Is Missile: | yes |
Naze'at | |
Type: | Artillery rocket |
Variants: | Naze'at 4[1] Naze'at 5 Naze'at 6 Naze'at 10 |
Vehicle Range: | 100–130 km |
Launch Platform: | Transporter erector launcher |
Engine: | Solid fuel rocket |
Accuracy: | CEP less than 5% of its range |
Payload Capacity: | 130–230 kg |
Manufacturer: | Iran |
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The Naze'at 6-H and Naze'at 10-H/Mushak-120/Iran-130[2] (fa|نازعات lit. Those Who Pull Out, in reference to the angels who tear out the souls of the wicked) are two Iranian long-range artillery rockets with ranges of about 100 km. The Naze'at 10-H is larger, more powerful, and has a longer range than the Nazeat 6-H. Like Iran's similar shaped Zelzal rockets, Naze'at rockets do not have a guidance system. Both systems are also widely known without the -H suffix, as the Naze'at 6 and Naze'at 10. The Iranians also have developed another 500 kg version called the Mushak-160 with 160 km range.[2]
The Naze'at family was developed during the 1980s with Chinese assistance in an attempt to build an equivalent of the FROG-7 missile.
The Naze'at is launched from a transporter erector launcher (TEL) and carries a conventional warhead, and potentially a chemical or biological one. A complete Naze'at system includes a TEL and communications vans, meteorological vans, and a GPS system for surveying the launch site. Both Naze'at rockets have a closing speed of Mach 4–5. The reliability and accuracy of Naze'at rockets is assessed as poor.[3]
The Naze'at has fins for stabilization in flight and is believed to have a CEP of around 500–1000 m, which is considered poor.[4] There are multiple different TELs used for Naze'at rockets.[4]