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Configuration
| Specification | Bavar-373 | M53/59 Praga |
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| Type | Mobile long range surface-to-air missile[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Iran[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| In service | August 2019[source] | 1959−1992 (Czechoslovakia)[source] |
| Used by | See § Operators[source] | See operators |
Width
Single source2.35 m (7 ft 9 in)[source]
driver, commander and two gun operators
Single source4 (driver, commander and two gun operators)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source60 km/h (37 mph)[source]
Tatra T912-2 6-cylinder air-cooled diesel at 2,200 rpm
Single sourceTatra T912-2 6-cylinder air-cooled diesel 110 hp (82 kW) at 2,200 rpm[source]
per barrel (cyclic)
Single sourceper barrel (practical)
Single source450−500 rpm per barrel (cyclic) 150 rpm per barrel (practical)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Produced | 2014–present[source] | 1959–1978[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Iranian Defence Ministry[source] | Praga[source] |
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| Source measurement | Bavar-373 utilizes Sayyad-4 missiles, which are contained in two rectangular launch canisters. No formal information was given about this missile, but it appears from news photos that Sayyad-4 is similar to Sayyad-3 in wings and control surfaces; however, it varies slightly in frontal shape.[source]Bavar-373 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Bavar-373 uses a phased array radar for tracking aerodynamic targets and ballistic missiles in medium to long ranges, mounted on the ZAFAR heavy truck. Iran claims that it can track up to 200 targets simultaneously.[source]Bavar-373 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Wars | — | Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Second Congo War[source] |
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| No. built | — | 900+[source] |
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| Shell | — | Armour-piercing incendiary (API) High-explosive incendiary (HEI)[source] |
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| Barrels | — |
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| Action | — | Gas-operated[source] |
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| Elevation | — | -10° – +85°[source] |
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| Traverse | — | 360°[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 50-round box magazines[source] |
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| Armor | — | Steel, 10 mm (0.39 in) max (estimated)[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 30 mm twin AA autocannon (600−900 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 11.57 hp/t (8.63 kW/t)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Manual with 4 forward and 2 reverse gears[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 120 L (26 imp gal; 32 US gal)[source] |
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