List of former equipment of the Iraqi Ground Forces

The following is a list of former equipment used by the Iraqi Ground Forces. For a list of current equipment, please see List of current equipment of the Iraqi Ground Forces.

For a list of Former Iraqi Air Force equipment, please see Former Iraqi Air Force equipment.

Pre-1958 equipment

Small arms

Handguns

Country of Name	Country of Origin
Webley Revolver	United Kingdom

Submachine guns

Country of Name	Country of Origin
Sterling L2A3	United Kingdom

Rifles

Name	Country of origin
Lee–Enfield	United Kingdom

Light machine guns

Name	Country of origin
Bren light machine gun	United Kingdom
Lewis gun	United Kingdom

Rocket launchers

Country of Name	Country of Origin
M20 Super Bazooka	United States

Tanks and tankettes

Name	Country of origin
L3/35	Kingdom of Italy
M.13/40	Kingdom of Italy
Cruiser A15 Crusader Mk I	United Kingdom
Light Tank Mk VI	United Kingdom
M24 Chaffee	United States
Churchill Mk VII	United Kingdom
Centurion Mk 5/1	United Kingdom

SPG

Name	Country of origin
15 cm sFH 13/1 (Sf) Geschützwagen Lorraine Schlepper (f)	France  Nazi Germany

Аrmored cars

Name	Country of origin
Vickers Crossley Armoured Car	United Kingdom
Indian Pattern Wheeled Carrier	United Kingdom
Unknown armored car	Kingdom of Iraq
Crossley India Pattern	United Kingdom
Daimler armoured car	United Kingdom
Humber Armoured Car	United Kingdom
Ferret Mk 1/1	United Kingdom

Cars

Country of Name	Country of Origin
Land Rover Series I LWB	United Kingdom
Dodge Power Wagon W100	United States
Willys M38	United States
DUKW	United States
Austin Champ	United Kingdom

Trucks

Country of Name	Country of Origin
Chevrolet C15	United States
White/ Corbitt Model 666	United States
AEC Militant Mk.1	United Kingdom

Tractors

Name	Country of origin
M4 high-speed tractor	United States
Ford FGT	United States
Diamond T-980	United States
Thornycroft Antar MK.2	United Kingdom

Engineering vehicles

Country of Name	Country of Origin
British made folding boat carrier based on unknown truck	United Kingdom

Howitzers

Country of Name	Country of Origin
QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer	United Kingdom
Ordnance QF 18-pounder Mark IV	United Kingdom
Ordnance QF 18-pounder Mk I	United Kingdom
Ordnance QF 18-pounder Mk II	United Kingdom
QF 25-pounder field gun Mk I	United Kingdom
QF 25-pounder field gun Mk II	United Kingdom
Ordnance BL 5.5-inch	United Kingdom
M115 howitzer	United States

AA guns

Name	Country of origin
Bofors 40 mm gun	United Kingdom

Mortars

Country of Name	Country of Origin
Ordnance ML 3-inch mortar	United Kingdom

1958–2003 equipment

Small arms

Handguns

Name	Country of Origin	Caliber	Notes
TT-33[1][2]	Soviet Union	7.62×25mm Tokarev
Type 51[3]	China	7.62×25mm Tokarev	Chinese copy of the Tokarev TT.
Makarov PM[1]	Soviet Union	9×18mm Makarov
Beretta M1951[4]	Italy	9×19mm Parabellum
Tariq pistol[4]	Iraq	9×19mm Parabellum	Licensed copy of the Beretta M1951.
Browning Hi-Power[5]	Belgium	9×19mm Parabellum
CZ-75[5]	Czechoslovakia	9×19mm Parabellum

Submachine guns

Name	Country of Origin	Caliber	Notes
M84	Yugoslavia	.32 ACP	Yugoslav copy of the Škorpion vz. 61 built under license.[6]

Assault rifles

Name	Country of Origin	Caliber	Notes
AK-47[2]	Soviet Union	7.62×39mm
AKM[2]	Soviet Union	7.62×39mm
MPi-KMS-72[7][page needed]	East Germany	7.62×39mm
AK-63[7][page needed]	Hungary	7.62×39mm
Type 56	China	7.62×39mm
vz. 58	Czechoslovakia	7.62×39mm
PM md. 63/65[8]	Romania	7.62×39mm
Zastava M70	Yugoslavia	7.62×39mm	M70AB folding stock variant used.[6]

Rifles

Name	Country of origin	Caliber	Notes
SKS[5]	Soviet Union	7.62×39mm
Zastava M59/66[9]	Yugoslavia	7.62×39mm

Machine guns

Name	Country of origin	Type	Caliber	Notes
RPD[2]	Soviet Union	Light machine gun	7.62×39mm
RPK[10]	Soviet Union	Light machine gun	7.62×39mm
Zastava M72[11]	Yugoslavia	Light machine gun	7.62×39mm
Al-Quds[10]	Iraq	Light machine gun	7.62×39mm	Locally produced copy of the Zastava M72.[11]
SG-43 Goryunov	Soviet Union	Medium machine gun	7.62×54mmR	SGM variant used.[5]
PK machine gun[7][page needed][12]	Soviet Union	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×54mmR
FN MAG[5][7][page needed]	Belgium	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO
AA-52[7][page needed]	France	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO
DShK[5]	Soviet Union	Heavy machine gun	12.7×108mm	DShK 1938 and 38/46 models used.[13]
KPV[2]	Soviet Union	Heavy machine gun	14.5×114mm

Sniper rifles

Name	Country of Origin	Caliber	Notes
Dragunov SVD[5]	Soviet Union	7.62×54mmR
Al-Kadisa[14]	Iraq	7.62×54mmR	Locally produced copy of the SVD.[5]
Tabuk[15]	Iraq	7.62×39mm	Licensed copy of the Zastava M70B1.[11]

Hand grenades

Name	Country of Origin	Type	Notes
RG-42[16]	Soviet Union	Fragmentation grenade
F1[16]	Soviet Union	Fragmentation grenade
RGD-5[16]	Soviet Union	Fragmentation grenade
RGO-78[16]	Bulgaria	Fragmentation grenade	Bulgarian copy of the RGD-5.
RKG-3[16]	Soviet Union	Anti-tank grenade
No. 2 Grenade[16]	Egypt	Offensive grenade	Egyptian copy of the Czechoslovak RG-4 grenade.

Rocket launchers

Name	Country of Origin	Notes
RPG-7[2][17]	Soviet Union
Al-Nassira	Iraq	Locally produced copy of the RPG-7.[18][19]

Grenade launchers

Name	Country of origin
GP-25	Soviet Union
AGS-17	Soviet Union[5]

Recoilless guns

Name	Country of origin
SPG-9[17]	Soviet Union
M40A1[17]	United States

Anti-tank missiles

Name	Country of origin	Type	Notes
AT-1 Snapper[17]	Soviet Union	MCLOS
AT-2 Swatter[17]	Soviet Union	MCLOS
AT-3 Sagger[17]	Soviet Union	MCLOS
AT-4 Spigot[5]	Soviet Union	SACLOS
HOT ATGM[17]	France  West Germany	SACLOS
MILAN[17]	France  West Germany	SACLOS
SS.11[20]	France	MCLOS
M47 Dragon	United States	SACLOS	Captured from Iran.[21]

Man-portable air-defense systems

Name	Country of origin
SA-7 Grail[22]	Soviet Union
SA-14 Gremlin[22]	Soviet Union
SA-16 Gimlet[22]	Soviet Union
HN-5A[22]	China

Mortars

Name	Country of origin	Caliber	Notes
M70 commando mortar[23]	Yugoslavia	60 mm
Al-Jaleel 60 mm Commando Mortar	Iraq	60 mm	Locally produced copy of the M70.[23]
Al-Jaleel 60 mm[24]	Iraq	60 mm
M-37M[2]	Soviet Union	82 mm
Al-Jaleel 82 mm[25]	Iraq	82 mm
120-PM-43 mortar[2]	Soviet Union	120 mm
Al-Jaleel 120mm[26]	Iraq	120 mm
M1943[2]	Soviet Union	160 mm
M-240[20]	Soviet Union	240 mm

Towed artillery

Name	Country of origin	Number	Caliber	Type	Notes
M116 howitzer[27]	United States		75 mm	Mountain gun
D-44[28]	Soviet Union		85 mm	Field gun
Ordnance QF 25-pounder[29]	United Kingdom		88 mm	Gun-howitzer
OTO Melara Mod 56[30]	Italy		105 mm	Mountain gun
M-56 Howitzer[31]	Yugoslavia		105 mm	Howitzer
D-74[30]	Soviet Union		122 mm	Field gun
D-30[30]	Soviet Union	861[20]	122 mm	Howitzer
M-30[30]	Soviet Union	30[20]	122 mm	Field gun
M-46[30]	Soviet Union	772[20]	130 mm	Field gun
Type 56-I[30]	China		130 mm	Field gun	Chinese copy of the M-46.
M1937[30]	Soviet Union	50[20]	152 mm	Gun-howitzer
D-1[30]	Soviet Union	250[20]	152 mm	Howitzer
2A36 Giatsint-B	Soviet Union	180[20]	152 mm	Field gun
Type 83	China	50[20]	152 mm	Howitzer
G5	South Africa	100[30]	155 mm	Howitzer
GHN-45	Canada	200[30]	155 mm	Howitzer	Illegally transferred to Iraq via Jordan.[20]
M114[30]	United States		155 mm	Howitzer	Captured from Iran.[32]
Type 63	China	100[20]	107 mm	Multiple rocket launcher

Anti-tank guns

Name	Country of origin	Caliber	Notes
D-48[33]	Soviet Union	85 mm
MT-12[33]	Soviet Union	100 mm	100 delivered by the Soviet Union.[20]
M1977[34]	Romania	100 mm

Anti-aircraft artillery

Name	Country of origin	Number	Caliber	Type	Notes
ZPU	Soviet Union		14.5×114mm	Towed anti-aircraft gun	ZPU-1, ZPU-2, and ZPU-4 variants used.[22]
Zastava M55	Yugoslavia		20 mm	Towed anti-aircraft gun	M75 variant also used.[35]
ZU-23-2	Soviet Union		23 mm	Towed anti-aircraft gun	[22]
Oerlikon GDF	Switzerland		35 mm	Towed anti-aircraft gun	Captured from Kuwait, used with the Skyguard fire control system.[36]
61-K	Soviet Union  China	250[22]	37 mm	Towed anti-aircraft gun	Chinese Type 55 also used.[37]
AZP S-60	Soviet Union  China	500[22]	57 mm	Towed anti-aircraft gun	Chinese Type 59 also used.[37]
52-K	Soviet Union	200	85 mm	Towed anti-aircraft gun	Used with the Fire Can radar.[22]
KS-19	Soviet Union	200[22]	100 mm	Towed anti-aircraft gun
KS-30	Soviet Union	200[22]	130 mm	Towed anti-aircraft gun
ZSU-23-4	Soviet Union	200+[22]	23 mm	Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
M53/59 Praga[35]	Czechoslovakia		30 mm	Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
ZSU-57-2	Soviet Union	100+[22]	57 mm	Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun

Tanks

Name	Country of origin	Type	Number	Variant	Notes
PT-76	Soviet Union	Light tank	100[30]
T-34	Soviet Union	Medium tank	175	T-34/85	[20]
T-54	Soviet Union	Main battle tank	300[20]
T-55	Soviet Union  Poland  Czechoslovakia	Main battle tank	1,400[20]
T-55 Enigma	Iraq	Main battle tank			Local upgrade of the T-55. Designated as the Al-Najm or Al-Faw.[38]
TR-580	Romania	Main battle tank	150		Transferred by Egypt.[20]
Type 59 tank	China	Main battle tank	1,000[20]
Type 69 tank	China	Main battle tank	1,500	Type 69-I Type 69-II	[20]
Type 69-II Enigma	Iraq	Main battle tank			Local upgrade of the Type 69-II. Designated as the Al-Najm or Al-Faw[38]
T-62	Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia	Main battle tank	2,850[20]
T-72	Soviet Union  Poland  Czechoslovakia	Main battle tank	[20] 1,588[39]	T-72M1
Lion of Babylon (tank)	Iraq	Main battle tank			Locally assembled T-72M1 using Polish knock-down kits, none were built according to Polish officials.[39]
Chieftain	United Kingdom	Main battle tank	30[30]	Mk 3 Mk 5	Captured from Iran, most were given to Jordan.[20]
M47 Patton[30]	United States	Main battle tank		M47M	Captured from Iran, most were given to Jordan.[20]
M60 tank[30]	United States	Main battle tank		M60A1	Captured from Iran, some were given to Jordan.[20]

Tank destroyers

Name	Country of origin	Number	Notes
SU-100	Soviet Union	250[20]
9P133	Soviet Union	100[20]	Armed with Sagger missiles.
9P148	Soviet Union		Armed with Konkurs missiles.
VCR/TH	France	100[30]	Armed with HOT missiles.[40]

Reconnaissance vehicles

Name	Country of origin	Type	Number	Variant	Notes
BRDM-2	Soviet Union	Scout car	250[20]
D-442 FUG[30]	Hungary	Scout car	200	D-944 PSzH	[20]
MOWAG Roland[30]	Switzerland	Scout car
EE-3 Jararaca	Brazil	Scout car	300[30]
Panhard AML	France	Armored car	300[30]	AML-60 AML-90
Panhard ERC	France	Armored car	50	ERC-90 Sagaie	[20]
EE-9 Cascavel	Brazil	Armored car	200[20]

Armoured fighting vehicles

Name	Country of origin	Type	Number	Variant	Notes
BMP-1[20]	Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia	Infantry fighting vehicle	1,000[30]	BVP-1
Saddam II	Iraq	Infantry fighting vehicle			Locally upgraded BMP-1, used by Republican Guard units.[41]
BMP-2	Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia	Infantry fighting vehicle	200[20]	BVP-2
BMD-1	Soviet Union	Infantry fighting vehicle	25[20]
AMX-10P	France	Infantry fighting vehicle	45		Includes AMX-10 VLA and AMX-10 VFA command post versions.[20]
BTR-152[30]	Soviet Union	Armoured personnel carrier	200[20]
BTR-50[30]	Soviet Union	Armoured personnel carrier	250[20]
BTR-60[30]	Soviet Union	Armoured personnel carrier	250[20]	BTR-60PB
MT-LB	Soviet Union  Poland	Armoured personnel carrier	750		Some were modified into mortar carriers.[20]
OT-62 TOPAS[30]	Czechoslovakia  Poland	Armoured personnel carrier	100[20]	OT-62A
OT-64 SKOT[30]	Czechoslovakia  Poland	Armoured personnel carrier	200[20]	OT-64A
M113	United States	Armoured personnel carrier		M113A1[30]	Captured from Iran, some were given to Jordan.[20]
Panhard M3	France	Armoured personnel carrier	200	M3 VTT M3 VAT	Includes 5 M3 VAT armoured recovery vehicles.[20]
EE-11 Urutu[30]	Brazil	Armoured personnel carrier	200[20]
Type 63	China	Armoured personnel carrier	650	Type YW701	Includes some command post vehicles.[20]
Walid	Egypt	Armoured personnel carrier	100		Status uncertain.[20]

Self-propelled artillery

Name	Country of origin	Type	Number	Caliber	Variant	Notes
2S1 Gvozdika[30]	Soviet Union	Self-propelled gun	150[20]	122 mm
2S3 Akatsiya[30]	Soviet Union	Self-propelled gun	150[20]	152 mm
AMX 30 AuF1	France	Self-propelled gun	85[30]	155 mm	CGT
M109 howitzer[30]	United States	Self-propelled gun		155 mm	M109A1 M109A2	Captured from Iran and Kuwait.[42]
M-1978 Koksan	North Korea	Self-propelled gun		170 mm		Captured from Iran.[43]
BM-21 Grad[30]	Soviet Union  Egypt	Multiple rocket launcher	1,060[20]	122 mm	BM-21 RL-21
Katyusha	Soviet Union	Multiple rocket launcher		132 mm	BM-13-16[30]
ASTROS II[30]	Brazil  Iraq	Multiple rocket launcher	67-260	127 mm 180 mm 300 mm	SS-40 SS-60 Sajeel	Produced under license as the Sajeel.[20]
M-87 Orkan	Yugoslavia	Multiple rocket launcher	2[20]	262 mm

Engineering vehicles

Name	Country of origin	Type	Notes
T-54/55 ARV[44]	Soviet Union	Armoured recovery vehicle
Type 653[44]	China	Armoured recovery vehicle
Chieftain ARV[44]	United Kingdom	Armoured recovery vehicle	Captured from Iran.
Engesa E-11[44]	Brazil	Repair and recovery vehicle
BAT-M[45]	Soviet Union	Military engineering vehicle
MDK[45]	Soviet Union	Excavator
TMK-2 [uk][45]	Soviet Union	Trencher
IMR	Soviet Union	Obstacle clearing vehicle	Based on the T-55 tank chassis.[45]
KMT-4/6	Soviet Union	Mine plow	One KMT-6 was assigned per tank platoon, depending on supplies.[46]
KMT-5	Soviet Union	Mine roller	One KMT-5 was assigned per tank company, depending on supplies.[46]
UR-77[46]	Soviet Union	Mine-clearing line charge
MTU-20[47]	Soviet Union	Bridgelayer
MT-55	Czechoslovakia	Bridgelayer	Used by armored units.[47]
BLG-60[47]	East Germany	Bridgelayer	24+ in service in 1991.[44]
TMM[47]	Soviet Union	Pontoon bridge
PMP[47]	Soviet Union	Pontoon bridge
GSP[47]	Soviet Union	Amphibious ferry
PTS[47]	Soviet Union	Amphibious transport

Ground surveillance radars

Name	Country of origin
SNAR-2	China
SNAR-10	Soviet Union

Tactical ballistic missiles based on SCUD and Luna

Country of Name	Country of Origin
FROG-7	Soviet Union
Al-Raad (mod. 9M21 rocket)	Ba'athist Iraq
Scud-B	Soviet Union
Al-Hussein	Ba'athist Iraq
Al Hijarah	Ba'athist Iraq
Al Abbas	Ba'athist Iraq
Al-Tammuz	Ba'athist Iraq
Al-Abid	Ba'athist Iraq

Conversion rocket 5Я23, 5В27Д, 2К12, Р-15/HY-2 to surface to surface missiles

Name	Country of origin	Description
Al Fahd 300	Ba'athist Iraq	Conversions of the S-75
Al Fahd 500	Ba'athist Iraq	Conversions of the S-75, did not go operational
Al-Barq	Ba'athist Iraq	Modification of S-125
Al-Kasir	Ba'athist Iraq	Modification of 2K12
Modified Р-15/HY-2	Ba'athist Iraq	for use as surface to surface missiles

Iraqi liquid-propellant ballistic missiles

Name	Country of origin
Ababeel-100	Ba'athist Iraq
Al-Samoud	Ba'athist Iraq
Al-Samoud 2	Ba'athist Iraq

Iraqi solid-propellant ballistic missiles

Name	Country of origin
BADR-2000	Ba'athist Iraq
Ababil-100	Ba'athist Iraq

Anti-ship missile

Name	Country of origin
HY-2	China
P-15	Soviet Union

Radar systems

Name	Country of origin
P-12	Soviet Union
P-14	Soviet Union
P-15	Soviet Union
P-18	Soviet Union
P-19	Soviet Union
P-37	Soviet Union
P-40	Soviet Union
ПРВ-11	Soviet Union
ПРВ-16Б	Soviet Union
РПК-1 ВАЗА	Soviet Union
СНР-75M	Soviet Union
СНР-125M	Soviet Union
1S91	Soviet Union
РСБН-4Н	Soviet Union
Panhard M3 VSB	France
Type-403	China
Type-572	China

Light utility vehicles

Name	Country of origin
Land Rover[44]	United Kingdom
GAZ-69[48]	Soviet Union
UAZ-469B[44]	Soviet Union

Trucks

Country of Name	Country of origin
GAZ-63[48]	Soviet Union
GAZ-66[44][49]	Soviet Union
MAZ-543[49]	Soviet Union
Ural-375D[44]	Soviet Union
ZIL-157[50]	Soviet Union
ZIL-135[49]	Soviet Union
IFA W50[44][49]	East Germany
IFA L60[44]	East Germany
Unimog[44]	West Germany
Scania[44]	Sweden
Berliet GBC 8KT[44]	France

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