List of older than your grandma equipment of the Syrian Army .[1] The vast majority of Syrian military equipment was Soviet manufactured but the organization and military doctrine of the armed forces
followed a mix of French and Western influences as the Soviet Union closely guarded its operational principles and never shared them with client states.[2] As a result of the Syrian Civil War many vehicles and pieces of heavy equipment have been destroyed or captured, with some stores being partially replenished from Russian stocks. Accurate numbers of equipment in the Syrian Arab Army's inventory are impossible to know.
, the numbers listed below should be regarded as optimistic estimates. Some armored vehicles were lost in past decades without being accounted for, while many others were not operational (or even beyond repair) at the start of the Syrian Civil War due to being in long-term storage with minimal or no maintenance. Given these factors, more realistic initial numbers would be about 33% lower than what is listed below.[3]
Pistols [ edit ]
Carbines [ edit ]
Assault rifles [ edit ]
Sniper rifles [ edit ]
Light machine guns [ edit ]
Medium machine guns [ edit ]
Name
Photo
Origin
Cartridge
Notes
DS-39 Degtyaryov
Soviet Union
7.62×54mmR
250-round belt. Limited service with Syrian Army, mostly in reserve.
SG-43 Goryunov
Soviet Union
7.62x54mmR
200 or 250-round belts. Limited service with Syrian Army, most common variant SGMT is mounted on T-55 tanks.
Heavy machine guns [ edit ]
General-purpose machine guns [ edit ]
Grenades [ edit ]
Grenade launchers [ edit ]
Anti-tank [ edit ]
MANPADS [ edit ]
Combined total of 5,000+ launchers.
Vehicles [ edit ]
Name
Photo
Quantity
Origin
Notes
T-55 /MV/AM/AMV
~1308[1]
Soviet Union
2,000 received from the Soviet Union.[38] Some have been upgraded.[39] More than 682 claimed destroyed or captured by armed groups since March 2011.[40]
T-62 /K/M
634[41]
Soviet Union
1,000 in service as of 2010, more than 366 claimed captured/destroyed by rebels.
T-72 /M/A/AV TURMS-T /M1S/B obr. 1989/BM/Golan-1000[42]
650,[43] (in 2020) (T-72B3) (T-72 Adra )[44]
Soviet Union
More than 1500 in 2010, some upgraded by Russia, 122 by Italy. More than 850 claimed destroyed / captured by Rebels.[45] Approximately 300 in 2014. T-72Bs as well as ones with Kontakt-5 were delivered by Russia in 2015–2016.[46]
T-90 /A/AM[47]
~24 [48] [49]
Russia
Russia supplied T-90 1992 models and T-90As in late 2015. Russia has supplied T-90 tanks to the Tiger Forces and 4th Mechanized Division .[50] A battalion containing 40 T-90A tanks delivered in 2017. [51] 3 were captured during the Syrian Civil War, two by HTS rebels and one by ISIS fighters. Another 10 were hit.[52]
Infantry fighting vehicles [ edit ]
Armoured personnel carriers [ edit ]
Military engineering [ edit ]
Logistics and utility vehicles [ edit ]
Artillery [ edit ]
Mortars [ edit ]
Field artillery [ edit ]
Self-propelled field artillery [ edit ]
Multiple launch rocket systems [ edit ]
Name
Type
Quantity
Origin
Photo
Notes
Type 63 / Fajr1
Multiple rocket launcher
100
Iran China
107mm.
BM-21 Grad
100
Soviet Union
122mm, 4 BM-21 and 1 2B5 lost in the civil war.
BM-14
N/A
140mm.
BM-27 Uragan
36
220mm. Spotted in November 2014 during the Syrian Civil War , most likely delivered by Russia, 1 lost in the civil war. Also known as "Ra'ad"[83]
TOS-1
Thermobaric multiple rocket launcher
8
220mm, some TOS-1s were delivered by Russia in late 2015.[citation needed ]
BM-30 Smerch
Multiple rocket launcher
N/A
300mm. Presence confirmed by use of the 9M55K cluster munition used by the system.[84] Syria received several BM-30s in the midst the Syrian Civil War from either Belarus or more likely Russia, which delivered them in early 2014.[85]
Fajr-5
Multiple rocket launcher
N/A
Iran
333mm.
Falaq-2
Multiple rocket launcher
N/A
333mm.
Golan-1000
Multiple rocket launcher
25+
Syria
500mm
Anti-air guns and systems [ edit ]
Towed anti-aircraft artillery [ edit ]
Name
Type
Quantity
Origin
Photo
Notes
KS-19
Anti-aircraft gun
100+
Soviet Union
100 mm.
61-K
Anti-aircraft gun
N/A
37 mm, 2 barrels.
ZPU
Anti-aircraft gun
1,500+
14.5mm single, twin and quad mount. Also mounted on technicals.
ZU-23-2
Anti-aircraft gun
650+
23 mm, 2 barrels.
M1939
Anti-aircraft gun
300+
37 mm.
S-60
Anti-aircraft gun
875
57 mm.
Towed air defence [ edit ]
Self-propelled air defence [ edit ]
Ballistic missiles [ edit ]
Tactical ballistic missiles [ edit ]
Command posts [ edit ]
Higher level command posts [ edit ]
Name
Type
Quantity
Origin
Notes
Senezh-M1E [103]
General-purpose self-acting[104] higher level command post
N/A[92]
Soviet Union
As an option, with the use of higher level command post, management of all types of air defense systems, the Air Force and all kinds of radar air defense forces. Effective radius of 1,600 km for 77 fired targets[105] May receive data order to send target indication for different systems.[106]
Unmanned aerial vehicles [ edit ]
Non-combat unmanned air vehicles [ edit ]
Name
Type
Quantity
Origin
Photo
Notes
La-17RM
Unmanned aerial vehicle
N/A
Soviet Union
Reconnaissance drone. Withdrawn from service.
Tu-143
Unmanned aerial vehicle
N/A
Reconnaissance drone. Withdrawn from service.
Ababil-3
Unmanned aerial vehicle
N/A
Iran
Medium-range reconnaissance/surveillance and short/medium-range attack drone.
Mohajer-4
Unmanned aerial vehicle
N/A
Reconnaissance drone. Used during the Syrian Civil War since late 2012.
Yasir
Unmanned aerial vehicle
N/A
Reconnaissance drone. Used during the Syrian Civil War since late 2013.
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