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Originally posted by jhn7537
reply to post by usmc0311
Well I pray that we never have to find out how bad the Iranian army could wreak havoc on our troops... Now picture if China and Russia got involved, the possible loss is hard to even imagine...edit on 13-9-2012 by jhn7537 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by jhn7537
reply to post by GarrusVasNormandy
How dare you share a conspiracy on ATS!!!!!
Originally posted by alphaskunk
Originally posted by jhn7537
reply to post by usmc0311
Well I pray that we never have to find out how bad the Iranian army could wreak havoc on our troops... Now picture if China and Russia got involved, the possible loss is hard to even imagine...edit on 13-9-2012 by jhn7537 because: (no reason given)
A war with China and Russia would mean the end of the world as we know it. But again this will not happen. Russia and China are far from being allies and they would never go to war against the rest of the world for Iran.
A war between Russia and China on the other hand, that would certainly cause a WW3.edit on 13-9-2012 by alphaskunk because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by usmc0311
In a ground war the Iranian Army aint no joke. They have plenty of sophisticated weaponry that would reak havoc upon our troops.
Model
Type
Quantity
Acquired
Origin
Notes
MIM-23 Hawk
Surface-to-air missile
150
1970s-present
United States/ Iran
Locally manufactured improved version of the original 1960s US Hawk system. The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force had[when?] recently revealed its own version of the MIM-23 Hawk the Shahin which is under production. In 2010 Iran announced that it will be mass producing its next generation of air defense system called Mersad which would integrate with the Shahin missile.[13]
SM-1
Surface-to-air missile
Iran
Locally manufactured copy of a c.1970s variant
Shahab Saqeb
Surface-to-air missile
2002–present
Iran
copy of the Chinese HQ-7 (FM-90) system. This Project was First Joint Winner-Applied Research in 14th Khwarizmi International Award- 2001;Tehran-Iran -The Project Titleroduction of Low Range Ground to Air Missile;Shahab Saqeb - Initiator:Iran Aerospace Ind. Org.& Contributor.I.O)[14]
Sayyad-1
Surface-to-air missile
45
Iran
Up to 45 Launchers, HQ-2J and indigenous-produced Sayyad-1. Upgraded copy of HQ-2, Sayyad-1A has IR tracking. This Project was First Joint Winner-Applied Research in 14th Khwarizmi International Award- 2001;Tehran-Iran -The Project Title:Manufacture of Sayyad-1 Missile -Initiator: Iran Aerospace Ind. Org. Contributor:HESA & Arak Machine Ind.[14]
Ghareh
Surface-to-air missile
10
Iran
upgraded copy of SA-5 Gammon with 250 km range. Iran has five battalions and each battalion is composed of six launchers and one fire control radar.
SA-6 Gainful
Surface-to-air missile
8
1995–present
Soviet Union
Reports of eight SA-6 systems transferred to Iran from Russia in 1995/1996.
S-200
Surface-to-air missile
200
Soviet Union/ Iran
Locally upgraded and improved [15] [16]
Rapier missile
Surface-to-air missile
30
1971–present
United Kingdom
45 towed systems with Blindfire radar delivered before 1979. 72 self-propelled systems and local production of 1,000 missiles cancelled 1979
Tigercat
Surface-to-air missile
15
United Kingdom
SA-22 Greyhound (Pantsyr S1)
Surface-to-air missile
10
2008–present
Russia
[17][18]
Tor missile system
Surface-to-air missile
29
2005–present
Russia
[19]
S-300
Surface-to-air missile
4
Iran claim to possess two S-300PT from Belarus and two others from another unspecified source despite Russian refusal to deliver them. [20] Iran announced that it had a "domestically made" system named Bavar 373 with the same capabilities as the S-300, but this is unverified. [21]
Mersad
Air Defense System
N/A
2010
Iran
Iranian designed Air Defense system using Shahin missiles.
Originally posted by all2human
reply to post by usmc0311
Not much of an embassy to protect,seemed pretty burnt-out and destroyed to me
which makes me wonder why and what are they going there for ?edit on 12-9-2012 by all2human because: (no reason given)