On December 29, the Sino-Russian-Iranian naval exercise entered the anti-piracy exercise. Judging from the live pictures released by the Iranian media, it was the Hengam-class tank landing ship 513 Tonb of the Iranian Navy who played the cargo ship hijacked by the pirates. The ship is a landing ship built by the British in the 1970s and 1980s. It has a full load displacement of 2940 tons. It is a light landing ship. It is capable of carrying 5 to 9 main battle tanks or 227 fully armed marines. A flight deck that can take off and land a Neptune helicopter. During the exercise, the Xining ship of our navy provided cover and the Iranian commando captured the ship.
The Iranian assault team that participated in the exercise was from two maritime units, one was the Iranian naval commando and the other was the Revolutionary Guard naval commando. Usually the Iranian Navy is mainly responsible for maritime operations in the waters near the Strait of Oman and the Caspian Sea. It holds most of the main ships in its hands, so its special operations forces have more combat resources. The Revolutionary Guard Navy is mainly responsible for Persia In maritime operations in the Bay Area, its hands mainly hold various small combat ships, such as some missile boats or fast attack boats. Although the naval resources are not as good as the navy, the participation in special operations is higher.
is responsible for the delivery of the Iranian Navy’s Sea King helicopters. These helicopters were made in Italy that year. They were mainly equipped with the Iranian navy during the Pahlavi dynasty. They were taken over by the new Iranian navy after the religious revolution. There are currently 10 available.
In terms of personal equipment, the Iranian naval commando and the Revolutionary Guard commando are still different. The navy commando is wearing a gray camouflage uniform similar to the American ACU, and the Revolutionary Guard commando is completely black. In terms of combat carrying equipment, both seem to be relatively ordinary, and neither use body armor. In terms of helmets, both teams use light sports helmets, which are not bulletproof, and there is no rail or base to install night vision or Other lighting equipment. It seems that the equipment level of the Iraqi special forces soldiers is still far from that of the world powers. Z1z
Revolutionary Guard commando sliding down assault.
In terms of light weapons, the two teams are also quite different. The Iranian naval commandos are equipped with the MPT9 submachine gun produced by Iran, which is actually the MP5A3 submachine gun produced by the Iranian Defense Industry Organization under the license. The Revolutionary Guards commandos are equipped with the relatively rare Spanish Z84 submachine gun, which is mainly designed for frogmen, so it is very suitable for use in water, even after soaking in the shallow water of the sandy beach, it can be reliable. Fire. However, the output of the Z84 is relatively small. Except for a small amount of equipment of the Spanish naval commando, it is mainly used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
