JEWELLLW@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU (Larry W. Jewell) (02/05/91)
From: "Larry W. Jewell" <JEWELLLW@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
SS-12 'Scaleboard'/SS-22 Short Range Ballistic Missile system
Specifications:
Length: 36ft 11in.
Diameter: 3ft 5 1/3 in.
Weight: 19,400 lbs.
Warhead Weight: 2,756 lbs.
Warhead type: 800-kiloton nuclear warhead
Minimum range: 138 miles
Maximum range: 497 miles
CEP: 525 yrds.
Launch vehicle: MAZ-537
Propellant: solid fuel
Guidance: inertial
Introduced in 1969, it has been replaced by the SS-12M
'Scaleboard' (formerly the SS-22) in 1979. The SS-12M is an
inertially guided two-stage missile with imporved range and
accuracy.
Larry W. Jewell
"It is not the policy of the U.S. Navy to confirm nor deny the presence
of nuclear weapons on it's ships or shore installations."