Shahab-2 vs Shaheen-III: Specs Compared

Shahab-2 — licensed reference photograph

ABallistic missiles

Shahab-2

tactical short-range ballistic missile

Credit

Vahid alpha · CC BY 3.0 · Resized · CC BY 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BBallistic missiles

Shaheen-III

MRBM

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Shahab-2Length

11.37–12.29 m

Length source ↗

Shaheen-IIILength

19.3 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Shahab-2larger figure on 0 of 3

None

Shaheen-IIIlarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+63%
Diameter+58%
Range+450%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

10 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

11.37–12.29m

19.3m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

11.37–12.29 m

Length

Single source

11.37–12.29 m^[source]

19.3 m

Length

Single source

19.30 m (63.3 ft)^[source]

885mm

1.4m

Diameter+58%

All recorded figures & sources

0.885 m

Diameter

Single source

0.885 m^[source]

1.4 m

Diameter

Single source

1.40 m (4.6 ft)^[source]

6,370–6,500kg

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Mass

All recorded figures & sources

6,370–6,500 kg

Mass

Single source

6,370–6,500 kg^[source]

500kmOperational; Operational range

2,750kmOperational; Operational range

Range+450%

All recorded figures & sources

500 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

500 km^[source]

2,750 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

2,750 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

2,750 km (1,710 mi)^[source]

2,750 kilometres (1,710 mi)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Shahab-2 and Shaheen-III configuration
Specification	Shahab-2	Shaheen-III
Type	Tactical SRBM^[source]	MRBM^[source]
In service	1990–2016 (in Iran); present (in Syria)^[source]	2015–present^[source]
Used by	See § Operators^[source]	Pakistan Army ( Army Strategic Forces Command )^[source]
Manufacturer	Iran^[source]	National Engineering & Scientific Commission^[source]
Warhead	770kg^[source]	HE / NE^[source]
Engine	Liquid^[source]	Multi-stage^[source]
Guidance system	inertial^[source]	Inertial , Terminal ,^[source]
Accuracy	500m CEP^[source]	—
Role	tactical short-range ballistic missile^[source]	—
Source measurement	On November 2, 2006, Iran fired unarmed missiles to begin 10 days of military simulations . Iranian state television reported "dozens of missiles were fired, including Shahab-2 and Shahab-3 missiles. The missiles ranged from 300 km to up to 2,000 km. Iranian experts have made some changes to Shahab-3 missiles, installing cluster warheads in them with the capacity to carry 1,400 bombs."^[source]Shahab-2 · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—
Country of origin	Iran^[source] Iran^[source]	—
Place of origin	—	Pakistan^[source]
Designer	—	National Engineering & Scientific Commission (NESCOM)^[source]
Designed	—	2003–2013^[source]
Variants	—	Ababeel^[source]
Blast yield	—	>50 kilotons of TNT (210 TJ)^[source]
Transmission	—	Automatic^[source]
Suspension	—	WS21200 16WD (with Pakistani military markings)^[source]
Propellant	—	Solid-fuel^[source]
Launch platform	—	Transporter erector launcher (TEL), launch pad^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Ba'athist Syria	—

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Shahab-2

Shaheen-III

Type

Tactical SRBM^[source]

MRBM^[source]

In service

1990–2016 (in Iran); present (in Syria)^[source]

2015–present^[source]

Used by

See § Operators^[source]

Pakistan Army ( Army Strategic Forces Command )^[source]

Manufacturer

Iran^[source]

National Engineering & Scientific Commission^[source]

Warhead

770kg^[source]

HE / NE^[source]

Engine

Liquid^[source]

Multi-stage^[source]

Guidance system

inertial^[source]

Inertial , Terminal ,^[source]

Accuracy

500m CEP^[source]

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Role

tactical short-range ballistic missile^[source]

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Source measurement

On November 2, 2006, Iran fired unarmed missiles to begin 10 days of military simulations . Iranian state television reported "dozens of missiles were fired, including Shahab-2 and Shahab-3 missiles. The missiles ranged from 300 km to up to 2,000 km. Iranian experts have made some changes to Shahab-3 missiles, installing cluster warheads in them with the capacity to carry 1,400 bombs."^[source]Shahab-2 · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Country of origin

Iran^[source]

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Place of origin

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Pakistan^[source]

Designer

—

National Engineering & Scientific Commission (NESCOM)^[source]

Designed

—

2003–2013^[source]

Variants

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Ababeel^[source]

Blast yield

—

>50 kilotons of TNT (210 TJ)^[source]

Transmission

—

Automatic^[source]

Suspension

—

WS21200 16WD (with Pakistani military markings)^[source]

Propellant

—

Solid-fuel^[source]

Launch platform

—

Transporter erector launcher (TEL), launch pad^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Ba'athist Syria

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