Chapter 1109 War Preparation

The current Iraqi armed forces consist of 7 corps, 5 armored divisions and 3 mechanized divisions.

Each armored division is equipped with an armored brigade and a mechanized brigade, and each mechanized division is equipped with an armored brigade and two or more mechanized brigades.

There are 10 corps-level headquarters under the Iraqi Army Headquarters. These corps-level headquarters are responsible for administrative, logistical and front-line combat tasks.

The total strength of Iraq includes 950,000 regular troops and 480,000 reserve troops, equipped with 5,600 tanks, 7,500 armored vehicles, 3,800 artillery pieces, and 1,200 combat aircraft. In addition, Iraq has 650,000 paramilitary troops!

Once mobilized, 10 million people's troops can be mobilized!

During the Gulf War, the total population of Iraq was 18.92 million, but now the total population of Iraq has reached 30 million!

Moreover, after learning from the lessons of the Gulf War, Saddam strengthened the construction of its air force and air defense forces, as well as the construction of its navy.

Saddam has understood that the army alone is not enough to resist the Americans. Without air superiority, tanks and armored vehicles, no matter how powerful they are, are only targets for the air force!

During the Gulf War, the coalition air force's indiscriminate bombing of Iraq made Saddam feel distressed to his bones and soul.

Taking advantage of the cheapness of Russian-made weapons, Saddam introduced a large number of Russian-made weapons.

Even the S300 air defense missile system is equipped with 6 battalions. The 6 battalions of the S300 air defense missile system have 24 launch units, 96 launch systems, and 1,152 missiles.

Together with other SAM air defense missiles, the Iraqi air defense forces are equipped with 12 battalions of air defense missile systems, with 2,300 missiles.

Moreover, the radars of these air defense missile systems are also connected to the vehicle-mounted radars of other Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, as well as large radars.

In addition, there are a large number of anti-aircraft machine guns, anti-aircraft guns and 'avant-garde' anti-aircraft missiles.

For the navy, in addition to Type 052 destroyers, Type 054 frigates, Type 022 missile boats, and Type 022A torpedo boats, Iraq also specially purchased Type 817 electronic reconnaissance ships, Type 084 minesweepers, and high-speed minelayers.

Saddam made major adjustments to the deployment of troops, reducing the deployment of troops on the Iran-Iraq border and deploying more troops to the west and north.

Then it is to strengthen military training and exercises, especially training in mountain operations and defensive operations, and at the same time strengthen military defenses in the Kurdish mountains.

In addition, the money is used to buy more weapons, ammunition, equipment and supplies.

Saddam knows very well that it is very dangerous now. If the money is not spent, it will become compensation. At the same time, the deposits in Swiss, Swedish and European banks have also been transferred out to purchase weapons, equipment and supplies.

After all, if these funds remain in Europe, and the war breaks out, European and American people will inevitably freeze these funds.

Then Saddam went abroad to visit various Arab countries, emphasizing the friendship between Arab brothers and once again emphasizing that Iraq respects Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is the leader of the Arab League and the leader of the Arab coalition, and is the big brother of the Arab world.

Subsequently, Saddam went to Persia for a visit. This was Saddam's first visit to Persia since the two sides had turned against each other, and it was also the first time leaders of the two countries visited each other. Saddam's visit to Persia was also regarded as an 'icebreaker' between the two countries. trip'!

During his visit to Persia, Saddam talked about peace and development. He believed that the two countries are neighboring countries and should work together to develop. The two countries are neighbors and we should seek common ground while reserving differences and learn from the lessons of history.

It can be said that Saddam lowered his attitude in order to prepare for the battle.

Saddam still believed in his friend's intelligence system, because the other party had proven its intelligence capabilities during the Gulf War.

Compared with Saddam, Turkey is in a state of revelry. Turkey has been forgiven by the United States of US$8 billion in debt, and the United States has provided Turkey with US$20 billion in interest-free loans.

This is undoubtedly a huge wealth!

Türkiye and the United States are allies of the NATO military group. In order to curb the expansion of the Soviet Union and control the transportation corridors of the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, the United States absorbed Türkiye into NATO.

As long as Türkiye enters NATO, it is equivalent to locking the Soviet Black Sea Fleet in the Black Sea.

But Türkiye is actually very embarrassed. It is said to be an ally, but it is far behind compared to American allies such as the United Kingdom.

Türkiye has always wanted to join the EU, but it has never been able to do so.

Türkiye does not have a strong industry, and its military strength is okay but it cannot be called a military power.

What Türkiye benefits from now is Türkiye's geographical advantage.

As for the continued arrival of U.S. dollars into Türkiye and its entry into Turkish military bases, this is nothing at all. On the contrary, this is also a major opportunity for Türkiye.

American soldiers have always been famous for their wealth.

No, the red light district was the first to develop near the US military base.

The food, drinks and diarrhea that the US military eats every day are all purchased locally in Türkiye and cannot be shipped from other countries so far away.

By the end of December, the U.S. military had as many as 100,000 troops at military bases in Türkiye, making it the country with the largest number of U.S. troops stationed overseas.

This is not just the army, but also three air force bases!

The large-scale mobilization of the US military has also attracted world attention.

The statement given by the Pentagon is in response to possible changes in the war in Afghanistan.

But Saddam has become increasingly certain that the United States intends to launch a war against Iraq.

This made Saddam very angry, and what made Saddam even more angry was that the Kurds came out to make trouble again.

In this situation, Saddam was very decisive. He was a tough guy sent from the sky in Iraq, and he was a ruthless man. He directly sent troops to suppress it.

The Americans were already building roads, and the war might break out at any time.

Now we can't leave the Kurds as a hidden danger.

In order to trip up the Americans, Saddam sent another 10,000 people through Persia into Afghanistan to fight in Afghanistan and fight against the coalition led by the United States in Afghanistan.

Panshan Group invested more oil tankers and LNG ships to continuously transport Iraq's oil and natural gas.

Then ships full of supplies and weapons and ammunition arrived at Iraq's ports one after another.

For this reason, Panshan Group also opened several large arsenals!

We must transport as much weapons as possible to Iraq before the Americans block the ports.

Of course, there are also a lot of supplies.

Even when Iraq didn't have enough money, Panshan Group didn't lower the price, but let Huaxia Petroleum Group buy several oil fields in Iraq at the market price.

Chinese and overseas Chinese in Iraq gradually returned to China in batches to celebrate the New Year, or went to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait!

Not only Iraq is strengthening military training, but Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Syria and other countries are also strengthening military training and are ready to respond to emergencies at any time.

In this tense world situation, even if the Israeli-Palestinian war ends, the world oil price still remains at $30 per barrel, and even because of Venezuela, the international crude oil price once rose to $35 per barrel.

In this situation, the economic development of Japan, South Korea and European countries has shown obvious weakness.