PROBABLE M-1981/2 T-72 VARIANT MILOVICE 201, CZECHOSLOVAKIA (SANITIZED)

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 3, 2011
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 18, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: A T-72 MEDIUM TANK VARIANT, PROBABLY THE
M-1981/2, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH THE SOVIET CENTRAL GROUP OF
FORCES. THIS IS THE FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF A T-72 VARIANT IN
CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND THE FIRST SIGHTING OF A PROBABLE M-1981/2
OUTSIDE THE SOVIET UNION.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: ONE PROBABLE M-1981/2 WAS IN A TANK REGIMENT
Y BKS H NW 201 ON 15 MAY. THE TANK CHASSIS
THE TANK APPEARED TO HAVE A RAISED 25X1
PLATE OVER THE REAR DEC FENDERS THAT SLOPED DOWNWARD AT
THE REAR. THE IMAGERY, PERHAPS THE BEST EXISTING OVERHEAD LOOK
OF THIS TANK, REVEALED A TURRET SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE T-72
VARIANT M-1981/3. THE TURRET HAS A MORE MASSIVE APPEARANCE ON
EITHER SIDE OF THE GUN MANTLET THAN THE STANDARD T-72. THE
M-1981/2 WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF
TURRET. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE Ivi-1981/2 HAS ALWAYS HAD
THIS TYPE OF TURRET OR IF THE MILOVICE SIGHTING REPRESENTS
ANnTHF.R NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE T-72 TANK FAMILY. 25X1
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3. (S)
PROBABLE M-1981/2 T-72 VARIANT
C C 0
COORDINATES 50-13-56N 014-52-54E 25X1
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IRANIAN AND IRAQI TROOP DISPOSITIONS
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: IRANIAN AND IRAQI DEPLOYMENTS IN THE
AL BASRAH REA
2. (SWN) REMARKS: IRANIAN FORCES DEPLOYED EAST AND NORTHEAST
OF AL B SR INCLUDED MAJOR ELEMENTS OF AT 25X1
LEAST TWO ARMORED BRIGADES, THREE LARGE.INFANTRY FORCES, 11
SELF-PROPELLED GUN (SPG) BATTALIONS, ONE SPG BATTERY, 11
FIELD ARTILLERY (FA) BATTALIONS, ONE HAWK BATTERY, TWO
COMMAND POSTS (CP), TWO ENGINEER UNITS, ONE MAINTENANCE
UNIT, AT LEAST TWO HEAVY LIFT UNITS AND AT LEAST SIX SUPPLY
AND TRANSPORT (S$T) UNITS. OF THESE FORCES, ONE
BATTALION-SIZE~ARMORED UNIT AND ONE INFANTRY FORCE REMAINED
DEPLOYED IN IRAQI TERRITORY.
(SWN) IRANIAN FORCES DEPLOYED NORTH OF AL BASRAH, IN IRAN,
ALONG THE IRAN-IRAQ BORDER INCLUDED MAJOR ELEMENTS OF ONE
ARMORED BRIGADE, ONE LARGE INFANTRY FORCE, AND ONE SPG
BATTALION.
(SWN) IRAQI FORCES, WHOSE LEAD ELEMENTS WERE DEPLOYED
NORTH AND EAST OF AL BASRAH INCLUDED MAJOR 25X1
ELEMENTS OF ONE ARMORED DIVISION, FOUR BRIGADE-SIZE ARMOR
FORCES, ONE TANK BATTALION, AND FOUR LARGE INFANTRY UNITS.
IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF THESE FRONT-LINE UNITS
INCLUDED SIX BRIGADE-SIZE ARMOR FORCES, THREE SPG
BATTALIONS, 20 FA BATTALIONS, FOUR MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHER
(MRL) BATTERIES, FOUR SA-6 BATTALIONS, ONE SA-2 BATTALION,
ONE ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA) BATTALION, FIVE AAA
BATTERIES, ONE ENGINEER UNIT, AT LEAST THREE S$T UNITS, AT
LEAST ONE HEAVY-LIFT UNIT, AND ONE COMMAND POST (CP).
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(SWN) IRAQI FORCES DEPLOYED ON THE SOUTH BANK OF THE
SHATT-AL ARAB WATERWAY INCLUDED ONE BRIGADE-SIZE ARMOR
FORCE, ONE LARGE INFANTRY UNIT, TWO SA-2 BATTALIONS, TWO
GSP RIVER CROSSING UNITS, THREE PMP RIVER CROSSING UNITS,
ONE ENGINEER UNIT, ONE MAINTENANCE UNIT, TWO HEAVY LIFT
UNITS AND AT LEAST FOUR S$T UNITS. FOUR F ONS WERE
DEPLOYED 25 NM SOUTHEAST OF AL BASRAH 25X1
(SWN) IRA I DEFENSIVE MEASURES NORTH AND EAST OF AL BASRAH
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ON CONSISTED OF THREE DEFENSIVE LINES
. THE FIRST
DEFENSIVE LINE, ALONG THE IRAQ-IRAN BOLDER CONSISTED OF
ANTITANK DITCHING AND INFANTRY POSITIONS. THE SECOND
DEFENSIVE LINE CONSISTED OF A DEFENSIVE EARTHEN BERM WITH
INTERCONNECTED TRIANGULAR-SHAPED STRONGPOINTS. THE THIRD
DEFENSIVE LINE, UNDER CONSTRUCTION ALSO 25X1
CONSISTED OF A DEFENSIVE EARTHEN B M WITH INTERCONNECTED
TRIANGULAR-SHAPED STRONGPOINTS. IRAQI FORCES 25X1
RFrQN FYTRATTIT>\T/` Tva r~r.r.r~rnr~... ~. ____
NORTHWEST/SOUTHWEST WATER BARRIER. ~~THIS NEIV DEFENSIVE LINE
WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION NORTHWEST OF THE WATER BARRIER AND
CONSISTED OF DEFENSIVE EARTHEN BERMS NlITH C-SHAPED
INTERCONNECTED STRONGPOINTS. IRAQI DEFENSIVE MEASURES
OBSERVED BETWEEN THE DEFENSIVE WATER BARRIER AND THE SHATT
AL ARAB, SOUTHEAST OF AL BASRAH, CONSISTED OF TWO DEFENSIVE
BERMS WITH C-SHAPED INTERCONNECTED STRONGPOINTS AND TWO
EARTHEN
BERMS (ONE UNDER CONSTRUCTION) WITH
TRIANG
ULAR-SHAPED INTERCONNECTED STRONGPOINTS. 25X1
3. (U) BE NONE
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COORDINATES NONE
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