ferrill@milton.u.washington.edu (Arther Ferrill) (02/04/91)
From: Arther Ferrill <ferrill@milton.u.washington.edu> What is the Frog? I understand that it can be fired from surface launchers and from the air, and that it has a range of 43 miles. What kind of warhead does it carry? How is it guided to its target? How accurate is it?
mmitchel@msd.gatech.edu (Mark A. Mitchell) (02/05/91)
From: mmitchel@msd.gatech.edu (Mark A. Mitchell) ferrill@milton.u.washington.edu (Arther Ferrill) wrote: } }What is the Frog? } How is it guided to its target? FROG comes from Free Rocket Over Ground, in other words an unguided ballistic missile. The FROG-7 (Luna M to the Soviets) has a single solid propellant motor and can carry a 450 kg HE warhead. The range is 70 km, no idea on accuracy. [Source: Jane's Weapon Systems] -- "Any man with a good car don't need | Mark A. Mitchell Georgia Tech to be justified!" | mmitchel@msd.gatech.edu
major@uunet.UU.NET (Mike Schmitt) (02/05/91)
From: bcstec!shuksan!major@uunet.UU.NET (Mike Schmitt) > From: Arther Ferrill <ferrill@milton.u.washington.edu> > What is the Frog? I understand that it can be fired from surface > launchers and from the air, and that it has a range of 43 miles. What > kind of warhead does it carry? How is it guided to its target? How > accurate is it? "FROG" (Free Rocket Over Ground) are a "family" of unguided, spin stabilized tactical rockets. In Soviet "rocket" terminology a distinction is made between "tactical" rockets (FROG), "operational" rockets (SCUD), and "strategic" rockets (ICBM). FROG -1, -2, -3, -4 were carried on the PT-76 tracked chassis. The latest version, FROG-7, is carried on a ZIL-135 8-wheel prime mover. Another ZIL-135 FROG Transport follows with 3 more missiles. FROG-7 (circa 1965) is a divisional artillery weapon: Length: 30 feet Diameter: 24 inches Weight: 3 tons Fuel: Single stage, solid propellant Range: min 15 Km - max 65 Km Guidance: Free (4 stabilizing fins) Payload: HE(about 990 lbs), Chemical, Nuclear capable. Crew: 6 In the Soviet divisional artillery regiment there is one FROG Battalion with 4 launchers ("TEL" Tractor-Erector-Loader) and 4 resupply vehicles. The FROG Battalion deploys as a complete unit and the TELs move by leapfrog. The battery is capable of firing within 20 minutes of receiving target data - reload time is under 30 minutes. FROG-7 is probably not very accurate, with a probable error of between 350m and 750m depending on the range. During the Yom Kippur War, 20 FROG-7 rockets were fired by the Syrians at an airfield 55 Km away. The rockets fell within an 8km X 5Km circle - all missing the airfield. I would guess that the Iraqi forces have plenty of FROG-7s - as many if not more than the SCUDs. However, somebody posted the Order of Battle for an Iraqi armored division - and I didn't see the FROG Battalion listed with the artillery brigade (????). mike schmitt
ldoering@caen.engin.umich.edu (Laurence Doering) (02/15/91)
From: ldoering@caen.engin.umich.edu (Laurence Doering) In article <1991Feb5.041354.4777@cbnews.att.com> bcstec!shuksan!major@uunet.UU.NET (Mike Schmitt) writes: > > FROG-7 is probably not very accurate, with a probable error of between > 350m and 750m depending on the range. During the Yom Kippur War, 20 > FROG-7 rockets were fired by the Syrians at an airfield 55 Km away. > The rockets fell within an 8km X 5Km circle - all missing the airfield. > Yup. In 1978, I spent the summer on Kibbutz G'vat, about 3 km from the airfield in question (the Israeli airbase at Ramat David.) Residents of the kibbutz told me that one of the FROGs actually did land within the boundary of the airbase, but didn't cause any damage. Most of the other missiles landed in cotton fields or orchards. Two hit the nearby town of Migdal Ha'Emek, 5 km from the base. Another missed the dining hall at Kibbutz G'vat by about 100 feet, damaging the building and blowing out windows all over the kibbutz. When I was there, you could still see where the FROG had landed - they'd filled in the crater, but 5 years later the kibbutzniks still hadn't gotten around to replacing the sidewalks where the crater had been. - Larry