Fajr-3

Infobox Weapon
name= Fajr-3


caption=
origin=flagcountry|Iran
type= Rocket artillery
is_ranged= yes
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is_artillery= yes
is_vehicle= yes
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service= 1996 - Present
used_by= See Operators
wars=2006 Lebanon War
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manufacturer= Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group (SBIG), Sanam Industrial Group (Department 140), Defense Industries Organization [ [http://www.nti.org/e_research/profiles/Iran/Missile/3876_3923.html Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group.] Retrieved on May 13, 2008.]
production_date= November 6, 1996
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variants= Known were chassis variants including Mercedes and Isuzu truck chassis [ [http://www.jedsite.info/artillery-foxtrot/foxtrot/fadjr_series/fadjr-series.html FAJDR series.] Retrieved on May 13, 2008.]
weight= 15,000 kg (System)
45 kg (HE Content)
90 kg (Warhead)
407 kg (Rocket)
length= 10.45 m [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/images/fadjr-image01.jpgFajr-3 & Fajr-5 brochure.] Retrieved on May 13, 2008.]
5,200 mm (Rocket)
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width= 2.54 m
height= 3.340 m [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/images/fadjr-image01.jpgFajr-3 & Fajr-5 brochure.] Retrieved on May 13, 2008.]
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caliber= 240 mm
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velocity= 60 km/h [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/images/fadjr-image01.jpgFajr-3 & Fajr-5 brochure.] Retrieved on May 13, 2008.]
range= 4-8 seconds [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/images/fadjr-image01.jpgFajr-3 & Fajr-5 brochure.] Retrieved on May 13, 2008.]
max_range= 45 km
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elevation= 0 to 57 degrees [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/images/fadjr-image01.jpgFajr-3 & Fajr-5 brochure.] Retrieved on May 13, 2008.]
traverse= 90 degrees left/100 degrees right [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/images/fadjr-image01.jpgFajr-3 & Fajr-5 brochure.] Retrieved on May 13, 2008.]
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speed= The Fajr-3 Artillery Rocket is an Iranian multiple-launch artillery rocket, a third-generation Katyusha rocket. "Fajr" means 'dawn' in Persian (borrowed from Arabic).

The 5.2-metre long, 240 millimeter-calibre Fajr-3 artillery rocket has an estimated range of 45 kilometres or 25-30 miles, weighs 407 kilograms, and carries a 45-kilogram warhead.

History

Production started on March 1990 by Shahid Bagheri Industries"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 (a.k.a., Fadjr-3)." Vital Perspective (2006), [http://vitalperspective.typepad.com/vital_perspective_clarity/2006/07/military_briefi.html "Military Briefing on Hezbollah's Missile Capabilities: Examining the Fajr, Zelzal"] . URL accessed 2006-08-02.] "Fajr-3 has the same caliber, range and warhead weight as three known North Korean systems." GlobalSecurity.org (2006), [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/mrl-iran.htm "Iranian Artillery Rockets"] . URL accessed 2006-08-02.] with possible North Korean assistance [ [http://jedsite.info/artillery-foxtrot/foxtrot/fadjr_series/fadjr-3/fadjr3-intro.html FADJR-3.] Retrieved on May 12, 2008] when Iranian Defense Minister Akbar Torkan announced that mass production of the Fajr-3 was taking place [ [http://vitalperspective.typepad.com/vital_perspective_clarity/north_korea/index.html Vital Perspective: North Korea.] Retrieved on May 12, 2008.] .

Mass production was completed with the few first Fajr-3s made on November 6, 1996 [ [http://www.nti.org/e_research/profiles/Iran/Missile/1788_1811.html Missile Chronology, 1996.] Retrieved on May 12, 2008.] .

Features

Fajr-3 has the same caliber, range and warhead weight as three known North Korean systems."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 (a.k.a., Fadjr-3)." Vital Perspective (2006), [http://vitalperspective.typepad.com/vital_perspective_clarity/2006/07/military_briefi.html "Military Briefing on Hezbollah's Missile Capabilities: Examining the Fajr, Zelzal"] . URL accessed 2006-08-02.] "Fajr-3 has the same caliber, range and warhead weight as three known North Korean systems." GlobalSecurity.org (2006), [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/mrl-iran.htm "Iranian Artillery Rockets"] . URL accessed 2006-08-02.] The 333-millimeter Fajr-5 rocket has a range of about 75–80 kilometres.

Some media has reported that Iran has tested a medium range ballistic missile called Fajr-3, but these may have been mistaken references to the Kosar missile.Fact|date=February 2007

Its launcher has 12 tubes [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/images/fadjr-image01.jpgFajr-3 & Fajr-5 brochure.] Retrieved on May 13, 2008.] .

Employment

The rockets are used by Iranian Army as a regular artillery. They may also have been supplied to the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon under the name Khaibar-1, They may therefore have been used on a number of occasions in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.

Operators

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See also

*Fajr-3 ballistic missile
*Iran's missile forces

References

* "Jane's Armour and Artillery", 2006-2007

External links

* [http://www.iranmilitaryforum.com/ Iran Military pictures and video]
* [http://www.nti.org/e_research/profiles/Iran/Missile/3367_3397.html Iran Profile: Missile Capabilities—Long-Range Artillery Rocket Programs] at NTI
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2006/060403-iran-wartech.htm Iran tests its war technology] , AAP report at globalsecurity.org