FRENCH 155MM GCT SELF-PROPELLED GUNS BAGHDAD BARRACKS SCHOOL COPRS BATTALION HEADQUARTERS DEPOT RASHID, IRAQ (SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: June 8, 1982
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FRENCH 155MM GCT SELF-PROPELLED GUNS
BAGHDAD BA RACKS SCHOOL CORPS
BATTALION HEAD911ARTERS fFpnT RASHID, IRAQ
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF FRENCH 155MM GCT
SELF-PROPELLED GUN IN IRAQ.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: EIGHT FRENCH 155MM GCT SELF-PROPELLED GUNS
(SPG) WERE PARKED IN THE ARMORED VEHICLE STORAGE AREA AT
BAGHDAD BARRACKS SCHOOL CORPS B ALION HEADQUARTERS DEPOT,
RASHID THESE SPG ARRIVED AT THIS 25X1
INSTALLATION BETWEEN THIS INSTALLATION IS A 25X1
MAJOR ARMS TRANSSHIPMENT DEPOT IN IRAQ.
(S/D) THE FRENCH-PRODUCED 155MM GCT SPG IS BASED ON A
MODIFIED AMX-30 MAIN BATTLE TANK CHASSIE. THIS CHASSIE IS
EQUIPPED WITH A NEW TURRET AND REFITTED WITH A 155MM GUN WITH
AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL LOADING SYSTEMS. FIRST PRODUCTION
MODELS OF THE GCT WERE DELIVERED TO THE FRENCH ARMY IN 1978.
(S/D) THE 155MM GCT SPG HAS IMPROVED ACCURACY, INCREASED
FIRE POWER, EXTENDED FIRING RANGE, AND REDUCED TIME FOR IN-
BATTERY AND OUT-OF-BAT G CURRENTLY IN
THE IRAQI INVENTORY.
3. (S)
COORDINATES 33-17-35N 044-28-18E
4. (U) COLLATERAL REFERENCE: JANE'S ARMOR AND ARTILLERY, 1979-
1980
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