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by majors. Each region consisted of one to four provinces, with one or more infantry brigades assigned to it. The brigades were generally dispersed in battalion or smaller unit formations to protect strategic terrain, urban centers, settlements, and critical infrastructure such as bridges and factories. Counterintelligence agents were assigned to all field units to thwart UNITA infiltration. The army's diverse combat capabilities were indicated by its many regular and motorised infantry brigades with organic or attached armor, artillery, and air defense units; two militia infantry brigades; four antiaircraft artillery brigades; ten tank battalions; and six artillery battalions. These forces were concentrated most heavily in places of strategic importance and recurring conflict: the oil-producing
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1228:from the original on October 13, 2014
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622:(Acquired in 1999 from the Bulgaria).
287:List of equipment of the Angolan Army
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1137:from the original on August 5, 2009
971:Army Special Forces Celebrate Years
902:Library of Congress Country Studies
320:lists the following as in service:
303:
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912:IISS Military Balance 1990 or 1991
748:high-altitude air defense systems.
711:Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.
141:General Gouveia JoĂŁo de SĂĄ Miranda
14:
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1157:Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010
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718:Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
1247:Guy Martin (November 21, 2013).
1199:from the original on May 8, 2014
1092:. Defenceweb. February 5, 2013.
989:IISS Military Balance 2011, 410.
308:Many of Angola's weapons are of
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592:armored personnel carriers
583:Infantry mobility vehicles
574:armored personnel carriers
546:infantry fighting vehicles
536:infantry fighting vehicles
526:infantry fighting vehicles
412:automatic grenade launcher
300:multiple rocket launcher.
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263:infantry fighting vehicles
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842:The Military Balance 2021
691:multiple rocket launchers
675:85 mm divisional gun D-44
421:(500 in service) and the
385:Machine guns include the
357:Stechkin automatic pistol
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1249:"Angola orders Casspirs"
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318:Jane's Information Group
436:(650 ordered in 1987),
208:José Eduardo dos Santos
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1090:"Angolan Armed Forces"
702:Anti-aircraft weaponry
684:130 mm field guns
204:Luzia InglĂȘs Van-DĂșnem
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38:; 50 years ago
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446:B-11 recoilless rifle
442:B-10 recoilless rifle
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640:Anti-tank field guns
458:Between 116 and 267
417:Mortars include the
351:Pistols include the
164:Angolan Armed Forces
105:Angolan Armed Forces
787:Unknown amounts of
763:Unknown amounts of
741:anti-aircraft guns.
721:Unknown amounts of
673:Unknown amounts of
636:Unknown amounts of
631:Self-propelled guns
620:Self-propelled guns
609:Self-propelled guns
310:Portuguese colonial
257:vehicles, over 920
192:Library of Congress
178:had overthrown the
1286:Military of Angola
1155:Jones, Richard D.
998:Defenceweb.co.za,
395:Vz. 52 machine gun
380:FBP submachine gun
131:General Jaque RaĂșl
36:1 August 1974
1281:Armies by country
1165:978-0-7106-2869-5
1131:"Trade Registers"
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516:Armoured vehicles
496:Main battle tanks
484:. Delivered from
482:main battle tanks
453:Main battle tanks
425:(250 in service).
402:Heavy machine gun
361:Tokarev TT pistol
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677:Field Guns.
638:M1942 ZiS-3
589:EE-11 Urutu
571:OT-62 TOPAS
509:Light tanks
434:9K111 Fagot
314:Warsaw Pact
176:coup d'Ă©tat
111:Garrison/HQ
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957:2021-01-12
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823:References
765:SA-7 Grail
689:BM-21 Grad
670:Howitzers.
653:Kazakhstan
506:Amphibious
156:Portuguese
138:commanders
121:Commanders
43:1974-08-01
1033:DefesaNet
927:www.dn.pt
851:Routledge
817:KrAZ-6322
806:Ural-4320
651:(28 from
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598:Artillery
372:Star Z-45
346:IMI Tavor
298:ASTROS II
294:civil war
281:Equipment
267:howitzers
243:artillery
214:Structure
128:commander
1253:Archived
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1094:Archived
1063:Archived
1037:Archived
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974:Archived
812:Star 266
753:SA-3 Goa
716:ZSU-57-2
627:2S7 Pion
555:and 120
488:in 1999.
473:in 1999.
471:Slovakia
467:Bulgaria
460:T-55AM-2
444:and the
423:82-PM-41
397:and the
378:and the
359:and the
316:origin.
247:AA units
231:infantry
227:brigades
202:In 2014
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657:Belarus
569:and 50
486:Belarus
170:History
166:(FAA).
136:Notable
126:Current
88:100,000
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557:BRDM-1
553:BRDM-2
409:AGS-17
334:FN FAL
265:, 298
253:, 600
245:, and
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33:Active
783:SA-13
735:ZPU-4
643:~280
543:BMD-3
533:BMP-2
523:BMP-1
503:PT-76
430:RPG-7
387:RP-46
326:AK-47
235:tanks
1261:2014
1234:2014
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1161:ISBN
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1071:2015
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