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The Misagh-1 (also Mithaq-1[1]) is an Iranian man-portable surface-to-air missile. It was developed by the Shahid Kazemi Industrial Complex in Tehran.[2]
| Misagh-1 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Misagh-1 on right (note vertical battery unit). | |
| Type | MANPADS |
| Place of origin | Iran |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Shahid Shah Abhady Industrial Complex |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 16.9 kg |
| Length | 1.477 m |
| Diameter | 0.71 m |
| Warhead | 1.42 kg |
Detonation mechanism | Impact fuze |
| Engine | solid rocket motor |
Operational range | 5 km |
| Flight ceiling | 4 km |
| Maximum speed | 700 m/s (Mach 2.6) |
Guidance system | Passive infrared homing |
Launch platform | Man portable |
The MANPADS was supplemented by the newer Misagh-2 missile system.
History edit
Iran began production of the Misagh-1 in May 1993.[3]
The Misagh-1 was reported to be found in anti-government insurgent arms caches in Iraq.[4] The US military has suggestions that the MANPADs found were smuggled with Iranian assistance.[4]
Design edit
The Misagh-1 is a variant or reverse-engineered clone of the Chinese QW-1 Vanguard.[2][5]
Identification edit
Visually, the Misagh-1 is virtually indistinguishable from the QW-1 it is cloned from and Pakistan's Anza missiles.[6] It can be distinguished from the QW-1M/Misagh-2 and the QW-18/Misagh-3 by the Misagh-1's straight battery unit.
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References edit
- ^ a b "Iran answers Hizbullah call for SAM systems". www.janes.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Misagh-1 man portable air defence missile system technical data sheet specifications pictures | Iran Iranian army missile systems vehicles UK | Iran Iranian army military equipment armoured UK". 5 January 2012.
- ^ https://www.nti.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/iran_missile.pdf
- ^ a b c https://media.nti.org/pdfs/iraq_missile.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Missiles and Rockets of Hezbollah".
- ^ "A New MANPADS Variant Appears in Syria". 18 March 2016.
- ^ https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/legacy_files/files/publication/141007_Iran_Rocket_Missile_forces.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/YB07%20623%2014A.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "What Iran might sell now that the UN arms embargo expired". 21 October 2020.
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