ored ▁amb ul ance ▁conversion . ▁The ▁first ▁upgrade , ▁designated ▁the ▁S add am ▁I , ▁was ▁shown ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Bag hd ad ▁exhibition . ▁It ▁added ▁app li qué ▁arm our ▁to ▁the ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁h ull ▁and ▁looked ▁quite ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁B MP - 1 D . ▁The ▁S add am ▁I ▁never ▁entered ▁production ▁because ▁the ▁additional ▁arm or ▁over loaded ▁the ▁ch ass is ▁and ▁a ▁suitable ▁replacement ▁engine ▁to ▁handle ▁this ▁extra ▁weight ▁was ▁not ▁available . ▁The ▁second ▁upgrade , ▁designated ▁the ▁S add am ▁II , ▁added ▁rub ber ▁side - sk ir ts , ▁additional ▁arm or ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁h ull ▁sides ▁and ▁an ▁AT U ▁box . ▁Un like ▁the ▁first ▁upgrade , ▁it ▁did ▁enter ▁production ▁and ▁was ▁mainly ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Republican ▁Guard . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Ira q ▁also ▁developed ▁an ▁arm ored ▁amb ul ance ▁conversion ▁( named ▁in ▁some ▁sources ▁as ▁the ▁B MP - 1 SM ) ▁which ▁had ▁the ▁tur ret ▁removed ▁and ▁the ▁rear ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁vehicle ▁extended ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁easier ▁transport ation ▁of ▁stretch ers ▁and ▁walking ▁wounded . ▁The ▁vehicle ▁did ▁not ▁enter ▁service ▁in ▁large ▁numbers . ▁ ▁Ira qi ▁B MP - 1 s ▁and ▁B MP - 2 s ▁faced ▁the ▁US - led ▁forces ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁which ▁included ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 ▁M 2 ▁Brad le