Zelzal-2#Variants

{{Infobox weapon

|is_missile=yes

|name = Zelzal-2

|image =2019 Sacred Defence Week parade (329).jpg

|type = Artillery rocket

|vehicle_range = {{convert|210|km|mi|abbr=on}}

|filling = one

|launch_platform = Transporter erector launcher

|yield =

|engine = Solid

|guidance = None

|cep =

|speed =

|length = 8 m

|diameter = 610 mm

|weight = 3,545 kg

|payload_capacity = 600 kg

|manufacturer = {{flag|Iran}}

|unit_cost =

|service = 1998–present

|used_by = {{Flag|Iran}}
{{Flag|Syria}}
{{flagicon image|InfoboxHez.PNG}} Hezbollah

{{flagicon image|Houthis Logo.png}} Houthis

|wars = Syrian Civil War
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen

}}

Zelzal-2/Mushak-200{{cite web|author=John Pike|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/iran/zelzal-2.htm|title=Mushak-200 / Zelzal-2|publisher=Globalsecurity.org|date=2011-07-24|access-date=2013-09-03}} (Persian: زلزال-۲, meaning "Earthquake") is an Iranian unguided long-range artillery rocket.{{cite web |url=http://www.missilethreat.com/missilesoftheworld/id.177/missile_detail.asp |title=MissileThreat :: Zelzal-1/2/3 |access-date=2009-11-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126165522/http://www.missilethreat.com/missilesoftheworld/id.177/missile_detail.asp |archive-date=2009-11-26 }} Zelzal-1/2/3 at missilethreat.com The Zelzal-2 is a 610 mm truck-launched rocket that has a payload of 600 kg and a range of about 200 km. Development of the Zelzal series began in 1990 and the Zelzal-2 was first shown in 1998.[http://www.iranwatch.org/our-publications/weapon-program-background-report/iran-missile-milestones-1985-2017 Iran Missile Milestones: 1985-2020] iranwatch.org It is developed from the Zelzal-1 and was developed into the Zelzal-3. It has been exported to Syria, Hezbollah, and the Houthis, and has seen combat use in the Syrian Civil War and Yemeni Civil War.{{cite web|url=http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/articles/20060804.aspx|title=Weapons: Zelzal-2 Rockets in Lebanon|publisher=Strategypage.com |date=2006-08-04|access-date=2013-09-03}}{{cite web|url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525807791&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130706010300/http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1154525807791&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull |url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-07-06|title=French-language news from Israel, the Middle East & the Jewish World|work=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=2013-09-03}}

The rocket is thought to be based on the Soviet 9K52 Luna-M rocket.{{cite web|url=http://www.nti.org/e_research/profiles/Iran/Missile/3367_3397.html|title=Iran | Country Profiles|publisher=NTI|access-date=2013-09-03}}

Variants

=Maysaloun missile=

A Syrian version of the system, called Maysaloun missile, was named after the Battle of Maysalun.{{Cite web|url=https://alkhanadeq.org.lb/post.php?id=2225|title=الترسانة الصاروخية السورية: من مفاجئات أي حرب مقبلة...}} Basic technology of the Syrian version is based on the Iranian Zelzal-2 and was first revealed in 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/syria-missile/|title=Syria Missile Overview|publisher=Nuclear Threat Initiative|access-date=10 June 2021|date=7 August 2014}}

Basic variant of the missile has the power to have a maximum range of 130 or 210 km and 600 kg warhead weight. The missile has CEP of 300 m, and destruction radius of 600 m in the basic variant. It uses solid-propellant engine and therefore does not require more than 15 minutes to launch. This Syrian missile is a downgraded M-600 missile without the high accuracy targeting system used for less important targets. Improved variants of the missile are tactical short-range ballistic missiles and have a range of 400 km and 600 km.[https://x.com/mikaelsyrian/status/1536115062577979397?t=a93CgRNiXUNlDMxBOaJjlw&s=19 و في مناورات 2012 الصاروخية ظهرت صواريخ "ميسلون" و هناك تقارير تشير ان يصنع منها 3نسخالنسخة الاولى بمدى اكثر من 130 كم النسخةالثانية بمدى اكثر من 210 كمالنسخة الثالثة بمدى اكثر من 400 كم]

Manufactured in Syria by the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center and Syrian Defense Industries.

Operators

File:Zelzal-2 operators.png

{{Flag|Iran}}
{{Flag|Syria}}{{cite web|url=http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Missiles-And-Rockets-2004/Iran-supplies-improved-rockets-to-Syria-and-Hizbullah.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707043131/http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Missiles-And-Rockets-2004/Iran-supplies-improved-rockets-to-Syria-and-Hizbullah.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-07|title=Defense & Security Intelligence & Analysis: IHS Jane's | IHS|publisher=Articles.janes.com|access-date=2013-09-03}}

=Non-state operators=

{{flagicon image|InfoboxHez.PNG}} Hezbollah
{{flagicon image|Houthis Logo.png}} Houthis{{Cite web |url=http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950814000595 |title=Farsnews |access-date=2018-07-22 |archive-date=2018-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722213555/http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950814000595 |url-status=dead }}

References

External links

Category:Weapons of Iran

Category:Hezbollah rocket systems

Category:Ballistic missiles of Iran

Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1990s