By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
This list only includes vehicles and equipment in service with Yemeni factions. Vehicles and equipment operated by the United Arab Emirates Army, Royal Saudi Land Force, the Saudi Arabian National Guard or other Coalition partners are not included in this list.
Note that because of the war currently raging in Yemen a lot of military equipment is being destroyed as well as acquired and created, meaning some entries listed here may soon no longer be appropriate. Instead of predicting the composition of the post war armed forces of Yemen, the goal of this list is to comprehensively catalogue the prewar Yemeni military as well as clarify what military equipment is currently available to Yemeni parties on the battlefield.
Civilian trucks towing military trailers are not included in the list.
Last updated on 25-9-2015.
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Last updated on 25-9-2015.
Tanks
T-34/85 Obr. 1945
T-55
T-55A
T-55AM1 Two configurations: (2) (3)
T-55AM2
T-62 Obr. 1967
T-62 Obr. 1972 Two configurations: (2, modernised by the addition of a NSV)
T-72S
T-72B
T-80BV Two configurations: (2)
M60A1 Patton
Armoured fighting vehicles
BRDM-2
BTR-60, modernised by the addition of an AML-90 turret with IR searchlight
Alvis Saladin
AML-90 Three configurations: (2, modernised by the addition of an IR searchlight) (3, modernised by the addition of a BTR-60 turret)
Infantry fighting vehicles
Armoured personnel carriers
BTR-40 Two configurations: (2, modernised by the addition of a roof)
BTR-152 Four configurations: (2, modernised by BPU-1 turret, viewing and firing ports) (3, modernised by BPU-1 turret, windows, viewing and firing ports) (4, modernised by BPU-1 turret, windows, viewing and firing ports)
BTR-60PB
BTR-80
MGC-14.5
M113 Five configurations: (2) (3, modernised with turret) (4, modernised with turret and viewing port) (5, modernised with turret, viewing and firing ports)
Panhard M3 VTT
Command vehicles
Military engineering vehicles
Tank destroyers
Towed artillery
85mm (D-44) anti-tank gun
105mm M101 howitzer
120mm M-1938 mortar
122mm gun (A-19) M-1931/37
122mm (M-30) howitzer M-1938
122mm (D-30) howitzer 2A18
130mm (M-46) field gun M-1954
130mm (SM-4-1) coastal defense gun (Not yet seen)
152mm D-20 towed gun-howitzer M-1955
Self-propelled artillery
Multiple rocket launchers (MRLs)
107mm Type 63 (Not yet seen in original configuration) Two configurations: (2)
122mm BM-21 Three configurations: (2) (3)
122mm Sakr '6' Two configurations: (2)
122mm Sakr '40'
220mm BM-27
220mm Single-barreled Uragan
220mm BM-27 on a Star 1466
al-Najim al-Thaqib 1 Two configurations: (2)
al-Najim al-Thaqib 2 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
Zilzal
al-Sarkha (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
Ballistic Missiles
9K52 Luna-M (All believed to have been decommissioned)
R-17 Elbrus "Scud-B" (Most destroyed during Operation Decisive Storm)
Hwasŏng-5/6 "Scud-B/C'' (Most destroyed during Operation Decisive Storm)
OTR-21 Tochka (Most destroyed during Operation Decisive Storm)
Towed anti-aircraft guns
12.7mm DShK
12.7mm Type 77
14.5mm ZPU-1
14.5mm ZPU-2
14.5mm ZPU-4
20mm M167 (Not yet seen in original configuration)
23mm ZU-23
37mm M-1939 (61-K)
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
20mm M167 on an M35
20mm M167 on a BTR-152 Two configurations: (2)
23mm ZSU-23-4
Self-propelled SAM systems
9K12 Kub (Most destroyed during Operation Decisive Storm)
9K31 Strela-1
Static SAM systems
S-75 Dvina "SA-2" (Most destroyed during Operation Decisive Storm)
S-125 Pechora quadruple launcher "SA-3" (Most destroyed during Operation Decisive Storm)
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Radars
P-12/18 ''Spoon Rest A/D'' (Satellite imagery available)
P-15 ''Flat Face A''
P-35 ''Bar Lock''
SNAR-10 "Big Fred"
SNR-75 ''Fan Song'' (For the S-75)
SNR-125 ''Low Blow'' (For the S-125)
RSP-7 (Not yet seen)
SURN 1S91 (For the 2K12 Kub)
PRV-13 ''Odd Pair''
Mys-ME
Argos-73 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
Trucks
GAZ-66 Two configurations: (2)
GAZ-3308
ZiL-130 Two configurations: (2)
ZiL-131 Five configurations: (2) (3) (4) (5)
ZiL-135 Two configurations: (2)
ZiL-157 Three configurations: (2) (3)
Ural-4320 Two configurations: (2)
ATS-59 Two configurations: (2)
MAZ-543
BAZ-5921
KrAZ 255B Two configurations: (2)
KrAZ-6322 Two configurations: (2)
KAMAZ-43114
KAMAZ-43118
KAMAZ-4326
M35 Two configurations: (2)
M39 Two configurations: (2)
Navistar International 7000 series
MAN TGA 26 480
Mercedes-Benz Actros Two configurations: (2)
STAR 266 (Can be armed with ZPU-4s and ZU-23s)
STAR 1466 Two configurations: (2)
Hyundai HD120
Volvo FH-12 420
- Unknown truck (1)
Jeeps and MRAPs
UAZ-469
Toyota Land Cruiser FJ-40
Toyota Land Cruiser Four configurations: (2) (3) (4)
Toyota Land Cruiser BJ45 Two configurations: (2)
Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ 70 series Eight configurations: (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (Can be armed with ATGMs, RCLs, ZPU-1s and ZU-23s)
Toyota Land Cruiser 4500 EFI
Modernised Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ 70 series Four configurations: (2) (3) (4) (Can be armed with RCLs)
Nissan Patrol Two configurations: (2)
Suzuki Vitara
Jalal 1 (Not yet seen)
Jalal 2 (Not yet seen)
Jalal 3 Three configurations: (2) (3)
Jalal 4 (Not yet seen)
Jalal 5
Jalal 6 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
Jalal 7 (Not yet seen)
Ford F-250 Two configurations: (2)
Ford F-350 (Can be armed with ZU-23s)
M-151
M-1123 (Not yet seen in original configuration) Two configurations: (2) (Can be armed with ZPU-2s and ZU-23s)
M-1151 Four configurations: (2) (3) (4)
Cougar 4x4
Badger ILAV
M-ATV (Used by Yemeni government and Southern Resistance)
Foton Tunland
Land Rover
ACMAT VLRA
Reva Two configurations: (2)
Al-Shibl 2 Two configurations: (2)
- Unknown Tactical Vehicle (1, believed to be of the Jalal series)
- Unknown Tactical Vehicle (2, believed to be of the Jalal series)
- Unknown Tactical Vehicle (3, believed to be of the Jalal series) Two configurations: (2)
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great as usual :) in background of Volvo FH semi with patton on trailer you can see Polish Star 944, so U can add to list ;)
ReplyDeleteTalk about a keen eye! I don't think we would ever have spotted that. Other available imagery (which we'd misidentified as being of the M1083 FMTV) shows it is the 6x6 STAR 1466, which is of course hard to make out in the tiny image you picked it out from. Since you appear to be very knowledgeable in the area of truck identification, could you help us out with a proper name for what is listed here as the STAR 266? Even though the vehicles in Yemen are largely identical to their Polish counterparts, we could not get an exact match in terms of the grille and "STAR" lettering.
DeleteStar 266 was right, the AA version with zu23 in polish army are called Hibneryt but I think It was some DIY mod. And of course you have right there were 1466 instead of 944, even now I see 2nd rear axle :)
DeleteThey have good military, unlike what I thought . Thanks for the great article
ReplyDeleteThought I'd drop a link I found. It's done by some Russians. Anyways it's a tally of destroyed military equipment in Yemen from all sides. From armor to jets and helicopters. http://lostarmour.info/yemen/
ReplyDeletejust saw this post today. how did i miss it. awesome as usual
ReplyDeleteAll links down. Pls reupload
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