Originally Posted by
Vzlet
The accuracy seems pretty good to me if these were ballistic missiles without terminal guidance, but the warhead effects seem more limited than I would have expected. Has anyone seen anything definitive as to the type of missile used?
It appears that Qiam and Zolfaghar short range ballistic missile types were used.
Remains of a Qiam that missed Al Asad.
https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/qiam-1/
https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/zolfaghar/
https://missilethreat.csis.org/country/iran/
https://www.popularmechanics.com/mil...issile-attack/
Al Asad damage.
Two Defense Department officials told Newsweek that 18 ballistic missiles struck Al Asad Airbase alone. The attacks wrecked one Blackhawk helicopter and damaged a runway air traffic control tower. Three missiles slammed into the base's runway, leaving large craters.
The attacks also "lightly damaged" a MQ-1 Predator Drone and destroyed 10 military tents. Two of Iran's missiles struck the base in Erbil while the remaining two missiles failed to cross the Iraq-Iran border. A senior Defense Department official told Newsweek that no significant damage was reported at Erbil.
https://www.newsweek.com/military-ai...ssiles-1481129