Al-Husayn (missile)
| al-Husayn | |
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Soviet-built, Iraqi-modified "Al Husayn" (left) and "Al Abbas" missiles (right) displayed with their erector-launchers. Baghdad arms exhibition, April–May 1989 | |
| Type | Single-stage SRBM |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1987–1991 |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Iraq (1987–1991) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 14,110 lb (6,400 kg) |
| Length | 41.5 ft (12.46 m) |
| Diameter | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Warhead | 1,102 lb (500 kg) of payload High explosive Chemical, biological and nuclear capabilities |
| Propellant | liquid propelled |
Operational range | 400 miles (≈644 km) |
| Flight altitude | 94 miles (≈151 km) |
| Maximum speed | 0.9 miles/s (1.5 km/s) |
Guidance system | Inertial |
Launch platform | 3 Mobile launchers: MAZ-Soviet modified Al-Whaleed-local production Al-Nida-local production Concrete silo |
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al-Husayn (Arabic: الحسین, romanized: al-Ḥusayn) was a short-range ballistic missile developed in Ba'athist Iraq. An upgraded version of Scud missile, the al-Husayn was widely used by the Iraqi Army during the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988) and the Persian Gulf War (1990–1991).