RT-15 (missile)
RT-15 (missile) | |
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General Information | |
Type | Medium-range missile |
Local name | RT-15, 8K96 |
NATO designation | SS-14 Scapegoat |
Country of origin |
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Manufacturer | ZKB-7, KB Arsenal |
development | 1961 |
Commissioning | Development stopped |
Technical specifications | |
length | 10.60 m |
diameter | 1,490 mm |
Combat weight | 16,000 kg |
drive | Solid rocket engine |
Range | 2,500-2,950 km |
Furnishing | |
steering | Inertial navigation platform |
Warhead | 1 nuclear warhead 1.0 Mt |
Weapon platforms | Mobile on 15P696 tracked vehicle |
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The RT-15 ( Russian РТ-15 ) was a Soviet mobile medium-range missile from the Cold War era . The missile's NATO code name is SS-14 Scamp or SS-14 Scapegoat . The GRAY index was 8K96 .
description
The RT-15 program represented an early move by the Soviet Union to produce a medium-range tactical mobile missile. Although development work on the missile system was fully completed in the mid-1960s, the RT-15 system was rejected for active use in the army. In the end, the project was canceled before it could be included in Soviet military planning. It was planned that the system could be launched from both sea-based and land-based launch platforms. The two-stage solid rocket was launched on a chain-driven mobile rocket launch pad. The starter vehicle was based on the chassis of a heavy tank.
The SS-14 starter vehicle was first sighted in May 1965 and was given the NATO designation "Scamp" by Western military analysts. The system was first publicly presented in November 1967 at a military parade in Moscow. Since the missile was later seen separately inside a missile launch container, it was also given the NATO code name "Scapegoat" in 1968.
See also
Web links
- Description on www.fas.org (English)
- Description with picture (Russian)