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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the icbm category.
01 / Overview
R-16
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1961–1976
Quantity
202
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the icbm category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General7MOD.7
- Missile ClassICBM
- Service Entry Year1961
- DesignerMikhail Yangel, Valentin Glushko
- Length30.44 m
- Diameter3 m
- Launch Weight140.6 kg
- In ServiceYes
◈Propulsion6MOD.6
- Propulsion Typemultistage rocket
- Number of Stages2
- Fuel TypeAK27I + UDMH
- Solid-FuelNo
- Cold-LaunchNo
- CanisterizedNo
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Minimum Range11,000 km
- Maximum Range13,000 km
- Depressed-Trajectory CapableNo
◇Accuracy & Re-Entry5MOD.5
- Circular Error Probable (CEP)2.7 m
- Guidance TypeInertial / GPS
- Terminal GuidanceNo
- Maneuverable Re-Entry Vehicle (MaRV)No
- Penetration Aids / DecoysNo
◆Warhead6MOD.6
- Warhead Typethermonuclear
- NuclearYes
- ThermonuclearYes
- MIRVNo
- Warhead / RV Count1
- Conventional-CapableNo
▤Basing5MOD.5
- Basing Modesilo and soft site
- Silo-BasedYes
- Road-Mobile (TEL)No
- Rail-MobileNo
- Submarine-LaunchedNo
⬢Production2MOD.2
- Total Production202
- First Test1961
▲Warhead Detail1MOD.1
- Explosive Filler TypeAK27I + UDMH
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1961Production started
- 1976Production ended
65
years in service
15
years in production
202
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
ICBM RANKING ICBM · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theICBMcategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Guidance system combining inertial navigation (self-contained motion tracking) with GPS (satellite-based positioning) for precise trajectory correction in ballistic missiles.
Relating to or using nuclear energy, typically fission, for propulsion or power generation in military vessels.
Silo-based: a launch configuration in which an intercontinental ballistic missile is stored and launched from a hardened underground silo.
Relating to nuclear weapons that derive destructive power from both fission and fusion reactions, typically used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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