Khaibar-1
The Khaibar-1 (Arabic: خيبر-1), also known as the Khyber-1, M-302, B-302 and the R160 is a Syrian-made 302 mm unguided artillery rocket. It is best known for being used by Hezbollah against targets in northern Israel during the 2006 Lebanon War, and has also been used in the Syrian Civil War. It is a derivative of the Chinese WS-1 rocket.
| Khaibar-1 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Rocket artillery |
| Place of origin | Syria |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Syria Iran Hamas Hezbollah |
| Wars | 2006 Lebanon War Syrian Civil War 2023 Israel-Hamas War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (CERS) |
| Variants | R-160 (Hamas variant) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 750 kg (launch weight) |
| Length | 6.3 m (rocket) |
| Width | 0.302 m (body diameter) |
| Caliber | 302 mm |
| Carriage | Unique Syrian-designed launcher |
| Effective firing range | 100 km, 2014 M-302 150km |
| Filling | Possibly cluster munition or fragmentation warhead |
The Khaibar-1 is significant because the rocket has a 100 km range, longer than the BM-21 Grad rockets that make up most of the Hezbollah rocket force. It uses a unique Syrian-designed launcher and possibly a cluster munition or fragmentation warhead. The rocket is easily recognizable by its fixed tail fins.
In its M-302 incarnation, it is capable of 150km range.
The rocket is often misidentified as Iranian or as a variant of Iranian Fajr-3 or Fajr-5 rockets.
Hamas claims to be able to manufacture its own version of the M-302, named the R-160, named after one of its former leaders Abdel Aziz Al Rantisi.