To: Angelus Errare
Do you have a list of the specific names, origins and models of weaponry used? Like "East German MpiKM", for example? I'm curious about the kinds of weaponry used, like makes of small arms (pistols, submachine guns, rifles), machine guns, rocket launchers, etc.
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01/17/2003 8:03:48 PM PST by
Jacob Kell
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To: Jacob Kell
This should help, as these are generally the types of weapons and equipment al-Qaeda uses worldwide (that the public has access to, of course):
Tanks: T-34, T-54/55, T-62, PT-76 (all Soviet)
Vehicles: BRDM-2 (armored reconnaissance vehicle), BTR-60 APC, BTR-70 APC, BTR-80 APC, BTR-152 APC, BMP-1 AICV, BMP-2 AICV (all Soviet)
APC = Armored Personnel Carrier
AICV = Armored Infantry Combat Vehicle
Towed Guns: 2S9 Anona 120mm SPH/Mortar (Soviet), D-20/M-55 152mm Towed Gun-Howitzer (Soviet), Type-66 152mm Towed Gun-Howitzer (Chinese/Iraqi)
Rocket Launchers: Sakr-18 (Egyptian), BM-13 Katysha Multiple Rocket Launcher (Soviet), BM-14/RPU-14 140mm towed rocket launcher (Soviet), 9P140 Hurricane 220mm Multiple Rocket Launcher (Chinese), AT-1 Snapper (Libyan)
SAMs: Hongying-5 (Chinese/North Korean), Anza MKI (Pakistani), Ayn al-Sakr (Egyptian), FIM-92A Stinger (American)
Artillery: ZPU-1 14.5mm (Soviet), ZPU-2 Type 58 (Soviet), ZPU-4 Type 56 (Chinese), Shilka 23mm (Soviet), ZU-23 23mm (Soviet), S-60 57mm (Iranian), KS-12 Type-72 (North Korean), KS-19 Type-59 (North Korean)
Still looking for information on small arms.
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