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R-17 Elbrus

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The R-17 Elbrus, known to NATO as the SS-1C Scud-B, is a Soviet tactical ballistic missile built by the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant and derived from the earlier R-11 Zemlya, entering service in 1962. The most prolifically launched of the Scud-designated missiles, it was produced in a run estimated at 7,000 between 1960 and 1987, operated by 32 countries, manufactured in four countries outside the Soviet Union, and reverse-engineered by North Korea as the Hwasong-5. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Tactical ballistic missile 1
Introduced Year
1964 2
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
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Used In

Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: R-17 Elbrus
Iran-Iraq War, Wars
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Syrian Civil War, Wars
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Yom Kippur War, Wars
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1. Wikipedia: R-17 Elbrus
  • service status
    It is still in service with some
  • Introduction
    is a Soviet tactical ballistic missile built by the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant
  • Used In: Yom Kippur War, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iran-Iraq War'
  • Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, infobox wars field: 'Soviet-Afghan War'
  • Used In: Gulf War, infobox wars field: 'Gulf war'
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Syrian civil war'
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2. Wikidata: R-17 Elbrus
Wikidata Q1968094, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
R-17 Elbrus (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q1968094 (P729 service entry): 1964
Quote, Wikidata Q1968094 (P729 service entry): 1964
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1964.
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