R-300 Elbrus
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R-300 Elbrus is a Soviet short-range ballistic missile system, better known in the West by its NATO reporting name "Scud."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R-17 Elbrus | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet weapon system
ⓘ
short-range ballistic missile system ⓘ tactical ballistic missile ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Scud missiles
ⓘ
surface form:
SS-1C Scud-B
Scud missiles ⓘ
surface form:
Scud
|
| category |
ballistic missiles of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
theatre ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deploymentMode | mobile ⓘ |
| deploymentPeriod |
Cold War
ⓘ
surface form:
Cold War period
|
| designedFor | tactical battlefield use ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Soviet design institutes
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet design bureaus
|
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Middle Eastern countries
ⓘ
North Korea ⓘ |
| guidanceType | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| influenced |
North Korean Hwasong missile family
ⓘ
various Scud-derivative missiles ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | road-mobile transporter erector launcher ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName |
Scud missiles
ⓘ
surface form:
Scud
|
| notableFor |
symbolic status as generic “Scud” missile in Western media
ⓘ
widespread proliferation ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Soviet Ground Forces ⓘ |
| originatesFromProgram |
Soviet missile program
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Scud missile program
|
| propellantType | liquid-fueled ⓘ |
| rangeClass | short-range ⓘ |
| role | surface-to-surface missile ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Egypt
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ North Korea ⓘ Soviet armed forces ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Armed Forces
Syria ⓘ Warsaw Pact ⓘ
surface form:
Warsaw Pact countries
|
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| warheadType |
chemical-capable
ⓘ
high-explosive ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Scud missile