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Ghaznavi (missile)

Ghaznavi (missile) is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Ghaznavi (missile) rather than just read about it. In short: The Ghaznavi (Urdu: غزنوی; Military designation: Hatf–III, Trans.: Target-3) is a land-based short range ballistic missile, currently in military service with the strategic command of the Pakistan Army. Designed and developed in secrecy by the National Development Complex, it is codenamed after Ghaznavi (a Turkic leader who conquered parts of India) with its military deployment designation as Hatf-III.

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Reference excerpt

The Ghaznavi (Urdu: غزنوی; Military designation: Hatf–III, Trans.: Target-3) is a land-based short range ballistic missile, currently in military service with the strategic command of the Pakistan Army. Designed and developed in secrecy by the National Development Complex, it is codenamed after Ghaznavi (a Turkic leader who conquered parts of India) with its military deployment designation as Hatf-III. It has been deployed in active duty with Pakistan Army since 2012.

Development In 1993, Benazir Bhutto's ministry procured the M-11 missile from China but the Chinese missiles were incapable of addressing Pakistan's nuclear deterrence capability against India in an event of conventional standoff. Any attempts to circumvent the Chinese missiles had failed the missile system entirely that forced the MoD to eventually design and develop its own program. Codenamed as Ghaznavi, after the Turkic sultan Mahmud of Ghazni, the contract was awarded to National Defence Complex which designed the rocket system and the warhead as well. The program was pursued along with the Abdali program that was being led by SUPARCO. The JS HQ, however, officially deployed this system as "Hatf–III" (lit. Target-3). In 1995, its rocket engine was successfully tested and was said to be a "major break-through in rocket development in Pakistan". Due to its engineering feat, the Western observers had leveled serious allegations of foreign assistance, comparing to former Soviet Scud or Chinese M-11 missiles. However, the Pakistani military and civil officials strongly refuted and dismissed the suggestions by quoting that the program was locally designed and indigenously built.

Operational deployment After years of expensive trials and errors that started in 1994, Ghaznavi finally took its first spaceflight on 26 May 2002, during the height of the military standoff with India. The Ghaznavi is a nuclear weapon-delivery capability weapon system that drew World's attention during the tense atmosphere in 2002. On 3 October 2003, the Ghaznavi was again successfully test fired from an undisclosed location, which was described by the military as "highly successful". The Ghaznavi successfully reached its target and has a range of 290km (180mi), making it capable of striking several key targets within neighboring, India. The Ghaznavi entered in the military service with the strategic command of Pakistan Army in March 2004. Successive testing continued prior to its actual military deployment with different control system; its third test launched took place on 8 December 2004. Subsequent tests were conducted on 9 December 2006 another on 13 February 2008 and 8 May 2010; the 2008 test was believed to have concluded a winter training exercise of Pakistan's strategic command of Pakistan Army. In May 2012, one more successful test of the missile was conducted as part of a training exercise. Pakistan successfully carried out night training launch of Ghaznavi missile on August 28, 2019. The Ghaznavi is transported through the WS2400 8WD TEL on which Pakistani military markings are quite visible.

References

External links CSIS Missile Threat - Hatf 3

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ghaznavi (missile)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ghaznavi (missile) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Ghaznavi (missile) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Ghaznavi (missile) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Ghaznavi (missile)

In research: Ghaznavi (missile) appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Ghaznavi (missile) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Ghaznavi (missile) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2002 in spaceflight, Military equipment introduced in the 2000s, Nuclear missiles of Pakistan, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ghaznavi (missile) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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