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UK forces breakdown
Army
Royal Navy
RAF

The UK made a substantial military commitment to the war in Iraq. Click on the tabs above to find out about the troops, tanks, aircraft and ships that were sent.
NUMBERS ROLE UNITS INVOLVED
Soldiers: British troops 45,000 troops deployed in total of which around 26,000 sent to front line, a quarter of the British Army, including 1,400 paratroopers and the 7th Armoured Brigade In a war ground forces are used to capture and hold enemy land. This force was chosen for the Iraq conflict as it is flexible and highly mobile
 1 UK Armoured Division Headquarters, 7th Armoured Brigade, 16 Air Assault Brigade, 102 Logistics Brigade and the 2nd, 14th and the 30th signal regiments
Tanks: Challenger 2 120 Challenger II main battle tanks Main battle tanks can be used to spearhead an invasion. Their role is to seek out and destroy enemy tanks
 Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment
Artillery: AS 90 self-propelled gun 32 AS 90 self-propelled guns and 18 light guns With a similar appearance to a tank, the AS 90 is a key piece of field artillery with a 155mm gun and a range of nearly 25 km, while the 105mm light guns have a range of 17km. They are used in concert with ground troops and tanks to enable offensive action
 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, 7th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
Armoured personnel carriers: Warrior APC 150 Warrior APCs Warriors are armoured combat vehicles, their crew of three can carry seven infantry soldiers across country fast 1st Battalion the Black Watch, 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, 1st Battalion Irish Guards, 1st Battalion The Light Infantry
Logistics: A field hospital Support The UK's fighting force was backed up by medical teams and engineers from 102 Logistics Brigade 33 and 34 Field Hospitals, 4 General Support Medical Regiment, Royal Engineers, Royal Logistics Corps, 12 Engineer Brigade
The pictures above of artillery and armoured personnel carriers are Crown copyright.
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