military Balance. p. 457. ISBN 9781032012278.

[2013a-16] Dr. Michael Ashkenazi; Princess Mawuena Amuzu; Jan Grebe; Christof Kögler; Marc Kösling (February 2013). "MANPADS: A Terrorist Threat to Civilian Aviation?" (PDF). Bonn International Center of Conversion (BICC) – Internationales Konversionszentrum Bonn GmbH. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-20.

[armstrade.sipri.org-17] 1 2 3 4 "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org.

[18] "Chinese-made Type 59G main battle tanks in service with Chad armed forces". armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2021-05-14.

[Erwan_de_Cherisey-19] 1 2 "Chadian military parade reveals new equipment deliveries". Janes. 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-10-07.

[20] "Nurol Makina vehicles make inroads in North Africa". Janes. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-10-07.

[BDAR-21] 1 2 "Annex C Appendix II". US Army Technical Manual of Foreign Military Sales: Battlefield Damage Assessment and Repair (PDF). Washington, D.C. 18 December 1987. p. 262. TM 9-2320-356-BD. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2013.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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