Islamic Republic of Iran Army
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| - | The Islamic Republic of Iran Army is the ground force of the [[Military of the Islamic Republic of Iran|Military of]] [[ | + | The Islamic Republic of Iran Army is the ground force of the [[Military of the Islamic Republic of Iran|Military of]] [[Islamic_Republic_of_Iran|the Islamic Republic of Iran]]. In Iran, it is also called Artesh, which is Persian for "army." As of 2006, the regular Iranian Army was estimated to have 650,000 personnel (420,000 conscripts and 230,000 professionals), according to the CSIS. Conscripts serve for 18 months and have limited military training. |
| - | Iran has two parallel land forces with some integration at the command level: the regular Artesh (Army), and the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also known as | + | Iran has two parallel land forces with some integration at the command level: the regular Artesh (Army), and the [[Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution]] also known as Pasdaran or Iranian Revolutoinary Guard Corps (IRGC). |
=Order of Battle= | =Order of Battle= | ||
Revision as of 00:04, 21 February 2009
The Islamic Republic of Iran Army is the ground force of the Military of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In Iran, it is also called Artesh, which is Persian for "army." As of 2006, the regular Iranian Army was estimated to have 650,000 personnel (420,000 conscripts and 230,000 professionals), according to the CSIS. Conscripts serve for 18 months and have limited military training.
Iran has two parallel land forces with some integration at the command level: the regular Artesh (Army), and the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also known as Pasdaran or Iranian Revolutoinary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Contents |
Order of Battle
- 2 Mechanised Divisions
- 3 Armoured Divisions
- 5 Infantry Divisions
- 1 Parachute Division
- 1 Special Forces Division
- 1 SSM Brigade
Equipment
Small Arms
- PC-9 ZOAF 9 mm pistol (Iranian SIG P226 copy)
- Tondar Sub-Machine Gun 9mm submachine gun (Iranian MP5 copy)
- S.5'56 5.56mm assault rifle
- Norinco CQ 5.56mm assault rifle
- Khaybar KH2002 5.56mm assault rifle
- DIO G3-A4 7.62mm battle rifle (Iranian Heckler & Koch G3A6 copy)
- Type 56 7.62mm Soviet assault rifle
- KL-7 7.62mm Soviet assault rifle
- DIO MGA3 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun (Iranian Rheinmetall MG3 copy)
- MGD 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun (Iranian DShK copy)
- NSV 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun
- KPV 14.5mm Heavy Machine Gun
