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OTR-21 Tochkalarger figure on 0 of 2
RS-24 Yarslarger figure on 2 of 2
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Length
Single source6,400 mm (250 in)[source]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | OTR-21 Tochka | RS-24 Yars |
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| Type | Tactical ballistic missile[source] | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 1976–present (Scarab A) 1989–present (Scarab B)[source] | 2010–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Russian Strategic Missile Troops |
22,500 mm[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.
| 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] | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant[source] |
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| Unit cost | $300,000[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1973[source] | 2009[source] |
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| Warhead | Fragmentation, cluster, 100 kt nuclear warhead, EMP , or chemical filling[source] | 3 x 200 kiloton MIRV warheads[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 with Glonass[source] |
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| Accuracy | 150 m (Tochka) 95 m (Tochka-U)[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | BAZ-5921 Mobile TEL[source] | Silo , road-mobile TEL MZKT-79221[source] |
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| Designer | — | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology[source] |
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| Engine | — | Three-stage Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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