Saegheh (Anti Tank Rocket)

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Saegheh 40 mm anti-personnel rocket
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Saegheh 40 mm anti-personnel rocket

The Saegheh 40 mm anti-personnel rocket was developed to extend the utility of the RPG-7 portable RPG in service with the Iranian forces. It consists of a rocket-propelled high-explosive warhead designed to detonate with a very loud explosion while emitting blast and fragments from the prefragmented steel warhead body.

[edit] Specifications

  • Calibre: 40 mm
  • Weight: rocket, 1.4 kg; warhead, 1.1 kg
  • Length: rocket, 590 mm; warhead, 310 mm
  • Max velocity: 150 m/s
  • Max range: 1,800 m

[edit] See also


Military of the Islamic Republic of Iran The Islamic Republic of Iran
Iranian Army | Iranian Navy | Iranian Air Force | IRGC


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