Iran carried out an attack against Israel this afternoon in which he has used, according to the first information, more than 200 ballistic missiles. At the moment, there is no evidence of casualties and there is evidence that some of the missiles managed to hit targets, despite Israel’s sophisticated air defenses. Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari stated that Iran’s attack “It was serious and will have consequences“.
The attack, in response to Israel’s elimination of the hierarchy of the terrorist organization Hezbollah in Lebanon in recent weeks, began around five this afternoon, Spanish time. It is unknown which are the specific missiles that Iran has used, but they are ballistic type.
What is a ballistic missile and how is it different from a cruise missile?
a ballistic missile It is a type of missile that followsa ballistic trajectory to deliver a warhead to a target. Unlike cruise missiles, which are powered throughout their flight, ballistic missiles They are only for a relatively brief part of their career.. Most of the missile flight is without propulsionfollowing a trajectory determined by gravity and air resistance.
Ballistic missiles can have short, medium or intercontinental ranges (ICBM) depending on their design and the distance they can cover. Intercontinental ballistic missiles They are capable of reaching targets thousands of kilometers away.
The trajectory of a ballistic missile It resembles that of a bow, reaching high altitudes before descending towards its target. In some cases, They leave the Earth’s atmosphere and then re-enter. They can carry a wide variety of warheads, including conventional explosives, nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.
Although primitive forms of ballistic missiles can be found as far back as the 13th century, the development of the modern ballistic missile came with World War II and the V-2s of Nazi Germany. Later, the United States and Russia developed theirs in the late 1950s, the PGM-11 Redstone and the scudrespectively, the first in a long series.
What ballistic missiles does Iran have?
Iran has an army that, according to the military information portal GlobalFirePower, is located in the fourteenth position among those in the entire world. Israel, in the seventeenth.
According to the general Kenneth McKenziefrom the United States Central Command, in 2022 to the Iron Watch portal, Iran has a significant arsenal of plus 3,000 ballistic missiles. Among them are the Sejjil (range of 2,500 kilometers), Kheibar (2,000 km), Haj Qasem (1,400 km) and Shahab-3 (1,300 km). It is hoped that in the next few hours the exact weapons used by Iran in this attack will be known.