Ghauri

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The Ghauri is a single-stage, medium - range missile that was developed in Pakistan in the 1990s . It is based on the North Korean rocket Nodong-1 . Another name is Hatf V .

development

At the beginning of the 1990s, Pakistan began developing the Ghauri missile with North Korean help . For the design of the Ghauri, the North Korean Nodong-1 rocket was adopted without major changes. It is believed that several Nodong-1 missiles were also delivered from North Korea. The development and production took place at Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) . The first test start took place on April 6, 1998. At the same time, the first systems were taken over by the Pakistani army . The Iranian Shahab-3 medium-range missile is almost identical to the Ghauri.

technology

The Ghauri is a single stage liquid propellant missile . TM-185 , a mixture of gasoline and kerosene , is believed to be used as fuel . AK-27I , a mixture of dinitrogen tetroxide and nitric acid, is probably used as the oxidizer . The rocket motor has a burn time of 110-115 seconds. After the rocket motor burned out, the rocket reached a speed of 3700 to 3800 m / s. The flight time with an operational range of 1500 km is around 12 minutes.

The Ghauri is controlled with a rudimentary inertial navigation platform based on the Scud-B's control system. Depending on the operating range, a precision ( CEP ) of 2000 to 4000 m is achieved. It is possible that a GPS steering system has been linked to the control system in newer versions of the Ghauri . This improves the precision at 190–250 m. The missile tip with the warhead is detached from the missile fuselage for re-entry .

The entire Ghauri system is transportable on roads. The rockets and all associated components are housed on trailer trains. It will probably take 120–150 minutes to prepare for the start and to prepare for fire readiness.

The missile can be equipped with a warhead weighing up to 1158 kg. A different range is achieved depending on the payload. With a payload of 550 kg, the Ghauri has a range of up to 1600 km. With the full payload of 1158 kg, the range is 1350 km. The missile can be equipped with a selection of different warheads:

variants

  • Ghauri 1: First variant with a range of 1350 to 1600 km.
  • Ghauri 2: Second variant with an extended body. Range 2300 km.
  • Ghauri 3: project with a range of 3500 to 4000 km. Development stopped.

Technical specifications

Surname Ghauri 1 Ghauri 2
Introductory year 1995 1999
drive 1 stage with liquid fuel 1 stage with liquid fuel
length 15.80-16.00 m 18.50-19.20 m
diameter 1,320-1,350 mm 1,320-1,350 mm
Takeoff weight 15.092 kg unknown
payload 550-1,158 kg 900-1,158 kg
Warhead nuclear, fragmentation warhead,
submunition, or
chemical warfare agents 		nuclear, fragmentation warhead,
submunition, or
chemical warfare agents
Operational range 1,350-1,600 km 2,300 km
Steering system Inertial navigation platform Inertial navigation platform
Hit Accuracy (CEP) 250-4,000 m unknown

literature

  • Duncan Lennox (Ed.): Jane's Strategic Weapon Systems. Issue 38th. Jane's Information Group, Couldson et al. 2003, ISBN 0-7106-0880-2 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ fas.org ( Memento of February 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), access: December 6, 2011 (English)
  2. ↑ a b www.b14643.de ( Memento from October 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), access: December 6, 2011 (English)
  3. ↑ a b fas.org , accessed December 6, 2011 (English)
  4. ↑ Musharraf stopped funds for Pak missile , accessed December 6, 2011 (English)