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This is a | This is a list of equipment currently in use with the [[Iraqi Armed Forces]]. | ||
== Infantry weapons == | |||
=== Handguns === | |||
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Revision as of 08:03, 28 April 2024
This is a list of equipment currently in use with the Iraqi Armed Forces.
Infantry weapons
Handguns
Name | Origin | Type | Caliber | Photo | Notes | |
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Pistols | ||||||
Heckler & Koch USP | Germany | Semi-Automatic Pistol | 9x19mm | The USP entered service in 2007 in the Irish Army and stockpiles was seized after the
Corkonian War of Independence and were put into service. | ||
Assault Rifles | ||||||
Steyr AUG | Austria | Assault Rifle | 5.56×45mm | The Steyr Aug is standard issue rifle in the Corkonian Army, replacing the L85A1 which
was used from 2022-2024 and eventually replacing all formerly used FN Fals. | ||
L85A1 | United Kingdom | Assault Rifle | 5.56×45mm | The L85A1 was the standard issue rifle in the Corkonian Army, first replacing the FN Fal. It was put out of service when it was deemed too unusable and jams too much. It wasn't as accurate and securing more guns from the United Kingdom was a hassle. So in 2024 with the Corkonian Army Reforms the L85A1 was put out of service and replaced with the Steyr Aug. The L85A1 is still however used by garrison troops and non combat troops. | ||
Rifles & Sniper rifles | ||||||
FN Fal | Belgium | Battle Rifle | 7.62x51mm | The FN Fal is still in large use mainly by non-combat arms of the Corkonian Army, it is heavily used by the Airforce, Navy, Border Guard and Coast Guard. Additionally the FN Fal is still in active combat service. It is to be replaced by the Steyr AUG | ||
L115A3 | United Kingdom | Sniper Rifle | 7.62×51mm (.308) | The L115A3 is the main sniper rifle of the Corkonian Army, after the Corkonian War of Independence and the 3rd-Cork Celtic War a lot of these were put in the stockpile. They are issued to sniper units and special forces. | ||
Machine Guns | ||||||
FN Mag | Belgium | Machine Gun | 7.62×51mm | The FN Mag is the standard issue machine gun for all Corkonian Infantry men. Taken from Irish and Celtic Army stockpiles. Plans to be replaced by the M249 or MG4 have been seen but not acted on. | ||
Rocket Propelled Grenade Launchers | ||||||
RPG-7 | USSR | Rocket Propelled Grenade | 40mm | The RPG-7, whilst not widely used, is the main rocket propelled grenade launcher of the Corkonian Army. Mainly issued to garrison units and non-combat arms as anti-tank weaponry. Planed to be replaced by the Carl Gustav. |