Zelzal-1 rocket

Conflict Usage

Yemen Civil War

Side: Houthi-aligned forcesRole: Long-range indirect-fire strike rocketstrikedeep strike

In the Yemen Civil War, Zelzal-1 rockets were used by Houthi-aligned forces in long-range attacks, including the 17 March 2017 Sirwah mosque strike in Marib Province and August 2018 launches toward Najran and Jizan.

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Related Weapon Systems

ArtilleryBadr-1 rocketUnguided artillery rocketThe Badr-1 is a Yemeni Houthi-associated rocket that the group unveiled in 2017 and used in the Yemen Civil War for cross-border attacks into Saudi Arabia. Open-source reporting often calls it a ballistic missile, but the UN panel and CSIS describe it as a locally produced, unguided artillery rocket.

ArtilleryType 63 107 mm multiple rocket launcherTowed 107 mm multiple rocket launcherThe Type 63 is a Chinese 12-tube 107 mm multiple rocket launcher built for simple, short-range area fires from a light towed carriage or vehicle mount. In the Yemen Civil War, open-source inventory work documents Houthi-aligned forces fielding the system from pre-war Yemeni Army stocks, alongside larger rockets and missiles.

ArtilleryHaseb/Fajr-1 107 mm rocketUnguided 107 mm artillery rocketThe Haseb, also identified as the Fajr-1, is an Iranian 107 mm unguided artillery rocket derived from the Chinese Type 63 family. In the Israel-Hamas War it appears in open-source munition documentation from Gaza, where short-range rockets and improvised launch arrangements formed part of Hamas and allied militant indirect-fire attacks on Israeli territory.

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.

Artillery9K52 Luna-M artillery rocket systemArtillery rocket systemThe 9K52 Luna-M, known to NATO as FROG-7, is a Soviet wheeled short-range artillery rocket system whose unguided 9M21 rockets remained in Houthi hands during the Yemen Civil War, where they were used for close-range and cross-border strikes.

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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