R-17 Elbrus
R-17 Elbrus | |
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USSR | |
Service history | |
In service | 1964–present |
Wars | Iran–Iraq War, Yom Kippur War,[1]
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict |
Production history | |
Designer | Viktor Makeyev |
Designed | 1956–1958 |
Produced | 1960-1987 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 5,800 kg (12,800 lb) |
Length | 11,200 mm (36.7 ft) |
Diameter | 880 mm (2.89 ft) |
Engine | RD-21 |
Propellant | UDMH/HNO3 |
Accuracy | 450–900 m (CEP) |
Launch platform | TEL |
The R-17 Elbrus (
History
The first mock-up was designed and built by Makeyev in 1958–1959, before the programme was transferred to the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant in 1959 for mass production. The first launch was conducted in 1961, and it entered service in 1964.[4]
Design
The R-17 featured important improvements over the R-11. The
At first, the R-17 was carried on a tracked TEL similar to that of the R-11, designated 2P19, but this was not very successful, as the vibration of the tracks had a tendency to interfere with the launch electronics. Production of this model was halted after
Constitution
The units of the R-17 theater ballistic missile were organized with the following vehicles:
- 9P117 Uragan Transport Standing Launcher × 3
- 2T3M1 transport trailer x 4 (2SH3 container x 2)
- GAZ-66 mobile command vehicle x 5
- 1T12-2M weather observation vehicle x 2
- 8T311 fuel neutralizer transport vehicle x 3
- 9G29 missile fuel vehicle x 2
- ASC-4-255B oxidizer tank car x 4
- 9T31M1 mobile crane x 2
- Ural-4320 warhead transport truck x 2
- ZIL-131-MTO-V vehicle maintenance vehicles/ZIL-131-ITO-AT vehicle maintenance vehicle x 2
- ZIL-131-9S436-1 Electronic control vehicle x 2
- UAZ-469 small military car x 1
- KP-130 field kitchen x 2
- ZIL-157KG transport truck x 2
- ATZ-4-131 fuel vehicle x 4
Combat use
Libya – It has been rumoured that R-17s were fired by loyalist forces against rebels in the
Specifications
- Range – 300 km,[1][12]
- CEP – 500–900 m[13]
- Type of fuel – liquid
- Preparation time – 1 hour
- Period of storage – 19 years (in stock), 6 month (in combat condition)
- Flight time – 15 minutes
See also
References
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- ^ Wade, Mark. "R-17". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
- ^ Jane's Information Group. 26 April 2001. Archived from the originalon 15 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ "R-11/SS-1B SCUD-A R-300 9K72 Elbrus/SS-1C SCUD-B". Federation of American Scientists. September 9, 2000. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ Zaloga, pp. 14–15
- ^ Zaloga, p. 17
- ^ Gilligan, Andrew (2011-05-08). "The forgotten frontline in Libya's civil war". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
- ^ McElroy, Damien (2011-08-16). "Gaddafi fires Scud missile at rebel forces". The Independent. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "NATO says Gaddafi forces fire three Scud-type rockets". Reuters. 2011-08-22. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter Dirk. "Soviet Ballistic Missiles". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
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- Ракетный комплекс 9К72 (in Russian)
- 9К72 "Эльбрус" Scud-B ракетный комплекс - Военный Информатор. Основы военной доктрины (in Russian)
- Оперативно-тактический ракетный комплекс 9К72 "Эльбрус" (in Russian)
- 9К72 (Р-300) - 159 ракетная бригада ОТР (in Russian)
- Военком - Оперативно-тактический ракетный комплекс 9К72 "Эльбрус" (in Russian)
- Оперативно-тактический ракетный комплекс Р-17[permanent dead link] (in Russian)
- Ракета 8К14 (Р-17) (in Russian)
- RusArmy.com - Ракетный комплекс 9К72 "Эльбрус" (in Russian)
- 9K72 «Elbrus» tactical missile system Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)