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Dominican Republic and Haiti: Country Studies

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Appendix<br />

Table 12. <strong>Dominican</strong> <strong>Republic</strong>: Major Army Equipment, 1998<br />

Description <strong>Country</strong> of Origin Inventory<br />

AMX-13 light tanks, 76mm gun France 12<br />

M-41A1 light tanks, 76mm gun United States 12<br />

V-150 Comm<strong>and</strong>o armored personnel carriers United States 8<br />

M-2/M-3 half-track armored personnel carriers United States 20<br />

M-101 105mm howitzers, towed United States 22<br />

Mortars, 120mm United States 24<br />

United States n.a. 1<br />

1 n.a.—not available.<br />

Source: Based on information from The Military Balance, 1998-99, London, 1998, 222.<br />

Table 13. <strong>Dominican</strong> <strong>Republic</strong>: Major Navy Equipment, 1999<br />

Description <strong>Country</strong> of Origin Inventory<br />

Corvettes<br />

Cohoe class, 855 tons, two 76mm guns United States 2<br />

Patrol forces<br />

Balsam class cutter, 1,034 tons, two 12.7mm<br />

machine guns United States 1<br />

Admiral class gunships, 905 tons, one 76mm<br />

gun United States 1<br />

Satoyomo class patrol boat, 960 tons, one 76mm<br />

gun United States 1<br />

Canopus class large patrol craft, 95 tons, one<br />

40mm gun United States 2<br />

PGM-11 class large patrol craft, 145 tons, one<br />

20mm machine gun United States 1<br />

Bellatrix class coastal patrol craft, 60 tons, three<br />

12.7mm machine guns United States 4<br />

Source: Based on information from Jane's Fighting Ships,<br />

1999-2000, Alex<strong>and</strong>ria, Virginia,<br />

1999, 169-71.<br />

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