List of equipment of the Peruvian Army
Appearance
This is a list of equipment used by the Peruvian Army.
Infantry weapons
[edit]Pistols
[edit]Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Type | Details |
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Taurus PT92 | ![]() |
9×19mm Parabellum | ![]() |
Semi-automatic pistol | PT92AFD and PT92AFD-M, standard sidearm of the Peruvian Army, Special Forces. |
Browning Hi-Power | ![]() |
9×19mm Parabellum | ![]() |
Semi-automatic pistol | General Issue sidearm[1] |
Glock 17 | ![]() |
9×19mm Parabellum | ![]() |
Semi-automatic pistol | Limited use as a sidearm[1] |
Shotguns
[edit]Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Type | Details |
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Winchester 1300 | ![]() |
12-gauge | ![]() |
Pump-action shotgun | Parachute Commandos and Special Forces[2] |
Assault rifles and carbines
[edit]Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Type | Details |
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AKM | ![]() |
7.62×39mm | ![]() |
Assault rifle | Standard issue rifle of military police.[2] |
Type 68[3] | ![]() |
7.62×39mm | ![]() |
Assault rifle | |
MPi-KM 72 | ![]() |
7.62×39mm | ![]() |
Assault rifle | |
FN F2000 | ![]() |
5.56×45mm NATO | ![]() |
Bullpup Assault rifle |
Special forces |
IWI Galil ACE[4][5] | ![]() |
5.56×45mm NATO | ![]() |
Assault rifle | |
Galil MAR | ![]() |
5.56×45mm NATO | ![]() |
Assault rifle | Special forces[1] |
Galil SAR | ![]() |
5.56×45mm NATO | ![]() |
Assault rifle | Special forces[2] |
IWI Tavor | ![]() |
5.56×45mm NATO | ![]() |
Bullpup Assault rifle |
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M16A2[6] | ![]() |
5.56×45mm NATO | ![]() |
Assault rifle | |
SOAR[7] | ![]() |
5.56×45mm NATO | ![]() |
Assault rifle | |
SAR-21 | ![]() |
5.56×45mm NATO | ![]() |
Bullpup Assault rifle |
Special forces.[8] |
Wieger StG-942 | ![]() |
5.56×45mm NATO | ![]() |
Assault rifle | Special forces[1] |
Zastava M21[9] | ![]() |
5.56×45mm NATO | ![]() |
Assault rifle |
Battle and sniper rifles
[edit]Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Type | Details |
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L96A1 | ![]() |
7.62×51mm NATO | ![]() |
Sniper rifle | [2] |
Barrett M82 | ![]() |
.50 BMG | ![]() |
Anti-materiel rifle | |
FAL 50.00 FAL 50.41 / FALO |
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7.62×51mm NATO | ![]() |
Battle rifle | |
FN FAL 50.62 | ![]() |
7.62×51mm NATO | ![]() |
Battle rifle | Standard issue rifle[2] |
Heckler & Koch G3 | ![]() |
7.62×51mm NATO | ![]() |
Battle rifle | |
McMillan TAC-50 | ![]() |
.50 BMG | ![]() |
Anti-materiel rifle | Special forces[10] |
SR-99 Galatz | ![]() |
7.62×51mm NATO | ![]() |
Sniper rifle | [2] |
Steyr SSG 69 | ![]() |
7.62×51mm NATO | ![]() |
Sniper rifle | [2] |
Submachine guns
[edit]Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Type | Details |
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Star Model Z-45[11] | 9×23mm Largo | ![]() |
Submachine gun | ||
Milkor BXP | 9×19mm Parabellum | ![]() |
Submachine gun | Special forces.[1] | |
Heckler & Koch MP5[12] | ![]() |
9×19mm Parabellum | ![]() |
Submachine gun | MP5A4 MP5A5 MP5SD MP5K |
FN P90 | ![]() |
FN 5.7×28mm | ![]() |
Submachine gun Personal defense weapon |
Parachute Commandos and Special Forces[2] |
Uzi[13] | ![]() |
9×19mm Parabellum | ![]() |
Submachine gun | |
FMK-3 | ![]() |
9×19mm Parabellum | ![]() |
Submachine gun |
Machine guns
[edit]Portable anti-materiel weapons
[edit]Model | Image | Caliber | Origin | Type | Details |
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RPG-22 | ![]() |
72.5 mm | ![]() |
Rocket-propelled grenade | Standard RPG for anti-tank teams alongside RPG-7[2] |
RPG-7V | ![]() |
85 mm | ![]() |
Rocket-propelled grenade | Standard RPG for anti-tank teams. |
Alcotán-100 | ![]() |
100 mm | ![]() |
Anti-tank rocket launcher | 74 launchers with 660 rockets, for cavalry, mountain infantry, special forces[17] |
Panzerfaust 3 | ![]() |
110 mm | ![]() |
Anti-tank rocket launcher | 181 launchers with 1,700 rockets, for armoured infantry and special forces[17] |
Armoured fighting vehicles
[edit]Name | Image | Origin | In service | Notes |
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Main Battle Tanks | ||||
K2 Black Panther | ![]() |
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? | Hyundai Rotem has signed an agreement with Peru to supply K2 tanks and K808 armored vehicles.[18] |
T-55 | ![]() |
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~165 | 75+ in store[19] |
Light tanks | ||||
AMX-13 | ![]() |
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Originally 108 of which 78 armed with the 105 mm cannon while 30 with the 75 mm, the 75 mm armed vehicles have been phased out since 2009 and some were used for the Alacrán projects. | some with 9M133 Kornet-E[19] |
Reconnaissance | ||||
BRDM-2 | ![]() |
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~30 | [19] |
Fiat 6616 | ![]() |
~15 | [19] | |
M9A1 | ![]() |
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~50 | [19] |
Armoured personnel carriers | ||||
K808 | ![]() |
? | Hyundai Rotem has signed an agreement with Peru to supply K2 tanks and K808 armored vehicles.[18] | |
M113A1 | ![]() |
~120 | [19] | |
BTR-50 | ![]() |
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some | CP[19] |
UR-416 | ![]() |
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~150 | [19] |
Fiat 6614 | ![]() |
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~25 | [19] |
Engineering & maintenance vehicles
[edit]Name | Image | Origin | In service | Notes |
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Armored recovery vehicles | ||||
M578 | ![]() |
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? | [19] |
Armoured vehicle-launched bridges | ||||
GQL-111 | ![]() |
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? | [19] |
Anti-tank-anti-infrastructure
[edit]Name | Image | Origin | caliber | In service | Notes |
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missile carriers | |||||
M1165A2 | ![]() |
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152mm | ~22 | with 9K135 Kornet E[19] |
missiles | |||||
HJ-73C | ![]() |
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120mm | ? | [19] |
9K11 Malyutka | ![]() |
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125mm | [19] | |
9K135 Kornet E | ![]() |
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152mm | [19] | |
Spike-ER | ![]() |
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170mm | [19] | |
recoilless rifles | |||||
M40A1 | ![]() |
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106mm | ? | [19] |
Artillery
[edit]Name | Image | Origin | caliber | In service | Notes |
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self-propelled howitzers | |||||
M109A2 | ![]() |
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155mm | ~12 | [19] |
towed howitzers | |||||
M101 | ![]() |
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105mm | ~44 | [19] |
M2A1 | ![]() |
~24 | [19] | ||
M-56 | ![]() |
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~60 | [19] | |
Model 56 | ![]() |
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~24 | [19] | |
D-30 | ![]() |
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122mm | ~36 | [19] |
M-46 | ![]() |
130mm | ~36 | [19] | |
M114 | ![]() |
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155mm | ~36 | [19] |
Model 50 | ![]() |
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~30 | [19] | |
multiple rocket launchers | |||||
BM-21 Grad | ![]() |
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122mm | ~22 | [19] |
Type-90B | ![]() |
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~27 | [19] | |
mortars | |||||
? | ![]() |
? | 81mm | ~350 | [19] |
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107mm | [19] | |||
M106A1 | ![]() |
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107mm | ~24 | [19] |
Expal Model L | ![]() |
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120mm | 300+ | [19] |
Air defense
[edit]Name | Image | Origin | caliber | In service | Notes |
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Surface-to-air missiles | |||||
9K310 Igla-1 | ![]() |
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72mm | ? | [19] |
9K32 Strela-2 | ![]() |
[19] | |||
9K36 Strela-3 | ![]() |
[19] | |||
self-propelled anti-aircraft guns | |||||
ZSU-23-4 | ![]() |
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23mm | ~35 | [19] |
towed anti aircraft guns | |||||
ZU-23-2 | ![]() |
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23mm | ~80 | [19] |
ZU-23 | ![]() |
~50 | [19] |
Army aviation
[edit]Aircraft | Image | Origin | In service | Notes |
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Transport | ||||
An-32 | ![]() |
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3 | [20] |
Beech 1900 | ![]() |
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1 | [20] |
Cessna 208 | ![]() |
1 | [20] | |
Citation XLS | ![]() |
1 | [20] | |
King Air 350 | ![]() |
1 | [20] | |
Combat helicopter | ||||
AW109 | ![]() |
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1 | [20] |
Mi-8 | ![]() |
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43 | [20] |
Mi-17 | ![]() |
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[20] | |
Mi-171 | ![]() |
[20] | ||
Mi-2 | ![]() |
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1 | [20] |
Training aircraft/helicopters | ||||
Enstrom 280 | ![]() |
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1 | [20] |
Enstrom F-28 | ![]() |
2 | [20] | |
R44 | ![]() |
1 | [20] |
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