Missile Shower System | |
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Type | Ballistic missile launcher |
Place of origin | ![]() |
Service history | |
In service | Since 2020 |
Used by | Islamic Republic of Iran |
Production history | |
Designer | Iran (IRGC) |
Designed | 4 November 2020 (unveiling) |
Manufacturer | IRGCAF |
Produced | Since 2020 |
The Missile Shower System [6] ( Persian: سامانه تیربار موشکی) is an automated, rail-mounted multiple ballistic missile launcher designed to enable a rapid barrage of medium range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) to be launched from Iran's underground missile silos. Each system has the ability to carry and fire five Emad precision-guided missiles with a range of 1700 km and maneuverable warheads as shown in the unveiling-ceremony. The system has been built by the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and was unveiled on November 4, 2020. [7] [8] [9]]
Each system consists of a rail mounted wagon with the ability to vertically carry five missiles, the vertically-stowed missile "magazine" then brings the groups of missiles into their launch positions for rapid, consecutive launching from the underground silo. [10] [11] [12] This system is the first of its kind, and has no parallels anywhere else in the world in the missile arsenals of other countries. [13]
The Shower System offers several advantages compared to the conventional method of launching a single missile from a single silo at a time:
A missile magazine-type base has been discovered to be under construction near Khorgo, Hormozgan Province. [14] [15]
The Iranian "Missile Shower System" has been unveiled [8] [9] on 4 November 2020 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Major General Hossein Salami. Salami said at the mentioned unveiling ceremony: "Our missile power guarantees the withdrawal of enemies (from the region)." He also added: our deterrent and defense capabilities provide Iran with great power which supports the country in demonstrating its political will and imposing it on the enemy if necessary. [13] [16]
Missile Shower System | |
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Type | Ballistic missile launcher |
Place of origin | ![]() |
Service history | |
In service | Since 2020 |
Used by | Islamic Republic of Iran |
Production history | |
Designer | Iran (IRGC) |
Designed | 4 November 2020 (unveiling) |
Manufacturer | IRGCAF |
Produced | Since 2020 |
The Missile Shower System [6] ( Persian: سامانه تیربار موشکی) is an automated, rail-mounted multiple ballistic missile launcher designed to enable a rapid barrage of medium range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) to be launched from Iran's underground missile silos. Each system has the ability to carry and fire five Emad precision-guided missiles with a range of 1700 km and maneuverable warheads as shown in the unveiling-ceremony. The system has been built by the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and was unveiled on November 4, 2020. [7] [8] [9]]
Each system consists of a rail mounted wagon with the ability to vertically carry five missiles, the vertically-stowed missile "magazine" then brings the groups of missiles into their launch positions for rapid, consecutive launching from the underground silo. [10] [11] [12] This system is the first of its kind, and has no parallels anywhere else in the world in the missile arsenals of other countries. [13]
The Shower System offers several advantages compared to the conventional method of launching a single missile from a single silo at a time:
A missile magazine-type base has been discovered to be under construction near Khorgo, Hormozgan Province. [14] [15]
The Iranian "Missile Shower System" has been unveiled [8] [9] on 4 November 2020 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Major General Hossein Salami. Salami said at the mentioned unveiling ceremony: "Our missile power guarantees the withdrawal of enemies (from the region)." He also added: our deterrent and defense capabilities provide Iran with great power which supports the country in demonstrating its political will and imposing it on the enemy if necessary. [13] [16]