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DF-31larger figure on 2 of 2
OTR-21 Tochkalarger figure on 0 of 2
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Length
Single source21.6 m (70 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | DF-31 | OTR-21 Tochka |
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| Speed | Up to 8.16 km/s (Mach 25)[source] | 1.8 km/s (1.1 mi/s; Mach 5.3)[source] |
| Type | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] | Tactical ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2006 (DF-31), 2007 (DF-31A), 2017 (DF-31B)[source] | 1976–present (Scarab A) 1989–present (Scarab B) |
6,400 mm (250 in)[source]
Operational; DF-31
Single sourceOperational; DF-31A
Single source7,200–8,000 km (4,500–5,000 mi) (DF-31) 13,200 km (8,200 mi) (DF-31A)[source]
Maximum; Scarab A
Single sourceMaximum; Scarab B
Single sourceSingle-stage solid-propellant rocket
Single sourceSingle-stage solid-propellant rocket 96kN[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Used by | People's Liberation Army Rocket Force[source] | See Operators[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (ARMT)[source] | KBM ( Kolomna )[source] |
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| Unit cost | $300,000[source] |
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| Warhead | 425 kilotonnes of TNT (1,780 TJ)[source] | Fragmentation, cluster, 100 kt nuclear warhead, EMP , or chemical filling[source] |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | Up to 1,200 km (750 mi)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Astro-inertial guidance with BeiDou Navigation Satellite System[source] | Inertial guidance , Tochka-R added passive radar against radar installations[source] |
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| Accuracy | 100 m CEP for silo launched and 150–300 m for TEL-launched.[source] | 150 m (Tochka) 95 m (Tochka-U)[source] |
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| Launch platform | Silo, 8 axle TEL[source] | BAZ-5921 Mobile TEL[source] |
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| Wars | — | Yemeni Civil War (1994) First Chechen War Second Chechen War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1973[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 1 × OTR 21/9K79 Tactical Ballistic Missile[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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70 km (43 mi) Scarab A 120 km (75 mi) Scarab B[source]