Zelzal-2

Zelzal-2

The Zelzal-2 is the Iranian version of the Frog-7 missile (pictured)
Type SRBM
Service history
In service 1993
Used by  Iran
Hezbollah
Production history
Manufacturer Iran
Specifications
Weight 3,545 kg
Length 16 m
Diameter 0.61 m

Engine Solid
Operational
range
210 km (130 mi)
Guidance
system
none
Launch
platform
vehicle

Zelzal-2 (Persian: زلزال-۲, meaning "Earthquake") is an unguided [1] Iranian 610 mm heavy artillery rocket that can carry a 600 kg (1,323 lb) warhead an estimated 210 km (130 mi). The missile is thought to be based on the Soviet FROG-7 missile,[2] with development begun in 1990.[3]

As of August 2006, it has been reported that Iran had supplied Hezbollah with Zelzal-2 missiles.[4] Similar claims had already been made in 2002[5] but no proof has been found in subsequent years. It appears[6] that, if there are indeed such missiles stationed in Lebanon, they are controlled by Iranian liaison officers.

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