Editor's Foreword

Mech Inf 3 bde
Inf 35 indep bn
Mot Inf 3 (camel corps) indep bn
Mtn Inf 1 indep bn
Cdo 4 indep unit
Para 2 bde
AB 2 indep bn
Arty 11 indep bn
Engr 7 indep bn
AD 1 indep bn
royal Guard 1,500
Army 1 bn
Cav 1 sqn
eQUIpment by type
MBT 580: 40 T-72, 220 M-60A1; 120 M-60A3; ε200
M-48A5 in store
LT TK 116: 5 AMX-13; 111 SK-105 Kuerassier
RECCE 384: 38 AML-60-7; 190 AML-90; 80 AMX-10RC;
40 EBR-75; 16 Eland; 20 M1114 HMMWV
AIFV 70: 10 AMX-10P; 30 MK III-20 Ratel-20; 30 MK III-
90 Ratel-90
APC 765
APC (T) 400 M-113A1/A2
APC (W) 365: 45 VAB VCI; 320 VAB VTT
ARTY 2,141
SP 282: 105mm 5 Mk 61; 155mm 217: 84 M-109A1/M-
109A1B; 43 M-109A2; 90 (AMX) Mk F3; 203mm 60
M-110
TOWED 118: 105mm 50: 30 L-118 Light Gun; 20 M-101;
130mm 18 M-46; 155mm 50: 30 FH-70; 20 M-114
MRL 35 BM-21
MOR 1,706
SP 56: 106mm 32-36 M-106A2; 120mm 20 (VAB
APC)
TOWED 1,650: 81mm 1,100 Expal model LN; 120mm
550 Brandt
AT • MSL 790
SP 80 M-901
MANPATS 710: 40 AT-3 9K11 Sagger; 440 M47
Dragon; 80 Milan; 150 TOW
RCL 106mm 350 M-40A1
RL 700: 66mm 500 M-72 LAW; 89mm 200 M-20
GUNS 36
SP 100mm 8 SU-100
TOWED 90mm 28 M-56
UAV R4E-50 Skyeye
AD • SAM 119
SP 49: 12 2K22M Tunguska SPAAGM; 37 M-48
Chaparral
MANPAD 70 SA-7 Grail
GUNS 407
SP 60 M-163 Vulcan
TOWED 347: 14.5mm 200: 150-180 ZPU-2; 20 ZPU-
4; 20mm 40 M-167 Vulcan; 23mm 75-90 ZU-23-2;
100mm 17 KS-19
RADAR • LAND: RASIT (veh, arty)
Middle East and North Africa
265
navy 7,800 (incl 1,500 Marines)
eQUIpment by type
PRINCIPAL SURFACE COMBATANTS • FRIGATES •
FFG 3:
1 Lt Col Errhamani (ESP Descubierto) with 2 twin (4 eff.)
each with MM-38 Exocet tactical SSM, 1 Albatros octuple
with 24 Aspide SAM, 2 triple ASTT (6 eff.) each with Mk
46 LWT, 1 76mm gun (capacity 1 AS-565SA Panther),
2 Mohammed V (FRA Floreal) each with 2 single each with
MM-38 Exocet SSM, 1 76mm gun, (capacity 1 AS-565SA
Panther)
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 27
PFM 4 Cdt El Khattabi (ESP Lazaga 58m) each with 4 single
each with MM-40 Exocet tactical SSM, 1 76mm gun
PCC 17:
4 El Hahiq (DNK Osprey 55, incl 2 with customs)
6 LV Rabhi (ESP 58m B-200D)
2 Okba (FRA PR-72) each with 1 76mm gun
5 Rais Bargach (under control of fisheries dept)
PFI 6 El Wacil (FRA P-32, under 100 tonnes, incl 4 with
customs)
AMPHIBIOUS
LS 4:
LSM 3 Ben Aicha (FRA Champlain BATRAL) (capacity 7
tanks; 140 troops)
LST 1 Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah (US Newport)
(capacity 3 LCVP; 400 troops)
CRAFT • LCT 1 Edic (capacity 8 APCs; 96 troops)
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 4:
AK 2; AGOR 1 (US lease); 1 YDT
FACIlItIes
Bases Located at Casablanca, Agadir, Al Hoceima,
Dakhla, Tangier
Marines 1,500
Naval inf 2 bn
Naval Aviation
HELICOPTERS • ASW/ASUW 3 AS-565SA Panther
Air Force 13,000
Flying hours 100 hrs/year on F-1 Mirage/F-5A Freedom
Fighter Tiger
FORCes by ROle
Ftr 1 sqn with F-1CH (F-1C) Mirage
FGA 1 sqn with F-5A/F-5B Freedom Fighter; 2 sqn with
F-5E/F-5F Tiger II; 2 sqn with Mirage F-1EH (F-1E)
Recce sqn with OV-10 Bronco*; C-130H Hercules (with
side-looking radar)
EW sqn with C-130 Hercules (ELINT); Falcon 20
(ELINT)
Tpt sqn with Beech 100 King Air; Beech 200 Super
King Air; C-130H Hercules; CN-235; Do-28; Falcon
20; Falcon 50 (VIP); Gulfstream II (VIP)
Tkr sqn with KC-130H Hercules (tpt/tkr); B-707
Liaison sqn with Beech 200 Super King Air
Atk hel sqn with SA-342 Gazelle (with HOT, 12 with
cannon)
Middle East and
North Africa