# List of current equipment of the Chilean Marine Corps

This is a list of equipment of the Chilean Marine Corps (CIM) currently in use. It includes small arms, artillery, military vehicles, watercraft and UAVs.

## Equipment
### Handguns

| Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
| Colt .45 caliber | US | Semi-automatic pistol | 11.43×23 mm | | Used by personnel who perform functions as members of security units. |
| IWI Jericho 941 | IL | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19 mm | | The Chilean Marine Corps has the IWI Jericho 941 RPSL. Used by the Expeditionary Amphibious Brigade (BAE) and the Marine Infantry Commandos. |

### Battle / assault rifles

| Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Details |
| Heckler & Koch HK33A2 | DE | Assault rifle | 5.56×45 mm | Rifles used since the late 60s, renovated and recovered over time. It is currently used by support, facility security, service and reserve units of the Chilean Marine Corps. |
| Heckler & Koch HK33SG1 | DE | Assault rifle | 5.56×45 mm | — |
| Colt M4A1 | US | Assault rifle | 5.56×45 mm | Used by the Marine Infantry Commandos. It is a special operations optimized rifle model (SOPMOD). |
| FN SCAR-L | BE | Assault rifle | 5.56×45 mm | The SCAR-L replaced the Heckler & Koch HK33A2 as the standard light weapon for riflemen in the Chilean Marine Corps, and the SCAR-H replaced the Heckler & Koch HK33SG1 as the weapon used by select marksmen of the naval squadron. The SCAR-L, incorporated from 2014, corresponds to the standard 14" and long 18" barrel version, and has accessories such as Elcan Specter optical sights and Eotech red dot sights, FN40GL-L 40 mm grenade launcher and sound suppressors. |
| FN SCAR-H | BE | Battle rifle | 7.62×51 mm | The SCAR-L replaced the Heckler & Koch HK33A2 as the standard light weapon for riflemen in the Chilean Marine Corps, and the SCAR-H replaced the Heckler & Koch HK33SG1 as the weapon used by select marksmen of the naval squadron. The SCAR-L, incorporated from 2014, corresponds to the standard 14" and long 18" barrel version, and has accessories such as Elcan Specter optical sights and Eotech red dot sights, FN40GL-L 40 mm grenade launcher and sound suppressors. |

### Sniper rifles

| Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
| Barrett M82A1 | US | Anti-materiel sniper rifle | 12.7×99 mm | | Barrett M82A1 is used by the BAE and Marine Infantry Commandos, while the Barrett Model 98B is used by the BAE only. Both weapons mount the Schmidt & Bender 5-25x56 PM II LP optical sight. |
| Barrett Model 98B | US | Sniper rifle | 8.6×70 mm | | Barrett M82A1 is used by the BAE and Marine Infantry Commandos, while the Barrett Model 98B is used by the BAE only. Both weapons mount the Schmidt & Bender 5-25x56 PM II LP optical sight. |

### Submachine guns

| Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
| Heckler & Koch MP5 | DE | Submachine gun | 9×19 mm | | It is used by the Marine Infantry Commandos. |

### Machine guns

| Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Details |
| L43A1 | UK | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51 mm | British version of the FN MAG mounted on the FV101 Scorpion light tank of reconnaissance as a secondary weapon. |
| Browning M2 HB | US | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99 mm | Mounted on HMMWV 4x4 armoured tactical vehicles. |
| Heckler & Koch MG4 | DE | Light machine gun | 5.56×45 mm | Machine guns acquired in 2014 to replace the Ultimax 100 MK 3 and MG3, respectively. MG4 used by BAE and Marine Infantry Commandos, while MG5 is used by BAE only. |
| Heckler & Koch MG5 | DE | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51 mm | Machine guns acquired in 2014 to replace the Ultimax 100 MK 3 and MG3, respectively. MG4 used by BAE and Marine Infantry Commandos, while MG5 is used by BAE only. |
| FN MAG | BE | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51 mm | Secondary weapon of the LAV III (NZLAV) 8x8 light armoured vehicles. |

### Grenade launchers

| Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
| Mk 19 | US | Automatic grenade launcher | 40 mm | | Mounted on HMMWV 4x4 armoured tactical vehicles. |
| FN40GL-L | BE | Coupled grenade launcher | 40 mm | | Accessory for the FN SCAR-L. |

### Anti-armor weapons

| Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
| M72 LAW | US | Rocket-propelled grenade | 66 mm | | In 2018, a new variant of this weapon was reported to be in service. |
| AT4 | SE | Anti-tank weapon | 84 mm | | — |

### Mortars

| Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
| M60 | AT | Light mortar | 60 mm | | In 2015, the mortars of 60 mm and 81 mm from the Austrian company Hirtenberger Defense Systems were incorporated. Used by the BAE to provide fire support to the sections and companies of the Marine Corps. |
| M81 | AT | Medium-weight mortar | 81 mm | | In 2015, the mortars of 60 mm and 81 mm from the Austrian company Hirtenberger Defense Systems were incorporated. Used by the BAE to provide fire support to the sections and companies of the Marine Corps. |

### Howitzers

| Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
| KH-178 | KOR | Towed howitzer | 105 mm | | 16 howitzers that were acquired in 1991. Used by the Combat Support Battalion No. 41 Hurtado of the BAE. |
| G-4 | IL | Towed howitzer | 155 mm | | 24 howitzers that were acquired second-hand from South Africa in 1992. Used for coastal defense by Marine Infantry Detachments No. 1 Lynch and No. 4 Cochrane. Mercedes-Benz Zetros MB 1833 4x4 trucks are used to tow them. |

### Anti-ship weapons

| Name | Origin | Type | Image | Details |
| Excalibur | UK | Anti-ship missile | | A coastal defense version that was developed in the United Kingdom and deployed to Gibraltar from 1985 to 1997. It uses Exocet MM-38 ground-launched missiles. In 1993 steps were taken that concluded with the acquisition of a battery for the Chilean Marine Corps. In 2019, it is still reported to be in service with Marine Infantry Detachment No. 1 Lynch for coastal defense roles. |

### Armoured vehicles

| Name | Origin | Type | Details |
| BV-206D (VT-206) / M-973 | SE / CL | Tracked articulated vehicle | The first vehicles arrived in 1988. Some of these vehicles were assembled by Cardoen Industries. |
| FV101 Scorpion | UK | Light tank of reconnaissance | In 1993 steps were taken in the United Kingdom that concluded with the acquisition of 12 second-hand units. In 2008, these units were replaced by 15 second-hand units from Spain. These latter units are modified and have a 200 hp Perkins T6/3544 six-cylinder diesel engine and optronic systems consisting of a laser rangefinder, night vision devices and an electronic calculator. |
| M1151/M1152 HMMWV | US | Armoured tactical vehicle | 4x4 vehicles acquired after the acquisition of the M998 HMMWV in 2006. Armed with Mk 19 grenade launcher and Browning M2 HB machine gun. These vehicles partly replaced the PVPs that had been acquired in 2009 and then gradually transferred to Carabineros de Chile. |
| LAV III (NZLAV) | CA | Light armoured vehicle | 22 second-hand 8x8 units purchased in New Zealand in April 2022. They will be delivered in two batches, one in 2022 and one in 2023. Vehicles armed with a M242 Bushmaster cannon as primary weapon and two FN MAG machine guns as secondary weapons. |
| Kia KLTV181/182 | KOR | Armoured tactical vehicle | 4x4 vehicles of the troop transport version acquired in December 2022. |

### Utility vehicles

| Name | Origin | Type | Details |
| Kia KM 420 | KOR | Light utility vehicle | 4x4 vehicles acquired in the early 2000s. |
| M998 HMMWV | US | Light utility vehicle | 4x4 transport version vehicles acquired second-hand in 2006. |
| Polaris Sportsman 500 | US | All-terrain vehicle | 6x6 ATVs purchased over a decade ago. |
| Honda XR250 | JP | Off-road motorcycle | — |

### Shelter vehicles

| Name | Origin | Type | Image | Details |
| — | — | Shelter vehicle | | In 2020, the purchase of a shelter vehicle was tendered to replace the one operated by the Marine Infantry Detachment No. 1 Lynch. But it was canceled due to the contingency of the COVID-19 pandemic. |

### Support trucks

| Name | Origin | Type | Details |
| M-35 A2 | US | Cargo truck | 6x6 trucks acquired in the 1990s. Most replaced by Kia KM 250 and KM 500 trucks. |
| Kia KM 250 | KOR | Cargo truck | 6x6 multi-purpose military trucks acquired in the 2000s. |
| Kia KM 450 | KOR | Light cargo truck | 4x4 multi-purpose military trucks acquired in the 2000s. |
| Kia KM 500 | KOR | Cargo truck | 6x6 multi-purpose military trucks acquired in the 2000s. |
| Kia KM 255 | KOR | Fuel tanker truck | 6x6 trucks used as fuel tanker. |
| Kia KM 451 | KOR | Ambulance pickup truck | 4x4 trucks used as ambulances. |
| Kia KM 502 | KOR | Wrecker truck | 6x6 trucks used as wrecker. |
| Mercedes-Benz Zetros MB 1833 | DE | Cargo truck | 4x4 trucks acquired in 2014 and used to tow the G-4 howitzers. |
| International DT 4600 | US | — | It is 4x4 trucks. |

### Watercraft

| Name | Origin | Type | Image | Details |
| Zodiac | FR | Inflatable boat | | — |
| Pumar | CL | Inflatable boat | | The Chilean Marine Corps employs various models of Pumar inflatable boats produced by ASMAR. |

### UAVs

| Name | Origin | Type | Image | Details |
| Skua | CL | Miniature UAV | — | Developed by Seawind SA Ltda. in 2010 and acquired in 2012 by the Chilean Marine Corps. It is the first reconnaissance UAV fully incorporated into a Chilean military force. |
| Chercán | CL | Compact quadcopter | — | Developed by SISDEF and deployed in 2015 by the Chilean Marine Corps in MINUSTAH. |
| Mavic Pro | CN | Compact quadcopter | | 4 units acquired between 2018 and 2019. |
| Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual | CN | Compact quadcopter | | 3 units acquired in 2020. |