Iran Presents Battlefield Contingencies

The report notes Iran's ability to use upgraded landmines, which can be used as both anti-personnel landmines and anti-vehicle ones; T-72 tanks, which can be camouflaged and maintain the element of surprise; and special laser cannons with a 4-km. [2-mi.] range.

SA-6 surface-to-air missiles According to the report, Western ground troops would also encounter armored personnel carriers armed with Iranian anti-tank missiles and equipped with a camouflaging system meant to protect them from enemy missiles. Backing them up will be the Iranian military's motorcycle unit armed with automatic weapons, shoulder-fired missiles, and rocket-propelled grenades.

Iran's ground troops will also be assisted by Cobra helicopters and Soviet-made planes and equipped with SA-6 surface-to-air missiles, which can hit targets in an altitude of up to 14 km. [8 mi.].

Shahab 3 missilewww.wikipedia.org The Web site stressed that Tehran still has “many other capabilities that would surprise and crush the enemy.” Iran has often warned that any strike against it will meet an “unparalleled response.”