Hatf-IX - Tactical Multi-Tube Ballistic Missile

[Markus]

It is too early to say this however it is my belief that a small size highly agile ballistic missile will take a few seconds to reach its target 60 kms away. Therefore, any SAM will have to react within a span of few seconds and even then chances of an interception are very slim.

Hmmm.

So I guess Indian greenpine is not of much use.

 

[Dazzler]

Usman Ansari covered it as well.


ISLAMABAD - Pakistan yesterday conducted the first official test firing of what it described as a short-range surface-to-surface multitube ballistic missile.

An Inter-Services Press Release statement said the Nasr (Victory) missile could be tipped with "nuclear warheads of appropriate yield with high accuracy," therefore confirming Pakistan's long-assumed tactical nuclear weapons program.
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The statement also described it as a "quick response system [which] addresses the need to deter evolving threats."

Nasr is the ninth in the Pakistani Hatf (Vengeance) series of missile systems. Images, and film released by ISPR and Associated Press of Pakistan show it to be a two-round system carried on the Chinese-origin 8x8 high-mobility truck chassis used by the Army's AR1A/A100-E 300mm Multiple Launch Rocket System.

Haris Khan, of the Pakistan Military Consortium think tank, said Nasr answers India's Cold Start doctrine.

"Hatf-IX is a perfect answer to the Indian concept of Cold Start," Khan said. "It establishes that tactical nuclear weapons will be deployed very close to its border with minimum reaction time to counter any armor or mechanized thrust by an enemy into its Pakistani territory."

The Nasr test shows Pakistan can build small nuclear warheads for all kinds of delivery platforms, said Mansoor Ahmed, a lecturer at Quaid-e-Azam University here who specializes in nonconventional weapons and missiles.

"Theoretically, 1 kilogram of weapons-grade plutonium boosted with 4-5 grams of tritium gives a 10-20KT yield, provided the trigger is sophisticated," Ahmed said. "However, the diameter size of Nasr suggests that the warhead would be less than 1 kilogram, and would be of sub-kiloton range, suitable for battlefield use and could be a fission boosted sub-kiloton fission device."Pakistan will now "not accept any cap in plutonium production in the foreseeable future," he said.

Similar in concept to the Russian Iskander, the Nasr has a much shorter range: 60 kilometers, which Ahmed said could be extended.


Pakistan Tests 'Nuke-Capable' Short-Range Missile - Defense News

 

[KS]

"Hatf-IX is a perfect answer to the Indian concept of Cold Start," Khan said. "It establishes that tactical nuclear weapons will be deployed very close to its border with minimum reaction time to counter any armor or mechanized thrust by an enemy into its Pakistani territory."

Pakistan Tests 'Nuke-Capable' Short-Range Missile - Defense News

Ok I give up. Pakistani defence writers seem to be a perfect match to their Indian counterparts

 

[Dazzler]

Ok I give up. Pakistani defence writers seem to be a perfect match to their Indian counterparts

The person you quoted, Haris Khan, is considered by most among most authentic defense analyst in Pakistan. IIRC, he is a retired military man and has a vast pool of insiders. I would believe his info any day.

 

[KS]

^ Ok yaar.

Just remind him that any nuclear strike on Indian assets by Nasr or Shaheen - 0.5 kT or 500 kT - in Indian Land or in Pakistan will be taken as a Nuclear first strike against India and will be responded accordingly as per our declared NFU doctrine.

I'm out of this discussion as it seems to be going around in circles.

 

[jahangeer yousaf]

Ok I give up. Pakistani defence writers seem to be a perfect match to their Indian counterparts

you do not have anyother choice

 

[Dazzler]

I hope your NFU doctrine may not suffer the same fate as Cold Start so tomorrow some might say that NFU doe not exist.

Take care

 

[KS]

Coming back to topic - how many tubes are there in one launcher vehicle ?

I hope your NFU doctrine was not meet the same fate as Cold Start.

Take care

NFU is as true as India on a world map and is acknowledged by all three - Military,Political Establishment and SFC.

you do not have any other choice

 

[Rafi]

There has also been development in multi megaton strategic weapons - a computer model has been developed to wipe the entity to the east, from the face of the planet if (God forbid) it is necessary. Most of the weapons have been designed to survive a first strike.

 

[Markus]

Coming back to topic - how many tubes are there in one launcher ?

You had asked the same question two days back to

Looks like nobody knows abt it.

 

[Dazzler]

See the video yar it has two tubes.

 

[KS]

See the video yar it has two tubes.

Abe videos not allowed in office.. lol..Anyways thanks

You had asked the same question two days back to

Looks like nobody knows abt it.

I gave up that day asking this question. Somebody atleast answered it today.

 

[Manticore]

nabil bhai, im a bit confused e some conflicting data

http://www.defence.pk/forums/wmd-missiles/104441-quasi-ballistic-missiles-4.html#post1691240

 

[Manticore]

did some1 ask for this?

 

[Windjammer]

People who were questioning the number of tubes involved in the NASR launcher, need to understand that the weapon was launched from a prototype platform hence the production variant will incorporate multi barrel launch tubes.
As for Babur Cruise Missiles, one can see how it evolved through it's brief history and may also end up in a multi launch platform and eventually end up looking like the system in the bottom image.