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From: richk@tera.com (Richard Korry)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Iraqi war materiel stockpiles
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Date: 23 Aug 90 01:46:37 GMT
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From: richk@tera.com (Richard Korry)
One aspect of Iraq's military I have not seen addressed is their stockpiles
of materiel. It has been demonstrated that "modern" warfare consumes tremendous
amounts of fuel and munitions in addition to personnel (:-( ) and
equipment (tanks, planes, etc). While Iraq has a large army, does it have
an equally large reserve of materiel that would allow it to fight a protracted
war? I'm wondering since the embargo prevents resupply of munitions and
spare parts, would their army grind to a halt (literally) within a few
weeks? Would their supply depots be perhaps among the best initial targets?
Do they have the ability to maufacture munitions? spare parts? Thanks
	rich