Argentina: Land Weapons and Vehicles
Please note that this not a complete list of Argentinean weapons. We will add to the list as more information becomes available. If you have information on Argentinean weapons that are  not listed below, please feel free to e-mail us  Also please e-mail if you find any of the information below to be incorrect. We appreciate your in put.

105mm Recoilless Rifle
9mm L34A1 Sterling Silenced Sub Machine Gun
105mm OTO-Melara Pack Howitzer
7.62mm FN MAG Machine Gun
155mm CITEFA Model 77
7.62mm FN-50-41 Light Machine Gun
Land Based Exocet
7.62mm FN-50-61 Automatic Rifle
90mm Caliber Recoilless Rifle
7.65mm Mauser Sniper Rifle
120mm Mortar
9mm PA3-DM Submachine Gun
81mm Mortar
0.45in M3A1 Submachine Gun
35mmm AA Oerlikon
5.56mm Colt 'Commando' ZM177
20mm AA Rheinmetall
9mm Browning Automatic Pistol
30mm Hispania Suiza AA
LVTP-7s  Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel
0.5in M2 Browning Machine Gun
Panhard AML90 Armoured Car
Tigercat
Roland

105mm 
Recoilless Rifle
Type:
Recoilless Artillery
Calibre (mm):
105mm
Barrel Length (mm):
3000
Elevation (degrees):
+65 degrees
Weight (Kg):
219
Shell (Kg):
15.6
Rate of Fire (rpm):
 3-5
Range (m):
6,875 meters
Crew 
4
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105mm OTO-Melara 
Pack Howitzer
Type:
Towed Artillery
Calibre (mm):
105
Barrel Length (m):
1.48
Elevation (degrees):
-5 to +25
Weight (Kg):
1,290
Shell (Kg):
21.06 HE
Rate of Fire (rpm):
4
Range (m):
10,57 meters
Equipped the Argentine army's 3rd artillery battalion of three batteries when it was deployed to the Falklands.
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155mm CITEFA 
Model 77
Type:
Towed Artillery
Calibre (mm):
155
Barrel Length (m):
5.115
Elevation (degrees):
0 to +67
Weight (Kg):
8,000
Shell (Kg):
43 HE
Rate of Fire (rpm):
1 rpm sustained, 4 rpm for short periods
Range (m):
22,0000m with standard projectile; 25,300 meters 
with rocket assisted projectile
A battery of Model 77s were deployed to the Falklands, but because of their weight 
were restricted to the solid ground around Port Stanley, from where they shelled 
British forces encircling the town.
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Land Based Exocet
Type:
Land-based Anti-Ship Missile
Length (m):
5.21
Diameter (m):
0.35
Span (m):
1.04
Missile Weight (Kg):
735 at launch
Range (m):
4,000 to 42,000 meters
Speed 
Mach 0-93
Two Exocet launch boxes were stripped off the Argentine ship Guerrico after she had been 
damaged during the Invasion of South Georgia. The launches were mounted on a trailer 
and airlifted to Port Stanley. On June the 12th the Exocets were fired at H.M.S. Glamorgan. 
They did not sink the Glamorgan, but the ship was very badly damaged and 13 men killed.
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90mm Caliber
Recoilless Rifle
Type:
Recoilless Artillery
Calibre (mm):
90mm
Length (m):
15 calibres
Weight (Kg):
35
Range (m):
750 meters
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120mm Mortar
Type:
Infantry support weapon
Calibre (mm):
120
Barrel weight (kg):
34
Elevation (degrees):
40-85
Weight (Kg):
94
Rate of Fire (rpm):
 8 
81mm Mortar
Type:
Infantry support weapon
Calibre (mm):
120
Barrel length (mm):
1700
Barrel weight (kg):
35
Elevation (degrees):
30-85
Weight (Kg):
86
Rate of Fire (rpm):
 8 
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Oerlikon
35mmm AA
Type:
Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Calibre (mm):
35
Barrel Length (m):
3.15
Elevation (degrees):
+92/-5
Weight (Kg):
6700
Rate of Fire (rpm):
550
Range (m):
4000
15 x Oerlikon GDF-200 twin AA guns were also found after the surrender, around Port Stanley and Goose Green. These were later refurbished for the The RAF Aug Regiment along with 4 of the captured "Skyguard" radars and used for some 10 years.
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Rheinmetall
20mm/75 AA 
Type:
Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Calibre (mm):
20mm
Barrel Length (m):
20 calibres
Elevation (degrees):
+85 degrees
Weight (Kg):
1640
Shell (Kg):
0.12
Rate of Fire (rpm):
465
Range (m):
5,000
Nine or fifteen 20 mm twin Rheinmetall AA guns around Port Stanley and Goose Green.
30mm Hispania Suiza AA
Type:
Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Calibre (mm):
30mm
Barrel Length (m):
?
Elevation (degrees):
?
Weight (Kg):
?
Shell (Kg):
?
Rate of Fire (rpm):
?
Ceiling (m):
? meters
About 20 of these guns were deployed around the Port Stanley area.
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0.5in M2 Browning 
Machine Gun
Type:
Heavy machine gun
Calibre (mm):
12.7mm
Length (m):
1.653
Weight (Kg):
39.1
Rate of Fire (rpm):
450-600
Range (m):
2,000 meters
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9mm L34A1
Sterling Silenced 
Sub Machine Gun
Type:
Sub Machine Gun
Calibre (mm):
9mm Parabellum
Barrel Length (mm):
198
Overall length (mm):
864
Weight (Kg):
4.3 loaded
Rate of Fire (rpm):
550
Magazine:
34-round box
This weapon was used by members of the Argentine Amphibious Commando during Operation 'Rosario', the Argentinean code name for the "Liberation of the Malvinas"
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7.62mm FN MAG 
Machine Gun
Type:
Machine Gun
Calibre (mm):
7.62
Barrel Length (m):
0.545
Overall Length (m):
1.255
Weight (Kg):
10.85 with butt and bipod
Rate of Fire (rpm):
650-1000
Range (m):
1,200
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7.62mm FN-50-41 
Light Machine Gun
Type:
Light Machine Gun
Calibre (mm):
7.62 x 51mm NATO
Barrel Length (mm):
621
Weight (Kg):
6.45 kg. unloaded
Rate of Fire (rpm):
650-700 
Feed
20 round box mag
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7.62mm FN-50-61
Type:
Automatic rifle
Calibre (mm):
7.62mm
Barrel Length (m):
0.533
Overall length (m):
1.09
Weight (Kg):
4.325 empty
Rate of Fire (rpm):
650-700
Range (m):
650
Magazine:
20-round box
A variant of the Belgian FN FAL rifle, details given for the FAL. 
The fully automatic fire selection is almost impossible to control
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7.65mm 
Mauser M1909
Type:
Sniper Rifle
Calibre (mm):
7.65
Barrel Length (m):
29.1 inches
Overall Length (m):
49 inches
Weight (Kg):
9.2lbs empty
Rate of Fire (rpm):
Single shot
Range (m):
?
Magazine:
 5-round staggered column box
The 1909 Argentine Mauser was made by DWM in Germany for the  Argentines, later produced in there own Argentine factory's it is large ring 98 style mauser action , earlier rifle 1891 was small ring Mauser almost identical to turk 1890, made by DWM or Lowe of Germany not gotten from Turkey but ordered from Germany. Extractors were improved on 1909 model when they went from earlier small ring 1891 design to new 98 action design that improved gas porting, larger ring dia for strength , 3rd safety lug on bolt etc.  Info supplied by Aaron.

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9mm PA3-DM
Submachine Gun
Type:
  Submachine gun
Caliber
9mm Parabellum
Barrel Length (mm):
290 
Overall length (mm):
700 
Weight (Kg):
3.4
Rate of Fire (rpm):
650 
Magazine:
 25 round box
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0.45in M3A1 
Submachine Gun
"Grease Gun"
Type:
  Submachine gun
Caliber
0.45inch 
Barrel Length (cm):
20.32
Overall length 
22.8 inches with stock retracted
Weight (Kg):
3.696
Rate of Fire (rpm):
450
Range (m):
150
Magazine:
30-round detachable box magazine
Cheap, ugly and effective, the M3 submachine gun entered U.S. service in December of 1942. Known to GIs as "the Grease Gun"
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5.56mm Colt 
'Commando' 
ZM177
Type:
Light Machine Gun
Calibre (mm):
5.56mm NATO
Barrel Length (m):
0.545
Overall Length (m):
1.255
Weight (Kg):
10.85 with butt and bipod
Rate of Fire (rpm):
650-1000
Range (m):
1,200
9mm Browning
Type:
Automatic Pistol
Calibre (mm):
9
Length (m):
0.2
Weight (Kg):
810g empty
Rate of Fire (rpm):
N/A
Magazine capacity:
13
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LVTP-7s 
Landing Vehicle 
Tracked Personnel
Type:
Amphibious tracked vehicle
Engine:
Detroit Diesel 8V-53T water cooled, turbo charged diesel 
Road speed speed (km):
64
Waterborne speed  (km):
13.5
Range on land  (km):
482 
Range on water (km):
7 hours
Length with gun (m):
7.943
Width: (m)
3.27
Height: (m)
3.12
Weight (Kg):
23,936
Hull Armour (mm):
30
Armament:
12-7mm mg
Crew :
3, Commander, Gunner, Driver  + 25 troops
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Panhard AML90
Armoured Car
Type:
Armoured Car
Engine:
90 HP- four opposite cylinders, petrol, air cooled four-stroke engine with carburettor
Speed road speed
upto 110 km / hr; normal cruising speed of 80kph
Range (Km):
700 
Length with gun (m):
7.693 
Width:
2.495 m
Height:
2.254 m (overall), 1.502 m (hull top)
Weight (Kg):
5,500 kg
Armour (mm):
10 mm (maximum)
Armament:
1 x 7.62 mm
1 x 7.62 mm MG (coaxial)
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Shorts Tigercat
Type:
Surface to Air missile
Length (m):
1.48
Diameter (m):
0.19
Span (m):
0.65
Missile Weight (Kg):
65
Range (m):
6.5km
Speed 
Mach 0.8
Tigercat was a private development of the Shorts Seacat missile, the system comes in a quad laucnher mounted on a vehcile or a triple launcher towed by a land rover carrying a radar unit. The system can also be deployed as two trailers. The basic system is a radio guided version with an enhanced version using a radar for blind and dark fire capability.
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Euromissile Roland
Type:
Surface to air missile
Length (m):
2.40
Diameter (m):
0.16
Span (m):
0.5
Missile Weight (Kg):
67
Range (m):
0.5 to 6.3 km
Speed 
Mach 1.5
Roland is a self-propelled missile system, the data given here is for the weapon. The vehicle is a three person self-propelled carrier usually carrying ten Roland missiles The Vehicle turret carries two launcher rails and the vehicle has a machine gu for self-defence.
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