Morocco
Morocco
The Kingdom of Morocco
Capital: Rabat
Morocco has 2,952 km of coastline
The Atlas mountain range covers a good portion of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
The Atlas mountain range covers a good portion of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
Native Berber people and arab invaders
Almoravid Dynasty
Spanish controlled portions of Morocco
Cueta (Sebta) and Melilla are enclaves in Morocco controlled by Spain since the 1400's. A double fence has been built around Cueta and Melilla with ground sensors added to prevent illegal African immigrants from entering. Cueta and Melilla are used by illegal African immigrants to sneak into mainland Spain. Ceuta has a population of about 76,600 and Melilla has a population of about 69,400.
Gained independence in 1956
Border skirmishes with Algerian forces called the Sand War
1967- Morocco fought along with other Arab nations against israel in the Six Day War.
1973- Morocco sent troops to fight against israeli forces during the Yom Kippur War (Ramadan War) in 1973.
1977- Intervened in Zaire to aid the government of Zaire during the Shaba conflict.
25 year long war against POLISARIO forces in the Western Sahara. Morocco built a large berm around a good portion of Western Sahara to contain POLISARIO forces, and exploit the economically viable parts. Almost as many Moroccan military forces were stationed in the Western Sahara as the entire Sahrawi population. Called the Moroccan Wall. Laid land mines around the wall. Backed by Rapid Reaction Units.
Sent a few troops to take part in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm against Iraqi forces.
The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces
185,000 active duty personnel (2010 est.)
Royal Moroccan Air Force
13,000 personnel
Cessna T-37 Dragonfly trainer aircraft (14)
Beechcraft T-34 Turbo Mentor trainer aircraft (12)
FFA AS-202/18 Bravo trainer aircraft (10)
KC-130 refueling aircraft (3)
Lockheed RC-130 aircraft used for surveillance and reconnaissance (1)
Dassault Falcon 20 aircraft used for electronic warfare (2)
BN-2T Defender aircraft used for maritime patrol and reconnaissance (14)
Bombardier 415 amphibious aircraft (4)
Dassault 100 aircraft used for VIP transport (1)
Gulfstream II aircraft used for VIP transport (2)
Gulfstream III aircraft used for VIP transport (1)
Gulfstream V aircraft used for VIP transport (1)
Gulfstream G550 aircraft used for VIP transport (1)
Beechcraft Super King Air used as trainer and for VIP transport (16)
Cessna 414 aircraft used for VIP transport (1)
Cessna 421 aircraft used for VIP transport (1)
Cessna Citation V aircraft used for VIP transport (1)
Cessna Citation XLS aircraft used for VIP transport (1)
Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopters (26)
AS.332 Super Puma transport helicopters (2)
EC135 helicopters used by Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie (3)
EC145 helicopters used by Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie (2)
AS.350 helicopters used by Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie (4)
UH-1 Iroquois helicopters (31)
UH-1N Twin Huey helicopters (3)
S-70 Black Hawk helicopters used by Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie(2)
Agusta Westland AW139 helicopter used for VIP transport (1)
ULM Tornado ultra light aircraft used by the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie (20)
MD 500 Defender helicopters?
AIM-9 air-to-air missiles
Matra R530 air-to-air missiles
R550 Magic II air-to-air missiles
MBDA MICA air-to-air missiles
AIM-120 air-to-air missiles
AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles
AGM-88 HARM air-to-surface anti-radiation missiles
GBU-10 Paveway II laser guided bombs
GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided bombs
GBU-24 Paveway III laser guided bombs
AASM precision guided bombs
JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) precision guided bombs
HOT anti-tank guided missiles
M134 miniguns used on some helicopters
M134 miniguns used on some helicopters
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
RQ-1 Predator
BAe SkyEye
GNAT
E95M aerial targets
E95M aerial targets
Radars
AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel air radars (8)
AN/TPS-43 air radars (8)
AN/TPS-63 air radars (8)
MSSR air radars
RATAC ground radars (12)
BOR-A 550 ground radars
RASIT ground radars
AN/PPS-5A ground radars
Stentor Battlefield radars
AN/MPG-61 air radars (9)
AN/MPQ-57 air radars (3)
AN-MPQ-55 air radars (9)
AN/MPQ-62 air radars (3)
AN/MPQ-49 air radars
ARSS-1 ground radars (12)
AN/TPS-79 air radars
Marine Royale
Royal Moroccan Navy
Strategic position overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar
Naval facilities located in Casablanca, Al Hoceima, Dakhla, Agadir, Ksar Sghir
Corvettes (2)
Auxiliary Ships (4)
Naval Aviation
AS.565 Panther helicopters (4)
MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles
MM40 Exocet anti-ship missiles
Used by Coast Guard and Police Forces
Patrol Boats (73)
Hovercraft (2)
Royal Moroccan Army
185,000 personnel
2 Parachute Brigades
Brigade d'Infanterie Parachutiste (1 BIP)
Brigade d'Infanterie Parachutiste (2e BIP)
4 Commando Battalions
Brigade d'Infanterie Parachutiste (1 BIP)
Brigade d'Infanterie Parachutiste (2e BIP)
4 Commando Battalions
Light Security Brigade
Brigade Legere de Securite (BLS)
Brigade Legere de Securite (BLS)
VT-1A- Equivalent of a heavily upgraded Chinese Type 96 tank (54)
M48 tanks (185)
SK-105 light tanks (105)
Ratel 90 infantry fighting vehicles (30)
Ratel 20 infantry fighting vehicles (30)
AIFV infantry fighting vehicles (112)
M113 armored personnel carriers (1,300)
VAB VCI armored personnel carriers (75)
UR-416 with Cobra anti-tank guided missiles (45)
AMX-10RC armored reconnaissance vehicles (110)
AML-60 armored reconnaissance vehicles (35)
HMWWV utility vehicles
URO VAMTAC utility vehicles
URO ATLAS (URO VAM made in Morocco)
URO VAM-TL
Toyota Land Cruisers
M151 Mutt utility vehicles
ACMAT ALTV pickup truck
AM General M-813 trucks
Renault TRM-10000 trucks
Unimog trucks
ACMAT trucks
M901A1 anti-tank missile carrier
HOT anti-tank guided missiles
BGN-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles
MILAN anti-tank guided missiles
HJ8L anti-tank guided missiles
M47 Dragon anti-tank guided missiles
9M133 Kornet anti-tank guided missiles
9M113 Konkurs anti-tank guided missiles
9K115-2 Metis-M anti-tank guided missiles
9K11 Malyutka anti-tank guided missiles
APILAS anti-tank rocket launcher
LRAC 89 anti-tank rocket launcher
Type 69 anti-tank rocket launcher
RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launcher
HMWWV utility vehicles
URO VAMTAC utility vehicles
URO ATLAS (URO VAM made in Morocco)
URO VAM-TL
Toyota Land Cruisers
M151 Mutt utility vehicles
ACMAT ALTV pickup truck
AM General M-813 trucks
Renault TRM-10000 trucks
Unimog trucks
ACMAT trucks
M901A1 anti-tank missile carrier
HOT anti-tank guided missiles
BGN-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles
MILAN anti-tank guided missiles
HJ8L anti-tank guided missiles
M47 Dragon anti-tank guided missiles
9M133 Kornet anti-tank guided missiles
9M113 Konkurs anti-tank guided missiles
9K115-2 Metis-M anti-tank guided missiles
9K11 Malyutka anti-tank guided missiles
APILAS anti-tank rocket launcher
LRAC 89 anti-tank rocket launcher
Type 69 anti-tank rocket launcher
RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launcher
M72 LAW anti-tank rocket launcher
M40 recoilless gun anti-tank rocket launcher
SPG-9 recoilles gun anti-tank rocket launcher
B10 recoilless gun anti-tank rocket launcher
CIS 40 automatic grenade launchers, Made in Singapore.
NSV machine guns
M2HB machine guns
AA-52 machine guns
M1919 machine guns
PKM machine guns
PK machine guns
RPD machine guns
FN MAG machine guns
FALO (Light machine gun variant of the FN FAL)
M60 machine guns
M249 machine guns
FN Minimi machine guns
RPK-74 machine guns
HK11 machine guns
Ultimax 100 machine guns. Made in Singapore.
M82A1 anti-material/sniper rifles
PGM Ultima Ratio 7.62x51mm sniper rifles
FR-F2 sniper rifles
M14 sniper rifles
AK-103
AKM
Type 56
M16 assault rifles
FN FAL
AK-74
AKSU-74
G3
FN CAL carbines
Steyr AUG
Valmet M76 Finnish made assault rifles?
Beretta BM59
SAR 21
AR70/90
MAS-49
MAS-36
MP-5 sub-machine guns
MAT-49 sub-machine guns
L2Al Sterling sub-machine guns
M3 sub-machine guns
Beretta 92 pistols
MAB PA-15 (P-15) pistols
MAC Mle 1950 pistols
TT-33 pistols
Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers
mortars
M40 recoilless gun anti-tank rocket launcher
SPG-9 recoilles gun anti-tank rocket launcher
B10 recoilless gun anti-tank rocket launcher
CIS 40 automatic grenade launchers, Made in Singapore.
NSV machine guns
M2HB machine guns
AA-52 machine guns
M1919 machine guns
PKM machine guns
PK machine guns
RPD machine guns
FN MAG machine guns
FALO (Light machine gun variant of the FN FAL)
M60 machine guns
M249 machine guns
FN Minimi machine guns
RPK-74 machine guns
HK11 machine guns
Ultimax 100 machine guns. Made in Singapore.
M82A1 anti-material/sniper rifles
PGM Ultima Ratio 7.62x51mm sniper rifles
FR-F2 sniper rifles
M14 sniper rifles
AK-103
AKM
Type 56
M16 assault rifles
FN FAL
AK-74
AKSU-74
G3
FN CAL carbines
Steyr AUG
Valmet M76 Finnish made assault rifles?
Beretta BM59
SAR 21
AR70/90
MAS-49
MAS-36
MP-5 sub-machine guns
MAT-49 sub-machine guns
L2Al Sterling sub-machine guns
M3 sub-machine guns
Beretta 92 pistols
MAB PA-15 (P-15) pistols
MAC Mle 1950 pistols
TT-33 pistols
Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers
mortars
BM-30 multiple rocket launchers (36)
BM-21 122mm multiple rocket launchers (36)
M110 self propelled 203mm howitzers (60)
Mk F3 self propelled 155mm howitzers (100)
AMX-13 Mk 61 self propelled howitzers (5)
FH-70 towed 155mm howitzers (30)
M114 towed 155mm howitzers (20)
M198 towed howitzers (35)
L118 towed gun (36)
M101 towed howitzers (18)
M-46 (M1954) towed 130mm guns (18)
M-1950 towed 155mm howitzers. French made. (35)
Air Defense
MIM-23 Hawk XXI surface-to-air missiles (36)
Tunguska M1 self propelled air defense system (12)
9K32 Strela-2 surface-to-air missiles (72)
M1939 (61-K) anti-aircraft guns (100)
ZU-23-2 towed 23mm anti-aircraft guns (90)
M167 Vulcan towed 20mm air defense gun
Moroccan Royal Guard
Traces its origin back to the Black Guard.
Officially part of the Royal Moroccan Army. Under the direct control of the royal family.
Provide security to the Moroccan royal family.
Red berets
Cavalry units
M40 GMC 155mm self propelled howitzers
M120 120mm mortars
L16 81mm mortars
BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles
RPG-7
RPG-29?
ZPU-2 14.5mm anti-aircraft guns
M2 Browning .50 cal machine guns
FN MAG machine guns
AA-52 machine guns
SAR-21 rifles
M16A2 assault rifles
FN FAL assault rifles
AK-47 assault rifles
HK MP5 sub-machine guns
Beretta 92 pistols
Gendarmerie Royale
Royal Moroccan Genarmerie
Surete Nationale
DGSN
Forces Auxiliaires (Auxiliary Forces)
Forces Auxiliaires (Auxiliary Forces)
Western Sahara
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
POLISARIO
Popular de Liberacion de Saguia el Hamra y Rio de Oro
T-55 tanks
BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles
"Technicals" or 4x4 wheeled vehicles with heavy weapons
BM-21 multiple rocket launchers
SA-6 surface-to-air missiles
ZU-23 anti-aircraft guns
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