South African G5 155mm Howitzer used in Iraq?

[capeboer]

Does anyone know if the U.S. / Coalition forces encountered them in Iraq in 2003?

South Africa sold a few hundred to Iraq in the 1980s. Not a very smart move, I suppose; but we needed the oil back then because of sanctions (viz. Apartheid).

[sinfonía de seis armas]

I am pretty sure that our warplanes knocked 'em out before the Iraqi's had a chance to use them.

[Marsuitor]

My God, it seems we've got a spanish version of Sixgun...

[injetores que chamejam]

Easy translation.

[usa320]

While i agree sixgun is a moron, i also agree with what he says in this case.


I am pretty sure that our warplanes knocked 'em out before the Iraqi's had a chance to use them.

That is very true. The Iraqi artillery pieces were one of the first things to get hit, mainly by F/A-18's based on the Constellation. Primarily because of the possibilty that they could have fired chemical weapons from these pieces.

[Obergefreiter]

It was the second best artillery in the world. They had to go first.

[gilgoul]

Does anyone know if the U.S. / Coalition forces encountered them in Iraq in 2003?

South Africa sold a few hundred to Iraq in the 1980s. Not a very smart move, I suppose; but we needed the oil back then because of sanctions (viz. Apartheid).

don`t worry, everyone did it, even the USA, in the 80 s, the target was Iran

[Imshi-Yallah]

They were probably among the huge amount of kit that was shuffled aside by Iraqi Army commanders already in contact with the Americans for use by a future Iraqi army.