Zbrane používané Iránskou armádou počas vojny s Irakom.

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Weapons used by the Iranian military during the Iran-Iraq War.


Addendum to the article "KARBALA 5"
I decided to compile this smaller list because of persistent misunderstandings and rumors about Iranian and Iraqi weaponry during the war years. Those interested in the subject often try to compile similar lists based on information about the current state of armaments and more or less "guess" the actual state of the war years. It is not possible for this list to be complete or error-free, but it does attempt to give at least a little insight into the true state of affairs in the Iranian army.


Infantry weapons :


The M1 Garand self-loading rifle was introduced into the Iranian army's arsenal as part of US military aid. The extent of its spread among frontline troops is questionable, but it is certain that it was used extensively during the Revolution and in the early stages of the war, in the defence of cities. It is likely that it was also used in infantry training.


The M14 self-loading rifle was used only to a limited extent and did not appear frequently at the front.


The M1 and M2 self-loading carbine was used to a limited extent by armoured vehicle crews and heavy weapons operators.


The M1919 machine gun. Details of deployment are not known, but it was certainly used in conjunction with US-origin armoured vehicles.


M60 machine gun. The same applies as in the previous case.


M2HB heavy machine gun. The same applies as in the previous case.


M20 Bazooka. It was used only in a limited way, due to its weak effect on the opponent's armoured vehicles.


M16A1 assault rifle. It was used only to a limited extent. As a rule of thumb, all weapons of American origin were unprofitable, either because of the ammunition used or the maintenance and spare parts requirements. The M16 rifle is still in production in Iran today.


M3A1 submachine gun. It was used by heavy weapons operators.


Lee Enfield .303 rifle. Was used in training and by volunteer and militia units.


ZB30 machine gun. Until the 1960s it was also used extensively in conjunction with LT tanks of Czechoslovak origin. After their retirement, however, it appeared only in training with volunteers and militia.


The STEN submachine gun. Details are unknown. Probably it was a similar situation as in the previous cases.


G3 assault rifle. It is a characteristic weapon of the Iranian army. Together with the AK47 assault rifle, it formed the core of the infantry armament throughout the war. It gave the Iranian infantry superiority in accuracy and ammunition performance. The qualities of this weapon are demonstrated by the fact that it was able to keep up with the AK47 rifle under difficult conditions and lack of maintenance. G3 rifles are still manufactured in Iran today. During the war, the quality of the rifles was of course not up to the standard of the rifles made in the HK factory in peacetime, but it was sufficient for the Iranian infantry.


MG1 ( MG42 ) machine gun. It was the finest infantry weapon of the Iranian infantry and saw extensive use throughout the war. Even if it might seem that weapons such as the MG1 or G3 must have provided a distinct superiority over Iraqi weapons of Soviet and Chinese origin in the open spaces of Uzestan and the outskirts of Basra, the Iranian infantry could not always deploy them in the right way and did not exploit their strengths.


The AK47 assault rifle was, along with the G3 rifle, the most numerous type of infantry small arms. The quality of these rifles varied and basically depended on the type of unit and the period. Almost all the then available derivatives of this weapon, which Iraq imported in large quantities from the Eastern Bloc, were represented on the battlefield on both sides. The most poor quality weapons were of Chinese origin, easily recognisable by the folding bayonet.


PTK machine gun. Quite widespread, deployed alongside the MG1 machine gun throughout the war. Again, there were a number of quality categories, depending on the origin of the weapon. From brand new weapons of Soviet origin to "ridden" Chinese copies.


RPD machine gun. It was not as widespread as at the time of the Vietnam War, the same applies as in the previous case.


Heavy machine gun DShK. Became the symbol of the Iranian light infantry. It was heavily used on unarmored fighting vehicles such as boats or trucks and was found in almost every defensive position. Despite its inferior accuracy, it was quite popular and no sortie through the marshes or operation in the mountains of Kurdistan was without it.


SVD sniper rifle. It was little used. It was deployed within infantry squads, but also with scouts and in sniper squads. It is not known that sniper training of a similar nature to that in the advanced armies of Western countries took place in the country.


PT means RPG. Several versions of this extremely popular guerrilla weapon have been used. It was used in large numbers on both sides of the front, as the most reliable PT means of infantry. It was of particular value to the Iranian light infantry, as it provided them with a means of defence against the mass of Iraqi tanks. It was equally effective in destroying enemy defensive positions.


RCL M18A1,M20 and M67. They were used to engage enemy armored vehicles, but also in defensive positions, as a kind of alternative to artillery. They were not as widespread as the RPG. A 106mm version of the M40A1 was also used, mounted on a Jeep chassis. It was indeed an effective weapon for fighting Iraqi tanks.


The PTRS AT3 in NATO code name "SAGGER" ( Maljutka ). It was deployed on infantry armoured vehicles, but also directly in the trenches, where it was used in a similar way to the Egyptian infantry in 1973.


PTRS DRAGON I and TOW. They were the most effective but also the least widely used PT weapons of the Iranians. With these weapons, the UN arms embargo was probably felt most acutely. Iranian AH-1J COBRA helicopters were also armed with TOW missiles.


One of the oldest armored vehicles of the Iranian army to enter combat service was the M41 tank, armed with the 76mm M32 cannon. It was probably in service throughout the war.


The SCORPION light tank, armed with a 76mm L5 gun, was purchased from the UK in 1973. Iranian tanks appeared only sporadically at the front.


The obsolete M4A1 and M4A4 medium tanks were probably in service until the second half of the war. However, I have no confirmation of their combat deployment.


The M47 ( M47MI ) MBTs were imported into the country around 1955 and underwent modernization in the 1970s. They are still in service today. They were used extensively during the war in both training and combat deployment.


MBT M48 A1 / A3 / A5. They were, along with the M47, M60 and Cheiftain tanks, the most widely used tanks of Western origin in Iran. Their supply to the country as well as the supply of spare parts is not fully elucidated. Although many were destroyed in combat, they are still in limited use today.


MBT M60A1. The same applies as in the previous case.


TD M36B1. It was inducted into the armament in the early sixties and was used in the early periods of the war.


T 54, T55 and T62. In various versions, these tanks saw very heavy deployment. As in the case of small arms from the Eastern Bloc, the rule that the quality of tanks depends on the origin applies here. The tanks that the Iranians managed to acquire during the fighting had been used extensively by Iraq before. In general, however, the Iranians valued every single tank they managed to acquire. On the Iranian side, the following versions of tanks of eastern origin were used:
T59, T69, T69I, T54B, T55A, T62M and Ti67, which were armed with the 105mm M68 gun.


The most famous Iranian tank deployed in combat was the MBT Chieftain MK3/MK5
( MK3P/MK5P ). It was deployed in combat from the beginning of the war until its last days and is still in service in Iran today. It was a quality tank that, like the M47/M48/M60 tanks, was capable of fighting the most common Iraqi tanks, the T55 and T62. However, it was not always deployed accordingly and a number of these tanks fell into the hands of the Iraqi army, where they saw a curious deployment even as late as 2003.


The SPA M109 Paladin entered Iran's arsenal in the mid-1960s and served throughout the war.


SPA M107. It probably entered the arsenal in the same period as the M109 and served until the second half of the war. Almost no units saw the end of the war.


SPA M110. It was the most famous of the trio and was used extremely heavily by the Iranians. In many ways, Iranian artillery became one of the greatest threats to the Iraqis, as it fired quite accurately and changed positions frequently. Therefore, artillery positions were the primary targets of attacks by helicopters, air force, commando units, and chemical units.
FERRET MK2/MK4 reconnaissance vehicle. Details are not known.


Reconnaissance combat vehicle EE9 Cascavel 3. Iran probably captured several in the early years of the war. Details are unknown.


FOX reconnaissance vehicle. It was imported into the country in the 1970s. Further details are unknown.


BTR-50PK, BTR-60PK, BTR-153. Iran used a varied range of Soviet-designed armored vehicles. For their deployment, the same applies as for tanks and small arms. It is almost impossible to ascertain under what conditions the individual pieces were imported or commissioned and of what origin.


YW531, BMP-1, BMP-1R, BMP-2. Basically the same applies here as with wheeled armoured vehicles. Iran acquired quite a large number of combat vehicles, whether tracked or wheeled, which it used extensively throughout the war. The most numerous was the BMP-1 type, which, however, was often deployed without AT3 missiles in the NATO code name "SAGGER" ( Maljutka ).


The M113A1 was the only armored vehicle that was distinctive to Iran, as all other types were deployed mainly on the Iraqi side. The M113 armored personnel carriers were delivered to Iran in the mid-1960s and served throughout the revolution and the war. They were used in fairly large numbers.


Of the towed artillery pieces that were particularly important to the Iranian offensives, the following types were the most widely used : M114A1FH, G5FH, GHN-45FH, D44 and T12. Details of their numbers and deployment are not known. In many cases, however, they represented the only option the infantry had when leaving their trenches to meet the machine guns of the Iraqis.


Iran's air force was hampered throughout the war by Iraqi air superiority, but mainly by the material problems that went along with the arms embargo. With sophisticated air technology, this was much more felt than in other areas . Basically, sources of spare parts for aircraft were limited to three possibilities. The first was to draw on depots, but this was not possible until several months after the start of the war. In fact, American experts working in the Iranian milling industry left the country after the outbreak of the revolution, destroying or scrambling the spare parts lists and their locations throughout the country. Only after regaining access to the lists was the IRIAF able to actively engage in combat operations. The second source was foreign procurement. This was extremely difficult, however, because of international isolation. There were, however, countries or private groups that were willing to support Iran in exchange for oil or for political reasons. One of the 'sponsors' was Israel, for example, particularly through its intelligence services. The final source was domestic production. Contrary to popular belief, Iran has produced, and continues to produce, a number of relatively high quality weapons or parts for them. Currently it is even carrying out its own modernization of AH1J COBRA helicopters,its own Light Jet Trainer project, or its own MBT or anti-ship or anti-ship supersonic missile project. In the war years, the Iranians' entrepreneurship was rather thwarted by the shortage of raw materials and machinery, because there were certainly enough people with the knowledge and skills to handle tanks and aircraft. At the time of the war, the following types of aircraft were sporadically deployed in Irani la helicopters :
T33A, F84F, F5A/B/E/F, F4D/E, P-3F Orion, Augusta 206, Pilatus PC7, Sikorsky S-58, S-53, AS-65, Super Frelon, AH1J Cobra, C130, Cessna 337, UH1 Huey and Shenyang J6.


The anti-aircraft artillery had the following assets : Redeye SAM and Strela SAM, in addition to which mobile PL guns ( SPAA ) M16 and M42 Duster were also used


This should complete the list of weapons used by the air and ground forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the years of war with Iraq.
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Následující údaje by se měly vztahovat k íránské armádě v roce 1979:


výzbroj:
- cca 1 870 tanků (Chieftain, M47/48, M60A1, Scorpion)
- průzkumné Fox Ferret
- cca 2 000 OT (např. M113)
- cca 710 ShH/raketometů (M107, M109, M110, BM-21)
- cca 1 800 PL kanonů, ZSU-57-2, ZSU-23-4 plus PLRK Hawk
- vrtulníky: AH-1J, Bell 214A, Huskie, AB-205/206, CH-47C



Aranai:
co je to BTR-153?
co je to Strela SAM?
co je to AS-65?


Íránci ve výzbroji žádné S-53 ani S-58 neměli, stejně tak J-6. (Íránci používali čínské F-7). Super Frelony používal Irák.


Stejně tak pochybuju, že by v osmdesátých letech používali F-84. V přehledu ti navíc chybí průzkumné RF-4 a RF-5 (a možná i RT-33). Švýcarské Pilatusy sice měli, ale ve verzi PC-6.



Citace :

Letectvo Iránu bolo počas celej vojny obmedzované Irackou vzdušnou prevahou



Irák nikdy žádnou skutečnou leteckou nadvládu nevybojoval. NA začátku války to byli právě Íránci, kdo měl ve vzduchu navrch.
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Dik za pripomienky.


BTR153 je preklep, malo byť 152
STRELA 2 SAM je jediný názov, ktorý poznám, nepoznám ruský kód.
ZSU-23-4 Shilka boli do krajiny dodané až po vojne. Ukorystené neboli skoro žiadne. Nasadené boli však staršie SPAA Type 80 a 86/88
Vrtulníky Super Frelon boli ukorystené.
Stíhačky J6 boli bojovo nasadené od polovice vojny, stíhačky J7 sa do krajiny dostali až po vojne.
Zabudol som na samohybné mínomety M125 a obrnené vozidlá M8 a M20. Aj tieto boli, aj keď v obmedzenej miere ( niekoľko desiatok kusov ) nasadené. AS-65 je vrtulník Sikorsky AS-65. Do vrtulníkov sa moc nevyznám, ale mám nejaké obrázky, na ktorých niektoré typy sú, takže môžem niečo nahrať aj sem. Ak to nieje to, čo si myslel, berime späť. A ešte som narazil na info, že používali aj Augusty ASH3D. Na prieskumné Phantomy som zabudol práve preto že sú prieskumné, rovnako aj F5. V krajine boli dokonca skupiny technikov, ktoré pripravovali IRIAF na prijatie prvých F16, ale v momente keď boli prvé dva kusy na ceste, vypukla revolúcia. Okrem toho treba brať informácie o počte bojaschopných tankov s rezervou. Do roku 1978 bolo v krajine preukázateľne 760 tankov Chieftain, ak nepočítame nebojové verzie. Okrem toho mali cca 900 tankov amerických ( bez starých druhovojnových typov ). Koľko z týchto strojou však bolo bojaschopných je otázne. Do bojov sa v prvom období zapojili vlastne len tanky 92.(?) tankovej divízie, dislokovanej v Ahvaze.
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Toto by mali byť tie vrtulníky.
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Citace :

Vrtulníky Super Frelon boli ukorystené



O tom silně pochybuju.


Citace :

AS-65 je vrtulník Sikorsky AS-65



Něco takového neexistuje. Když už, tak jedině Agusta - Sikorsky AS-61, to jsou právě ty vrtulníky, které výše označuješ jako ASH3D a který je na obrázku. Tyto stroje používalo pouze námořnictvo.


Citace :

Stíhačky J6 boli bojovo nasadené od polovice vojny



Stále trvám na tom, že toto tvé tvrzení je nesmysl.


Citace :

stíhačky J7 sa do krajiny dostali až po vojne



J-7 je označení používané pro letouny v čínském letectvu, exportní stroje (což je tento případ) používaly označení F-7. První letouny F-7 ve verzi N byly do Íránu dodány v roce 1987 (válka skončila v roce 1988).
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Hej, do vrtulníkov sa moc nevyznám. A čo bolo nakoniec s S-53 a S-58 ? Na tej fotke je jeden v pravo, a zdá sa mi že boli použité aj pri pokuse o oslobodenie rukojemníkov z US embassy, myslím že jeden zhorel v púšti a druhý tam zostal letu neschopný. Koľko ich malo IRIAF spolu netuším, ale mám ešte jednu fotku z New Yorku asi ešte z čias Pahlavího, teda IRIAF. Inak tieto predchádzajúce fotky sú už IIAF. Super frelony sa používali aj na dopravu jednotiek Commandos do tyla iránskych jednotiek, na prepadávanie velitelstiev a delostreleckých pozícií, pri čom boli často poškodené streľbou ručných zbraní, z tadiaľ tie ukorystené kusy. Nebolo ich však veľa, to je pravda.
O stíhačkách mám presne opačné info ako ty. J6 boli v krajine od roku 87, pri útokoch na pozemné ciele používali 57mm S5 alebo 30mm NR30. J7 boli v krajine až od roku 91. Ale je možné, že to niekto niekde pekne poplietol. Moje zdroje sú prevažne iránske diskusné fóra. BTW v krajine bolo už aj množstvo náhradných dielov na F16. Množstvo tochto materiálu, spolu s pozemným technickým vybavením bolo neskôr predané do Pakistanu.


Pritom AS-65 neexistuje ani nič ako S-65 ? lebo toto ma fakt trochu znepokojuje. Ak skutočne neexistuje, musím zistiť, čo je to za blbosť, pretože v tomto prípade som to zkontroloval tri krát a určite néjde o preklep. Nieje ani žiadny civilný vrtulník tochto názvu ?
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Citace :

A čo bolo nakoniec s S-53 a S-58 ?



S-58 je tovární označení společnosti Sikorsky pro to, co US Army označovala H-34 Choctaw. S-58 se vyráběly v licenci ve Velké Británii u společnosti Westland, kde jim přidělili jméno Wessex. Dvanáct těchto Wessexů se ve verzi Mk.52 dostalo taky do Iráku.


Citace :

Na tej fotke je jeden v pravo



To je RH-53D.


Citace :

zdá sa mi že boli použité aj pri pokuse o oslobodenie rukojemníkov z US embassy



Celkem bylo použito osm RH-53D ze sestavy Navy, které pilotovali letci USMC.


Citace :

myslím že jeden zhorel v púšti a druhý tam zostal letu neschopný



Na Desert One jich myslím celkem dorazilo pět, kde po odvolání operace také všechny zůstaly.


Citace :

Koľko ich malo IRIAF spolu netuším, ale mám ešte jednu fotku z New Yorku asi ešte z čias Pahlavího, teda IRIAF. Inak tieto predchádzajúce fotky sú už IIAF.



Nevím, jak to s těmi zkratkami IIAF a IRIAF myslíš. IIAF je anglická zkratka používaná pro íránské letectvo před rokem 1979 a znamená Imperial Iranian Air Force, zkratka IRIAF se praktikovala po roce 1979 (tzn. po svržení Páhlavího) a znamená Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.


Citace :

J7 boli v krajine až od roku 91



Během Války v Zálivu v roce 1991 s těmito letouny možná dezertovali do Íránu iráčtí piloti. Tvým tvrzením pak asi budou myšleny tyto stroje (F-7B).


Citace :

Pritom AS-65 neexistuje ani nič ako S-65 ?



S-65 je tovární označení firmy Sikorsky pro Sea Stalliony (CH-53).
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Dik za objasnenie tych vrtulnikov, ten, kto ich identifikoval sa do nich vyznal asi ešte menej ako ja, keď takto plietol názvy výrobcov. IIAF a IRIAF som nechtiac prehodil.
Prelet irackých pilotov do Iránu pre Púštnou búrkou bola dezercia ? Myslel som že išlo o rozkaz nadriadených...
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Možná, že jsem měl spíš napsat slovo uletěli. Irácké letectvo ve snaze zachránit ty poslední trosky, co mu ještě zbyly, rozhodlo přesunout část svých letadel do Íránu. Celkem se jich sem mělo dostat cca 137, přičemž byly následně (pokud se nemýlím) zabaveny íránskými úřady jako "reparace" za válku z let 1980 až 1988. Nikde jsem se však zatím nedoslechl, že by se všichni iráčtí piloti, co je sem přeletěli, vrátili zpět do Iráku...
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S čím všetkým preleteli ? Mirage, asi F1, Mig21, Su20,alebo 22 ?, Su24, Su25... Ešte dačo tam bolo, ale asi si nespomeniem. Od roku 92 sú v Iráne aj Mig29 a Tu22, ale presný pôvod neviem. A ešte aj Mi17... dúfam že som niečo nezabudol.
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