RPK-6 Vodopad/RPK-7 Veter
RPK-6Vodopad(Russian:РПК-6 Водопад,"waterfall" ) is aSoviet533 mmanti-submarine missiledeployed operationally since 1981.[1]
RPK-7Veter(Russian:РПК-7 Ветер,"wind" ) is a 650 mm version, deployed operationally since 1984.[1]
Both missiles are given the same United States Navy designationSS-N-16and NATO designationStallion.[1]
Both missiles are torpedo-tube launched, with a solid-fuel rocket engine to power them above the surface.[1]Both missiles are dual-role; they can be armed with either a 400 mm anti-submarine torpedo or anuclear depth charge.[1]
The Veter's increased range of approximately 100 kilometers was an impressive boost over its predecessor theSS-N-15 Starfish,which could only reach half the distance.
Specifications (RPK-7 Veter)
[edit]Performance:
- Range: 100 km (55 nmi)
Payload:
- Nuclear depth charge or 400 mm torpedo
Guidance:
Operators
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References
[edit]- ^abcdeAutofilled, Norman Polmar (2003).Cold War Submarines.Potomac Books. p. 670.ISBN9781597973199.
External links
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