tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620264550074013695.post2687082505822017665..comments2024-03-27T14:28:56.189-07:00Comments on The Arkenstone - ارکنستون: The 840th Missile Group Author: Galen Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14420998943532765616noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620264550074013695.post-32920631033349512482015-06-19T00:46:52.433-07:002015-06-19T00:46:52.433-07:00Absolutely. Absolutely. Author: Galen Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14420998943532765616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620264550074013695.post-61940593158569329292015-06-16T01:20:12.757-07:002015-06-16T01:20:12.757-07:00Could the name of this unit be 840th Rocket Group,...Could the name of this unit be 840th Rocket Group, instead of Missile?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620264550074013695.post-31885693297969172082014-02-16T18:29:02.675-08:002014-02-16T18:29:02.675-08:00Re: Ardakan
I found a handful of references on pe...Re: Ardakan<br /><br />I found a handful of references on personal blogs suggesting that the garrison is the 'Vali Ase' training center for IRGC air-force conscripts. Interestingly, about 10 km to the SE is another training center - the Bani Akram school -that also appears to be used by the IRGC for basic training, though since it's called a school rather than just a garrison, it might be used for more than just that. <br /><br />Re: Tabiz<br /><br />On and off I've been trying to locate some of he garrisons belonging to the IRGC aerospace force's missile units, but I haven't been able to find any decent references to where they might be (outside of the depots and silos described elsewhere in the English-language community). The next closest I've come is the Ground Forces artillery-group in NE Iran. <br /><br />This, I believe, is the 60th Artillery and Missile Group. Since I've been thinking about this for awhile I'm going to try and put together a post about it. In the meantime though, the part about the garrison that caught my eye was what-appears-to-be an air-defense site of some sort in the south-west part of the garrison, along the top of the ridge. Author: Galen Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14420998943532765616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620264550074013695.post-61717744776734738012014-02-14T19:21:42.826-08:002014-02-14T19:21:42.826-08:00I found this IRG Missile site, at least that's...I found this IRG Missile site, at least that's what was said on Wikimapia. It was surprising to see a Technical school as a neighbor to quite a large military site with the bunkers and grounds. There is also a smaller bunker site next to it.<br /><br />http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.041712,46.254362&spn=0.008543,0.012757&t=h&z=17NICOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14567491909555759918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620264550074013695.post-16948744359535086442014-02-13T18:28:38.367-08:002014-02-13T18:28:38.367-08:00Always great work! Found this site, it's about...Always great work! Found this site, it's about 13 miles west of Ardakan, looks military, seems to be barracks and obstacle course. Kind of isolated to be a school, I don't think it is a farm or industrial. Seems like a building was added, could be for vehicles.<br /><br />http://maps.google.com/?ll=32.317929,53.799191&spn=0.018333,0.025513&t=h&z=16NICOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14567491909555759918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620264550074013695.post-4647421950184431352014-02-10T13:26:48.624-08:002014-02-10T13:26:48.624-08:00You might be right. I think that was a labeling er...You might be right. I think that was a labeling error on my part. <br /><br />I've been working on an on-again off-again project trying to identify the various makes and models used, and there has been no end to the amount of trouble the endless variations - styling, cabs, wheelbases, bed-type, etc - have caused me (so any help is appreciated!).<br /><br />Author: Galen Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14420998943532765616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620264550074013695.post-9637317956989482892014-02-10T12:26:10.357-08:002014-02-10T12:26:10.357-08:00You've certainly a better eye for detail than ...You've certainly a better eye for detail than I, Galen. But I think that might be a Mercedes-Benz Axor 1828 type (not an Actros series).Mark Pyruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00595161519097596575noreply@blogger.com