From July 13-22, 2006, Israel Police Bomb Disposal teams located 444 sites where a variety of rockets had struck northern Israel. Those rockets included: [1]
Types of Rockets in Hezbollah's Arsenal
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122 mm. long rockets (4 with a delay fuse)
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122 mm. rockets with enhanced range
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220 mm. rockets (Syrian)
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240 mm. rocket (“Katyusha”)
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240 mm. ballistic missile ("Fajr-3")
122 mm. LONG ROCKET
Fragmentation - 2 layers of serrated steel
Range - 20.4 km/12.7 mi.
Diameter - 122 mm.
Explosive weight - 6.33 kg/14 lb.
122 mm. IMPROVED/LONG-RANGE ROCKET
Fragmentation - ball bearings 6mm. in diameter
Range - approx. 30 km/18.6 mi.
Diameter - 122mm.
Explosive weight - approx. 6.33 kg/14 lb.
220mm ROCKET (SYRIA)
Range - 65-70 km/40.3-43.4 mi.
Diameter - 220mm.
Explosive weight - approx. 40 kg/88 lb.
Metal ball bearings 6mm. in diameter from 220 mm. Syrian-made rocket
240 mm. ROCKET
Range - 10.5 km/6.5 mi.
Diameter - 240 mm.
Explosive weight - 18 kg/40 lb.
FAJR-3
Range - 43 km/26.7 mi.
Diameter - 240 mm.
Explosive weight - approx.50 kg/ 110 lb.
Future Threats:
FAJR-5
Range - 75 km/46.6 mi.
Diameter - 333 mm.
Explosive weight - approx. 90 kg/198 lb.
" ZILZAL" ROCKET
Range - 210 km/130.5 mi.
Diameter - 610 mm.
Warhead - approx. 400 kg/882 lb.
Footnotes:
[1] Israel Police Bomb Disposal Divsion, Data Collected from Sites, (Presentation Part 1, Part 2), July 22, 2006
