Chilean Army
Major Army Equipment, 1993
| Type and Description | Country of Origin | In Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Light tank | ||
| AMX-13 | France | 47 |
| M-41 | United States | 50 |
| M-24 | -do- | 60 |
| Medium battle tanks | ||
| AMX-30 | France | 21 |
| M4A3/M51 Israeli-modified Super-Sherman | United States/Israel | 150 |
| Armored personnel carriers | ||
| EE-9 Cascavel | Brazil | 200 |
| EE-11 Urutu | -do- | 300 |
| M-113A1 | United States | 60-100 |
| Famae-Mowag Piranha 8x8 | Chile/Switzerland | 50 |
| Cardoen-Mowag Piranha 6x6 | -do- | 180 |
| Armored infantry fighting vehicles | ||
| Mowag Piranha with 90mm gun | -do- | 20 |
| Mortar carriers | ||
| Cardoen-Mowag Piranha 120mm | -do- | 50 |
| Mortars | ||
| 60mm M-19 | United States | n.a. |
| 81mm M-29 | -do- | 300 |
| Famae 60mm | Chile | n.a. |
| Famae 81mm M-1 | -do- | n.a. |
| Famae 107mm | -do- | 15 |
| Famae 120mm (50 self-propelled) | -do- | 110 |
| Hotchkiss-Brandt MO-120-M65 | France | n.a. |
| Recoilless launchers (150 total) | ||
| 57mm M-18 | United States | n.a. |
| 75mm M-18 | -do- | n.a. |
| 89mm M-20 3.5-inch | -do- | n.a. |
| M40A1 106mm recoilless launcher | -do- | n.a. |
| Light antitank guided weapons (3,000 total) | ||
| Milan 120mm | France/Germany | n.a. |
| Mamba | Germany/South Africa | n.a. |
| Armbrust 300 80mm | Germany | n.a. |
| Air defense weapons | ||
| HSS-639 single 20mm gun | Switzerland | 100 |
| Oerlikon K 63 twin 20mm gun | -do- | 100 |
| 35mm twin | n.a. | 24 |
| L/70 40mm (in storage) | n.a. | 6 |
| Blowpipe SAM missile launchers | Britain | 50 |
| Fire-support vehicles | ||
| Cardoen-Mowag Piranha with 90mm gun | - do- | 20 |
| Artillery | ||
| M-101 105mm | United States | 74 |
| Oto Melara Model 56 105mm | Italy | 36 |
| Soltam M-68 155mm towed howitzer | Israel | 30 |
| Mk F3 SPH 155mm | France | 10 |
| LFH-18 105mm towed howitzer | Germany | n.a. |
| Fixed-wing aircraft | ||
| CASA CN-235 | Spain | 3 |
| CASA C-212 Aviocar | -do- | 6 |
| PA-31 Piper Navajo | United States | 3 |
| PA-28 Piper Dakota | -do- | 8 |
| Cessna O-1 | -do- | 4 |
| Cessna 337G | -do- | 3 |
| Cessna Citation (VIP) | -do- | 1 |
| Cessna R172K | -do- | 16 |
| Cessna R172 (training) | -do- | 16 |
| Dassault-Breguet Falcon 200 | France | 1 |
| DHC-6 | Canada | 4 |
| Helicopters | ||
| Bell UH-1H | United States | 3 |
| Bell 206B | -do- | 2 |
| Hughes 530F (armed training) | -do- | 5 |
| Aérospatiale AS-332B Super Puma | France | 3 |
| Aérospatiale SA-330 Puma | -do- | 9 |
| Aérospatiale SA-315B Lama | -do- | 10 |
| Enstrom 280 FX | n.a. | 14 |
n.a.--not available.
Source: Based on information from The Military Balance, 1993- 1994, London, 1993, 179-80; and "World Defence Almanac, 1992- 93: The Balance of Military Power," Military Technology [Bonn], 18, No. 1, January 1993, 44.
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