From Daily Escape
The Iranian Imperial Ground Force is the branch of the Imperial Iranian Army concerned with land-based military operations. It is widely regarded as one of the most sophisticated army forces in the Middle East. It is a largely mechanized and armored force of about 285,000 troops, organized in 3 corps, with headquarters in Tehran area, in Shiraz in the south, and in Kermanshah near the Iraq border. Major ground formations include 3 armored divisions (each with six tank battalions and five mechanized infantry battalions), 3 infantry divisions, 2 Imperial Guard divisions, 4 independent brigades (1 armored, 1 infantry, 1 airborne, and 1 Special Forces), and the Army Aviation Command.
Order of Battle
| Unit | Location
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| 16th Armored Division | Ghazvin
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| 81st Armored Division | Kermanshah
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| 92nd Armored Division | Khuzestan
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| 88th Armored Division | Sistan
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| 1st Imperial Guard Division | E. Azarbaijan
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| 2nd Imperial Guard Division | E. Azarbaijan
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| 28th Infantry Division | Kurdestan
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| 30th Infantry Division | Golestan
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| 64th Infantry Division | W. Azarbaijan
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| 77th Infantry Division | Khorasan
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| 84th Infantry Division | Lorestan
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| 55th Airborne Brigade | Fars
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| 56th Airborne Brigade | Tehran
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| 23rd Airborne Division (NOHED) | Tehran
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| 37th Armored Brigade | Golestan
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| 11th Artillery Group | E. Azarbaijan
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| 22nd Artillery Group
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| 33rd Artillery Group | Tehran
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| 44th Artillery Group
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| 55th Artillery Group
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| 99th Air Defense Group
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| 4 Missile Battalions
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Equipment
Individual weapons
Pistols
- Glock 17 9mm semi-automatic pistol
- SIG P226 9mm semi-automatic pistol
- Heckler & Koch MK23 Mod 0 .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol
Shotguns
- Armsel Striker 12 gauge shotgun
- Remington 870 12 gauge shotgun
- Mossberg 500 20 gauge shotgun
Submachine guns/Carbines
- Heckler & Koch MP5 9x19mm submachine gun
- Heckler & Koch UMP 9x19mm submachine gun
- Heckler & Koch MP7A1 4.6x30mm personal defense weapon
- FN PS90 5.7x28mm carbine
Rifles
- Khaybar KH2002 5.56x45mm assault rifle
- M16A4 5.56x45mm assault rifle
- Heckler & Koch G3A6 7.62x51mm battle rifle
- M82A1 Barrett sniper rifle
- SR-25 7.62x51mm semi-automatic sniper rifle
- M107 Long Range Sniper Rifle
Machine guns
- M2 Browning .50 cal heavy machine gun
- FN MAG 7.62x51mm medium machine gun
- M60E4 7.62x51mm medium machine gun
- FN Minimi 5.56x45 mm light machine gun
- Rheinmetall MG3 7.62x51mm general purpose machine gun
Grenade launchers/assault weapons
- Milkor XRGL40 40mm grenade launcher
- M203 40mm grenade launcher
- M79 40mm grenade launcher
- FGM-172 SRAW
- M136 AT4
- M72 LAW
- M40 105mm recoilless rifle
- Carl Gustav 84mm recoilless rifle
- Mk 19 40mm grenade machine gun
Artillery
- M102 105mm towed howitzer
- M198 155mm towed howitzer
- M109 155mm self-propelled howitzer
- AMX 30 AuF1 155mm self-propelled howitzer
- Astros II self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
- SS-30 (fires 127mm rockets)
- SS-40 (fires 180mm rockets)
- SS-60 (fires 300mm rockets)
- SS-80 (fires 300mm rockets)
- HIMARS truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher
- M224 60mm mortar
- Brandt 60mm long-range gun mortar
- M30 107mm mortar
- M120 120mm mortar
- M167 Vulcan anti-aircraft gun gun
- Oerlikon 35mm anti-aircraft gun
- Bofors 40mm L/70 anti-aircraft gun
- Bofors 40mm L/60 anti-aircraft gun
- Skysweeper 75mm anti-aircraft gun
Missiles
Anti-tank
- AGM-114 Hellfire
- BGM-71 TOW
- Euromissile HOT
- FGM-148 Javelin
- FGM-172 SRAW
- MILAN
- Spike
Surface-to-air
- FIM-92 Stinger
- M1097 Avenger
- MIM-23 HAWK
- MIM-72 Chaparral
Air-to-surface
- AGM-65 Maverick
- AGM-114 Hellfire
- AGM-130
Air-to-air
- AIM-9 Sidewinder
- AIM-92 Stinger
- AIM-120 AMRAAM
- AIM-152 AAAM
Vehicles
Armored vehicles
Active
- M1 Abrams main battle tank
- M1A2
- M1A2 SEP (System Enhancement Package)
- M1A1
- M1
- M1 Grizzly Engineer Vehicle
- M1 Panther II Remote Controlled Mine Clearing Vehicle
- M104 Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge
- M1 Panther II Mine Clearing Blade/Roller System
- M1 Assault Breacher Vehicle
- M1 Armored Recovery Vehicle
- M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle
- M2A1
- M2A2
- M2A3
- M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle
- Bradley Stinger Fighting Vehicle (BSFV)
- Warhammer Bradley
- M6 Linebacker
- M7 Bradley Fire Support Team
- Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
- FV102 Striker anti-tank guided missile carrier
- FV103 Spartan armored personnel carrier
- FV104 Samaritan combat ambulance
- FV105 Sultan command and control vehicle
- FV106 Samson armored recovery vehicle
- FV107 Scimitar light tank
- Sabre light tank
- Shielder minelayer
- Streaker high mobility carrier
- Wiesel AWC airborne armored fighting vehicle
- Wiesel 1
- Wiesel 1 Aufklärung: Reconnaissance
- Wiesel 1 ATM HOT: Anti-tank vehicle fitted with HOT missiles
- Wiesel 1 ATM HOT Variant 1: Fitted with UTM-800 turret
- Wiesel 1 Radar: Fitted with RATAC-S multi-purpose radar
- Wiesel 1 ATM TOW: Anti-tank vehicle fitted with TOW missiles
- Wiesel 1 ATM TOW Resupply: Cargo carrier fitted with racks for TOW missiles
- Wiesel 1 BTM208: Fitted with a SAMM BTM208 turret armed with a FN MAG and a M2HB machine guns
- Wiesel 1 MK20: Fire support version with a Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh202 20mm cannon
- Wiesel 1 MK20 Variant 1: Upgraded with new sight
- Wiesel 1 MK25: 25mm armed version
- Wiesel 2
- Wiesel 2 BF/UF (LeFlaSys Command): Air defense unit command post
- Wiesel 2 AFF (LeFlaSys Radar): Fitted with air defense radar
- Wiesel 2 Ozelot (LeFlaSys Launcher): fitted with air defence missile launcher
- Wiesel 2 Ozelot (LeFlaSys Launcher Variant 1): Retrofitted with box-type launchers
- Wiesel 2 Ambulance
- Wiesel 2 APC: 2 + 4 crew armored personnel carrier
- Wiesel 2 Command: Battalion command post
- Wiesel 2 Mortar: 120mm mortar
- Wiesel 2 Mortar Variant 1: Mortar version with external supports
- Wiesel 2 Argus: Reconnaissance
- Wiesel 2 Carrier: Ammunition resupply
- Wiesel 2 Pionier: Combat engineer reconnaissance
- Wiesel 2 Primus: Reconnaissance and fire control
- Wiesel 2 ATM HOT: Anti-tank vehicle fitted with HOT missiles
- M113 armored personnel carrier
- M113A4 MTVL (Mobile Tactical Vehicle, Light)
- M113A4 Infantry Fighting Vehicle Light (IFVL)
- M113A4 Mobile Tactical Light Recovery Vehicle (MTVR)
- M113A4 Mobile Tactical Vehicle Light, Cargo Carrier (MTVC)
- M113A4 Mobile Tactical Light Fitters Vehicle (MTFV)
- M113A4 Mobile Tactical Vehicle Light Universal Carrier (MTVL-UC)
- M113A4 Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicle (AMEV)
- M113A4 Hazardous Materials Recovery Vehicle (HAZMAT)
- M113A4 Engineering Squad Vehicle (ESV)
- M577A4 Command Vehicle
- M113A3
- M1068A3 Standard Integrated Command Post System
- M113A3 Maintenance/Recovery
- M1064A3 Armored Self-propelled Mortar
- M577A3 Tracked Command Post Carrier
- M58 Armored Tracked Vehicle
- M1059A3 Smoke Generator Carrier
- M901A3 Improved TOW Vehicle (ITV)
- M981A3 Fire Support Team Vehicle (FIST-V)
- Stryker Mobile Gun System
- M1117 Armored Security Vehicle
- Buffalo mine-protected vehicle
- Cougar mine-protected vehicle
- RG-31 Nyala multipurpose mine-protected vehicle
- RG-31 Sabre cargo vehicle
- RG-32 Scout light command/liaison vehicle
Reserve
- T-72 main battle tank (480)
- T-62 main battle tank (150)
- T-54/55 main battle tank (540)
- M60 Patton main battle tank (150)
- M48 Patton main battle tank (102)
- M47 Patton main battle tank (168)
- Chieftain Mk3/5 main battle tank (250)
- FV101 Scorpion light tank (80)
- EE-11 Urutu wheeled armored personnel carrier (300)
- BTR-60 wheeled armored personnel carrier (300)
- BTR-50 armored personnel carrier (200)
- M113A1/A2 armored personnel carrier (250)
- BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle (180)
- EE-9 Cascavel armored car (130)
Support vehicles
- M998 HMMWV AWD motor vehicle
- M56 Coyote smoke generator carrier
- M707 HMMWV
- M966 HMMWV TOW (armored)
- M996 Mini-Ambulance (armored)
- M997 Maxi-Ambulance (armored)
- M998 Cargo/troop carrier
- M998 HMMWV Avenger
- M1025 armament carrier (armored)
- M1026 armament carrier (armored)
- M1035 soft-top ambulance
- M1036 TOW (armored)
- M1037 S-250 shelter carrier
- M1038 cargo/troop carrier
- M1042 S-250 shelter carrier
- M1043 armament carrier (armored)
- M1044 armament carrier (armored)
- M1045 TOW (armored)
- M1046 TOW (armored
- M1069 Tractor
- M1097 Heavy
- M1097 Heavy HMMWV Avenger
- M1109 armament carrier (armored)
- HLONS
- M1114 armament carrier (armored)
- M1116 HMMWV (armored)
- M1123 Heavy
- M1121 TOW (armored)
- M1145 HMMWV
- M1151 HMMWV (armored)
- M1152 HMMWV (armored)
- Packhorse - Attachment to convert an M1097 to tractor version for semi-trailers
- Scorpion - Version fitted with Vasliyek 82mm automatic mortar
- M1083 standard cargo truck
- M35 2-1/2 ton cargo truck
- M978 fuel truck
- M984 wrecker
- Heavy Equipment Transport System
- M911/M746/M747
- M1070/M1000
- Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck
- M977 and M985
- M978
- M983
- M984
- Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer
- Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement all-terrain vehicle
- MK23 Cargo
- MK25 Cargo
- MK27 Cargo
- MK28 Cargo
- MK29 Dump
- MK30 Dump
- MK31 Tractor
- MK36 Wrecker
- MK37 HIMARS Resupply Vehicle
- Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle
- M1009: Utility version
- M1010: Ambulance version
- M1010 Command: Command post vehicle
- M1010 Ordnance: Ordnance repair truck
- M1028: Shelter carrier version
- M1028FF: Fire fighting version
- M1028A1: Shelter carrier version
- Logistics Vehicle System (LVS)
- LVS MK48
- LVS MK48A1
- LVS MK14 Flatbed
- LVS MK15 Recovery Vehicle
- LVS MK16 Fifth-wheel
- LVS MK17 Material Handling Crane
- LVS MK18/18A1 Self-Loader
- Bandvagn 206 small unit support vehicle
- Bv 206A: Ambulance version
- Bv 206F: Fire appliance variant
- FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor
- M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle
- M60A1 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge
- M9 Armored Combat Earthmover
Aircraft
Fixed-wing
- Aero Commander utility transport
- Cessna 185 light utility aircraft
- Cessna 310 light transport
- O-2 Skymaster observation aircraft
- Fokker F-27 turboprop airliner
- Dassault Falcon 20 VIP transport
Helicopters
- Panha 2091 attack helicopter (developed from the AH-1J Cobra)
- Panha Shabaviz 2-75 light-lift utility helicopter (developed from the Bell 205)
- Panha Shabviz 2061 light helicopter (developed from the Bell 206)
- Bell 214 medium-lift helicopter
- CH-47C Chinook heavy-lift helicopter
- Hughes 300C light utility and training helicopter
- UH-1 Iroquois multipurpose utility helicopter
