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Shahab-2
Shahab-2 at a 2012 military exhibition in Tehran, Iran
TypeTactical SRBM
Service history
In service1990–2016 (in Iran); present (in Syria)[1]
Used by Iran
 Syria
Production history
ManufacturerIran
Specifications
Mass6,370–6,500 kg
Length11.37–12.29 m
Diameter0.885 m
Warhead770kg[2]

EngineLiquid
Operational
range
500 km[3]
Guidance
system
inertial
Accuracy500m CEP[4]

The Shahab-2 (Persian: شهاب ۲, romanizedŜahāb 2, meaning "Meteor-2") is the successor to the Iranian Shahab-1 missile. It is based on the North Korean Hwasong-6 (modified version of the Hwasong-5, itself a modification of the R-17 Elbrus).[5]

Background

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On November 2, 2006, Iran fired unarmed missiles to begin 10 days of military simulations. Iranian state television reported "dozens of missiles were fired including Shahab-2 and Shahab-3 missiles. The missiles ranged from 300 km to up to 2,000 km. Iranian experts have made some changes to Shahab-3 missiles installing cluster warheads in them with the capacity to carry 1,400 bombs."

These launches come after some United States-led military exercises in the Persian Gulf on October 30, 2006, meant to train for blocking the transport of weapons of mass destruction.[6]

Variants

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Shahab is the name of a class of Iranian missiles, service time of 1988–present, which comes in six variants: Shahab-1, Shahab-2, Shahab-3, Shahab-4, Shahab-5, Shahab-6.

Operators

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ تولید موشک شهاب 1 و 2 متوقف شد/ هیچ یک از موفقیت‌های ایران با سازش بدست نیامده است Mashregh News
  2. ^ "Shahab-2 (Scud C-Variant)".
  3. ^ http://www.nasic.af.mil/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=F2VLcKSmCTE%3d&portalid=19 [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "Shahab-2 – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance".
  5. ^ "Shahab-2".
  6. ^ "Iran fires unarmed missiles - CNN.com". www.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 2006-11-02.
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