IRGC Test Home-Made Shoulder-Launched Anti-Chopper Weapon.

IRGC Test Home-Made Shoulder-Launched Anti-Chopper Weapon.(Fars).The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) plans to test-fire an indigenous shoulder-launched weapon which can shoot down choppers in the ongoing wargames in Southeastern Iran.

The IRGC Ground Force started massive wargames, codenamed Payambar-e Azam 8 (The Great Prophet 8), which include exercising different defense tactics, in Southern Iran on Saturday.

Elaborating on the missions of the drills, Spokesman of the Wargames General Hamid Sarkheili told reporters that the new shoulder-launched anti-chopper weapons which have been designed and produced by the IRGC's local experts will be delivered to the operating units in the wargames.

"The 20-mm shoulder-launched missile is an anti-chopper weapon which can hit targets from a distance of 1,400 meters," Sarkheili stated.

The commander noted that the new missile launcher is unique and has no foreign rival.

The IRGC drills are aimed at maintaining and improving the combat preparedness of the IRGC Ground Forces, testing the latest combat systems of the IRGC Ground Force and exercising different asymmetric warfare tactics.Read the full story here.


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IRGC Starts Massive Ground Wargames codenamed Payambar-e Azam 8 (The Great Prophet 8).

IRGC Starts Massive Ground Wargames codenamed Payambar-e Azam 8 (The Great Prophet 8).(Fars).Speaking to reporters, Spokesman of the Wargames General Sarkheili said at the first stage the participating IRGC units started "stable regional defense" after they were joined by Basij (volunteer) units.
"In this phase, units entered the battlefield backed by aerial and artillery firepower and intelligence support by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in a bid to fulfill the (specified) objectives and bring the targets under direct fire," Sarkheili stated.
He also added that the IRGC's electronic warfare systems successfully identified and thwarted the hypothetical enemy's electronic jamming campaign at this phase of the wargames.
On October 2, The IRGC conducted three-day massive missile wargames, codenamed Payambar-e Azam 7 (The Great Prophet 7), during which it conducted heavy missile tests in various sites across the country.
Earlier, Commander of the IRGC Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour had told reporters that the massive wargames will be held in Iran's Southeastern regions of Kerman, Siriz and Sirjan.
The IRGC drills are aimed at maintaining and improving the combat preparedness of the IRGC ground forces, testing the latest combat systems of the IRGC Ground Force and exercising different asymmetric warfare tactics.Hmmm.....Yup 'debilitating Sanctions'. Read the full story here.