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A collection of Western and Soviet made arms and equipment exists ranging from rifles to tanks such as the T-54/55. However, the Lebanese army is still trying to rearm and modernize itself through new aids and purchases from different countries such as the United States, Belgium, Russia, and The Netherlands.
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF; Arabic: القوات المسلحة اللبنانية, romanized:Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa al-Lubnāniyya), also known as the Lebanese Army[ 3 ] (Arabic: الجيش اللبناني, romanized:Al-Jaish al-Lubnani), is the military of Lebanon. It consists of three branches, the ground forces, the air force, and ...
Syria–Lebanon campaign. Part of the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of the Second World War. Australian troops among the ruins of the Sidon Sea Castle, Lebanon, July 1941. Date. 8 June – 14 July 1941 (1 month and 6 days) Location. Syria and Lebanon. Result. Allied victory.
The development of tanks in World War I was a response to the stalemate that developed on the Western Front. Although vehicles that incorporated the basic principles of the tank (armour, firepower, and all-terrain mobility) had been projected in the decade or so before the War, it was the alarmingly heavy casualties of the start of its trench ...
Prototype-World War I Tanks that entered service after, but as designed in World War I Name Country Year Planned prod./actual total Crew Armament [ammo (rds.)] Armour thickness (front/side/top) Weight Engine Speed Range FCM Char 2C: France 1918 300+/10 12 Canon de 75 modèle 1897, 4× 7.92 mm MG 45/22/10 mm 70 t Petrol 2×200/250 hp
Peerless armoured AA lorry [110] Pierce-Arrow armoured AA lorry [111] - 40mm QF 2-pounder gun on lorry chassis. QF 13-pounder 6 cwt AA gun on Thornycroft J lorry [112] United States. Holt 55-1 3-inch AA gun † [113] - delivered in 1917. Holt Mark I (8-inch howitzer) † [113] - 3 built and tested in 1918.
The Army of the Levant (French: Armée du Levant) identifies the armed forces of France and then Vichy France which occupied, and were in part recruited from, the French Mandated territories in the Levant during the interwar period and early World War II. The locally recruited Syrian and Lebanese units of this force were designated as the ...
Anti-tank missiles: ENTAC, SS.11: Anti-tank unguided missiles 88.9mm Instalaza M65 (Bazooka variant), Vehicles M3 Scout Car, Kraz trucks, Saviem Trucks, MAZ-537G, ACMAT, Dodge trucks, M-38 jeep, Pinzgauer, M-34 trucks, Gurgel Xavante, Jeep Wagoneer Logistics and engineering equipment Willème tank transporter, M5 tractor, M817 dump truck