ToddE
Trusted Member
@Emirzad
You can be proud at least from IRGCAF.
I think they're exactly correcting weaknesses during the 12 days war.
First, Underground bases and even more interesting hardened positions will make much more resilient and decisive punishments operations against Israel.
Second, Purchasing last generation long range russian and Chinese (if its true) SAM will enhance indigenous industry to fill gaps in IADs
Third. Incoming new long range fighters would help to shield IRGCAF non hardened positions and nuclear infraestructure.
All in all they bet most of their deterrence again in ballistic missile power, that is the only way to dissuade Israel and US to touch the wasp nest again.
I always call the IRGCAF the worlds most war hardened or experienced missile corps. They have fought war and multiple battles against worlds toughest adversaries with dense layered AD, still managed to defeat the AD. They are also armed to teeth with modern weapons and well funded. I am just kinda concerned that they will be systematically brought down in making "deals" with west because that actually happened before when Khamenei put the limits on ranges.
I do not think any Russian or Chinese SAM will make any difference because the battery Radar itself wont have the range to track anything from above Iraq (or Persian Gulf). Iranian IADS needs a way to protect its Early Warning Search Assets at all costs from internal terrorism and by countering IAF over Iraq using air-superiority jets of IRIAF (SU-35S, SU-30SM). Even if we park 10 x Bavar-373+ 10 s S-400 inside Iran, IAF will again fire MaRVed highly fast ALBMs from hundreds of KM away from Iranian border at IADS to blind its long search vision after which short ranged tracking radars are just sitting ducks without early warning data.





