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Wed, 05/25/2011 - 13:23
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Commander Stresses Iran's Ability to Destroy All Types of Armored Vehicles
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Armed Forces are now equipped with the best anti-armor weapons and ammunition to confront all heavy armored vehicles and tanks, a senior Iranian military commander stated on Wednesday.
"Today we have access to the munitions needed for confronting all types of armored vehicles in the region," Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said.
"There is no armored vehicle that we don't have (anti-armor) munitions for," Pakpour stated.
The commander further said that the new anti-armor munitions recently supplied to his forces will definitely leave positive impacts on the type of Iran's future battles as well as the threats posed to the country.
Earlier this Month, Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi announced that the country has equipped its Armed Forces with highly advanced anti-armor and anti-chopper weapons.
Asked about the features of the new anti-armor weapons, Vahidi stated, "These weapons identify the weak points of the enemy tanks and hit them from above."
Also on Saturday, Iran started mass-production of anti-armor ammunition in an official ceremony attended by the country's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the mass production of 125mm and 105mm shells for Saqeb Anti-Armor System here in Tehran, Vahidi stated that production of the new ammunition is aimed at bolstering the Armed Forces' capability in ground battles and creating a wide range of anti-armor ammunitions.
The minister said that the country's Armed Forces have already been equipped with the new ammo, and mentioned that "the new shells can destroy all types of advanced, multiple-layer, new generation reactionary armors".
He added that the new ammo traverses five times faster than the speed of the sound, and enjoys high penetration power and can penetrate into armors with a thickness of 50 cm.
Tehran launched an arms development program during the 1980-88 Iraqi imposed war on Iran to compensate for a US weapons embargo. Since 1992, Iran has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and fighter planes.
Yet, Iranian officials have always stressed that the country's military and arms programs serve defensive purposes and should not be perceived as a threat to any other country.
"Today we have access to the munitions needed for confronting all types of armored vehicles in the region," Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said.
"There is no armored vehicle that we don't have (anti-armor) munitions for," Pakpour stated.
The commander further said that the new anti-armor munitions recently supplied to his forces will definitely leave positive impacts on the type of Iran's future battles as well as the threats posed to the country.
Earlier this Month, Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi announced that the country has equipped its Armed Forces with highly advanced anti-armor and anti-chopper weapons.
Asked about the features of the new anti-armor weapons, Vahidi stated, "These weapons identify the weak points of the enemy tanks and hit them from above."
Also on Saturday, Iran started mass-production of anti-armor ammunition in an official ceremony attended by the country's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the mass production of 125mm and 105mm shells for Saqeb Anti-Armor System here in Tehran, Vahidi stated that production of the new ammunition is aimed at bolstering the Armed Forces' capability in ground battles and creating a wide range of anti-armor ammunitions.
The minister said that the country's Armed Forces have already been equipped with the new ammo, and mentioned that "the new shells can destroy all types of advanced, multiple-layer, new generation reactionary armors".
He added that the new ammo traverses five times faster than the speed of the sound, and enjoys high penetration power and can penetrate into armors with a thickness of 50 cm.
Tehran launched an arms development program during the 1980-88 Iraqi imposed war on Iran to compensate for a US weapons embargo. Since 1992, Iran has produced its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, missiles and fighter planes.
Yet, Iranian officials have always stressed that the country's military and arms programs serve defensive purposes and should not be perceived as a threat to any other country.
