IRGC Begins Final Stage of War Game in West of Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The final stage of the Payambar-e Azam (The Great Prophet) 19 military exercise was launched in the west of Iran on Thursday morning.
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami is in the area where the IRGC Ground Force’s war game is underway.
A whole host of specialized military units from the IRGC Ground Force have taken part in the exercise.
In a part of the war game on Thursday, rapid response operation scenarios were conducted, with the swift transfer of troops and equipment to the exercise area being one aspect of this type of operation, which was carried out by the Mirza Kouchak Khan Brigade.
Later in the exercise, the units’ column movement towards the main war game area was carried out.
At this stage, the participating units, equipped with all necessary gear and accompanied by IRGC Ground Force Airborne Division’s helicopter air cover, swiftly mobilized and deployed to the exercise area in the shortest possible time.
A heliborne and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction (SPIE) exercise by the Saberin Special Forces of the IRGC Ground Force was also conducted in the general area of the war game.
In this part of the exercise, the Saberin Special Forces conducted a heliborne operation using Mi-17 helicopters. They were deployed to predetermined areas to practice seizing high ground and enemy supply routes in order to cut off support lines.
In another part of the exercise, the IRGC Ground Force Airborne Division’s Cobra helicopters practiced destroying predetermined targets.
During this exercise, the helicopters used 70mm Hydra rockets and 20mm cannons to destroy their targets.
