Editing Technical (vehicle) (section)

=== Iraq War ===
[[File:IraqiNationalGuardtechnical.JPG|thumb|[[Iraqi National Guard]] troops with a [[PK machine gun]] mounted on a fourth generation [[Ford Courier]]]]

Technicals were used by [[Iraqi military]] forces in the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/centcom/iraq/index.html |title=Iraq Milnet.com |publisher=MILNET |access-date=July 6, 2011 |archive-date=September 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913220938/http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/centcom/iraq/index.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Iraqi Republican Guard]] and [[Fedayeen]] emulated tactics of the [[Somali National Alliance]] with limited success,<ref>[http://www.danplesch.net/articles/2003-03-28-The-Guardian-1-0,,924430,00.html "How the Pentagon's promise of a quick war ran into the desert sand"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', March 28, 2003.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://commdocs.house.gov/committees/security/has294000.000/has294000_0.HTM |title=Hearing of the House Committee on Armed Services |publisher=Commdocs.house.gov |date=October 21, 2003 |access-date=March 29, 2011}}</ref> but were outmatched by [[Multinational force in Iraq|Coalition]] armor and aviation.<ref>{{cite web |author=John Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraqi_freedom_d4.htm |title=Operation Iraqi Freedom day 4 |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |date=March 20, 2003 |access-date=March 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=John Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraqi_freedom_d19.htm |title=Operation Iraqi Freedom day 19 |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |date=March 20, 2003 |access-date=March 29, 2011}}</ref> In the aftermath of the invasion, technicals were used by [[Iraqi insurgency (2003–06)|Iraqi insurgents]] for transporting personnel and quick raids against the [[Iraqi Police|Iraqi police forces]]. The insurgent use of technicals increased after the [[Iraq Spring Fighting of 2004]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}

Many military utility vehicles were modified to serve as [[gun truck]]s to protect [[Multi-National Force – Iraq|Coalition]] convoys. The [[Humvee]] allows for weapon mounts by design, so it is not considered a technical.

The Coalition supplied technicals to the [[Iraqi police]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/jul2004/a070804d.html |title=Iraqi Police Service Gets 'Technical' Vehicles, U.S. Department of Defense |publisher=Defendamerica.mil |access-date=July 6, 2011 |archive-date=January 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105113024/http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/jul2004/a070804d.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Private military contractor]]s used technicals and the [[United States Armed Forces|United States military]] used modified [[Toyota Hilux]]es, [[Toyota Land Cruiser|Land Cruisers]], and other trucks as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a19694154/how-us-special-forces-get-their-armored-pickups/ |title=How U.S. Special Forces Get Their Armored Pickups |first=Kyle |last=Mizokami |work=Popular Mechanics |publisher=Hearst Digital Media |date=April 5, 2018 |access-date=August 30, 2020}}</ref>