The Quds-1 cruise missile, used by the Houthis in their fight against the Saudi-led coalition appears to have been manufactured in Iran, according to a report by military expert Yuri Lyamin.
The report suggests that the Quds-1 cruise missile may have been created in Iran, as a sort of mobilization project similar to the Soumar (Iranian long-range cruise missile), but made much cheaper and very simplified.
That is to allow for the Quds-1 to be produced in the circumstances of war, and at a loss of capacities, when complicated missiles such as the Soumar can’t be produced. It is helpful when pre-built missiles can’t be delivered, and single components can be procured by Iran and other allies and then built on-site.
The Quds-1 has fixed wings, a simple inexpensive and fairly compact engine, the production of which in Iran seems to have been perfected, since they put a copy of the TJ-100 on their Shahed-191 jet UAVs. The missile itself is much smaller as a result.
A model of the supposed Quds-1 missile was showcased in February 2018 during the exhibition of defense achievements at the Imam Hussein’s Islamic Development and Design Institute in Tehran next to the models of the Fateh-110/Zolfaghar and Nasir anti-ship missiles.
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And this is where the origin of the conclusions by Yuri Lyamin come from. Arms Control Network noticed the similarities in the Quds-1 and other Iranian-produced missiles. There were some broad similarities observed. There are differences in the aft fuselage and the nose, but they appear broadly similar.
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Then, on the exhibition when the Houthis presented the Quds-1, it was mostly presented upside down. What drew attention were the Roman numerals, which, according to the Iranian model, numbered the tail units of the accelerator.
Since the numbering according to the Iranian pattern is applied there, then, in theory, its order should be observed, and according to it, the numbers I and II should be on those elements that are on top, and III and IV, respectively, from below. So, according to Yuri, the missiles were shown upside-down so that the numbers couldn’t be seen.
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Well, Iran has openly acknowledged providing “technical assistance” to the allied Yemeni military in its rightful defence against Saudi shithead cowards and their Americunt, Limey git and Froggy masters, so what’s the big deal? Actually, Iran will be converting the 100 land cruisers the Yemenis captured into a low cost low altitude Misagh 2 mobile SAM system on Toyota chasis :) Watch for falling F-15 and more Apaches if the Saudis don’t beg for peace.
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Old news, we already knew that the Houthis received supplies from Iran. The West can’t bitch and moan about that because the West supplies Saudi Arabia with basically EVERYTHING! Including aerial refueling, intelligence and mercs.
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Burn baby burn!
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The M-113 are like sardine cans and taking the brunt of Yemeni ire, I have counted over 45 destroyed or captured M-113, a dozen with 20mm Vulcan cannons. The full extent of Saudi shitheads disaster is only now showing up. If you add the Strikers, Bradleys and Canuck shitboxes, the Saudi idiots have lost over 130 armored vehicles in one go. What a bunch of morons.
Yeah, the M-113 has always been known to be vulnerable. Which is why the Israelis have spent a lot of (US) taxpayer money to come up with ways to increase their armor. They’ve been doing that since the late 70’s. Which also around that time that NATO armies started to replace theirs with vehicles like the Marder, the Bradley and others. But there were so many of them built many still found their way to other users. Who did squat to improve their protection. Or use them sensibly. Like the Saudis.
Speaking of moving death traps, the Soviet BMP-1 isn’t that much better either. I’d take a BMP 2 or 3 over a 1 any time. Knowing that as a mounted trooper you sit with your back against the fuel tank wouldn’t make me a happy soldier.
Well, I think any APC is vulnerable, and at least a BMP can hide in a ditch. Hiding a LAV requires a very large ditch indeed.
The BMP is bigger then the M-113 and just as large as the LAV. So if you can hide the BMP you can hide the others too.
LAV is half a metre taller than bmp 1 – I checked
I agree that the tin can is awfull; noisy, thinskinned, shakes like shit and attracts bullets like nothing else.
The one Denmark had in 2007 was the G3 variant with addon “armor”, in deployment mode they weighed nearly 14 tons.
When driving 45-47kmt they shook so much that you would get diaree after 45 minutes and serious internal damage could occur.
The zig-zag addon “armor” worked against SAF (small arms fire) but in no way against 12.7mm and up.
One british sergeant we gave a ride asked me:
“Do you know what the best thing about you APC is?”
“No sir, whats that?” i asked
“Getting out of it…” He replied
When ever the fighting started you moved far away from them as possible, because vehicles attracts bullets, and i would rather be killed outside the can than inside.
The only good thing about them, is that they are small, the can go places where the much bigger IFV and wheeled APC cant and you can easily hide them behind tall bushes and ditches.
Oh yeah, and the 12,7mm, the 12,7mm is more valuable than the vehicle itself.
They suck yes, but they sure beats walking… for a while….
Most things beat walking. ;-)
I do get the impression that they just weren’t designed as IFV’s, only APC’s. So drive the infantry up to the battlefield, get them off and stay behind as they go forward. And somewhere along the way some genius had the brilliant idea to use them as IFV’s. Probably because they were too damn cheap to get some proper IFV’s instead.
As Mr. Fletcher ones said: “Its such a good plan, that only the MoD could come up with it”
Absolutely true.Iran can supply Houthi.Because USA arms Khashoggi killers and Muslims sabotaging nation Israel.
USA gives Israel jets and weapons to test on Muslims and arabs. Traitor earth rat Saudis are sellouts of neighbors.
But the West only sends ‘democratic’ weapons, bombs, regular military advisers and mercs to the Saudi and Gulf States autocratic regimes in order to to free the Houthis from the control of their ancient homelands.
Is Kalashnikov responsible for every death which resulted from the fire from AK47? Of course not.
West simply shows its lack of argument over some issues.
so what! just goes to show that Iran won’t be the walk in the park netanyahu likes to pretend it will be (for the americans and the saudis that is) and trump’s been a bit suspicious lately of the israeli veracity in that regard. thus no plans to draw the unhinged states of A into another war, not at least until trump managed to close the saddest and costliest mistake washington dc has made to date – afghanistan!!!
Only logical reason to be in Afghanistan is to protect the heroin trade. Does anyone have evidence of the USAF using drones to ship heroin?
during the vietnam war cia operated air america for the transportation of opium/derivates out of laos, cambodja burma and such like places and the rationale was that it was to keep the various tribes from joining up in the war against the washington morons. in afghanistan cia can fix transport through the corrupt stans and get it into russia/europe and the motherland with no trouble and that is beside the airtraffic out of afghanistan on behalf of cia.
Yup can’t fix stupid here.
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So? Who fucking cares???
Does anyone think the ordnance that the Saudi monkey-forces drop on Yemenis is made in medieval Wahhabistan?
The Saudis lost another dozen APC and M-60 tanks in Saada yesterday, most were captured intact after the crews either fled, defected or were killed.
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so what?
have you seen the labels on the stuff coming out of israhell, the eu and the u.s used by the other side?
time to rebalance the odds at bit, i’d say.
This is old news because an Iranian general during an interview online openly stated that Iran was not able to ship supplies to Yemen but they were using email and the internet to communicate plans and schematics and information to the Houthis.
They freely told the world this. The people of Yemen build these things themselves, but Iran has been n contact with them guiding them to build these things piece by piece in replication of the same Iranian missiles and drones.
Please, Cn any one answer my Question how does Iran Sneak these (WMDs) into Yemen when there is a total Blockade around Yemen by the Saudi Navy. I know the Emir in Omen just busted a Circle big spy ring on him and his inner Circle of Government, set up by the [UAE] & The Al-Saud “Gay” Mafia” do the drones and Rockets come in parts, How-?
They are simply E-mailing the the blueprints instructions to the people of Yemen who build them by themselves. Nothing physical is being delivered, only internet communications.
Yeah, totally. The dirty, evil Iranians should stay out of Yemen and let the virtuous, truth-loving axis-of-virtue cluster-bomb the Yemenis into the stone age.