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Some notes on SP ATGMs

Formation 297: 3 SP ATGM

Suggested changes:
1)Final date should be restricted to 4/2003 (there are others SP ATGM formations available after that anyway, such as n. 185 and n. 186)
2)Initial availability date to be set to 1/1973, which SIPRI lists as the year of delivery for the first ATGM BRDM variant
Based upon what I read about Sagger proliferation 1/1973 seems about right.
3)Another unit to be added, so that this formation has four ATGM BRDMs. According to the "The Iraqi Army: Organization and Tactics" several formations employed antitank variants of BRDMs in groups of four.

Unit 260 and 226: BRDM-2 Malutka
Availability dates should be changed to 1/1973-4/2003 from current 1/1970-12/2004

Unit 261: BRDM-2 Konkurs
Final availability date should be restricted to 4/2003

Unit 228: VCR/TT HOT
According to SIPRI and others sources it was delivered starting around 1979-1981 while currently it is only available since 1985.
Also current final date is 1989, which is somewhat early. It could be extended to 4/2003 or maybe even 12/2010 by using it
as a gap filler in the formations.

Unit 604: M901 ITV
In light of the above its initial availability date could be pushed forward to 1/2011. As noted no such units are currently in service

Unit 288 and 293: BRDM-2
Current inital availability date is 1/1975
Based on several sources its initial availability date should be pushed back somewhat, I suggest 1/1970.