Good evening, Gentlemen. I bid you greetings from Camp Taji, Iraq. I am over here as a contractor processing US made M198, 155mm towed howitzers for re-issue to the Iraqi Army. I have been here about a month and have seen some of the strangest collection of destroyed equipment one can imagine. Between our living accomadations and our worksite there are acres of trash heaps and boneyards. I have seen scores of T-72's, and Soviet 152mm SP Howitzers as well as American M109, 155mm SP Howitzers sitting in these boneyards. One that we pass has an M60 Tank and an M110 8 inch SP Hwtzr sitting high on the trash piles. I've seen tail fins from bomb casings or drop tanks lying on the roadside as well as a bucket load of destroyed soft skined vehicles piled high and long.
A well invested entrepenour could make a fortune smelting all this scrap into something usable.
At the worksite, behind a chain link fence topped with razor wire are crates of small arms ranging from 9mm Stirlings to Soviet 13.5mm Heavy MG's. I saw various LMG's like the German MG42 and M1919 A6 as well as one Soviet 7.63mm PPSh-41 "Burp gun",(standard Soviet SMG w/Drum mag and ventelated barrel shroud.), and AK's up the wazoo.
I ONLY WISH I COULD GET INTO THAT AREA TO SCROUNGE UP SOMETHING INTERESTING, EVEN IF I HAD TO DE-MIL IT.