"The Arash, new Iran 20mm anti-helicopter and armoured gun." Topic
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| Tango01 | 30 Oct 2014 12:52 p.m. PST |
"Arash, a 20mm shoulder-launched gun, was unveiled in an exhibition of the weapons and equipment of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force. The new Iranian-made anti-helicopter gun, 'Arash',can be used against ground and armored targets and enemy trenches. Arash weighs between 18 to 20 kilograms, fires 20mm bullets and can be also used to target hostile helicopters in a range of 2,000 to 2,200 meters. The 180cm-long weapon is also equipped with optical cameras. Iran has made major breakthroughs in arms production in the last three decades. 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…"
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| Jamesonsafari | 30 Oct 2014 1:37 p.m. PST |
so it's a recoilless rifle? |
| Garand | 30 Oct 2014 2:12 p.m. PST |
I thought it was an anti-material rifle adapted for shoulder fire! Damon. |
| Generalstoner49 | 30 Oct 2014 9:24 p.m. PST |
One shot… One eye orbit fracture. Good luck to anyone who attempts to shoot that thing. |
korsun0  | 31 Oct 2014 6:21 a.m. PST |
Somehow, a Ghillie suit seems pointless with that chunk of iron hanging off you…… |
 javelin98 | 31 Oct 2014 12:51 p.m. PST |
Iran has made major breakthroughs in its Photoshop skills in the last three decades. There, fixed that typo! |
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