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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 400,000 troops, organized in 4 corps, with headquarters in Tehran area, in Shiraz in the south, in Kermanshah near the Iraq border, and at Chah Bahar at the eastern end of the Persian Gulf. Major ground formations include 6 armored divisions, 6 infantry divisions, 2 airborne divisions, 2 airmobile divisions, 5 mechanized infantry divisions, 1 special forces division, 2 Imperial Guard divisions, and the Army Aviation Command. Each division employs 15,000 personnel; the Army Aviation Command employs 40,000.
[edit] Order of Battle
| Unit | Location
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| 16th Armored Division | Isfahan
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| 21st Armored Division | Fars
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| 81st Armored Division | Kermanshah
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| 85th Armored Division | Kermanshah
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| 88th Armored Division | Sistan
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| 92nd Armored Division | Khuzestan
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| 1st Imperial Guard Division | E. Azarbaijan
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| 2nd Imperial Guard Division | W. Azarbaijan
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| 28th Infantry Division | Kermanshah
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| 30th Infantry Division | Mazandaran
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| 48th Infantry Division | Isfahan
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| 64th Infantry Division | Tehran
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| 77th Infantry Division | Khorasan
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| 84th Infantry Division | Larestan
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| 55th Airborne Division | Fars
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| 56th Airborne Division | Tehran
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| 23rd Airmobile Division | Tehran
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| 37th Airmobile Division | Mazandaran
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| 11th Mechanized Infantry Division | E. Azarbaijan
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| 22nd Mechanized Infantry Division | W. Azarbaijan
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| 33rd Mechanized Infantry Division | Kermanshah
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| 44th Mechanized Infantry Division | W. Azarbaijan
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| 55th Mechanized Infantry Division | E. Azarbaijan
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| 99th Special Forces Division | Kerman
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[edit] Equipment
[edit] Individual weapons
- Beretta 92 9x19mm semi-automatic pistol
- FAMAS 5.56x45mm assault rifle
- SIG SG 510 7.62x51mm battle rifle
- Beretta Model 12 submachine gun
- IMBEL MD97 Squad Automatic Weapon
- FN FAL Squad Automatic Weapon
- L7A2 general purpose machine gun
- FN M2HB heavy machine gun
- L86A2 Light Support Weapon
- LAW 80 rocket-propelled grenade launcher
- AT4 anti-tank rocket launcher
- MBT LAW man-portable anti-tank missile system
- Accuracy International AW50F .50 BMG sniper rifle
[edit] Artillery
- L118 Light Gun 105mm towed howitzer
- TRF1 155mm towed howitzer
- Rascal 155mm self-propelled howitzer
- AS-90 155mm self-propelled howitzer
- AMX 30 AuF1 155mm self-propelled howitzer
- L9A1 51mm light mortar
- Brandt 60mm long-range gun mortar
- L16 81mm mortar
- 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)
- Rapier FSC air defense system
[edit] Vehicles
[edit] Armored vehicles
- Shir III Main Battle Tank (used by the Iranian Imperial Guard)
- Shir II Main Battle Tank (used by the Iranian Imperial Guard; being phased out)
- FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank
- Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle
- Titan armored bridge layer
- Trojan combat engineering vehicle
- Zulfiqar Main Battle Tank
- MB-3 Tamoyo III Medium Tank
- AMX-13 Light Tank
- AMX-DCA (SPAAG)
- AMX-13 PDP (bridge layer)
- AMX Mk 63 105mm self-propelled howitzer
- AMX Mk F3 155mm self-propelled howitzer
- Patria Advanced Modular Vehicle
- FV510 Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle
- FV510 Infantry Section Vehicle
- MILAN Anti-Tank Guided Weapon Carrier
- FV511 Infantry Command Vehicle
- FV512 Mechanised Combat Repair Vehicle
- FV513 Mechanised Recovery Vehicle
- FV 514 Mechanised Artillery Observation Vehicle
- FV 515 Battery Command Vehicle
- Warrior Reconnaissance Vehicle
- Desert Warrior
- FV430 Armored Fighting Vehicle
- FV431 armored laod carrier
- FV432 armored personnel carrier
- FV433 Abbot self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
- FV434 REME maintenance carrier
- FV435 Wavell communications vehicle
- FV436 command and control vehicle
- FV437 Pathfinder (FV432 with integral buoyancy and other waterjets)
- FV438 Swingfire guided missile launcher
- FV439 signals vehicle
- FV430 Mk3 Bulldog (upgraded troop carrier)
- Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
- FV101 Scorpion light tank
- 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
- Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie
- VCI (infantry fighting vehicle)
- VPC (command post vehicle)
- AMX-10P Infantry Fighting Vehicle
- AMX-10P/Milan ATGM launcher
- AMX/HOT ATGM launcher
- AMX-10 TM mortar carrier
- AMX-10 PAC 90 fire support vehicle
- AMX-10 PC command vehicle
- AMX 10 RC wheeled 6x6 fire support vehicle
- Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé Infantry Fighting Vehicle
- VAB P (transport version)
- VAB-VOA (artillery observation version)
- VAB-RATAC (radar artillery target acquisition version)
- VAB-PC (command version)
- VAB Hot (anti-tank missile vehicle)
- VAB Portee (mortar carrier)
- VAB SAN (armored ambulance)
- VAB NBC (NBC reconnaissance version)
- VAB ATLAS (artillery fire command and control version)
- VAB AZURE (urban warfare version)
- Saxon Armored Personnel Carrier
- AT105A (ambulance)
- AT105E (turret armed with one or two machine guns)
- AT105MR (81mm mortar)
- AT105C (command vehicle)
- Cobra BMT-2 Armored Personnel Carrier
- Boragh Armored Personnel Carrier
- EE-11 Urutu Armored Personnel Carrier
- EE-9 Cascavel 6x6 Armored Car
- Otokar Cobra 4x4 Light Armored Car
- Otokar Yavuz 8x8 Light Armored Car
- Jaguar 2 Tank Destroyer
- ERC 90 Sagaie Reconnaissance Vehicle
- EMC 91 fire support vehicle
- ERC 20 anti-aircraft vehicle
- Véhicule Blindé Léger Reconnaissance Vehicle
- VBL Milan (anti-tank medium range)
- VBL ERYX (anti-tank short range)
- VB2L POSTE DE COMMANDEMENT command vehicle
- VBL RECO 12.7 reconnaissance vehicle
- VBL AT4CS (anti-tank very short range)
- ULTRAV M11 NBC reconnaissance vehicle
- VBL TOW (anti-tank very long range)
- VBL ALBI-MISTRAL air defense vehicle
- BV206 All Terrain Armored Vehicle
- Bv 206A (ambulance)
- Bv 206F (fire appliance variant)
- PvBv 2062 (anti-tank version)
- PvBv 2063 (anti-tank version)
- Bv 206S (armored personnel carrier)
- BVS10 All Terrain Armored Vehicle
- Engin Blindé du Génie Combat Engineer Vehicle
- FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor
[edit] Support vehicles
- Land Rover Wolf Truck Utility Light (TUL)
- Land Rover Defender Truck Utility Medium (TUM)
- Battlefield Ambulance
- Leyland Medium Mobility Load Carrier
- Foden Trucks EKF 6 x 6 Improved Medium Mobility Load Carrier
- Pinzgauer High Mobility All-Terrain Vehicle
- Pinzgauer 716M four-wheel drive transporter
- Supacat All Terrain Mobility Platform (ATMP)
- Harley Davidson MT350E Motorcycle
- Honda R250 Motorcycle
- Oshkosh Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET)
- Bedford TM 6x6 14 tonner
- Bedford TM 4x4 8 tonner
- Leyland/DAF 4 tonner
- Iveco Light Multirole Vehicle
- Peugeot P4 4x4 unarmored truck
[edit] Aircraft
[edit] Fixed-wing
- Airbus A400M long-range transport
- Alenia C-27J Spartan medium transport
- Britten-Norman Islander utility aircraft
- Dassault Falcon 20 VIP transport
- Embraer C-390 medium transport
- Panavia Tornado ground attack aircraft
- Transall C-160 transport
[edit] Helicopters
- Aérospatiale Gazelle utility/attack helicopter
- Aérospatiale Puma utility helicopter
- Eurocopter AS 532 medium utility helicopter
- Eurocopter Fennec light multipurpose helicopter
- Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter
- Tiger HAP
- UH Tiger
- Tiger ARH
- Tiger HAD
- NHI NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter
- Westland Lynx utility/attack helicopter
- Ababil
- Mohajer I/II/III/IV
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