2S3 Akatsiya
Iraqi Army

2S3 Akatsiya 152.4mm Self-propelled Howitzer
Operator: Iraqi Army
Location: No-fly/No-drive Zones
Timeframe: 1996

Personal interest:
Iraq had a history of modifying 152-155mm artillery shells to dispense chemical weapons since the Iran-Iraq War. Because it was unclear if Iraq intended to use these weapons of mass destruction on coalition forces or Shi'ite rebels, the UN expanded the no-fly zone to a no-drive zone in which artillery was forbidden. If these weapons entered the no-drive zone, they were subject to airstrikes flown out of Kuwait's Al-Jaber airbase.