Draft:List of current equipment of the Peshmerga

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The following is a list of equipment currently in use with the Peshmerga.

Infantry weapons edit

Assault and battle rifles edit

Peshmerga soldiers stand in formation during the Modern Brigade Course graduation ceremony.

Peshmerga Soldier Operating An M4 Carbine.

Model	Caliber	Origin
M16	5.56×45mm NATO	United States^[1]
M4 carbine	5.56×45mm NATO	United States^[2]^[3]
Heckler & Koch G36	5.56×45mm NATO	Germany^[4]
G3	7.62×51mm NATO	Germany^[5]
AKM	7.62×39mm	Soviet Union^[6]^[2]

Machine guns edit

Peshmerga ceremony in Zakho Military Academy.

Peshmerga Fighter Aiming Through An RPG-7 in Sinjar.

Peshmerga Fighter Of The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan In The Qandil Mountains Near The Iranian Border.

Model	Caliber	Origin
M249	5.56×45mm NATO	United States^[7]
M240	7.62×51mm NATO	United States^[8]
MG 3	7.62×51mm NATO	Germany^[9]
RPK	7.62×39mm	Soviet Union^[10]
PK machine gun	7.62×54mmR	Soviet Union^[11]
M2 Browning	.50 BMG	United States^[12]
DShK	12.7×108mm	Soviet Union^[13]

Grenade Launchers edit

Model	Type	Origin
Neopup PAW-20	Grenade launcher	South Africa^[14]
Denel Y3 AGL	Grenade launcher	South Africa^[15]
QLZ-87	Grenade launcher	China^[16]
Mk 18 Mod 0 grenade launcher	Grenade launcher	United States^[17]^[18]

Portable guided missiles edit

Model	Type	Origin
MILAN	Wire-guided missile	France West Germany^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]
Spike	Anti-tank guided missile system	Israel^[19]^[23]
HJ-8	Wire-guided missile	China^[19]^[24]
BGM-71 TOW	Wire-guided missile	United States^[25]
9M113 Konkurs	Wire-guided missile	Soviet Union^[19]
9M133 Kornet	Laser beam-riding missile	Russia^[19]

Tanks edit

Model	Type	Origin	In Service
T-72	Soviet Union	Main battle tank	<63^[26]
T-55	Soviet Union	Main battle tank	322^[27]
T-62	Soviet Union	Main battle tank	186^[28]

Rockets and artillery edit

Model	Type	Origin	In Service
D-30	Soviet Union	Howitzer	200^[29]^[30]
D-20	Soviet Union	Howitzer	24^[29]
M30	Soviet Union	Howitzer	80^[29]
2S1 Gvozdika	Soviet Union	Self-propelled artillery	18^[29]^[31]
M119	United States	Howitzer	36-54^[32]^[33]
M102 howitzer	United States	Howitzer	54-84^[29]
BM-21 Grad	Soviet Union	Multiple rocket launcher	24^[29]
Type 63	China	Multiple rocket launcher	40^[29]

References edit

^ "State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight". defensenews. 19 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b Military Balance 2016.
^ "'Delta Defence Group' Part Two: The Rifle". 14 January 2020.
^ "German arms package to Peshmerga includes assault rifles, anti-tank missiles". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
^ Small Arms Survey (2015). "Trade Update: After the 'Arab Spring'" (PDF). Small Arms Survey 2015: weapons and the world (PDF). Cambridge University Press. p. 110. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
^ Osie Greenway. "Kurdish Peshmerga forces of 10th Brigade 3rd Battalion prepare to defend a newly adopted base they arrived at a week ago days after the Islamic State militants offensive swept through Iraq". Osie Greenway. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
^ "State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight". defensenews. 19 April 2017.
^ "State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight". defensenews. 19 April 2017.
^ "small arms survey 2015" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
^ Matt Cetti-Roberts (2015-10-26). "To the Edge of Kurdistan Volunteer peshmerga prepare for a major assault near Kirkuk". War is Boring. Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
^ Matt Cetti-Roberts (2015-10-26). "To the Edge of Kurdistan Volunteer peshmerga prepare for a major assault near Kirkuk". War is Boring. Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
^ "State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight". defensenews. 19 April 2017.
^ NRT (2017-01-25). "Peshmerga Ministry: There will be no withdraw from liberated areas". NRT TV. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
^ "The South African Defence Industry Database". Archived from the original on March 6, 2019.
^ "The South African Defence Industry Database". Archived from the original on March 6, 2019.
^ "Kurdish Forces with Chinese QLZ87 Automatic Grenade Launcher & M99 Anti-materiel Rifle". 9 August 2023.
^ Military & Defense. "Peshmerga Military Equipment". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
^ "State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight". defensenews. 19 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance, 2017
^ "Unterstützung der Regierung der Autonomen Region Irakisch-Kurdistan bei der Versorgung der Flüchtlinge und beim Kampf gegen den Islamischen Staat im Nordirak (PDF)" (PDF). German Bundeswehr (in German). 31 August 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
^ "Irak: Deutschland schickt Kurden Panzerabwehrraketen". Spiegel Online (in German). 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
^ French, American Weapons Take Toll on ISIS in Ground Combat Archived 12 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine - Military.com, 16 November 2015
^ ='SAS 2015'>Small Arms Survey (2015). "Trade Update: After the 'Arab Spring'" (PDF). Small Arms Survey 2015: weapons and the world (PDF). Cambridge University Press. p. 110. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2015.
^ "What Destroyed This Abrams Tank?". 25 October 2017.
^ Military & Defense. "Peshmerga Military Equipment". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
^ "shex ja3far puk". YouTube. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
^ "shex ja3far puk". YouTube. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
^ "shex ja3far puk". YouTube. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Military Balance 2016, p. 491.
^ Military & Defense. "Peshmerga Military Equipment". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
^ "Heavy artillery unit of PUK joins Peshmerga Ministry". Rudaw. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ "State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight". defensenews. 19 April 2017.
^ "Coalition to provide Peshmerga with artillery, says senior commander". Retrieved 22 June 2023.

Kurdistan Category:Peshmerga

[1] "State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight". defensenews. 19 April 2017.

[FOOTNOTEMilitary_Balance_2016-2] Military Balance 2016.

[3] "'Delta Defence Group' Part Two: The Rifle". 14 January 2020.

[4] "German arms package to Peshmerga includes assault rifles, anti-tank missiles". www.rudaw.net. Retrieved 2023-11-03.

[SAS_2015-5] Small Arms Survey (2015). "Trade Update: After the 'Arab Spring'" (PDF). Small Arms Survey 2015: weapons and the world (PDF). Cambridge University Press. p. 110. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2018-08-29.

[6] Osie Greenway. "Kurdish Peshmerga forces of 10th Brigade 3rd Battalion prepare to defend a newly adopted base they arrived at a week ago days after the Islamic State militants offensive swept through Iraq". Osie Greenway. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-07-04.

[7] "State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight". defensenews. 19 April 2017.

[8] "State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight". defensenews. 19 April 2017.

[9] "small arms survey 2015" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2022-01-07.

[10] Matt Cetti-Roberts (2015-10-26). "To the Edge of Kurdistan Volunteer peshmerga prepare for a major assault near Kirkuk". War is Boring. Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-07-04.

[11] Matt Cetti-Roberts (2015-10-26). "To the Edge of Kurdistan Volunteer peshmerga prepare for a major assault near Kirkuk". War is Boring. Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-07-04.

[12] "State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight". defensenews. 19 April 2017.

[13] NRT (2017-01-25). "Peshmerga Ministry: There will be no withdraw from liberated areas". NRT TV. Retrieved 2017-06-25.

[14] "The South African Defence Industry Database". Archived from the original on March 6, 2019.

[15] "The South African Defence Industry Database". Archived from the original on March 6, 2019.

[16] "Kurdish Forces with Chinese QLZ87 Automatic Grenade Launcher & M99 Anti-materiel Rifle". 9 August 2023.

[17] Military & Defense. "Peshmerga Military Equipment". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-02-27.

[18] "State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight". defensenews. 19 April 2017.

[jh-19] International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance, 2017

[20] "Unterstützung der Regierung der Autonomen Region Irakisch-Kurdistan bei der Versorgung der Flüchtlinge und beim Kampf gegen den Islamischen Staat im Nordirak (PDF)" (PDF). German Bundeswehr (in German). 31 August 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

[21] "Irak: Deutschland schickt Kurden Panzerabwehrraketen". Spiegel Online (in German). 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.

[22] French, American Weapons Take Toll on ISIS in Ground Combat Archived 12 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine - Military.com, 16 November 2015

[23] ='SAS 2015'>Small Arms Survey (2015). "Trade Update: After the 'Arab Spring'" (PDF). Small Arms Survey 2015: weapons and the world (PDF). Cambridge University Press. p. 110. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2015.

[24] "What Destroyed This Abrams Tank?". 25 October 2017.

[25] Military & Defense. "Peshmerga Military Equipment". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-02-27.

[26] "shex ja3far puk". YouTube. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

[27] "shex ja3far puk". YouTube. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

[28] "shex ja3far puk". YouTube. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

[FOOTNOTEMilitary_Balance_2016491-29] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Military Balance 2016, p. 491.

[30] Military & Defense. "Peshmerga Military Equipment". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-02-27.

[:0-31] "Heavy artillery unit of PUK joins Peshmerga Ministry". Rudaw. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[32] "State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight". defensenews. 19 April 2017.

[33] "Coalition to provide Peshmerga with artillery, says senior commander". Retrieved 22 June 2023.

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