Dehlavieh (missile)

Dehlavieh Missile (Persian: دهلاویه‎) is a tactical anti-tank Iranian missile with a range of 5-6 km,[4][5][6] made by the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran).[7][8][9]

Dehlavieh
TypeAnti-tank missile
Place of originIran
Production history
DesignerMinistry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran)
DesignedJuly 7, 2012
ManufacturerMinistry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran)[1][2][3]

Its guidance is semi-automatic and possesses high accuracy. Its armor penetration is more than 1,000 millimeters and it is one of the most powerful anti-tank missiles in the world.[10]

Dehlavieh missile[11][12][13] has the power to fight all sorts of armored equipment; according to Young Journalists Club the majority of powerful tanks of the world such as "Abrams and Merkava combat tanks" whose resistance to particles is between 1000 and 1300 mm, will be unsuccessful in countering this missile.[14]

See also

References
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  5. For the first time, a prototype missile was fired from Dehlavieh aja.ir. Retrieved 4 July 2020
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  12. Iran: Dehlavieh anti-armor missile, tests and mock-ups tacticalreport.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020
  13. Anti-armor missiles, from the Russian "Krant" to the Iranian "Dehlavieh" defapress.ir. Retrieved 4 July 2020
  14. The Dehlavieh missile is the most influential anti-tank missile in the world yjc.ir. Retrieved 4 July 2020
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