TR-1 Temp

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TR-1 Temp
SS-12 Scaleboard
9P120 Temp-s.jpg
9P120 launcher with 9M76 rocket of missile complex Temp-S
Type Theatre ballistic missile
Short-range ballistic missile
Place of originUSSR
Service history
In service1969 - 1989
Used by Soviet Armed Forces
Production history
Designer Nadiradze OKB
Manufacturer Votkinsk Machine Building Plant
Mass9,700 kg (21,400 lb)
Length12.4 m (41 ft)
Diameter1.01 m (3 ft 4 in)
WarheadSingle 500  kt warhead

EngineSingle-stage liquid propellant
800 km (500 mi) (SS-12)
Accuracy750 m (0.47 mi) CEP (SS-12)
Road-mobile TEL
TransportRoad-mobile TEL





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