Iran used the Haj-Qasem missile, named after IRGC General Suleimani, who was killed by the Americans. This was announced today, March 17, according to the Iranian Tasnim news agency.
The 59th missile attack targeted targets in Beit Shamish, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, as well as US bases in Al-Udeid (Qatar), Ali es Salem (Kuwait), Al-Dhafra (UAE), Sheikh Isa (Bahrain) and Erbil (Iraq).. The strikes were carried out using high-precision systems, the release said.
The Haj-Qasem Soleimani ballistic missile with a length of 11 meters and a diameter of about 1 meter consists of two stages. The first provides the main acceleration, allowing the warhead to be placed on a predetermined trajectory. The second stage provides correction and additional acceleration, increasing accuracy and range.
The mass of the rocket is estimated at 7-8 tons, of which the main part is occupied by fuel. The warhead can weigh from 500 to 700 kilograms, depending on the type of combat equipment — both conventional and, potentially, nuclear or cluster. The flight range is from 700 to 1400 kilometers, the maximum speed at the exit from the atmosphere reaches about 4-5 Mach, that is, about 1400-1700 meters per second.
When entering the dense layers of the atmosphere on approach to the target, the rocket speed decreases to Mach 2-3, but at the same time the rocket retains a sufficiently high kinetic potential to overcome the enemy's air defense / missile defense systems.
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