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Uganda–TanzaniaWar

1978–1979

The Uganda–Tanzania War of 1978–1979 involved Tanzania and Uganda, with Palestine also participating.

Era
1978–1979
SIDES
7
⚔ WAR INTERSTATE WAR

Uganda–TanzaniaWar

{{ubli| | &nbsp Tanzania Uganda Palestine
VS
&nbsp Libya Uganda Tanzania Palestine
Start: 09.10.1978 End: 03.06.1979 Duration: 7 months 27 days Participants: 7 countries Weapons: 13 systems
Overview
Sides
Battles & Operations
Weapons
01 / Overview
Uganda–Tanzania War
Date
1978–1979
Type
interstate war
Battles & Operations
6 records
Duration
7 months 27 days
Participants
Tanzania Uganda Palestine Libya Uganda Tanzania +1
Weapon System
13
02 / Sides
Belligerents 7 participants
{{ubli| | &nbsp
Tanzania Tanzania Primary Uganda Uganda Primary Palestine Palestine Primary
VS
&nbsp
Libya Libya Secondary Uganda Uganda Primary Tanzania Tanzania Primary Palestine Palestine Primary
03 / Battles & Operations · 6 records
Battle Operation Dada Idi 1979 Battle Battle of Lukaya 1979 Battle Fall of Kampala 1979 Battle Battle of Entebbe 1979 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Masaka 1979 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Mutukula 1979 decisive victory a
04 / Weapons & Equipment · 13 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
ORIGIN · COUNTRY
Russia
6 %46
Czech Republic
3 %23
United Kingdom
2 %15
People's Republic of China
1 %8
United States
1 %8
ORIGIN · COMPANY
Zavod No. 9
1 %8
JSC Defense Systems
1 %8
Kyiv Arsenal
1 %8
KBM
1 %8
Pullman Company
1 %8
Total 13 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 26 years all equipment
&nbsp 30 years avg. age
MOST EXPENSIVE $75 K · 1972 9K32 Strela-2
Weapons & Equipment13systems
Country
CATEGORY

Each system appears only once in the list.

1Lee-EnfieldBolt-Action Rifles81MASS2D-30Towed Artillery & Mortars75MASS3UK vz. 59General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)74MASS4ZiS-3Field Guns68MASS5M-46 field gunField Guns65MASS6BM-21 GradMultiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)61MASS7CZ 52Pistols58MASS8OT-64 SKOTArmoured Personnel Carriers (APC)55MASS9S-125Medium-Range SAM50MASS10M4 ShermanTanks49MASS
19K32 Strela-2MANPADS$75 K19722OT-64 SKOTArmoured Personnel Carriers (APC)$53 K19673M4 ShermanTanks$45 K1945
📚 Sources
  1. Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
  2. Correlates of War (CoW) project
  3. Official archives and academic literature