Hezbollah Weapons Systems

Iranian-Hezbollah-Rocketwarhead weighing 18 kilograms. Here too the rocket
More than 200 hundred rockets were fired fromcan be launched from a single launch pad or in salvos
south Lebanon into Israel on Friday and Saturdayfrom a multiple rocket launcher. Hezbollah uses this
adding up to over 1,000 over the past two weeks.system mainly with a single launcher.
The latest news on Hezbollah launched rockets is theIranian FADJR-5 missile
use of a Khaibar-1 rocket, which hit on Saturday anThe second set of Iranian made rockets, believed to
open field near the town of Afulla in the Valley ofhave been delivered to the Hezbollah in smaller
Izrael. Hezbollah propaganda named the rocketnumbers, is the Oghab, a 230mm rocket with a range
"Khaibar," a historic-religious name deriving from theof 45 kilometers and a warhead weighing 70
Battle of Khaibar in the Arabian Peninsula in the earlykilograms. Originally this rocket was designed to be
years of Islam. The battle, was against a Jewishcarried and fired from special vehicles. However, they
fortification, has become a symbol of resilience andcan also be fired from a single launching tube. In the
of the superiority of Islam over Judaism. Thesame category is the Fadjr-3 230mm with a range of
Khaibar-1 is apparently one of the Iranian Fadjr family45 kilometers and a warhead weighing 45 kilograms.
of artillery missiles.It is believed that the simpler and lighter Fadjr-3 is
Iranian 240mm Rocket Launcher M 1985the one used by the Hezbollah. It too can be
It is important to analyze the basic characteristics ofmounted on a vehicle to be used as a multiple rocket
these weapon systems. The main factor related tolauncher. The Oghab and the Fadjr-3 can cover
the present conflict regards the rocket's maximumnorthern Israel, including Haifa and Tiberias. To launch
range and the type of warhead used. So far thethem the Hezbollah have to be as close as possible
Hezbollah have been using mainly short rangeto the Israeli-Lebanese border.
rockets, fired either from a single launcher, oftenIranian MRLS. missile-rockets
with an improvised timer enabling to aim the rocketThe conflict will escalate if the Hezbollah have in their
towards a general direction and flight angle and thenarsenal heavier rockets capable of covering a
walk away from the launch site.distance of 75 kilometers, carrying 190 kilograms of
Iranian 122mm-mrl-iranexplosives; this rocket is the Fadjr-5 333mm. It is a
Various types of electronic timers, often with alarger rocket and therefore more difficult to move
simple modified alarm clock, do the rest. Thesearound. Originally it was designed for multiple rocket
rockets are an Iranian version, called Haseb, of thelaunchers. The last two heavy rockets are the
Russian 107mm Katyusha with a range of up to nineShahin-1 333mm with a range of 13 kilometers and a
kilometers. Another way to launch the rockets is bywarhead of 190 kilograms and the Shahin-2 333mm
using multiple launchers to create a salvo effect. Suchwith a 20-kilometer range and also a 190-kilogram
launchers can be towed or mounted on jeeps, truckswarhead.
etc. The war head (explosives) weighs eightExperts on artillery rockets note that to launch the
kilograms.long range and heavier rockets the Hezbollah would
Iranian FADJR-2need an elaborate technical and logistical capability. If
Another artillery rocket type is the Arash 1 and 2,these rockets are launched it will almost certainly
both based on Russian and Chinese models. Thismean Iranian experts and their equipment are active
122mm rocket has a range of 18 kilometers with ain Lebanon.