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'{{short description|None}} This list shows military equipment used by the [[Mujahideen#Afghanistan|mujahideen]] during the [[Soviet–Afghan War]]. The Mujahideen obtained weapons from many sources, mostly supplied by foreign sources, such as the [[Central Intelligence Agency|Central Intelligence Agency’s]] [[Operation Cyclone]], [[China]], [[Egypt]], [[Iran]] and the [[United Kingdom]], and channeled through [[Pakistan]]. Many weapons were also captured from the [[Soviet Army]] or the [[Democratic Republic of Afghanistan|Democratic Republic of Afghanistan’s]] [[Afghan National Army]]. ==Small arms== {| class="wikitable" ! Weapon !Image ! Type ! Origin ! Notes |- |[[Webley Revolver]] |[[File:Webley IMG 6789.jpg|frameless]] |[[Revolver]] |{{flag|British Empire}} | |- |[[Enfield revolver|Enfield]] |[[File:Enfield Mk II revolver.JPG|frameless]] |Revolver |{{flag|British Empire}} | |- |[[TT pistol|TT-33]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jalali|first=Ali Ahmad|url=https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj|title=The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War|quote=Malek took his American G3 [bolt-action] rifle and his Soviet TT pistol and walked out of the depot cave.|page=[https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj/page/290/mode/2up 291]}}</ref> |[[File:Tokarev TT33 (6825679152).jpg|frameless]] |[[Semi-automatic pistol]] |{{flag|Soviet Union}} |Inherited from the Royal Afghan Army or captured from the [[Afghan National Army]]. |- |[[Makarov pistol|Makarov PM]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Jalali|first=Ali Ahmad|url=https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj|title=The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War|quote=The Soviet officer dropped his AK-74 and took out his pistol. Doctor Khayat threw a hand grenade at the officer and killed him. Then he crossed the road and took his AK-74 and his Makarov pistol.|page=[https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj/page/6/mode/2up 6]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Jalali|first=Ali Ahmad|url=https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj|title=The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War|quote=We captured 16 Kalashnikovs and I got their commander’s Makarov pistol.|page=[https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj/page/386/mode/2up 387]}}</ref> |[[File:Пистолет Макарова.png|frameless]] |Semi-automatic pistol |{{flag|Soviet Union}} |Captured from the [[Soviet Army]]<ref name=":0" /> and ANA.<ref name=":1" /> |- |[[Type 54 pistol|Type 54]] |[[File:Chinese Tok.jpg|frameless]] |Semi-automatic pistol |{{flag|People's Republic of China}} |Obtained from China and Pakistan |- |[[Stechkin automatic pistol|Stechkin APS]] |[[File:Stechkin APS.jpg|frameless]] |[[Machine pistol]] |{{flag|Soviet Union}} |Captured from Soviet army and special forces |- |[[PPSh-41]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jalali|first=Ali Ahmad|url=https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj|title=The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War|quote=Dr. Qudus group had one Soviet PPSH submachine gun, some bolt-action rifles and some other weapons.|page=[https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj/page/119/mode/2up 120]}}</ref> |[[File:PPSh-41 from soviet.jpg|frameless]] | [[Submachine gun]] |{{flag|Soviet Union}} | |- |[[Sten]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Jalali|first=Ali Ahmad|title=Afghan Guerrilla Warfare, in the Words of the Mujahideen Fighters|author2=Grau Lester|date=1989|publisher=MBI Publishing|isbn=0-7603-1322-9|pages=379|quote=The HIH group were armed with AK-47 Kalashnikovs, while the Mohseni group had British Sten guns and other weapons.|author-link=Ali Ahmad Jalali|url=https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj}}</ref> | | Submachine gun |{{flag|British Empire}} | |- |[[Heckler & Koch MP5]] |[[File:Heckler & Koch MP5 b.jpg|frameless]] |Submachine gun |{{flag|West Germany}} |Documented as used by at least one Mujahideen commander<ref>{{cite web|title=Steve McCurry and Commander Abdul Raluf|url=https://stevemccurry.wordpress.com/tag/owen-edwards/|last=McCurry|first=Steve|author-link=Steve McCurry|date=September 1979|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211092720/https://stevemccurry.wordpress.com/tag/owen-edwards/|archive-date=February 11, 2014|quote=Abdul Raluf, standing to my left, was the commander of the Asmir Garrison in Afghanistan’s Kunar province. In September 1979, Commander Raluf and his 300 soldiers at a strategic outpost on the border with Pakistan, switched sides, killing the provincial governor, stripping the garrison of weapons and supplies, and joined forces with the Mujahideen. It took another ten years for the Afghan government to fall.}}</ref> |- |[[AK-47]] |[[File:AK-47 assault rifle.jpg|frameless]] |[[Assault rifle]] |{{flag|Soviet Union}} |Captured from the ANA.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jalali|first=Ali Ahmad|title=Afghan Guerrilla Warfare: In the Words of the Mjuahideen Fighters|date=2002-01-18|publisher=Voyageur Press|isbn=978-1-61060-069-9|language=en|quote=The AK-74 Kalashnikov 5.56mm assault rifle was issued only to Soviet troops. DRA troops had the older AK-47 Kalashnikov assault rifle.|url=https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj|page=[https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj/page/244/mode/2up?q=AK-47+kalashnikov 245]}}</ref> |- |[[AK-47#Variants|AKS-47]] | |Assault rifle |{{flag|Soviet Union}} | |- |[[AKM]]<ref name="GRAU 1998 42">{{cite book | first = Lester W.| last = Grau | title =The bear went over the mountain – Soviet combat tactics in Afghanistan | url = https://archive.org/details/bearwentovermoun0000unse_j3v0| url-access = limited| year = 1998 | publisher = Frank Cass |isbn= 0-7146-4413-7| pages=[https://archive.org/details/bearwentovermoun0000unse_j3v0/page/42/mode/2up 42] }}</ref> |[[File:AKM automatkarbin - 7,62x39mm.jpg|frameless]] |Assault rifle |{{flag|Soviet Union}} | |- |[[AKM#Variants|AKMS]] |[[File:AK-47 1972 001.jpg|frameless]] |Assault rifle |{{flag|Soviet Union}} | |- |[[Type 56 assault rifle|Type 56]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/388898|title=Rifle - Chinese Type 56 Assault, circa 1960s|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519055701/https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/388898|archive-date=May 19, 2023}}</ref> |[[File:Type 56 mod02 noBG.png|frameless]] |Assault rifle |{{flag|People's Republic of China}} | |- |[[AK-74]]<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Jalali|first=Ali Ahmad|url=https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj|title=The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War|page=[https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj/page/8/mode/2up 8]|quote=The Soviets captured the weapons of the dead Mujahideen including some AK-47s, a Goryunov machine gun, an RPG-7 and a few AK-74s captured from the Soviets in the past.}}</ref> |[[File:Ak74l.png|frameless]] |Assault rifle |{{flag|Soviet Union}} |Captured from the [[Soviet Army]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> |- |[[AK-74#AKS-74U|AKS-74U]] |[[File:AKS74U (noBG).jpg|frameless]] |Assault rifle |{{flag|Soviet Union}} | |- |[[Norinco CQ]]<ref> {{cite web|url=http://bbs.tiexue.net/post2_8478271_1.html|title=苏联人在阿富汗缴获的装备 啥好东西都有|trans-title=The equipment seized by the Soviets in Afghanistan has everything|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325165405/http://bbs.tiexue.net/post2_8478271_1.html|archive-date= March 25, 2019}}</ref> |[[File:NORINCO Type CQ 5'56x45mm assault rifle.jpg|frameless]] |Assault rifle |{{flag|People's Republic of China}} | |- |[[Heckler & Koch G3]] |[[File:Kongsberg AG-3.jpg|frameless]] |[[Battle rifle]] |{{flag|West Germany}} |License built version obtained from Iran<ref name="Roy 1990 185">{{cite book | first = Olivier | last = Roy |author-link= Olivier Roy (professor) | title =Islam and resistance in Afghanistan | year = 1990 | publisher = Cambridge University Press |isbn= 0-521-39700-6| pages=184-186|url=https://archive.org/details/islamresistancei0000royo/page/184/mode/2up|url-access=limited }}</ref> |- |[[Jezail]] |[[File:Jezail.jpg|frameless]] |[[Musket]] |{{flag|Emirate of Afghanistan}} |Rarely used<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ancestryguns.com/shop/afghan-jezail-1791-dated-wilson-marked-east-india-co-flintlock-musket-18th-century-musket-w-afghan-bring-back-papers/|title=AFGHAN JEZAIL 1791 Dated “WILSON” Marked EAST INDIA CO. Flintlock Musket 18th Century Musket w/AFGHAN “BRING BACK” Papers|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519054726/https://www.ancestryguns.com/shop/afghan-jezail-1791-dated-wilson-marked-east-india-co-flintlock-musket-18th-century-musket-w-afghan-bring-back-papers/|archive-date= May 19, 2023}}</ref> |- |[[Martini–Henry]] |[[File:Martini-Henry m1871 - England - AM.032017.jpg|frameless]] |[[Single-shot|Single-shot rifle]] |{{flag|British Empire}} | |- |[[Mosin–Nagant]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jalali|first=Ali Ahmad|url=https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj|title=The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War|page=[https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj/page/411/mode/2up 411]|quote=The Model M1891/30 is a Russian/Soviet bolt-action rifle or carbine which fires the 7.62x54 cartridge…The Mujahideen called them five-shooters.}}</ref> |[[File:Mosin-Nagant M1891.png|frameless]] |[[Bolt action|Bolt-action rifle]] |{{flag|Soviet Union}} | |- |[[Lebel Model 1886 rifle|Lebel]]<ref name="Roy 1990 185"/> |[[File:Lebel Mle. 1886.JPG|frameless]] |Bolt-action rifle |{{flag|French Third Republic}} | |- |[[Lee–Enfield]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jalali|first=Ali Ahmad|url=https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj|title=The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War|page=[https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj/page/409/mode/2up 409]|quote=British-manufactured .303 bolt-action rifle which was the standard British infantry weapon from 1895 through the Korean War… It has a 10-round magazine and can carry an additional round in the chamber, so the Mujahideen called them 11-shooters.}}</ref> |[[File:Lee-Enfield No 4 Mk I (1943) - AM.032027 noBG.jpg|frameless]] |Bolt-action rifle |{{flag|British Empire}} | |- |[[M1917 Enfield|M1917 Springfield]] |[[File:M1917_Enfield_USA_30-06_Armémuseum_noBG.png|frameless]] |Bolt-action rifle |{{flag|United States of America}} |Called G3 by the Mujahideen<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jalali|first=Ali Ahmad|url=https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj|title=The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War|quote=We had Enfield and G3 bolt-action rifles and a few Kalashnikovs. We lacked the capability to launch major attacks, but conducted hit and run actions. We did not have a base in the mountains, but lived in the village.|page=[https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj/page/250/mode/2up 251]}}</ref> |- |[[Hanyang 88]]<ref>{{cite book | first = Ali Ahmad | last = Jalali |author-link= Ali Ahmad Jalali |author2=Grau Lester| title =Afghan Guerrilla Warfare, in the Words of the Mujahideen Fighters | date = 1989 | publisher = MBI Publishing|isbn= 0-7603-1322-9| pages=[https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj/page/252/mode/2up 253]|url=https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj|quote=We had one RPG-7 with three rounds, two Kalashnikovs, and some Marko Chinese bolt-action rifles.}}</ref> |[[File:Hangyangzao WUM.jpg|frameless]] |Bolt-action rifle |{{flag|People's Republic of China}} | |- |[[SKS]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jalali|first=Ali Ahmad|url=https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj|title=The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War|page=[https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj/page/413/mode/2up 413]|quote=Gas-operated semi-automatic Soviet carbine with a folding bayonet…The Mujahideen simply called them carbines.}}</ref> |[[File:Simonow SKS 45 noBG.jpg|frameless]] |[[Semi-automatic rifle]] |{{flag|Soviet Union}} | |- |[[M1 Garand]] |[[File:M1 Garand rifle USA noBg.jpg|frameless]] |Semi-automatic rifle |{{flag|United States|1940}} | |- |[[RPD machine gun|RPD]] |[[File:7,62 mm RPD light machine gun.JPG|frameless]] |[[Light machine gun]] |{{flag|Soviet Union}} | |- |[[RPK]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jalali|first=Ali Ahmad|url=https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj|title=The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War|page=[https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj/page/177/mode/2up 177]|quote=My force was armed with individual automatic rifles (AK-47), light machine guns (RPK), heavy machine guns (PK), light anti-tank grenade launchers (RPG-7), Milan anti-tank missile launchers, 82mm recoilless rifles, 75mm recoilless rifles, 82mm mortars, 107mm Multiple Barrel (twelve barrel) rocket launchers (BM12), Saqar Rocket Launchers, and Stinger shoulder-fired air defense missiles.}}</ref> |[[File:RPK Machine Gun 7.62 x 39.jpg|frameless]] |Light machine gun |{{Flag|Soviet Union}} | |- |[[Degtyaryov machine gun|Degtyaryov]] |[[File:Machine gun DP MON.jpg|frameless]] |Light machine gun |{{flag|Soviet Union}} | |- |[[Bren light machine gun|Bren]] |[[File:Bren1.jpg|frameless]] |Light machine gun |{{flag|British Empire}} | |- |[[ZB vz. 26]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jalali|first=Ali Ahmad|url=https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj|title=The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War|page=[https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj/page/407/mode/2up 407]|quote=Czechoslovak M26 light machine gun which fires from a top-loading 20-round magazine…The Mujahideen called them 20-shooters.}}</ref> |[[File:ZB vz. 26 at Great Patriotic War museum in Smolensk.jpg|frameless]] |Light machine gun |{{flag|Czechoslovakia}} | |- |[[PK machine gun|PKM]] |[[File:7,62 KK PKM Helsinki 2012.JPG|frameless]] |[[General-purpose machine gun]] |{{flag|Soviet Union}} | |- |[[Type 67 machine gun|Type 67]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-11-10|title=Type 67 GPMG|url=https://modernfirearms.net/en/machineguns/china-machineguns/tip-67-7-62mm-eng/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=Modern Firearms|language=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321133532/https://modernfirearms.net/en/machineguns/china-machineguns/tip-67-7-62mm-eng/|archive-date= March 21, 2023}}</ref> |[[File:ChineseType672MG.jpg|frameless]] |General-purpose machine gun |{{Flag|China}} |} ==Heavy weapons== This includes anti-air and anti-tank weapons used by the Mujahideen, also artillery. {| class="wikitable" ! Weapon !Image ! Type ! Origin ! Notes |- |[[DShK]]<ref name="Roy 1990 185"/> |[[File:12,7-мм станковый пулемёт ДШК образца 1938 года (3-1).jpg|frameless]] |[[Heavy machine gun]] |{{flag|Soviet Union}} | |- |[[DShK|Type 54 HMG]] |[[File:Chinese 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun (9885163693).jpg|frameless]] |Heavy machine gun |{{PRC}} | |- |[[SG-43 Goryunov]]<ref name=":2"/> |[[File:Филиал ЦВММ «Дорога жизни», СГ-43.jpg|frameless]] |[[Medium machine gun]] |{{flag|Soviet Union}} | |- |[[ZU-23-2]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/11/the_taliban_acquisition_of_ant.php|title=The Taliban acquisition of anti-aircraft platforms - FDD's Long War Journal|date=2 November 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927080426/https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/11/the_taliban_acquisition_of_ant.php|archive-date= September 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first = Ali Ahmad | last = Jalali |author-link= Ali Ahmad Jalali |author2=Grau Lester| title =Afghan Guerrilla Warfare, in the Words of the Mujahideen Fighters | date = 1989 | publisher = MBI Publishing|isbn= 0-7603-1322-9| page=[https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj/page/135/mode/2up 135] |url=https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj|quote=Mujahideen armaments included one Saqar, one BM12, one 122mm howitzer, six 82mm mortars, eight 82mm recoilless rifles and approximately 40 RPG-7s. We also had some ZSU-23-2 antiaircraft guns and some Stinger antiaircraft missiles.}}</ref> |[[File:ZU-23-2 in Saint Petersburg.jpg|frameless]] |[[Anti-aircraft warfare|Anti-aircraft gun]] |{{USSR}} |Some mounted on trucks and armored vehicles. |- |[[ZPU]] |[[File:ZPU-1-batey-haosef-1.jpg|frameless]] |Anti-aircraft gun |{{USSR}} |ZPU-1, ZPU-2 and ZPU-4 versions used. |- |[[Hispano-Suiza HS.820|Oerlikon 20mm cannon]] |[[File:Oerlikon 20mm IMG 1554.jpg|frameless]] |Anti-aircraft gun |{{flag|Switzerland}} |40 delivered in 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://europauniversitypress.co.uk/auth_article416.html|title=Stinger missiles in Afghanistan|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331095520/https://europauniversitypress.co.uk/auth_article416.html|archive-date= March 31, 2022}}</ref> |- |[[RPG-2]]<ref name="Roy 1990 185"/><ref>{{Cite book|last=Grau|first=Lester W.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yOtThPNqKP8C&q=the+bear+went+over+the+mountain+soviet+combat+tactics+in+afghanistan#v=snippet&q=This%20force%20had%2015%20men%20armed%20with%202%20RPG-2%20antitank%20grenade%20launchers%2C%20a%20DShK%20heavy%20machine%20gun%2C%20a%20sniper%20rifle%20and%20several%20AKM%20assault%20rifles&f=false|title=The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan|date=1996|publisher=DIANE Publishing|isbn=978-0-7881-4665-7|language=en|quote=This force had 15 men armed with 2 RPG-2 antitank grenade launchers, a DShK heavy machine gun, a sniper rifle and several AKM assault rifles.|page=121}}</ref> |[[File:RPG2 and PG2 TBiU 37.jpg|frameless]] |[[Rocket-propelled grenade]] |{{USSR}} | |- |[[RPG-7]] |[[File:RPG-7 detached.jpg|frameless]] |Rocket-propelled grenade |{{USSR}} | |- |[[RPG-18]] |[[File:RPG-18-cutaway.JPG|frameless]] |Disposable rocket launcher |{{USSR}} |Captured from Soviet forces |- |[[RPG-22]] |[[File:RPG-22 at exhibition «Presence».png|frameless]] |Disposable rocket launcher |{{USSR}} |Captured from Soviet forces<ref name="Isby"/> |- |[[Type 69 RPG]] |[[File:Type 69 RPG @ PA 122nd Anniversary Caravan.jpg|frameless]] |Rocket-propelled grenade |{{PRC}} | |- |[[B-10 recoilless rifle]] |[[File:B-10 82mm.jpg|frameless]] |82mm [[recoilless rifle]] |{{USSR}} |Chinese Type 65 variant also used. |- |[[SPG-9]] |[[File:SPG-9M rus.jpeg|frameless]] |73mm recoilless rifle |{{USSR}} | |- |[[M20 recoilless rifle|Type 56]] |[[File:M20fort nelson.jpg|frameless]] |75mm recoilless rifle |{{PRC}} | |- |[[82-BM-37]] |[[File:Zagan 82 mm moździerz wz 37.jpg|frameless]] |82mm [[Mortar (weapon)|mortar]] |{{USSR}} |Most widely used artillery piece<ref name="Isby">{{cite book | first = David | last = Isby | title = War in a distant country, Afghanistan: invasion and resistance | date = 1989 | publisher = Arms and Armour Press | isbn = 0-85368-769-2 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/warindistantcoun0000isby/page/42 42] | url = https://archive.org/details/warindistantcoun0000isby/page/42 }}</ref> |- |[[107mm M1938 mortar|M1938]]<ref name="Jalali" /> |[[File:Skarżysko 107 mm wz. 1938 02.jpg|frameless]] |107mm mortar |{{USSR}} | |- |[[M2 mortar#Chinese variants|Type 63]] |[[File:Replica of a M2 mortar during the VII Aircraft Picnic in Kraków.jpg|frameless]] |60mm mortar |{{Flag|China}} | |- |[[76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3)|M1942 (ZiS-3)]] |[[File:76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3) 002.jpg|frameless]] |76mm [[field gun]] |{{USSR}} |Captured from DRA forces<ref name="Isby" /> |- |[[122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)|2A18 (D-30)]] |[[File:Хаубица Д-30 122мм.jpg|frameless]] |122mm [[howitzer]] |{{USSR}} |Captured from DRA forces<ref name="Isby" /> |- |[[122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30)|M1938 (M-30)]] |[[File:M30 howitzer nn 1.jpg|frameless]] |122mm howitzer |{{USSR}} |Captured from DRA forces<ref name="Isby"/> |- |[[Type 63 multiple rocket launcher|Type 63]] |[[File:H12 Type 63 multiple rocket launcher.JPG|frameless]] |107mm [[multiple rocket launcher]] |{{PRC}} |About 500 launchers supplied.<ref name="sipri.org">{{cite web|url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|title=Trade Registers|website=armstrade.sipri.org}}</ref> |- |[[BM-21 Grad#Egypt|Saqar]] |[[File:Russian BM-21 Grad in Saint Petersburg.JPG|frameless]] |Multiple rocket launcher |{{Flag|Egypt}} |Egyptian variant of BM-21 Grad. Delivered in several variants with varying range and caliber.<ref name="Jalali">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj|title=The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War|page=[https://archive.org/details/othersidemountainmuj/page/411/mode/2up 412]|quote=Egyptian 107mm or 122mm MRL. It has one, two, three and four-barrel light-weight launchers. The 107mm (Saqar 20) has a maximum range of 8000 meters and the 122mm (Saqar 30) has a maximum range of 10,800 meters. The 107mm model was more common in Afghanistan. Some Mujahideen state that they had special rounds which enabled the Saqar to reach 20 kilometers and the Saqar 30 to reach 30 kilometers. Saqar means "eagle" in Egyptian}}</ref> |- |[[9K32 Strela-2|9K32 Strela-2 (SA-7 Grail)]] |[[File:SA-7.jpg|frameless]] |[[Man-portable air-defense system]] |{{USSR}} |Egyptian Sakr-eye version also used. |- |[[9K34 Strela-3|9K34 Strela-3 (SA-14 Gremlin)]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151019130358/http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=158&Itemid=47 Afghanistan, 1979-2001; Part 2]</ref> |[[File:SA-14 missile and launch tube.jpg|frameless]] |Man-portable air-defense system |{{USSR}} | |- |[[FIM-43 Redeye]] |[[File:FIM-43 Redeye (Robot 69) 001 noBG.jpg|frameless]] |Man-portable air-defense system |{{USA}} |50 launchers delivered.<ref name="sipri.org"/> |- |[[FIM-92 Stinger]] |[[File:FIM-92 (JASDF) noBG.png|frameless]] |Man-portable air-defense system |{{USA}} |800 missiles delivered overall, deliveries began in 1986.<ref name="sipri.org"/> |- |[[HN-5]] | |Man-portable air-defense system |{{PRC}} |HN-5A and HN-5B versions delivered, about 400 missiles supplied.<ref name="sipri.org" /> |- |[[Blowpipe (missile)|Blowpipe]] |[[File:Blowpipe 1970.png|frameless]] |Man-portable air-defense system |{{UK}} |50 launchers and 300 missiles delivered.<ref name="sipri.org" /> |- |[[BGM-71 TOW]] |[[File:Hires 090509-A-4842R-001a.jpg|frameless]] |[[Anti-tank guided missile]] |{{USA}} |80 launchers delivered in 1988<ref name="sipri.org"/> |- |[[MILAN]] |[[File:MILAN P1220770.jpg|frameless]] |Anti-tank guided missile |{{FRA}} |160 launchers delivered in 1988<ref name="Isby"/> |- |} ==Vehicles== The Mujahideen acquired substantial amounts of armoured vehicles from the DRA, both captured during combat and brought over by defectors but the lack of trained personnel, spare parts and the prevalence of Soviet airpower meant that they were seldom used.<ref name="Isby"/> {| class="wikitable" ! Weapon !Image ! Type ! Origin ! Notes |- |[[T-54/T-55|T-55]] |[[File:T55 Afghanistan.JPG|frameless]] |[[Main battle tank]] |{{flag|Soviet Union}} |Captured from the DRA, limited use<ref name="Isby"/> |- |[[BMP-1]] |[[File:Afghan National Army on patrol.jpg|frameless]] |[[Infantry fighting vehicle]] |{{flag|Soviet Union}} |Captured from the DRA, limited use<ref name="Isby"/> |- |[[BTR-60]] |[[File:BTR-60PB NVA.JPG|frameless]] |[[Armoured personnel carrier]] |{{flag|Soviet Union}} |Captured from the DRA, limited use<ref name="Isby"/> |- |[[BTR-152]] |[[File:BTR-152 armoured transporterr at Sinsheim.JPG|frameless]] |Armoured personnel carrier |{{flag|Soviet Union}} |Captured from the DRA, limited use<ref name="Isby"/> |- |[[M113]] |[[File:M113 RMM.jpg|frameless]] |Armoured personel carrier |{{flag|USA}} |~5 given by United States<ref name="M113">{{cite web |title=AFGHANISTAN: MUJAHIDEEN DEMONSTRATE CAPTURED SOVIET ARMY VEHICLE AND PRISONERS |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/215418/ |website=British Pathe. (1982)}}</ref> |- |[[GAZ-66]] |[[File:GAZ 66.jpg|frameless]] |Transport truck |{{flag|Soviet Union}} |Captured from the DRA<ref name="Urban96">{{cite book |last=Urban |first=Mark |author-link= Mark Urban |title=War in Afghanistan |year=1990 |publisher=Palgrave MacMillan |location=London |isbn=0-333-51477-7 | pages= [https://web.archive.org/web/20230519215841/https://page-one.springer.com/pdf/preview/10.1007/978-1-349-20761-9_6 96]}}</ref> |- |[[ZIL-130]]<ref name="GRAU 1998 169">{{cite book | first = Lester W.| last = Grau | title =The bear went over the mountain - Soviet combat tactics in Afghanistan | url = https://archive.org/details/bearwentovermoun00grau| url-access = limited| year = 1998 | publisher = Frank Cass |isbn= 0-7146-4413-7| pages=[https://archive.org/details/bearwentovermoun0000unse_j3v0/page/168/mode/2up 169] }}</ref> |[[File:ZiL-130, 12. Internationales Maritimes-Fahrzeugtreffen, Ribnitz-Damgarten ( 1060684).jpg|frameless]] |Transport truck |{{flag|Soviet Union}} | |- |[[Toyota Land Cruiser]] |[[File:2017 Toyota Land Cruiser (VDJ200R) GX wagon (2018-10-01) 01.jpg|frameless]] |Pickup truck |{{flag|Japan}} |Bought in Pakistan<ref name="Urban96" /> |- |[[KrAZ-255]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.armorama.com/forums/214066/|title=Kraz 255B : where has it been used |website=Armorama|archive-url=}}</ref> |[[File:790th_Fighter_Order_of_Kutuzov_3rd_class_Aviation_Regiment,_Khotilovo_airbase_(356-27).jpg|frameless]] |Transport truck |{{flag|Soviet Union}} |- |} ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Jamiat_e-Islami_in_Shultan_Valley_1987_with_Dashaka.jpg|Jamiat-e-Islami Mujahideen manning a DShK. File:Mujahid-MANPAD.JPEG|9K32 Strela-2 missile. File:October_87_-_Khalis-loyal_Muja.jpg|Hezb-i Islami Khalis fighters with a mix of AK-47 and Lee–Enfield rifles File:August 1984 - captured field guns in Jaji, Paktia.jpg|Captured field guns File:Afghanistan – Seized Mujahideen weaponry 008.jpg|Mujahideen weaponry seized by the Soviets: rocket-propelled grenades, light machine guns, submachine guns, shotguns File:Afghanistan – Seized Mujahideen weaponry 004.jpg|Mujahideen weaponry seized by the Soviets: mortars, recoilless rifles </gallery> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Soviet–Afghan War}} {{DEFAULTSORT:List of military equipment used by mujahideen during Soviet-Afghan War}} [[Category:Military equipment of Afghanistan]] [[Category:Soviet–Afghan War]] [[Category:Mujahideen]] [[Category:Weapons by war|Soviet–Afghan]] [[Category:Lists of military equipment|Mujahideen]]'