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Lion of Babylon (tank)

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Lion of Babylon or Asad Babil (Arabic: اسد بابل) is the name given to a project of the Ba'athist Iraqi army to locally produce the Soviet T-72 tank during the late-1980s. [1]

28 relations: Battle of Baghdad (2003), Battle of Medina Ridge, Battle of Najaf (2003), Battle of Phase Line Bullet, Battle of the Karbala Gap (2003), Cultural depictions of lions, Export variants of Soviet military equipment, FGM-148 Javelin, History of the M1 Abrams, Iraqi Armed Forces, List of armoured fighting vehicles by country, List of former equipment of the Iraqi Army, List of Gulf War military equipment, List of main battle tanks by generation, List of military vehicles, List of modern armoured fighting vehicles, M-84, M1 Abrams, Republican Guard (Iraq), T-72, T-72 operators and variants, Tanks in the Cold War, Tanks in the Soviet Union, Tanks of the post–Cold War era, Tanks of the United States, 2003 attack on Karbala, 2A46 125 mm gun, 2nd Al Medina Armored Division.

Battle of Baghdad (2003)

The Battle of Baghdad, also known as the Fall of Baghdad, was a military invasion of Baghdad that took place in early April 2003, as part of the invasion of Iraq.

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Battle of Medina Ridge

The Battle of Medina Ridge was a tank battle fought on February 27, 1991, during the Gulf War, between the U.S. 1st Armored Division and the 2nd Brigade of the Iraqi Republican Guard Medina Luminous Division outside Basra, Iraq.

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Battle of Najaf (2003)

The Battle of Najaf was a major battle in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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Battle of Phase Line Bullet

The Battle of Phase Line Bullet was one of the clashes which led to the destruction of the Tawakalna Iraqi Republican Guard Division, on February 26, 1991, by a simultaneous attack of two U.S. armored divisions (the 1st and 3rd), an Infantry Division (the 1st) and the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment.

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Battle of the Karbala Gap (2003)

The Battle of the Karbala Gap occurred during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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Cultural depictions of lions

Lions have been an important symbol to humans for tens of thousands of years and appear as a theme in cultures across Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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Export variants of Soviet military equipment

Export variants of Soviet military equipment were versions of Soviet military equipment (armored vehicles, airplanes, missiles) of significantly inferior capability to the original designs and intended only for export.

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FGM-148 Javelin

The FGM-148 Javelin is an American man-portable fire-and-forget anti-tank missile fielded to replace the M47 Dragon anti-tank missile in US service.

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History of the M1 Abrams

The M1 Abrams tank has been in service since 1980.

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Iraqi Armed Forces

The Iraqi Armed Forces are the military forces of the Government of Iraq.

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List of armoured fighting vehicles by country

This is a list of armoured fighting vehicles, sorted by country of origin.

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List of former equipment of the Iraqi Army

The following is a list of former equipment used by the Iraqi Army.

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List of Gulf War military equipment

List of Gulf War Military Equipment is a summary of the various military weapons and vehicles used by the different nations during the Gulf War of 1990–1991.

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List of main battle tanks by generation

Main battle tanks are often classified as belonging to a particular generation, although the actual definition and membership in these generations is not clearly defined.

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List of military vehicles

Military vehicles include all land combat and transportation vehicles, excluding rail-based, which are designed for or are in significant use by military forces throughout the world.

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List of modern armoured fighting vehicles

This article lists modern armoured fighting vehicles produced or used in the countries after the Second World War.

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M-84

The M-84 is a Yugoslav third generation main battle tank, a variant of the Soviet T-72.

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M1 Abrams

The M1 Abrams is an American third-generation main battle tank named for General Creighton Abrams.

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Republican Guard (Iraq)

The Iraqi Republican Guard (حرس العراق الجمهوري Ḥaras al-‘Irāq al-Jamhūriyy) was a branch of the Iraqi military from 1964 to 2003, primarily during the presidency of Saddam Hussein.

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T-72

The T-72 is a Soviet second-generation main battle tank that entered production in 1971.

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T-72 operators and variants

The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1971.

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Tanks in the Cold War

During the Cold War (1945–1990), the two opposing forces in Europe were the Warsaw Pact countries on the one side, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries on the other side.

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Tanks in the Soviet Union

This article deals with the history and development of tanks of the Soviet Union from their first use after World War I, into the interwar period, during World War II, the Cold War and modern era.

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Tanks of the post–Cold War era

The post–Cold War era is the period in world history from the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 to the present.

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Tanks of the United States

This article on military tanks deals with the history and development of American tanks: their origin during World War I; the interwar period; World War II; the Cold War; and the modern era.

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2003 attack on Karbala

The 2003 attack on Karbala was an unsuccessful strike on the Iraqi Republican Guard Medina Division by the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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2A46 125 mm gun

The 2A46 (also called D-81TM) is a 125 mm/L48 smoothbore cannon of Soviet origin used in several main battle tanks.

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2nd Al Medina Armored Division

The 2nd 'al-Medina' Armored Division (المدينة المنورة الفرقة المدرعة) was an elite formation of the Iraqi Republican Guard.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_of_Babylon_(tank)

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