Fajr-3 (artillery missile)

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Basic data
country Iran
designation Fajr-3 (German),
Fajr-3 (English)
class Artillery missile
payload 45 kg
Warhead 45 kg
length 5.20 m
diameter 240 mm
Takeoff weight 407 kg (missile)
45 kg (warhead)
Range 45 km
Ranges of missiles from the Gaza Strip

The Fajr-3 ( Persian : "spring light" or "dawn") is an Iranian artillery missile , the third generation of the Katyusha . The 5.2 meter long, 240 millimeter diameter artillery missile has an estimated range of 45 kilometers, weighs 407 kilograms and carries a warhead of 45 kilograms.

It was used by Hezbollah in the 2006 Lebanon War .

Iran announced in 2006 that it had also developed a medium-range missile called Fajr-3. According to the American military analyst Bill Gertz, circles of the American Department of Defense questioned the allegations made.

history

Production started in March 1990 by Shahid Bagheri Industries, possibly with North Korea's support, when Iran's Defense Minister Akbar Torkan announced that the Fajr-3 would be mass-produced.

It was announced on November 6, 1996 that the Fajr-3 was developed by Parchin Missile Industries Division of the Iranian Defense Industries Organization (DIO), with a range of 40 km, a caliber of 240 mm and equipped with a solid rocket engine.

user

See also

Individual evidence

  • Jane's Armor and Artillery , 2006-2007
  1. ↑ Martin Sieff: US Skeptical On Fajr-3 Claims . Space War. April 6, 2006. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ "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 (aka, Fadjr -3). " Vital Perspective (2006), "Military Briefing on Hezbollah's Missile Capabilities: Examining the Fajr, Zelzal" .
  3. ↑ "Fajr-3 has the same caliber, range and warhead weight as three known North Korean systems." GlobalSecurity.org (2006), "Iranian Artillery Rockets" .
  4. ↑ FADJR-3. ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / jedsite.info
  5. ^ Vital Perspective: North Korea.
  6. ↑ Missile Chronology, 1996 ( Memento of March 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ http://saraya.ps/index.php?act=VedioSec&id=12# إطلاق صاروخ فجر 3 على مدينة بات يام

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