Huge warhead: Hezbollah attacks Israel with new “Vulkan” missile

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It is not just Hamas terrorists who attack Israel with rockets. Hezbollah also repeatedly fires rockets into Israel. The extremists usually fire their rockets from Lebanon. Tensions at the border have increased sharply in recent days, reporters from the AP news agency report.

Two Burkan-2H missiles were also used on Saturday. The short-range missile, whose name translates as ‘volcano’, has a range of 500 to 1,000 kilometers and could carry nuclear warheads weighing several hundred kilos.

Baby bottle design

Hezbollah’s use of Burkan rockets is notable. This is the first publicly known launch of such missiles from Lebanon. Until now, all that was known was that the ‘Vulcan’ bullets were used by the Houthi rebels in Yemen. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, the rebels shelled the Saudi cities of Riyadh and Mecca in 2017.

According to the American think tank, the Burkan missile is probably a modified version of the Iranian ‘Qiam’ missile. It has a comparable range, is 11.5 meters long and can transport explosive charges of up to 750 kilograms.

The “Qiam” is a surface-to-surface missile. It is fired from positions on the ground and can also only target ground targets. The design resembles that of a baby bottle. According to experts, the missile should be able to better compensate for changes in weight, for example when using warheads of different weights.

Exact origin unclear

The missile is probably controlled using a GPS system. It should also achieve its objectives much more accurately than its predecessor models. According to the AP news agency, the Burkan rockets reportedly hit a military base in northern Israel this weekend, but the Israeli army has not confirmed the attack.

It is unclear whether Iran delivered the Burkan missiles directly to Lebanon or whether parts were modified in Lebanon and then assembled into a missile. In recent weeks, Iran has reiterated that it will not intervene in the Israeli conflict. However, experts believe that Iran supports Hamas and Hezbollah in different ways. It is unclear how many Burkan missiles actually exist. In 2008, Iran only talked about “more than 25 pieces”.

Source: Blick