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ShabaII

1978–

In 1978, the Shaba II conflict involved France, Belgium, Morocco, and the United States.

Era
1978–
SIDES
4
⚔ CONFLICT INTERSTATE WAR

ShabaII

⚔ Cold War · 1945–1991 is part of this war
{{plainlist| }} France Belgium Morocco United States
VS
FLNC
FLNC
Duration: Ongoing Participants: 4 countries Weapons: 9 systems
Overview
Sides
Chronology
Weapons
Outcomes
01 / Overview
Shaba II
Date
1978–present
Type
interstate war
Duration
Ongoing
Participants
France Belgium Morocco United States
Weapon System
9
Parent War
Cold War
02 / Sides
Belligerents 4 participants
{{plainlist| }}
France France Primary Belgium Belgium Primary Morocco Morocco Primary United States United States Primary
VS
? FLNC
03 / Weapons & Equipment · 9 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
ORIGIN · COUNTRY
France
6 %67
Russia
1 %11
Israel
1 %11
United States
1 %11
ORIGIN · COMPANY
Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne
3 %33
Israel Military Industries
1 %11
Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle
1 %11
Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault
1 %11
Monteil
1 %11
Total 9 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 25 years all equipment
{{plainlist| }} 24 years avg. age
MOST EXPENSIVE $20 · 1943 M3 submachine gun
Weapons & Equipment9systems
Country
CATEGORY

Each system appears only once in the list.

1AA-52 machine gunGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)69MASS2MAT-49Machine Pistols68MASS3Panhard AMLRecon Vehicles66MASS4FR F1Sniper Rifles66MASS5MAS-49 rifleSemi-Automatic Rifles64MASS6MAC Mle 1950Pistols64MASS7UziMachine Pistols62MASS8M3 submachine gunMachine Pistols60MASS9StechkinMachine Pistols60MASS
1M3 submachine gunMachine Pistols$201943
📚 Sources
  1. Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
  2. Correlates of War (CoW) project
  3. Official archives and academic literature