Sea Skua vs SS-N-3 Shaddock: Specs Compared

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ACruise & anti-ship missiles

Sea Skua

Air-to-surface missile , anti-ship missile

BCruise & anti-ship missiles

SS-N-3 Shaddock

Cruise missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Sea Skualarger figure on 0 of 4

None

SS-N-3 Shaddocklarger figure on 4 of 4

Wingspan+247%
Diameter+292%
Mass+3555%
Range+1702%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 35 rows sourced on both sides

2.5m

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Length

All recorded figures & sources

2.5 m

Length

Single source

2.5 m^[source]

720mm

2.5m

Wingspan+247%

Configuration

Details

Sea Skua and SS-N-3 Shaddock configuration
Specification	Sea Skua	SS-N-3 Shaddock
Speed	Mach 1+^[source]	1.3 Mach^[source]
Type	Air-to-surface missile , anti-ship missile^[source]	Cruise missile^[source]
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1982^[source]	1963−1991 (USSR)

Used by	See operators^[source]	See operators^[source]

Wars	Falklands War Gulf War^[source]	Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

Designer	British Aircraft Corporation^[source]	Chelomey Design Bureau^[source]

Designed	1972^[source]	—

Manufacturer	British Aircraft Corporation (1972–1977) BAe Dynamics (1977–1999) MBDA (UK) Ltd (since 1999)^[source]	—

Produced	1975^[source]	—

Warhead	30 kg semi armour piercing, 9 kg RDX^[source]	HE SAP or nuclear^[source]

Detonation mechanism	Impact fuze, delayed detonation^[source]	—

Engine	Solid fuel booster / solid fuel sustainer^[source]	Turbojet with solid fuel boosters^[source]

Guidance system	Semi-active radar homing^[source]	Inertial with commands and infrared or active radar^[source]

Steering system	Control surfaces^[source]	—

Launch platform	Westland Lynx, Combattante BR-42 FAC^[source]	Echo II-class submarine Juliett-class submarine Kresta I-class cruiser Kynda-class cruiser BAZ-135 TEL Object 100^[source]

Variants	—	See variants^[source]

Blast yield	—	10 or 200 kt^[source]

Propellant	—	Liquid fuel^[source]

Former operator · Bulgarian Navy	—	Bulgarian Navy^[source]

Former operator · Soviet Navy	—	Soviet Navy^[source]

Former operator · Ukrainian Navy	—	Ukrainian Navy^[source]

Source measurement	—	The SS-N-3 Shaddock and Sepal missiles are 10.8 m (35 ft) long with a body diameter of 0.98 m (3 ft 3 in). Two swept-wings 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) long unfold forward after launch. A turbojet engine and an air inlet are located at the rear of the missile, while two solid propellant motors boost the missile during launch. The missile can cruise at altitudes of 100 m (330 ft), 4,000 m (13,000 ft), or 7,500 m (24,600 ft) at a maximum speed of 1.3 Mach . After the boosters are jettisoned, the turbojet powers the missile for the rest of the flight.^[source]SS-N-3 Shaddock · Overview; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Guidance was provided by a 'Scoop Pair' (for surface ships) or 'Front Door' (for submarines) radar for shorter ranges or via data link by fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters including the Tu-16 Badger , Tu-95 Bear-D , Ka-25 Hormone , and Ka-27 Helix . In the latter case, the aircraft could send radar pictures to the ship or submarine launcher allowing the weapons control officer to program the missile with the target coordinates. A drawback of the Shaddock was that the launching submarine had to remain surfaced after launch up to 25 minutes when firing against targets at a range of 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi).^[source]SS-N-3 Shaddock · Overview; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The P-5, P-6, and P-35 missiles have a minimum firing range of 25 km (16 mi) and can carry conventional high-explosive , semi-armour piercing (HE SAP) warhead, a 10 kiloton nuclear warhead, or a 650 kg (1,430 lb) nuclear warhead with a yield of 200 kt.^[source]SS-N-3 Shaddock · Overview; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage P-7 − Extended range prototype based on the P-5 with a range of 1,000 km (620 mi) The missile was tested in 1962−1964, but development was halted after the Soviets decided to focus on the development of submarine-mounted anti-ship missiles.^[source]SS-N-3 Shaddock · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage 3M44 Progress − Upgraded version of the P-35 mounted on a TEL or the Object 100 fixed anti-ship missile launcher. It has a reported range of 460 km (286 mi) and can carry a 350 kt nuclear warhead.^[source]SS-N-3 Shaddock · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In the coastal defence role, the SS-N-3B Sepal is carried by a BAZ-135 8×8 wheeled TEL carrying a single missile. The TEL has a length of 13.5 m (44 ft), a width of 2.86 m (9 ft 5 in), and combat weight of 21,000 kg (46,000 lb). The TEL carries a crew of five and has a road speed of 40 km/h (25 mph).^[source]SS-N-3 Shaddock · Deployment / Land-based platforms / Mobile coastal defence; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In 1954, the Soviets built an underground anti-ship missile complex known as Object 100 in the mountains near Balaklava , to protect Sevastopol and the Soviet Union's southern maritime approaches. While it initially employed Sopka anti-ship missiles, the system was modernized to fire P-35 missiles in 1973, and 3M44 Progress missiles in 1982.^[source]SS-N-3 Shaddock · Deployment / Land-based platforms / Fixed coastal defence; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

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The SS-N-3 Shaddock and Sepal missiles are 10.8 m (35 ft) long with a body diameter of 0.98 m (3 ft 3 in). Two swept-wings 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) long unfold forward after launch. A turbojet engine and an air inlet are located at the rear of the missile, while two solid propellant motors boost the missile during launch. The missile can cruise at altitudes of 100 m (330 ft), 4,000 m (13,000 ft), or 7,500 m (24,600 ft) at a maximum speed of 1.3 Mach . After the boosters are jettisoned, the turbojet powers the missile for the rest of the flight.^[source]SS-N-3 Shaddock · Overview; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Guidance was provided by a 'Scoop Pair' (for surface ships) or 'Front Door' (for submarines) radar for shorter ranges or via data link by fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters including the Tu-16 Badger , Tu-95 Bear-D , Ka-25 Hormone , and Ka-27 Helix . In the latter case, the aircraft could send radar pictures to the ship or submarine launcher allowing the weapons control officer to program the missile with the target coordinates. A drawback of the Shaddock was that the launching submarine had to remain surfaced after launch up to 25 minutes when firing against targets at a range of 250 nautical miles (460 km; 290 mi).^[source]SS-N-3 Shaddock · Overview; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The P-5, P-6, and P-35 missiles have a minimum firing range of 25 km (16 mi) and can carry conventional high-explosive , semi-armour piercing (HE SAP) warhead, a 10 kiloton nuclear warhead, or a 650 kg (1,430 lb) nuclear warhead with a yield of 200 kt.^[source]SS-N-3 Shaddock · Overview; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

P-7 − Extended range prototype based on the P-5 with a range of 1,000 km (620 mi) The missile was tested in 1962−1964, but development was halted after the Soviets decided to focus on the development of submarine-mounted anti-ship missiles.^[source]SS-N-3 Shaddock · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

3M44 Progress − Upgraded version of the P-35 mounted on a TEL or the Object 100 fixed anti-ship missile launcher. It has a reported range of 460 km (286 mi) and can carry a 350 kt nuclear warhead.^[source]SS-N-3 Shaddock · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

In the coastal defence role, the SS-N-3B Sepal is carried by a BAZ-135 8×8 wheeled TEL carrying a single missile. The TEL has a length of 13.5 m (44 ft), a width of 2.86 m (9 ft 5 in), and combat weight of 21,000 kg (46,000 lb). The TEL carries a crew of five and has a road speed of 40 km/h (25 mph).^[source]SS-N-3 Shaddock · Deployment / Land-based platforms / Mobile coastal defence; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

In 1954, the Soviets built an underground anti-ship missile complex known as Object 100 in the mountains near Balaklava , to protect Sevastopol and the Soviet Union's southern maritime approaches. While it initially employed Sopka anti-ship missiles, the system was modernized to fire P-35 missiles in 1973, and 3M44 Progress missiles in 1982.^[source]SS-N-3 Shaddock · Deployment / Land-based platforms / Fixed coastal defence; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage