| Tosan | |
| Origin: | Iran |
| Type: | Anti-tank missile |
| Is Ranged: | yes |
| Is Missile: | yes |
| Service: | 2000-Present |
| Used By: | See Operators |
| Designer: | KBP Instrument Design Bureau |
| Design Date: | 1991 |
| Manufacturer: | Aerospace Industries Organization |
| Production Date: | January 2000-Present |
| Weight: | 5.25 kg |
| Length: | 130 cm |
| Diameter: | 135 mm |
The Tosan, sometimes reported as the Tosan-1,[1] is an Iranian SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile.[2] It is a copy of the 9M113 Konkurs.[3]
It's currently manufactured by Aerospace Industries Organization.[4]
The Tosan was licensed by Iran in 1991 from Russia.[5] Its production reportedly started in January 2000 with the inauguration of its production line.[6] [7] In February 2013, the Tosan was deployed in war games by the IRGC in Kerman.[8]
In the Houthi insurgency, the Tosan's been used in the Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen against Saudi-led armored vehicles.[9] In 2016, UAE troops secured a Tosan taken from a Houthi base in Safir, Marib Governorate in Yemen.[10] In November 2018, a Tosan was publicly shown to reporters, which was taken by Saudi troops as evidence of Iranian support to Houthi forces.[10]
The Tosan is said to be deployed in Iranian border areas in 2018.[11] [12]
The Tosan is armed with two warheads at a distance of 75 meters after firing from a missile launcher and can destroy any target at long distances.[13]
The missile weighs 26.5 kg, with 3.2 kg from the warhead.[14] Its range is between 70 and 4000 meters; its maximum speed is 200 meters per second, its probability of hitting the target is 95% and its penetration rate in the armor depth is up to 670 mm.[14]
The missile range decreases to 2,500 meters at night.[14]
In 2018, it was reported that the Tosan can have the “RU244TK” and “RU150TK” thermal imaging cameras attached.[15]