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SS-N-27
| Country: | Russian Federation |
|---|---|
| Alternate Name: | 3M54 Club |
| Class: | S/Su/LLCM |
| Target: | Ship |
| Length: | 8.22 m |
| Diameter: | 0.53 m |
| Wingspan: | 2.10 m |
| Launch Weight: | 1920.00 kg |
| Payload: | 200 kg HE |
| Propulsion: | Turbojet w/ solid booster |
| Range: | 220.00 km |
| Guidance: | INS, active radar |
| Status: | Development |
Details
The SS-N-27 (3M54 Club) is a short-range, solid propellant and turbojet powered, single warhead, surface-to-surface cruise missile developed by Russia. It was designed to destroy surface vessels and submarines as well as static and slow-moving targets protected by active defenses and electronic countermeasures.
The Novatur Experimental Design Bureau began designing the Club family of missiles in 1985. From the beginning, three distinct versions were developed: the 3M54, a three-stage anti-ship missile; the 3M54M1, a two-stage anti-ship missile with a larger warhead and a longer range; and the 3M14, a land attack version.
The 3M54 is a three-stage anti-ship missile that can be launched from ships and submarines, or from wheeled vehicles as a coastal defense missile. It is similar in appearance to the SS-N-21 “Sampson” (3M10/RK-55) nuclear strategic cruise missile design, also designed by Novatur, although it has a greatly reduced range. The three-stage missile is 8.22 m in length, has a body diameter of 0.53 m, and has a launch weight of 1,920 kg. It can be deployed on a wide selection of submarines and ships, including the “Akula 1 and 2” (Project 971), “Yasen” (Project 885), “Lada” (Project 667), “Amur” (Project 1650) class submarines, and “Scorpion” (Project 12300) class corvettes. Midcourse guidance is provided by an inertial navigation system (INS), and by an active radar in the terminal phase. The missile is powered by a three-stage solid propellant boost motor and a turbojet engine. It cruises between Mach 0.55 and 0.8, has a range of 220 km, and carries a 200 kg high explosive warhead.
Due to funding problems, it is not known if any SS-N-27 missiles have been delivered to the Russian Navy for evaluation or service use. Russia did offer the SS-N-27 for export in 1997 under the designation 3M54E.(1)
Footnotes
- Duncan Lennox, ed., Jane’s Strategic Weapons Systems 42 (Surrey: Jane’s Information Group, July 2005), 188-189; GlobalSecurity.org, “3M-54 Klub / SS-N-27,” available at http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/club.htm, accessed on August 1, 2006.
