Burkan heavy rocket

Conflict Usage

Israel-Hezbollah Conflict

Side: HezbollahRole: Short-range heavy strike rocketstrike

In the Israel-Hezbollah Conflict, Hezbollah said it fired Burkan rockets at the IDF's 91st Division headquarters in Biranit and other border targets.

Burkan heavy rocket Images

Related Weapon Systems

ArtilleryMortarsInfantry and artillery mortar classMortars are short-barreled, high-angle indirect-fire weapons used by infantry, artillery units, and armed groups for close support, harassment, and attacks on positions behind cover. The catalog entry treats mortars as a broad weapon class because the direct conflict sources usually document mortar use without identifying exact calibers or models, including Philippine government support fires at Marawi, Hezbollah fire at Mount Dov, jihadist attacks in Mali and Sinai, FARC dissident improvised mortars in Colombia, Sudan War battlefield use, and Cambodia-accused cross-border fire.

Artillery122 mm M-30 howitzer122 mm towed field howitzerThe 122 mm M-30 howitzer is a Soviet split-trail towed field howitzer designed before World War II and produced in large numbers by Soviet plants. Its appearance in the Nagorno-Karabakh archive reflects the continued battlefield use of older Soviet artillery stocks by Armenian/Artsakh forces alongside newer 122 mm systems.

Artillery60 mm mortarLight infantry mortarThe 60 mm mortar is a portable light infantry indirect-fire weapon class used for close support with high-angle fire. Yemen Civil War sourcing identifies 20 60 mm mortar tubes in a February 2016 HMAS Darwin maritime seizure that U.S. analysis later assessed as part of Iran-origin arms caches intended for Houthi forces, so this entry records attempted supply rather than a confirmed model or observed firing in Yemen.

Artillery81/82 mm mortar81/82 mm crew-served medium mortarThe 81/82 mm mortar family covers the standard crew-served, muzzle-loaded, high-angle indirect-fire class used by infantry and light artillery units worldwide. In the Kurdish-Turkish Conflict, a 2018 analysis of PKK tactics describes Russian-made 82 mm mortars used against Turkish security facilities in mountainous areas and later PKK use of 81 mm mortar tools as well, without identifying one specific model. In the War in Afghanistan, U.S. budget documents show Afghan Border Police 82 mm mortars sustained for patrol and border checkpoint missions, reflecting continued Afghan government fielding of the system.

Artillery82 mm 2B9 Vasilek automatic mortar82 mm automatic gun-mortarThe 82 mm 2B9 Vasilek is a Soviet automatic gun-mortar that combines mortar trajectories with clip-fed rapid fire from a wheeled carriage. In the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, open-source loss documentation places captured Vasilek mortars on the Armenia / Artsakh side, making it part of the short-range indirect-fire layer around the 2020 fighting.

ArtilleryA-19 122 mm field gun122 mm towed corps gunThe A-19 is a Soviet 122 mm towed field gun developed for corps-level artillery fire, combining a long barrel, separate-loading ammunition, and an approximately 20 km range. In the Yemen Civil War archive it is included conservatively as legacy Yemeni Army artillery documented in pre-war holdings available to battlefield parties, not as a source-confirmed record of a specific firing event.

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