R-17

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R-17 is the Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missile better known in the West by its NATO reporting name "Scud-B."

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R-17 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf short-range ballistic missile
tactical ballistic missile
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
deploymentMode road-mobile
transporter-erector-launcher-based
designer Soviet design bureaus
diameter approximately 0.88 m
era Cold War
exportedTo Egypt
Iraq
Libya
North Korea
Syria
Yemen
famousFor being known in the West as Scud-B
extensive use by Iraq during the Gulf War
fuel kerosene-based fuel
guidanceSystem inertial guidance
launchPlatform MAZ-543 transporter-erector-launcher
launchWeight approximately 5,900 kg
length approximately 11.2 m
NATOReportingName Scud-B
linked to: Scud missiles
notableFeature basis for many foreign derivatives and copies
widely exported outside the Soviet Union
operationalStatus largely obsolete
operationalUse theater-level strike missions
oxidizer inhibited red fuming nitric acid
partOfSeries Scud missile family
linked to: Scud missiles
predecessor R-11
propellantType liquid fuel
range approximately 300 km
role battlefield support
strategic harassment of rear-area targets
serviceEntry 1960s
usedBy Egyptian Armed Forces
Iranian Armed Forces
Iraqi Armed Forces
linked to: Iraqi Army

Libyan Armed Forces
linked to: Libyan Army

North Korean Armed Forces
Soviet Armed Forces
linked to: Soviet armed forces

Syrian Armed Forces
usedInConflict Gulf War
Iran–Iraq War
Yom Kippur War
warheadType chemical warhead (capable)
high-explosive warhead
nuclear warhead (capable)
warheadWeight approximately 985 kg

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Scud missile SovietDesignation R-17
subject linked to: Scud missiles