SS-1b/c 'Scud' / 'Elbrus'
Battlefield Missile Launcher

SS-1b/c 'Scud' Missile Launcher

 

SS-1B 'Scud A'

 SS-1C 'Scud-B'
Designers: Korolyev Design Bureau (OKB 1)
Makeyev Design Bureau (OKB 52)
Soviet Designations
          GRAU Designation (Rocket):
          Rocket Service Designation:
          Rocket Production Designation:
          GRAU Designation (TEL):
8K11
R-11
8K14
9P117
9P117
R-17 (also R-300)
8K14
9P117
Other Common Names: <3>
          Official Soviet Name:
          Common Soldier's Name:		  
Uragan (Hurricane)
Kashalot (Whale)

Manufacturer: <2>

 Votkinsk Machine Building Plant

Role:

Tactical Missile Launcher

Year Adopted:

1965
(Produced 1964-1984)

 1970
Weight (Loaded Vehicle): <2>

37.400 metric tons

(41.2 tons)

Operational Status: <2>

Used By: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bulgaria, Cuba, East Germany, Egypt, Ethiopia, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Mongolia, North Korea, Libya, Poland, Romania, Syria, Yugoslavia, Yemen, Vietnam.

Former Soviet Users: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine

Armament:

1 x R-11 tactical missile

 1 x R-17 tactical missile
Launch Preparation Time: <1>

1 hour

Engine: <2>

 D12A-525-A  12-cylinder Diesel Engine that produces 525 horsepower at 2,100 RPM

Crew:<3>

7 men

Overall Length:

13.36 meters

 (43 feet, 10 inches)

Height (Overall): 
2.6 meters (8 feet, 6 inches)

Width:
3.0 meters (9 feet, 10 inches)
Maximum Speed
          (on road):
   
55 km per hour (34 miles per hour)

Range (on road):<2>
500 km

(310.7 miles)
Fuel Capacity:
800 liters (211 gallons)

  

 

Missile Statistics

Missile Variant: R-11
(R-170)		 R-17
(R-300)
Maximum Range: 180 kilometers
(112 miles)		 300 kilometers
(186.4 miles)
Warhead:

High Explosive, Chemical, or Nuclear
Number of Stages: <1> Single Stage
Fuel: <1> Liquid
Guidance: Inertial
CEP (circular probability of error): 3000 meters
(1.86 miles)		 450 meters
(1476 feet)
Missile Length: 10.7 meters
(35 feet, 1 inch)		 11.25 meters
(36 feet, 11 inches)
Missile Diameter: 0.88 meters
(2 feet, 11 inches)		 0.88 meters
(2 feet, 11 inches)
Missile Weight: 4600 kilograms
(10,141 pounds)		 6370 kilograms
(14,043 pounds)

 

 

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Sources Cited

1) Haskew, Michael E. Postwar Artillery 1945-Present. London: Amber Books. 2011. Print.
2) Koch, Fred. Russian Tanks and Armored Vehicles 1946-to the Present. Altgen: Schiffer Publishing. 1999. Print.
3) Zaloga, Steven, Scud Ballistic Missile and Launch Systems 1955-2005, Oxford: Osprey Publishing. 2006. Print