Tank origin

From the 1970s through the 1980s, Iraq acquired a large number of T-55s from various nations. These vehicles were already showing signs of obsolescence by the 1980s, however, and so were modified for continued use. “Enigma” was not an official Iraqi designation for the variant but rather a term used by Coalition forces in the Gulf War. The T-55 Enigma can be identified by the boxes of simple composite armor bolted to the turret and to the front and sides of the hull.