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Marines from Company D, 2nd Tank Battalion, M60A1 main battle tank during a breach exercise in Operation Desert Storm. The tank is fitted with reactive armor and an M9 bulldozer kit. After the conclusion of Operation Desert Storm, FORSCOM withdrew the M60 tank series from combat use and replaced it with the M1A1 Abrams for both the Army and ...
The group posted pictures of the attack on Twitter accounts allegedly operated by Sinai Province members, claiming that they planted an improvised explosive device (IED) on a side road linking the neighboring cities of Al-Arish and Sheikh Zuweid, which exploded while the tank was passing destroying the vehicle and left an Egyptian officer dead ...
Iraqi EE-9 Cascavel armoured car hit by Coalition tank fire in February 1991. Coalition aircraft inbound during Operation Desert Shield.. List of Gulf War military equipment is a summary of the various military weapons and vehicles used by the different nations during the Gulf War of 1990–1991.
Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War War in Afghanistan 2014 Israel-Gaza Conflict Russian invasion of Ukraine: Production history; Designer: US Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratories: Manufacturer: Anniston Army Depot: Unit cost: US$749,000 (M60A1 1987) (equivalent to $1.72 million in 2023) [1] Produced: M60 AVLB: 1963-1967 M60A1 AVLB: 1987 ...
Main battle tank: 300 [23] T-55 Soviet Union Poland Czechoslovakia: Main battle tank 1,400 [23] T-55 Enigma Iraq: Main battle tank Local upgrade of the T-55. Designated as the Al-Najm or Al-Faw. [41] TR-580 Romania: Main battle tank 150 Transferred by Egypt. [23] Type 59 tank China: Main battle tank 1,000 [23] Type 69 tank China: Main battle ...
In the Iran–Iraq War, Iraqi T-62s performed well against opposing Iranian tanks, such as M47s, M48s, M60A1s and Chieftains. In Operation Nasr, the biggest tank battle of the war, Iran lost 214 Chieftain and M60A1 tanks, while Iraq lost 45 T-62s. [58] The remaining Iranian armour turned about and withdrew. [59]
Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle: 7.62×51mm NATO United States: Used by ISOF [10] SIG Sauer SIGM400: 5.56×45mm NATO Germany: Used by ISOF [5] K2C carbine: 5.56×45mm NATO South Korea [11] FB Tantal: 5.45×39mm Poland: 10,000 Tantals were sold to Iraq in mid-2000. [3] AKM: 7.62×39mm Soviet Union: Used by previous Iraqi army. Some captured from the ...
The T-72 main battle tank was licensed-produced in the former Czechoslovakia but after its dissolution in the early 1990s, upgrade programs were developed both in Czechia and Slovakia to keep their fleets of T-72 MBTs operational and combat capable. M60 Phoenix: 2004 Jordan: 182 The M60 Phoenix is a Jordanian upgrade of the M60A3 main battle ...