Scud missiles | DisamKB

Scud missiles

E11734

short-range ballistic missile tactical ballistic missile

Scud missiles are Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missiles that gained widespread notoriety for their use by Iraq to attack coalition and civilian targets during the Gulf War.

Aliases (12)

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	short-range ballistic missile → short-range ballistic missile → short-range ballistic missile → short-range ballistic missile → short-range ballistic missile → tactical ballistic missile →
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union →
designer	Soviet Union →
enteredService	late 1950s →
hasVariant	Scud-A → Scud-B → Scud-C → Scud-D →
inspiredDerivative	Iranian Shahab-1 → Iranian Shahab-2 → North Korean Hwasong-5 → North Korean Hwasong-6 →
launchPlatform	mobile transporter-erector-launcher →
maximumRange	approximately 180 kilometers → approximately 300 kilometers →
NATOReportingName	Scud →
notableUse	Iraqi missile attacks on Israel during the 1991 Gulf War → Iraqi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia during the 1991 Gulf War →
propellantType	liquid fuel →
SovietDesignation	R-11 → R-17 → R-300 Elbrus →
usedBy	Afghanistan → Angola → Bulgaria → Cuba → Czechoslovakia → East Germany → Egypt → Hungary → Iran → Iraq → Libya → North Korea → Pakistan → Poland → Russia → Soviet Union → Syria → United Arab Emirates → United Arab Republic → Vietnam → Yemen → Yugoslavia →
usedInConflict	Gulf War → Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict → Iran–Iraq War → Libyan–Chadian conflict → Syrian Civil War → Yom Kippur War →
warheadType	chemical → high-explosive → potential nuclear →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Scud missile ("Scud-A") → Scud missile ("Scud-B") → Scud missile ("Scud-C") → Scud missile ("Scud-D") →	hasVariant
Scud missile ("North Korean Hwasong-5") → Scud missile ("North Korean Hwasong-6") → Scud missile ("Iranian Shahab-1") → Scud missile ("Iranian Shahab-2") →	inspiredDerivative
R-17 ("Scud-B") → R-300 Elbrus ("Scud") → Scud missile ("Scud") →	NATOReportingName
R-300 Elbrus ("Scud") → R-300 Elbrus ("SS-1C Scud-B") →	alsoKnownAs
R-11 ("Scud-B") →	basisFor
R-11 ("Scud-A") →	hasNATOReportingName
Gulf War →	IraqiWeaponUsed
R-11 ("Scud missile family") →	partOf
R-17 ("Scud missile family") →	partOfSeries