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), rockets 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, psychological weapo ...
.
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:
*E ...
.
The rocket had a red and silver nose, a green warhead with
Iranian flag 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 () 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 life in the arrow's launch. The arrow was tra ...
*
Oghab
The Iranian Oghab (, meaning "Eagle") sometimes spelled as Akab and Okab missile is an unguided artillery rocket with a range of . It is spin-stabilized in flight but has a proven circular error probable in excess of , making it a highly inaccura ...
References
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Rocket artillery
Artillery of Iran