Shahin (rocket)
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]
| 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] |
| 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] |
| References | |
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]
See also
Comparable systems
References
- "Iranian Artillery Rockets". Federation of American Scientists. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016.
- "Iranian Artillery Rockets". GlobalSecurity. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020.
- "Shahin". Weaponsystems.net.