This is a list of equipment used by the Salvadoran Army.
Infantry weapons
editHandguns
editModel | Image | Caliber | Origin | Details |
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SIG Sauer P226 | .40 S&W | Switzerland | All its variants including the SIG Sauer X Six SIG P226 X Six. Used by soldiers and special forces. | |
CZ 75[1] | 9×19mm | Czechoslovak Socialist Republic | ||
Jericho 941[1] | 9×19mm | Israel | ||
Browning Hi-Power[1] | 9×19mm | Belgium | ||
Glock 17[1] | 9×19mm | Austria | Salvadoran Army's Special Forces and Anti-terrorist Command. Variants that are used: Glock 17, Glock 17C, Glock 17L, Glock 17MB, Glock 17M. |
Submachine guns and personal defence weapons
editModel | Image | Caliber | Origin | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
MP5[1] | 9×19mm | West Germany | MP5SD3, MP5A3, MP5A2, MP5, MP5A1 | |
Uzi[1] | 9×19mm | Israel | Uzi submachine gun, Mini-Uzi. |
Assault and battle rifles
editHK33[1] | 5.56×45mm | West Germany | Including HK53 variant. | |
HK G3[1] | 7.62×51mm | West Germany | G3A3, G3A4, G3KA4 | |
FN FNC | 5.56×45mm | Belgium | Versions used: Standard" Model 2000 and Short" Model 7000, used by the Salvadoran Military Police and Paratrooper Battalion. | |
M4 | 5.56×45mm | United States | M4 Carbine, Colt M4A1, Colt M4 (original 1993 version), M4 (Colt Model 933), Colt M4 (M162 sights, burst and full auto) | |
T65[1] | 5.56×45mm | Taiwan | ||
CAR-15[1] | 5.56×45mm | United States | Colt Model 933, XM177, GAU-5/A (Colt Model 610), XM177E1 (Colt Model 609), XM177E2 (Colt Model 629), Colt Model 653 (M16A1 Carbine), Colt Model 654 (M16A1 Carbine), Colt Model 654 (M16A1 Carbine), Colt Model 727 (M16A2 carbine), Colt Model 733 (M16A2 Commando), Colt Model 723 "M16A2 Carbine". M16A2 SMG Model 635, XM177-E2 (Colt Model 629), Model 933, Colt Model 629, Colt 9mm SMG DOE (Model 633, US Car 15 Carbine (Colt Model 607), US XM177E1 (Colt Model 619), US XM177E2 GAU-5/A/B (Colt Model 639)). | |
M16[1] | 5.56×45mm | United States | XM16E1, M16A1, M16A2, M16A3, M16A4, M16A1 with A2 handguards. M16A2 (Model 701, 703, 705 (Burst fire/single fire)), Model 711, Model 715 and Model 720 (Burst fire/single fire)). M16A2 Light Machine Gun (LMG). Some M16A1s have the M16A2's brass defectors, XM16E1. M16A2 (Model 645), some M16A1s (also with the A2 handguards) have the M16A2 hand-grip. M16A1 with A2 handgrip A2 brass defectors. Also M16A1 with M16A2 handguards have M16A2 brass defectors and M16A1 handgrip, M16A1 (enhanced). | |
M14[1] | 7.62×51mm | United States | Used as ceremonial gun, still used in active service on the Salvadoran Army infantry divisions. | |
AKM | 7.62×39mm | Soviet Union | Used since 1992 by the special forces. | |
AK-63 | 7.62×39mm | Hungarian People's Republic | Used since 1992. | |
IMI Galil[1] | 5.56×45mm | Israel | Galil AR, Galil SAR, Galil SAR339, Micro Galil, Galil ARM. | |
Galil ACE | 5.56×45mm | Israel |
Sniper rifles
editModel | Image | Caliber | Origin | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
M21 | 7.62×51mm | United States | Used in the Salvadoran Army Special Forces. | |
M24 | 7.62×51mm | United States | ||
Barrett M82 | .50 BMG | United States | Used in the Salvadoran Army Special Forces. |
Machine guns
editModel | Image | Caliber | Origin | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
M60[1] | 7.62×51mm | United States | M60, M60E2, M60B, M60C M60D. During the civil war some M60s were chopped from the front sights to give a CBQ capability. | |
M2HB[1] | .50 BMG | United States | ||
HK21[1] | 7.62×51mm | West Germany | ||
FN MAG[1] | 7.62×51mm | Belgium |
Anti-armor weapons
editVehicles
editNote: Sources are circa 1988, while some equipment listed may no longer be in service.
Armoured fighting vehicles | |||||
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Model | Image | Type | Number | Origin | Notes |
AML 90[3] | Armoured car | 10[2][4] | France | ||
UR-416[3] | Wheeled armored personnel carrier | 10[2] | West Germany | ||
YAGU | Armoured personnel carrier | 6 | Israel Mexico |
All-terrain armored vehicle (ATV) for special operations, the version of the YAGU delivered to El Salvador has capacity for three people, equipped with a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) and offers level B6+ armor protection, that is, against rifles. high powered assault | |
Cashuat | Armoured personnel carrier | 41 | El Salvador United States |
Based on a Dodge M37. Armour kits and turrets purchased from the United States and applied in El Salvador[5] | |
VCT-A1 | Infantry fighting vehicle | 1 | El Salvador | Armed with two 20mm HS cannons, used as an anti-aircraft vehicle, designed and produced by the Salvadoran Army. | |
VCT-A2 | Infantry fighting vehicle | 3 | El Salvador | Armed with two HS 404 20mm cannons in a 360° turret and a 7.62mm M60 or FN MAG machine gun or a 12.7x99mm M2 Browning as a secondary weapon, it is used as a tank hunting vehicle, vehicle anti-aircraft and armored personnel carrier. | |
BC7A1 | Armoured personnel carrier | 4 | El Salvador | Armed with two HS 404 20mm cannons. Also used as Anti-Air vehicle, created by the Salvadorian Military | |
M113[3] | Armoured personnel carrier | 20 | United States | ||
CJ-8 (Scrambler)[3] | Armoured car | Unknown | United States | ||
HMMWV | Light armoured car | 50[4] | United States | ||
BMC Vuran | Mine-resistant ambush protected | 11[6] | Turkey | ||
Utility vehicles | |||||
Model | Image | Type | Number | Origin | Notes |
F-Series[7] | Medium-duty commercial vehicle | Unknown | Japan | Part of a fleet of 45 new vehicles. | |
D22[7] | Pick up | Unknown | Japan | Part of a fleet of 45 new vehicles. | |
AIL Storm[8] | Light utility vehicle | 38[2] | Israel | ||
2011 Ford Ranger | Light utility vehicle | 37[9] | United States | ||
Jeep CJ[8] | Light utility vehicle | United States | |||
M151[8] | Light utility vehicle | United States | |||
M35 truck[8] | Medium cargo truck | 45 | United States | ||
M809 truck[8] | Heavy cargo truck | United States | |||
MAN 630 truck[8] | Heavy cargo truck | West Germany |
Artillery
editMortars | ||||||
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Model | Image | Caliber | Number | Dates | Origin | Notes |
M19[2] | 60mm | 306 | United States | |||
M29[10] | 81mm | 151[2] | United States | |||
M74[10] | 120mm | Yugoslavia | Kept in storage. | |||
UB M-52[10] | 120mm | Yugoslavia | Kept in storage. | |||
Field artillery | ||||||
Model | Image | Caliber | Number | Dates | Origin | Notes |
M101[10] | 105mm | 8[2] | United States | |||
M102[10] | 105mm | 24[2] | United States | |||
M56[10] | 105mm | 18[2] | Yugoslavia | On reserve, only used in ceremonies. | ||
Soltam M-71[10] | 155mm | 6[2] | Israel | |||
105/14 Model 56[11] | 105mm | 14 | Italy | Pack Howitzer | ||
M114[10] | 155mm | 6 | United States | |||
Anti-aircraft artillery | ||||||
Model | Image | Caliber | Number | Dates | Origin | Notes |
Zastava M55[10] | 20mm | 31[2] | Yugoslavia |
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