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From: cdaf@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Charles A. Daffinger)
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Subject: Re: ** Military Forces of Saudi Arabia
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Date: 5 Dec 90 03:01:53 GMT
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From: cdaf@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Charles A. Daffinger)

A question about saudi armaments:

MILITARY FORCES OF SAUDI ARABIA
                          source: The Military Balance 1989-1990
                                  International Institute for Strategic Studies
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RCL: 75mm; 84mm: 450 Carl Gustav; 90mm; 106mm
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  What are these?

-charles

[mod.note: The Carl Gustav is an 84mm recoilless gun for antitank work.
It's shoulder fired, and looks like a short bazooka.  It dates back to
1949 in its original version, and is used by several NATO armies including
Sweden (where it was designed) and Britain (I think the UK still uses
these).  My newest data, sadly, is ca. 1973; at that time the Carl
Gustav could engage tanks to 700 meters, and could fire other sorts
of ammo, including an illumination round with a 2000m range. - Bill ]

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