R-11 Zemlya

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9U218 launcher (rocket without a warhead)
R-11 Zemlya (8К11) next to the larger RT-20 and Tsyklon-3 on display in downtown Dnipro

The R-11 Zemlya (

Scud
. Variant R-11M was accepted into service, with GRAU index 9K51 (9К51).

Origin

The R-11 originated from a 1951 requirement for a

GRAU index 9K51, the rocket itself 8K11, and the launcher 8U218.[3]

Systems specification

Like the V-2, the R-11 relied on

HE-Frag warhead 9N33 with 535 kg (1,179 lb) of explosive.[3]

R-11FM in Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps

Naval variant

A naval variant, the R-11FM was first tested at

Project 629 (Golf Class) submarines, until its replacement by the R-13 in 1961 (SS-N-4) and the R-21 (SS-N-5) in 1963.[7] During its service, 77 launches were conducted, of which 59 were successful.[8]
The success of the R-11FM established Makeev as the main designer of submarine-launched weapons for the Soviet Armed Forces, and the R-11FM served with the first generation SLBM submarine units of the Soviet Navy.

See also

References

  1. ^ Johnston's Archive – Soviet/Russian Missile Designations
  2. ^ a b c Wade, Mark. "R-11". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on March 9, 2002. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  3. ^
    ISSN 1895-3344
  4. ^ Zaloga, p.4
  5. ^ "Rocket R-11". RSC "Energia". Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  6. ^ Zaloga, p.8
  7. Jane's Information Group. 26 April 2001. Archived from the original
    on 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
  8. ^ "R-11FM / SS-1b Scud". Federation of American Scientists. July 13, 2000. Retrieved 2008-02-19.

External links

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