Military Intelligence Briefing: Myanmar Military Equipment: Pre-Civil War vs Current Holdings

Reading Time: 2 minutes Source: Aggregated from OSINT, defector data, satellite imagery, rebel capture logsClassification: Open-Source Estimate 📘 Key Notes “Pre-War Holdings” refers to numbers as of late 2020. “Current Holdings” refers to functional equipment as of April 2025. “Losses” include combat destruction, capture by EAOs/PDFs, accident attrition, and abandonment. Equipment under heavy maintenance or inoperable due to lack of spares is not counted as “currently held.” 🪖 Tatmadaw Ground Forces (Army) CategoryType/ModelPre-War Holdings2025 Estimated HoldingsLosses / Status ChangeMain Battle TanksType 59D, Type 69-II, T-55, T-72S~250~150~100 destroyed, captured or cannibalisedLight Tanks / AFVsPTL-02, WMA-301~50~3010+ losses in Shan and Rakhine frontsInfantry Fighting VehiclesBMP-1, BMP-2 (limited), Chinese Type 86~60~35Many sidelined due to part shortagesAPCs (Tracked)M113A1/A2, Chinese Type 63~200~12030+ captured or destroyedAPCs (Wheeled)WZ-551, BTR-3U, EE-9, V-150~250~13060+ destroyed or captured; some abandonedReconnaissance VehiclesBRDM-2, VBL~60~4010–15 destroyed or abandonedSelf-Propelled Artillery2S1 Gvozdika, Type 85 122mm SPG~30~15Several lost to strikes or mechanical failureTowed Artillery105mm, 122mm, 130mm howitzers~300~230Over 40