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List of weapons of the Portuguese Colonial War

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File:Hastear da bandeira da Guiné Bissau após o arrear da de Portugal.jpg raise the flag of Guinea-Bissau in 1974.]]

The Portuguese Colonial War ({{langx|pt|Guerra Colonial}}), also referred to as the Portuguese Overseas War or Overseas War ({{langx|pt|Guerra do Ultramar}}) for short, was a military conflict staged during the Decolonisation of Africa that pitted the guerrilla forces of the African nationalist Liberation movements of the Guinea-Bissau, Angola and Mozambique overseas provinces, which were part of the Portuguese Empire, against the colonial armed and security forces loyal to the authoritarian Estado Novo regime of Portugal, between 1961 and 1975. Main combatants comprised:

An eclectic variety of weapons was used by all sides in the Portuguese Colonial War. The Portuguese Military and Security Forces serving in the African territories were equipped with Western-made weapon systems from both World War I and World War II, mainly Portuguese, Austro-Hungarian, Danish, German, Italian, French, Canadian and British in origin, but also included more modern Portuguese, Spanish, French, British, Belgian, Dutch, West German, American and South African military hardware. During the early phase of the war, the African Liberation Movements likewise were largely equipped with WWII-vintage Western arms and munitions, though as the war went on, Soviet, Eastern Bloc and Chinese weaponry began to play a major role, particularly after 1970.

Portuguese Military and Security Forces equipment

=Revolvers=

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Received from the Portuguese Army or privately purchased, used by colonial public servants and officials as personal side-arms for self-defence.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), p. 63.

  • Revólver m/878 and m/886 AbadieTelo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 61–63.
  • Smith & Wesson Model 10Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 80–82.{{cite book|last1=Supica|first1=Jim|last2=Nahas|first2=Richard|title=Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D8qXdU45SCUC&pg=PA142|date=2007|publisher=F+W Media, Inc|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=978-0-89689-293-4|pages=141–143, 174, 210–211}}
  • Smith & Wesson BodyguardTelo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), p. 82.

=Pistols=

  • Pistola 9 mm m/943 Luger: used early in the War in Angola.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 100–103.Grant, The Luger (2018), p. 28.
  • Pistola 9 mm m/961 WaltherTelo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 176–178.Walter, Walther Pistols – PP, PPK and P 38 (2022), p. 71.

=Submachine guns=

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  • Pistola-metralhadora 9 mm m/942 Steyer: limited use early in the War.Abbott, Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), pp. 6; 17.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 134–137.{{cite web|language=pt|title=As Armas da 1ª Guerra Mundial|date=5 September 2007 |url=https://quelegalbakana.blogspot.com/2007_09_01_archive.html|website=quelegalbakana.blogspot.com}}
  • Pistola-metralhadora 9 mm m/943 Sten: limited use early in the War.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 160–162.
  • Pistola-metralhadora 9 mm m/948 FBP: used early in the War.Abbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), pp. 17; 37.Carvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961–1974 (2000), p. 213.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 166–168.Quesada, MP 38 and MP 40 Submachine Guns (2014), p. 62.{{Cite web |last=Pinto |first=Major-general Renato Fernando Marques |title=As Indústrias Militares e As Armas de Fogo Portáteis no Exército Português |url=https://www.revistamilitar.pt/artigo/528 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=REVISTA MILITAR |language=en}}
  • Pistola-metralhadora 9 mm m/961 VigneronAbbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), pp. 17–18.{{cite magazine|title=The Belgium Vigneron SMG: Belgium's Little Known Submachine Gun|first=Robb|last= Krott|url=https://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=2987|magazine= Small Arms Review |issue=V3N9|date=June 2000}}Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 179–181.
  • Star Model Z-45: limited use in the War in Angola.{{cite encyclopedia|first=Terry J.|last=Gander|title=National inventories, Portugal|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n3371|page=3371|year=2000}}
  • Pistola-metralhadora 9 mm m/961 Sterling: used by settler militias early in the War in Angola.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 182–184.Thompson, The Sten Gun (2012), p. 74.Moss, The Sterling Submachine Gun (2018), p. 64.{{cite web|title= Sterling L2A3 |url=https://salw-guide.bicc.de/en/weapon/view/19/sterling-l2a3|website=SALW Guide: Global distribution and visual identification|ref={{harvid|BICC}}|author=Bonn International Center for Conversion|author-link=Bonn International Center for Conversion}}
  • Pistola-metralhadora 9 mm m/961 UZI: used by the PSP and militia personnel.Carvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961–1974 (2000), p. 214.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 185–187.{{cite web|url=http://www.exercito.pt/meios/Documents/media_MeiosOp/Armamento/UZI%209mm.pdf |title=PISTOLA METRALHADORA "UZI" 9 MM M/61 |access-date=2011-02-21 |url-status=dead |publisher=Portuguese Army |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809173350/http://www.exercito.pt/meios/Documents/media_MeiosOp/Armamento/UZI%209mm.pdf |archive-date=2011-08-09 }}
  • Walther MPL: used by the Portuguese Navy and the Portuguese Marine Corps.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tactical-life.com/firearms/mpl-mpk-walther-subguns/#ms16-wmp-lead|title = MPL & MPK: Walther's Cold War MP Subguns|newspaper = Tactical Life Gun Magazine: Gun News and Gun Reviews|date = 6 October 2015}}

=Bolt-action rifles=

  • Espingarda de Infantaria 8 mm m/1886/89 Kropatschek Colonial Infantry Rifle: limited use early in the War by militia personnel.
  • Mauser–Vergueiro: limited use early in the War by militia personnel.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 88–93.{{cite web |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Portuguese+Mod.+1904+Mauser+Vergueiro%3A+with+the+98+Mauser+just...-a0306242674 |title=The Portuguese Mod. 1904 Mauser Vergueiro |last=Paul |first=Scarlata |date=October 20, 2012 |work=Shotgun News |accessdate=November 13, 2012}}
  • Espingarda 7,92 mm m/937 Mauser infantry rifle: standard-issue rifle before the full introduction of the FN FAL and G3 assault rifles; also used by the PSP and militia personnel.Abbott, Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), p. 17.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 138–143.Reynolds, Dan, The Rifles of Portugal 1880–1980, {{cite web |url=http://www.carbinesforcollectors.com/port.html |title=Port |access-date=2008-09-09 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005230128/http://www.carbinesforcollectors.com/port.html |archive-date=2008-10-05 }}
  • Espingarda 7,7 mm m/1917, m/1917-A, m/931, m/942, and m/946 Lee–Enfield (SMLE Mk III): used by settler militias early in the War in Angola.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 107–111.
  • Pattern 1914 Enfield: used by settler militias early in the War in Angola.{{cite magazine|title=Le fusil britannique Page 14 |language=fr|url=http://fr.1001mags.com/parution/gazette-des-armes/numero-444-jui-aou-2012/page-30-31-texte-integral|pages=30–36|magazine=Gazette des Armes|first=Roger|last=Out|issue=444|date=July 2012}}
  • M1917 Enfield (US modified and produced variant of the Pattern 1914 Enfield rifle): limited use early in the War.

=Semi-automatic rifles=

  • SKS: Captured from PAIGC guerrillas and re-issued to colonial troops in Guinea-Bissau.Venter, Portugal's Guerrilla War: The Campaign for Africa (1973), p. 71.

=Battle rifles=

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  • Espingarda de assalto 7,62 mm m/961 AR-10Abbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), p. 38.Silva Machado and Sucena do Carmo, Tropas Pára-quedistas Portuguesas 1956–1993 (1992), p. 34.Pikula, The ArmaLite AR-10 Rifle: The Saga of the First Modern Combat Rifle (1998), pp. 75; 79–80.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 108; 177; 183–184.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 198–200.
  • Espingarda de assalto 7,62 mm m/962 FN FAL: variants employed comprised the Belgium-built standard FAL (50.00 model), the West German G1 and the South African Vektor R1, all used mainly in Guinea-Bissau and Angola.Abbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), p. 17.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 358–359.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 188–191.Cashner, The FN FAL Battle Rifle (2013), pp. 46–47.
  • Espingarda de assalto 7,62 mm m/961 and m/963 G3: Heckler & Koch G3A3 and G3A4 variants.Pikula, The ArmaLite AR-10 Rifle: The Saga of the First Modern Combat Rifle (1998), p. 79.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 108; 183–184; 358–359.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 192–197.Thompson, The G3 Battle Rifle (2019), pp. 29–31.
  • AK-47 and AKS: Captured.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 196.
  • AKM and AKMS: Captured.

=Sniper rifles=

=Light machine guns=

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  • Metralhadora ligeira 7,7 mm m/930, 7,9 mm m/940, and 7,9 mm m/930-41 Madsen: used early in the War by armoured cavalry units.Smith, Small Arms of the World (1969), p. 342.Abbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), p. 7.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 127–130.
  • Metralhadora ligeira 7,92 mm m/938 Dreyse: used early in the War by armoured cavalry units.Abbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), pp. 7; 18.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 144–147.
  • Metralhadora ligeira 7,7 mm m/943 Bren: used early in the War.Smith, Small Arms of the World (1969), p. 530.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 156–159.
  • Metralhadora ligeira 7,62 mm m/963 and m/968 HK21 (HK21E variant)Silva Machado and Sucena do Carmo, Tropas Pára-quedistas Portuguesas 1956–1993 (1992), p. 35.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 108; 178.Miller, The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns (2001), page unknown.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 205–208.Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S., eds. (27 January 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. {{ISBN|978-0-7106-2869-5}}
  • RPK: Captured.
  • RPD: Captured.

=General-purpose machine guns=

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=Medium and Heavy machine guns=

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  • Metralhadora pesada 7,92 mm m/938 Breda: used early in the War.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 36.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 148–152.
  • Metralhadora 7,62 mm m/952 Browning M1919A4: fitted on Stuart M5A1 light tanks in Angola.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 169–171.
  • Metralhadora pesada 12,7 mm m/955 Browning M2: assigned mainly to Anti-aircraft defense.Telo and Álvares, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. I – Armamento ligeiro (2004), pp. 172–175.

=Grenade systems=

=Land mine systems=

=Bombs and explosives=

  • Napalm bomb (designated as "Bomba NAP"): employed by the Portuguese Air Force.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 165.António de Araújo e António Duarte Silva, O uso de napalm na Guerra Colonial – quatro documentos, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (IPRI-UNL), 17 de Setembro de 2008. (in Portuguese) – [https://ipri.unl.pt/images/publicacoes/revista_ri/pdf/ri22/RI22_Artigo9_AA_ADS.pdf]
  • Trotile demolition charge
  • Improvised explosive devices

=Rocket systems=

=Anti-tank rockets and Grenade launchers=

  • Dispositivo de lançamento de granadas de mão – modelo de 1965 (Dilagrama m/65) detachable grenade launcher
  • Lança-granadas-foguete de 60 mm m/955 (US M9A1 Bazooka)Ribeiro Rodrigues, The Overseas Campaigns 1961–1974 – Guinea-Angola-Mozambique – Army (I) (2000), pp. 31; 49.
  • Lança-granadas-foguete M-20 8,9 mm m/952 (US M20 "Super Bazooka" 3.5-inch)Ribeiro Rodrigues, The Overseas Campaigns 1961–1974 – Guinea-Angola-Mozambique – Army (I) (2000), p. 49.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 109; 178.Rottman, The Bazooka (2012), p. 71.
  • Instalaza Modelo-53 88.9 mm (Spanish improved variant of the US M20 "Super Bazooka" 3.5-inch)Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 178.
  • Lança-granadas-foguete de 37 mm "roquetim": Portuguese-produced, man-ported light rocket launcher designed for firing modified SNEB rocket projectiles; not very reliable.Silva Machado and Sucena do Carmo, Tropas Pára-quedistas Portuguesas 1956–1993 (1992), pp. 34–35.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 173; 178.
  • RPG-2 rocket-propelled grenade launcher: Captured.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=RPG-2|url=https://salw-guide.bicc.de/en/weapon/view/41|access-date=|website=SALW Guide}}
  • RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher: Captured.{{cite web|title= RPG 7 |url=https://salw-guide.bicc.de/en/weapon/view/42/rpg-7|website=SALW Guide: Global distribution and visual identification|ref={{harvid|BICC}}|author=Bonn International Center for Conversion|author-link=Bonn International Center for Conversion}}

=Recoilless rifles=

=Mortars=

=Howitzers=

=Anti-aircraft guns and Autocannons=

  • Metralhadora Quádrupla AA 12,7 mm m/953: fitted on Berliet-Tramagal "mine-crusher" trucks, employed in the direct fire support role.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 402.Borges, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. II – Armamento de Artilharia antiaérea (2007), pp. 35–38; 41; 80–82.
  • Matra MG 151/20 20mm autocannon: fitted to Alouette III helicopter gunships.Fontanellaz, Cooper & Matos, War of Intervention in Angola, Volume 3: Angolan and Cuban Air Forces, 1975–1985 (2020), p. 25.
  • Metralhadora Pesada AA 20mm m/943 (2 cm Flak 30/38) Anti-aircraft gunCarvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961–1974 (2000), p. 215.Borges, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. II – Armamento de Artilharia antiaérea (2007), pp. 75–77.
  • Peça AA 4 cm m/942 and m/42-60 Anti-aircraft gunBorges, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. II – Armamento de Artilharia antiaérea (2007), pp. 37–38; 70–74.
  • Peça AA 9,4 cm m/940 Anti-aircraft gun: limited use late in the War in Guinea-Bissau.Borges, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. II – Armamento de Artilharia antiaérea (2007), pp. 37–40; 67–69.

=Armoured vehicles=

  • Carro de Combate Stuart M5A1 15 ton. 3,7 cm m/1956 light tank: limited use in Angola.Ribeiro Rodrigues, The Overseas Campaigns 1961–1974 – Guinea-Angola-Mozambique – Army (I) (2000), pp. 53–55.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 386-389.Gonçalves, Odissea em África – Os M5A1 em Angola (2010), pp. 83–91.Dunstan, Panhard Armoured Car: 1961 Onwards (AML 60, AML 90, Eland), Enthusiasts' Manual (2019), p. 124.
  • Blindado Recon. 3 ton. Daimler Mk. IIIA D/ Mk. IIIB D 4×4 m/1963 armoured car: Daimler Dingo Scout Car modified with the addition of a turret-like structure, employed in the road convoy escort role.Ribeiro Rodrigues, The Overseas Campaigns 1961–1974 – Guinea-Angola-Mozambique – Army (I) (2000), p. 53.Dunstan, Panhard Armoured Car: 1961 Onwards (AML 60, AML 90, Eland), Enthusiasts' Manual (2019), p. 123.{{cite journal|last=Coutinho |first=Pereira |url=http://biblioteca.exercito.pt/download.asp?file=multimedia/associa/imag/revista_cavalaria/3_29.pdf |date=May–August 2012 |title=Exército Português Auto-Metralhadoras |journal=Revista da Cavalaria |volume=3 |issue=27 |pages=6–10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220180543/http://biblioteca.exercito.pt/download.asp?file=multimedia%2Fassocia%2Fimag%2Frevista_cavalaria%2F3_29.pdf |archive-date=December 20, 2014 }}
  • Blindado Recon. 7–8 ton. Humber Mk. IV D 4×4 3,7 cm m/1943 armoured car: used early in the War.Ribeiro Rodrigues, The Overseas Campaigns 1961–1974 – Guinea-Angola-Mozambique – Army (I) (2000), pp. 52–53.Dunstan, Panhard Armoured Car: 1961 Onwards (AML 60, AML 90, Eland), Enthusiasts' Manual (2019), pp. 122–124.
  • Blindado Recon. 7–8 ton. GM Fox Mk. I D 4×4 m/1957 armoured car: used early in the War.Ribeiro Rodrigues, The Overseas Campaigns 1961–1974 – Guinea-Angola-Mozambique – Army (I) (2000), pp. 52–53; 55.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 386–389.
  • Blindado Recon. Panhard AML-HE60-7 4,8 ton. 6 cm 4×4 m/1965 armoured car: employed in both Angola and Mozambique.Ribeiro Rodrigues, The Overseas Campaigns 1961–1974 – Guinea-Angola-Mozambique – Army (I) (2000), pp. 53–54.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 386–389.Dunstan, Panhard Armoured Car: 1961 Onwards (AML 60, AML 90, Eland), Enthusiasts' Manual (2019), pp. 123–125; 154.
  • Blindado Recon. 4,8 ton. Eland Mk. 4 6 cm D 4×4 m/1972 armoured car: South African Eland-60 version of the Panhard AML-HE60-7.
  • Blindado Recon. Panhard EBR75 15 ton. 8×8 7,5 cm m/1959 armoured carRibeiro Rodrigues, The Overseas Campaigns 1961–1974 – Guinea-Angola-Mozambique – Army (I) (2000), p. 53.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 386–389.Dunstan, Panhard Armoured Car: 1961 Onwards (AML 60, AML 90, Eland), Enthusiasts' Manual (2019), pp. 27; 123–125.
  • Blindado Transp. Pessoal Panhard ETT 13 ton. 8×8 m/1959 armoured personnel carrier: limited use in Mozambique.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 386–389.
  • Panhard M3 VTT armoured personnel carrier: limited use late in the War in Angola.
  • Blindado Transp. Pessoal 5 ton. White M3A1 D 4×4 m/1946 Scout car: employed mainly in Guinea-Bissau.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 386–389.
  • GM 4×4 T. T. m/947 "Granadeiro" armoured truck: employed mainly in Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique.Ribeiro Rodrigues, The Overseas Campaigns 1961–1974 – Guinea-Angola-Mozambique – Army (I) (2000), pp. 50; 53.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 386–389.Dunstan, Panhard Armoured Car: 1961 Onwards (AML 60, AML 90, Eland), Enthusiasts' Manual (2019), pp. 123–124.
  • Blindado Transp. Pessoal 7 ton. Bravia Chaimite V200 D 4×4 m/1967 Armoured personnel carrier: limited use late in the War in Guinea-Bissau, Angola and Mozambique.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 386–389.Monteiro, Berliet, Chaimite e UMM – Os Grandes Veículos Militares Nacionais (2018), pp. 41–43; 106–113.

=Escort, transport and recovery vehicles=

=Helicopters=

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  • Aérospatiale SE-3130 Alouette II light helicopterGunston, An Illustrated Guide to Military Helicopters (1981), p. 82.Silva Machado and Sucena do Carmo, Tropas Pára-quedistas Portuguesas 1956–1993 (1992), p. 70.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 25; 72.
  • Aérospatiale SE-3160 Alouette III light helicopter: employed in the utility and gunship roles.Abbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), pp. 24; 33.Silva Machado and Sucena do Carmo, Tropas Pára-quedistas Portuguesas 1956–1993 (1992), p. 67.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 25; 98.
  • Aérospatiale SA 330C Puma medium transport/utility helicopter: employed late in the War in Angola.Gunston, An Illustrated Guide to Military Helicopters (1981), p. 90.Abbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), p. 24.Silva Machado and Sucena do Carmo, Tropas Pára-quedistas Portuguesas 1956–1993 (1992), p. 55.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 79.

=Aircraft=

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  • Republic F-84G Thunderjet Fighter-bomber: employed in ground-attack and close air support operations.Canongia Lopes, "Portugal's Fighting Thunderjets" (1986), pp. 43–44; 50–54.Abbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), pp. 24; 35.Silva Machado and Sucena do Carmo, Tropas Pára-quedistas Portuguesas 1956–1993 (1992), p. 61.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 36.Willis, "Warplane Classic: Republic F-84 Thunderjet, Thunderstreak and Thunderflash" (2008), pp. 152; 164.
  • North American F-86G/F-86F Sabre Fighter aircraft: employed in ground attack and close air support operations.Abbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), pp. 24; 37.
  • Fiat G.91 R/4 Fighter-bomber: employed in reconnaissance, ground attack and close air support operations.Canongia Lopes, "Portugal's Ginas" (1988), pp. 64; 66–71.Abbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), pp. 24; 38.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 98.Niccoli, "Fiat G.91, NATO's Lightweight Fighter" (2002), pp. 174; 181.
  • Lockheed PV-2C Harpoon Patrol bomber: employed mainly as a light bomber and ground attack aircraft, with occasional reconnaissance, transport and maritime patrol sorties in Angola and Mozambique.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 25; 36; 168.
  • Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft: employed in Guinea-Bissau, Angola and Mozambique.
  • Douglas B-26B/B-26C Invader light bomber: employed in ground attack and close air support operations.Mesko and Greer, A-26 Invader in action (1993), p. 45.Hagedorn and Hellström, Foreign Invaders, the Douglas Invader in Foreign Military and US Clandestine Service (1994), pages unknown.[https://web.archive.org/web/20000302161718/http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/9376/B26.htm Portuguese Military Aviation – The Douglas B-26B/B-26C Invader.]
  • North American T-6G Texan trainer aircraft/Fighter-bomber: employed in ground attack and close air support operations.Davis, Greer and Manley, T-6 Texan in action (1999), pp. 55–56.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 25; 72; 98.
  • Dornier Do 27K1/K2 STOL light utility aircraft: employed in reconnaissance, casualty evacuation, ground attack and close air support operations.Canongia Lopes, High Winged Workhorses: Broussards and Dorniers in Portuguese Service (1998), p. 44.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 25; 36; 98.
  • Cessna 185A Skywagon light utility aircraftNiccoli, Portuguese Numerology: Serial systems used by the Aeronautica Militar and the Força Aerea Portuguesa (1998), p. 38.
  • Max Holste MH.1521 Broussard utility monoplane: employed in reconnaissance operations.Canongia Lopes, High Winged Workhorses: Broussards and Dorniers in Portuguese Service (1998), pp. 41–42.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 25.
  • Auster AOP.9 military air observation aircraft: employed in reconnaissance operations.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 25; 36.
  • Douglas C-47A Dakota military transport aircraftSilva Machado and Sucena do Carmo, Tropas Pára-quedistas Portuguesas 1956–1993 (1992), p. 27.
  • Nord Noratlas N-2502F/N-2501D military transport aircraftSilva Machado and Sucena do Carmo, Tropas Pára-quedistas Portuguesas 1956–1993 (1992), p. 37.Lopes, West Germany and the Portuguese Dictatorship, 1968–1974 (2014), pp. 81–82.Fontanellaz, Cooper & Matos, War of Intervention in Angola, Volume 3: Angolan and Cuban Air Forces, 1975–1985 (2020), pp. 10–12.
  • Douglas C-54A, C-54D and HC-54D Skymaster military transport aircraftEastwood and Roach, Piston Engine Airliner Production List (1991), p. 158.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 171.
  • Douglas DC-6 Airliner/transport aircraftEastwood and Roach, Piston Engine Airliner Production List (1991), pp. 169–199.
  • Boeing 707-3 F5 Airliner

=Naval and River craft=

File:1973Babadinca0048.jpg, Portuguese Guinea, 1973.]]

African Liberation Movements equipment

=Pistols=

  • Tokarev TT-33Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 136; 251.
  • Type 54 pistol (Chinese copy of the Soviet Tokarev TT-33)
  • Makarov PMCarvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961–1974 (2000), p. 196.
  • Stechkin automatic pistol: used mainly in Angola.{{Cite web |url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.asp?smallarms_id=1183 |title=Stechkin APS (Automatic Pistol Stechkin) Selective-Fire Service Pistol / Machine Pistol |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195647/https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.asp?smallarms_id=1183 |archive-date=29 January 2018 |url-status=live }}

=Submachine guns=

File:MP 40 AYF 3.JPG

File:MAT Submachine Gun.jpg

  • Steyr-Solothurn S1-100 (MP 34)Carvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961–1974 (2000), p. 187.
  • Bergmann MP39 (Swedish version of the German Bergmann MP35)Carvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961–1974 (2000), p. 188.
  • MP 40Carvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961–1974 (2000), p. 185.
  • Beretta M38/44Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 252.
  • M1928A1 ThompsonAbbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), p. 12.Carvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961–1974 (2000), p. 178.
  • MAT-49Abbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), p. 14.
  • Sten Mark IICarvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961–1974 (2000), p. 183.Fitzsimmons, Mercenaries in Asymmetric Conflicts (2013), p. 155.
  • Vigneron submachine gunCarvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961–1974 (2000), p. 184.
  • Star Model Z-45: Captured.{{cite encyclopedia|first=Terry J.|last=Gander|title=National inventories, Angola|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001–2002|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n447|page=447|year=2000}}
  • Sterling submachine gunFitzsimmons, Mercenaries in Asymmetric Conflicts (2013), pp. 155–156.{{cite web|title= Sterling L2A3 |url=https://salw-guide.bicc.de/en/weapon/view/19/sterling-l2a3|website=SALW Guide: Global distribution and visual identification|ref={{harvid|BICC}}|author=Bonn International Center for Conversion|author-link=Bonn International Center for Conversion}}
  • PPSh-41Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 136; 154; 252.Carvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961–1974 (2000), p. 176.McNab, Soviet Submachine Guns of World War II: PPD-40, PPSh-41 and PPS (2014), p. 73.
  • PPS-43Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 136; 154.
  • Sa 25Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 136–137; 252.Carvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961–1974 (2000), p. 186.{{cite web|title=Sa. 23|url=https://modernfirearms.net/en/submachine-guns/czech-republic-submachine-guns/sa-23-eng/|first=Maxim|last= Popenker|website=Modern Firearms|date=27 October 2010}}

=Bolt-action rifles=

File:Chinese Type 53 carbine.jpg

=Semi-automatic rifles=

File:SKS Flickr.jpg semi-automatic rifles were used by the guerrillas before the full introduction of AK-47 and AKM assault rifles.]]

  • SKSAbbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), pp. 9; 12; 43.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 136; 140; 154; 251.Carvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961–1974 (2000), p. 175.
  • Type 56 semi-automatic carbine (Chinese copy of the Soviet SKS)
  • vz. 52 rifle: used late in the War in Guinea-Bissau and Angola.George, The Cuban intervention in Angola (2005), p. 65.

=Battle rifles=

File:AK 47.JPG assault rifle, widely used by the African guerrilla movements.]]

File:Sa 58-JH01.jpg

  • AK-47 assault rifle (other variants included the AKS, the AKM and AKMS, the Chinese Type 56 and Type 56-1, the Romanian Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965, and former East German MPi-KM and MPi-KMS-72 assault rifles)Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 136; 140; 252.Carvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961–1974 (2000), p. 174.Rottman, The AK-47 Kalashnikov-series assault rifles (2011), p. 78.
  • Vz. 58{{cite web |url=http://www.czechpoint-usa.com/history-of-the-sa-vz-58 |title=Czechpoint – History of the Sa vz. 58 – History of the Sa vz. 58 rifle |publisher=Czechpoint-usa.com |access-date=2010-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706172756/http://www.czechpoint-usa.com/history-of-the-sa-vz-58/ |archive-date=2011-07-06 |url-status=live }}
  • FN FAL: Captured.
  • Heckler & Koch G3: Captured.

=Sniper rifles=

File:Mosin pu hungarian M52.jpg]]

  • M/52 (Hungarian copy of the Soviet Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 sniper rifle)

=Shotguns=

  • Canhangulo (home-made shotgun): employed early in the War in both Angola and Mozambique.

=Light machine guns=

File:Chinese Type 53.jpg

File:DM-ST-89-01130.JPEG

File:VZ52-light-machine-gun-batey-haosef-1.jpg

=General-purpose machine guns=

File:FNLA weapons.jpg, in Zaire, 1973, along with a Madsen machine gun and several Karabiner 98ks and Pattern 1914 Enfields.]]

=Medium and Heavy machine guns=

File:F.N.L.A. in Zaïre.jpg soldiers undergoing training with a DShKM 12.7mm Heavy machine gun at a base camp in Zaire, 22 August 1973.]]

  • ZB-53 medium machine gun: employed in both air defense and direct fire supporting roles, mainly in Guinea-Bissau.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 392.
  • SG-43/SGM Goryunov medium machine gun: employed in both air defense and direct fire supporting roles.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 100; 253.Carvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961–1974 (2000), p. 192.[https://www.revistamilitar.pt/artigo/1355 José Matos, A guerra das antiaéreas na Guiné (1965/1970), Revista Militar 2601 - Outubro de 2018.]
  • Type 53/57 medium machine gun (Chinese copies of the SG-43 and SGM): employed in both air defense and direct fire supporting roles.
  • DShKM 12.7mm Heavy machine gun: employed in both air defense and direct fire supporting roles.[https://www.revistamilitar.pt/artigo/1355 José Matos, A guerra das antiaéreas na Guiné (1965/1970), Revista Militar 2601 - Outubro de 2018.]
  • Type 54 Heavy machine gun (Chinese copy of the DShKM): employed in both air defense and direct fire supporting roles.

=Grenade systems=

=Land mine systems=

  • PMN-2/2M anti-personnel mine (nicknamed the "Black Widow" by the Portuguese)Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 136; 312.
  • POMZ-2 anti-personnel mineAfonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 136; 312.
  • PMD-6/6M anti-personnel wood box mineCarvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961-1974 (2000), p. 191.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 136; 312.
  • TMD-44 wood box blast anti-tank mineAfonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 136; 313.
  • TMD-B wood box blast anti-tank mineAfonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 136; 313.
  • TMA-1 blast anti-tank mineAfonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 136; 313.
  • TM-46 blast anti-tank mineCarvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961-1974 (2000), pp. 189; 191.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 136; 308; 313; 315.
  • TM-57 blast anti-tank mineCarvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961-1974 (2000), p. 189.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 136.
  • PRB M3 blast anti-tank mine (a.k.a. the "Encrier")Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 136; 312.
  • PDM amphibious mine: used mainly in Guinea-Bissau.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 308.

=Bombs and explosives=

  • Improvised explosive devices (nicknamed "fornilhos" by the Portuguese): IEDs made of hand grenades or unexploded ordnance bounded together, triggered by an electric detonator or a pyrotechnic delay fuse.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 308.
  • TNT explosive chargeCarvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961-1974 (2000), p. 192.

=Rocket and missile systems=

  • DKB Grad-P 122mm Light portable rocket systemAbbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), pp. 13; 15.Silva Machado and Sucena do Carmo, Tropas Pára-quedistas Portuguesas 1956–1993 (1992), p. 63.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 110; 257; 392.
  • SA-7 Grail surface-to-air missile: used late in the War in Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 156; 185; 255.Borges, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. II – Armamento de Artilharia antiaérea (2007), pp. 39–40.

=Anti-tank rockets and Grenade launchers=

File:PAIGC posto de controlo.jpg guerrillas armed with AKMs and Type 69 RPGs manning a checkpoint in Guinea-Bissau, 1974.]]

  • RPG-2 rocket-propelled grenade launcherAbbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), pp. 15; 46.Carvalho, Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961–1974 (2000), p. 190.[https://www.revistamilitar.pt/artigo/1355 José Matos, A guerra das antiaéreas na Guiné (1965/1970), Revista Militar 2601 - Outubro de 2018.]
  • Type 56 rocket-propelled grenade launcher (Chinese copy of the Soviet RPG-2)Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 154.
  • P-27 Pancerovka (Czechoslovakian-produced rocket-propelled grenade launcher similar to the Soviet RPG-2)Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 256.
  • RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcherAfonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 109; 256.{{cite web|title= RPG 7 |url=https://salw-guide.bicc.de/en/weapon/view/42/rpg-7|website=SALW Guide: Global distribution and visual identification|ref={{harvid|BICC}}|author=Bonn International Center for Conversion|author-link=Bonn International Center for Conversion}}
  • Type 69 RPG (Chinese version of the Soviet RPG-7)Abbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), pp. 9; 15; 46.
  • Lança-granadas-foguete M-20 8,9 mm m/952 (US M20 "Super Bazooka" 3.5-inch): Captured.

=Recoilless rifles=

  • Type 56 75mm (Chinese copy of the US M20 recoilless rifle)Abbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), pp. 12; 15.
  • B-10 82mm
  • SPG-82 82mmAfonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 99.
  • T-21 Trasnice 82mm (Czechoslovakian-produced recoilless rifle)
  • M-40 105mm: limited use late in the War by FNLA guerrillas in Angola.Fitzsimmons, Mercenaries in Asymmetric Conflicts (2013), p. 139.

=Mortars=

  • Type 31 and Type 63 60mm mortars (Chinese versions of the US M2 60mm infantry mortar)Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 140; 257; 392.
  • Type 53 82mm mortar (Chinese copy of the Soviet 82-PM-37 82 mm mortar)
  • 82-PM-41 82mm mortarAfonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 108; 136; 257; 392.
  • 120-PM-43 (M-1943) 120mm heavy mortarAbbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), p. 15.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 109–110; 257.

=Howitzers=

=Anti-tank guns=

File:Museu Militar da Luta de Libertação Nacional (11).jpg, including two ZiS-2 and ZiS-3 anti-tank guns, a DShKM Heavy machine gun and a B-10 recoilless rifle, now on display at Bissau.]]

  • ZiS-2 57mm anti-tank gun: used mainly in Guinea-Bissau.[https://www.revistamilitar.pt/artigo/1355 José Matos, A guerra das antiaéreas na Guiné (1965/1970), Revista Militar 2601 - Outubro de 2018.]
  • ZiS-3 76.2mm anti-tank gun: used mainly in Guinea-Bissau.
  • D-44 85mm anti-tank gun: limited use mainly in Guinea-Bissau.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 99; 110.

=Anti-aircraft guns and Autocannons=

  • ZPU-1 14.5mm AA autocannon: employed in both air defense and direct fire supporting roles.Borges, Armamento do Exército Português Vol. II – Armamento de Artilharia antiaérea (2007), p. 39.
  • ZPU-2 14.5mm AA autocannon: employed in both air defense and direct fire supporting roles.
  • ZPU-4 14.5mm Quadruple AA autocannon: used mainly in Guinea-Bissau.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 99; 185; 254.[https://www.revistamilitar.pt/artigo/1355 José Matos, A guerra das antiaéreas na Guiné (1965/1970), Revista Militar 2601 - Outubro de 2018.]
  • M1939 (61-K) 37mm anti-aircraft gun: used mainly in Guinea-Bissau.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 254.[https://www.revistamilitar.pt/artigo/1355 José Matos, A guerra das antiaéreas na Guiné (1965/1970), Revista Militar 2601 - Outubro de 2018.]

=Armoured vehicles=

  • BRDM-1 amphibious armoured scout car: limited use mainly in Guinea-Bissau.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), p. 259.
  • BRDM-2 amphibious armoured scout car: limited use mainly in Guinea-Bissau.
  • PT-76 amphibious light tank: limited use mainly in Guinea-Bissau.Abbott, Ribeiro Rodrigues and Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74 (1988), p. 13.Afonso and Gomes, Guerra Colonial: Angola – Guiné – Moçambique (2000), pp. 99; 259.
  • T-34/85 medium tank: limited use mainly in Guinea-Bissau.Zaloga, Kinnear and Sarson, T-34-85 Medium Tank 1944–94 (1996), p. 40.
  • BTR-40 Armoured Personnel Carrier: limited use mainly in Guinea-Bissau.
  • BTR-152 Armoured Personnel Carrier: limited use mainly in Guinea-Bissau.
  • BTR-60 Armoured Personnel Carrier: limited use mainly in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Panhard AML-60 armoured car: two vehicles employed late in the War by the FLEC in Cabinda, likely acquired from Zaire.Ortiz, Angola from the trenches (1984), pp. 35–36.
  • Panhard M3 VTT armoured personnel carrier: one captured vehicle employed late in the War by the FNLA in Angola.Fitzsimmons, Mercenaries in Asymmetric Conflicts (2013), pp. 157–160.

=Transport vehicles=

File:ASC Leiden - Coutinho Collection - G 20 - Life in Ziguinchor, Senegal - PAIGC office in Ziguinchor, also Coutinho’s home - 1973.tif liberation movement in Guinea-Bissau, 1973.]]

=Aircraft=

=Naval and River craft=

Notes

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See also

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  • John P. Cann, Flight Plan Africa – Portuguese airpower in counterinsurgency, 1961–1974, Wolverhampton Military Studies No.7, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull UK 2015. {{ISBN|978 1 909982 06 2}}
  • John P. Cann, Portuguese Commandos – Feared Insurgent Hunters, 1961-1974, Africa@War Volume 27, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull UK 2016. {{ISBN|978-1-911096-32-0}}
  • John P. Cann, The Paras – Portugal's First Elite Force, Africa@War Volume 28, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull UK 2016. {{ISBN|978-1-911512-48-6}}
  • John P. Cann, Portuguese Dragoons, 1966–1974: The Return To Horseback, Africa@War Volume 42, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull UK 2019. {{ISBN|978-1-915113-18-4}}
  • John Walter, Walther Pistols – PP, PPK and P 38, Weapon series 82, Osprey Publishing Ltd, Oxford 2022. {{ISBN|9781472850843}}
  • José Augusto Matos, Mar Verde – The Portuguese Amphibious Assault on Conakry, 1970, Africa@War Volume 55, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull UK 2021. {{ISBN|978-1-804510-60-5}}
  • José Ortiz, Angola from the trenches, International Organization of Journalists, Prague 1984. {{OCLC|22657439}}
  • Joseph E. Smith, Small Arms of the World (11th edition), The Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1969. {{ISBN|9780811715669}} – [https://archive.org/details/smallarmsofworld00smit]
  • Scott Fitzsimmons, Mercenaries in Asymmetric Conflicts, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2013. {{ISBN|978-1107-02691-9}}
  • Steven J. Zaloga, Jim Kinnear and Peter Sarson, T-34-85 Medium Tank 1944–94, New Vanguard series 20, Osprey Publishing Ltd, Oxford 1996. {{ISBN|1 85532 535 7}}
  • Simon Dunstan, Panhard Armoured Car: 1961 Onwards (AML 60, AML 90, Eland), Enthusiasts' Manual, Haynes Publishing UK, Somerset 2019. {{ISBN|978-1-78521-194-2}}
  • Tenente Coronel Manuel Jorge Pereira de Carvalho (direcção), Testemunhos de Guerra: Angola, Guiné e Moçambique 1961–1974, Liga dos Amigos do Museu Militar do Porto, Porto 2000. (no ISBN) (in Portuguese)
  • Tony Eastwood and John Roach, Piston Engine Airliner Production List, The Aviation Hobby Shop, London 1991. {{ISBN|0-907178-37-5}}
  • Larry Davis, Don Greer and Perry Manley, T-6 Texan in action, Aircraft No. 94, Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc., Carrollton, Texas 1999. {{ISBN|0-89747-224-1}}
  • Leroy Thompson, The Sten Gun, Weapon series 22, Osprey Publishing Ltd, Oxford 2012. {{ISBN|978 1 84908 759 9}}
  • Leroy Thompson, The G3 Battle Rifle, Weapon series 68, Osprey Publishing Ltd, Oxford 2019. {{ISBN|9781472828620}}
  • Rui Lopes, West Germany and the Portuguese Dictatorship, 1968–1974: Between Cold War and Colonialism, Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World book series (SCCCW), Palgrave Macmillan, London 2014. {{ISBN|978-1137402066}}
  • Riccardo Niccoli, Portuguese Numerology: Serial systems used by the Aeronautica Militar and the Força Aerea Portuguesa, Air Enthusiast, No. 75, May–June 1998. {{ISSN|0143-5450}}
  • Riccardo Niccoli, "Fiat G.91, NATO's Lightweight Fighter", International Air Power Review, Volume 7, Winter 2002. {{ISSN|1473-9917}}
  • Mario Canongia Lopes, "Portugal's Fighting Thunderjets", Air Enthusiast, No. 31, July–November 1986, pp. 43–54. {{ISSN|0143-5450}}
  • Mario Canongia Lopes, "Portugal's Ginas", Air Enthusiast, No. 36, May–August 1988, pp. 61–72. {{ISSN|0143-5450}}
  • Mario Canongia Lopes, High Winged Workhorses: Broussards and Dorniers in Portuguese Service, Air Enthusiast, No. 75, May–June 1998. {{ISSN|0143-5450}}
  • Major Sam Pikula, The ArmaLite AR-10 Rifle: The Saga of the First Modern Combat Rifle, Regnum Fund Press 1998. {{ISBN|9986-494-38-9}}
  • Manuel A. Ribeiro Rodrigues, The Overseas Campaigns 1961–1974 – Guinea-Angola-Mozambique – Army (I), Edições Destarte Lda., Lisbon 2000. {{ISBN|972-8496-14-1}} (Bi-lingual edition)
  • Manuel António Gabriel da Silva Machado and António Eleutério Sucena do Carmo, Tropas Pára-quedistas Portuguesas 1956–1993, Revista BOINA VERDE, 1st edition 1991 (authors' 2nd edition, 1992). (no ISBN) (in Portuguese)
  • Matthew M. Hurley and José Augusto Matos, Sanctuary lost: Portugal's air war for Guinea, 1961–1974 – volume 1: outbreak and escalation (1961–1966), Africa@War Volume 59, Helion & Company Limited, Warwick UK 2022. {{ISBN|978-1-80451-251-7}}
  • Matthew Moss, The Sterling Submachine Gun, Weapon series 65, Osprey Publishing Ltd, Oxford 2018. {{ISBN|9781472828088}}
  • Neil Grant, The Luger, Weapon series 64, Osprey Publishing Ltd, Oxford 2018. {{ISBN|9781472819734}}
  • Pedro Manuel Monteiro, Berliet, Chaimite e UMM – Os Grandes Veículos Militares Nacionais, Contra a Corrente, Lda., Lisbon 2018. {{ISBN|9789899901261}} (in Portuguese)
  • Peter Abbott, Manuel Ribeiro Rodrigues and Ron Volstad, Modern African Wars (2): Angola and Mozambique 1961–74, Men-at-Arms series 202, Osprey Publishing Ltd, London 1988. {{ISBN|0-85045-843-9}}

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External links

  • [https://balagan.info/portuguese-equipment-in-the-colonial-war/ Portuguese Equipment in the Colonial War.]
  • [https://balagan.info/vehicles-of-the-portuguese-armed-forces/ Vehicles of the Portuguese Armed Forces.]
  • [https://aquellasarmasdeguerra.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/algunas-armas-utilizadas-en-la-guerra-colonial-portuguesa-1961-1974/ Algunas armas utilizadas en la guerra Colonial Portuguesa 1961–1974.] [Some weapons used in the Portuguese Colonial War 1961–1974] (in Spanish). 4 June 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  • [https://www.revistamilitar.pt/artigo/528/ Major-general Renato Fernando Marques Pinto, As indústrias militares e as armas de fogo portáteis no Exército Português, REVISTA MILITAR, No. 2495, Dezembro de 2009.] (in Portuguese)
  • [https://www.operacional.pt/viaturas-ligeiras-de-traccao-as-quatro-rodas-em-servico-no-exercito-portugues-1940-1990/ VIATURAS LIGEIRAS DE TRACÇÃO ÀS QUATRO RODAS EM SERVIÇO NO EXÉRCITO PORTUGUÊS 1940-1990. Operacional.pt (in Portuguese)]

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