- .I.S.O.F.IRAQ كتب:
- شكرا على الرابطل لكن الموضوع يتحدث على ما اعتقد عن ما قبل الاحتلال زمن الجيش العراقي السابق
او انه يصنع حتى الآن و ليست هناك منصات له
و الله اعلم
R-65 (FROG-7)
Originated From:Russia
Possessed By:Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Cuba, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Yemen
Alternate Name:9M21/52, Luna-M
Class:Battlefield Short Range Ballistic Missile (BSRBM)
Basing:Road-mobile
Length:9.40 m
Diameter:0.54 m
Launch Weight:2,485 kg
Payload:Single warhead, 200-457 kg
Warhead:Nuclear 3-200kT, HE, chemical, submunitions
Propulsion:Single-stage solid propellant
Range:68 km
Status:Operational
In Service:1965
The R-65 or FROG-7 is a short-range, road-mobile, solid propellant unguided rocket designed for use on the battlefield. The name “FROG” comes from NATO, which designated it early on as the Free-Rocket-Over-Ground. The FROG was initially developed in the 1950s and at least six versions were released before the system was replaced by the SS-21. However, it is believed some Russian FROG-7 missiles remain in service.
R-65 unguided rocket on TEL vehicle.
Jane’s Strategic Weapon Systems
The FROG is an unguided missile, essentially a long-range artillery system. The angle and direction of the launch are the primary determinant of where the rocket will land. The accuracy of the launch depends upon the ability of the rocket to fly straight. As the early rocket systems were unstable, they possessed extremely poor accuracy and required nuclear warheads to compensate. The main drawback of the FROG is that its range is insufficient to effectively engage strategic targets, as conventional forces would most likely intercept the launchers before they could move within range. However, the mobile launchers allow the system to keep up with frontline infantry units. The FROG-1 had a range of 25 km (16 miles) and deployed a 1,200 kg warhead. This warhead was equipped with a single nuclear warhead, likely with a yield in the range of 30-50 kT. It was 10.37 m long with a diameter of 0.61 m and a launch weight of 4,930 kg. It was launched from a tracked tank chassis. The FROG-2 had a range of 18 km (11 miles) and deployed a 565 kg warhead. This warhead was equipped with a single low yield nuclear warhead. It was 9.04 m long with a diameter of 0.32 m and a launch weight of 1,760 kg. It was launched from a modified light tank chassis.
The FROG-3 had a range of 45 km (28 miles) and deployed a small 358 kg warhead. This warhead was equipped with a single high explosive warhead. It was 9.1 m long with a diameter of 0.42 m and a launch weight of 2,175 kg. The FROG-5 had a range of 32 km (20 miles) and deployed a 503 kg warhead. This warhead was equipped with a single nuclear warhead, which is believed to be equipped with a selectable yield varying from 20 to 100 kT. It was 10.6 m long with a diameter of 0.54 m and a launch weight of 2,287 kg.
The FROG-7 is the latest version and entered the Soviet armed forces in 1965. It has a range of 68 km (42 miles) and deploys a single warhead with at least six alternative payloads. The AA-22 and the AA-38 nuclear warheads both provide three yields between 3 and 20 kT, while the AA-52 offers four yields between 5 and 200 kT. It is also capable of carrying HE, submunitions, and chemical warheads (with up to 216 kg of VX nerve gas). The FROG-7 missile is 9.4 m long with a diameter of 0.54 m. Its launch weight varies depending on the payload, ranging from 2,450 kg to 2,485 kg. It is launched from a tracked tank chassis.
The FROG-7 was extensively deployed throughout the many Soviet satellite states and is believed to have been produced in Russia until 1972. Reports from 1994 indicate that roughly 350 mobile launchers and 1,450 FROG-7 missiles remain in service. The rocket has been extensively exported and is now in the possession of a large number of countries. It is known to have been exported to Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Cuba, Egypt, Iraq, North Korea, Libya, Serbia, Syria and Yemen. Egypt exported some to North Korea, which were reverse engineered and produced from 1979 to 1983.
It is believed that the FROG-7 rocket was used by Egypt and Syria in 1973, against Iran by Iraq in 1980, by Iraq in the Gulf War of 1991, in Afghanistan from 1984 to 1999, during the civil war in Yemen in 1994, by Serbian forces in 1993-94, and by Russians in Chechnya from 1996 to 1999. Some rockets probably remain in storage and could be used by any of the countries to whom they were sold or issued.
1Updated October 10, 2012 http://missilethreat.com/missiles/r-65-frog-7/?country=iraq#iraq