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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 Islamic State. Mostly kept in storage. Used in parades. [citation needed] Zastava M70: 7.62×39mm Yugoslavia Iraq: In limited use. [citation needed]
Map of major U.S. military bases in Iraq and the number of soldiers stationed there (2007) The United States Department of Defense continues to have a large number of temporary military bases in Iraq, most a type of forward operating base (FOB).
Project Babylon was a space gun project commissioned by then Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. It involved building a series of " superguns ". The design was based on research from the 1960s Project HARP led by the Canadian artillery expert Gerald Bull .
Towed anti-aircraft gun M75 variant also used. [38] ZU-23-2 Soviet Union: 23 mm Towed anti-aircraft gun [25] Oerlikon GDF Switzerland: 35 mm Towed anti-aircraft gun Captured from Kuwait, used with the Skyguard fire control system. [39] 61-K Soviet Union China: 250 [25] 37 mm Towed anti-aircraft gun Chinese Type 55 also used. [40] AZP S-60 ...
Light machine gun China Used in Iraq. [10] Browning M1919A6 [7] Medium machine gun United States KGK [7] Medium machine gun Hungarian People's Republic: DShK: Heavy machine gun Soviet Union Stolen from the Iraqi or Syrian army. [21] KPV: Heavy machine gun Soviet Union KPV and KPVT variants used. [22] M2 Browning: Heavy machine gun United States
Iraq Guns for Hire: National Geographic hired Pelton to go inside the world of private security contractors for the film Iraq: Guns For Hire. as part of their Explorer series. Pelton provides unique access to several companies like Blackwater, Reed, Triple Canopy, and others in this human look at the dangerous job of protecting people and cargo ...
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.
The Tabuk Sniper Rifle is an Iraqi semi-automatic designated marksman rifle, made from a modified version of the Zastava M76 sniper rifle.The Tabuk Rifle was manufactured at the Al-Qadissiya Establishments in Iraq [7] [8] [9] using machinery sold to Iraq by Zastava Arms of Yugoslavia when Saddam Hussein was president.