Saegheh (rocket)
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The Saegheh is an Iranian
anti-personnel An anti-personnel weapon is a weapon primarily used to maim or kill infantry and other personnel not behind armor, as opposed to attacking structures or vehicles, or hunting game. The development of defensive fortification and combat vehicles ga ...
RPG-7 warhead. It was developed to extend the utility of the RPG-7 portable
rocket-propelled grenade A rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) is a shoulder-fired missile weapon that launches rockets equipped with an explosive warhead. Most RPGs can be carried by an individual soldier, and are frequently used as anti-tank weapons. These warheads are a ...
(RPG) in service with the Iranian forces. It replaces the standard 30mm warhead with a high-explosive 40mm warhead with prefragmented steel warhead body. Identifying Small Arms and RPGs Produced in Iran https://irp.fas.org/world/iran/smallarms.pdf


Specifications

*Calibre: 40 mm *Weight: rocket, 1.4 kg; warhead, 1.1 kg *Length: rocket, 590 mm; warhead, 310 mm *Max velocity: 150 m/s *Max range: 1,800 m


See also

* RPG-7 * Military of Iran * Iranian military industry * Current Equipment of the Iranian Army * Historical Equipment of the Iranian Army


References

Islamic Republic of Iran Army Anti-tank rockets {{Weapon-stub