mmitchel@msd.gatech.edu (Mark A. Mitchell) (02/06/91)
From: mmitchel@msd.gatech.edu (Mark A. Mitchell) JEWELLLW@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU (Larry W. Jewell) wrote: } }THE SS-21 "SCARAB" (USSR-"TOCKHA") HAS SUPERCEDED THE FROG AND }the Iraqis have at least one brigade (18 launchers). } }Specifications: } Length: (not available). 6.0 m } Diameter: " " . 0.85 m } Weight: " " . 3000 kg } Warhead Type: 10-, 100- 450 kg } kiloton nuclear, HE, } or chemical. I have filled in the blanks above on the Scarab's specs. This system has the same warhead size as the FROG-7, but better accuracy and nearly twice the range. Jane's mentions Syria but not Iraq as Scarab-equipped. [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