Iraqi Regular Army

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In the days leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Iraqi Regular Army consisted of 300,000 troops, organized into 5 corps. In all, there were 11 infantry divisions, 3 mechanized divisions, and 3 armored divisions. The Iraqi Regular Army was disbanded after its resounding defeat in the 2003 Iraq War. The new Iraqi Army has been developed by the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team (CMATT) with the ultimate task of assuming responsibility for all Iraqi land-based military operations.

1 Order of battle, January 10, 2003
2 Equipment
3 Resources
4 See also

[edit] Order of battle, January 10, 2003

The force was primarily located in eastern Iraq.

1st Corps -- near Kirkuk
- 5th Mechanized Division
- 2nd Infantry Division
- 8th Infantry Division
- 38th Infantry Division
2nd Corps -- near Diyala
- 3rd Armored Division
- 15th Infantry Division
- 34th Infantry Division
3rd Corps -- near An Nasiriyah
- 6th Armored Division
- 51st Mechanized Division
- 11th Infantry Division
4th Corps -- near Al Amarah
- 10th Armored Division
- 14th Infantry Division
- 18th Infantry Division
5th Corps -- near Mosel
- 1st Mechanized Division
- 4th Infantry Division
- 7th Infantry Division
- 16th Infantry Division

In addition, there was an armored infantry division or battlegroup in western Iraq. The author does not know how this fits into the order of battle.

[edit] Equipment

Estimated quantities for certain types are listed in () after the name.

Main battle tanks
- T-72: (2003: 700; 1990: 1000)
- T-62: (2003: 500; 1990: 1500)
- T-54/T-55: (2003: 500; 1990: 1500)
- Type 59/Type 69: (2003: 500; 1990: 1500)
- Chieftain: (1990: 30)
- M47 Patton/M60: (1990: 20)
Armoured fighting vehicles
- Panhard AML: (300)
- BMP-1/BMP-2: (2003: 900; 1990: 1500)
- BRDM: (1990: 1300)
- EE-3 Jararaca: (1990: 300)
- EE-9 Cascavel: (1990: 600)
- FV 601 Saladin: (2000: 100)
- FV 701 Ferret: (1995: 90)
- OT-65
- PT-76: (2003: 100)
Armoured personnel carriers
- BTR-152/BTR-50/BTR-60
- EE-11 Urutu
- M113 Armored Personnel Carrier
- MT-LB: (1990: 1500)
- OT-62/OT-64
- Panhard M3
- Walid
- YW531: (1990: 1000)
- YW701
Self-propelled artillery
- 122 mm 2S1 Gvozizka
- 152 mm 2S3 Akatsiya
- 155 mm G6 Rhino
- 155 mm GCT F1: (1990: 85)
- 155 mm M109 howitzer
- 210 mm Al-Fao
Towed artillery
- 105 mm M-56
- 122 mm D-30: (1990: 100)
- 122 mm D-74
- 122 mm M1938 gun: (1990: 400)
- 130 mm M-46
- 130 mm Type 59 gun
- 152 mm M1937 gun
- 152 mm M1943 gun
- 155 mm Denel G5
- 155 mm GHN-45
- 155 mm M114 howitzer
Anti-tank guns
- 85 mm
- 100 mm
Anti-tank missiles
- AT-3 Sagger
- AT-4 Spigot
- HOT ATGM
- Milan ATGM
- SS.11
Rocket launchers
- 107 mm rockets
- 122 mm BM-21
- 127 mm ASTROS II: (1990: 60)
- 132 mm BM-13/BM-16
- 180 mm ASTROS SS-30
- 262 mm Ababeel 50: (1990: 50)
- 300 mm ASTROS SS-60
Tactical ballistic missiles
- FROG-7: (1990: 50)
- Scud-B: (1990: 36; 2003: 27)
- Scud launch vehicles: (2003: 6)
- Abbas
- Husseyn
Attack helicopters
- MBB Bo 105: (1990: 56)
- Mil Mi-24 Hind: (1990: 40)
- SA 316 Alouette III: (1990: 30)
- SA 321 Super Frelon: (1990: 13)
- SA 342 Gazelle: (1990: 50)
Utility helicopters
- Agusta A109: (1990: 3)
- Agusta-Bell AB 212: (1990: 5)
- Agusta-Sikorsky AS 61: (1990: 5)
- Bell 214ST: (1990: 40)
- Hughes 300C: (1990: 30)
- Hughes 500D: (1990: 30)
- Hughes 530F: (1990: 26)
- MBB BK 117
- Mil Mi-4 Hound: (1990: 20)
- Mil Mi-6 Hook: (1990: 15)
- Mil Mi-8/Mi-17 Hip: (1990: 140)
- SA 330 Puma: (1990: 20)