[Marcello]

As noted previously the elimination of the weapons squad would make necessary some restructuring in the infantry and motorized infantry to incorporate the support weapons currently kept in the weapons teams.

Unit 420 Motor Section
I think that it is reasonable to assume that the few units which could be mechanized with the limited number of soviet supplied APCs in that timeframe (a few tens of BTR-152s and such)
would get the best infantry weapons made available by the soviet advisors.
In the late 50's that would be SKS carabines (which are still found in Iraq), probably RPD as LMG and RPG-2.
Therefore I suggest the followin change
1) start date 2/59 to go in with the BTR-152 start date and about mid 60's as end date.
2) Rearming with
-first slot weapon n.4 SKS
-second slot weapon n.11 RPD
-third slotweapon n.16 RPG-2
-fourth slot, grenades.

Unit 421 Motor Section
It should be used to represent the introduction in service of the AK-47 and RPG-7.
1) start date mid late 60's, final date 4/103.
2) Rearming with
-first slot AK-47
-second slot weapon n.12 RPK lmg
-third slot RPG-7
-fourth slot, grenades

Unit 422 Motor Section
A variation of the above
Start date around 1970, 4/103 as final date.
-second slot PKM instead of DPM as LMG (obsolete by then)
-third slot RPG-7
-fourth slot, grenades


Unit 423 Motor Section
It should be a clone of the above but with 1/2005 as start date to represent new iraqi army units and 12/2008 (or some month of 2009)
as end date to represent the final phasing out of the AK-47.

Unit 424 Motor Section
Like the above but with the M16 instead of the AK-47 in the first slot and 7/2007 as start date.

Alternatively some or all of these units could be simply renationalized and new ones created with the described
armament.