As a result of the growing number of revolutionary guard commanders who are deserting their posts for fear of the fall of the Iranian regime, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) commander Mohammad Ali (Aziz) Jafari has begun to take action to find replacements. Jafari was forced to replace a number of top commanders, with lower ranking recruits that the mullahs' Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had chosen. In order to raise morale, and begin to put the guards on the offensive, Jafari has begun his missile tests which he called “razmayesh 3”, which used the Hoot and Shahab 3 missiles.
It is worthy of note that the missile tests are only a hollow show of force since they either have been newly bought from Russia or are modified versions of the older ones and the smokescreen made by the IRGC that they are the result of homegrown technology is a lie.
IRGC, therefore, is the driving force of the ayatollahs' nuclear weapons campaign and terrorism export is first and foremost tasked with protecting the regime from Iran's democratic opposition. This overriding duty (as stipulated many times by its leadership) is inherent in the true translation of IRGC — "Guardians of the Islamic Revolution." In September, IRGC's top Commander Mohammad Ali Jafari stressed that the Corps' "main responsibility" was to fight against "internal threats."
The underwater Hoot Missile:
The Iranian revolutionary guards first tested the Hoot missile, in military exercises in 2006. The missile, which it once again publicized recently, is made in Russia. The Iranian regime claims that only Iran and Russia have these missiles.
The Iranian regime, using Shkval VA-111 engineering, has estimated that the Hoot missiles are as powerful as Eshkwal Hoot.
The Hoot, Eshkwal, and Baracudda are a new generation of underwater missiles which are called “Toofan Shadid” “Strong Storm”, these underwater missiles which has an engine which can travel at high speeds, and are capable of creating large bubbles under water with its propellers, which can in turn affect submarines and other underwater vehicles.
This weapon can act as retaliatory option, in the face of offensive missile attacks from enemies, by disrupting the path of and interfering with incoming missiles.
The “Strong Storm”
Russian weapons designer, Mikhail Merkaloff designed the NII-24 underwater missiles in 1960, in order to be used against nuclear submarines. In 1990 he successfully was able to produce the VA-111 missile, which is able to operate at high speeds underwater and has no counterpart in the west.
This missile allows very little opportunity for enemy vessels to get by. The missile called Shkual uses BGT technology to combat incoming under water missiles. In 1999, during weapons exposition in Abu Dhabi, Russia tried to sell the IDEX99 underwater missile.
This missile lacks a guiding mechanism in the head, but is able to follow directions downloaded to it, in order to find its target.
Iran has bought 40 VA-11 from China, which Iran calls “Hoot missiles” and has tested them successfully.
The specifications of the Hoot missile
According to the Iranian regime:
Speed: 100m a second
Power: The power to destroy Airplane carriers with armored walls.
The Hoot has four times the normal speed of any underwater missile. This missile can produce underwater bubbles from its head and surrounding body, which creates an outer shell consisting of bubbles surrounding the missile. By creating this outer bubble the missile no longer faces under water resistance. This missile can reach depths of 100 meters, at the speed of 50 knots causing it to lose its shell. When it reaches a specific depth under water its engine turns on goes towards its target.
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Reza Shafa is an expert on the Iranian regime's Intelligence networks, both in Iran and abroad.
He has done extensive research on Iranian Ministry of Information and Security (MOIS) also known as VEVAK, Intelligence Office of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and Qods Force among others. Currently he is a contributor to NCRI website