Lebanese Army - Pictures

[zaher]

One question: All M106 mortar tracks that I have seen in Lebanese service appear to have had their mortars removed and employed either as regular APCs or as weapons carriers (e.g. with ZU-23-2 mounts); does that mean that the Lebanese Army does not employ 107mm self-propelled mortars?

I have never seen any one of them with a mortar inside of it, and i have never seen the army using mortars on board of vehicles, so basically yes, you are correct.

I even think that they came this way, without mortars inside of them.

[Mathieu29]

One question: All M106 mortar tracks that I have seen in Lebanese service appear to have had their mortars removed and employed either as regular APCs or as weapons carriers (e.g. with ZU-23-2 mounts); does that mean that the Lebanese Army does not employ 107mm self-propelled mortars?

M-106 received from the Americans in 1997-1998 did not comprise mortars. So they were transformed in the M-113 ambulance or M-113 ZU-23.

[z973]

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I have never seen any one of them with a mortar inside of it, and i have never seen the army using mortars on board of vehicles, so basically yes, you are correct.

I even think that they came this way, without mortars inside of them.

the lebanese army received 20 m-125a2 in 1982

[zaher]

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the lebanese army received 20 m-125a2 in 1982

But do they still exist? this is the question...

[z973]

But do they still exist? this is the question...

yes they exist as transport and yes they where used extensivly
in the mountain war as 81 mm mor

[zaher]

yes they exist as transport and yes they where used extensivly
in the mountain war as 82 mm mor

You are talking about the 80's. We always refer to the army as the army after 1990 because there was an overhauling for it, especially by receiving new equipment, new structure etc...

If these remained, wouldn't they have remained with the mortars inside of them, and thus still should be used as what they were meant to be?

[z973]

You are talking about the 80's. We always refer to the army as the army after 1990 because there was an overhauling for it, especially by receiving new equipment, new structure etc...

If these remained, wouldn't they have remained with the mortars inside of them, and thus still should be used as what they were meant to be?

from the numbers(51xxxx) on those m-125 i can say that at least some still exist from that period, why they are not used in there original form ?
you know it takes 10 min to install the mor inside if the need exist
the army now is only used as a police force

[Dark Avenger]

OK, thanks for the replies, gentlemen!

[z973]

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[zaher]

[z973]

Thanks Zaher for all those beautiful pictures

[zaher]

Thanks Zaher for all those beautiful pictures

Thank you also for your photos.

[z973]

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[Mathieu29]

ISF V-200 Chaimite armored car :

[zaher]