Land Forces
The 2004 General Peace Agreement stipulated that the size of the army would be 24,000 (equally drawn from FAM and RENAMO), but due to lack of interest (pay and prospective terms of service were poor) that figure was never reached.
Information on the Mozambique Army's structure is scarce. The IISS estimates that it consists of a total force of 9-10,000, with 7 infantry battalions, 3 Special Forces battalions, 2-3 batteries of artillery, 2 battalions of engineers, and one logistics battalion.
These equipment estimates are from the IISS Military Balance 2007. The serviceability of Mozambique's army equipment, is on a level of 10% or less. As of November 2011, the IISS estimated that Mozambique's army personnel numbered 9,000-10,000.
- T-54 (more than 60 in service in 2006)
- T-34
- BMP-1 (40 in service in 2006)
- PT-76 16
- 30 BRDM-1 and BRDM-2
- S-125 Neva/Pechora Surface-to-air missile
- 9K31 Strela-1 Surface-to-air missile
- ZSU-23-4
- 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K)
- 10 9K111 Fagot
- 2K12 Kub
- BTR-60 (160 in service)
- BTR-152 (100 in service)
- Casspir (some in service, maybe five)
- RG-12
- 152/130/122/105/100mm towed artillery (102 in service)
- 12 BM-21 MRL
- PK machine gun
- KPV heavy machine gun
- FN FAL
- Strela 2
- 150ZU-23-2
- 20 ZSU-57-2
- Browning Hi-Power hangun
- TT pistol Handgun
- DShK
- AKM
- SKS
- 52 82-mm and 120-mm mortars
- Small arms in service include the ubiquitous AK-47 range the RPK and the Sa vz. 23.
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