Weapons of the Laotian Civil War
The Laotian Civil War was a military conflict that pitted the guerrilla forces of the Marxist-oriented Pathet Lao against the Royal Lao Armed Forces (FAR) of the Kingdom of Laos (French: Royaume du Laos), led by the conservative puppet Royal Lao Government.
Royal Lao Armed Forces Equipment
Pistols
- MAS-35-S pistol (7.65mm Longue)
- Luger P08 pistol
- Colt.45 M1911
- Smith & Wesson Model 39
Submachine guns
- MAT-49
- Sterling submachine gun
- Carl Gustav M/45
- M1A1 Thompson
- M3A1 Grease Gun
Bolt action rifles
- MAS-36
- M1903 Springfield rifle
- Lee-Enfield
Carbines
- M1/M2 Carbine
- CAR-15 Assault carbine
Battle rifles
- M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle
- SKS semi-automatic rifle
- L1A1 SLR Assault rifle
- M16A1 Assault rifle
- AK-47
- Type 56
- AKM
Light machine guns
General-purpose machine guns
- M60
- RPD
Heavy machine guns
- Browning M2HB .50 Cal
- Browning M1919A4/Mk 21
- SG-43/SGM Goryunov
Anti-tank rockets
Grenade launchers
Recoilless rifles
Mortars
- M2 4.2 inch mortar
- M30 107mm mortar
Howitzers
- M101A1 105mm towed field howitzer
- M114A1 155mm towed field howitzer
Vehicles
- M24 Chaffee Light tank[1]
- PT-76 amphibious light tank[2]
- M8 Greyhound armoured car
- M3 Scout Car
- Cadillac Gage V-100 Commando armoured car[3]
- M3 Half-track[4]
- M113 armored personnel carrier[5]
- Willys 1/4 ton, (4x4) Jeep
- M151 1/4 ton (4x4) ‘Mutt’ Jeep
- Dodge M37 - 3/4 ton 1953 (4x4) utility truck
- M35A2 2½ ton (6x6) cargo truck
Helicopters
- UH-1 Iroquois gunship
- Mil Mi-4 transport
- Sikorsky H-19 transport
- Sikorsky H-34 transport
- Sud Aviation SA 3130 Alouette II light helicopter[6]
- Sud Aviation SA 316B Alouette III light helicopter[7]
Aircraft
- North American T-6 Texan trainer/fighter-bomber
- North American T-28 Trojan trainer/fighter-bomber[8]
- AC-47D Spooky gunship[9]
- C-47 transport
- Lisunov Li-2 transport
- Fairchild C-123 Provider transport
- Cessna O-1D Bird Dog reconnaissance/observation light aircraft
River craft
- PBR, Patrol Boat River, (all fiberglass boats, propelled by twin water jets)
- LCM (8) Landing Craft
Pathet Lao forces Equipment
Pistols
- Tokarev TT-33
- Type 54: Chinese copy of TT-33
- Colt.45 M1911
Submachine guns
Carbines
- M1/M2 Carbine
Bolt action rifles
- Mosin-Nagant
- Type 53 Carbine
- MAS-36
- Arisaka
- US M1917
- Mauser Kar98k
Sniper rifles
- M/52
Battle rifles
- SKS semi-automatic rifle
- Type 56 Carbine
- AK-47
- AKM
- Type 56
- Type 56-1
- M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle
- M16A1 Assault rifle
Light machine guns
General-purpose machine guns
- Degtyaryov RP-46
- RPD
- PK/PKM
Heavy machine guns
- SG-43/SGM Goryunov
- Type 53/57 Chinese variant of SG-43 and SGM
- DShK
- Type 54 Chinese variant of DShK
- KPV
- Browning M1919A4/Mk 21
Anti-tank rocket launchers
Grenade launchers
Recoilless rifles
Mortars
- Type 53 82mm
- PM-41 82mm
- Type 55 120mm
Howitzers
vehicles
- PT-76 amphibious light tank[10]
- BTR-40 armored personnel carrier[11][12]
- BTR-152 armored personnel carrier[13]
- BJ-212 (4x4) light Utility Vehicle
- GAZ-69A (4x4) light truck
- GAZ-63 (4x4) 2-ton truck
Helicopters
- Mil Mi-4 transport
Aircraft
- Antonov An-2 transport
- Lisunov Li-2 transport
River craft
- River Sampan
See also
Notes
- ↑ Grandolini, Armor of the Vietnam War (2): Asian Forces (1998), p. 12.
- ↑ Grandolini, Armor of the Vietnam War (2): Asian Forces (1998), p. 13.
- ↑ Grandolini, Armor of the Vietnam War (2): Asian Forces (1998), p. 13.
- ↑ Grandolini, Armor of the Vietnam War (2): Asian Forces (1998), p. 12.
- ↑ Christopher F. Foss, Jane’s Tank & Combat Vehicle recognition guide (2002), p. 215.
- ↑ Gunston, An Illustrated Guide to Military Helicopters (1981), p. 82.
- ↑ Gunston, An Illustrated Guide to Military Helicopters (1981), p. 82.
- ↑ Nalty, Neufeld and Watson, An Illustrated Guide to the Air War over Vietnam (1982), pp. 114-115.
- ↑ Davis and Greer, Gunships, A Pictorial History of Spooky (1982), pp. 13-14.
- ↑ SIPRI Arms Transfers Database
- ↑ Christopher F. Foss, Jane’s Tank & Combat Vehicle recognition guide (2002), p. 295.
- ↑ SIPRI Arms Transfers Database
- ↑ Christopher F. Foss, Jane’s Tank & Combat Vehicle recognition guide (2002), pp. 386-387.
References
- Albert Grandolini, Armor of the Vietnam War (2): Asian Forces, Concord Publications, Hong Kong 1998. ISBN 978-9623616225
- Bernard C. Nalty, Jacob Neufeld and George M. Watson, An Illustrated Guide to the Air War over Vietnam, Salamander Books Ltd, London 1982. ISBN 978-0668053464
- Bill Gunston, An Illustrated Guide to Military Helicopters, Salamander Books Ltd, London 1981. ISBN 978-0861011100
- Christopher F. Foss, Jane’s Tank & Combat Vehicle recognition guide, HarperCollins Publishers, London 2002. ISBN 0-00-712759-6
- Kenneth Conboy and Simon McCouaig, The War in Laos 1960-75, men-at-arms series 217, Osprey Publishing Ltd, London 1989. ISBN 9780850459388.
- Kenneth Conboy and Don Greer, War in Laos, 1954-1975, Squadron/Signal Publications, 1994. ISBN 0897473159
- Kenneth Conboy, Kenneth Bowra, and Simon McCouaig, The NVA and Viet Cong, Elite 38 series, Osprey Publishing Ltd, Oxford 1992. ISBN 9781855321625
- Michael Green & Peter Sarson, Armor of the Vietnam War (1): Allied Forces, Concord Publications, Hong Kong 1996. ISBN 962-361-611-2