The Ghoul (in Arabic: الغول), is an anti-Material sniper rifle manufactured by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas in Gaza. It has been designed and developed to meet high precision standards. The Ghoul sniper rifle is of 14.5 mm caliber and has a range of up to 2 kilometers. the rifle is very close to the Steyr HS .50 and the Iranian-made AM-50 Sayyed
| The Ghoul | |
|---|---|
 A member of the Al-Qassam Brigades carries a Ghoul rifle during a military parade in Gaza. | |
| Type | Sniper rifle |
| Place of origin | Gaza strip |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2014-present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Israeli-Palestinian conflict 2014 Gaza War Israel-Hamas war |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Al-Qassam Brigades |
| Produced | Unknown |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 200 cm |
| Cartridge | 14.5x114mm and the .50 BMG |
| Caliber | 14.5 mm and 12.7mm |
| Action | Bolt-action |
| Effective firing range | 2000m |
Announcement
editThe Ghoul sniper rifle was unveiled during the 2014 Gaza war on the 28th day of the Battle.[1] The Qassam Brigades stated that the rifle was named "Ghoul" in honor of the martyr Adnan al-Ghoul, one of the most prominent engineers of the Al-Qassam Brigades, who was assassinated by the Israeli army in 2004. They mentioned that the rifle had been used for sniping operations since the beginning of the 2014 Gaza war.[2]
History
editThe rifle was named after the martyr Adnan al-Ghoul, one of the leaders of the Al-Qassam Brigades, who led the military manufacturing unit in Al-Qassam,[3] who was martyred in action on the 21st of october 2004. He is the engineer who also designed the Al-Yassin RPG
Al-Ghoul was first introduced in the 2014 Gaza War,[4] also known as Operation Protective Edge (Hebrew: מִבְצָע צוּק אֵיתָן, romanized: Miv'tza Tzuk Eitan, lit. 'Operation Strong Cliff'), and Battle of the Withered Grain (Arabic: معركة العصف المائكول, romanized: Maʿrakat al-ʿAṣf al-Maʾkūl), where the sniper was used for Ambushes and attacks.though the sniper was heavily popularized during the Israel-Hamas war, as Hamas and its military wing the EQB (Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades) continue to publish live footage of militants carrying out operations against the IDF with high accuracy[5]
Users
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Comparasion
edit| Name | Length | Manufacture | Caliber | Effective Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaher | 185 cm |  Iran
|
14.5 mm | 4000 m[7] |
| Ghoul | 200 cm |  Palestine
|
14.5 mm | 2000 m[8] |
| Steyr HS .50 | 137 cm |  Austria
|
12.7 mm | 1500 m[9] |
| SVD | 120 cm |  Russia
|
7.62 mm | 1200 m[10] |
References
edit- ^ بندقية (غول) .. فخر الصناعة القسامية "فيديو" Archived 2019-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "بالفيديو: القسام تكشف عن قطعة سلاح قنص من تصنيعها". شبكة قدس الإخبارية. 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "قاتل صامت صُنع في غزة.. تعرّفوا إلى بندقية "الغول" القسّامية". التلفزيون العربي (in Arabic). 2023-12-21. Archived from the original on 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "Al Ghoul Sniper Rifle: Wreaking Havoc in Gaza?". Grey Dynamics. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Watch: Hamas' sniper targets and takes down two soldiers with a single bullet | Al Bawaba". www.albawaba.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Iranian .50 Cal- The AM-50 Sayyad and Its Use in the Middle East". www.calibreobscura.com. 13 December 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ ."Iranian Army unveils indigenous sniper rifle good for 4,000 meters". tactical-life.com. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "بالفيديو: القسام تكشف عن قطعة سلاح قنص من تصنيعها". شبكة قدس الإخبارية. 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ STEYR HS .50-steyrarms.com Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dragunov SVD - Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle - Specifications, History and Images Archived 2017-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
