Raad-2 / Thunder-2 | |
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![]() Raad-2 in 2018 | |
Type | Self-propelled howitzer |
Place of origin | Iran |
Service history | |
In service | 1997 - present |
Used by | Iran |
Wars | none |
Production history | |
Designer | Defense Industries Organization |
Designed | September 1997 |
Produced | 1997 - Present |
No. built | at least 36[1] |
Variants | Raad-2M |
Specifications | |
Mass | 36 tons |
Length | 6.72 m (without the gun) |
Width | 3.10 m |
Height | 1.66 m (without the turret) |
Crew | 3 (commander, driver and gunner) |
Rate of fire | 5 rounds/min |
Effective firing range | 30 km (19 mi) |
Main armament | 155 mm HM44 howitzer |
Secondary armament | 12.7 mm HMG |
Engine | V-8 diesel for Raad-2 5TDF for Raad-2M 840 hp for Raad-2[2] 700 hp for Raad-2M [3] |
Suspension | Torsion bar |
Operational range | 500 km |
Maximum speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
Raad-2 (Persian:رعد-۲, means Thunder-2)[4] is an Iranian self-propelled howitzer.
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