List of equipment of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
This is a list of the equipment used by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces.
Small arms[edit]
Anti-tank weapons[edit]
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Caliber | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SPG-9[19] | ![]() | Recoilless rifle | ![]() | 73mm | |
9M14 Malyutka[20] | Anti-tank weapon | ![]() | Mounted on the BTR-60 | ||
9K111 Fagot[20] | ![]() | Anti-tank weapon | ![]() | 99.9 in service. |
Vehicles[edit]
Tanks[edit]
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PT-76 | ![]() | Amphibious Light tank | ![]() | 50[21] | INS | |
T-55 | Medium tank | ![]() | 400[21] | INS | T-55Ms active | |
T-62 | ![]() | Medium tank | ![]() | INS | T-62Ms active |
Tank destroyers[edit]
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9P133 | ![]() | Tank destroyer | ![]() | 40[22] | INS |
Scout cars[edit]
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BRDM-2 | Amphibious armored scout car | ![]() | 100[23] | INS |
Infantry fighting vehicles[edit]
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMP-1 | Infantry fighting vehicle | ![]() | 120[24] | INS |
Armored personnel carriers[edit]
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BTR-152 | Armored personnel carrier | ![]() | 150[22] | INS | ||
BTR-50 | ![]() | Amphibious Armored personnel carrier | ![]() | 200[22] | INS | |
BTR-60 | Armored personnel carrier | ![]() | 400[22] | INS | ||
BTR-70M | ![]() | Armored personnel carrier | ![]() | 6[22] | INS | |
T40 | Infantry mobility vehicle | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS |
Utility vehicles[edit]
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GAZ-69 | Utility vehicle | ![]() | Unknown | INS | ||
UAZ-469 | ![]() | Utility vehicle | ![]() ![]() | Unknown | INS | |
Trucks | ||||||
GAZ-63 | ![]() | Utility truck | ![]() | Unknown | INS | |
Ural-4320 | ![]() | Utility truck | ![]() | 100+ | INS | |
KrAZ-255 | ![]() | Utility truck | ![]() | Unknown[25] | INS |
Command vehicles[edit]
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R-145BM | ![]() | Command vehicle | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS |
Air Defence Command Vehicle[edit]
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PU-12 | Command vehicle | ![]() | 10[22] | INS |
Engineering vehicles[edit]
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BTS-4 | ![]() | Armored recovery vehicle | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | |
IMR-2 | ![]() | Combat engineering vehicle | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | |
TMM-3 | ![]() | Bailey bridge | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS |
Radars[edit]
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P-10 "Knife Rest B | Radar | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | ||
P-12 "Spoon Rest A" | ![]() | Radar | ![]() | Unknown | INS | S-75 radar.[22] |
P-14 "Tall King" | ![]() | Radar | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | |
P-18 "Spoon Rest D" | ![]() | Radar | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | |
P-18 "Flat Face B" | ![]() | Radar | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | |
SNR-75 | Radar | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | ||
P-35 "Bar Lock" | ![]() | Radar | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | |
1S91 | ![]() | Radar | ![]() | Unknown | INS | 2K12 Kub radar.[22] |
Artillery[edit]
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Self-propelled artillery | ||||||
2S1 Gvozdika | Self-propelled artillery | ![]() | 60[22] | INS | ||
2S3 Akatsiya | ![]() | Self-propelled artillery | ![]() | 40[22] | INS | |
BTR-100 | Self-propelled artillery | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | 100mm T-54/55 turret,based on BTR-60 | |
Jupiter V | Self-propelled artillery | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | ||
Rocket artillery | ||||||
BM-14 | Multiple rocket launcher | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | ||
BM-21 Grad | ![]() | Multiple rocket launcher | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | |
9P132 Grad-P | ![]() | Multiple rocket launcher | ![]() | Unknown[26] | INS | |
Mortars | ||||||
PM-43 | ![]() | Mortar | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | |
Field artillery | ||||||
ZiS-2 | ![]() | Anti-tank gun | ![]() | 600[22] | INS | |
A-19 | ![]() | Field gun | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | |
D-44 | Field gun | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | ||
M-46 | Field gun | ![]() | 197[22] | INS | ||
ML-20 | ![]() | Howitzer | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | |
M-30 | Howitzer | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | ||
D-1 | ![]() | Howitzer | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | |
B-4 | Howitzer | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | ||
D-30 | Howitzer | ![]() | 180[22] | INS |
Air defence systems[edit]
Man-portable air-defense systems[edit]
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9K32 Strela-2 | ![]() | MANPADS | ![]() | [22] | INS | |
9K34 Strela-3 | ![]() | MANPADS | ![]() | [22] | INS | |
9K38 Igla | ![]() | MANPADS | ![]() | [22] | INS |
Towed anti-aircraft guns[edit]
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZPU-4 | Anti-aircraft gun | ![]() | 200[22] | INS | ||
ZU-23-2 | ![]() | Autocannon | ![]() | 400[22] | INS | |
61-K | ![]() | Autocannon | ![]() | 300[22] | INS | |
KS-19 | ![]() | Anti-aircraft gun | ![]() | Unknown[22] | INS | KS-19 and KS-19M |
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns[edit]
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZSU-57-2 | ![]() | SPAAG | ![]() | 25[22] | INS | |
ZSU-23-4 | ![]() | SPAAG | ![]() | 36[22] | INS |
Surface-to-air missile systems[edit]
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S-75 Dvina | Surface-to-air missile | ![]() | 1000[22] | INS | ||
S-125 Neva | ![]() | Surface-to-air missile | ![]() | 144[22] | INS | |
2K12 Kub | ![]() | Surface-to-air missile | ![]() | 12[22] | INS | |
9K31 Strela-1 | Surface-to-air missile | ![]() | 60[22] | INS | ||
9K33 Osa | ![]() | Surface-to-air missile | ![]() | 16[22] | INS | |
9K35 Strela-10 | ![]() | Surface-to-air missile | ![]() | 200[22] | INS |
Coastal defence systems[edit]
Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4K51 Rubezh | ![]() | Anti-ship missile | ![]() | 4[22] | INS |
References[edit]
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FN manufactured Uzis were provided in 1960 in an arms shipment aboard 'La Coubre'. An example can be seen in the Military Museum at Valencia, with Cuban markings.
- ^ Gander, Terry J. (2000). "National inventories, Cuba". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1508.
- ^ Jurado, Carlos Caballero (1990). Central American Wars 1959–89. Men-at-Arms 221. London: Osprey Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-85045-945-6.
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- ^ a b c Smith 1969, p. 22.
- ^ Rob Krott (April 2000). "The Bay of Pigs Museum: Playa Giron, Cuba". Small Arms Review. Vol. 3, no. 7. Chipotle Publishing. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Smith 1969, p. 300.
- ^ Snodgrass, Brent. "The Chinese Type 53 Mosin Nagant Carbine". Mosin-Nagant.net. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Tropas Especiales "Avispas Negras"". cuba-militaria.org (in English, Spanish, and German). 8 April 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ The Military Balance 2016, p. 393.
- ^ a b International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (14 February 2018). "The Military Balance 2018". The Military Balance. 118. Routledge.
- ^ a b "Cuban Tanks". Cuban Aviation • Rubén Urribarres. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay Oryx. "The Oryx Handbook Of Cuban Fighting Vehicles". Oryx. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ "El BRDM-2, el blindado cubano de reconocimiento". infodefensa.com.
- ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies: The Military Balance 2015, p. 393
- ^ Владислав Морозов. Остров в океане. Бронетанковая техника Революционных Вооружённых сил Республики Куба 1961 - 2016 гг. // «Техника и вооружение», № 4, 2016. стр.14-24
- ^ "Легкая переносная реактивная система «Град-П»".
Works cited[edit]
- International Institute for Strategic Studies (February 2016). The Military Balance 2016. Vol. 116. Routlegde. ISBN 9781857438352.
- Smith, Joseph E. (1969). Small Arms of the World (11 ed.). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Stackpole Company. ISBN 9780811715669.