01 / Overview
Croatian War of Independence
Date
1991–1995
Type
interstate war
Duration
4 years 4 months 10 days
Participants
Weapon System
Outcome
decisive victory a
Parent War
02 / Sides
Belligerents 2 participants
03 / Weapons & Equipment · 26 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
Singapore ORIGIN · COMPANY
Total 27 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 18 years all equipment
SIDE A 16 years avg. age
SIDE B 26 years avg. age
MOST EXPENSIVE $51 K · 1944 M36 Gun Motor Carriage
Weapons & Equipment26systems
Country
CATEGORY
Ultimax 100Light Machine Guns (LMG/SAW)79Cannone da 90/53Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)73Pleter 91 submachine gunMachine Pistols68SAR 80Assault Rifles64M-84Tanks62Agram 2000Machine Pistols61Zastava M59/66Semi-Automatic Rifles60Končar-class missile boatPatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft59Zastava M76Designated Marksman Rifles (DMR)59Prvi Hrvatski PistoljPistols55Zagi M-91Machine Pistols49MGV-176Machine Pistols43+3more →Ultimax 100Light Machine Guns (LMG/SAW)79AK-47Assault Rifles64Končar-class missile boatPatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft59M36 Gun Motor CarriageSelf-Propelled Artillery449K11 MalyutkaAnti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM)43Sava-class submarineConventional SubmarinesHeroj-class submarineConventional Submarines
Pleter 91 submachine gunMachine Pistols68AK-47Assault Rifles649K11 MalyutkaAnti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM)43
TAB-71Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC)56
SSG 69Sniper Rifles84FMK-3 submachine gunMachine Pistols47CITER 155 mmTowed Artillery & Mortars46
BL755Cluster Bombs & Dispensers70
9K11 MalyutkaAnti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM)43
AK-74Assault Rifles79
Zastava M84General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)72
AMD 65Assault Rifles64Type 81 assault rifleAssault Rifles63Each system appears only once in the list.
1SSG 69Sniper Rifles84MASS2Ultimax 100Light Machine Guns (LMG/SAW)79MASS3AK-74Assault Rifles79MASS4Cannone da 90/53Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)73MASS5Zastava M84General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)72MASS6BL755Cluster Bombs & Dispensers70MASS7Pleter 91 submachine gunMachine Pistols68MASS8SAR 80Assault Rifles64MASS9AK-47Assault Rifles64MASS10AMD 65Assault Rifles64MASS
04 / Outcomes
Outcome & Human Cost
Decisive Victory — Side A
FIRST DEFENSE DEALS AFTER WAR 14 deals
| Year | Weapon / Product | Seller | Buyer | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Zastava M21 | Serbia |  North Macedonia | new-build | — |
| 2007 | VHS assault rifle | Croatia | Croatia | new-build | — |
| 2007 | Zastava M93 Black Arrow | Serbia |  Armenia | new-build | — |
| 2007 | Patria AMV |  Finland | Croatia | new-build | — |
| 2008 | Patria AMV | Finland | Croatia | new-build | — |
| 2011 | Zastava M21 | Serbia |  Azerbaijan | license-production | $30 Mn |
| 2012 | VHS assault rifle | Croatia |  United States | new-build | — |
| 2015 | VHS assault rifle | Croatia | United States | new-build | — |
| 2015 | LRSVM Morava | Serbia |  United Arab Emirates | new-build | — |
| 2023 | Nora B-52 | Serbia |  Algeria | new-build | — |
| 2024 | Nora B-52 | Serbia | Azerbaijan | new-build | — |
| 2025 | T-72 | Croatia | Ukraine | gift | — |
| 2025 | T-72 Scarab | Croatia | Ukraine | gift | — |
| 2025 | BTR-80 | Russia | Serbia | — | — |
📚 Sources
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
- Correlates of War (CoW) project
- Official archives and academic literature