The RDF has KGB regiments in it
KGB TRANSCAUCASUS BORDER DIST. HQ: Kirovabad, USSR
91st KGB MRR (1,400 men, 8 AFVs): Tehran
54th KGB MRR (1,200 men, 12 AFVs): Qom
74th KGB MRR (1,100 men, 11 AFVs): Esfahan
865th KGB MRR (900 men, 6 AFVs): Yazd
67th KGB MRR (1,000 men, 12 AFVs): Tabriz
29th KGB MRR (1,200 men, 18 AFVs): Shahr-e-Rey
Kings Ransom has more detail on how they are equipped
SOVIET 74TH KGB MOTORIZED RIFLE REGIMENT
The 74th KGB MRR was formed in December of 2000 from KGB Border Guards Mobile Group 74 and several KGB Field Police companies.
The 74th, like the other KGB units, gets top priority for supplies and equipment. This makes it unpopular with the Soviet Army. There have been incidents where firefights have broken out between the KGB and the Army.
It should be noted here that the KGB Border Guards are of the same level and scope as the Soviet Army. Player character groups who dismiss the Border Guards as just another group of policemen could be in for a rude surprise.
Numbers: There are currently 1100 men in the 74th KGB MRR. They are organized like a standard Soviet Army motorized rifle regiment.
Weapons: Standard Soviet small arms and machine guns.
Artillery support is provided by a battery of 120mm mortars and two self-propelled 122mm howitzers.
AFVs are T-72s and T-80s; APCs are BTR-70s and BMPs. The unit uses the BRDM-3 armored car as well.
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