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May 17, 2021, 46 tweets

#Thread on unguided artillery rockets used or were used by different militant groups in #Gaza.

- Al-Qassam Brigades (armed wing of Hamas) :
1) "Qassam-1", first local made rocket with 2-3 km range, a length of 70cm and carries 1kg warhead.
Introduced on October 26, 2001


2) "Qassam-2", 120mm local made rocket with 9-12km range, a length of 1.8m and carries 5.5kg warhead. Introduced in 2002

3)"Qassam-3", local made rocket with 16-17km range, a length of 3m & carries 10kg warhead.
Introduced in 2005. (pics 1+2)

4) 107mm rocket, with about 8km range, a length of 1m & carries 3+kg warhead.
Acquired from abroad, introduced in 2008-2009 war. (launcher pic 3)

5) "Grad", 122mm with 20-40km range & a length of 2.5m
Acquired from abroad, used for the first time in 2008-2009 war. (Pics 1+2)

6) "Fajir-3", 240mm with about 43km range, length of 5.2m & carries 45kg warhead.
Acquired from Iran, introduced in 2012 war. (pic 3 for reference)

7) M-75 rocket, named after Ibrahim Al-Makadmeh, local made with 75km range, length of 5m and carries 70kg warhead.
Introduced in November 2012 war. (first rocket to target Tel Aviv & Jerusalem)

8) "Fajir-5", 240mm with about 75km range, length of 10.5m & carries 170kg warhead.
Acquired from Iran, introduced in 2012 war (pic for reference)

**Note** : some reports claimed the use of "Arash", 122mm WS-1E & a rocket named Qassam-4 however not enough info to confirm them.

9) "Al-Jaabari" rockets. (named after Ahmad Al-Jabari "Abu Muhammad ")
a] J-80, local made rocket with 80km range, introduced in 2014 war. (pics 1+2)
b] J-90, local made rocket with 90km range, introduced in 2015. (pics 3+4)

10) "Sejjil Rockets".
a] Sejjil-55 or S-55, local made rocket with 55km range, introduced in 2014 war. (pic 1)
b] S-40, local made rocket with 40km range, introduced in 2019 clashes. (pics 2+3)

11) R-160 rocket, named after Abdel Aziz Al-Rantisi, 302mm local made with 160km range and a warhead about 140-180kg. (first rocket to reach Haifa)

12) A-120 "Atar", named after Raed Al-Atar, local made with 120km range, introduced in 2015 and was used for the first time in the recent war. (pics 1+2+3)

13) SH-85, named after Muhammad Abu Shammah, local made with 85km range, introduced in 2015. (pics 3+4)

14) "Ayyash-250", named after Yahya Ayyash, local made with 250+km range. (largest rocket range in Al-Qassam arsenal / pics 1+2)
Introduced in the recent escalation.

15) M302 or Khaibar-1, 302 mm with 100 km range.
Acquired from Syria. (pics 3+4; M302 captured by the IDF)

- Al-Quds Brigades (armed wing of PIJ) :
1) "Quds-1", local made rocket with around 6-10km range, a length of 1.5m & carries 2.5-4kg warhead.
Introduced in 2002 (pics 1+2)

2) "Quds-2", local made rocket with around 7-12km range, a length of 1m & carries 5-8kg warhead (pics 3+4)

3) "Quds-3".
a] "Quds-3A", local made rocket with 7+km range, a length of 1.3m & carries 7+kg warhead (pic 1)
b] "Quds-3B", local made rocket with 9-16km range, a length of 2m & carries 8-10kg warhead (pic 2)

4)"Quds-4", local made rocket with about 16-17km range, a length of 2.2m & carries 15-17kg warhead. (downgraded copy of Grad rocket)

**note** : The production of Quds-2, Quds-3A/B and Quds-4 rockets started somewhere between 2003-2007.

5) "Quds 101", local made rocket with 13-18km range and length of 1.75m (pic 1)

6) R107 rocket, local made with unknown range. (probably a copy of the 107mm short-range rocket / pic 2)

7) "Fajir-3", 240mm with about 43km range, length of 5.2m and carries 45kg warhead.
Acquired from Iran, introduced in 2012 war. (pics 1+2)

8) 107mm rocket, with about 8km range, a length of 1m and carries 3+kg warhead.
Acquired from abroad, introduced in 2008 (pics 3+4)

9) 122mm "Arash" family rockets. (pic for reference)
a] "Arash-1", with 21.5km range and a length of 2.8m
b] "Arash-2", with 30km range and a length of 2.8m
c] "Arash-3" or "Noor", with 18km range and a length of 2m
d] "Arash-4", with 40km range and a length of 2.8m

10) "Grad", 122mm with 20-40km range & a length of 2.5m
Acquired from abroad, was used for the first time in 2008-2009 war(pic 1)

11) "Fajir-5", 240mm with about 75km range, length of 10.5m & carries 170kg warhead.
Acquired from Iran, introduced in 2012 war (pic 2 for reference)

12) SQ-40 rocket, local made with 40km range, a length of 3m & carries 30kg warhead. (downgraded copy of "Fajir-3", the SQ stands for "Saraya Al-Quds"/ pic 1)

13) Local made or modernized "Grad" Rockets. (?)
a] "Grad" with 20km range. (Pic2)
b] "Grad" with 40km range. (pic3)

14) "Boraq-70", local made rocket with 70km range, length of 4.5m & carries 70kg warhead.
Introduced in 2014 war. (pic 1)

15) "Boraq-100", 302mm local made rocket with 100km range, length of 6.5m & carries 90kg warhead.
Introduced in 2014 war. (pics 2+3)

16) "Boraq-120", local made rocket with 120km range.
Introduced in November 2019 (pics 1-3)

17) Unknown rocket, introduced in 2018.
(Al-Quds Brigades didn't give any info on the rocket / pic 4)

18) "Badr-1" nickname "Ashkelon's hell", local made around 107mm short-range IRAM.
Introduced in 2018 (pics 1+2)

19) "Badr-3", local made rocket with unknown range.
Introduced in 2019. (pics 3+4)

20) "Al-Qassim", 350mm local made short-range IRAM with 400kg warhead.
Introduced in the latest escalations.

- Al-Nasser Salah Al-Deen Brigades (military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees)

1) "Nasser-1", local made rocket with 3-4km range, length of 70cm and a RPG warhead.

2) "Nasser-2", local made rocket with 8-10km range & length of 1.8m (pic 1)

3) "Nasser-3", local made rocket with a 120mm mortar shell as a warhead, 2 types :
a] Short "Nasser-3", with 6km range & length of 1.2m (pic 2)
b] Long "Nasser-3", with 9km range & length of 1.6m (pic 3)

4) "Nasser-4", local made rocket with 15km range, length of 2.5m and a 13kg warhead.

**Note** : production of "Nasser-1/2/3/4" rockets started somewhere between 2002-2008

5) "Nasser-5", local made rocket with a 20+km range, length of 3m and a 20-30kg warhead.
Produced for the first time somewhere between 2008-2014 (pics 1+2)

6) "Nasser-6", local made rocket with around 65km range and a length of 4m.
Introduced in 2014 (pics 3+4)

7) "Imad-70", local made rocket with 70km range, length of 3.7m and a 30-40kg warhead.
Introduced in 2014 (pics 1+2)

8) "Firas", with about 8km range, a length of 1m and carries 3+kg warhead. ( a downgraded copy of 107mm rocket / pic 3)

9) KH-40 "Khaled", local made rocket with 40km range
Introduced in 2016 (downgraded copy of "Grad" rocket / pics 1+2)

10) "Grad", 122mm with 20-40km range and a length of around 2.5m
Acquired from abroad (pic 3)

11) "Quqa-70", local made rocket named after Abu Yusuf Al-Quqa with 70km range.
Introduced in 2016 (pics 1-3)

12) IQ-25, local made rocket named after Ismail Abu Al-Qumsan with 25km range. (pic 4)

13) 107mm rocket, with about 8km range, a length of 1m and carries 3+kg warhead.
Acquired from abroad. (pics 1+2)

14) "Zilzal Emad", local made rocket with unknown range.
Introduced in 2017 (pic 3+4)

15) A-AT "Ataya", local made rocket named after Jamal Ataya Abu Samhadana, with an unknown range.
Introduced in 2016.

- Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (armed wing of Fateh) :
1) "Aqsa-1", local made rocket with a 4km range.
Introduced in 2002 or 2003 (pic 1)

2) "Aqsa-2", local made rocket. ( similar to Aqsa-1 but with a heavier warhead / pic 2)

3) "Aqsa 101", local made rocket with unknown range. (pic 1)

4) "Aqsa 103", local made rocket with unknown range.
(pics 2)

5) "Aqsa 107", local made rocket with 11-12km range. (pic 1)

6) "Aqsa 207", local made rocket with 18-20km range. (pics 2-4)

7) "Aasif-1", local made rocket with unknown range.

8) "Aasif-2", local made rocket with unknown range.
(pic 1)

9) "Kifah", local made rocket with unknown range.

10) "Arafat", local made rocket with unknown range.

11) 107mm rocket, with about 8km range, a length of 1m and carries 3+kg warhead.
Acquired from abroad. (pics 1-3)

12) "Grad", 122mm with 20-40km range and a length of 2.5m.
Acquired from abroad.

13) K-60 rocket, local made named after Khalil al-Wazir with 60km range. (pic 1)

14) KN-103, local made rocket named after it's manufacturer the Nidal Al-Amoudi Brigade with a possible range of 45km. (pic 2-4)

-There are also other militants' groups, they mainly use 107mm and Grad rockets.. expect for some cases that I'll mention it below :

1) "Wadie Al-Barq", manufactured by Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades (armed wing of the PFLP)

2) Unknown rocket, manufactured Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades (armed wing of the PFLP / pic 1)

3) "Al-Qassim", manufactured by National Resistance Brigades (armed wing of the DFLP) named after Omar Al Qassim (pic 2)

4) K-40, local made rocket with 40km range, manufactured by Martyr Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni Brigades.

..Pictures of other rockets that were not possible to ID due to lack of info, most of them were manufactured by Al-Aqsa Brigades :
1/2

2/2

Finally, I was sourced by Palestinian sources, documentaries, interviews, etc..
Latest estimation of the Rocket numbers in Gaza was from back 2014, were it was said that Al-Qassam & Al-Quds Brigades alone had around 20k.. I would imagine that the number might have doubled.

Any feedback is always welcomed.

Here's 2 charts for most of Al-Qassam and Al-Quds Brigades' rocket arsenal by @fab_hinz

Just a small corrections :
-Fajir-5 rocket :
Length = 6.48m not 10m (length of the launcher =10m )
Caliber = 333mm not 240mm

-M-75 rocket :
Length = 2-2.5m not 5m

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