USA vs. Iran

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Shahab3 postete
@Mero

Geforderte Quelle :

the Iraqis called theirs the Assad Babyl, which means "Lion of Babylon," though the Iraqis assembled theirs from "spare parts" sold to them by the Russians as a means of evading the UN-imposed weapons embargo).

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Und Globalsecurity:
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Iraq is capable of locally modifying a wide range of Soviet and Chinese technologies to make them more suitable for Iraq's specific needs. The Russian T-72M1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) was modified with additional armor in the front and rear to protect against HEAT projectiles. This "Lion of Babylon" tank was produced locally, and the technology was Iraqi.
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The T-69 Chinese Main Battle Tank had been modified with a 125mm gun to upgrade its firepower to the level of a T-72 MBT, and reduce the crew size to three. No tank had been modified more by Iraq than the T-55, which the Chinese "dumped" on Iraq, ridding itself of excess 1950s surplus materiel. The Iraqis modified the T-55 with more armor plating, the addition of 160-mm mortars, and an observation mast. Some Iraqi T-55 had been fitted with a 105-mm main gun, converting this antiquated tank into a tank killer capable of firing armor-piercing rounds.

Nur weil der Iran paar Waffensystem weiterentwickelt/kopiert heisst auch ned das die was taugen gegen die Amis...