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Royal Marines assaulting the Al Faw peninsula, Iraq's only contact with the Gulf. The helicopter in the background is a Sea King transport helicopter.

HMS Richmond, a Royal Navy Duke-class frigate, bombards Iraq with its 4.5 inch armament at the start of the Iraq War. The circular coverings in the foreground beside the gun is a vertically-launched Seawolf SAM system.

HMAS Anzac fires a salvo from it's five inch armament. The shore bombardment of the Al Faw Penisula by several warships of the Royal Navy/Royal Australian Navy at the start of the Iraq War was dubbed 'Five Inch Friday.'