Hatf IX Nasr Missile Tested by Pakistan

[Ajaxpaul]

What is the point of keeping the range at 60kms...I think only Amritsar falls in that range.

 

[graphican]

I read somewhere that one of these armed with a 'tactical nuclear warhead' would be enough to obliterate everything in a 1 mile radius....pray tell me whether thats true and if so then what would be devastating capability of one of these missiles when armed with a 'conventional warhead' ?

It might be true because larger atomic weapons do not have a proportionally large destructive radius. If destructive radius of 1Kilo Ton nuclear warhead is 1km, destructive power of 10Kilo Ton nuclear war head might be 2.5 KM or so but not 10KM because larger explosions cause greater air-pressure around it and as a result atmosphere around exerts greater pressure back causing expansion of destructive radius more and more difficult. In one of the interviews Dr. Samar Mubarik had mentioned that a nuclear weapon equal to what was dropped on Japan would burn everything in 2.5KM radius so we can say roughly 1mile around the point of impact would be cleansed as if never born but life in 4-6 kilometers will be severely hurt if not entirely destroyed.

 

[Windjammer]

On what basis can you differentiate the warheads?
Guidance systems or Nuke/non-nuke?

My first guess would be weapon yield but then it could be an air burst design armed with cluster munitions.
Oscar and sir Agno are best guys to comment on this.

 

[TaimiKhan]

What is the point of keeping the range at 60kms...I think only Amritsar falls in that range.

Don't worry, its not for Amritsar.

 

[Safriz]

The missile indicates that Pakistan has Micro nukes..

probably next step should be to make Miniature MIRV out of these Micro warheads and an Ghauri....
5-6 of these can be fitted in Ghauri....or Shaheen.

 

[dravidianhero]

congratulations pakistan

 

[The Deterrent]

My first guess would be weapon yield but then it could be an air burst design armed with cluster munitions.
Oscar and sir Agno are best guys to comment on this.

Or it could just be a mockup with a different paint scheme?
My guess is that the second missile was a dummy.

Cluster munitions are a possibility because Pakistan has made Artillery shells having cluster munitions.

 

[graphican]

What is the point of keeping the range at 60kms...I think only Amritsar falls in that range.

You should study what is this missile for and then you can comment on its range. As of we know, this is just right length to do the job just right. People in Pakistan term it as "Cold Start Killer" so there would be a reason why they call it that.

 

[Pakistanisage]

Good! But you could have at least provided some details! I'll do that for you...

The name "Nasr" is an Arabic word meaning "Victory". (Why give Arabic names is a mystery!!

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Developed by Pakistan's National Development Complex (NDC), the Hatf IX Nasr has a range of 60 km and is carried by the an 8x8 high mobility transporter erector launcher (TEL) as the Pakistan Army's AR-1A / A-100E 300mm Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS).

The Hatf IX was developed to add deterrence value at shorter ranges with high accuracy and shoot and scoot capability. The system appears to have been developed as a low-yield battlefield deterrent targeted at mechanized forces like armed brigades and divisions. The system is probably to respond to India's so called "Cold Start Doctrine".

Cheers!

Arabic names are mystery to you ? Really ?

All the Muslims in Pakistan and India have Arabic names.

What planet have you been living on ?

 

[The Deterrent]

The missile indicates that Pakistan has Micro nukes..

probably next step should be to make Miniature MIRV out of these Micro warheads and an Ghauri....
5-6 of these can be fitted in Ghauri....or Shaheen.

There is nothing as "micro" nukes...
No, it isnt THAT simple and easy. I suppose that these small warheads are too small to survive re-entry into the atmosphere. Thats why MIRVs have always been large enough.
Plus the diameter of the missile warhead assembly should be large enough to house at least 3 MIRVs.

 

[graphican]

The missile indicates that Pakistan has Micro nukes..

probably next step should be to make Miniature MIRV out of these Micro warheads and an Ghauri....
5-6 of these can be fitted in Ghauri....or Shaheen.

After Nasr, the 60KM range - the next missile might be shoulder-launched nuclear capable 5KM range design. An idea that would be a suicidal design but imagine what it can cause to enemy as a single person can penetrate into enemy territory which in the days of wars is no big deal and fire at GHQ, Airports and Ammunition Storage. Sounds toooooo good if it turns true.

 

[The Deterrent]

After Nasr, the 60KM range - the next missile might be shoulder-launched nuclear capable 5KM range design. An idea that would be a suicidal design but imagine what it can cause to enemy as a single person can penetrate into enemy territory which in the days of wars is no big deal and fire at GHQ, Airports and Ammunition Storage. Sounds toooooo good if it turns true.

One word- Dangerous.

Atomic demolition munition is more preferable.

 

[Windjammer]

Or it could just be a mockup with a different paint scheme?
My guess is that the second missile was a dummy.

Cluster munitions are a possibility because Pakistan has made Artillery shells having cluster munitions.

It could be a back up missile....in case the first launch malfunctions or goes astray. ??

 

[The Deterrent]

It could be a back up missile....in case the first launch malfunctions or goes astray. ??

Could be...
It couldn't be a ripple launch too, because I don't think Nasr could be trusted to perform extremely well.

 

[graphican]

One word- Dangerous.

Atomic demolition munition is more preferable.

Yup but missile defense shields can act as a partial barrier in their operation. If something is as low flying as anti-tank missile then who's going to track that. Having got tactile nuclear weapons, there is an opportunity of entirely new range of weapons and a fundamental different usage strategy.

Until few years back, no one had thought of Nasr kind of missile and as it has arrived, it has changed the way we look at our defense. Who knows in next few years we see a soldiers carrying such tactile missiles. Its loud thinking but IMO possible.