http://ninjapundit.blogspot.com/2013/09/chemicals-president-bashar-assads.html
Oddly, Syria supposedly doesn't use rockets to deliver chemical weapons.
Russian made 140mm unguided rocket is about 4 feet long, and used by Vietcong, It was designed to be used by airborne troops. It is normally fired in a salvo of 16 rockets from a towed launcher with 4 boxes of 4 rockets each, but could be broken down.
330mm rocket apparently designed to be deployed with the Iranian 333mm launchers or derivatives thereof. While Human Rights Watch cannot establish where the rockets were manufactured, their basic design and unique size matching the Iranian rocket launching system suggest a Syrian industrial origin.
the 333-millimeter Fajr-5 missile has a range of about 45 miles. The Fagr-5 missile, which is launched from a mobile platform, reportedly has a range of between 60-70 kilometers. The missile was constructed by the Iranians, reportedly with help from North Korea and China. Like the Katyusha rocket and the Scud missile, however, at its maximum range it is only accurate to within a radius of around one kilometer. There are unconfirmed though plausible reports that Iran has tested a chemical warhead for the Fajr-5.
Iran gave technology to Hamas for the 333mm rocket, Hamas has broken relations with Iran and is training Syrian Rebels. It is normally fired from a medium truck with an elevating launch rail, but could be fired from a simpler setup.
_Chemicals
President Bashar Assad’s regime is believed to possess sarin, VX (a persistent form of sarin that could render a city uninhabitable “for some days,” according to the CIA), tabun (another older nerve agent) plus blistering agents like mustard, phosgene and hydrogen cyanide. In addition, it is believed to have large stores of “precursor chemicals” that it could use to create more of the toxic agents. http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/09/04/20315142-syrias-chemical-weapons-arsenal-remains-a-menacing-mystery?lite
_Delivery systems
Missles: Syria has many ways of using chemical weapons to attack remote locations, including a few dozen SS-21 ballistic missiles with a maximum range of 72 miles; 200 Scud-Bs, with a maximum range of 180 miles; and 60 to 120 Scud-Cs, with a maximum range of 300 miles. All these missiles are mobile, enabling Assad and his generals to quickly move or hide them, according U.S. intelligence officials.
Aircraft: Syrian fighter-bombers also can carry bombshells filled with chemicals. Even simple artillery shells can be loaded with chemical weapons and fired at targets within a relatively short range, according to U.S. experts.
Rockets?? UN found evidence of 140mm and 330mm rockets
http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/09/04/20315142-syrias-chemical-weapons-arsenal-remains-a-menacing-mystery?lite
_FAJR-5
_FAJR-5
- The Fajr-5 is an artillery rocket developed by Iran in the 1990s. The system is part of the Fajr family of rockets. Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Combat record 4 ...
- Fajr-5 missile gives Palestinians rare if short-lived advantage. Use of Iran-developed rocket that can reach Israel's civilian heartland points to scale of arms ...
- The missile launcher destroyed by an Israeli drone in North Sinai Friday, Aug. 9 was capable of firing 4 heavy Iranian-made M-75 missiles known as Fajr-5, which Hamas ...
- Iran supplied Hamas with Fajr-5 missile technology. Revolutionary Guards commander says his forces helped militant group in Gaza build missiles capable of reaching ...
commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards has publicly admitted that his forces supplied the Islamic militant group Hamas with the knowhow to develop Fajr-5 missiles capable of reaching Tel Aviv."We haven't sent any weapons to Gaza because it is under blockade," Mohammad Ali Jafari was quoted as saying by Iran's Young Journalists Club news agency on Wednesday. "But we are honoured to announce that we gave them the technology of how to make Fajr-5 missiles and now they have their hands on plenty of them."Jafar's remarks are a rare admission by such a high profile regime official that Tehran has supported Hamas militarily.On Saturday, Hamas claimed to have fired a Fajr-5 missile at Tel Aviv,Israel's second most populous city, but Israel said the rocket was shot down by an anti-missile battery. Iranian officials initially distanced themselves from accusations they were supplying Hamas but now appear to be boasting about their role in enabling Palestinians to build their own Fajr-5 missiles, which have a range of up to 46.6 miles (75km).
- The military unit of Hamas has broken ties with former ally Syrian President Bashar Assad and has begun training members of the opposition’s Free Syrian Army in ...
- Hamas training Syrian rebels in Damascus. Report in London Times claims Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades are training Free Syrian Army troops in eastern Damascus ...
- Fighters from the military wing of Hamas are reportedly training and fighting alongsideSyrian rebels, marking a total about-face by the Islamist group, which was ...
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Some media has reported that Iran has tested a medium range ballistic missile called Fajr-3, ... Fajr-5; Khaibar-1; Recoilless rifles: M40; Mortars: 37mm Marsh Mortar ...- The long-range missiles fired at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in recent days were the first of their kind launched out of Gaza. The weapons, called Fajr-5 missiles, give ...15 March 2013 army-technology.comThe Iranian Army's ground forces have conducted operational test-firings of two domestically manufactured missiles, Naze'at-10 and Fajr-5, during a ground exercise currently taking place in the country's central region.The missiles successfully engaged designated targets during the first day of ground drills at an operation zone in Kashan, Isfahan Province, near Tehran, as reported by Fars News Agency.Speaking prior to start of the grills, Ground Force lieutenant commander general Kiomars Heidari said that the missiles have already completed their respective test-firings and will now be tested for operational efficacy.Several rocket and missile units of the Iranian Army Ground Force have participated in the wide-scale drill, which was aimed at validating their operational preparedness and also improve their defensive capabilities.Designed and manufactured by the Iranian Aerospace Industries Organization (IAIO), Fajr-5 is a 333mm surface-to-surface artillery rocket system (ARS) with a maximum range of 75km, while Naze'at-10 is a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) with an operational range of 100km._Rockets
_Rocket Launcher
- A Russian made 140mm unguided rocket, its fuse, and the simple but effective launch tube. The rocket is about 4 feet long ...Da Nang AB. A Russian made 140mm unguided rocket, its fuse, and the simple but effective launch tube. The rocket is about 4 feet long. The warhead contains about 10 pounds of high explosive. The fuse is fired on impact. The luanch tube is aimed at the target, anchored to the ground, the rocket inserted and then fired electrically by an ordinary flash light battery.
- Small enough to be used by paratroopers. Normally four banks of four tubes, firing a salvo of 16 rockets.BM-14 / RPU-14 140-mm towed rocket launcher . The RPU-14 was first produced in 1964 and adopted in 1967. It was first seen publicly in the November 1967 Moscow Red ..
BM-14 / RPU-14 140-mm towed rocket launcher
The RPU-14 was first produced in 1964 and adopted in 1967. It was first seen publicly in the November 1967 Moscow Red Square parade, and to date it has appeared only with Soviet forces. Although still found in some Soviet airborne divisions in the 1980s, the RPU-14 was in the process of being replaced by the airborne 122-mm rocket launcher (12-round) M1975.The 140-mm (16-round) towed rocket launcher RPU-14 is of simple, compact construction. The launch tubes are arranged in four banks of four tubes each, and the launcher is mounted on the same carriage as the 85-mm field gun D-44, with split tubular trails and a caster wheel. The RPU-14 normally is towed by the GAZ-66 4x4 light truck.The RPU-14 fires the same high-explosive fragmentation (M-140F) and chemical rounds as the BM-14-16 and BM-14-17, as well as a smoke round (M-14D). The effectiveness of the launcher is based on the rapid sequence of its salvo fire. With a rate of fire of 2 rds/sec, it can put its 16 rockets on target in approximately 8 seconds. Thus, the fire is effective because of its surprise effect as well as the explosive effect of the rockets. The rockets also are spin-stabilized to reduce the dispersion of rockets and thus to increase the accuracy and density of salvos. The maximum range is 9,810 meters.The RPU-14 is designed for employment with airborne forces. It differs from other rocket launchers due to its air-transportability and air-droppability. Whether towed by a truck or, over short distances, by its own five-man crew, the RPU-14 is capable of rapid displacement according to the situation.- Syria: chemical attack evidence points to Assad, claims human ...
- Syria: chemical attack evidence points to Assad, claims human rights group. Evidence from massacre of civilians in Damascus strongly suggests Syrian government ...
- Bouckaert found that two types of projectiles were used to spread the nerve agent in attacks on eastern and western Ghouta. The first was a 330mm rocket “that appears to have a warhead designed to be loaded with and deliver a large payload of liquid chemical agent”.He said the other type, used in the western Ghouta attack, was a Soviet-produced 140mm rocket that can deliver three possible warheads, one of them specifically designed to carry 2.2kg of sarin.“Human Rights Watch and arms experts monitoring the use of weapons in Syria have not documented Syrian opposition forces to be in the possession of the 140mm and 330mm rockets used in the attack or their associated launchers,” Bouckaert said.He said the Syrian government had presented no credible evidence to support its claims that the chemical attack was carried out by rebels on their own supporters. The report states that such claims are “lacking in credibility and inconsistent with the evidence found at the scene”....
- (viewpoint some say is critical of assad)Ya Libnan (Arabic: يا لبنان) Oh Lebanon, is a Lebanese media outlet that delivers English-language news from Beirut to an international audience.
- ..to assert that ya libnan's critics are pro-Syrian and pro-Iranian is your point of ..I have presonally read more than 100 articles on ya libnan over a 6 month stretch...and I can tell you that EVERY article is critical of Syria.. Every article presents unsubstantiated allegations....Ya libnan is propoganda...simple as that.....till this day there is not one stitch of evidence that implicates Syria or Iran in any of the political killings.....Ya libnan can SPECULATE that syria or iran is behind the political murders, but they don't do that!!!they pass off their speculations as fact....don't be bitter, learn!
SYRIA Rocket fragment points to Syria. ... British analyst Eliot Higgins said it could be from a Russian-made BM-14 140 mm rocket, .the fragment appears to have come from a short-range artillery rocket commonly used by Syria's army. That could complicate the goals of a U.S. missile strike because there are many such rocket launchers scattered across Syria. The video shows inspectors measuring and photographing the rocket fragment. British analyst Eliot Higgins said it could be from a Russian-made BM-14 140 mm rocket, capable of carrying explosives or chemical payloads.(easily captured by rebels)
- Sep 17, 2013 · It said the larger, 330mm rockets were found in Zamalka and Ein Tarma, two southeastern neighborhoods that recorded the highest numbers of casualties.
- Sep 16, 2013 · It said the larger, 330mm rockets were found in Zamalka and Ein Tarma, two southeastern neighborhoods that recorded the highest numbers of casualties
- Our investigation finds that the August 21 attacks were likely chemical weapons attacks using a surface-to-surface rocket system of approximately 330mm in diameter ...
Sep 16, 2013 · The report said that one of the rockets analysed was an M14rocket, which had been fired by a multiple rocket launcher. The second was a330mm rocket.
The missiles used were a 140mm (5.5") Soviet-made missile, the M-14, and a 330mm (13") missile. These are too large to be transported by hand. A typical MANPAD (Stinger or similar shoulder fired missile) is about half that diameter and shorter. These missiles would weigh 5x to 50x as much as a Stinger.
M-14 attacks
Wikipedia on the M-14 here. Syria purchased 200 of the launch systems in 1967.
Only 3 types of warheads are known to have been produced for the M-14: a high explosive fragmentation round, a white phosphorus round, and a 2.2 kg of Sarin round. Since none of the victims appear to have been shredded by shrapnel or burned by white phosphorus, it is not unlikely that the 3rd sort of warhead was used.
These M-14 rockets have a "donut" shaped range; they cannot be used on nearby targets for reasons HRW does not state. Witnesses told HRW what direction the rockets came from; the territory in the proper direction and at the necessary range is controlled by the Syrian government and in fact seems to be Syrian bases - which makes the idea that someone interested in a false flag snuck a rocket launcher onto the base and launched it without being noticed rather implausible.
330mm attacks
The consistency in the design of these rockets suggests that they were locally but industrially produced, and apparently designed to be deployed with the Iranian 333mm launchers or derivatives thereof. While Human Rights Watch cannot establish where the rockets were manufactured, their basic design and unique size matching the Iranian rocket launching system suggest a Syrian industrial origin. The production of a weapon specifically designed to deliver chemical weapons would be a violation of the 1993 Convention on Chemical Weapons, of which only five countries, including Syria, are not parties.The PDF shows numerous pictures of this rocket. This rocket was designed for the purpose of delivering chemical warheads, and delivers 50 to 60 liters of sarin. That's 13 to 16 gallons for non-metric readers. Imagine the gas tank from a mid-sized car full of poison gas.
Most significantly, the design of the payload of the rockets found at the scene of the Eastern Ghouta August 21 attack strongly indicates that it is compatible, and perhaps specifically designed, for the delivery of chemical agents. The payload of the rocket consists of a large, thin-walled container, capable of holding 50 to 60 liters of chemical agent which is loaded into the payload via a plughole, and a small central tube with a suspected bursting charge at the front, rupturing the thin-walled container and distributing the vaporized chemical agent.A 330mm rocket is not the sort of thing you whip up in your garage, and as stated, these appear to be industrially produced, not hand-crafted. Someone with access to a factory made these rockets, and made them to deliver chemical weapons in large quantity. The rebels do not have access to factories, do not have access to large quantities of poison gas, and do not use the Iranian 333mm launch system.
The 330mm rocket has appeared in its high-explosive form in previous attacks around Damascus. The high-explosive version of the 330mm surface-to-surface rocket appears to have been used in the Daraya suburb of Damascus on January 4, 201321 and in Khalidiya, in Homs governorate, on August 2, 2013. Opposition forces blamed both attacks on the Syrian government, although Human Rights Watch could not independently confirm this allegation.22
Sep 16, 2013 · Moreover, the 330mm rocket and its Iranian-built launching system are known to be tightly controlled by Syrian forces. Since the
Iran rockets
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/mrl-iran.htm
Iran produces a number of rocket types domestically of Chinese and Russian origin, including the ubiquitous 107mm and 122mm types. These include the 107mm Haseb, and 122mm Noor and Arash rockets. The 122mm Noor multiple rocket is designed as part of light weight artillery weapons. It is a fin stabilized High Explosive rocket. The rocket was seen displayed with a a red and silver nose, green warhead with an Iranian flag on the side, silver rocket motor, and gold fins. The body is steel.
The Oghab is a unguided HE rocket. The rocket was seen displayed painted white with red fins and warhead with two sets of green, white, and red stripes. The Body is steel. The Oghab, a 230 mm artillery rocket with range of 34 km, is launched from a launcher with three launch tubes.
Shahin I is a HE rocket. The rocket was displayed painted forest green with two sets of green, white, and red stripes and a red and white tipped nose. The body is steel. Shahin II is a fin stabilized, high explosive rocket. It is part of a heavy artillery unit, and features a multiple nozzle design, for use as a surface-to-surface and air-to-surface rocket. It was designed as a unguided rocket in order to destroy enemy troop concentrations, installations and fortifications. The rocket was displayed painted white with red fins and warhead with two sets of green, white, and red stripes. The Body is steel.
The 240-millimeter Fajr-3 missile has a range of some 25 miles, and the 333-millimeter Fajr-5 missile has a range of about 45 miles. Production of the Fajr-3 missile, with an estimated range of 45 km, was estimated to have started in 1991. Iran had for some time been manufacturing the Naze'at (Iran-130), similar to the Shahin series. Fajr-3 has the same caliber, range and warhead weight as three known North Korean systems.
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