Weapons of the Cambodian Civil War



The Cambodian Civil War was a conflict that pitted the forces of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (known as the Khmer Rouge) against the Khmer Republic (République khmère) led by the Lon Nol government.

Handguns

 * Smith & Wesson Model 10
 * Smith & Wesson Model 39
 * Colt.45 M1911
 * FN GP35

Submachine guns

 * M1A1 Thompson
 * M3A1 Grease Gun
 * MAT-49

Assault rifles

 * 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 Captured from Communist forces
 * Type 56-I Captured from Communist forces

Carbines

 * M1/ M2 Carbine
 * SKS Captured from Communist forces
 * Type 56 Carbine Captured from Communist forces

Battle rifles

 * M1 Garand
 * FN FAL 50.00 Battle rifle, in service since 1963

Bolt action rifles

 * M1903 Springfield rifle
 * MAS-36
 * Lee-Enfield Used in small number

Shotguns

 * Ithaca 37 pump-action

Light machine guns

 * M1918A2 BAR
 * FM 24/29
 * Bren Used in small number
 * DPM Captured from Communist forces
 * RPD Captured from Communist forces

General-purpose machine gun

 * M60
 * M60B/M60D Used on the UH-1 helicopters
 * Browning M1919A6

Heavy machine guns

 * Browning M2HB .50 Cal Used on the M113
 * Browning M1917 In limited service
 * Browning M1919A4
 * SG-43/SGM Goryunov Captured from Communist forces

Anti-tank rocket launchers

 * M72 LAW
 * RPG-2 Captured from Communist forces
 * RPG-7 Captured from Communist forces
 * Type 56 RPG Captured from Communist forces
 * Type 69 RPG Captured from Communist forces

Recoilless rifles

 * M67
 * M20
 * M40

Grenade launchers

 * M79
 * M203 Used on the M16A1 rifle

Anti-aircraft guns

 * Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun
 * S-60 57mm anti-aircraft gun
 * Type 55/65 37mm anti-aircraft gun Chinese variant of M1939 (61-K)

Mortars

 * M30 107mm mortar
 * M2 4.2 inch mortar

Howitzers

 * M101 105mm howitzer
 * M102 105mm howitzer
 * M114 155mm howitzer

Land vehicles

 * Gun jeep, 1/4-ton with mounted M60 machine gun or Browning M1919A4
 * M35 Cargo truck
 * M113 armored personnel carrier
 * AMX-13 Light tank
 * M24 Chaffee Light tank
 * Howitzer Motor Carriage M8
 * M8 Greyhound armoured car
 * Panhard AML

Helicopters

 * UH-1 Iroquois gunship
 * UH-1H transport
 * Sikorsky H-34 transport

Aircraft

 * MiG-17 fighter jet
 * Shenyang J-5 fighter jet
 * C-47 transport
 * Fairchild C-123 Provider transport
 * AC-47D gunship
 * AU-24A mini-gunship
 * North American T-28 Trojan trainer/fighter-bomber
 * Potez CM.170R Fouga Magister jet trainer/fighter-bomber
 * Cessna T-37B jet trainer/fighter-bomber
 * Cessna T-41 Mescalero trainer
 * Cessna O-1D Bird Dog reconnaissance/observation light aircraft
 * U-1A Otter liaison 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)

Handguns

 * Makarov PM
 * Tokarev TT-33
 * Type 54: Chinese variant of TT-33.

Submachine guns

 * MAT-49
 * VZ 24,26
 * PPSh-41, K-50M
 * PPS-43

Shotguns

 * IZH-43 double barrel shotgun

Assault rifles

 * AK-47
 * AKS-47
 * AKM
 * AKMS
 * Type 56 Used extensively
 * Type 56-I Used extensively
 * Type 58
 * Type 63 Used in small number
 * Sa vz.58 Used in small number
 * M16A1 Captured from Government forces

Carbines

 * SKS
 * Type 56 Carbine Used extensively
 * M1/ M2 Carbine Captured from Government forces

Bolt action rifles

 * Mosin-Nagant
 * Type 53 Carbine
 * MAS-36
 * Arisaka Used in small number

Sniper rifles

 * M/52

Light machine guns

 * RPD
 * Type 56 LMG Chinese variant of RPD. Used extensively
 * RPK
 * Degtyaryov DP/DPM
 * Type 53 Chinese variant of DPM.
 * M1918A2 BAR Captured from Government forces

General-purpose machine guns

 * PK/PKM Used in small number
 * Degtyaryov RP-46
 * M60 Captured from Government forces

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 Captured from Government forces
 * Browning M2HB .50 Cal Captured from Government forces

Anti-tank rocket launchers

 * RPG-2 Used extensively
 * RPG-7
 * Type 56 RPG Used extensively
 * Type 69 RPG Used extensively
 * M72 LAW Captured from Government forces

Anti-aircraft guns

 * S-60 57mm anti-aircraft gun Used in small number
 * Type 59 57mm anti-aircraft gun Chinese variant of S-60, Used in small number
 * ZPU-1/2/4
 * (61-K) 37mm anti-aircraft gun Used in small number
 * Type 55/65 37mm anti-aircraft gun Chinese variant of M1939 (61-K), Used in small number

Mortar

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

Howitzers
Khmer Rouge uses small number of field howitzers or captured howitzers from government forces
 * ZiS-3 76mm divisional gun
 * D-44 85mm divisional gun
 * T-12 100mm anti-tank gun
 * Type 60 122mm howitzer
 * Type 59-1 130mm howitzer Used in small number
 * M101 105mm howitzer Captured from Government forces
 * M102 105mm howitzer Captured from Government forces
 * M114 155mm howitzer Captured from Government forces

Recoilless rifles

 * B-10
 * B-11
 * Type 56
 * Type 65 recoilless rifle
 * M40 Captured from Government forces

Grenade launchers

 * M79 Captured from Government forces