Kowsar
Anti-ship missile
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Kowsar (C-701 copy)
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Type | Anti-ship missile |
Service history | |
In service | 2006 |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Iran |
Specifications | |
Mass | 100 kg |
Length | 2.507 m |
Diameter | 0.18 m |
Wingspan | 0.587 m (unfolded); 0.450 m (folded) |
Warhead | 29 kg time-delayed semi-armour-piercing high-explosive |
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Engine | Solid rocket engine |
Operational
range |
15-20 km |
Flight altitude | 15-20 m (flight) |
Maximum speed | Mach 0.8 |
Guidance
system |
TV-homing, Infra-red, millimetre radar |
Launch
platform |
Ground-based vehicles and Zolfaghar class fast attack craft |
Kowsar ( Persian : کوثر ) is a medium-range, land-based anti-ship missile made by Iran . It can defeat electronic jamming systems and "cannot be thrown off course", according to Iranian officials. [1]
The Kowsar designation apparently (Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance 2006) is used to refer to two different missiles: Iranian-produced versions of the PRC C-701 and the TL-10 A.
Combat history
Some news reports indicate that this was the missile used on July 14, 2006 in the 2006 Lebanon War when Hezbollah fired two at Israeli warships. [2] [3] One of the missiles hit the corvette INS Hanit , causing heavy damage and the deaths of four Israeli servicemen. [4] The other missile hit an Egyptian merchant ship causing heavy damage; it is reported that all the crew survived. [5]
See also
References
- ↑ IRGC test-fires super-modern flying boat Archived 2012-09-06 at archive.today
- ↑ "Hizballah Brings out Iranian Silkworm to Hit Israel Navy Corvette (Iranian-made C-802)" . Retrieved 13 November 2014 .
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Thomson Reuters Foundation.
"Israel turning to Turkey to block Hizbollah arms, Reuters, Aug 17, 2006"
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has generic name ( help ) - ↑ "IDF finds bodies of missing sailors aboard damaged Navy ship" . Haaretz.com . 16 July 2006. Archived from the original on 18 July 2006 . Retrieved 13 November 2014 .
- ↑ Egypt confirms ship hit off Lebanon, crew safe [ dead link ]
- Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance - "Iran acquires additional Chinese missile technology." Aviation Week & Space Technology. April 10, 2006.
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