| Shahin | |
|---|---|
| Type | Rocket artillery[1][2][3] |
| Place of origin | Iran |
| Specifications | |
| Mass |
Shahin-1:384 kg[3] Shahin-2:530 kg[3] |
| Length |
Shahin-1:2.9 m[3] Shahin-2:3.9 m[3] |
| Diameter | 333 mm[1] |
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| |
| Payload capacity | 190 kg HE-frag[1][2][3] |
| Propellant | solid propelled[3] |
Operational range |
Shahin-1:13 km[1][3] Shahin-2:20 km[1][3] |
| Maximum speed |
Shahin-1:450 m/s max[3] Shahin-2:660 m/s max[3] |
Guidance system | Unguided, ballistic flight[3] |
Launch platform | unarmored rail launcher[3] |
The Shahin-1 and Shahin-2 are Iranian road-mobile truck mounted short-range fin-stabilized unguided 333 mm Artillery rockets.[3] It was designed to be a cost-effective unguided rocket to destroy enemy troop concentrations, installations and fortifications at medium ranges.[2][3] The rocket has been replaced in production by more capable artillery rockets however it is still in active uses.[3]
Characteristics[]
In general both rockets are steel body unguided 333 mm 190 kg explosive fin stabilized rockets having seven nozzles with limited accuracy and assembling times of several minutes.[3] They both are launched from unarmoured triple rail launchers.[3]
Shahin-1[]
It is an unguided 2.9 m long 384 kg 190 kg high explosive 333 mm rocket with a range of 13 km.[3] The rocket had forest green colour with two green, one red and one white stripe, its nose is itself painted white and red.[2]
Shahin-2[]
It is an unguided 3.9 m long 530 kg 190 kg high explosive 333 mm rocket with a range of 20 km.[3] It had a white painted body with two sets of green, white, and red stripes; on its warhead, it had red fins.[2] It can also be used as an air-to-surface missile.[2]
Operators[]
Iran Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran[3]
Sudan Armed forces of Sudan[3]
Other Iranian rockets[]
Comparable systems[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Iranian Artillery Rockets". https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/mrl-iran.htm.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Iranian Artillery Rockets". https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/mrl-iran.htm.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 "Shahin". https://old.weaponsystems.net/weaponsystem/DD05%20-%20Shahin.html.
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