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 NameCountry of OriginWebley Revolver
Submachine guns Country of NameCountry of OriginM1A1 ThompsonSterling L2A3
Rifles NameCountry of originLee–Enfield
Light machine guns NameCountry of originBren light machine gunLewis gun
Anti-tank rifles NameCountry of originBoys anti-tank rifle
Rocket launchers Country of NameCountry of OriginM20 Super Bazooka
Tanks and tankettes Name Type Country of origin L3/35 Tankette M.13/40 Medium Tank Cruiser A15 Crusader Mk I Cruiser Tank Light Tank Mk VI Light Tank M24 Chaffee Light Tank Churchill Mk VII Infantry Tank Centurion Mk 5/1 Main Battle Tank
SPG Name Country of origin 15 cm sFH 13/1 (Sf) Geschützwagen Lorraine Schlepper (f)
Аrmored cars Name Country of origin Vickers Crossley Armoured Car Indian Pattern Wheeled Carrier Unknown armored car Crossley India Pattern Daimler armoured car Humber Armoured Car Ferret Mk 1/1
Cars Country of Name Country of Origin Land Rover Series I LWB Dodge Power Wagon W100 Willys M38 DUKW Austin Champ
Trucks Country of Name Country of Origin Chevrolet C15 White/ Corbitt Model 666 AEC Militant Mk.1
Tractors Name Country of origin M4 high-speed tractor Ford FGT Diamond T-980 Thornycroft Antar MK.2
Engineering vehicles Country of Name Country of Origin British made folding boat carrier based on unknown truck
Howitzers Country of Name Country of Origin QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer Ordnance QF 18-pounder Mark IV Ordnance QF 18-pounder Mk I Ordnance QF 18-pounder Mk II QF 25-pounder field gun Mk I QF 25-pounder field gun Mk II Ordnance BL 5.5-inch M115 howitzer
AA guns Name Country of origin Bofors 40 mm gun
Mortars Name Country of Origin Ordnance ML 3-inch mortar
1958–2003 equipment
Small arms
Handguns NameCountry of Origin Caliber NotesTT-337.62×25mm TokarevType 517.62×25mm TokarevChinese copy of the Tokarev TT.Makarov PM9×18mm MakarovBeretta M19519×19mm ParabellumTariq pistol9×19mm ParabellumLicensed copy of the Beretta M1951.Browning Hi-Power 9×19mm ParabellumCZ-759×19mm Parabellum
Submachine guns Name Country of Origin Caliber NotesM84.32 ACPYugoslav copy of the Škorpion vz. 61 built under license.
Assault rifles NameCountry of Origin Caliber NotesAK-477.62×39mmAKM7.62×39mmMPi-KMS-727.62×39mmAK-63 7.62×39mmType 567.62×39mmvz. 587.62×39mmPM md. 63/657.62×39mmZastava M707.62×39mm M70AB folding stock variant used.
Rifles NameCountry of origin Caliber NotesBaghdad carbine 7.62×39mmSKS7.62×39mmZastava M59/667.62×39mm
Machine guns NameCountry of origin Type Caliber Notes RPD Light machine gun 7.62×39mm RPK Light machine gun 7.62×39mm Zastava M72 Light machine gun 7.62×39mm Al-Quds Light machine gun 7.62×39mm Locally produced copy of the Zastava M72. SG-43 Goryunov Medium machine gun 7.62×54mmR SGM variant used. PK machine gun General-purpose machine gun 7.62×54mmR FN MAG General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO AA-52 General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO DShK Heavy machine gun 12.7×108mm DShK 1938 and 38/46 models used. KPV Heavy machine gun 14.5×114mm
Sniper rifles NameCountry of Origin Caliber NotesDragunov SVD7.62×54mmRAl-Kadisa7.62×54mmRLocally produced copy of the SVD.Tabuk7.62×39mmLicensed copy of the Zastava M70B1.
Hand grenades NameCountry of Origin Type Notes RG-42 Fragmentation grenade F1 Fragmentation grenade RGD-5 Fragmentation grenade RGO-78 Fragmentation grenade Bulgarian copy of the RGD-5. RKG-3 Anti-tank grenade No. 2 Grenade Offensive grenade Egyptian copy of the Czechoslovak RG-4 grenade.
Rocket launchers NameCountry of Origin NotesRPG-7Al-Nassira Locally produced copy of the RPG-7.
Grenade launchers NameCountry of originGP-25AGS-17
Recoilless guns NameCountry of originSPG-9M40A1
Anti-tank missiles NameCountry of origin Type Notes3M6 Shmel MCLOS9M17 Fleyta MCLOS9M14 Malyutka MCLOS9K111 Fagot SACLOSHOT ATGM SACLOSMILAN SACLOSSS.11 MCLOSM47 Dragon SACLOS Captured from Iran.
Man-portable air-defense systems
NameCountry of origin9K32 Strela-29K34 Strela-39K310 Igla-1HN-5A
Mortars Name Country of origin Caliber Notes M70 commando mortar 60 mm Al-Jaleel 60 mm Commando Mortar 60 mm Locally produced copy of the M70. Al-Jaleel 60 mm 60 mm M-37M 82 mm Al-Jaleel 82 mm 82 mm 120-PM-43 mortar 120 mm Al-Jaleel 120mm 120 mm M1943 160 mm M-240 240 mm
Towed artillery Name Country of origin Number Caliber Type Notes M116 howitzer 75 mm Mountain gun D-44 85 mm Field gun Ordnance QF 25-pounder 88 mm Gun-howitzer OTO Melara Mod 56 105 mm Mountain gun M-56 Howitzer 105 mm Howitzer D-74 122 mm Field gun D-30 861 122 mm Howitzer M-30 30 122 mm Field gun M-46 772 130 mm Field gun Type 56-I 130 mm Field gun Chinese copy of the M-46. M1937 50 152 mm Gun-howitzerD-1 250 152 mm Howitzer 2A36 Giatsint-B 180 152 mm Field gun Type 83 50 152 mm Howitzer G5 100 155 mm Howitzer GHN-45 200 155 mm Howitzer Illegally transferred to Iraq via Jordan. M114 155 mm Howitzer Captured from Iran. Type 63 100 107 mm Multiple rocket launcher
Anti-tank guns Name Country of origin Caliber Notes D-48 85 mm MT-12 100 mm 100 delivered by the Soviet Union. M1977 100 mm
Anti-aircraft artillery Name Country of origin Number Caliber Type Notes ZPU 14.5×114mm Towed anti-aircraft gun ZPU-1, ZPU-2, and ZPU-4 variants used. Zastava M55 20 mm Towed anti-aircraft gun M75 variant also used. ZU-23-2 23 mm Towed anti-aircraft gun Oerlikon GDF 35 mm Towed anti-aircraft gun Captured from Kuwait, used with the Skyguard fire control system. 61-K 250 37 mm Towed anti-aircraft gun Chinese Type 55 also used. AZP S-60 500 57 mm Towed anti-aircraft gun Chinese Type 59 also used. 52-K 200 85 mm Towed anti-aircraft gun Used with the Fire Can radar. KS-19 200 100 mm Towed anti-aircraft gun KS-30 200 130 mm Towed anti-aircraft gun ZSU-23-4 200+ 23 mm Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun M53/59 Praga 30 mm Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun ZSU-57-2 100+ 57 mm Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Tanks Name Picture Country of origin Type Number Variant Notes PT-76 Light tank 100 T-34 Medium tank 175 T-34/85 T-54 Main battle tank 300 T-55 Main battle tank 1,400 T-55 Enigma Main battle tank 8https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/modern/Iraq/t-55-enigma/ Local upgrade of the T-55. Designated as the Al-Najm or Al-Faw.TR-580 Main battle tank 150 Transferred by Egypt. Type 59 tank Main battle tank 1,000 Type 69 tank Main battle tank 1,500 Type 69-I Type 69-II Type 69-II Enigma Main battle tank Local upgrade of the Type 69-II. Designated as the Al-Najm or Al-Faw T-62 Main battle tank 2,850 T-72MT-72M1 Main battle tank 550 1,038 Lion of Babylon (tank) Main battle tank 500https://armoredwarfare.com/en/news/general/desert-storm-raid-asad-babil Locally assembled T-72M1 using Polish knock-down kits, none were built according to Polish officials. M-84 Main battle tank 6+https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/modern/iraq/m-84-main-battle-tanks-in-iraqi-service/ M-84AB Captured from Kuwait. Chieftain Main battle tank 30 Mk 3Mk 5 Captured from Iran, most were given to Jordan. M47 Patton Main battle tank M47M Captured from Iran, most were given to Jordan. M60 tank Main battle tank M60A1 Captured from Iran, some were given to Jordan.
Tank destroyers Name Country of origin Number Notes SU-100 250 9P133 100 Armed with Sagger missiles. 9P148 Armed with Konkurs missiles. VCR/TH 100 Armed with HOT missiles.
Reconnaissance vehicles
Name Country of origin Type Number Variant Notes BRDM-2 Scout car 250 D-442 FUG Scout car 200 D-944 PSzH MOWAG Roland Scout car EE-3 Jararaca Scout car 300 Panhard AML Armored car 300 AML-60AML-90 Panhard ERC Armored car 50 ERC-90 Sagaie EE-9 Cascavel Armored car 200
Armoured fighting vehicles
Name Country of origin Type Number Variant Notes BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle 1,000 BVP-1 Saddam II Infantry fighting vehicle Locally upgraded BMP-1, used by Republican Guard units. BMP-2 Infantry fighting vehicle 200 BVP-2 BMD-1 Infantry fighting vehicle 25 AMX-10P Infantry fighting vehicle 45 Includes AMX-10 VLA and AMX-10 VFA command post versions. BTR-152 Armoured personnel carrier 200 BTR-50 Armoured personnel carrier 250 BTR-60 Armoured personnel carrier 250 BTR-60PB MT-LB Armoured personnel carrier 750 Some were modified into mortar carriers. OT-62 TOPAS Armoured personnel carrier 100 OT-62A OT-64 SKOT Armoured personnel carrier 200 OT-64A M113 Armoured personnel carrier M113A1 Captured from Iran, some were given to Jordan. Panhard M3 Armoured personnel carrier 200 M3 VTT M3 VAT Includes 5 M3 VAT armoured recovery vehicles. EE-11 Urutu Armoured personnel carrier 200 Type 63 Armoured personnel carrier 650 Type YW701 Includes some command post vehicles. Walid Armoured personnel carrier 100 Status uncertain.
Self-propelled artillery Name Country of origin Type Number Caliber Variant Notes2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled gun 150 122 mm 2S3 Akatsiya Self-propelled gun 150 152 mm AMX 30 AuF1 Self-propelled gun 85 155 mm CGT M109 howitzer Self-propelled gun 155 mm M109A1M109A2 Captured from Iran and Kuwait. M-1978 Koksan Self-propelled gun170 mm Captured from Iran. BM-21 Grad Multiple rocket launcher 1,060 122 mm BM-21RL-21 Katyusha Multiple rocket launcher 132 mm BM-13-16 ASTROS II Multiple rocket launcher 67-260 127 mm180 mm300 mm SS-40SS-60Sajeel Produced under license as the Sajeel. M-87 Orkan Multiple rocket launcher 2 262 mm
Engineering vehicles Name Country of origin Type Notes T-54/55 ARV Armoured recovery vehicle Type 653 Armoured recovery vehicle Chieftain ARV Armoured recovery vehicle Captured from Iran. Engesa E-11 Repair and recovery vehicle BAT-M Military engineering vehicle MDK Excavator Trencher IMR Obstacle clearing vehicle Based on the T-55 tank chassis. KMT-4/6 Mine plow One KMT-6 was assigned per tank platoon, depending on supplies. KMT-5 Mine roller One KMT-5 was assigned per tank company, depending on supplies. UR-77 Mine-clearing line charge MTU-20 Bridgelayer MT-55 Bridgelayer Used by armored units. BLG-60 Bridgelayer 24+ in service in 1991. TMM Pontoon bridge PMP Pontoon bridge GSP Amphibious ferry PTS Amphibious transport
Ground surveillance radars Name Country of originSNAR-2 SNAR-10
Tactical ballistic missiles based on SCUD and Luna Country of Name Country of Origin FROG-7 Al-Raad (mod. 9M21 rocket) Scud-B Al-Hussein Al Hijarah Al Abbas Al-Tammuz Al-Abid
Conversion rocket 5Я23, 5В27Д, 2К12, Р-15/HY-2 to surface to surface missiles Name Country of origin Description Al Fahd 300 Conversions of the S-75 Al Fahd 500 Conversions of the S-75, did not go operational Al-Barq Modification of S-125 Al-Kasir Modification of 2K12 Modified Р-15/HY-2 for use as surface to surface missiles
Iraqi liquid-propellant ballistic missiles Name Country of origin Ababeel-100 Al-Samoud Al-Samoud 2
Iraqi solid-propellant ballistic missiles Name Country of origin BADR-2000 Ababil-100
Anti-ship missile Name Country of origin HY-2 P-15
Radar systems Name Country of origin P-12 P-14 P-15 P-18 P-19 P-37 P-40 ПРВ-11 ПРВ-16Б РПК-1 ВАЗА СНР-75M СНР-125M 1S91 РСБН-4Н Panhard M3 VSB Type-403 Type-572
Light utility vehicles Name Country of origin Land Rover GAZ-69 UAZ-469B
Trucks Country of Name Country of origin GAZ-63 GAZ-66 MAZ-543 Ural-375D ZIL-157 ZIL-135 IFA W50 IFA L60 Unimog Scania Berliet GBC 8KT
Bibliography
References
: Equipment of the Iraqi Army 1958–2003 [Special Report Vol.1] : Iraqi Army equipment 1930–2017 [Special Report Vo2.]