Arash (rocket)

The Arash (Persian: آرش‎, From Iranian Arash) is a series of 122mm unguided artillery rocket developed by Iran.[2] It is a copy of BM-21 Grad.

This article is about Iranian rocket. For Iranian rifle, see Arash (sniper rifle).
Arash
A drawing of Arash rockets
TypeRocket artillery
Place of originIran
Production history
ManufacturerDefense Industries Organization[1]
Specifications
Caliber122 mm
Effective firing range18–40 km. depending on model

Overview

There are four models for export.[3] Each having different specifications:
Arash 1: Range : 21.5 km, Length : 2.815m, Velocity : 710 m/s[4]
Arash 2: Range : 30 km, Length : 2.815m, Velocity : 1050 m/s[5]
Arash 3: Range : 18 km, Length : 2.050m, Velocity : 720 m/s[6] Also known as Noor.
Arash 4: Range : 40 km, Length : 2.890m, Warhead Types :HE fragmentation, ball steel, mine and fuel air[7]
The export pages say that Arash 4 has a different launching system than other variants.[8]
All of them are fired from 40 tube launchers.[9][10][11]

Operators

References
  1. DIO export page
  2. http://www.modlex.ir/cgi-bin/store.pl/page=product.html/pid=MXF05-000180%5B%5D
  3. http://www.modlex.ir/cgi-bin/store.pl/page=category.html/category=5%5B%5D
  4. http://www.modlex.ir/cgi-bin/store.pl/page=product.html/pid=MXF05-000180%5B%5D
  5. http://www.modlex.ir/cgi-bin/store.pl/page=product.html/pid=MXF05-000180%5B%5D
  6. http://www.modlex.ir/cgi-bin/store.pl/page=product.html/pid=MXF05-000190%5B%5D
  7. http://www.modlex.ir/cgi-bin/store.pl/page=product.html/pid=MXF05-000200%5B%5D
  8. http://www.modlex.ir/cgi-bin/store.pl/page=product.html/pid=MXF05-000180%5B%5D Above the table abot Arash 2
  9. http://www.modlex.ir/cgi-bin/store.pl/page=product.html/pid=MXF05-000180%5B%5D
  10. http://www.modlex.ir/cgi-bin/store.pl/page=product.html/pid=MXF05-000190%5B%5D
  11. http://www.modlex.ir/cgi-bin/store.pl/page=product.html/pid=MXF05-000200%5B%5D


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