300mm 9M55
Smerch family of 300mm artillery rockets
Overview
9T234-2 transloader
Rear view of a Russian army 9T234-2 transloader with the crane being operated by the crew.
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Origin
Soviet Union
Type
Artillery rocket
Entered service
1987
Status
In service
Development
1980's
Developer
Soviet Union
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Splav
Production
1989 - present
Producer
Soviet Union
Russia
Russia
Number produced
Produced in large numbers
Notable users
Soviet Union
Russia
Russia
Variants
9K58 Smerch
9K58 Smerch launching a 300mm artillery rocket.
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9M55 series of artillery rockets
9M55F
Unitary HE-Fragmentation warhead. Adopted in 1992.
9M55K
Cluster munition warhead for anti-personnel use. Contains 72 submunitions.
9M55K1
Cluster munition warhead for anti-tank use. Contains 5 Motiv-3M smart self-guided top attack munitions. Adopted in 1996.
9M55K4
Cluster munition warhead for vehicle area denail. Contains 25 PTM-3 magnetic fuse anti-tank mines.
9M55K5
Cluster munition with 646 bomblets with fragmentation and armor piercing effect.
9M55S
Unitary parachute retarded fuel air explosive warhead.
Details
Facts
9M55F
9M55K
9M55K1
9M55K4
General
Origin
Soviet Union
Type
Artillery rocket
Dimensions
Length
7.6 m in total
2.05 m detachable warhead section
Diameter
300 mm
Wingspan
0.60 m
Weight
810 kg
Guidance
Guidance mode
Course correction in flight using 9B171 or 9B191 guidance section
Warhead
Type
High explosive fragmentation
Weight
246 kg warhead section
92.5 kg TGFA-13M explosive filler
Fuse
Impact
Effect
1.100 fragments of over 50 gram
Engagement envelope
Propulsion
9D167 solid propellant rocket motor
132 kN for 2 seconds
Speed
1.000 m/s at end of burn
Range
70 k maximum
25 km minimum
Accuracy
150 m CEP
Platforms
9K58 Smerch
The 9M55 family of artillery rockets was developed as component of the 9K58 Smerch rocket artillery complex.