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OTR-21 Tochkalarger figure on 0 of 2
R-36 (missile)larger figure on 2 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source6,400 mm (250 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | OTR-21 Tochka | R-36 (missile) |
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| Speed | 1.8 km/s (1.1 mi/s; Mach 5.3)[source] | — |
| Type | Tactical ballistic missile[source] | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1976–present (Scarab A) 1989–present (Scarab B)[source] | 1966–1979 (original variant) 1988–present (R-36M2 Voevoda variant)[source] |
R-36-O
Single source18,900 mm (740 in) - (R-36-O) 32,200 mm (1,270 in)[source]
Single-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 | See Operators[source] | Russian Strategic Rocket Forces[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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| Manufacturer | KBM ( Kolomna )[source] | Factory: Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant Developer: Yuzhnoye Design Office[source] |
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| Unit cost | $300,000[source] | $7,000,000[source] |
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| Produced | 1973[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Fragmentation, cluster, 100 kt nuclear warhead, EMP , or chemical filling[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] |
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| Main armament | 1 × OTR 21/9K79 Tactical Ballistic Missile[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Inertial guidance , Tochka-R added passive radar against radar installations[source] | Inertial, autonomous[source] |
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| Accuracy | 150 m (Tochka) 95 m (Tochka-U)[source] | 220–1,300 m CEP[source] |
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| Launch platform | BAZ-5921 Mobile TEL[source] | Silo[source] |
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| Designed | — | From 1962[source] |
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| Engine | — | 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] |
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| Propellant | — | N 2 O 4 / UDMH[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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