Congolese Republican Army

The Congolese Republican Army (CRA, fr. Armée républicaine congolaise) is one of the four branches of the Armed Forces of the Congolese Republic. The Republican Army is currently 100.000 men strong and is the biggest branch of the Armed Forces which have a total manpower of 159.000.

The majority of the equipment which was all the equipment of the eastern german NVA including MBTs, Artillery, Air-Defense and even Ballistic Missiles was shipped into the country during the 2nd congolese civil war is still in use, although completely refurbished and fitted with the latest upgrades. Some of the older equipment was sold to other countries and with the available money, newer equipment was bought which comes from russian, belarus and ukraine storage that is retired there.

The special forces use western standard gear, either bought or captured from warzones by allies and donated to the CRA by countries like Mexico or Syria.

To be continued...