Weapons of the Cambodian Civil War

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Cambodian Civil War T-55 tanks

The Cambodian Civil War was a conflict between the forces of the Khmer Rouge and the royal forces of the Kingdom of Cambodia from 1967 to 1970, then between the National United Front of Kampuchea and the Khmer Republic from 1970 to 1975.

Khmer Republic Equipment

Handguns

M1911A1 pistol

Submachine guns

M3 submachine gun

Assault rifles

M16A1 was the standard FANK issue assault rifle
  • M16A1 Standard FANK issue rifle
  • CAR-15 Used by special forces
  • AKM Used extensively in swamp and jungle environment
  • AKMS Used extensively in swamp and jungle environment
  • AK-47 Used extensively in swamp and jungle environment
  • AKS-47 Used extensively in swamp and jungle environment
  • Type 56 assault rifle Captured from Communist forces
  • Type 56-I assault rifle Captured from Communist forces

Carbines

Battle rifles

M1 Garand

Bolt-action rifles

M1903 Springfield

Shotguns

Ithaca 37

Light machine guns

Browning Automatic Rifle

General-purpose machine gun

M60 machine gun

Heavy machine guns

Anti-tank rocket launchers

M72 LAW

Recoilless rifles

Grenade launchers

M203 grenade launcher

Anti-aircraft guns

Bofors 40 mm

Mortars

M2 mortar

Howitzers

Land vehicles

Helicopters

Aircraft

Naval craft

  • Monitor, (MON) heavily gunned riverine craft
  • Swift Boat, (PCF) Patrol Craft Fast
  • ASPB, Assault Support Patrol Boat, (known as Alpha boats)
  • PBR, Patrol Boat River, (all fiberglass boats, propelled by twin water jets)

Khmer Rouge Equipment

Handguns

Submachine guns

PPSh-41

Shotguns

  • IZH-43 double barrel shotgun

Assault rifles

Type 56 assault rifle

Carbines

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Type 56 carbine

Bolt-action rifles

Type 53 carbine

Sniper rifles

Light machine guns

Type 53 light machine gun

General-purpose machine guns

Heavy machine guns

Type 53 machine gun

Anti-tank rocket launchers

Type 69 RPG

Anti-aircraft guns

Type 59 57 mm anti-aircraft gun

Mortar

Artillery

Type 59-1 130 mm field gun

Khmer Rouge used small number of field howitzers or captured howitzers from government forces

Recoilless rifles

B-10

Grenade launchers

  • M79 Captured from government forces

See also

Notes

  1. Conboy, FANK: A History of the Cambodian Armed Forces, 1970-1975 (2011), pp. 263; 268-269.

References

  • Albert Grandolini, Armor of the Vietnam War (2): Asian Forces, Concord Publications, Hong Kong 1998. ISBN 978-962-361-622-5
  • Bernard C. Nalty, Jacob Neufeld and George M. Watson, An Illustrated Guide to the Air War over Vietnam, Salamander Books Ltd, London 1982. ISBN 978-0-668-05346-4
  • Bill Gunston, An Illustrated Guide to Military Helicopters, Salamander Books Ltd, London 1981. ISBN 978-0-86101-110-0
  • Kenneth Conboy and Kenneth Bowra, The War in Cambodia 1970-75, Men-at-arms series 209, Osprey Publishing Ltd, London 1989. ISBN 0-85045-851-X
  • Michael Green & Peter Sarson, Armor of the Vietnam War (1): Allied Forces, Concord Publications, Hong Kong 1996. ISBN 962-361-611-2