Author Topic: Iran Special Forces - Takavaran (Read 23635 times)

kyuss · « **Reply #50 on:** June 18, 2012, 04:00:47 PM »

Iranian Army Special Airborne Forces Free Fall Training (The video's owner prevents external embedding)

maydayfire · « **Reply #51 on:** June 21, 2012, 06:28:24 AM »

IRGC Elite Frogmen.

In 1982, during the 8-year imposed war on Iran by Saddam and his Western and Eastern allies, the Iranian military shocked the World and surprised Saddam Hussein military forces by launching over 2000 of its legendary frogmen, attacking the Ba'ath troops from the sea and completely cutting off Iraq's access to the Persian gulf.

maydayfire · « **Reply #52 on:** June 21, 2012, 06:38:17 AM »

Ayyash · « **Reply #53 on:** June 21, 2012, 06:46:21 AM »

Very interesting LCP, I've never seen that sort before. It appears to be designed to operate in the coastal/marshy flat-water characteristic of the north Persian Gulf.

husseinibnali · « **Reply #54 on:** June 21, 2012, 06:39:35 PM »

What is the name of the machinegun that is used by the divers in the pics other than the mp5?

Ayyash · « **Reply #55 on:** June 21, 2012, 07:06:18 PM »

I want to say it's an Uzi, but i'm pretty sure it's not (bolt handle, ejection port, and forward hand-guard are the key differences I'm looking at)

(For comparison, here's an IRIN marine with an Uzi)

Khodavandi · « **Reply #56 on:** June 21, 2012, 07:20:12 PM »

Nice pictures Mayday, here are some out of my collection

Khodavandi · « **Reply #57 on:** June 21, 2012, 07:26:47 PM »

Continued

reza18 · « **Reply #58 on:** June 22, 2012, 06:42:06 AM »

The submachinegun in the first doesn't look like an Uzi to me..Looks more like an Uzi derivative but definitely not Uzi...The others are the usual mp5, Uzi and Ak

Lur · « **Reply #59 on:** June 22, 2012, 07:03:34 AM »

I think it is a Italian Type 821-SMG not an Uzi

reza18 · « **Reply #60 on:** June 22, 2012, 07:21:45 AM »

First pic submachinegun is Star Z-84 (Spain)

Read more here...

Looks like it's more suitable for naval commandos..Must be very reliable than Uzi, I guess...

http://world.guns.ru/smg/sp/star-z-4-e.html

http://star-firearms.com/firearms/guns/smg84/index.shtml

Khodavandi · « **Reply #61 on:** June 22, 2012, 09:45:23 AM »

Found these pics today.

Lur · « **Reply #62 on:** June 22, 2012, 01:44:07 PM »

Quote from: reza18 on June 22, 2012, 07:21:45 AM

First pic submachinegun is Star Z-84 (Spain)

Read more here...

Looks like it's more suitable for naval commandos..Must be very reliable than Uzi, I guess...

http://world.guns.ru/smg/sp/star-z-4-e.html

http://star-firearms.com/firearms/guns/smg84/index.shtml

Good find, in wiki it says it can be used straight out of water and was designed to be used by scuba divers. Only around a 1000 were made and Syria is an operator but I can't find anything of it being in use in Iran.

jalal · « **Reply #63 on:** June 22, 2012, 03:55:59 PM »

Hopefully some one with access to a DEH KHODA DICTIONARY will check it and let us all know.

Aspahbod · « **Reply #64 on:** June 22, 2012, 04:00:03 PM »

Quote from: Lur on June 22, 2012, 01:44:07 PM

Good find, in wiki it says it can be used straight out of water and was designed to be used by scuba divers. Only around a 1000 were made and Syria is an operator but I can't find anything of it being in use in Iran.

Well, it is now obvious how did we get our hands on it. I hope we'd be copying it.

mamdali · « **Reply #65 on:** June 22, 2012, 04:29:22 PM »

Quote from: jalal on June 22, 2012, 03:55:59 PM

Hopefully some one with access to a DEH KHODA DICTIONARY will check it and let us all know.

I had searched online for this before and never found it but NOW here it is: http://www.loghatnaameh.org/

Dehkhoda's Online Dictionary!

Here's a summary: Takavar's (تکاور) root means animals that can carry and run (horses, camels, etc) and used by Ferdowsi, Nezami, etc in their poetry as either 'fast or noble steed'. Today, ostensibly, it alludes to 'fast runner' although the entry isn't super clear to me because it still does break it up into 'tak' + 'avar'. Digging further, I don't see anywhere 'tak=attack' per se. 'tak' does mean, however, fast, active, intense, etc. Fascinating. (recall words like 'takapoo')

As for 'paa-tak' (پاتک), the search returns 'a new term' without further details. There is no entry at all for 'paad-tak' (which means little at this point).

So now we have developed a better hypothesis for what 'takavar' means: one who brings speed and endurance.

However, I don't believe this is the end of the story especially with 'paa-tak's' roots currently unresolved.

Mamdali

Aspahbod · « **Reply #66 on:** June 23, 2012, 03:52:03 AM »

Quote from: mamdali on June 22, 2012, 04:29:22 PM

I had searched online for this before and never found it but NOW here it is: http://www.loghatnaameh.org/

Dehkhoda's Online Dictionary!

Here's a summary: Takavar's (تکاور) root means animals that can carry and run (horses, camels, etc) and used by Ferdowsi, Nezami, etc in their poetry as either 'fast or noble steed'. Today, ostensibly, it alludes to 'fast runner' although the entry isn't super clear to me because it still does break it up into 'tak' + 'avar'. Digging further, I don't see anywhere 'tak=attack' per se. 'tak' does mean, however, fast, active, intense, etc. Fascinating. (recall words like 'takapoo')

As for 'paa-tak' (پاتک), the search returns 'a new term' without further details. There is no entry at all for 'paad-tak' (which means little at this point).

So now we have developed a better hypothesis for what 'takavar' means: one who brings speed and endurance.

However, I don't believe this is the end of the story especially with 'paa-tak's' roots currently unresolved.

Mamdali

The exact word for attack is "tag" not "tak". It has roots in ancient and middle Persian languages "taga" and "tag". The morphing of "g" to "k" could have happened any time during these 1400 years.

maydayfire · « **Reply #67 on:** August 05, 2012, 03:39:10 PM »

maydayfire · « **Reply #68 on:** August 05, 2012, 03:45:05 PM »

kaman · « **Reply #69 on:** August 05, 2012, 11:59:47 PM »

nice pictures!

maydayfire · « **Reply #70 on:** August 06, 2012, 12:10:43 AM »

look at that thermal scope, that's what I am talking about!

these pictures are pics of the Saberin Special unit IRGC commandos, they are equivalent in equipment/training/faith to Hezb soldiers in Lebanon.

maydayfire · « **Reply #71 on:** August 12, 2012, 10:56:12 AM »

maydayfire · « **Reply #72 on:** August 12, 2012, 11:43:51 AM »

w2d · « **Reply #73 on:** August 17, 2012, 01:22:22 PM »

(یادداشت بخط مرحوم دهخدا). اسب و شتر که نیک دونده و رونده بود. (شرفنامه ٔ منیری ) :

mhsta1992 · « **Reply #74 on:** August 18, 2012, 05:22:21 PM »

The sad thing about the photos maydayfire has posted is that all of these soldiers (except those whose faces ave been blurred) have been killed by PJAK.