National Interest by Sebastien Roblin 1/11/2020
Just how powerful is it?Iran claimed it had launched ten Fateh-type short-range ballistic missiles in the attack, either 180-mile range Fateh-110s or 300-mile range variant dubbed the Fateh-313. The Fateh uses a solid-fuel rocket, which means it can be fired very promptly with relatively little preparation.
However, arms control experts swiftly identified another type of missile from missile body debris: the longer-range Qiam (“Uprisingâ€) liquid-fuel missile, which can hit targets up to 500 miles away (or 570 miles, according to another calculation). As liquid-fuel missiles take hours to gas up, they are more suitable for offensive missions planned in advance than for firing in response to enemy attacks.
The Qiam-2 is alleged to be significantly more accurate, though presumably that may have come at a cost in range and speed. Some sources claim that the weapons that struck al-Asad airbase were actually Qiam-2s. This may explain why—contrary to its characterization in the media—several of the missiles in that strike landed with considerable accuracy and effect on buildings in the base.
It was only by virtue that base personnel had been evacuated to underground shelters due to the early warning system that no deaths resulted, not the ostensible merciful intent of those targeting the missiles.
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https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/meet-qiam-missile-iran-used-blast-us-airbase-112911Qiam 1From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qiam_1Specifications
Mass 6,155 kg (13,569 lb)[1]
Length 11.5 m (38 ft)[1]
Diameter 0.88 m (2.9 ft) (body) 0.60 m (2.0 ft) (warhead)[1]
Warhead 750 kg (1,650 lb) High explosive (HE) fragmentation, submunitions, nuclear possible[1]
