Country catalog

Lake Chad basin Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 1 weapon system built or assembled in Lake Chad basin, including artillery, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

1 weapon systems
1Catalog records
1Equipment categories
2Leading builders shown
2Conflict links shown

Category Mix

Artillery1

Builder Links

Boko Haram-side fabricators1Unknown local fabricators1

Conflict Coverage

2009 Boko Haram Insurgency12011 First Libyan Civil War1

Category

Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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Improvised launcher for 122mm rockets, Improvised multiple rocket launcher, Artillery2011 First Libyan Civil War, 2009 Boko Haram InsurgencyImprovised launcher for 122mm rocketsImprovised multiple rocket launcherBuilt by: Unknown local fabricators / Boko Haram-side fabricatorsThe improvised launcher for 122mm rockets is a non-standard artillery system assembled from Grad-family rockets, tubes, or captured launch components. Public reporting documents pickup-mounted rebel launchers in the 2011 First Libyan Civil War and a four-tube ISWAP/Boko Haram-side pickup launcher in the 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, giving irregular forces a mobile but inaccurate area-fire capability from standoff range.