Talk:Fajr-3 (missile)

Split articles

Okay, as previously suggested I split the articles into the main (MIRV) article and the artillery rocket. ArmanJan 21:46, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've already dealt with this—Iranian TV mixed up the Fajr-3 and Kosar in their news reports, and the information was republished. Unless you can find some real evidence of this missile's existence, please delete this article and move the original Fajr-3 article back to its original name. Please continue the discussion at Talk:Fajr-3 (rocket)#Split articles. —Michael Z. 2006-07-20 22:39 Z

Uhhm, no. Kosar is an anti-ship missile. I have pictures of it. It is a blue missile fired from the back of a small truck containing a total of four rounds. Fajr-3, of which I have a video, is a missile the length of a building. [1] <-- Note that the picture is of some other missile. ArmanJan 16:02, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Its picture is shown in the following article: [2] ArmanJan 16:06, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That article and dozens of others, dated April 3, are based on the same confused Iranian TV report which globalsecurity.org casts doubt on.[3] The air force man (Hossein Salami) doesn't mention the missile's name in the actual quote. —Michael Z. 2006-07-21 19:22 Z

Well, here you go. Proof from your favourite news source (FOX News): "On Tuesday, Iran tested a new surface-to-sea radar-avoiding missile that is equipped with remote-control and searching systems, state TV reported. It said the new missile, called Kowsar, was a medium-range weapon that Iran had the capability to mass-produce." then further down: "On Friday, Iran tested the Fajr-3, a missile that it said can avoid radar and hit several targets simultaneously using multiple warheads." [4] Mehrnews "A new land-to-sea missile called Kowsar was also tested successfully on Tuesday." [5] BBC "Friday's test demonstrated the Fajr-3 missile, also designed to escape radar and capable of hitting several targets with multiple warheads." [6] "On Friday, the first day of the war games, Iran successfully test-fired the Fajr-3 missile, which can avoid radars and hit several targets simultaneously using multiple warheads." [7] I can site even more sources, but that is not needed. Change it back. ArmanJan 12:21, 22 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Page move

ArmanJan, stop moving this article to "Fajr-3 MIRV". Even the confused syndicated news articles you keep citing never use that name. —Michael Z. 2006-07-22 15:39 Z

Wrong Photo

The current photo attached to the article is almost certainly a Shahab-3 MRBM. The performance of the Shahab-3 meshes nicely with all the press reports that are attributed to the Fajr-3; is it possible that the Iranian press don't really know which system was tested? The idea of MIRVs (multiple independently targeted reentry vehicles) on a Shahab-class missile is laughable -- they're probably just talking about a fragmenting warhead or submunitions. By "multiple targets" they probably mean "we can hit fifteen or twenty different buildings near the thing we're aiming at". I think Iran is deliberately muddying the waters, and also mixing in a hearty dose of blarney. 16:00, 27 July 2006 128.244.70.132

Sign your comments. The picture is of the Fajr-3 launch during the Holy prophet wargames. Video's are also available of Iranian military commanders commenting on the missile on Google Video. ArmanJan 18:47, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Poor references

As long as references are being sought, the following are misleading:

The missile can avoid radar detection and has multiple independently targeted reentry vehicles, military chiefs said. [8][9]

"Military chiefs" are only cited in the first article about a different weapon; and the article only mentions the Fajr-3 in passing. The second article doesn't even mention Fajr-3 or its capabilities at all, just Shahab-II. —Michael Z. 2006-08-02 17:15 Z

The second article is indeed about Shahab II. I will remove that one. ArmanJan 19:23, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The IRGC unveiled the missile during the Holy Prophet wargames on 3 April 2006, announcing "the successful test-firing of a new missile with greater technical and tactical capabilities than those previously produced." [10]

The quotation is not from the cited article, which talks about the Kowsar anti-ship missile, and doesn't even mention Fajr-3 or ballistic missiles. —Michael Z. 2006-08-02 17:15 Z

Yes it does, here is a copy/paste from the article: "On Friday, Iran tested the Fajr-3, a missile that it said can avoid radar and hit several targets simultaneously using multiple warheads. Iran also has tested what it calls two new torpedoes." You obviously need glasses. ArmanJan 19:23, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Odd, I could swear I even searched the page for "Fajr", to make sure. Problem with my brain rather than my eyes, I suppose. Anyway, the quotation is not from the article Fox news is displaying at that URL right now. —Michael Z. 2006-08-02 20:10 Z

Nope, its there. Its just your brain that is not working. See link for screenshot. Screenshot ArmanJan 23:22, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]