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DF-31larger figure on 2 of 2
Scud missilelarger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source21.6 m (70 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | DF-31 | Scud missile |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Up to 8.16 km/s (Mach 25)[source] | Mach 5[source] |
| Type | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] | SRBM[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] | 1957–present (Scud A) 1964–present (Scud B) 1965–present (Scud C) 1989–present (Scud D) |
11.25 m (36.9 ft)[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]
Operational; Scud A
Single sourceOperational; Scud B
Single sourceBars 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] | OKB Makeïev[source] |
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| Unit cost | — |
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| Warhead | 425 kilotonnes of TNT (1,780 TJ)[source] | Conventional high-explosive, fragmentation, chemical VX warhead, thermonuclear[source] |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | Single-stage liquid-fuel[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 , Scud-D adds DSMAC terminal guidance[source] |
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| Accuracy | 100 m CEP for silo launched and 150–300 m for TEL-launched.[source] | 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[source] |
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| Launch platform | Silo, 8 axle TEL[source] | MAZ-543 Mobile Launcher[source] |
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| Wars | — | Yom 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 Civil War (2014–present) , Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen , Second Nagorno-Karabakh War , 2026 Iran war[source] |
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| Designed | — | From 1950[source] |
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Operational; Scud C
Single sourceOperational; Scud D
Single source180 km (110 mi) Scud A 300 km (190 mi) Scud B 600 km (370 mi) Scud C 700 km (430 mi) Scud D[source]