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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
RT-21
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the icbm category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Missile ClassICBM
- Service Entry Year1968
- DesignerYuzhnoye Design Bureau
- Launch Weight34,000 kg
- In ServiceNo
◈Propulsion4MOD.4
- Propulsion Typesolid-propellant rocket
- Number of Stages3
- Fuel Typesolid
- Solid-FuelYes
▣Performance2MOD.2
- Maximum Range10,186 km
- Throw Weight600 kg
◇Accuracy & Re-Entry1MOD.1
- Guidance TypeInertial / GPS
◆Warhead7MOD.7
- Warhead Typethermonuclear
- NuclearYes
- ThermonuclearYes
- Yield (per warhead)600
- MIRVNo
- Warhead / RV Count1
- Conventional-CapableNo
▤Basing5MOD.5
- Basing Modesilo
- Silo-BasedYes
- Road-Mobile (TEL)No
- Rail-MobileNo
- Submarine-LaunchedNo
⬢Production1MOD.1
- First Test1968
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1969Production started
- 1983Entered service
57
years in service
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
ICBM RANKING ICBM · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theICBMcategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
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.
Propellant consisting of a solid mixture of fuel and oxidizer, enabling long-term storage and immediate launch readiness.
Relating to nuclear weapons that derive destructive power from both fission and fusion reactions, typically used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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