| Fajr-3 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Rocket artillery |
| Place of origin |
 Iran |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1996–Present |
| Used by |
 Iran  Lebanon (Hezbollah)  Palestine (Hamas)  Syria |
| Wars | 2006 Lebanon War |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group (SBIG), Sanam Industrial Group (Department 140), Defense Industries Organization[1] |
| Produced | November 6, 1996 |
| Variants | Known were chassis variants including Mercedes and Isuzu truck chassis[2] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass |
15,000 kg (System) 45 kg (HE Content) 90 kg (Warhead) 407 kg (Rocket) |
| Length |
10.45 m (Launcher)[3] 5,200 mm (Rocket) |
| Width | 2.54 m (Launcher)[3] |
| Height | 3.34 m (Launcher)[3] |
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| Caliber | 240 mm |
| Elevation | 0 to 57 degrees[3] |
| Traverse | 90 degrees left/100 degrees right[3] |
| Rate of fire | 4-8 seconds[3] |
| Muzzle velocity | ? |
| Maximum firing range | 43 km[3] |
The Fajr-3 Artillery Rocket (Persian: فجر-۳) is an Iranian multiple-launch artillery rocket, a third-generation Katyusha rocket. Fajr means 'dawn' in Arabic.
The 5.2-meter long, 240 millimeter-calibre Fajr-3 artillery rocket has an estimated range of 45 kilometres or 25–30 miles, weighs 407 kilograms, and carries a 45-kilogram warhead.
History[]
Production started on March 1990 by Shahid Bagheri Industries[4][5] with possible North Korean assistance[6] when Iranian Defense Minister Akbar Torkan announced that mass production of the Fajr-3 was taking place.[7] Mass production was completed with the few first Fajr-3s made on November 6, 1996.[8]
Features[]
Fajr-3 has the same caliber, range and warhead weight as three known North Korean systems.[4][5] The 333-millimeter Fajr-5 rocket has a range of about 75–80 kilometres.
Some media has reported that Iran has tested a medium range ballistic missile called Fajr-3, but these may have been mistaken references to the Kosar missile.[citation needed]
Its launcher has 12 tubes.[3]
Employment[]
The rockets are used by Iranian Army as a regular artillery. They may also have been supplied to the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon under the name Khaibar-1, They may therefore have been used on a number of occasions in the 2006 Lebanon War.[citation needed]
Operators[]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group. Retrieved on May 13, 2008.
- ↑ FAJDR series. Retrieved on May 13, 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Fajr-3 & Fajr-5 brochure. Retrieved on May 13, 2008.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "In the late 1980s, the North Korean-produced 240 mm M-1985 multiple rocket launcher (MRL) was exported to Iran and subsequently produced under license (with minor changes) by Shahid Bagheri Industries as the Fajr-3 (a.k.a., Fadjr-3)." Vital Perspective (2006), "Military Briefing on Hezbollah's Missile Capabilities: Examining the Fajr, Zelzal". URL accessed 2006-08-02.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Fajr-3 has the same caliber, range and warhead weight as three known North Korean systems." GlobalSecurity.org (2006), "Iranian Artillery Rockets". URL accessed 2006-08-02.
- ↑ FADJR-3. Retrieved on May 12, 2008
- ↑ Vital Perspective: North Korea. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
- ↑ Missile Chronology, 1996. Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
External links[]
- Iran Military pictures and video
- Iran Profile: Missile Capabilities—Long-Range Artillery Rocket Programs at NTI
- Iran tests its war technology, AAP report at globalsecurity.org
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