Friday, November 21, 2008

9M55

IOC: 1987

9M55S

Origin
Russia

Contractor/s
Splav

Applications
Smerch
Smerch-M

Family Members
9M55F
9M55K
9M55K1
9M55K4
9M55K5

Description: The 9M55 is a family of 300mm rockets designed to perform a wide range of missions carrying different payloads. The 9M55 rockets are employed by the Soviet/Russian Smerch long-range multiple launch rocket artillery system. Each rocket projectile weighs approximately 800 kg and is 7.6 meters in length.

The 9M55S rocket features a thermobaric warhead designed to defeat troops unsheltered and under light field fortifications, light armored vehicles and buildings. The thermobaric warhead explosive weighs 100 kg and provides 1,000 Celsius degrees of temperature within 1.44 seconds over an area of more than 25 meters of diameter. This kind of weapon was employed by the Russians with impressive results in Chechnya.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 300 mm, Length 7.6 m

Weights: Warhead 243 kg (536 lb), Weight 800 kg (1,764 lb)

Performance: Max Range 70 km (38 nm), Min Range 25 km (13 nm)

Operators

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China

India

Kuwait

Russia

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

Internet Resources
splav.org

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)

Last Updated: Saturday, October 25, 2008

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