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Hwasong-11Alarger figure on 1 of 2
Scud missilelarger figure on 1 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source8.77 m (28.8 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hwasong-11A | Scud missile |
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| Speed | — | Mach 5[source] |
| Type | Short-range ballistic missile[source] | SRBM[source] |
| Place of origin | North Korea[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2019–present[source] | 1957–present (Scud A) 1964–present (Scud B) 1965–present (Scud C) 1989–present (Scud D)[source] |
| Used by |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
11.25 m (36.9 ft)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source190–900 km (120–560 mi)[source]
Operational; Scud A
Single sourceOperational; Scud B
Single sourceOperational; 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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
North Korea ( Korean People's Army Strategic Force ) Russia[source] |
see Operators[source] |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian war[source] | 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 | 2018[source] | From 1950[source] |
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| Manufacturer | February 11 Plant[source] | OKB Makeïev[source] |
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| Developed into | See § Variants[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 500–1,500 kg (1,100–3,300 lb), nuclear and conventional[source] | Conventional high-explosive, fragmentation, chemical VX warhead, thermonuclear[source] |
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| Engine | Solid-fueled engine[source] | Single-stage liquid-fuel[source] |
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| Propellant | Solid composite[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | 50–60 km (31–37 mi)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Inertial navigation system (INS), possible satellite navigation[source] | Inertial guidance , Scud-D adds DSMAC terminal guidance[source] |
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| Accuracy | 35–200 m (115–656 ft)[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 | 8×8 wheeled TEL Tracked launcher Railway car Silo[source] | MAZ-543 Mobile Launcher[source] |
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