BMP-1
As a result of the 1991 Gulf War
a mass of captured Iraqi armour arrived at Bovington.
Here we see a corner of the display in the British Steel Hall
with a Soviet BMP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle in the foreground.
Notice the battle damage along the side.
Chinese built
YW 701
Command Post Vehicle
Tank Museum photo No 4703/E/3
Chinese
Type-69IIC
Command tank.
Special features include the heavy duty turret stowage baskets,
which also act like spaced armour, and the Iraqi addition
of basic plumbing which brings smoke from the exhaust outlet
to the front of the tank.
Tank Museum photo No 4560/E/2
Iraqi T-55
Shortly before the Gulf War the
Iraqi defence industry exhibited its own up-armoured version
of the Russian T-55.
A number were encountered during the war and this one is displayed
at Bovington, complete with soldiers' graffiti.
Iraqi T-55
Armoured Ambulances
Many vehicles in the Iraqi Army
were of Chinese origin. Shown here are a pair of captured
Norinco armoured ambulances. The Museum also displays an armoured
command vehicle of the same design.
Armoured Ambulances
2S3
2S3
A Russian built self-propelled
gun the 2S3 mounts a 152mm howitzer in a rotating turret at
the back. Whole batteries of these weapons were overrun by
Coalition Forces and sample vehicles selected for subsequent
evaluation.
