Misagh-1
| Misagh-1 | |
|---|---|
| Type | MANPADS |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Shahid Shah Abhady Industrial Complex |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 16.9 kg |
| Length | 1.477 m |
| Diameter | 0.71 m |
| Warhead | 1.42 kg |
Detonation mechanism | Impact fuze |
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| |
| Engine | solid rocket motor |
Operational range | 5 km |
| Flight ceiling | 4 km |
| Speed | 700 m/s |
Guidance system | Passive infrared homing |
Launch platform | Man portable |
The Misagh 1 (also Mithaq-1, etc.) is an Iranian man-portable surface-to-air missile. It was developed by the Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex in Tehran. It is a variant or reverse-engineered clone of the Chinese QW-1 Vanguard missile system and is comparable to the Soviet SA-16 Gimlet missile. It is used by the Iranian Armed Forces and been exported to Hezbollah of Lebanon and insurgents in Iraq. It may have proliferated to Syria as well.
The MANPADS was supplemented by the newer Misagh-2 missile system.
Identification
Visually, the Misagh-1 is virtually indistinguishable from the QW-1 it is cloned from, other QW-series missiles, the Misagh-2 upgrade, and Pakistan's Anza missiles.[1]
Operators
References
- Jane's Land-Based Air Defence 2005-2006.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060821213944/http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jdw/jdw060807_1_n.shtml
See also
- Misagh-3
- Misagh-2
- Iran's missile forces
- Current Equipment of the Iranian Army
- Iranian military industry
- Military of Iran
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