Weapons of the Laotian Civil War

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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 Royal Lao Government, between 1960 and 1975.

Video Weapons of the Laotian Civil War

Royal Lao Armed Forces Equipment

Revolvers

• M1917 revolver
• Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver
• Colt Cobra .38 Special snub-nose revolver

Pistols

• MAS-35-S pistol (7.65mm Longue)
• Luger P08 pistol
• Colt.45 M1911A1
• Smith & Wesson Model 39

Submachine guns

• MAT-49
• Sterling submachine gun
• Owen submachine gun
• Sten submachine gun
• Carl Gustav m/45
• M1A1 Thompson
• M3/M3A1 Grease Gun

Bolt-action rifles

• MAS-36
• M1903 Springfield rifle
• Lee-Enfield

Carbines

• M1 Carbine
• M1A1 Carbine
• 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 assault rifle
• 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 .30 Cal
• SG-43/SGM Goryunov

Grenade systems

• Mark 2 Fragmentation Hand/Rifle Grenade
• M61 Fragmentation Hand Grenade
• M67 grenade
• M18 grenade Smoke Hand Grenade
• M18A1 Claymore Antipersonnel Mine

Rocket systems

• 2.75 inch rocket launcher

Anti-tank rockets

• M72 LAW
• RPG-2
• RPG-7

Grenade launchers

• M79
• M203

Recoilless rifles

• M67
• M40A1

Mortars

• M19 60mm mortar
• Brandt mle 27/31 81mm mortar
• M29 81mm mortar
• M2 4.2 inch (107mm) mortar
• M30 4.2 inch (106.7mm) mortar

Howitzers

• M101A1 105mm towed field howitzer
• M114A1 155mm towed field howitzer
• M116 75mm towed field howitzer

Vehicles

• M24 Chaffee Light tank
• PT-76 amphibious light tank
• M8 HMC 75mm self-propelled howitzer
• M8 Greyhound armoured car
• M3 Scout Car
• M-706 armoured car
• M3 Half-track
• M113 armored personnel carrier
• Willys MB 1/4 ton, (4x4) Jeep
• M151 1/4 ton (4x4) jeep
• Dodge WC-51/52 - 3/4 ton (4x4) utility truck
• Dodge M37 - 3/4 ton 1953 (4x4) utility truck
• GMC CCKW 2½ ton (6x6) truck
• Chevrolet G506 1½ ton (4x4) truck
• M35A1 2½ ton (6x6) cargo truck

Helicopters

• UH-1C Huey gunship
• UH-1D/H transport
• Mil Mi-4 transport
• Sikorsky H-19 transport
• Sikorsky H-34D transport
• Sud Aviation SA 3130 Alouette II light helicopter
• Sud Aviation SA 316B Alouette III light helicopter

Aircraft

• Cessna T-41B/D Mescalero trainer
• North American T-6G Texan trainer/fighter-bomber
• North American RT-28B Trojan trainer
• North American T-28D Trojan fighter-bomber
• AC-47D Spooky gunship
• U-6 (L-20) STOL utility transport
• De Havilland DH.104 Dove short-haul airliner
• Aero Commander 560 utility transport
• Antonov An-2 utility aircraft
• Douglas C-47D Skytrain transport
• Lisunov Li-2 utility transport
• Curtiss C-46F Commando transport
• Fairchild C-123K Provider transport
• Morane-Saulnier MS 500 Criquet liaison aircraft
• U-17A/B light utility aircraft
• Cessna L-19A/O-1F Bird Dog reconnaissance/observation light aircraft
• EC-47D SIGINT aircraft

River craft

• PBR, Patrol Boat River (all fiberglass boats, propelled by twin water jets)
• LCM (8) Landing Craft

Maps Weapons of the Laotian Civil War

Pathet Lao forces Equipment

Pistols

• Tokarev TT-33
• Type 54 pistol: Chinese copy of TT-33
• Colt.45 M1911A1

Submachine guns

• MAT-49
• PPSh-41
• PPS-43
• K-50M

Carbines

• M1 Carbine
• M1A1 Carbine
• 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 assault rifle
• 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

Grenade systems

• F1/M33 hand grenade
• RG-4 anti-personnel grenade
• RG-42 hand grenade
• RGD-5 hand grenade
• RPG-43 anti-tank grenade
• Type 1/M33 hand grenade
• Type 42 hand grenade
• Type 59 hand grenade

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

• Brandt mle 27/31 81mm mortar
• Type 53 82mm mortar
• PM-41 82mm mortar
• Type 55 120mm mortar

Howitzers

• M-30 122mm howitzer (M1938)

Air defense guns

• ZPU-4 14.5mm Quadruple AA autocannon
• M1939 (61-K) 37mm
• AZP S-60 57mm

vehicles

• PT-76 amphibious light tank
• Type 62 light tank
• T-54/55 main battle tank
• BRDM-2 Amphibious Armoured Scout Car
• 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
• M35A1 2½ ton (6x6) cargo truck

Helicopters

• Mil Mi-4 transport

Aircraft

• Polikarpov Po-2 utility biplane/trainer
• Antonov An-2 utility aircraft
• Lisunov Li-2 utility transport
• Ilyushin Il-12 transport

River craft

• River Sampan

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See also

• Cambodian Civil War
• First Indochina War
• Laotian Civil War
• Vietnam War
• Weapons of the Vietnam War
• Weapons of the Cambodian Civil War

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Notes

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External links

• Country Study - Kingdom of Laos
• http://www.warboats.org/vietnamboats.htm

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