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The Royal Cambodian Army is a part of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces

Royal Cambodian Armed Forces

The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces are the national military forces of Cambodia. The Commander-in-Chief is HM King Norodom Sihamoni, and consists of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Special Forces....

. It has ground forces which numbered about 175,000 divided into eleven divisions of infantry

Infantry

Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...

, with integrated armour

Armoured warfare

Armoured warfare or tank warfare is the use of armoured fighting vehicles in modern warfare. It is a major component of modern methods of war....

and artillery

Artillery

Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...

support. The Royal Army is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defence

Ministry of National Defence, Cambodia

The Ministry of National Defence is the government ministry responsible for national defence in Cambodia. The Ministry is responsible for maintaining and governing the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces....

Military organization

Under the current military plan and divisions, every military region (one per region)has a full strength of 3,500 soldiers. Each division will be supplemented by a mobile reinforcement division in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...

. The country is divided into six, until recently five, military regions, each comprising three or four provinces. There are garrisons in major cities and major army bases.

General Meas Sophea

Meas Sophea

H.E General. Meas Sophea, born 1955, is a senior general in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces . He is currently the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the R.C.A.F and chief of the Royal Cambodian Army.- Early life :...

is the commander of the Royal Cambodian Army. He is also the Deputy Commander in Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces

Royal Cambodian Armed Forces

The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces are the national military forces of Cambodia. The Commander-in-Chief is HM King Norodom Sihamoni, and consists of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Special Forces....

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The forces are deployed as required across the country and in operations, with bases as follows:
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|Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Headquarters, Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh

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|First Military Region HQ, Stung Treng

Stung Treng

Stung Treng is the capital of Stung Treng Province, Cambodia. It is located in the western part of the Virachey National Park.It is the major city of both the district and province and has a population of 29,665 ....

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|Second Military Region HQ, Kompong Cham
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|Third Military Region HQ, Kampong Speu
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||Fourth Military Region HQ, Siem Reap

Siem Reap

Siem Reap is the capital city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia, and is the gateway to Angkor region.Siem Reap has colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old French Quarter, and around the Old Market...

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|Fifth Military Region HQ, Battambang

Battambang

Battambang is the capital city of Battambang province in northwestern Cambodia.Battambang is the second-largest city in Cambodia with a population of over 250,000. Founded in the 11th century by the Khmer Empire, Battambang is well known for being the leading rice-producing province of the country...

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|Sixth (Special) Military Region HQs, Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh

/Pailin

Pailin

Pailin is a province at the northern edge of the Cardamom Mountains, in the west of Cambodia near the border of Thailand. This province is surrounded by Battambang Province, and was officially carved out of Battambang to become a separate administrative division after the surrender of the Ieng...

/Kompong Thom
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|Seventh Military Region HQs, Preah Vihear
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Every Military Region is under the command of a Major General, assisted by a Chief of staff with a rank of a Brigadier General. In every province, there is a military base called Military Operation Zone under the command of a Colonel.

In 2009, several three-star Generals, including General Hing Bun Hieng, were promoted to four-star Generals, along with the promotion of provincial commanders of Gendarmerie to Brigadier Generals. It has been noted that such promotion was an honor bestowed by the government for their effort in the Cambodian-Thai military standoff.

Special Forces Airborne

The Operation Base of the special forces airborne 911 unit (SF-911) is near the takethmey village, Kambol Commune, Angsnoul District, kandal Province. This Unit is under direct Command of High Command Headquarter of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. The SF-911 Have seven Branches with 14 Battalions under their control.

Following units is distributed in the Battalions:

Commando 1 to Commando 4 (Airborne Commando)

Commando 5 to Commando 9 (Attack Commando)

Commando 10 to Commando 12 (Support Commando)

Special Group 13 Close Protection

Counter terrorist 14 Group

Total staff 6,470.

Counter terrorist 14 Group is Cambodians first specialized anti terrorist unit. And is SF-911 SWAT

SWAT

A SWAT team is an elite tactical unit in various national law enforcement departments. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers...

component. Counter terrorist 14 Group support law enforcement in anti terrorist operations

The SF regularly conduct trainings and joint exercises such as:

Special forces 6 course (commando Red Barret)

Airborne 11 Course (para)

Freefall 3 Course

Scuba 3 Course (Chhak Sea)

Terrorist Counter 3 Course (T.O)

Training has also been conducted in Indonesia under a special program at Batujajar. Batujajar military training center is located 22 kilometers from Bandung (West Java), where SF-soldiers have been trained in parachute jumping and Landing zone tactics.

CHHAB PEAKDEY is the Commanding officer for the SF-911.

Military Police

The Gendarmarie, or "Military Police (PM)", is a paramilitary unit about 10,000 soldiers deployed in all 24 provinces of Cambodia, and is responsible for monitoring all of the units of Gendarmerie including general training

Training

The term training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies. It forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of content at institutes of...

. Its headquarters is located in Phnom Penh, with the unit's chain of command under the Royal Cambodia Armed Forces High Command, The Gendarmerie is under the direct supervision of a commander with an equivalent rank to Lieutenant-General. The current commander of Gendarmerie is lieutenant-General Sao Sokha, a fomer bodyguard and personal advisor to Cambodian Prime minister Hun Sen

Hun Sen

Hun Sen is the current Prime Minister of Cambodia.He has been the sole leader of the Cambodian People's Party , which has governed Cambodia since the Vietnamese-backed overthrow of the Khmer Rouge in 1979...

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As a branch of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces

Royal Cambodian Armed Forces

The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces are the national military forces of Cambodia. The Commander-in-Chief is HM King Norodom Sihamoni, and consists of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Special Forces....

, Gendarmerie is under the direct control of the Ministry of National Defense and the Royal Cambodian High Command. Although, the Gendarmarie does not have a regional division like the military, it does have provincial division.

The Gendarmerie monitors all the 24 provinces and 186 districts, working with the local people. The Gendarmerie includes: a mobile team, consisting of six intervention units; an intervention vehicle battalion, a cavalry

Cavalry

Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...

and other 4 infantries

Infantry

, based in Phnom Penh. The Gendarmerie training school is located in Khum Kombol, Kandal Province

Kandal Province

Kandal is a province of Cambodia. Its capital is Ta Khmao town . The province completely surrounds, but does not include, the national capital Phnom Penh...

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The following table describes the number of soldiers in the army's special forces:
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|Bodyguard

Bodyguard

A bodyguard is a type of security operative or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous, wealthy, or politically important figure—from assault, kidnapping, assassination, stalking, loss of confidential information, terrorist attack or other threats.Most important public figures such...

Unit
|5,000 soldiers
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|911 Parachute Regiment
|6,000+
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|Gendarmarie "Military Police

Military police

Military police are police organisations connected with, or part of, the military of a state. The word can have different meanings in different countries, and may refer to:...

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Equipment

The main combat weapon

Weapon

A weapon, arm, or armament is a tool or instrument used with the aim of causing damage or harm to living beings or artificial structures or systems...

s used by the army are illustrated in the table below. As of February 2006, it is assessed that about 240 of the APCs

Armoured personnel carrier

An armoured personnel carrier is an armoured fighting vehicle designed to transport infantry to the battlefield.APCs are usually armed with only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles , or mortars...

are to be fully operational.

Main military

Operational art and tactical doctrine is still being defined as the process of reform continues.
Ostensibly, the continuing military reorganization will provide integrated armored support for each of the regional infantry divisions. However, much of Cambodia's terrain does not lend itself to armored operations and tanks are rendered unusable during the rainy season. All the OT-64 APCs have apparently gone to the Phnom Penh reserve force.

In the 1990s, in order to make the army more mobile and mechanized, there was a steady influx of new tanks, self propelled artillery, armored personnel carriers (APCs), and trucks. The ground forces seldom retire old models of weapons and tend to maintain a large equipment stock, keeping old models along with upgraded ones in the active force or in reserve. The army remains largely an infantry force, although a decade-long modernization program has significantly improved the mobility and firepower of its active forces.

Equipment for the main force units was furnished by Vietnam, China, and by the Soviet Union. Armaments consisted of small arms of Soviet origin, including the AKM (updated version of the AK-47) assault rifle, RPD light machine gun, PKM general-purpose machine gun, RPG-2 82mm rocket-propelled grenade, RPG-7 85mm rocket-propelled grenade, Chinese Type 56 assault rifle, and various crew-served weapons, including towed medium howitzers, and air-defense weapons in several calibers. Tanks in the RCAF armored battalions included the T-54/55, an old, but capable, main battle tank of Soviet origin; the obsolete PT-76/Type 63 light amphibious tank; and the Type-59, an older Chinese main battle tank, probably handed down from Vietnamese stocks. Multiple rocket launcher in main force included BM-14 and BM-21. Armored fighting vehicles in the main force inventory consisted of the Soviet BTR series of wheeled vehicles, and some aging American equipment, such as: M106 armored carriers and M113 armored personnel carriers, either bequeathed by Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

or left behind from the days of the Khmer Republic

Khmer Republic

The Khmer Republic or République Khmère, was the republican government of Cambodia that was formally declared on October 9, 1970. The Khmer Republic was disestablished in 1975 and was followed by the totalitarian communist state known as Democratic Kampuchea.-Background:Formally declared on October...

Special forces

The special forces' equipment varies from that of the rest of the army. For example, the AK-47 (Type 56) rifle, although reliable and abundant, is not accurate, and is too powerful for safe use by elite units specializing in close quarters combat and hostage situations.

The forces are the first confirmed foreign user of the new Chinese QBZ-95 series of a bullpup

Bullpup

Bullpups are firearm configurations in which the action is located behind the trigger group and alongside the shooter's face, so there is no wasted space for the buttstock as in conventional designs. This permits a shorter firearm length for the same barrel length for improved maneuverability, and...

assault rifles. Technically this rifle is a QBZ-97, a Type 97A added 3-round burst mode and bolt hold-open device, with a different casing made by Jian She Group for export.

Armoured fighting vehicles

Name	Type	Quantity	Origin
T-54/55 T-55 The T-54 and T-55 tanks were a series of main battle tanks designed in the Soviet Union. The first T-54 prototype appeared in March 1945, just before the end of the Second World War. The T-54 entered full production in 1947 and became the main tank for armored units of the Soviet Army, armies of...	Main battle tank Main battle tank A main battle tank , also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the heavy direct fire role of many modern armies. They were originally conceived to replace the light, medium, heavy and super-heavy tanks. Development was spurred onwards in the Cold War with the development...	150
T-55AM2	Main battle tank	40
T-55AM2BP	Main battle tank	50
T-55A	Main battle tank	50
Type 59 Type 59 The Type 59 main battle tank is a Chinese produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, an improvement over the ubiquitous T-54/55. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with serial production beginning in 1963...	Main battle tank	200
Type 62 Type 62 The Norinco Type 62 is a Chinese light tank developed in the early 1960s and is based on the Chinese Type 59 with a reduced main gun caliber, lighter armour and a smaller suite of electronics and other equipment to help reduce weight. The Type 62 is still used by the Chinese People's Liberation...	Light tank	50
Type 63	Light tank	20
BMP-1 BMP-1 The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1 , meaning "infantry fighting vehicle". The BMP-1 was the world's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle...	Infantry fighting vehicle Infantry fighting vehicle An infantry fighting vehicle , also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle , is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide fire support for them...	70
BTR-60PB BTR-60 The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers. It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen first time in public in 1961...	Wheeled Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier	250
BTR-152 BTR-152 The BTR-152 was a non-amphibious Soviet wheeled armored personnel carrier that entered Soviet service in 1950. By the early 1970s it had been replaced in the infantry vehicle role by the BTR-60...	Armoured Personnel Carrier	30
OT-64 SKOT OT-64 SKOT The OT-64 SKOT is an amphibious armored personnel carrier , developed jointly by Poland and Czechoslovakia well into the 1960s.-History:OT-64 was intended to replace the halftrack OT-810, which was nearly...	Armoured Personnel Carrier	40	/
BRDM-2 BRDM-2 The BRDM-2 is an amphibious armoured patrol car used by Russia and the former Soviet Union. It was also known under designations BTR-40PB, BTR-40P-2 and GAZ 41-08...	Amphibious Armoured Scout Car	200
PT-76 PT-76 The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank which was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces. It was widely exported to other friendly states, like India, Iraq, North Korea and North Vietnam. Overall,...	Light tank	20
M113 armored personnel carrier M113 armored personnel carrier The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that has formed the backbone of the United States Army's mechanized infantry units from the time of its first fielding in Vietnam in April 1962. The M113 was the most widely used armored vehicle of the U.S...	Armored personnel carrier	20

Artillery

Name	Type	Quantity
ZiS-3	76 mm anti-tank field gun
T-12 T-12 antitank gun 2A19 or T-12 is a Soviet smoothbore 100-mm anti-tank gun, which served as the main Eastern Bloc towed anti-tank gun from 1955 until the late 1980s.-History:The T-12 entered service in 1955, replacing the BS-3 100 mm field gun...	100 mm anti-tank field gun	15
D-74 D-74 122 mm Field Gun The 122mm D-74 towed gun is a Soviet built gun. Developed in the late 1950s it provided direct/indirect fire for the Soviet Army. Today it is in reserve units with the Russian Army....	122 mm towed howitzer	8
M-30	122 mm towed howitzer	12
D-30	122 mm towed howitzer	100
M-46 130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46) The 130 mm towed field gun M-46 M1954 is a manually loaded, towed 130 mm artillery piece, manufactured in the Soviet Union in the 1950s. It was first observed by the west in 1954...	130 mm towed field howitzer	30
Type 59-1	130 mm towed howitzer	100
Type 63 Type 63 multiple rocket launcher The Type 63 multiple rocket launcher is a towed, 12-tube, 107mm rocket launcher produced by the People's Republic of China in the early 1960s, based on the Soviet BM-12 MRS and using similar rockets...	107 mm towed multiple rocket launcher Multiple rocket launcher A multiple rocket launcher is a type of unguided rocket artillery system. Like other rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers are less accurate and have a much lower rate of fire than batteries of traditional artillery guns...	200
Type 81 SPRL	122 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher	10
BM-21 Grad	122 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher	100
BM-13/16	132 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher	20
BM-14 BM-14 The BM-14 , is a Soviet-made 140mm multiple rocket launcher, fielded by the Soviet Union.The BM-14 can fire rockets fitted with chemical , smoke or high-explosive fragmentation warheads...	140 mm self-propelled multiple rocket launcher	20

Anti-aircraft artillery

Name	Type	Quantity
ZPU-1/-2/-4	14.5mm towed anti-aircraft gun
ZU-23-2 ZU-23-2 The ZU-23-2, also known as ZU-23, is a Soviet towed 23 mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon. ZU stands for Zenitnaya Ustanovka - anti-aircraft mount.-Development history:...	23 mm towed twin-barrel anti-aircraft gun	100
61-K	37 mm towed anti-aircraft gun	100
Type 65/74	37 mm towed twin-barrel anti-aircraft gun	100
AZP S-60 57 mm AZP S-60 57 mm AZP S-60 ; literally: Automatic anti-aircraft gun S-60) is a Soviet towed, road-transportable, short- to medium-range, single-barrel anti-aircraft gun from the 1950s. The gun was extensively used in Warsaw Pact, Middle Eastern and South-East Asian countries.-History:In the late 1940s, the...	57mm towed anti-aircraft gun	~100
KS-19 100 mm air defense gun KS-19 100 mm air defense gun KS-19 was a Soviet anti-aircraft gun. Following the end of the Second World War the Soviet Union introduced into service the 100 mm KS-19 and 130 mm KS-30....	100 mm towed anti-aircraft gun	8

Infantry weapons

Origin	Small Arms	Type	Remark
	Tokarev TT-33 TT-33 The TT-30 is a Russian semi-automatic pistol. It was developed in the early 1930s by Fedor Tokarev as a service pistol for the Soviet military to replace the Nagant M1895 revolver that had been in use since tsarist times, though it never fully replaced the M1895.-Development:In 1930, the...	Semi-automatic pistol	Standard issue
	Type 54 Type 54 pistol The Type 54 , Type 51, M20, TU-90 and Model 213 pistols are Chinese copies of the Soviet type Tokarev TT-33. It was first adopted in 1951 and produced in Shenyang's Factory 66 as the Type 51 using both Russian and Chinese-made parts...	Pistol	Standard issue
	QSZ-92 QSZ-92 The QSZ-92 Services Pistol is a semi-automatic pistol designed by Norinco and it is in limited service in the People's Liberation Army since the late 1990s.-Development:...	Pistol	Standard issue
	Makarov PMM Makarov PM The PM is a semi-automatic pistol design. Under the project leadership of Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov, it became the Soviet Union's standard military side arm from 1951-1991.-Development:...	Pistols	Standard issue
	FN GP35 Browning Hi-Power The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, 9 mm semi-automatic handgun. It is based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at Fabrique Nationale of Herstal, Belgium. Browning died in 1926, several years before the design was finalized...	Pistols	Use by Special forces.
	AKM AKM The AKM is a 7.62mm assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is an upgraded version of the AK-47 rifle and was developed in the 1950s....	Assault Rifle	Standard issue
	AKMS	Assault Rifle	Standard issue
	Type 56	Assault Rifle	Standard issue
	Type 56-1	Assault Rifle	Standard issue
	Type 56-2	Assault Rifle	Standard issue, Recently received and deployed to troops near the Cambodian-Thai border.
	Type 63	Assault Rifle	In limited service
	Type 81-1 Type 81 Assault Rifle The Type 81 assault rifle was the principal automatic rifle used by the Chinese People's Liberation Army from the mid-1980s until 1995. It incorporates elements of the Dragunov Sniper Rifle, SKS, and AK series rifles in general looks...	Assault Rifle	New infantry rifle
	CQ 311 Norinco CQ The CQ is a copy of the Colt M16 rifle. It is currently being manufactured by Norinco. According to the Norinco website, the rifle is officially known as CQ 5.56.-History:...	Assault Rifle	Some are seen in use along with the M16A1 rifle.
	CQ 5.56mm Type A Norinco CQ The CQ is a copy of the Colt M16 rifle. It is currently being manufactured by Norinco. According to the Norinco website, the rifle is officially known as CQ 5.56.-History:...	Assault Rifle	Chinese variant of the M4A1. Used by 911 Para-Commando Special Forces and Bodyguard Unit.http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=131810
	Pindad SS1-V1	Assault Rifle	Used by 911 Para-Commando Special Forces, Military Police, and Bodyguard Unit.
	AR-15 M16 rifle The M16 is the United States military designation for the AR-15 rifle adapted for both semi-automatic and full-automatic fire. Colt purchased the rights to the AR-15 from ArmaLite, and currently uses that designation only for semi-automatic versions of the rifle. The M16 fires the 5.56×45mm NATO...	Assault Rifle	Used by urban forces and military police. FANK's Khmer National Armed Forces The Khmer National Armed Forces , often abbreviated to FANK, were the official armed defense forces of the Khmer Republic, a short-lived state that existed from 1970 to 1975, known today as Cambodia... main assault rifle. All scrapped in late 1990 due to lack of ammunition and spare parts.
	M16A1 M16 rifle The M16 is the United States military designation for the AR-15 rifle adapted for both semi-automatic and full-automatic fire. Colt purchased the rights to the AR-15 from ArmaLite, and currently uses that designation only for semi-automatic versions of the rifle. The M16 fires the 5.56×45mm NATO...	Assault Rifle	Used by urban forces, military police, and a training rifle. FANK's Khmer National Armed Forces The Khmer National Armed Forces , often abbreviated to FANK, were the official armed defense forces of the Khmer Republic, a short-lived state that existed from 1970 to 1975, known today as Cambodia... main assault rifle.
	Daewoo K1A Daewoo K1 Daewoo Precision Industries K1/K1A assault carbine is the first modern firearm developed by Agency for Defense Development and manufactured by Daewoo Precision Industries, and entered service in Republic of Korea Armed Forces in 1981.-Development:...	Assault Carbine	Used by 911 Para-Commando Special Forces.
	QBZ-97	Bullpup Assault Rifle Bullpup Bullpups are firearm configurations in which the action is located behind the trigger group and alongside the shooter's face, so there is no wasted space for the buttstock as in conventional designs. This permits a shorter firearm length for the same barrel length for improved maneuverability, and...	Used by 911 Para-Commando Special Forces and Bodyguard Unit. Decommissioned and replaced by QBZ-97B.
	QBZ-97A	Bullpup Assault Rifle	Used by 911 Para-Commando Special Forces.
	QBZ-97B	Bullpup Assault Carbine	Used by 911 Para-Commando Special Forces and Bodyguard Unit and Cambodian Royal Guards.
	SKS SKS The SKS is a Soviet semi-automatic rifle chambered for the 7.62x39mm round, designed in 1943 by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov. SKS-45 is an acronym for Samozaryadnyj Karabin sistemy Simonova, 1945 Simonov system, 1945), or SKS 45. The Sks is a scaled down version of the PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle also...	Semi-Automatic Carbine Semi-automatic rifle A semi-automatic rifle is a type of rifle that fires a single bullet each time the trigger is pulled, automatically ejects the spent cartridge, chambers a fresh cartridge from its magazine, and is immediately ready to fire another shot...	Standard issue Used by Cambodian Royal Guards. Decommissioned and replaced by QBZ-97B.
	Type 56 Carbine SKS The SKS is a Soviet semi-automatic rifle chambered for the 7.62x39mm round, designed in 1943 by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov. SKS-45 is an acronym for Samozaryadnyj Karabin sistemy Simonova, 1945 Simonov system, 1945), or SKS 45. The Sks is a scaled down version of the PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle also...	Semi-Automatic Carbine	Standard issue by marksman
	Type 85 Type 85 submachine gun The Type 85 submachine gun was developed during early 1980s as a less expensive replacement for the Type 79 submachine gun, and a silenced version was also developed to replace the Type 64 submachine guns which were then in service with PLA...	Submachine Gun	Used by 911 Para-Commando Special Forces.
	QCW-05 QCW-05 The QCW-05 is a suppressed submachine gun...	Submachine Gun	Used by 911 Para-Commando Special Forces.
	Daewoo K7 Daewoo K7 The Daewoo Precision Industries K7 was announced in 2003 as a 9 mm silenced submachine gun for use with the South-Korean special forces. It is based on the K1A infantry rifle, from which the receiver and telescopic buttstock was copied...	Submachine Gun	Used by 911 Para-Commando Special Forces.
	Mini Uzi	Submachine Gun	Standard issue Used by the Bodyguard Unit.
	HK MP5A4	Submachine Gun	Used in small number by 911 Para-Commando Special Forces and by small number of Bodyguard Unit.
	FN-FAL	Battle Rifle Battle rifle A battle rifle is a military service rifle that fires a full power rifle cartridge, such as 7.62x51mm NATO. While the designation of battle rifle is usually given to post-World War II select fire infantry rifles such as the H&K G3, the FN FAL or the M14, this term can also apply to older military...	FANK's Khmer National Armed Forces The Khmer National Armed Forces , often abbreviated to FANK, were the official armed defense forces of the Khmer Republic, a short-lived state that existed from 1970 to 1975, known today as Cambodia... battle rifle. Scrapped due to lack of ammunition and spare parts.
	SVD	Sniper Rifle Sniper rifle In military and law enforcement terminology, a sniper rifle is a precision-rifle used to ensure more accurate placement of bullets at longer ranges than other small arms. A typical sniper rifle is built for optimal levels of accuracy, fitted with a telescopic sight and chambered for a military...	Standard issue
	Type 79/85	Sniper Rifle	Standard issue
	RPK RPK The RPK is a 7.62x39mm light machine gun of Soviet design, developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in the late 1950s, parallel with the AKM assault/battle rifle...	Light Machine Gun Light machine gun A light machine gun is a machine gun designed to be employed by an individual soldier, with or without an assistant, as an infantry support weapon. Light machine guns are often used as squad automatic weapons.-Characteristics:...	Standard issue
	RPD	Light Machine Gun	Standard issue
	Type 56 LMG	Light Machine Gun	Standard issue
	QBB-97 LSW QBB-95 The QBB-95 is the light support weapon variant of the Chinese Type 95 family. Based on the QBZ-95, the standard issue to most PLA units, most parts and ammunition of them are interchangeable...	Light Machine Gun	Used by 911 Para-Commando Special Forces.
	PKM PK machine gun The PK is a 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun designed in the Soviet Union and currently in production in Russia. The PK machine gun was introduced in the 1960s and replaced the SGM and RPD machine guns in Soviet service...	General-purpose machine gun	Standard issue
	Type 80 Type 80 machine gun The Type 80 is a general-purpose machine gun manufactured by Norinco in the People's Republic of China, based on the Russian Kalashnikov PKM series. The machine gun was certified for design finalisation in 1980 and entered the PLA service in the mid-1980s, specifically in 1983...	General Purpose Machine Gun	Standard issue, Recently received and deployed to troops near the Cambodian-Thai border.
	M60 M60 machine gun The M60 is a family of American general-purpose machine guns firing 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links...	General Purpose Machine Gun	FANK's Khmer National Armed Forces The Khmer National Armed Forces , often abbreviated to FANK, were the official armed defense forces of the Khmer Republic, a short-lived state that existed from 1970 to 1975, known today as Cambodia... main machine gun. All scrapped in late 1990 due to lack of ammunition and spare parts.
	Zastava M84 Zastava M84 The Zastava M84 is a 7.62mm general-purpose machine gun manufactured by Zastava Arms. The M84 is based on the PK machine gun. The M84 chambers the 7.62×54mmR round. It is gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed and fully automatic.-M84:...	General Purpose Machine Gun	Some are in use in small number along with the PKM and the newer Type 80 machine gun.
	DShKM DShK The DShK 1938 is a Soviet heavy machine gun firing the 12.7x108mm cartridge. The weapon was also used as a heavy infantry machine gun, in which case it was frequently deployed with a two-wheeled mounting and a single-sheet armour-plate shield...	Heavy Machine Gun Heavy machine gun The heavy machine gun or HMG is a larger class of machine gun generally recognized to refer to two separate stages of machine gun development. The term was originally used to refer to the early generation of machine guns which came into widespread use in World War I...	Standard issue
	Type 54 HMG DShK The DShK 1938 is a Soviet heavy machine gun firing the 12.7x108mm cartridge. The weapon was also used as a heavy infantry machine gun, in which case it was frequently deployed with a two-wheeled mounting and a single-sheet armour-plate shield...	Heavy Machine Gun	Standard issue
	Type 77 Type 77 Heavy Machine Gun The Type 77 heavy machine gun is described as China’s first generation designed 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun. The Type 85 is a “product improved” version. The weapon is both gas and recoil operated. The ammunition belt is the standard DShK metal non-disintegrating link.-See also:* W85 Heavy...	Heavy Machine Gun	Standard issue, Recently received and deployed to troops near the Cambodian-Thai border.
	W85 W85 Heavy Machine Gun The W-85 heavy machine gun is a heavy machine gun designed in the People's Republic of China.-Overview:The W85 chambers and fires the 12.7x108 mm round. It is a gas-operated, belt-fed, fully automatic weapon.-See also:* Type 77* DShK* NSV...	Heavy Machine Gun	Standard issue, Recently received and deployed to troops near the Cambodian-Thai border.
	Browning M2-HB	Heavy Machine Gun	FANK's Khmer National Armed Forces The Khmer National Armed Forces , often abbreviated to FANK, were the official armed defense forces of the Khmer Republic, a short-lived state that existed from 1970 to 1975, known today as Cambodia... main heavy machine gun. All scrapped in late 1990 due to lack of ammunition and spare parts.
	RPG-2 RPG-2 The RPG-2 was the first rocket-propelled grenade launcher designed in the Soviet Union.-Development:The RPG-2 , was a man-portable, shoulder-launched rocket-propelled grenade anti-armor weapon...	Rocket-Propelled Grenade	Standard issue
	RPG-7V RPG-7 The RPG-7 is a widely-produced, portable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Originally the RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and now manufactured by the Bazalt company...	Rocket-Propelled Grenade	Standard issue
	Type 56 RPG RPG-2 The RPG-2 was the first rocket-propelled grenade launcher designed in the Soviet Union.-Development:The RPG-2 , was a man-portable, shoulder-launched rocket-propelled grenade anti-armor weapon...	Rocket-Propelled Grenade	Standard issue
	Type 69 RPG Type 69 RPG The Type 69 85mm rocket propelled grenade , made by Norinco, is a Chinese copy of the famous RPG-7 developed by the Soviet Union. First introduced in the early 1970s, the Type 69 RPG is a common individual anti-tank weapon in service with the PLA...	Rocket-Propelled Grenade	Standard issue
	M72 LAW M72 LAW The M72 LAW is a portable one-shot 66 mm unguided anti-tank weapon, designed in the United States by Paul V. Choate, Charles B. Weeks, and Frank A. Spinale et al...	Light Anti-tank Rocket Anti-tank warfare Anti-tank warfare was created by the need to seek technology and tactics to destroy tanks and their supporting infantry during the First World War...	Decommissioned, FANK's Khmer National Armed Forces The Khmer National Armed Forces , often abbreviated to FANK, were the official armed defense forces of the Khmer Republic, a short-lived state that existed from 1970 to 1975, known today as Cambodia... main rocket launcher. All used in the conflict of Khmer Rouge at the Vietnam border.
	RPG-18 RPG-18 The RPG-18 Mukha is a Russian short-range, disposable light anti-tank rocket launcher.-History:The RPG-18 is very similar to the US M72-series LAW anti-tank rocket and was developed after the Soviet military obtained M72s from its allies in Vietnam...	Light Anti-tank Rocket
	PF-89 PF-89 The PF-89 is the new generation standard light anti-tank weapon in service with the People's Liberation Army to replace the obsolete Type 69 RPG. It is a rocket launcher used primarily by infantry squads to engage and defeat light armor and bunkers...	Light Anti-tank Rocket	Standard issue New infantry Anti-tank Rocket Launcher
	Armbrust Armbrust Armbrust is a lightweight unguided anti-tank weapon designed and developed by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm of Germany, who later sold its manufacturing rights to Chartered Industries of Singapore ....	Light Anti-tank Rocket	Standard issue
	SA-7 Grail Strela 2 The 9K32 “Strela-2” is a man-portable, shoulder-fired, low-altitude surface-to-air missile system with a high explosive warhead and passive infrared homing guidance...	Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems	Standard issue
	HN-5 HN-5 The HN-5 , is a family of first generation Chinese man-portable air-defense systems based on Soviet technology. The literal translation of Hong Ying is Red Tassel, but HN abbreviation is used to avoid confusion with HY series anti-ship missiles of Silkworm missile family...	Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems	Standard issue
	FN-6 FN-6 FN-6 , also known as the HY-6, is a third generation passive infrared man portable air defence system. It was developed by China, and is their most advanced surface-to-air missile offered in the international market. Specially designed to engage low flying targets, it has a range of 6 km and...	Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems	Standard issue, Recently received and deployed near the Cambodian-Thai border.
	FN-12/16 FN-6 FN-6 , also known as the HY-6, is a third generation passive infrared man portable air defence system. It was developed by China, and is their most advanced surface-to-air missile offered in the international market. Specially designed to engage low flying targets, it has a range of 6 km and...	Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems	Standard issue, Advance version of the FN-6.
	M79 M79 grenade launcher The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired, break-action grenade launcher that fires a 40x46mm grenade which used what the US Army called the High-Low Propulsion System to keep recoil forces low, and first appeared during the Vietnam War...	Grenade Launcher Grenade launcher A grenade launcher or grenade discharger is a weapon that launches a grenade with more accuracy, higher velocity, and to greater distances than a soldier could throw it by hand....	Standard issue FANK's Khmer National Armed Forces The Khmer National Armed Forces , often abbreviated to FANK, were the official armed defense forces of the Khmer Republic, a short-lived state that existed from 1970 to 1975, known today as Cambodia... main grenade launcher. All scrapped due to lack of ammunition and spare parts.
	M203 M203 grenade launcher The M203 is a single shot 40 mm grenade launcher designed to attach to a rifle. It uses the same rounds as the older M79 break-action grenade launcher, which utilize the High-Low Propulsion System to keep recoil forces low. Though versatile, and compatible with many rifle models, the M203 was...	Grenade Launcher	Attach on the M16A1 rifle, also uses by FANK's Khmer National Armed Forces The Khmer National Armed Forces , often abbreviated to FANK, were the official armed defense forces of the Khmer Republic, a short-lived state that existed from 1970 to 1975, known today as Cambodia... . All scrapped due to lack of ammunition and spare parts.

Aviation

The Royal Cambodian Army is known to operate the following aircraft

Aircraft

An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...

types:

Origin	Type	Quantity
	Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin Eurocopter Dauphin The Eurocopter SA 365/AS365 Dauphin 2 is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter .-Design and development:...	1
	Mi-8 Mil Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. The Mi-8 is the world's most-produced helicopter, and is used by over 50 countries. Russia is the largest operator of the Mi-8/Mi-17 helicopter....	4
	Mi-17 MI-17 MI-17 can refer to:* Mil Mi-17, Soviet helicopter*M-17...	5

Peacekeeping Operations

The RCAF has sent RCAF personnel to various hotspots as part of the Kingdom of Cambodia's role as a member of the United Nations

United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

. Mostly engineers and logistical units, as well as Military Police and members of the paramilitary Armed Police have been sent to peacekeeping operations such as:

Central African Republic
Central African Republic
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Congo
Republic of the Congo
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Sudan
Sudan
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Chad
Chad
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Haiti
Haiti
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External links

Royal Cambodian Army
Ministry of National Defence
Ministry of National Defence - Photo gallery
Gun World - Cambodian QBZ-97
PhnomPenhPost

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Military organization

Special Forces Airborne

Military Police

Equipment

Main military

Special forces

Armoured fighting vehicles

Artillery

Anti-aircraft artillery

Infantry weapons

Aviation

Peacekeeping Operations

See also

External links