Misagh-2

Misagh-2
Type	MANPADS
Place of origin	Iran [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Service history
In service	2005-present
Used by	Iran
Production history
Manufacturer	Shahid Shah Abhady Industrial Complex
Specifications
Mass	12.74 kg
Length	~1.5 m
Diameter	Unknown
Warhead	1.42 kg HE
Engine	solid rocket motor
Operational range	6 km
Flight ceiling	5 km
Maximum speed	850 m/s (2.8 Mach) max [6]
Guidance system	IR Fire and Forget
Launch platform	Man portable

The Misagh-2 (Also known as Mithaq-2 ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]} ) is an Iranian man-portable infrared-guided surface-to-air missile. The Misagh-2 is the successor to the Misagh-1. Like its predecessor, the Misagh-2 is based on Chinese technology, ^[11] and in particular is believed to be an Iranian copy of the Chinese QW-1M MANPADS. ^[12]

It is roughly comparable to the Soviet SA-18 Grouse missiles. ^[13]

History

Iran's defense minister launched the domestic mass production of the Misagh-2 on 5 February 2006; it is manufactured at the Shahid Shah Abhady Industrial Complex. ^[14]

Design

When fired, the Misagh-2 destroys its target within 5 second and has an operation temperature of -40 °C to +60 °C. The missile speed reaches 2.7+ Mach when it approaches its target. ^{[15] [16] [6]}

The battery unit of the Misagh-2 is parallel to the launch tube, while the battery unit of the Misagh-1 is perpendicular. However, it is generally not possible to distinguish the Misagh-2 from the QW-1M, the QW-18, or the Misagh-3. ^[17]

Operators

•   Iran ^[18]
•   Libya, Government of National Accord Affiliated Forces, probably supplied via Turkey. ^[19]
•   Syria ^[20]

Non-State Actors

• Houthis ^[21]

References

1. "Misagh" Triple Throws دوش‌پرتاب‌های سه‌گانه «میثاق» defapress
2. "Fire and forget" is one of the capabilities of the "Misagh" missile "شلیک کن فراموش کن" از قابلیت‌های موشک "میثاق" Yjc News
3. Missile-launched Misagh missile, countering low-altitude aerial threats موشک دوش پرتاب میثاق، مقابله با تهدیدات هوایی ارتفاع پست Iran Press
4. Misagh-2 Army Recognition Group
5. Short-range defensive missiles; Misagh موشک های پدافندی کوتاه برد؛ میثاق Mashregh News
6. "آشنایی با موشک دوش‌پرتاب‌ میثاق". www.hamshahrionline.ir. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
7. "Iran launches new surface-to-air missile production". www.janes.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
8. The mass production line for the "Misagh-2" shoulder-launched missile weapon has been put into operation خط توليد انبوه سلاح موشكي دوش پرتاب "ميثاق 2" به بهره‌برداري رسيد ISNA
9. Unveiling of the "Misagh 2" missile رونمایی از موشک "میثاق 2" Mashregh News
10. Iran boosts air defenses with locally made missile Tehran Times
11. "Iran answers Hizbullah call for SAM systems". Archived from the original on 16 October 2006.
12. Yuri Lyamin (2017) https://imp-navigator.livejournal (dot) com/577790.html.
13. Iranian Military Capability 2011: 3. SHORAD – Short Range Air Defense. (January 2011)
14. "Misagh-2 man portable air defence missile system technical data sheet specifications pictures | Iran Iranian army missile systems vehicles UK | Iran Iranian army military equipment armoured UK".
15. "دوش‌پرتاب‌ "میثاق" رقیب قدرتمند استینگر و RBS/ انهدام اهداف متحرک در ۸ ثانیه". خبرگزاری تسنیم - Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
16. FarhangNews.ir (19 December 2013). "نگرانی از توان موشک‌های دوش‌پرتاب ایرانی+ تصاویر" (in Persian). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
17. Yuri Lyamin [@imp_navigator] (17 March 2021). "Thanx Oryx for thread on mistakes in last rep of the UN Panel of expers on Libya" (Tweet) – via Twitter. And also see https://imp-navigator.livejournal (dot) com/325141.html
18. "Iran Daily - National - 02/07/06". www.iran-daily.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
19. Majumdar Roy Choudhur; Alia Aoun; Dina Badawy; Luis Antonio de Alburquerque Bacardit; Yassine Marjane; Adrian Wilkinson (8 March 2021). "Letter dated 8 March 2021 from the Panel of Experts on Libya established pursuant to resolution 1973 (2011) addressed to the President of the Security Council".
20. "What Iran might sell now that the UN arms embargo expired". 21 October 2020.
21. Seth G. Jones (2019). "War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East" (PDF).