kagst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Kevin A. Geiselman) (11/22/90)
From: Kevin A. Geiselman <kagst@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
This is part of a series of postings detailing the military forces involved
in and around the Persian Gulf. As changes occur relevant postings will be
updated and re-submitted.
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Kevin A. Geiselman kagst@unix.cis.pitt.edu
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IRAQI MILITARY FORCES
source: The Military Balance 1989-1990
International Institute for Strategic Studies
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TOTAL ARMED FORCES:
Active: 1,000,000
Terms of service: basic 21-24 months, extended for war
Reserves: Peoples Army (Para-military) (est) 850,000
ARMY: 955,000 (incl perhaps 480,000 active reseves)
7 corps HQ
7 amrd/mech div
42 inf div
6 Presidential Guard Force div (3 armd, 1 inf, 1 cdo bde)
20+ special forces bde
2 SSM bde
EQUIPMENT:
MBT: some 5,500: 2,500 T-54/-55/M-77, 1,500 Ch T-59/69, 1,000 T-62,
(est) 500 T-72, 30 Chieftan Mk 3/5, M-60, M-47
LIGHT TANKS: 100 PT-76
RECCE: incl BRDM-2, 300 AML-60/-90, FUG-70, ERC-90, MOWAG Roland, EE-9 Cascavel,
300 EE-3 Jararaca
AIFV: 1,000 BMP
APC: (est) 7,100 BTR-50/-60/-152, OT-62/-64, M-113A1, Panhard M-3, EE-11 Urutu
TOWED ARTY: some 3,000: 105mm: M-56 pack; 122mm: D-74, D-30, M-1938;
130mm: M-46, Type 59-1; 152mm: M-1937, M-1943; 155mm: 100 G-5,
200 GHN-45, M-114
SP ARTY: (est) 500 122mm: 2S1; 152mm: 2S3; 155mm: M-109, 85 AUF-1 (GCT)
MRL: 200: incl 122mm: BM-21; 127mm: 60 ASTROS II; 128mm: Ababil;
132mm: BM-13/-16; 180mm ASTROS SS-40; 300mm ASTROS SS-60
MORTARS: 81mm; 120mm; 160mm
SM (launchers): 30 FROG-7; Sijil; 36 Scud B; Abbas; Husayn
ATGW: AT-3 Sagger (incl BRDM-2), AT-4 Spigot reported, SS-11, Milan, HOT
(incl 100 VC-TH)
RCL: 73mm: SPG-9; 82mm: B-10; 107mm
ATK GUNS: 85mm; 100mm towed; 105mm: 100 JPz SK-105 SP
HELICOPTERS: some 160 armed helicopters
ATTACK: (est) 40 Mil Mi-24 Hind with AT-2 Swatter, 20 SA-342 Gazelle,
13 SA-321, some with Exocet ASM; some 30 SA-316B with
AS-12 ASM; some 56 Bo-105 with AS-11 ATGW
TRANSPORT: (hy): 15 Mi-6 Hook; (med): 100 Mi-8/-17, 6 AS-61, 10 SA-330,
20 Mi-4; (lt): 3 A-109, 5 AB-212, 40 Bell 214 ST, Hughes
300C/500D/530F (30/30/26), 30 SA-342
AD GUNS: 4,000: 23mm: ZSU-23-4 SP; 37mm: M-1939 and twin; 57mm: incl
ZSU-57-2 SP; 85mm; 100mm; 130mm
SAM: 120 SA-2, 150 SA-3, SA-6, SA-7, SA-9, SA-13, SA-14, 60 Roland
NAVY:
BASES: Basra, Umm Qasr
FRIGATES: 5:
4 Hittin (It Lupo) with 1 AB-212 hel (ASW), 2x3 ASTT; plus 8x Otomat SSM
1x 127mm gun (remain in Med awaiting delivery)
1 Khaldoum (trg) with 2x ASTT
PATROL AND COSTAL COMBATANTS: 38
CORVETTES: 4
2 Hussa el Hussair (It Assad, hel version) 1x AB-212 hel, 2x Otomat SSM
2 Hussa el Hussair (It Assad) with 6x Otomat, 2x3 ASTT
MISSILE CRAFT: 8 Nisan 7 (Sov Osa) with 4x SS-N-2 Styx SSM
TORPEDO CRAFT: 6 Sov P-6 (with 2x533mm TT)
PATROL, INSHORE: 20:
3 SO-1, 4 Nyrat II, 13<
MINE WARFARE: 8:
MCM: 2 Sov T-43 MSC, 6 MSI<
AMPHIBIOUS: 6:
3 Al Zahraa LST, capacity 250 tps about 16 tk
3 Sov Polnocny LSM, capacity 6 tk
SUPPORT AND MISCELANEOUS: 3:
1 Agnadeen (It Stromboli) AOR, 2 Presidential yachts
AIR FORCE: 40,000 incl 10,000 AD personnel; some 513 cbt ac, no armed hel
BOMBERS: 2 sqn:
1 with 8 TU-22; 1 with 8 TU-16, 4 Ch H-6D
FGA: 17 sqn:
4 with 70 MiG-23BN;
4 with 64 Mirage F-1EQ5/EQ5-200 (EQ5 with Exocet; -200 with in-flight
refueling)
2 with Su-7
2 with 50 Su-20
2 with 30 Su-25
2 with 40 Ch J-6
FIGHTERS: (est) 16 sqn with some 25 Mig-25, some 80 Ch J-7, 70 MiG-21,
30 Mirage F-1EQ, 18 MiG-29
RECCE: 1 sqn with 8 MiG-25
TRANSPORT: 2 sqn:
10 An-2; 6 An-12, 6 An-24; 2 An-26, 19 Il-76, 19 Il-14
TRAINING: incl MiG-15/-17/-21/-23U, Su-7U, Hunter T-69; 16 Mirage F-1BQ;
50 L-39, 50 PC-7, 15 PC-9, 88 EMB-312, 25 AS-202
AAM: R-530, R-550 Magic, AA-2/-6/-7/-8
ASM: AS-30 Laser, Armat, Exocet AM-39, C-601, AS-4 Kitchen, AS-5 Kelt
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