Weapons of the Lebanese Civil War

The Lebanese Civil War was a multi-sided military conflict that pitted a variety of local irregular militias, both Muslim and Christian, against each other between 1975 and 1990. A wide variety of weapons were used by the different armies and factions operating in the Lebanese Civil War. Combatants included:

• the leftist-Muslim militias of the Lebanese National Movement (LNM) coalition (1975 – 1982);
• the rightist-Christian militias of the Lebanese Front coalition (1976 – 1980);
• the Muslim Lebanese Arab Army (LAA) (1976 – 1977);
• the Christian Army of Free Lebanon (AFL) (1976 – 1978);
• the Christian Lebanese Forces militia (LF), successor of the Lebanese Front (1977-1993);
• the Shia Muslim Amal Movement militia (1975 – present);
• the Shia Muslim Hezbollah guerrilla group (1985 – present);
• the Sunni Muslim Independent Nasserite Movement’s Al-Mourabitoun militia (1975 – 1988);
• the Sunni Muslim Popular Nasserist Organization’s National Liberation Army (NLA) militia (1975 – 1990);
• the Druze Progressive Socialist Party's People’s Liberation Army (Druze PLA) militia (1975 – 1991);
• the South Lebanon Army (SLA) (1978 – 2000);
• the official Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Internal Security Forces (ISF), led by the Lebanese government;
• the mainstream Palestinian guerrilla factions of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the breakaway Rejectionist Front (present in Lebanon from 1968 to 1983);
• the Palestinian Liberation Army (present in Lebanon from 1976 to 1982);
• the Syrian Army (present in Lebanon from 1976 to 2005);
• the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (present in Lebanon from 1978 to 2000);
• in between, a plethora of irregular Lebanese armed groups that emerged from the wrecks of both the LNM and the Lebanese Front alliances, after their collapse in the early 1980s.

Weapons and equipment

The list below comprises all the weapons and equipment employed by the LNM, Lebanese Front, LAA, AFL, LF, Hezbollah, Al-Mourabitoun, NLA, Druze PLA, SLA, LAF, ISF, and lesser Lebanese groups. (note: the Syrian Army, PLO, Palestinian PLA and IDF are not included on this list)

Pistols and revolvers

Colt M1911A1 pistol

• Smith & Wesson Model 13 revolver
• Mauser C96 "broomhandle" pistol
• Mauser HSc pistol
• Mauser M2 semi-automatic handgun
• Luger P08 pistol
• Walther P38 pistol
• Walther PPK pistol
• Heckler & Koch VP 70 pistol
• Heckler & Koch P7 pistol
• Heckler & Koch P9 pistol
• SIG P210 pistol
• SIG-Sauer P220 pistol
• SIG-Sauer P225 pistol
• Astra A-80 pistol
• Astra A-90 pistol
• Astra A-100 pistol
• Llama M82 pistol
• Star A, B, B Super, and P pistols
• Star 30M pistol
• Star Ultrastar pistol
• Star Firestar pistol
• Star Megastar pistol
• Taurus PT92, PT99, and PT100 pistols
• Beretta M951 pistol
• MAB PA-15 pistol
• Colt M1911A1 Semi-Automatic Pistol
• Para-Ordnance P14-45 (Canadian-produced version of the M1911A1 pistol)
• FN Browning M1910 pistol
• FN Browning M1922 pistol
• FN Browning Hi-Power pistol
• FN Browning BDM pistol
• FN Browning BDA380 pistol
• FN Browning HP-DA/BDA9 pistol
• Tokarev TT-33 pistol
• Makarov PM/PMM pistol
• CZ 52 pistol
• CZ 75 pistol
• CZ 82/83 pistol
• CZ 85 pistol

Submachine guns

• MP 40
• PPD-40
• PPSh-41
• M1A1 Thompson
• MAT-49
• Sten Mk V
• Sterling L2A3/Mark 4 submachine gun
• L34A1/Mk.5 (sound-suppressed version of the Sterling L2A3)^[1]
• Carl Gustav M/45 (or its Egyptian-produced version, dubbed the "Port Said")
• Škorpion vz. 61
• Spectre M4
• Walther MPL
• Beretta Model 12
• Socimi Type 821 (Italian-produced submachine gun similar in design to the Israeli Uzi)
• Uzi (MP-2, Mini Uzi, and Micro Uzi variants)
• MAC-10 Machine pistol
• MAC-11 Machine pistol (sub-compact version of the MAC-10)
• Heckler & Koch MP5
• Heckler & Koch MP5K (shortened version of the MP5)

Bolt action rifles

• Lee-Enfield
• US M1917
• Berthier 1907/15 M16 Lebel rifle
• Berthier 1892 M16 cavalry carbine
• MAS-36 rifle
• Mauser Model 1888 commission rifle
• Mauser Gewehr 98
• Mauser Karabiner 98k
• Mosin–Nagant

Semi-automatic rifles

M1 Garand rifle

SKS semi-automatic carbine

• MAS-49 rifle^[2]
• M1 Garand^[3]
• SKS
• vz. 52 rifle
• M14 rifle
• Beretta BM 59 (Italian-produced semi-automatic rifle similar in design to the M14)

Carbines

• M2 carbine
• M4 carbine
• CAR-15 Assault carbine
• AMD 65
• FN CAL
• SIG SG 543 carbine

Assault rifles

vz. 58 assault rifle

M16A1 assault rifle

AR-18 assault rifle

• Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle
• AK-47 assault rifle (Other variants included the AKM, Zastava M70, AK-63, AK-74, AK-103, Chinese Type 56, Romanian AIM, and former East German MPi assault rifles)
• Vz. 58
• FN FAL
• ROMAT M1953 (Israeli-produced ‘lightened’ version of the FN FAL battle rifle)
• M16A1
• M16A2
• ArmaLite AR-18
• Heckler & Koch G3
• Heckler & Koch HK33
• Heckler & Koch G41
• Heckler & Koch G53
• SIG SG 542 battle rifle

Sniper rifles

Dragunov SVD-63 sniper rifle

M40 sniper rifle

Remington Model 700 sniper rifle

• Lee-Enfield (fitted with sniper scopes)
• FN FAL (fitted with sniper scopes)
• M16A1 (fitted with sniper scopes; not very effective)
• FR F1
• Dragunov SVD-63^[4]
• Tabuk Sniper Rifle
• M21 Sniper Weapon System
• M40 rifle
• Remington Model 700
• Savage 10FP/110FP
• PSL rifle
• Steyr SSG 69
• Enfield L42A1 (military version) and Enforcer (Police version) rifles
• Heckler & Koch PSG1
• Gepard anti-materiel rifle
• KSVK 12.7mm anti-materiel rifle
• PTRS-41 14.5mm anti-tank rifle (used for heavy sniping)

Shotguns

• Mossberg 500 12-gauge (20.2mm)
• Remington Model 870 Police Magnum 12-gauge (20.2mm)
• Franchi SPAS-12 semi-automatic

Light machine guns

Israeli Heavy Barrel MAKLEON FAL.

HK 21 light machine gun

M1918A2 BAR

• Chatellerault FM Mle 1924/29
• M1918A2 BAR
• Bren Mk. I .303 (7.7mm)
• RPK
• RPD
• DP-28
• Heckler & Koch HK21
• FN FAL 50-41 Heavy Barrel (HB)
• MAKLEON (Israeli-produced version of the FN FAL 50-41 HB)

General-purpose machine guns

MG 34 machine gun

M60 machine gun

• MG 34
• MG 42
• Rheinmetall MG 3
• PK/PKM
• Type 67
• AA-52 (mainly mounted on AML armoured cars and VAB APCs)^[5]
• FN MAG
• M60

Medium and Heavy machine guns

• Browning M1919A4 .30 Cal (mounted on armoured cars, tanks, and APCs)
• SG-43/SGM Goryunov
• Type 53/57 (Chinese variant of the SG-43 and SGM)
• DShK 12.7mm Heavy machine gun (mainly mounted on Technicals and APCs)
• Type 54 (Chinese variant of the DShK)^[6]
• NSV 12.7mm Heavy machine gun (taken off from disabled tanks and re-mounted on Technicals)
• KPV 14.5mm Heavy machine gun (mounted on Technicals)
• Browning M2HB .50 Cal (mounted on Technicals, tanks, and APCs)

Grenade systems

• Mark 2 Fragmentation Hand/Rifle Grenade
• M61 Fragmentation Hand Grenade
• M67 grenade
• M18 grenade Smoke Hand Grenade
• M18A1 Claymore Antipersonnel Mine
• F1 hand grenade
• RG-4 anti-personnel grenade
• RG-42 hand grenade
• RGD-5 hand grenade
• RPG-43 anti-tank grenade
• M60 rifle grenade

Anti-tank rocket and grenade launchers

M72 LAW

M203 grenade launcher

• M9A1 Bazooka 80mm
• LRAC Mle 50 73mm (French-produced anti-tank rocket launcher developed from the German Panzerschreck)
• Blindicide RL-83 anti-tank rocket launcher^[7]
• M72 LAW^[8]
• RPG-2 rocket-propelled grenade launcher
• RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher^[9][10]
• Type 69 RPG rocket-propelled grenade launcher
• M47 Dragon
• CMS B-300 83mm Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW)
• ENTAC
• MILAN (mounted on Technicals)^[11]
• BGM-71 TOW (mounted on Technicals)
• AT-3 Sagger
• M203 grenade launcher^[12]
• M79 grenade launcher

Recoilless rifles

B-10 82mm recoilless rifle in Batey Ha-Osef Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel.

B-11 107mm recoilless rifle in Batey ha-Osef Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel.

• M2 Carl Gustaf 84mm
• B-10 82mm (mounted on Technicals)
• B-11 107mm (mounted on Technicals)
• SPG-9 73mm (mounted on Technicals)
• M40A1 106mm (mounted on Technicals, M113, AMX-VCI, and VAB APCs)^[13]

Mortars

Soltam M-65 120mm heavy mortar in Beyt ha-Totchan Museum, Zikhron Ya'akov, Israel.

Soltam M-66 160mm heavy mortar in Beyt ha-Totchan Museum, Zikhron Ya'akov, Israel.

• Type E1 51mm Light mortar
• Thomson-Brandt MO-60-L 60mm light mortar
• M224 60mm lightweight mortar (LWCMS)
• M2 60mm mortar
• M29 81mm mortar
• M30 4.2 inch (106.7mm) mortar^[14]
• 82-PM-41 (M-1937) 82mm mortar
• 2B14-1 Podnos 82mm mortar
• 2B11 Sani 120mm towed heavy mortar
• Hotchkiss-Brandt TDA MO-120-RT-61 120mm towed heavy mortar
• 120-PM-43 (M-1943) 120mm heavy mortar
• Soltam M-65 120mm heavy mortar (mostly mounted on M3/M9 half-tracks and modified M113 APCs)
• Soltam M-66 160mm heavy mortar (mostly mounted on M3/M9 half-tracks and Makmat mortar carriers)
• 2S4 240mm towed breech-loading heavy mortar

Rocket and missile systems

Grad-P 122mm single tube rocket launcher system in Batey Ha-Osef Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel.

APR-40/RO-40 128mm 6-tube multiple rocket launcher mounted on a DAC chassis in Beyt ha-Totchan Museum, Zikhron Ya'akov, Israel.

• Grad-P 122mm Light portable rocket system^[15]
• BM-11 122mm multiple rocket launcher
• BM-13 122mm multiple rocket launcher
• BM-21 Grad 122mm multiple rocket launcher^[16]
• APR-40/RO-40 128mm multiple rocket launcher^[17]
• BM-12 107mm multiple rocket launcher (mounted on Technicals)^[18]
• BM-14 140mm multiple rocket launcher (mounted on Technicals)^[19]
• Type 63 107mm multiple rocket launcher (Chinese version of the BM-12 mounted on Technicals)^[20]
• Type 81 140mm multiple rocket launcher (Chinese version of the BM-14 mounted on Technicals)^[21]
• FIM-43 Redeye surface-to-air missile
• SA-7 Grail surface-to-air missile^[22]
• Frog-7 short-range artillery rocket
• SS.11 anti-tank missile (mostly mounted on ACMAT trucks and Gazelle helicopter gunships)
• SS.12 anti-tank missile (mounted on Gazelle helicopter gunships)
• HOT anti-tank missile (mostly mounted on Gazelle helicopter gunships)
• SNEB 68mm rocket projectile

Anti-tank guns

ZiS-2 57mm anti-tank gun in Batey Ha-Osef Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2005.

D-44 85mm anti-tank gun in Beyt ha-Totchan Museum, Zikhron Ya'akov, Israel.

• ZiS-2 57mm anti-tank gun
• ZiS-3 76.2mm anti-tank gun
• D-44 85mm anti-tank gun^[23]
• D-48 85mm towed anti-tank gun

Anti-aircraft guns and Autocannons

57 mm AZP S-60 anti-aircraft gun in Hatzerim Israel Airforce Museum, Beersheba, Israel.

• S-60 57mm anti-aircraft gun^[24]
• Bofors 40mm L/60 anti-aircraft gun (mounted on cargo trucks and BTR-152 APCs)^{[25][26][27][28][29]}
• M621 20mm chain-fed cannon (installed on Gazelle helicopter gunships)
• Zastava M55 20mm autocannon (mostly mounted on technicals and cargo trucks)^[30]
• Hispano-Suiza HSS-661 30mm autocannon
• ZPU (ZPU-1, ZPU-2, ZPU-4) 14.5mm autocannons (mostly mounted on technicals, M113 APCs and M3/M9 half tracks)
• ZU-23-2 23mm autocannon (mostly mounted on technicals, cargo trucks, M113 and BTR-152 APCs)^[31]
• TCM-20 20mm mount (mounted on M3/M9 half tracks)

Howitzers

Mle 1950 BF-50 155mm howitzer in Beyt ha-Totchan Museum, Zikhron Ya'akov, Israel.

M-30 122mm howitzer in Beyt ha-Totchan museum, Zikhron Ya'akov, Israel.

• QF Mk III 25 Pounder field gun^[32]
• M101A1 105mm towed field howitzer^[33]
• M114A1 155mm towed field howitzer
• Mle 1950 BF-50 155mm howitzer
• M198 155mm howitzer
• FH-70 155mm field howitzer
• M1938 (M-30) 122mm howitzer
• 2A18 (D-30) 122mm howitzer^[34]
• M1944 (BS-3) 100mm anti-tank and field gun
• M1954 (M-46) 130mm towed field gun^[35]
• Type 59-1 130mm field gun (Chinese-made gun deriveted from the Soviet M-46)
• M1955 (D-20) 152mm towed gun-howitzer

Armoured vehicles

AML-90 of the Lebanese Army in Beirut, 1982.

ex-PLO built UR-416 clone in Batey Ha-Osef Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2005.

BTR-152 converted into an ARV by the South Lebanese Army in Yad La-Shiryon Museum, Latrun, Israel, 2005.

ex-Lebanese Army AMX-VCI in Yad La-Shiryon Museum, Latrun, Israel, 2005.

BTR-50PK converted into an Medevac vehicle by the South Lebanese Army in Yad La-Shiryon Museum, Latrun, Israel, 2005.

ex-Lebanese Army M41A3 light tank in Yad La-Shiryon Museum, Latrun, Israel, 2005.

ex-Lebanese Army AMX-13 light tank in Yad La-Shiryon Museum, Latrun, Israel, 2005.

• AMX-13 light tank (75mm, 90mm, and 105mm gun versions)^[36][37]
• M41A3 Walker Bulldog light tank^[38]
• Sherman Firefly medium tank
• Sherman M-50 medium tank^[39][40]
• T-34/85 medium tank^[41][42]
• T-54/55 main battle tank^[43]
• T-62 main battle tank
• Ti-67 (Tiran 4) main battle tank (Israeli-modified version of the T-54/55)^[44][45]
• M48A1 and M48A5 main battle tanks^[46]
• Charioteer tank destroyer^[47][48][49]
• SU-100 tank destroyer
• M42 Duster SPAAG^[50][51][52]
• ZSU-23-4 Shilka SPAAG^{[53][54][55][56][57]}
• Shorland Mk 1 Patrol Car
• Cadillac Gage V-100 Commando armoured car^[58]
• Staghound armoured car^{[59][60][61][62]}
• Panhard AML-90 armoured car^[63]
• Alvis Saladin armoured car^[64]
• IAI/Ramta RAM-2V Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle
• IAI/Ramta RBY-2 Scout Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle
• Bravia V-200 Chaimite armoured car
• UR-416 armoured car^[65][66][67]
• BTR-152 armoured personnel carrier^{[68][69][70][71]}
• BTR-50PK amphibious armoured personnel carrier
• BTR-60PB armoured personnel carrier
• VAB armoured personnel carrier^[72][73]
• Alvis Saracen armoured personnel carrier^[74][75]
• Panhard M3 VTT armoured personnel carrier^[76][77][78]
• M3/M9 Zahlam half-track^[79][80]
• M59 armored personnel carrier
• M113 armoured personnel carrier and M113 ACAV^[81][82][83]
• AMX-VCI armoured personnel carrier^[84]
• BMP-1 armoured personnel carrier^[85][86]
• M577 command vehicle
• M106 mortar carrier
• Makmat mortar carrier
• Homemade armoured cars^[87]

Technicals and transport vehicles

• Hotchkiss M201 jeep (French-produced version of the Willys MB jeep)^[88]
• M151 1/4 ton jeep^[89]
• M38A1 MD jeep^[90][91]
• Keohwa M-5GA1 and KM-41 Jeeps (South Korean-produced versions of the M38 jeep)
• UAZ-469 light utility vehicle
• Kaiser M715 jeep^[92]
• Santana 88 Ligero Militar jeep^[93]
• Land-Rover short and long wheelbase series II-III^[94]
• Pinzgauer 710 light all-terrain vehicle
• Volvo Laplander L3314A light utility vehicle^[95][96]
• Toyota Land Cruiser (J40) light pickup
• Toyota Land Cruiser (J45) light pickup
• Toyota Land Cruiser (J55) light pickup
• Toyota Land Cruiser (J70) light pickup
• Peugeot 404 light pickup
• Peugeot 504 light pickup^[97]
• ACMAT TPK 4.15 SM3 utility truck
• Dodge M37 - 3/4 ton 1953 utility truck
• Dodge WC51 light truck
• Dodge 1956 Fargo pickup
• Dodge Power Wagon W200 light truck
• Dodge Ram (1st generation) light pickup^[98]
• GMC Sierra Custom K25/K30 light pickup
• Chevrolet C-10/C-15 Cheyenne light pickup
• Chevrolet C-20 Scottsdale light pickup
• Chevrolet C/K 3rd generation pickup truck^[99]
• Nissan Patrol 160-Series pickup^[100]
• Datsun 720 pickup truck^[101]
• Suzuki Jimny LJ20 1st generation off-road mini SUV^[102]
• Gurgel Sport utility vehicle (SUV)
• Jeep Wagoneer full-size Sport utility vehicle (SUV)
• Jeep Gladiator J20 pickup truck^[103]
• M880/M890 Series CUCV
• Toyota Dyna U10-series light-duty truck
• Toyota U10-series route van (minibus)^[104]
• Chevrolet/GMC G-Series third generation van (used as military ambulance)^[105]
• Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter minibus (used as military ambulance)
• Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Pickup^[106]
• AIL M325 Command Car ("Nun-Nun")^[107][108]
• Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406 and 416 light trucks
• GAZ-66 light truck^[109]
• Chevrolet Series 50 light-duty truck
• Dodge 600 medium-duty truck
• GMC C7500 medium-duty truck
• Bedford RL lorry
• GMC CCKW 2½ ton cargo truck
• M35A1 and M35A2 2-1/2 ton cargo trucks^[110][111]
• ZIL-131 truck
• Isuzu TW truck
• Saviem SM8 TRM 4000 truck
• Berliet GBC 8KT heavy-duty truck
• M813 5-ton cargo truck^[112]
• M54A2 5-ton heavy cargo truck
• KrAZ-255 heavy cargo truck^[113][114]
• M5A1 artillery tractor^[115]

Vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices

• Car bomb^{[116][117][118]}
• Suicide truck-bomb^[119][120]

Helicopters

• Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama II light helicopter^[121][122]
• Aérospatiale SA 316B/C Alouette III light helicopter^[123]
• Aérospatiale SA 330C Puma medium transport/utility helicopter^[124][125]
• Aérospatiale SA-342L Gazelle helicopter (used mainly in the gunship role)^[126]
• Agusta-Bell AB212 utility transport^[127]

Aircraft

• Dassault Mirage IIIEL fighter jet
• Potez CM.170R Fouga Magister jet trainer (used mainly in the fighter-bomber role)
• Hawker Hunter FGA.70 and FGA.70A fighter jets (used mainly in the fighter-bomber role)^[128]
• Scottish Aviation Bulldog T-1 Model 126 trainer (used also in the reconnaissance/observation role)

Naval craft

• EDIC III-class Landing craft tank
• Fairey Marine Tracker MkII Class patrol boat
• Dabur-1 class patrol boat^[129][130]
• Zodiac rubber inflatable boat^[131]
• Converted civilian fishing craft (fitted with Heavy machine-guns)^[132]

See also

• 1958 Lebanon crisis
• Lebanese Civil War
• Syrian intervention in Lebanon
• 1982 Lebanon War

Notes

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