Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Bazalt

IOC: 1973

Also Known As
4K-80
P-500
SS-N-12 Sandbox

Origin
Russia

Applications
Granit
Project 1143.4
Project 1164
Vikramaditya

Description: P-500 Bazalt is a supersonic, long-range, anti-ship cruise missile developed by the Soviet Union to engage NATO surface ships. It is powered by a liquid fuel motor and has an effective range of 550 kilometers at Mach 2+ carrying a 1,000 kg warhead. Alternatively, it could replace its conventional payload by a nuclear warhead of about 350 kilotons.

Due to its weight of 5 tons and span of more than 11 meters, Bazalt long-range missile was provided to large Soviet surface ships such as cruisers and aircraft carriers. NATO name for this weapon is the SS-N-12 Sandbox.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 900 mm, Length 11.7 m, Width 2.6 m

Weights: Max Weight 5,000 kg (11,023 lb), Warhead 1,000 kg (2,205 lb)

Performance: CEP 700 m (2,297 ft), Max Range 500 km (270 nm), Top Speed 830 mps (Mach 2.50)

Yield: 350 kiloton

Operators

Russia

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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