List of equipment of the Biafran Army
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This is a list of equipment in service with the former Biafran Armed Forces.
A considerable number of Czechoslovak weapons were reportedly purchased in 1967, though Czechoslovakia officially denied a sale of weapons to the Biafran Armed Forces.[citation needed]
| Name | Image | Caliber | Type | Origin | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submachine guns | |||||
| CZ-23 and CZ-25 | 7.62×25mm Tokarev | Submachine gun | 300 bought at the beginning of 1967,[1] though Czechoslovakia denied direct purchase.[citation needed] | ||
| CZ-247[citation needed] | Submachine gun | ||||
| Lanchester Mk I | 9×19mm Parabellum | Submachine gun | Some used by mercenaries[2] | ||
| Name | Image | Caliber | Type | Origin | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machine guns | |||||
| Vz. 26 machine gun | Machine gun | 55 units of vz. 26, 30, 52 and 59 machine guns bought at the beginning of 1967,[1] though Czechoslovakia denied direct purchase. | |||
| Vz. 30 machine gun | Machine gun | ||||
| Vz. 52 machine gun | Machine gun | ||||
| Vz. 59 machine gun | Machine gun | ||||
| Vz. 37 heavy machine gun | Machine gun | 20 bought at the beginning of 1967,[1] though Czechoslovakia denied direct purchase. | |||
| MG 34 | 7.92×57mm Mauser | General-purpose machine gun | [1] | ||
| Bren | .303 British | General-purpose machine gun | From ex-Nigerian Army stocks. ~12 guns in January 1967.[4] | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Jowett 2016, p. 22.
- 1 2 Jowett 2016, p. 46.
- ↑ Jowett 2016, p. 14.
- 1 2 3 4 Jowett 2016, p. 21.
- 1 2 Jowett 2016, p. 23.
- ↑ "¿Estos son Cetmes españoles?". Archived from the original on 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Scarlata, Paul (October 2012). "The military rifle cartridges of Nigeria". Shotgun News.
Sources
- Jowett, Philip S. (2016). Modern African Wars (5): The Nigerian-Biafran War 1967–70. Oxford: Osprey Publishing Press. ISBN 978-1472816092.