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Some additional nice to have albeit not essential modifications.

Unit 462 SF Section
Availability dates could be changed to 1/1986-4/2003

Unit 463 SF Section
Final availability date could be changed to to 4/2003

Unit 466 SF Section
Final availability date could be changed to 4/2003

Unit 721 SF Section
It could be rearmed with weapon n.7 renamed M16
Vision could be increased to 10

Unit 467 SF Section
Initial availability date could be changed to 1/1981
It should be rearmed with weapon n. 15 Rifle-Grenade (with 4-8 HE rounds) instead of weapon n. 124 40mm BG-15 GL.

Unit 468 SF Section
Initial availability date could be changed back to 1/1981
It could be with weapon n. 15 Rifle-Grenade (with 4-8 HE rounds) instead of weapon n. 124 40mm BG-15 GL

I have further checked the ordnance disposal reports. No ammunition for the BG-15 GL has turned up which means that either it was never used or it was a very limited issue. Thus as suggested in the recommendations above the numbers of units equipped with it would be reduced to reflect this.

A unit that could be added, using one of the few remaining available weapon slots
Unit 230: PIAT Team from OOB 7 Great Britain
Availability dates 1/1947-12/1959

Kurdish units and formations.
There is the question of what these units/formations would represent.
Ther kurds have operated as insurgents against the iraqi government, as the armed forces of Kurdistan, as iraqi security forces and combinations of the above depending on the period. As a consequence of this organization and character of the forces involved has varied from small guerrilla units to regular conventional forces.
In light of the above I suggest some modifications to bring them in line with the new iraqi security forces in order to represent, for example, the mountain units which are currently being formed. As alternative they could be reorganized along traditional kurdish guerrilla units but the modifications would be more extensive, as well as requiring date changes in units and formations.

Unit 790: Kurdish Squad
Weapon n. 121 in slot 3 could be replaced with weapon n. 18 RPG-7

Unit 792: Kurdish Squad
Reclassed as class 78 Partisan Band

Formation 720: Kurdish Platoon
Unit 791 in slot 4 should be replaced by unit 790

Formation 721: Kurdish Company
Unit n. 450 Scouts and Unit n. 804 2x60mm Mortars would replace Units 790 and 792 in slots 2 and 3

Unit 55-810: M40 Recoilless
Weapon AK47 Rifle could be replaced by weapon n.4 SKS Carbine. The AK-47 would be a bit too much out of place in the late 50’s. The SKS should be OK for most of the unit lifespan.

With this I have finished with the ground units. Next posts will be on the air units.