List of equipment of the Royal Cambodian Army

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This is a list of the equipment used by the Royal Cambodian Army.

In order to decrease its dependence on former Warsaw Pact military equipment (a legacy of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces), Cambodia has begun to explore the possibility of purchasing Chinese and European vehicles and equipment.

On 10 December 2021, the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Samdech Hun Sen, ordered the Cambodian Armed Forces to destroy or put into reserve all US-origin military equipment, in response to the American backed military embargo imposed on Cambodia.[1][2]

Infantry Gears

Image Model Origin Notes

 M81 Battle Dress Uniform  United States Standard issue.
PASGT  United States

 China

Future Assault Shell Technology helmet  United States

 China

 Used by Special Force Command.[3][4]

Night vision devices

Image Model Origin Notes
AN/PVS-7  United States Use by the Anti-Terrorism unit of Battalion 70.[citation needed]
Argus PNVG-18  China Panoramic night vision goggles use by Battalion 70.[citation needed]
BBG011A  China Replica of the Thales Lucie NVG.[citation needed]

Sidearms

Image Model Origin Type Calibre Notes
CF98  China Semi-automatic pistol 9x19mm Parabellum Standard issue.[5][6]
Pindad G2 Elite  Indonesia Semi-automatic pistol 9x19mm Parabellum Used by Special Force Command since 2024.[7][8][9]
CZ P-10 C Czech Republic Semi-automatic pistol 9x19mm Parabellum Used by Special Force Command.[3][4]
Type 54  China Semi-automatic pistol 7.62x25mm Tokarev Limited use. Inherited from the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces.[3][4]
Tokarev  Soviet Union
Makarov 9×18mm Makarov

Submachine guns

Image Model Origin Type Calibre Notes
NR08  China Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum A Norinco clone of the H&K MP5A5 used by the female anti-terrorist battalion.[citation needed]

Infantry rifles

Image Model Origin Type Calibre Notes
Type 56  China Assault rifle 7.62×39mm Standard issue.[3][4]
Type 81-1
Norinco CQ 5.56×45mm NATO CQ 311 used by Royal Cambodian Army, along with M16 rifle.[10][11][12]
QBZ-95 5.8×42mm Limited use. used by special forces and BHQ since 2023.[13]
K1A  Republic of Korea Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO Used by Special Forces Command.[14]
K2C
Pindad SS2-V5 A1  Indonesia Used by Special Forces Command since 2024.[7][8][9]
M4  United States Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO Use by the Anti-Terrorism Battalion No. 70.[citation needed]
Pindad SS1-V1  Indonesia Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Supplied in 1991.[15][16]
M16A1  United States Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Limited use. Inherited from the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces.[3][17][18]
SKS  Soviet Union Semi-automatic rifle 7.62×39mm Limited use. Inherited from the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces.[3][4]
AK-47 Assault rifle
AKM

Precision rifles

Image Model Origin Type Calibre Notes
Type 79[3][4]  China
 Soviet Union		 Sniper rifle 7.62×54mmR Norinco-made copy of the SVD, known as the Type 79. Used by Special Forces Command. Inherited from the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces.[citation needed]
QBU-10  China Anti-materiel rifle 12.7 × 108 mm

Machine guns

Image Model Origin Type Calibre Notes
RPD[3][4]  Soviet Union Light machine gun 7.62×39mm Standard issue. Inherited from the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces.[citation needed]
RPK[3][4]
Type 81 LMG[3][4]  China
PKM[3][4] Soviet Union
 Russia		 General-purpose machine gun 7.62×54mmR
M84[3][4]  Yugoslavia
DShK[3][4]  Soviet Union Heavy machine gun 12.7×108mm
W85[19]  China Standard issue.[citation needed]
QJZ-89[3][4]

Grenade launchers

Image Model Origin Type Calibre Notes
M79[3][4]  United States Grenade launcher 40×46mm Limited use. Inherited from the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces.[citation needed]
M203[3][4]
Norinco LG4  China Automatic grenade launcher 40×53mm Used by units of the Royal Cambodian Army.[20]
Norinco LG5 / QLU‑11  China Automatic grenade launcher 40×53mm Used by infantry and armored units of the Royal Cambodian Army.[citation needed]

Anti-tank

Image Model Origin Type Calibre Notes
RPG-2[3][4]  Soviet Union Rocket-propelled grenade 82mm Standard issue. Inherited from the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces.[citation needed]
RPG-7[3][4] 85mm
Type 69[3][4]  China Standard issue.[citation needed]
PF-89[21] Anti-tank rocket launcher 80mm Limited use.[citation needed]

Vehicles

Armoured vehicles

Image Model Origin Number Notes
Main battle tank
T-54/T-55 Soviet Union 300[22] A, AM2B and AMV variants.
T-55AM1 Czechoslovakia 100[22] T-55AM1 and T-55AM2 Czechoslovak variant and T-55AM2BP Polish variant.[citation needed]
Alt= Type 59-II  China 50[22]
Light tanks
Type 63-I  China 20[22]
Type 62-I 50[22]
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-1  Soviet Union 100[22] 61 BMP-1 from the Czech Republic, 8 BVP-1 from Slovakia, and 30 from the former KPRAF.[citation needed]
Armoured reconnaissance
BRDM-2  Soviet Union 200+[22]
Armoured personnel carriers
OT-64 Czechoslovakia 30[22]
BTR-60  Soviet Union 200[22]
BTR-152
YW531  China 50[22] YW531 is a (Type 63 APC) donated by China.[citation needed]
ZFB-05  China Unknown[22]
Tigr  Russia 20[22]
BB 60 Cambodia 6[22]
BTR-3 Ukraine 1 Captured from the Royal Thai Army
Utility vehicles
Dongfeng Mengshi  China 150[22]
Dongfeng EQ2050[23]
Iveco VM 90[citation needed]
KGM Musso Grand  Republic of Korea Use as a command vehicle.[citation needed]
Mazda BT-50  Japan Use as a utility vehicle, a troop transport variant for the Anti-Terrorism Battalion No. 70 is equipped with one PKM machinegun on the roof.[citation needed]

Military trucks and support vehicles

Image Model Origin Type Quantity Notes
Cargo trucks
KamAZ-43114[24]  Russia Cargo truck Unknown Used by border units and units sent on UN peacekeeping operations.[citation needed]
Dongfeng EQ2162GS[25]  China >227 Standard truck of the RCA. Received from China as a donation in 2010, but unknown quantities have been donated over the years.[citation needed]
Hongyan Genpaw[26] 183 Purchased using private funds. Split between the military, law enforcement and bodyguard unit (BHQ).[citation needed]
Hongyan Genlyon[26] 107
Tractor units
ZIL-130V1[27]  Soviet Union Tractor unit Unknown Possibly retired. Used during the 1997 Cambodian coup d'état.[citation needed]
Scania R500[28]  Sweden Spotted during the 2008–2013 Cambodian–Thai border crisis being used transport T-55s from Sihanoukville to Preah Vihear.[citation needed]
Engineering and support vehicles
Shacman L3000[29]  China Tanker truck 290 Used for transporting soldiers and other military equipment.[citation needed]
Light utility vehicles
Beijing BJ80[23]  China Light utility vehicle Unknown
KIA KM131[30]  Republic of Korea Widespread usage within the RCA. Examples used by SF-911 are equipped with PKM or Type 80 GPMGs.[citation needed]

Anti-tank weapons

Recoilless rifles

Image Model Origin Caliber Number Notes
Recoilless rifles
B-10  Soviet Union 82mm N/A[22]
B-11 107mm
Armbrust  West Germany 67mm [31]
GAM-102 China China 120mm Unknown

Artillery

Image Model Origin Caliber Number Notes
Mortars
M-37  Soviet Union 82mm N/A[22]
M-43 120mm
M-160 160mm
Towed
ZIS-3  Soviet Union 76mm

[22]

 10 units[citation needed]
M-30 122mm 50 units[citation needed]
D-30 120 units[citation needed]
M-46 130mm 150 units[citation needed]
Type-59-I  China 100 units Supplied by China in the 1970s.[citation needed]
Type 66 152mm 80 units Donated by China.[citation needed]
M101A1  United States 105mm Unknown Still in service of ceremonial use.[citation needed]
Self-propelled artillery
SH-1  China 155mm 30[22] Cambodia has equipped 30 PCL-09 with a version of SH-1 truck from China.[citation needed]
Multiple rocket launchers
Type-63  China 107mm 20[22]
BM-21  Soviet Union 122mm 200[22]
PHL-81  China 100[22] 100 PHL-81 was bought by the Cambodian armed forces from China.[citation needed]
PHL-90B 25[22] PHL-90B is a variant of the PHL-81 bought by the Cambodian armed forces from China. The total service with Type 81 and Type 90B is 125 units.[citation needed]
RM-70 Czechoslovakia 125[22] In active service. 5 RM-70 from Slovakia and 120 RM-70 from the Czech Republic.[citation needed]
BM-13-16  Soviet Union 132mm N/A[22]
BM-14-16 140mm 20[22]
PHL-03  China 300mm 6[22] 6 launchers, 2 WS2400, 2 WS2500, and 1 BeiBen command post.[32]

Air defence

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