J-600T Yıldırım vs R-36 (missile): Specs Compared

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ABallistic missiles

J-600T Yıldırım

Theater ballistic missile Short-range ballistic missile

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BBallistic missiles

R-36 (missile)

Intercontinental ballistic missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

J-600T YıldırımLength

6.1 m

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R-36 (missile)Length

32.2 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

J-600T Yıldırımlarger figure on 0 of 3

None

R-36 (missile)larger figure on 3 of 3

Length+428%
Diameter+408%
Mass+9881%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 24 rows sourced on both sides

6.1m

32.2m

Length+428%

All recorded figures & sources

6.1 m

Length

Single source

6.10 m^[source]

32.2 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

J-600T Yıldırım and R-36 (missile) configuration
Specification	J-600T Yıldırım	R-36 (missile)
Speed	Supersonic^[source]	—
Type	Theater ballistic missile Short-range ballistic missile^[source]	Intercontinental ballistic missile^[source]
Place of origin	Turkey^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	2001 – present^[source]	1966–1979 (original variant) 1988–present (R-36M2 Voevoda variant)^[source]

Used by	Turkish Army^[source]	Russian Strategic Rocket Forces^[source]

Designer	Roketsan^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Roketsan^[source]	Factory: Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant Developer: Yuzhnoye Design Office^[source]

Produced	1998^[source]	—

Warhead	480 kg TNT + RDX conventional warhead^[source]	Depending on variant (see variants). Newest (R-36M2), 10 × 550–750 kiloton MIRV warheads with a large amount of decoys and other penetration aids . Originally (R-36), 1 × 8–20 megaton warhead.^[source]

Detonation mechanism	Proximity / Impact^[source]	—

Engine	Single-stage solid propellant^[source]	Two or three (R-36MUTTKH and R-36M2) liquid fueled rocket stages First Stage: 1x RD-251 (R-36) 1x RD-251P (R-36P) 1x RD-251M (R-36-O) 1x RD-264 (R-36M) 1x RD-264 (R-36MUTTKh and R-36M2) Second Stage: 1x RD-252 (R-36) 1x RD-252 (R-36P) 1x RD-0228 (R-36M) 1x RD-0255 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-0255 (R-36M2) Third Stage: 1x RD-864 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-869 (R-36M2)^[source]