Profile
- Type
- 60 mm mortar projectile
- Conflict side
- Hamas
- Origin
- Iran
- Service note
- 2000s-present
Artillery
Iranian 60 mm HE LR mortar projectile
Iranian 60 mm HE LR mortar projectile documented in Gaza and Israel during the Israel-Hamas War; OSMP and CAT-UXO identify it as an unguided, long-range, high-explosive fragmentation mortar round.
- Conflict side
- Hamas
- Built by
- Iran Defence Products
- Built in
- Iran
Production History
- Built by
- Iran Defence Products
- Built in
- Iran
Specifications
- Caliber
- 60 mm
- Guidance
- Unguided
- Functional use
- Blast / fragmentation
- Fins
- Fixed fins on a perforated cylinder
- Markings
- Observed as 60mm H.E. L.R., 60mm H.E L.R., 60mm HE L.R., or 60mm L.R. HE / TNT
Conflict Usage
- Israel-Hamas War
- Side: HamasRole: Mortar ammunition recovered in Gaza
Recovered by the IDF in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas War; OSMP documents the Iranian 60 mm long-range mortar projectile marked "60mm L.R" and "HE / TNT".
Iranian 60 mm HE LR mortar projectile Images
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Mindex Iran Defence Products catalogPublisher: Mindex | Note: Supports the Iranian catalog listing for 60 mm (HE, LR) ammunition and the manufacturer background for Iran Defence Products. | Accessed: 2026-06-20CAT-UXO 60mm HE LR Mortar BombPublisher: CAT-UXO | Note: Supports the long-range HE-fragmentation description, the 60 mm mortar-bomb identification, and the unguided fixed-fin munition profile. | Accessed: 2026-06-20OSMP865 Gaza mortar projectilePublisher: Open Source Munitions Portal | Note: Supports Israel-Hamas War direct conflict-use context; the IDF-sourced Gaza page documents the round as recovered by the IDF in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas War. | Accessed: 2026-06-20OSMP713 Israel mortar projectilePublisher: Open Source Munitions Portal | Note: Supports image provenance and additional identification context for an Iranian 60 mm long-range mortar projectile documented in Israel. | Accessed: 2026-06-20