FROG-7
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The FROG-7 is the final version of the FROG family of unguided, spin-stabilized, short-range artillery rockets. The name “FROG” comes from then NATO designation of Free-Rocket-Over-Ground. The FROG-7 (A or B model) has a range up to 70km and a CEP (circular error of probability) between 500m and 700m. The road mobile rocket has a 550 kg warhead and is capable of delivering high explosive, nuclear, or chemical warheads. The FROG-7 was first introduced in 1965. The FROG-7 was extensively deployed throughout the many Soviet satellite states. The rocket has been extensively exported and is now in the possession of a large number of countries.
Specifications
- Length: 30 feet (7A)
- Diameter: 1.8 feet
- Weight: 2.5-2.8 tons
- Range: 70,000 meters
- Warhead: high explosive, chemical, nuclear-capable
External links
- http://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/row/frog-7.htm
- http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/www/284a.htm
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