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List of military equipment of Hezbollah

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This is a list of some of the military equipment used by the paramilitary wing of Hezbollah.

Small arms[]

Assault and battle rifles[]

Name Type Quantity Acquired from Origin Photo Notes
AK-47[1] Assault rifle Unknown Various Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union AK47 Commonly used
AKM Assault rifle Unknown Various Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union (various) AKM automatkarbin - 7,62x39mm Commonly used
AK-74 Assault rifle Unknown Various Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union Ak74assault Commonly used, including the M variants.
M16 rifle[2] Selective fire assault rifle. Single and three shot burst. Unknown Template:ISIL
Template:Country data FSA
Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 		United States The M16A4 Series 5.56mm Rifle Some likely captured from the Syrian opposition or Islamic State
M4 carbine Carbine Unknown Unknown United States M4A1 ACOG Used by Hezbollah Special Forces

Sniper rifles[]

Name Type Quantity Acquired from Origin Photo Notes
Heckler & Koch G3[3] Battle rifle/Sniper rifle Unknown Unknown Flag of Germany Germany DCB Shooting G3 pictures Used as marksman rifle.
SKS[4] Designated marksman rifle/Sniper rifle Unknown Unknown Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union Simonow SKS 45 noBG
Dragunov sniper rifle[5] Designated marksman rifle Unknown Unknown Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union SVD Dragunov
Orsis T-5000[6] Sniper rifle Unknown Unknown Flag of Russia Russia ORSIS T-5000

Machine guns[]

Name Type Quantity Acquired from Origin Photo Notes
PK machine gun General-purpose machine gun Unknown Various Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 7,62 KK PKM Helsinki 2012 Commonly used
FN MAG General-purpose machine gun Unknown Unknown Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium FN MAG
M240 General-purpose machine gun Unknown Unknown Flag of Belgium (civil) Belgium
United States 		M240B Medium Machine Gun (7414626696)
M1919 Browning machine gun[7] Medium machine gun Unknown Unknown United States YM-museum-Browning-M1919-1

Heavy weapons and missiles[]

Anti-tank[]

Name Type Quantity Acquired from Origin Photo Notes
RPG-7 Rocket-propelled grenade Unknown Various Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union RPG-7V1 grenade launcher - RaceofHeroes-part2-22 Including Iranian produced clones[8]
RPG-29 Rocket propelled-grenade Unknown Flag of Syria Syria Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union RPG-29 USGov [9][10]
RPG-30 Rocket propelled-grenade Unknown Flag of Syria Syria
Flag of Russia Russia 		Flag of Russia Russia РПГ-30-Крюк Possession unconfirmed[11][12]
Panzerfaust 3 Anti-tank rocket launcher Extremely limited (if so) Unknown Flag of Germany West Germany Schweizer Armee Panzerfaust Unconfirmed[13]
Saegre 2 Anti-tank guided missile Unknown Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iran Iran Dragon 04 Iranian M47 Dragon clone[14]
Raad (clone) Anti-tank guided missile Unknown Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iran Iran Defense Industries Organization tour (14) Iranian 9M14 Malyutka clone[15]
9M14 Malyutka Anti-tank guided missile 500+ Flag of Iran Iran Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 9M14P1 Maljutka [16]
9K111 Fagot Anti-tank guided missile 50+ Flag of Syria Syria Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union POLK 9K111 Fagot [17]
9M113 Konkurs Anti-tank guided missile 50+ Flag of Syria Syria
Flag of Iran Iran 		Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Russian-Made Missile Found in Hezbollah Hands [18][19]
9K115-2 Metis-M Anti-tank guided missile 50+ Flag of Syria Syria Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union Metis-M1 with 9М131М missile at Engineering Technologies 2012 [20][21]
Towsan-1 (clone) Anti-tank guided missile Unknown Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iran Iran Iranian Konkurs clone
9M133 Kornet Anti-tank guided missile 50+ Flag of Syria Syria Flag of Russia Russia 9M133 Kornet [22][23]
BGM-71 TOW Anti-tank guided missile 10+ Unknown Flag of the United States USA BGM-71 TOW Italian Army Possibly via Iran or captured[24]
Toophan (Series) (clone) Anti-tank guided missile Unknown Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iran Iran Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Launcher Captured in Lebanon Iranian TOW clone
MILAN Anti-tank guided missile Unknown Flag of Syria Syria Flag of France France MILAN-IWM PR 27-IMG 6500-gradient [25]
M40 Recoilless rifle >1+ (extremely underestimated) Unknown Flag of the United States USA Rcl106lat2 30,000 rounds of ammunition in 2008

Hezbollah has apparently thousands of anti-tank guided missiles in total.[26] The group has received many unreported weapon shipments from both Iran and Syria.

Anti-aircraft[]

Name Type Quantity Acquired from Origin Photo Notes
ZU-23-2 Anti-aircraft gun Unknown Flag of Lebanon Lebanon
Flag of Syria Syria
Flag of Iran Iran 		Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union Zu-23 30 M1-3 - InnovationDay2013part1-40
AZP S-60 Anti-aircraft gun (towed) >2+ Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union S-60-57mm-hatzerim-1
ZSU-23-4 Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Unknown Flag of Syria Syria Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union ZSU 23-4

Rockets, missiles and launchers[]

Name/Model Diameter Quantity Acquired from Origin Range Warhead Photo Notes
Type 63 107mm "dozens" Flag of Iran Iran
Flag of Iraq Iraq 		Flag of the People's Republic of China China 8 km H12 Type 63 multiple rocket launcher Includes Iranian Fadjr-1 clones[27]
BM-21 Grad 122mm Unknown Flag of Russia Russia
Flag of the People's Republic of China China
Flag of Iran Iran

Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union

40 km 21 kg 1372 bm 21 grad Katyushas from Iran, Russia and China.[28]
BM-27 Uragan 220mm Unknown Flag of Syria Syria Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 40 km 100 kg 9K57 Uragan 2
Fajr-3 240mm >100+ Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iran Iran 43 km 45 kg Fajr-3 (1) Acquired from Iran pre-2006[29]
Falaq-1[30] 240mm Unknown Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iran Iran 10 km 50 kg Iranian artillery rockets
Khaibar-1 302mm Unknown Unknown Flag of Syria Syria 100 km 175 kg Apparent cluster munition.[31]
Falaq-2[32] 303mm Unknown Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iran Iran 11 km 120 kg IRGC Ground New Equipment 2021 (51)
Fajr-5[33] 333mm Unknown Flag of Iran Iran (likely) Flag of Iran Iran 75 km 90 kg Iranian Fajr-5 Rocket by tasnimnews
Naze'at 356mm Unknown Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iran Iran 130 km Beit al-Moqaddas 26 rocket exercises (07)
Zelzal-1 Unknown Unknown Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iran Iran 160 km Great Prophet II (45)
Zelzal-2 610mm Around 500[34] Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iran Iran 250 km 600 kg 2019 Sacred Defence Week parade (329) Apparently based on the Soviet FROG-7 missile
Fateh-110 610mm 40-700 Flag of Syria Syria Flag of Iran Iran 250 km 650 kg Fateh-110 fourth generation [35]
Scud 500 km 800 kg Scud-launcher-England1

Anti-ship

Name Type Quantity Acquired from Origin Photo Notes
C-701 Anti-ship missile Unknown Flag of Iran Iran Flag of the People's Republic of China China C-701
C-802 Anti-ship missile 8+ Flag of Iran Iran Flag of the People's Republic of China China In 2006, Hezbollah fire a single C-802 at the Israeli ship (INS Hanit), killing 4 sailors.[36]
Yakhont (P-800 Oniks) Anti-ship missile Potentially; Up to 12 Flag of Syria Syria Flag of Russia Russia
Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 		P-800 oniks sketch Delivered 2013[37][38]

Vehicles[]

Tanks, armoured personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles and misc[]

Name Type Quantity Acquired from Origin Photo Notes
T-55 Main battle tank Unknown Flag of Syria Syria
South Lebanon Army 		Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union Kampfpanzer T 54 AM Some captured from SLA
T-62 Main battle tank Unknown Flag of Syria Syria Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union Captured T-62 tank Operating in Syria
T-72 Main battle tank >60, 1+ T72-AV variant[39] Flag of Syria Syria Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union T72 Georgia Operating in Syria
T-90 Main battle tank Unknown Flag of Syria Syria Flag of Russia Russia 2013 Moscow Victory Day Parade (28) Operating in Syria
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle Unknown Flag of Syria Syria Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union Afghan National Army on patrol Operating in Syria
M113 Armoured personnel carrier At least 3 Disputed, likely from: South Lebanon Army[40] Flag of the United States USA M113a2 Captured in year 2000
BTR-152 Armoured personnel carrier Unknown South Lebanon Army Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union BTR-152 type at Kubinka Some captured from SLA
BTR-50 Armoured personnel carrier Unknown South Lebanon Army Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union BTR-50PU command vehicle and 3 BRDM-2 armored amphibious scout cars Some captured from SLA
BRDM-2 Armoured scout car Unknown South Lebanon Army Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union Brdm2 c Some captured from SLA
2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled howitzer >3+ Flag of Syria Syria Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 2S1 Gvozdika Operating in Syria
Safir Military light utility vehicle "dozens" Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iran Iran Fath Safir Operating in Syria
Technicals Improvised fighting vehicle 100-1000s+ Various Various A Private Afghan Security Company truck armed with a DShK heavy machine gun Used widely, some captured from the Syrian opposition and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Civilian and transport vehicles Mercedes, Volvo, Range Rover, Mitsubishi, Nissan and Toyota etc. 100-1000s+ Various Various Used widely

Unmanned aerial vehicles[41]

The group claims to build their own unmanned aerial vehicles, which is disputed, but in any case the designs are copies of Iranian models.[42]

Name Type Quantity Acquired from Origin Photo Notes
Mohajer-4 Unmanned aerial vehicle 8+ Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iran Iran Mohajer-2 2014
Ababil-2 Unmanned aerial vehicle >12 Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iran Iran Hezbollah Ababil UAV 2 or 3 apparently shot down by Israel in 2006.
Ababil-3 Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Unknown Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iran Iran Ababil-B 2006
Yasir (clone) Unmanned aerial vehicle Unknown Flag of Iran Iran Flag of Iran Iran Yasir UAV 2013 Iranian ScanEagle clone[43]

See also[]

References[]

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