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Local Defence Forces

By order of HIH the Local Defence Battalions were established compromising of 1400 Companies that in wartime grouped with the 350 Gendarm Post Companies to form 350 Local defense battalions. The LDF Companies mirrors the Gendarme Post Companies by compromising of
4 Officers, 12 NCO, 144 Troopers, 9 LMG

Rifles: The most common rifles are the Mauser Kar98a, IRF-05 and Springfield M1903* but a wide variety of former Persian amry rifles are used

MG: Nominally a LMG the Bhandara M1919 is the most common

LDF Artillery regiments are organized along the lines of the Cavalry Artillery regiments but lacking the AA battery and all are Horse drawn. 11 Regiments are being organized with 3 more to follow once the 18 pounders have been modernized by Skoda

LDF Artillery Regiment (436 men, 16 officers)
6 LDF Gun Battery (68 men, 2 officers, 6 Guns)
Command ( 28 men,4 officers)

10 Regiements are equipped with ex US 3" Fieldguns**
1 Regiement is equipped with Skoda M30 100mm howitzers

* In Persian service the Kar 98a is the M/13 while the IRF-05 is the M/16A and the M1903 is the M/16B

** Plans have been made to eventually rebuild these guns to accept the same ammunition as the 77mm M/15

Auxiliary Air Force

By order of HIH all Persian citizens holding a pilots licence are obliged to serve in the Auxiliary Air Force. This force is currently compromising of three 12 aircraft squadrons equipped with DeBroek F-3C fighters in Teheran, Shiraz and Bam. it is expected to soon be expanded with more Fighter, Bomber and Reconnaissance Squadrons