Scud D (Hwasong 7)
Owned By
| Operator: | Syria | North Korea | Hezbollah |
| Status: | In Service | In Service | Reported |
| Number: | <100 | A few dozen | Small quantity |
| Cost: | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Acquired: | 2000-2009 | 1994 | Transferred from Syria in 2010 |
| General Specs: | |||
| Country of origin: | North Korea | ||
| Manufacturer: | |||
| Introduced: | Early 1990s | ||
| Class: | Short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) | ||
| Range: | 435 miles (700 km) | ||
| Warhead: | 1100 lbs (500 kg) | ||
| Speed: | |||
| Weight: | 14,330 lbs (6,500 kg) | ||
| Length: | 40.3 ft (12.29 m) | ||
| Diameter: | 2.9 ft (0.88 m) | ||
| Propellant: | Single stage liquid propellant engine | ||
| Guidance System: | Inertial Guidance system combined with digital scene matching | ||
| Accuracy: | 164 ft (50 m) CEP | ||
| Launch Platform: | Transporter Erector Launcher | ||
| Notes: | Also known as the Scud-Extended Range (Scud ER). | ||
Sources:
- “R-300 9K72 Elbrus / SS-1C SCUD-B,” Federation of American Scientist, 9 Sept. 2000, 9 July 2014.
- Binnie, Jeremy. “IDF Corroborates Hizbullah ‘Scud-D’ Claims,” IHS Jane’s 360, 2 Mar. 2015, 9 May 2015.
- “R-11/-17 (SS-1 SCUD A/B/C/D),” Missile Threat, George C. Marshall and Claremont Institutes, 17 Apr. 2013, 9 July 2014.
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