The Noor or Arash 3
is an Iranian 122 mm
fin-stabilized artillery rocket
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.
It is speculated to be an Iranian variant of a
Chinese
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or
Russia
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n 122 mm
artillery rocket
Rocket artillery is artillery that uses rocket (weapon), rocket explosives as the projectile. The use of rocket artillery dates back to medieval China where devices such as fire arrows were used (albeit mostly as a Psychological warfare, psycholo ...
.
Characteristics
The Noor rocket is designed to be a part of
Iran
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ian light artillery.
The rocket is
fin-stabilized and has a body of
steel
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and a
high explosive
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warhead
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Classification
Types of warheads include:
* Explosiv ...
.
The rocket had a red and silver nose, a green warhead with
Iranian flag
The national flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, پرچم ایران, Parčam-e Irân, ), also known as the tricolor ( fa, پرچم سهرنگ ایران, Parčam-e se rang-e Irân, link=no, ), is a tricolour comprising equal ho ...
on side, silver body and gold fins.
The rocket has a diameter of 122 mm, a length of 2.05 m, a speed of 720 m/s,
a range of 18 km and a payload capacity of 18 kg.
It is carried and launched by an
Hadid HM 20 rocket launcher system which is a 40-round launcher system mounted on the back of a Mercedes-Benz LAK 2624 6 × 6 truck chassis.
See also
*
Shahin
*
Arash
Arash the Archer ( fa, آرش کمانگیر ''Āraš-e Kamāngīr'') is a heroic archer-figure of Iranian mythology.
According to Iranian folklore, the boundary between Iran and Turan was set by an arrow launched by Arash, after he put his own ...
*
Oghab
The Iranian Oghab ( fa, عقاب, meaning "Eagle") sometimes spelled as Akab and Okab missile is an unguided 230 mm (9 in) artillery rocket with a range of 34–45 km (20–28 mi). It is spin-stabilized in flight but has a prov ...
References
{{Iran missiles
Rocket artillery
Artillery of Iran