Support Equipment

Mercedes-Benz truck 2031

Also known as

Mercedes-Benz 2031
Mercedes-Benz 2031 chassis
Mercedes-Benz 6x6 Fateh-110 launcher chassis
Fateh-110 Mercedes-Benz launcher chassis

Mercedes-Benz truck 2031 is a modified 6x6 commercial truck chassis identified in open sources as a launcher base for Iran's Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missile. Army Recognition describes the Fateh-110 on a modified Mercedes-Benz 2031 with one front axle, two rear axles, four launch stabilizers, and a single rail running along the chassis; CSIS separately classifies the Fateh-110 as a road-mobile solid-propellant missile.

Mercedes-Benz truck 2031, 6x6 truck chassis launcher base, Support Equipment

Image source: Fateh-110-parade.jpg

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Germany
Built by: Mercedes-Benz Trucks
Type: 6x6 truck chassis launcher base

Specifications

Drive: 6x6
Axle arrangement: One front axle and two rear axles
Launcher arrangement: Single rail mounted along the chassis
Stabilizers: Four ground-lowering stabilizers
Platform role: Transporter-erector-launcher base
Associated missile: Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missile
Documented basing context: Road-mobile missile launch platform

Launched Missile

Army Recognition identifies the Mercedes-Benz 2031 chassis as a Fateh-110 mobile launcher base, while CSIS describes the paired missile as road-mobile.

Launched item

Item type

Launch evidence

Fateh-110 / Fateh-family ballistic missile, Short-range ballistic missile, Artillery

Fateh-110 / Fateh-family ballistic missile

Short-range ballistic missile

Army Recognition says the Fateh-110 was mounted on a modified Mercedes-Benz truck 2031 chassis with one front axle and two rear axles.

Sources: Army Recognition Fateh-110 product page

Launcher Chassis Context

The available open-source detail treats the Mercedes-Benz 2031 as a modified launcher chassis rather than a separately named tactical truck program. The strongest documented connection is its use as a road-mobile Fateh-110 transporter-erector-launcher base.

Vehicle identification

Army Recognition identifies the launcher as a modified Mercedes-Benz truck 2031 chassis with one front axle and two rear axles.

Launch hardware

The missile sits on a single rail running along the truck chassis, with four stabilizers lowered before firing.

Source boundary

The sources support the truck as a Fateh-110 launcher base; they do not establish an independent combat history for the chassis apart from the missile system.

Media

Mercedes-Benz truck 2031 Images

Mercedes-Benz truck 2031, 6x6 truck chassis launcher base, Support Equipment - view 1 — Source: Fateh-110 missiles and launchers.jpg

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Sources

Army Recognition Fateh-110 product pagePublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports the modified Mercedes-Benz truck 2031 chassis, the 6x6 launcher-base description, the front-and-rear axle layout, and the article images showing the launcher vehicle. | Accessed: 2026-07-02 Army Recognition containerized Fateh-110 articlePublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports broader Fateh-110 launcher context, including the missile being in Iranian service on Mercedes-Benz or IVECO 6x6 commercial truck chassis with a single launch rail. | Accessed: 2026-07-02 CSIS Missile Threat Fateh-110Publisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Supports Fateh-110 background, including road-mobile basing, solid-propellant design, Iranian origin, 2004-present service status, and basic missile dimensions and payload. | Accessed: 2026-07-02 Fateh-110-parade.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for Fateh-110 missiles on the older TEL at an Iranian armed forces parade on 21 September 2012; the Commons file is listed under CC BY-SA 3.0 with license review. | Accessed: 2026-07-02 Fateh-110 missiles and launchers.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports secondary gallery provenance for Fateh-110 missiles and launchers during Great Prophet VII; the Commons file is listed under CC BY 4.0 with license review. | Accessed: 2026-07-02 Mercedes-Benz Trucks - Daimler TruckPublisher: Daimler Truck | Note: Supports Mercedes-Benz Trucks manufacturer background and the brand's commercial-truck portfolio. | Accessed: 2026-07-02 Contact | Daimler TruckPublisher: Daimler Truck | Note: Supports Daimler Truck's Germany-based headquarters and manufacturer-country context. | Accessed: 2026-07-02