The Chadian Ground Forces (, ) are the main and largest component of the Chadian National Army. Historically Chad has had one of the strongest armies in the

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region, larger than the Malian or Central African army, with a total of 25,000 to 30,000 troops. Chad has been involved as part of the

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in fighting the

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, deploying troops to

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and

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. Another common role of the Chadian Army has been quelling rebellions against the central government of Chad.

Structure

* Defense and Security Zone ** No. 1 ( Fada) ** No. 2 ( Ouaddaï) ** No. 3 ** No. 4 ** No. 5 ** No. 6 ( Bardaï) ** No. 7 (

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) ** No. 8 ( Amdjarass) *Armored Battalion *Infantry Battalion *Artillery Battalion *Engineer Battalion *Special Forces Unit *Rapid Intervention Force (FIR)

Structure

Equipment

Small arms

Anti-tank weapons

Anti-aircraft weapons

Artillery

Tanks and tank destroyers

Armored vehicles

References