Photo highlights from 'Muhammad Rasullullah' multi-service maneuvers, day six (30DEC14):
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN)
Ignition of long-range Noor ASCM onboard IRINS Bayandor corvette
Foreground: IRINS Bayandar (81) Bayandor class (PF 103 type) corvette (FS)
Background: IRINS Alvand (ex-Saam) (71) Alvand class (Vosper Mk5 type) frigates (FFG)
IRINS Azadi (ex-Tiran) (202) Kaivan class coastal patrol craft (PB) launching Nasr anti-ship missile (AShM)
IRINS Azadi (ex-Tiran) (202) Kaivan class coastal patrol craft (PB)
IRINS Khadang (P223) Kaman class (Combattante II) patrol force vessel (PGGF)
IRINS Nayband (1410) Hendijan class offshore patrol vessel (PBO)
Pair of Hendijan class offshore patrol vessels
Five Ghadir class midget submarines (SSM)
IRIN Aviation helicopter view of Bandar Abbas class replenishment ship
Foreground: IRIN Aviation Agusta SH-3D Sea King (AS-61), serial 8-2313
Background: three IRIN Aviation Fokker F-27-400M Troopships, including serials 5-2601 and 5-2603
Above aircraft from Bandar Abbas/Havadarya (OIKP)
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) Marines
IRIN Marine mock amphibious assault from BH.7 Wellington class hovercraft
Teams of motorized IRIN Marines disembark from BH.7 Wellington class hovercraft
IRIN Marine commando petty officer 1st class armed with PKM type general purpose machine gun
Foreground: Beach assault by IRIN Mariness armed with MP5 SMGs and PKM
Background: IRIN Wellington and Tondar (modified Winchester) class hovercraft
Foreground: Beach assault by IRIN Marines armed with MP5 SMGs and RPG type launcher
Background: IRIN Wellington and Winchester class hovercraft
IRIN Marine petty officer 1st class armed with RPG type launcher
IRIN Aviation Agusta SH-3D Sea King (AS-61), serial 8-2309
IRIN Marine commando chief petty officer adjusts gear on petty officer 1st class
IRIN Marines hit the beach armed with MP5 SMGs
IRIN BH.7 Mk5 Wellington class combat hovercraft (106)
Bow section of IRIN BH.7 Mk5 Wellington class combat hovercraft (106)
Three IRIN hovercrafts operated during 'Muhammad Rasullullah' maneuver:
IRIN SRNX Tondar (updated Winchester) class hovercraft
IRIN SR.N6 Winchester class hovercraft (05)
IRIN BH.7 Mk5 Wellington class combat hovercraft (106)
Photos:
Mahdi Marizad at Fars News Agency
M. Nazari at AJA.ir
Islamic Republic News Agency
Very impressive and also shows that Iran is producing a large variety of missiles as it can afford to shoot them in such numbers every year for mere exercises. Most countries can't even afford a single firing in a whole year.
ReplyDeleteYes the exercise manoeuvres are very impressive and as Iran does research, design and manufacture its own weapons and ammunition it can afford to shoot them in such numbers. So can all the other nations that also researches, designs and manufactures its own weapons and munitions.
DeleteBy shooting the weapons it is actually still testing them more in the field, this will help towards researching and designing better weapons and better munitions. What I feel is not being adequately tested in such exercise manoeuvres is the counters to all the weapons.
Each year nations around the world spend huge sums of money on researching and designing better weapons and also better counter to weapons. This has been going on for ages and with leaps in technology in various fields this has reflected not only in leaps in technology in weapons but also leaps in technology in the counters to weapons.
Like today there are better anti-missile defence systems not only to nuclear balistic missiles but to common missiles found on today's battlefield, where today there is research so that even light vehicles can have their own automated defence system against incomming artillery, mortars, missiles and RPG.
Today there is even research into producing better infantry body armour against various high velocity armour piercing bullets and explosions that produce high velocity fragments from various munitions. Using existing materials plus researching new materials better body armour can be produced, this even considering compromises where combat troops who primarily ride in vehicles generally want the highest practical level of protection from IED's and ambushes, while dismounted infantry want different body armour with less weight as possible so it does not impaire their mobility as weight can prove just as fatal as inadequate armor. Western nations actually tested body armour on each combat troop wearing them in Iraq and Afghanistan and where the body armour did make a difference to casualty number and the seriousness of injuries, they learnt a lot from that yet today they still are doing more researching and designing to produce even better body armour.
From the above note I mentioned actually tested and think about all the weapons that are being used in such an exercise manoeuvre, and are all of the weapons adequately being tested to all the counters to weapons that are being used and researched today.
IRIN conducting maneuvers for pass-in-review phase of the exercise, which will be attended by President Rouhani, according to Iranian press reports, and would conclude the exercise later on Wednesday. Muhammad Rasulallah was indeed the biggest show of force by Iran's regular armed forces.
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