Land Defence
Sand Rampants : Will force tanks to expose vulnerable underside as they go over them
Barbed Wires : Will impede the escape of any tank crew forced to abandon their vehicle
Fences : Some electrified, erected on the approaches to the city. It will slow down infantry movement.
Tanks : Iraqi tanks and artillery dug into raised positions with fortified revetments
Minefields : The area around Baghdad is carpeted with anti-tank and anti-personnel mines
Smokescreen: Trenches filled with oil. When ignited, it will interfere with aircraft targeting Iraqi positions -- especially the USAF A-10 'Tankbuster' which needs a clear line of sight.
Snipers : Every window, every pile of rubble can hide a sniper armed not just with small arms, but possibly with rocket-propelled grenade launchers
Rooftops : Rooftops of higher buildings and mosques are dangerous for helicopters trying to paradrop troops. Snipers can make them east target.
Sewers : Iraqi army can booby-trap building and dead bodies, use the civilian population as cover, then disappear underground to regroup
Army : 3,75,000 including 80,000 Republican Guards and 25,000 Special Republican Guards in Baghdad. Plus 6,50,000 reserves.
Tanks : 2,000-2,500, of which 1,800 are combat-capable. Most are Soviet T-72s. Some are from East European countries, India.
Artillery : 2,250, including towed, self-propelled and MLRs
Aircraft : 200-300, but only half of them are operational. Most Iraqi air-strips are damaged.
Missiles : About 100, most are Scuds or their variants.
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