Fajr-5
The Fajr-5 (rarely Fadjr-5, Persian: فجر-۵, "Dawn") is an Iranian 333 mm long-range multiple launch rocket system (MLRS). The Fajr-5 was developed during the 1990s and has since been exported to various armed actors in the Middle East.
| Fajr-5 | |
|---|---|
A Fajr-5C GPS guided surface-to-surface missile, seen in front of the Fajr-5 MLRS on a Mercedes Benz 2631 chassis | |
| Type | Rocket artillery |
| Place of origin | Iran |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Wars | Israeli–Palestinian conflict Syrian Civil War |
| Production history | |
| No. built | somewhere around 100 systems |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 15,000 kg (launcher, empty) 90 kg (HE content) 175 kg (warhead) 915 kg (rocket) |
| Length | 10.00 m (launcher) 6.485 m (rocket) |
| Width | 2.5 m (launcher) |
| Height | 3.34 m (launcher) |
| Caliber | 333 mm |
| Elevation | 0 to 57 degrees |
| Traverse | 45 degrees left and right |
| Rate of fire | 4–8 seconds |
| Effective firing range | 68–75 km |
| Maximum speed | 1,100 m/s (max) |
The Fajr-5 launcher fires four 6.48 meter long, 333 millimeter-calibre Fajr-5 artillery rockets, with a range of 75 kilometers (50 mi), weighing 915 kilograms each and carrying 175-kg fragmentation warheads with 90 kg of high explosive (HE). Most Fajr-5 rockets are unguided; in 2017 Iran introduced a variant, the Fajr-5C, which adds GPS guidance.
The Fajr-5 is primarily used by the Iranian Army Ground Force to attack large, fixed, high-value targets, like airfields and military bases. In addition, the system is also used by militant groups to target Israel. Finally, the system has a niche role in use by the IRGC-N as an unguided anti-ship rocket system for the Persian Gulf.