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Tigray forces Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment cataloged with Tigray forces as the conflict side.

5 weapon systems

ZU-23-2, Towed twin 23 mm anti-aircraft autocannon, Air Defense

Russia-Ukraine War, Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict +1 moreZU-23-2Towed twin 23 mm anti-aircraft autocannonBuilt: KBP Instrument Design Bureau and multiple state/license producers / Soviet Union, Russia, Bulgaria, Poland, Egypt, ChinaThe ZU-23-2 is a Soviet twin 23 mm towed anti-aircraft autocannon built around two 2A14 guns on a light carriage. Its manual sighting, rapid emplacement, and high volume of fire make it a close-range air-defense weapon against low-flying aircraft, helicopters, and drones, while many operators also use it for direct fire against light vehicles and infantry positions. In the Russia-Ukraine War, Ukrainian units have kept the system relevant in mobile and positional air-defense teams.

D-44, 85 mm towed field gun, Artillery

Russia-Ukraine War, Tigray WarD-4485 mm towed field gunBuilt: No. 9 Uralmashzavod / Soviet UnionThe D-44 is a Soviet 85 mm divisional field gun developed after World War II as a replacement for the 76 mm ZiS-3. Although originally a towed direct-fire and light artillery weapon, Ukrainian forces have documented improvised mobile use during the Russia-Ukraine War by mounting the gun on MT-LB carriers to gain limited shoot-and-scoot mobility.

BM-21 Grad, 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, Artillery

Russia-Ukraine War, Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict +1 moreBM-21 Grad122 mm multiple rocket launcherBuilt: Motovilikha Plants / Soviet defense industry / Soviet Union / RussiaThe BM-21 Grad is a Soviet 122 mm multiple rocket launcher built around a 40-tube launcher on a wheeled truck chassis. In the Russia-Ukraine War it remains a common area-fire system on both sides, valued for rapid salvos and mobility but dependent on shoot-and-scoot tactics because the launcher is carried on an unarmored truck.

D-30 122 mm howitzer, 122 mm towed howitzer, Artillery

Russia-Ukraine War, Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict +2 moreD-30 122 mm howitzer122 mm towed howitzerBuilt: Artillery Plant No. 9 / Soviet Union / RussiaThe D-30 is a Soviet 122 mm towed howitzer built around a distinctive three-leg carriage that gives the gun 360-degree traverse. In the Russia-Ukraine War it remains relevant because both armies use Soviet-caliber artillery, Ukraine has received additional D-30s from partners, and Russian D-30 positions continue to appear in frontline strike reporting.

T-62, Main battle tank, Tanks

Russia-Ukraine War, Syrian Civil War +2 moreT-62Main battle tankBuilt: Uralvagonzavod / Soviet UnionThe T-62 is a Soviet main battle tank built around a 115 mm smoothbore gun, a four-person crew, and conventional tracked armor layout. Designed by the Uralvagonzavod design bureau as a successor to the T-54/T-55 family, it became a major Cold War Soviet tank and later reappeared in Russia's war against Ukraine as older T-62M and T-62MV variants were pulled from storage to supplement Russian armored forces.