The equipment of theTanzanian Army can be subdivided into infantry weapons, armoured personnel carrier and tanks.

Name	Image	Caliber	Type	Origin	Notes
Pistols
Stechkin APS[1]		9×18mm	Machine pistol	Soviet Union
Browning Hi-Power[2]		9×19mm	Semi-automatic pistol	Belgium Canada
Sub-machine guns
Sterling[2]		9×19mm	Submachine gun	United Kingdom
Sten[2]		9×19mm	Submachine gun	United Kingdom
PPSh-41[2]		7.62×25mm	Submachine gun	Soviet Union
Sa 23[2]		7.62×25mm	Submachine gun	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Rifles
FN FAL[2]		7.62×51mm	Battle rifle	Belgium
Heckler & Koch G3[2]		7.62×51mm	Battle rifle	West Germany
Heckler & Koch HK33		5.56×45mm	Assault rifle	West Germany	HK33A2 variant.[3]
SKS[2]		7.62×39mm	Semi-automatic rifle	Soviet Union
AKM[2]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Soviet Union
Type 56[2]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	China
Type 81[2]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	China
Zastava M70[2]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Yugoslavia
AMD-65[4]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Hungarian People's Republic
IMI Galil MAR[5]		5.56×45mm	Assault rifle Designated marksman rifle	Israel
vz. 58[2]		7.62×39mm	Assault rifle	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Lee-Enfield[6]		.303 British	Bolt-action rifle	British Empire
Sniper rifles
Mosin-Nagant		7.62×54mmR	Bolt-action Sniper rifle	Russian Empire
Machine guns
DShK[2]		12.7×108mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
SG-43[7]		7.62×54mmR	Medium machine gun	Soviet Union
RP-46[8]		7.62×54mmR	Light machine gun	Soviet Union
RPD[2]		7.62×39mm	Squad automatic weapon	Soviet Union
RPK[2]		7.62×39mm	Squad automatic weapon	Soviet Union
KPV[9]		14.5×114mm	Heavy machine gun	Soviet Union
UK vz. 59[10]		7.62×54mmR	General-purpose machine gun	Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Type 67[11]		7.62×54mmR	General-purpose machine gun	China
FN MAG[2]		7.62×51mm	General-purpose machine gun	Belgium
Bren		7.62×51mm	Light machine gun	United Kingdom
Grenade launchers
RPG-2[2]		40mm	Rocket-propelled grenade	Soviet Union
RPG-7[2]		40mm	Rocket-propelled grenade	Soviet Union

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
Type 59G		Main battle tank	China	15[12]		30 delivered by China from 1971–1973; all rebuilt as Type 59Gs from 2011–2013 according to SIPRI.[13]
Type 63		AmphibiousLight tank	China	16-18[12]		30 ordered in 1976 from PRC and delivered in 1977 and 1979, 24 Type 63A in 2012-2013[13]
Type 62		Light tank	China	25[12]		66 including 30 ordered in 1969 from PRC and delivered between 1970 and 1972[13]
VT2		Main battle tank	China	5[14]		SIPRI suggests that Tanzania ordered 5 VT2 in 2019 and received them in 2021. One was displayed at a parade in 2021.[15]
FV101 Scorpion		Light tank	United Kingdom	40		Delivered by britain in 1973, but supply stopped in 1996. Only 4 countries use these in Africa

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
Casspir		MRAP	South Africa	5		Delivered in 2009[13]
BTR-152		Armoured personnel carrier	Soviet Union China	10[12]		30 BTR-152s delivered in 1966-1967 and ~25 Type 56s delivered in 1979[13]
BRDM-2		Amphibiousarmored scout car	Soviet Union	10[12]		40 delivered in 1978-1979[13]
Type 07PA		Infantry fighting vehicle Self-propelled mortar	China	12[16]
PLL-05	(Photo Needed)	Self-propelled mortar	China	10[17]		Delivered in 2014.[18] ~10PLL-05 according to SIPRI[13]
WZ551		Armoured personnel carrier	China	10		Delivered in 2011-2012[13]
Ashok Leyland FAT 4×4		Artillery Towing Vehicle	India	N/A		[19]

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Quantity	Status	Notes
A-100	(Photo Needed)	Multiple Launch Rocket System	China	12[20]

• Bonn International Center for Conversion.Lee-Enfield SMLE(PDF) (Report). SALW Guide: Global distribution and visual identification. p. 3.

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