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.

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

 * FM 24/29
 * M1918A2 BAR
 * Bren

General-purpose machine guns

 * M60
 * RPD

Heavy machine guns

 * Browning M2HB .50 Cal
 * Browning M1919A4/Mk 21
 * SG-43/SGM Goryunov

Anti-tank rockets

 * M72 LAW
 * RPG-2
 * RPG-7

Grenade launchers

 * M79
 * M203

Recoilless rifles

 * M67
 * M40

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
 * PT-76 amphibious light tank
 * M8 Greyhound armoured car
 * M3 Scout Car
 * Cadillac Gage V-100 Commando armoured car
 * M3 Half-track
 * M113 armored personnel carrier
 * 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
 * Sud Aviation SA 316B Alouette III light helicopter

Aircraft

 * North American T-6 Texan trainer/fighter-bomber
 * North American T-28 Trojan trainer/fighter-bomber
 * AC-47D Spooky gunship
 * 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

Pistols

 * Tokarev TT-33
 * Type 54: Chinese copy of TT-33
 * Colt.45 M1911

Submachine guns

 * MAT-49
 * PPSh-41
 * PPS-43
 * K-50M

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

 * Degtyaryov DP/DPM
 * Type 53
 * RPK
 * ZB vz. 26
 * FM 24/29
 * M1918A2 BAR

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

 * RPG-2
 * RPG-7
 * Type 56 RPG
 * Type 69 RPG

Grenade launchers

 * M79

Recoilless rifles

 * B-10
 * B-11
 * Type 56
 * Type 65 recoilless rifle

Mortars

 * Type 53 82mm
 * PM-41 82mm
 * Type 55 120mm

Howitzers

 * M-30 122 mm howitzer

vehicles

 * PT-76 amphibious light tank
 * BTR-40 armored personnel carrier
 * BTR-152 armored personnel carrier
 * 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