R-17 Scud-B
«SS-1c / 8K14»
BallisticSRBM — short range (<1000 km)Soviet Union1962Historic
Iconic Soviet liquid-fueled tactical ballistic missile, widely exported and used in numerous wars from 1973 to 2022.
Ballistic//SRBM — short range (<1000 km)
ID — R-17-SCUD-BSoviet Union · Votkinsk
R-17 Scud-B
SS-1c / 8K14
Iconic Soviet liquid-fueled tactical ballistic missile, widely exported and used in numerous wars from 1973 to 2022.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- R-17 Scud-B
- Alias
- SS-1c / 8K14
- Manufacturer
- Votkinsk
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Year
- 1962
- Category
- Ballistic
- All sub-types
- SRBM — short range (<1000 km)
- Status
- Historic
Performance
- Range
- 300 km
- Top speed
- Mach 5
- Guidance
- Inerziale
- Warhead
- HE 985 kg / chimica / nucleare 5-70 kt (Sovietico)
- CEP
- 450 m
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- TEL MAZ-543 8x8
- Length
- 11.16 m
- Launch weight
- 5860 kg
Main operators
URSS/RussiaIraqNorth KoreaEgittoSiriaIran
History
Entering service in 1962, the Scud-B was exported to dozens of countries and spawned derivatives like Hwasong, Shahab and Al-Hussein.
Used in the Yom Kippur War, the Iran-Iraq War, Afghanistan, the 1991 Gulf War and still today in Yemen and Ukraine.
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