Al-Samoud-2 missile
| Al-Samoud-2 | |
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| General Information | |
| Type | Short-range missile |
| Manufacturer | Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) |
| development | 1993 |
| Commissioning | 2003 |
| Technical specifications | |
| length | 7.14 m |
| diameter | 760 mm |
| Combat weight | 1,600 kg |
| drive | Liquid fuel |
| Range | 150-183 km |
| Furnishing | |
| Target location | INS |
| Warhead | 280 kg fragmentation warhead or KB-1 bomblets |
| Weapon platforms | truck |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Al-Samoud-2 missile ( Arabic الصمود as-Samud , DMG aṣ-Ṣamūd 'steadfastness') is an Iraqi surface-to-surface missile . It is largely based on the Soviet S-75 anti-aircraft missile and is powered by its rocket motors. It was developed in the mid-1990s andofficially has a range of 149 kilometerswith a payload ( warhead ) of 300 kg. According to the UN , it reaches a destination at a distance of 183 kilometers without a load.
Before the 1991 Gulf War , Iraq still had several surface-to-surface missiles:
- the R-17 with a range of 300 kilometers
- the Al-Hussein missile with a range of 600 to 650 kilometers
- the Al Abbas with a range of 900 kilometers
Since Iraq is only allowed to have missiles with a maximum range of 150 kilometers, 65 of the approximately 120 missiles that the country owned were made after an ultimatum from UN Chief Inspector Hans Blix between March 1, 2003 and the outbreak of the third Destroyed by the Gulf War on March 20th. So Iraq still had about 55 missiles at the beginning of the war. In addition, 42 warheads and two launch ramps were destroyed.