The Oryx Handbook of Cuban Fighting Vehicles

By Stijn Mitzer

Notes:

- Click on the equipment to get a picture of them in Cuban service.

- If several configurations of a vehicle with one designation are known, they are added as such.

Abbrevations:

- CBAF (Carro Blindado de Apoyo de Fuego) = Armoured Fire-Support Vehicle.

- CBE (Carro Blindado de Exploración) = Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle.

- CBI (Carro Blindado de Infantería) = Armoured Infantry Vehicle.

- C-AP (Cañón Autopropulsado) = Self-propelled Artillery.

- C-AP-AT (Cañon Autopropulsado Anti-Tanque) = Self-propelled Anti-Tank Cannon.

- C-AP-MP (Cañon Autopropulsado Multipropósito) = Self-Propelled Artillery Multi-Purpose.

Copying the list, or certain edited photos in the list is strictly forbidden without naming Oryx Blog as the source.

Special thanks to Foro Militar General and Sahureka.

Tanks

T-34/85 Obr. 1945 (Likely to have been decomissioned. Some used as platforms for artillery)
T-55 (Some used as platforms for SAMs)
T-55A
T-55M
T-55AM
T-62 Obr. 1967
T-62 Obr. 1972
T-62M
IS-2M (Likely to have been decommissioned. One used as a diving attraction)
PT-76B (Likely to have been decommissioned. Some used as transporter-loader for the S-125 SAM)

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

BRDM-2 ''CBE-14.5'' (Cuban upgraded examples known as CBE-14.5M)
BTR-100 ''CBAF-100'' Two configurations: (2)
BTR-115 ''CBAF-115''

Infantry Fighting Vehicles

BMP-1 (Some used as unarmed driver training 'tanks')
BMP-1P
BMD-1 (One used as a diving attraction)
BTR-60-73M ''CBI-73M''

Armoured Personnel Carriers

BTR-152 Two configurations: (2)
BTR-50
BTR-60P (Most converted to other roles. One used as a diving attraction)
BTR-60PB
BTR-70M

Infantry Mobility Vehicles

David ''Iguana'' Two configurations: (2) (Some exported to Angola)

Fast Attack Vehicles

UAZ-469
Fiero Two configurations: (2)
Paquito Three configurations: (2) (3)

Command Vehicles

R-145 ''BTR-R-145''
BTR-60PU-12 (Not yet seen)

Military Engineering Vehicles

BTS-4
PTS-M
T-62 Obr. 1967 CEV Two configurations: (2)
IMR (Not yet seen in original configuration. Several converted to a yet unknown role)

Tank Destroyers

SU-100 ''SAU-100'' (Likely to have been decomissioned. One used as a diving attraction)
2P32 'Falanga' (Likely to have been decomissioned. One used as a diving attraction)
9P133 'Malyutka' (Unknown if still serving in original role)
BTR-40 Jabali (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
100mm C-AP-AT-BMP-100

Towed Artillery

57mm (ZiS-2) anti-tank gun M-1943

76mm (ZiS-3) anti-tank gun (Not yet seen)
85mm (D-44) anti-tank gun
100mm (BS-3) field gun M-1944 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
100mm (T-12) anti-tank gun (Some mounted on BMPs)
122mm (A-19) field gun M1931/37 (Some mounted on trucks)
122mm (M-30) howitzer M-1938 (Some used as ceremonial guns)
122mm (D-30) howitzer 2A18 (Some mounted on trucks and BMPs)
130mm (M-46) field gun M-1954 (Some mounted on trucks and tanks)
152mm (ML-20) howitzer-gun M-1937 (Not yet seen in original configuration. Some mounted on tanks)
152mm (D-20) howitzer-gun M-1955 (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)

Self-Propelled Artillery

100mm C-AP-BTR-100
100mm C-AP-MP-T-100 Two configurations: (2)
120mm M-AP-BRDM-120 ''M-AP-CBE-120'' Two configurations: (2)
122mm 2S1 Gvozdika
122mm C-AP-T-122 Two configurations: (2)
122mm C-AP-BMP-122'
122mm OBÚS-AP Jupiter (?)
122mm C-AP Jupiter III
130mm C-AP-T-130
130mm Jupiter I Prototype: (1)
152mm 2S3 Akatsiya
152mm C-AP-T-152

Multiple Rocket Launchers

55mm MRG-1
57mm Canimar-57
122mm BM-21 Two configurations: (2)
130mm RM-51 (Likely to have been decomissioned)
213mm RBU-6000 'Frontera'
240mm BM-24 (Likely to have been decomissioned)
Unknown MRL (1)
Unknown MRL (2)
Unknown MRL (3)

Towed Anti-Aircraft Guns

12.7mm DShK
12.7mm M-53
14.5mm ZPU-1
14.5mm ZPU-2 (Not yet seen)
14.5mm ZPU-4
23mm ZU-23
30mm Vz.53/59 (Likely to have been decomissioned)
37mm M-1939 (61-K)
57mm AZP S-60
100mm KS-19 (Some mounted on trucks as artillery. One used as a diving attraction)

Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns

23mm ZSU-23-4 (Can be armed with MANPADS) (Some equipped with PKT MGs for training purposes)
57mm ZSU-57-2
23mm BTR-152-23-2 ''BTR-152-ZU-23 or Yatare-23'' Two configurations: (2)
23mm BTR-60-23-2 ''BTR-60-ZU-23 or BTR-23''
30mm BTR-60-30-2 (Likely to have been decomissioned)
37mm BTR-60-37-2 ''Duplex-BTR-37'' Two configurations: (2)
57mm T-54-57-2 ''Duplex-T-57''

Self-Propelled SAM Systems

9K12 Kub
9K33 Osa (Some equipped with 4K33 Osa-M missiles)
9K31 Strela-1 (Not yet seen in original configuration) Some equipped with R-13M AAMs)
9K35 Strela-10 (Some equipped with 9M31s, MANPADS R-13M and R-60MK AAMs)
Mobile S-75 on a T-55(A) Two configurations: (2)
Mobile S-125 on a T-55A Two configurations: (2)

Static SAM Systems

S-75 Dvina "SA-2" (Most mounted on tanks. Others transferred to North Korea)
S-125 Pechora quadruple launcher "SA-3" (Most mounted on tanks. Others transferred to North Korea)

Coastal Defence Systems

4K51 Rubezh
Bandera VI-M 'Remulgadas Two configurations: (2)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Sterkh-BM (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
Unknown UAV (1)

Radars

P-10 ''Knife Rest B'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
P-12 ''Spoon Rest A'' (For the S-75)
P-14 ''Tall King'' (Satellite imagery available)
P-18 ''Spoon Rest D''
P-19 "Flat Face B"
Indigenous phased array antenna for P-19 ''Flat Face B'' (For the S-125)
P-35/37 ''Bar Lock''
SNR-75 ''Fan Song'' (For the S-75) Two configurations: (2) (Most mounted on tanks or trailers)
SNR-125 ''Low Blow'' (For the S-125) Two configurations: (2) (Most mounted on tanks)
RSP-7

SURN 1S91 (For the 2K12 Kub)
PRV-9 ''Thin Skin'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
PRV-11 ''Side Net''
PRV-13 ''Odd Pair'' (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
SON-9A "Fire Can" (Not yet seen)
SON-50 ''RPK-1'' "Flap Wheel"
58N7 "Back Trap" (Documented by a few sources, not yet seen)
R-410M ''Twin Plate'' troposcatter
Mys and Furuno coastal radar
RPK-2 "Tobol" (For SPAAGs and 57mm AZP S-60)

Thursday, 22 August 2019