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@ShahryarHedayatiSHBA many thanks for your effort...
Can you tell us how Iran manages Air Defense ... types of SAM used for covering ??
hardly any iran tech,brought from outside probably or propaganda,@ShahryarHedayatiSHBA many thanks for your effort...
Can you please leave the claims or counter claims aside... we can have another thread to get the authenticity ...hardly any iran tech,brought from outside probably or propaganda,
they claiming that they made mirv missiles.
where the another thread,Can you please leave the claims or counter claims aside... we can have another thread to get the authenticity ...
Iranian Shahed-129 firing missiles against rebels in Syria
.............................Iranian cobras in action
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In 1971, Iran purchased 202 of an improved AH-1J, named "AH-1J International", from the United States. This improved Cobra featured an uprated P&WC T400-WV-402 engine and stronger drivetrain. Recoil damping gear was fitted to the 20 mm M-197 gun turret, and the gunner was given a stabilized sight and even a stabilized chair
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Iranian AH-1Js participated in the Iran–Iraq War—which saw the most intensive use of helicopters in any conventional war.
Iranian AH-1Js (particularly the TOW-capable ones) were "exceptionally effective" in anti-armor warfare, inflicting heavy losses on Iraqi armored and vehicle formations. In operations over the barren terrain in Khuzestan and later in southern Iraq, beside the standard tactics, Iranian pilots developed special, effective tactics Due to the post-Revolution weapons sanctions, Iranians had to make do with what was at hand .
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they equipped the Cobras with AGM-65 Maverick and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and used them with success against Iraqi targets such as osirak nuclear reactor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Scorch_Sword
Starting from October 1980, the AH-1Js engaged in air-to-air combat with Iraqi Mil Mi-24 helicopters on several, separate occasions during the Iran–Iraq War. One document cited that Iranian AH-1Js took on Iraqi Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters.
Iranian AH-1 pilots achieved a 10:1 kill ratio over the Iraqi helicopter pilots during these engagements
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There were even engagements between Iranian AH-1Js and Iraqi fixed-wing aircraft. The AH-1Js scored three confirmed kills against MiG-21s, claimed a Su-20, and shared in the destruction of a MiG-23—all using their 20 mm M197 cannon.
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Ali Akbar Shiroodi and Ahmad Keshvari were two distinguished Iranian Cobra pilots during Iran-Iraq War and are considered wartime heroes in Iran.
Iranian AH-1Js are in service with the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation and have undergone indigenous upgrade programs.