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captured Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged captured.

5 weapon systems

AH-1 155 mm Howitzer, 155 mm towed gun-howitzer, Artillery

ArtilleryAH-1 155 mm Howitzer155 mm towed gun-howitzerSide: Tigray forcesBuilt: Norinco / ChinaThe AH-1 is a Chinese 155 mm towed gun-howitzer associated with Norinco's PLL01/WA-021 artillery family and marketed as an export model with an auxiliary power unit. In the Tigray War, open-source documentation lists seven AH-1 howitzers among heavy weapons visually confirmed as operated by Tigray Defence Forces after large quantities of Ethiopian Army equipment fell into Tigrayan hands.

HS-9 pistol, 9x19 mm semi-automatic pistol, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsHS-9 pistol9x19 mm semi-automatic pistolSide: Islamic StateBuilt: HS Produkt / CroatiaThe HS-9 is a Croatian HS Produkt 9x19 mm semi-automatic pistol from the HS2000/Springfield XD family. Its catalog relevance here is narrow: Conflict Armament Research documented one HS Produkt HS-9 among small arms captured from Islamic State forces in north-western Iraq during the 2014 phase of the anti-ISIS war.

Browning Automatic Rifle, Automatic rifle / light machine gun, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsBrowning Automatic RifleAutomatic rifle / light machine gunSide: IS-aligned militantsBuilt: Winchester Repeating Arms / Colt / Marlin-Rockwell / United StatesThe Browning Automatic Rifle was a U.S. .30-06 selective-fire automatic rifle designed by John M. Browning and manufactured in large numbers by firms including Winchester. In the Battle of Marawi archive it appears as a legacy M1918 BAR identified among weapons captured from IS-aligned militants, showing how old U.S.-origin small arms could persist in local armed-group inventories long after regular military service.

9M133 Kornet, Laser beam-riding anti-tank guided missile system, Infantry Weapons

Infantry Weapons9M133 KornetLaser beam-riding anti-tank guided missile systemSide: Russia / Ukraine / Syrian government and allies / Anti-ISIS coalition and partner forces / Iraqi government and coalition forces / Hamas / Hezbollah / Islamic State Sinai Province / Houthi-Saleh forcesBuilt: KBP Instrument Design Bureau / RussiaThe 9M133 Kornet is a Russian heavy anti-tank guided missile system using laser beam-riding guidance and tandem HEAT or thermobaric warheads. Developed by KBP as a portable and vehicle-integrated ATGM family, it appears in recent conflicts as a Russian-origin anti-armor weapon documented with state forces and non-state armed groups, including captured examples in Ukrainian service.

Browning Hi-Power pistol, Semi-automatic pistol, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsBrowning Hi-Power pistolSemi-automatic pistolSide: Islamic StateBuilt: FN Herstal / BelgiumThe Browning Hi-Power is a classic 9 mm semi-automatic pistol designed by John Browning and completed by FN Herstal, documented in Islamic State hands in Iraq and Syria.