Wednesday, January 07, 2009

P-70

Also Known As
4K66
Ametiste
SS-N-7 Starbright

Origin
Russia

Derived from:
P-35

Description: P-70 anti-ship missile was a scaled-down variant of P-5 submarine-launched cruise missile with shorter range. It was developed as a replacement for P-5 which was discarded by its low speed and jamming vulnerability. P-70, which receives the SS-N-7 Starbright designation, was high subsonic and relied on solid propellant. Its guidance system was based on an active radar seeker which allowed for fire and forget capability. It could be equipped with either nuclear or conventional warhead. The Soviet Union equipped its Project 670A/Charlie submarines with P-70 missiles.

Specifications
Dimensions: Length 6.7 m

Weights: Max Weight 3,375 kg (7,440 lb), Warhead 500 kg (1,102 lb)

Performance: Max Range 65,000 m (213,255 ft), Top Speed 300 mps (Mach 0.90)

Yield: 200 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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