***Morocco OOB for Steel Panthers MBT***
Version 1.0 Release Candidate


This is my first attempt at creating an OOB so please be easy. The OOB attempts to cover Moroccan forces from 1948 to about 2012. 

I have modified my own OOBs for a while now and I decided I've taken so much from this hobby that I should finally give back. I picked Morocco because it is one the largest militaries not represented in SP MBT, it's also a country with an interesting mix of western and eastern equipment. Morocco's conflict with the Polisario and hypothetical conflict with Algeria should make for some interesting scenarios.
 
There are many things that I had to guess on. If you think something is wrong you are probably right. I think intro dates for equipment are pretty accurate, it's the out of service dates where the trouble begins, I made the best guesses I could, but I can't completely guarantee its accuracy. Also I could not find good information on squad organization I had so I had to wing it. If anyone has information which makes this OOB more realistic please contact me. 

A special thanks to Laurent Touchard from whom I "barrowed" some weapons. This oob replaces orbat40 Libya.

Thanks and have fun.


Matt


Sources:

ACIG web forums

airliners.net
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?a=1&airlinesearch=Morocco%20-%20Air%20Force&nr_of_rows=148&first_this_page=0&page_limit=15&sort_order=photo_id+DESC&nr_pages=10

Brzoska, Michael, Pearson, Frederic S., Arms and Warfarce Escalation, Decalation, and Negotiation, Uiniv of S. Carolina Press

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http://www.army-guide.com

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Deagel
http://www.deagel.com/Tracked-Armored-Fighting-Vehicles/M113_a000759001.aspx

Defense Industry Daily
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/moroccos-air-force-reloads-04469/#more-4469

Defense Security Cooperation Agency
http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:2v1LM1GYLAUJ:www.dsca.mil/PressReleases/36-b/2008/Morocco_08-37.pdf+Morocco+military&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=72&gl=us

Global Security
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/accp/in0534/lsn2.htm

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http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/africa/morocco.htm

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http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jmvl/jmvla031.html

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http://www.nationmaster.com

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http://www.yourdefencenews.com/news_item.php?newsID=7996

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http://www.scramble.nl/ma.htm

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http://armstrade.sipri.org

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http://home.eblcom.ch/f5enthusiast/AirForces/MoroccoAF.html

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_Morocco