Noor/Arash 3 | |
Type: | Rocket artillery |
Origin: | [1] [2] |
Is Vehicle: | yes |
Is Missile: | yes |
Length: | 2.05 m[3] |
Diameter: | 122 mm |
Payload Capacity: | 18 kg |
Vehicle Range: | 18 km |
Speed: | 720 m/s |
Steering: | fin-stabilized |
Launch Platform: | Hadid HM 20[4] |
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The Noor or Arash 3 is an Iranian 122 mm fin-stabilized artillery rocket.[1] It is speculated to be an Iranian variant of a Chinese or Russian 122 mm artillery rocket.[2]
The Noor rocket is designed to be a part of Iranian light artillery.[1] The rocket is fin-stabilized and has a body of steel and a high explosive warhead.[1] The rocket had a red and silver nose, a green warhead with Iranian flag on side, silver body and gold fins.[1] The rocket has a diameter of 122 mm, a length of 2.05 m, a speed of 720 m/s,[3] a range of 18 km and a payload capacity of 18 kg.[2] It is carried and launched by an Hadid HM 20 rocket launcher system which is a 40-round launcher system mounted on the back of a Mercedes-Benz LAK 2624 6 × 6 truck chassis.[4]