OTR-21 Tochka
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OTR-21 Tochka (Russian: оперативно-тактический ракетный комплекс (ОТР) «Точка», romanized: operativno-takticheskiy raketnyy kompleks (OTR) "Tochka", lit. 'Tactical Operational Missile Complex "Point"') is a Soviet tactical ballistic missile. Its GRAU designation is 9K79; its NATO reporting name is SS-21 Scarab. One missile is transported per 9P129 vehicle and raised prior to launch. It uses an inertial guidance system.[3][4]
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OTR-21 Tochka SS-21 Scarab | |
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Type | Tactical ballistic missile |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1976–present (Scarab A) 1989–present (Scarab B) |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars | Yemeni Civil War (1994) First Chechen War Second Chechen War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | KBM (Kolomna) |
Unit cost | $300,000 [1] |
Produced | 1973 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) Scarab A 2,010 kg (4,430 lb) Scarab B |
Length | 6,400 mm (250 in) |
Diameter | 650 mm (26 in) |
Crew | 3 |
Maximum firing range | 70 km (43 mi) Scarab A 120 km (75 mi) Scarab B |
Warhead | Chemical, 100 kt nuclear warhead, EMP, or fragmentation filling |
Main armament | 1 × OTR 21/9K79 Tactical Ballistic Missile |
Engine | Single-stage solid-propellant rocket 96kN[2] |
Maximum speed | 1.8 km/s (1.1 mi/s; Mach 5.3) |
Guidance system | Inertial guidance, Tochka-R added passive radar against radar installations |
Accuracy | 150 m (Tochka) 95 m (Tochka-U) |
Launch platform | BAZ-5921 [ru] Mobile TEL |
The OTR-21 forward deployment to East Germany began in 1981[citation needed], replacing the earlier Luna-M series of unguided artillery rockets. The system was scheduled to be decommissioned by the Russian Armed Forces in 2020 in favour of the 9K720 Iskander,[5] but they have been observed in use against Ukrainian targets during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6][7]