R-29RM Shtil
The R-29RM Shtil (Russian: Штиль, lit. "Calmness", NATO reporting name SS-N-23 Skiff) was a liquid propellant, submarine-launched ballistic missile in use by the Russian Navy. It had the alternate Russian designations RSM-54 and GRAU index 3M27. It was designed to be launched from the Delta IV submarine, each of which is capable of carrying 16 missiles. The R-29RM could carry four 100 kiloton warheads and had a range of about 8,500 kilometres (5,300 mi). They were replaced with the newer R-29RMU2 Sineva and later with the enhanced variant R-29RMU2.1 Layner.
| R-29RM Shtil/RSM-54 | |
|---|---|
| Type | SLBM |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1986–2010 |
| Used by | Soviet Navy Russian Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau |
| Manufacturer | Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 40.3 tonnes |
| Length | 14.8 metres |
| Diameter | 1.9 m |
| Warhead | The payload (2800 kg) was capable of carrying ten 100 kT yield MIRV warheads, though only a four MIRV warhead version entered production. |
| Blast yield | 200 kt each |
| Engine | Three-stage liquid fueled stages using N2O4/UDMH propellant |
Operational range | 8,300 kilometres (5,200 mi) |
Guidance system | Astroinertial |
| Accuracy | CEP 500 metres |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.