The Missile Shower System ( fa, سامانه تیربار موشکی) is an automated, rail-mounted
multiple ballistic missile launcher designed to enable a rapid barrage of
medium range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) to be launched from
Iran's underground missile silos. Each system has the ability to carry and fire five
Emad precision guided missiles with the range of 1700 km and
maneuverable warheads as shown in the unveiling-ceremony. The system has been built by the
Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and was unveiled on November 4th 2020.
Overview
Each system consists of a
rail mounted wagon with the ability to vertically carry five missiles, the vertically-stowed missile "magazine" then brings the groups of missiles into their launch positions for rapid, consecutive launching from the underground silo.
This system is the first of its kind, and has no parallels anywhere else in the world in the missile arsenals of other countries.
The Shower System offers several advantages compared to the conventional method of launching a single missile from a single silo at a time:
# In a
total war scenario, especially fighting an enemy with
air superiority
Aerial supremacy (also air superiority) is the degree to which a side in a conflict holds control of air power over opposing forces. There are levels of control of the air in aerial warfare. Control of the air is the aerial equivalent of c ...
(e.g. the U.S.), when underground silos can only launch missiles one at a time, they can only launch a few missile before being detected and hit by a counter strike. The missile magazine system allows Iran to launch significantly more missiles before any likely retaliation.
# It allows Iran to overwhelm enemy
anti-ballistic missile defense systems with a rapid barrage of a large number of
medium-range ballistic missile
A medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) is a type of ballistic missile with medium range, this last classification depending on the standards of certain organizations. Within the U.S. Department of Defense, a medium-range missile is defined by ...
s.
# Since the missiles on their individual platforms are ready to fire, there is no need to reload individual launchers using a crane or trans-loader, thus storing the missiles more efficiently and taking up less space at the site.
A missile magazine type base has been discovered to be under construction near Khorgo,
Hormozgan Province.
Unveiling
The Iranian "Missile Shower System" has been unveiled on 4 November 2020 by the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Major General
Hossein Salami. Salami said at the mentioned unveiling ceremony: "Our missile power guarantees the withdrawal of enemies (from the region)." He also added: our deterrent and defense capabilities provide Iran with great power which supports the country in demonstrating its political will and imposing it on the enemy if necessary.
[IRGC Unveils New Ballistic Missile System](_blank)
radiofarda.com, Retrieved 6 November 2020
al-monitor.com, Retrieved 6 November 2020
See also
* List of military equipment manufactured in Iran
* Amirali Hajizadeh
* Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam
References
{{Iran Missiles
Surface-to-surface missiles of Iran
Ballistic missiles of Iran
Post–Cold War weapons of Iran