Fajr-3 (artillery rocket)
| Fajr-3 | |
|---|---|
A Fajr-3 on a Mercedes 2631 chassis in 2018, followed by its predecessor, the M-1985. | |
| Type | Rocket artillery |
| Place of origin | Iran |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1996–present |
| Used by | Iran Syria Hezbollah Hamas |
| Wars | 2006 Lebanon War Syrian Civil War |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group |
| Produced | 1990 or 1996 – ? |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 15,000 kg (launcher) 45 kg (HE content) 90 kg (warhead) 407 kg (rocket) |
| Length | 10 m (launcher) 5,200 mm (rocket) |
| Width | 2.5 m (launcher) |
| Height | 3.34 m (launcher) |
| Diameter | 240mm |
| Caliber | 240 mm |
| Elevation | 0 to 57 degrees |
| Traverse | 90 degrees left/100 degrees right |
| Rate of fire | 4–8 seconds 12 rounds in 48-96 seconds (est) |
| Maximum firing range | 43 km |
| Engine | 280 hp, V-8 liquid-cooled, diesel engine |
| Maximum speed | 60 km/h (road) 25 km/h (off-road) |
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The Fajr-3 (rarely Fadjr-3) (Persian: فجر-۳) is an Iranian heavy 240 mm intermediate-range multiple-launch artillery rocket (MLRS). The Fajr-3 is a license-built copy, with slight modifications, of a North Korean MLRS called the M-1985. The Fajr-3 was introduced in the 1990s and has since been exported to Syria, Hamas and Hezbollah.
The Fajr-3 launcher fires twelve 5.2 meter long, 240 millimeter-calibre Fajr-3 artillery rockets, with a range of 43 kilometres, weighing 407 kilograms each and carrying 90-kilogram fragmentation warheads with 45 kg of high explosive (HE). Fajr means 'dawn' in Arabic.