RPK-9 Medvedka ("Mole cricket", NATO Designation SS-N-29)[1][2] is a modern missile system used to engage submarines. The system consists of a launcher with eight missiles, each with the small torpedo as the warhead.
SS-N-29 | |
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Type | Anti-submarine missile |
Service history | |
Used by | Russia |
Production history | |
Designer | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology |
Specifications | |
Mass | Whole system: 19.4 t Missile: 800 kg (1,800 lb) |
Length | 5.53 m (18.1 ft) |
Diameter | 400 mm (16 in) |
Warhead | MPT-1UE-Torpedo |
Operational range | 20 km (12 mi) |
Specifications
edit- Operational depth: 15–500 metres (49–1,640 ft)
- Total weight of system (with 8 missiles): 19.4 tonnes (19.1 long tons; 21.4 short tons)
- Total weight of system (with 4 missiles): 12 tonnes (12 long tons; 13 short tons)
- Missile weight: 800 kilograms (1,800 lb)
- Diameter: 400 millimetres (16 in)