Editing Iranian Mechanized Platoon (section)

==In Team Yankee==
[[File:Iranian Mechanized Group.png|300px|left|thumb|Iran]]
Just like the Basji, your Iranian mechanized platoon is a highly motivated force. With Courage, Morale, Rally, and Counterattack all at 3+, they'll be hard to shift. What hurts though, is their Skill of 5+. They're essentially better-motivated Czechs with worse skill and NATO weaponry (MG3 Teams with 16" compared to AK teams with 8"). 

Unlike most PACT troops, these guys are not your usual human wave of AKs. With NATO unit sizes and PACT stats, these guys are weak and small enough to melt under concentrated fire. Their firepower is comparable to a British mechanized platoon; capable of side-shotting tanks and pinning down enemy infantry from a defensive position but have little talent as offensive infantry. 

In the Iranian army list, these troops are your defensive troopers dutifully holding rough terrain and objectives while your Basji fix bayonets. You could take M113s or BTRs as transports, or upgrade your transports to BMP-1s for just a single point! Considering the low cost of a mechanized platoon, these BMPs could operate as multiple small units hunting for soft-skinned vehicles like enemy IFVs.

Three points gets you 3 MG teams, 3 M113s and 2 RPG-7 teams while four points gets you 4 MG teams, 4 M113s and 3 RPG teams.

For transports, these guys start with M113s but can swap to BTR-60s for free if you want glass cannons with better on-road performance. Alternatively, you could pay 1 point to outfit a platoon with BMP-1s. And why wouldn't you?

Your AT/AA options are simple, but simple is better sometimes. You can take an M47 Dragon team and/or a SA-7 Grail missile team for one point each: note that they only fire one shot, unlike PACT weapon teams. 

If you want to represent the Iranian army, take M113's for your transports. If you want to represent IRGC professionals (not militia like the Basji), use BTR-60's and BMP-1s.