Chad

Chad

Chad

Capital: N'djamena

About 1,200 French soldiers are stationed in Chad, including Foreign Legion troops. Back the government of Chad which they helped put into power.

French Mirage aircraft and helicopters at Hadjikossei, near the capital, N'Djamena. At

The French share a base with Chadian forces at N'Djamena International Airport

1983 conflict with Libya.

1987 “Toyota War”

Chad Civil War 2005-

30,350 total military personnel

Air Force

Aerienne Tchadienne

Some French aircraft are rotated between the French forces and Chadian forces.

In a conflict with Chad, Chad will most likely be backed by the French outright. French pilots may even fly aircraft with Chadian markings.

Typical of most air forces in Africa, the aircraft listed may or may not be operational.

Su-25 attack aircraft (6)

Aermacchi SF.260 trainer light attack aircraft captured from Libya during the 1983 conflict. (2)

Turkish Aerospace Industries TAI Hurkus C trainer/light attack aircraft (3)

Pilatus PC-7 Turbo trainer/light attack aircraft (3)

Pilatus PC-9 trainer/light attack aircraft (1)

An-26 transport aircraft (1)

C-130 transport aircraft (1)

Pilatus PC-6 Porter transport aircraft (2)

Reims F337 Skymaster aircraft used for liason (2)

Beech 1900D aircraft used for VIP transport. (1)

Douglas DC-9 transport aircraft used for VIP transport (1)

Mi-25 attack helicopters (2)

Mi-17 transport helicopters (5)

SA.316 Alouette III helicopters (2)

Mi-8 transport helicopters (2)

24 Stinger surface-to-air missiles were some how acquired in 1987.

Army

T-62 tanks (12)

T-55 tanks (40)

VBC-90 (40)

ERC 90 Sagaie (4)
EE-9 Cascavel (20) AML-90 

BMP-1 

WZ-523

BTR-80 (24)

BTR-3 (12)

BTR-60 (20)

WZ-551 (10)
Panhard VAB-VTT (25)

ZFB-05 (10)

Panhard M3

RAM-2000 armored personnel carriers (37)

BRDM-2 armored reconnaissance vehicles (10)

Centigon Security Group Scorpion armored vehicles

HMMWV

Land Rovers (24)
"Technicals"

Jeeps with M40 106mm recoilless guns (30)

Toyota 4x4 trucks (400. Out of the estimated 400, 60 of them armed with 14.5mm machine guns)

BM-21 multiple rocket launchers 

2S1 self propelled 122mm howitzers (10)

M46 towed 130mm guns (6)

M101 towed 105mm howitzers (10)

D-30 towed 122mm howitzers (22)

Brandt AM-50 120mm mortars

81mm mortars

60mm mortars

Milan anti-tank guided missiles

BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles

ERYX anti-tank guided missiles

B-11 107mm recoilless guns

M40 106mm recoilless guns

RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launchers

APILAS anti-tank rocket launchers

M72 LAW anti-tank rocket launchers

Browning M2HB .50 cal machine guns

FN MAG machine guns

RPK machine guns

Type 56 assault rifles

AK-47/AKM assault rifles

FAMAS assault rifles

M-16 assault rifles

Air Defense

SA-6 surface-to-air missiles

SA-13 shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missiles

SA-7 shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

FIM-43 Redeye shoulder fired surface-to-air missiles

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

ZU-23 towed 23mm anti-aircraft guns

AML-20 with 2x20mm anti-aircraft guns.

ZPU-4 towed 14.5mm anti-aircraft guns

ZPU-2 towed 14.5mm anti-aircraft guns

ZPU-1 towed 14.5mm anti-aircraft guns

Republican Guard

Gendarmerie

Garde Nationale et Nomade du Tchad (GNNT)

National and Nomadic Guard of Chad

Guard government officials and certain facilities.

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