Laos

Laos

Laos

Capital:Vientiane

Population of around 6.8 million people

Good relations with Vietnam

Plain of Jars

Pathet Lao

Caves at Vieng Xai used by Pathet Lao leadership

The Pathet Lao used local militias like the Vietcong.

Local militias made weapons and booby traps.

Laos was the most heavily bombed country in the world throughout history. During the Vietnam War era U.S. aircraft bombed targets in Laos continuously.

Brief border conflict with Thailand from December 1987 thru February 1988. Gun battle between military forces in a disputed area. Thai forces capture a town in the disputed area. Lao forces do a night attack and recapture the town. Lao forces then dig in and take up defensive positions. Cease fire was negotiated. Most of the casualties in the conflict were Thai.

Lao Peoples Revolutionary Party

Lao Peoples Armed Forces

29,100 active duty military personnel

100,000 paramilitary forces

Good relations with the military of Vietnam.

Lao Peoples Air Force

Yak-130 advanced trainer/light fighter aircraft (4)
MiG-21 fighter aircraft (25) Operational?

An-2 utility aircraft (10)

An-24 transport aircraft

An-26 transport aircraft (1)

Xian Y-7 transport aircraft

Il-103 trainer aircraft (21 ordered)
LE-500 trainer aircraft?

AA-2 Atoll air-to-air missiles for the MiG-21 aircraft?

Mi-17 transport helicopters

Mi-8 transport helicopters

Z-9 helicopters

Mi-6 helicopters

Ka-32 Helix helicopters

Laos is land locked, however the army conducts river patrols along the Mekong River.

Patrol Boats (Approximately 50)?

Landing Craft Medium (4)?

Army

Lao Peoples Army

About 29,000 personnel

100,000 militia?

T-72 tanks

T-55 tanks (30)

T-34 tanks 

PT-76 light amphibious tanks (25)

BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles

BTR-60P wheeled amphibious armored personnel carriers (70)

BTR-152 armored personnel carriers (30)

BRDM-2 armored reconnaissance vehicles

CS/VN3 4x4 armored vehicles. Chinese made.

Wolf 4x4 light armored vehicles. Chinese made

M8 Greyhound? (25) Operational?

Dong Feng EQ2050

CS/SM4 self propelled 81mm mortar carriers. Chinese made

M-43 120mm mortars

M1943 mortars

82mm mortars

81mm mortars

M2 4.2 inch mortars

RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launcher

Type 69 anti-tank rocket launcher

RPG-2 anti-tank rocket launcher?

Type 56 anti-tank rocket launcher?

M67 90mm recoilless rifle?

M40 106mm recoilless rifle?

M20 75mm recoilles rifle?

M18 57mm recoilless rifle?

B-10 82mm recoilless rifle?

B-11 107mm recoilless rifle?

Type 56 75mm recoilless rifle?

Type 65 82mm recoilless rifle?

Type 97 (QBZ-97) Chinese made 5.56mm bullpup rifles

Galil ACE assault rifles
AMD-65 assault rifles

AKM assault rifles

AK-74 assault rifles

AK-47 assault rifles

Mosin Nagant rifles

SKS carbines

M-60 machine guns

RPD machine guns

PKM machine guns

Dshk machine guns

BM-14 self propelled 140mm multiple rocket launchers

SR5 self propelled 122mm multiple rocket launchers. Chinese made

BM-21 self propelled 122mm multiple rocket launchers

CS/SH1 self propelled 122mm howitzers?

 

M114 towed 155mm howitzers (25)
D-20 towed 152mm howitzers

M-46 towed 130mm gun (16)
D-74 towed 122mm howitzers

M-30 towed 122mm howitzer (40)

D-30 towed 122mm howitzer (48)

M101 towed 105mm howitzers (25)

M116 75mm pack howitzers (10)

SA-3 Goa (S-125) air defense system

SA-13 (9K35 Strela-10) self propelled air defense system

TL-6 self propelled air defense system. Chinese made

SA-18 (9K38 Igla) shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

SA-7 Grail (9K32 Strela) shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

ZSU-23-4 self propelled 23mm anti-aircraft guns

S-60 towed 57mm anti-aircraft guns (18)

M1939 towed 37mm anti-aircraft guns (18)

ZU-23-2 towed 23mm anti-aircraft guns (48)

ZPU towed 14.5mm anti-aircraft guns (100+)

Special Forces

Commando Regiment 497

Military run Agriculture and Industry Development Company

Manufactures shoes, backpacks, hammocks, blankets, etc. for the army.

Cement Factory Number 1

Cement Factory Number 2

Lao Peoples Armed Forces pictures