The Naze'at 6-H and Naze'at 10-H/Mushak-120/Iran-130
( lit. ''Those Who Pull Out'', in reference to ''the angels who tear out the souls of the wicked'') are two
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
ian long-range artillery rockets with ranges of about 100 km. The Naze'at 10-H is larger, more powerful, and has a longer range than the Nazeat 6-H. Like Iran's similar shaped
Zelzal Zelzal (, meaning "Earthquake") is a series of artillery rockets developed by Iran. The series consists of:
*Zelzal-1, with an estimated range of
*Zelzal-2, with an estimated range of
*Zelzal-3, with an estimated range of
These rockets were dev ...
rockets, Naze'at rockets do not have a guidance system. Both systems are also widely known without the -H suffix, as the Naze'at 6 and Naze'at 10. The Iranians also have developed another 500 kg version called the Mushak-160 with 160 km range.
History
The Naze'at family was developed during the 1980s with Chinese assistance in an attempt to build an equivalent of the
FROG-7 missile.
Specifications
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*Max. range (km): 100
*Min. range (km): 80
*Length (mm): 6290
*Diameter (mm): 356
*Initial weight (kg): 960
*Warhead weight (kg): 130
*C.E.P (%): <5% Max. range
*Average Action Time (s): 9
*Specific Impulse (s): 240
*Propellant Weight (kg): 420
*Type of Propellant: Solid (
HTPB
Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) is an oligomer of butadiene terminated at each end with a hydroxyl functional group. It reacts with isocyanates to form polyurethane polymers.
HTPB is a translucent liquid with a color similar to wax paper ...
)
*Service life: 7 years
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*Max. range (km): 130
*Min. range (km): 110
*Length (mm): 8020
*Diameter (mm): 457
*Initial weight (kg): 1830
*Warhead weight (kg): 230
*C.E.P (%): <5% Max. range
*Average Action Time (s): 10
*Specific Impulse (s): 240
*Propellant Weight (kg): 865
*Type of Propellant: Solid (
HTPB
Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) is an oligomer of butadiene terminated at each end with a hydroxyl functional group. It reacts with isocyanates to form polyurethane polymers.
HTPB is a translucent liquid with a color similar to wax paper ...
)
*Service life: 7 years
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Details
The Naze'at is launched from a
transporter erector launcher
A transporter erector launcher (TEL) is a missile vehicle with an integrated tractor unit that can transport, elevate to a firing position and launch one or more rockets or missiles.
History
Such vehicles exist for both surface-to-air missiles ...
(TEL) and carries a conventional warhead, and potentially a chemical or biological one.
A complete Naze'at system includes a TEL and communications vans, meteorological vans, and a GPS system for surveying the launch site.
Both Naze'at rockets have a closing speed of Mach 4–5.
The reliability and accuracy of Naze'at rockets is assessed as poor.
[Anthony H. Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy (July 14, 2006) ''Lebanese Security and the Hezbollah''. Working Draft.]
The Naze'at has fins for stabilization in flight and is believed to have a
CEP of around 500–1000 m, which is considered poor.
[Galen Wright (March 15th 2011) ''Iranian Military Capability 2011 – Ground Forces''] There are multiple different TELs used for Naze'at rockets.
Operators
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See also
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Zelzal-1
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Zelzal-2
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Zelzal-3
Zelzal-3 (, meaning "earthquake") is an Iranian-made solid propellant guided artillery rocket with a range of 200 km. Cordesman, Anthony H. (2007)Lessons of the 2006 Israeli-Hezbollah War p. 11. It is an upgrade of the Zelzal-2 rocket with sl ...
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, officially known as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force (IRGCASF; , acronymed in Persian as NEHSA), is the Iran's ballistic missiles program, strategic missile, air forc ...
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Defense industry of Iran
Iran's military industry manufactures and exports various types of arms and military equipment. Iran's military industry, under the command of Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran), Iran's Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logis ...
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List of equipment of the Iranian Army
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References
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Military equipment introduced in the 1980s