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RE: [OT] Question from the news

From: "B Lin" <lin@r...>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 14:58:23 -0700
Subject: RE: [OT] Question from the news



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan M Gill [mailto:rmgill@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 2:37 PM
> To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: [OT] Question from the news
> 
> >4. I have heard that the Iraqis are using pickups
> >with TOW mounts. Ignoring the question of how
> >they got there, does this remind anyone else of
> >the DS2 size 1 vehicle with GMS/H which we
> >always tend to lament about? Panzer Nissan
> >anyone? (and effective, by all accounts)
> 
> Probably not Tows. Probably Russian made weapons.
> 
In SW Asia only US supplied allies use the TOW (Saudi-Arabia, Kuwait). 
Iran has almost 2000 due to Iran-Contra.

More likely the Russian version the AT-4 "Spigot":

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/at4spigot.htm

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