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Weapons of the Cambodian Civil War

The Cambodian Civil War was a military conflict that pitted the guerrilla forces of the Maoist-oriented Communist Party of Kampuchea (nicknamed the Khmer Rouge) and the armed and security forces of the Nonaligned Kingdom of Cambodia from 1967 to 1970, then between the joint Monarchist, Maoist and Marxist-Leninist National United Front of Kampuchea alliance and the pro-western Khmer Republic from 1970 to 1975. Main combatants comprised:

Soviet T-54 or Chinese Type 59 tank used in the Cambodian civil war now on display at the war museum in Siem Reap, Cambodia, 2005.

Khmer National Armed Forces equipment

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Revolvers

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Pistols

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M1911A1 pistol

Submachine guns

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M3 submachine gun

Bolt-action rifles

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M1903 Springfield rifle

Shotguns

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Ithaca 37 pump-action shotgun

Carbines

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M1 Carbine

Semi-automatic rifles

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M1 Garand

Assault rifles

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M16A1 was the standard Khmer National Armed Forces (FANK) issue assault rifle
AK-47 and AKM assault rifles were used extensively in swamp and jungle environments by FANK troops

Light machine guns

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M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle

General-purpose machine guns

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Medium and Heavy machine guns

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M2HB heavy machine gun

Grenade systems

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M67 hand grenade

Aircraft bombs

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Land mine systems

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Rocket systems

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Anti-tank rocket launchers

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M72 LAW

Grenade launchers

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M79 grenade launcher
M203 grenade launcher

Recoilless rifles

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Mortars

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Brandt Mle 27/31 81 mm mortar
M29 81 mm mortar
M30 4.2-inch (106.7mm) mortar

Howitzers

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M101 105 mm field howitzer
M114 155 mm field howitzer
M116 75 mm pack field howitzer

Autocannons

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Air defense guns

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Vehicles

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M8 Greyhound armoured car
M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier

Helicopters

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Aircraft

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Helio AU-24A Stallion in storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, July 1972, prior to its delivery to the Khmer Air Force.
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Khmer Rouge forces equipment

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Pistols

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Submachine guns

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PPSh-41 submachine gun

Carbines

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Bolt-action rifles

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Sniper rifles

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Hungarian M/52 sniper rifle with PU 3.5× optics.

Semi-automatic rifles

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Assault rifles

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Light machine guns

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Degtyaryov DP/DPM light machine gun (Chinese Type 53)

General-purpose machine guns

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Medium and heavy machine guns

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SG-43/SGM Goryunov machine gun (Chinese Type 53/57)

Grenade systems

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Land mine systems and booby traps

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Rocket systems

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  • Type 63 107 mm rocket: fired from makeshift rocket launchers made out of cut bamboo branches or from a more sophisticated two-shot launcher on a simple metal tripod.[13][96]

Anti-tank rocket launchers

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Type 69 RPG

Grenade launchers

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Recoilless rifles

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B-10 82 mm recoilless rifle

Mortars

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Howitzers and anti-tank guns

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Type 59-1 130 mm field gun

The Khmer Rouge used a small number of field guns or captured howitzers from government forces.

Air defense guns

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37mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K)
Type 59 57 mm anti-aircraft gun
57 mm AZP S-60 air defense gun

Vehicles

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River craft

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See also

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Notes

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References

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