# List of equipment of the Tanzanian Army

The equipment of the Tanzanian Army can be subdivided into infantry weapons, armoured personnel carrier and tanks.

## Small arms

| Name | Caliber | Type | Origin | Notes |
| Pistols ||||||
| Stechkin APS | 9×18mm | Semi-automatic pistol | Soviet Union | |
| Browning Hi-Power | 9×19mm | Semi-automatic pistol | Belgium Canada | |
| Sub-machine guns ||||||
| Sterling | 9×19mm | Submachine gun | United Kingdom | |
| Sten | 9×19mm | Submachine gun | United Kingdom | |
| PPSh-41 | 7.62×25mm | Submachine gun | Soviet Union | |
| Sa 23 | 7.62×25mm | Submachine gun | Czechoslovak Socialist Republic | |
| Rifles ||||||
| FN FAL | 7.62×51mm | Battle rifle | Belgium | |
| Heckler & Koch G3 | 7.62×51mm | Battle rifle | West Germany | |
| Heckler & Koch HK33 | 5.56×45mm | Assault rifle | West Germany | HK33A2 variant. |
| SKS | 7.62×39mm | Semi-automatic rifle | Soviet Union | |
| AKM | 7.62×39mm | Assault rifle | Soviet Union | |
| Type 56 | 7.62×39mm | Assault rifle | China | |
| Type 81 | 7.62×39mm | Assault rifle | China | |
| Zastava M70 | 7.62×39mm | Assault rifle | Yugoslavia | |
| AMD-65 | 7.62×39mm | Assault rifle | Hungarian People's Republic | |
| IMI Galil MAR | 5.56×45mm | Assault rifle Designated marksman rifle | Israel | |
| vz. 58 | 7.62×39mm | Assault rifle | Czechoslovak Socialist Republic | |
| Lee-Enfield | .303 British | Bolt-action rifle | British Empire | |
| Sniper rifles ||||||
| Mosin-Nagant | 7.62×54mmR | Bolt-action Sniper rifle | Russian Empire | |
| Machine guns ||||||
| DShK | 12.7×108mm | Heavy machine gun | Soviet Union | |
| SG-43 | 7.62×54mmR | Medium machine gun | Soviet Union | |
| RP-46 | 7.62×54mmR | Light machine gun | Soviet Union | |
| RPD | 7.62×39mm | Squad automatic weapon | Soviet Union | |
| RPK | 7.62×39mm | Squad automatic weapon | Soviet Union | |
| KPV | 14.5×114mm | Heavy machine gun | Soviet Union | |
| UK vz. 59 | 7.62×54mmR | General-purpose machine gun | Czechoslovak Socialist Republic | |
| Type 67 | 7.62×54mmR | General-purpose machine gun | China | |
| FN MAG | 7.62×51mm | General-purpose machine gun | Belgium | |
| Bren | 7.62×51mm | Light machine gun | United Kingdom | |
| Grenade launchers ||||||
| RPG-2 | 40mm | Rocket-propelled grenade | Soviet Union | |
| RPG-7 | 40mm | Rocket-propelled grenade | Soviet Union | |

## Tanks

| Name | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
| Type 59G | Main battle tank | China | 15 | 30 delivered by China from 1971–1973; all rebuilt as Type 59Gs from 2011–2013 according to SIPRI. |
| Type 63 | Amphibious Light tank | China | 16-18 | 30 ordered in 1976 from PRC and delivered in 1977 and 1979, 24 Type 63A in 2012-2013 |
| Type 62 | Light tank | China | 25 | 66 including 30 ordered in 1969 from PRC and delivered between 1970 and 1972 |
| VT2 | Main battle tank | China | 5 | SIPRI suggests that Tanzania ordered 5 VT2 in 2019 and received them in 2021. One was displayed at a parade in 2021. |
| FV101 Scorpion | Light tank | United Kingdom | 40 | delivered by britain in 1973 but supply stopped in 1996 only 4 countries use these in africa |

## Armored vehicles

| Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
| Casspir | | MRAP | South Africa | 5 | Delivered in 2009 |
| BTR-152 | | Armoured personnel carrier | Soviet Union China | 10 | 30 BTR-152s delivered in 1966-1967 and ~25 Type 56s delivered in 1979 |
| BRDM-2 | | Amphibious armored scout car | Soviet Union | 10 | 40 delivered in 1978-1979 |
| Type 07PA | | Infantry fighting vehicle Self-propelled mortar | China | 12 |
| PLL-05 | (Photo Needed) | Self-propelled mortar | China | 10 | Delivered in 2014. ~10 PLL-05 according to SIPRI |
| WZ551 | | Armoured personnel carrier | China | 10 | Delivered in 2011-2012 |
| Ashok Leyland FAT 4×4 | | Artillery Towing Vehicle | India | N/A | |

## Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)

| Name | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Status | Notes |
| A-100 | (Photo Needed) | Multiple Launch Rocket System | China | 12 |