Tosan (missile)

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Tosan
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The Tosan on display.
Type Anti-tank missile
Place of originIran
Service history
In service2000-Present
Used bySee Operators
Production history
Designer KBP Instrument Design Bureau
Designed1991
Manufacturer Aerospace Industries Organization
ProducedJanuary 2000-Present
Specifications
Mass5.25 kg
Length130 cm
Diameter135 mm

The Tosan, sometimes reported as the Tosan-1, [1] is an Iranian SACLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile. [2] It is a copy of the 9M113 Konkurs. [3]

Contents

It's currently manufactured by Aerospace Industries Organization. [4]

History

The Tosan was licensed by Iran in 1991 from Russia. [5] Its production reportedly started in January 2000 with the inauguration of its production line. [6] [7] In February 2013, the Tosan was deployed in war games by the IRGC in Kerman. [8]

In the Houthi insurgency, the Tosan's been used in the Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen against Saudi-led armored vehicles. [9] In 2016, UAE troops secured a Tosan taken from a Houthi base in Safir, Marib Governorate in Yemen. [10] In November 2018, a Tosan was publicly shown to reporters, which was taken by Saudi troops as evidence of Iranian support to Houthi forces. [10]

The Tosan is said to be deployed in Iranian border areas in 2018. [11] [12]

Design

The Tosan mounted on a Fath Safir. Islamic Republic of Iran Army Day 2015 (188).jpg
The Tosan mounted on a Fath Safir.

The Tosan is armed with two warheads at a distance of 75 meters after firing from a missile launcher and can destroy any target at long distances. [13]

The missile weighs 26.5 kg, with 3.2 kg from the warhead. [14] Its range is between 70 and 4000 meters; its maximum speed is 200 meters per second, its probability of hitting the target is 95% and its penetration rate in the armor depth is up to 670 mm. [14]

The missile range decreases to 2,500 meters at night. [14]

In 2018, it was reported that the Tosan can have the “RU244TK” and “RU150TK” thermal imaging cameras attached. [15]

Operators

Non-State Actors

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