MP - 1 s ▁and ▁other ▁equipment ▁for ▁Indian ▁units ▁which ▁were ▁not ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁heavy ▁weapons ▁initially . ▁This ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁plan ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁minim ize ▁civil ian ▁losses ▁and ▁damage ▁done ▁in ▁J aff na . ▁In ▁some ▁areas ▁anti - person nel ▁mines ▁were ▁counter ed ▁by ▁driving ▁B MP - 1 s ▁and ▁T - 7 2 ▁MB T s ▁over ▁them . ▁AF V s ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁support ▁during ▁attacks ▁on ▁enemy ▁positions . ▁Else where , ▁a ▁B MP - 1 ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 2 nd ▁inf antry ▁brig ade ▁with ▁colon el ▁D . S . ▁S ara on ▁and ▁nine ▁soldiers ▁ab o ard ▁hit ▁a ▁mine ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁their ▁death s . ▁ ▁The ▁Indian ▁Army ▁had ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 0 ▁B MP - 1 ▁and ▁B MP - 2 s ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁The ▁B MP - 1 s ▁were ▁eventually ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁service ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁B MP - 2 s . ▁ ▁Ira q ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁G ulf ▁War , ▁Ira q ▁bought ▁around ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁B MP - 1 s ▁and ▁ 8 0 0 ▁B MP - 2 s . ▁The ▁first ▁vehicles ▁were ▁bought ▁by ▁Ira q ▁from ▁the ▁USS R ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Ira q ▁also ▁developed ▁two ▁up gr ades ▁for ▁the ▁B MP - 1 ▁and ▁one ▁arm