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Scud missile

A Scud missile is one of a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was exported widely to both Second and Third World countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies. The Russian names for the missile are the R-11 (the first version), and…

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
Mach 5
Accuracy
3,000 m (9,800 ft) Scud A 450 m (1,480 ft) Scud B 700 m (2,300 ft) Scud C 50 m (160 ft) Scud D
Designed
From 1950
Diameter
0.88 m (2 ft 11 in)
Engine
Single-stage liquid-fuel
Guidance system
Inertial guidance, Scud-D adds DSMAC terminal guidance

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related to Civil war in Afghanistan · 46
Scud missile → Afghan, Afghanistan, Afshur, After, After January, Ahmad Shah Massoud, April, As, Asadabad, At, Democratic Republic, DRA, Due, During, Every Scud, February, In, In March, Islamic, Jalalabad
related to Operational use · 38
Scud missile → Afghan Communist, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Coast Guard, Egypt, Gulf War, Iran, Iranians, Iraq, Iraq War, Iraqis, Israel, Israeli-held Arish, Italian, Lampedusa, Libya, Libyan Civil War, March, More, Muammar Gaddafi
related to Iran–Iraq War · 33
Scud missile → After, Ahvaz, Al Hussein, Baghdad, Dezful, Frog-7, In, Iran, Iranian Scuds, Iranians, Iraq, Iraq War, Iraqi, Khatam Al-Anbya, Kirkuk, Libya, March, North Korea, October, On
related to Libyan Civil War · 24
Scud missile → Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense, Ajdabiya, August, Cyrenaica, Gaddafi, Gaddafi's, Gaddafi-controlled, Gulf, In May, Initial, Libyan Army, Libyan Civil War, Misrata, Muammar Gaddafi's, On, Scud, Scud-B, Scud-B's, Sidra, Sirte
related to Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) · 20
Scud missile → Al-Salil Military Base, As, Between, Burkan, Houthi, Houthis, In, June, Local, November, October, Patriot, SA-2, Saudi Arabia, Saudi-led, Scarab, Scud, Scud-B, Scud-C, September
related to Golan-1 and Golan-2 · 16
Scud missile → Golan, It, Research Center, Scud, Scud-C, Scud-D, Syria, Syrian, Syrian Army, Syrian Civil War, Syrian Scientific Studies, The, The Golan, The Golan-1, The Golan-2, Used
related to Nagorno-Karabakh war (2020) · 10
Scud missile → Armenian Armed Forces, As, Azerbaijan, Ganja, Nagorno-Karabakh, October, Officials, On, Scud, Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
related to 1994 Yemen civil war · 6
Scud missile → During, Sana'a, Scud, South Yemen, Yemen, Yemeni
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
Scud missile → Mach 5
Accuracy · 1
Scud missile → 3,000 m (9,800 ft) Scud A 450 m (1,480 ft) Scud B 700 m (2,300 ft) Scud C 50 m (160 ft) Scud D

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scud missiles missile war first fired also used iraq forces ballistic soviet range iran scuds use warhead system launch saudi

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Scud missile.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speedMach 51.00infobox
Scud missileAccuracy3,000 m (9,800 ft) Scud A 450 m (1,480 ft) Scud B 700 m (2,300 ft) Scud C 50 m (160 ft) Scud D1.00infobox
Scud missileDesignedFrom 19501.00infobox
Scud missileDiameter0.88 m (2 ft 11 in)1.00infobox
Scud missileEngineSingle-stage liquid-fuel1.00infobox
Scud missileGuidance systemInertial guidance, Scud-D adds DSMAC terminal guidance1.00infobox
Scud missileIn service1957–present (Scud A) 1964–present (Scud B) 1965–present (Scud C) 1989–present (Scud D)1.00infobox
Scud missileLaunch platformMAZ-543 Mobile Launcher1.00infobox
Scud missileLength11.25 m (36.9 ft)1.00infobox
Scud missileMass4,400 kg (9,700 lb) Scud A 5,900 kg (13,000 lb) Scud B 6,400 kg (14,100 lb) Scud C 6,500 kg (14,300 lb) Scud D1.00infobox
Scud missileOperational range180 km (110 mi) Scud A 300 km (190 mi) Scud B 600 km (370 mi) Scud C 700 km (430 mi) Scud D1.00infobox
Scud missilePlace of originSoviet Union1.00infobox
Scud missileTypeSRBM1.00infobox
Scud missileUsed bysee Operators1.00infobox
Scud missileWarheadConventional high-explosive, fragmentation, chemical VX warhead, thermonuclear1.00infobox
Scud missileWarsYom Kippur War, Iran–Iraq War, Gulf War, Afghan Civil War (1989–1992), Yemeni Civil War (1994), First Chechen War, Second Chechen War, Libyan Civil War, Syrian Civil War, Yemeni…1.00infobox

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