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	==Small Arms==		==Small Arms==
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		+	===Pistols===
	*PC-9 ZOAF 9 mm pistol (Iranian SIG P226 copy)		*PC-9 ZOAF 9 mm pistol (Iranian SIG P226 copy)
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		+	===Submachine Guns===
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	*Tondar Sub-Machine Gun 9mm submachine gun (Iranian MP5 copy)		*Tondar Sub-Machine Gun 9mm submachine gun (Iranian MP5 copy)
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		+	===Rifles===
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	*S.5'56 5.56mm assault rifle		*S.5'56 5.56mm assault rifle
	*Norinco CQ 5.56mm assault rifle		*Norinco CQ 5.56mm assault rifle
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	*Type 56 7.62mm Soviet assault rifle		*Type 56 7.62mm Soviet assault rifle
	*KL-7 7.62mm Soviet assault rifle		*KL-7 7.62mm Soviet assault rifle
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		+	===Machine Guns===
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	*DIO MGA3 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun (Iranian Rheinmetall MG3 copy)		*DIO MGA3 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun (Iranian Rheinmetall MG3 copy)
	*MGD 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun (Iranian DShK copy)		*MGD 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun (Iranian DShK copy)
	*NSV 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun		*NSV 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun
	*KPV 14.5mm Heavy Machine Gun		*KPV 14.5mm Heavy Machine Gun
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		+	===Support Weapons===
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		+	*RPG-7
		+	*Type 69 RPG
		+	*Saegheh (Iranian RPG-7 copy)
		+	*RPG-29
		+	*SPG-9 73mm recoilless rifle
	==Tanks==		==Tanks==
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	==Air Defence==		==Air Defence==
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		+	===Man-Portable===
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		+	*Misagh-1 (copy of Chinese QW-1)
		+	*Misagh-2 (copy of Chinese QW-2)
		+	*RBS-70
		+	*SA-7 Grail
		+	*SA-16 Gimlet
		+	*SA-18 Grouse
	==Anti-tank==		==Anti-tank==
	==Aircraft==		==Aircraft==
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		+	[[Category:Military_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran|Army]]
		+	[[Category:Armies|Iran, Islamic Republic of]]

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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 1 Order of Battle 2 Equipment 2.1 Small Arms 2.1.1 Pistols 2.1.2 Submachine Guns 2.1.3 Rifles 2.1.4 Machine Guns 2.1.5 Support Weapons 2.2 Tanks 2.3 Armoured Personnel Carriers 2.4 Armoured Fighting Vehicles 2.5 Artillery 2.6 Ballistic Missiles 2.7 Air Defence 2.7.1 Man-Portable 2.8 Anti-tank 2.9 Aircraft

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

Pistols

• PC-9 ZOAF 9 mm pistol (Iranian SIG P226 copy)

Submachine Guns

• Tondar Sub-Machine Gun 9mm submachine gun (Iranian MP5 copy)

Rifles

• 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

Machine Guns

• 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

Support Weapons

• RPG-7
• Type 69 RPG
• Saegheh (Iranian RPG-7 copy)
• RPG-29
• SPG-9 73mm recoilless rifle

Tanks

Armoured Personnel Carriers

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

Artillery

Ballistic Missiles

Air Defence

Man-Portable

• Misagh-1 (copy of Chinese QW-1)
• Misagh-2 (copy of Chinese QW-2)
• RBS-70
• SA-7 Grail
• SA-16 Gimlet
• SA-18 Grouse

Anti-tank

Aircraft