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SSC-6
| Country: | Russian Federation |
|---|---|
| Alternate Name: | Stooge, 3K60 Bal |
| Class: | LLCM |
| Target: | Ship |
| Length: | 4.20 m |
| Diameter: | 0.42 m |
| Launch Weight: | 630.00 kg |
| Payload: | 145 kg HE, SAP |
| Propulsion: | Turbofan w/ solid booster |
| Range: | 130.00 km |
| Guidance: | INS, active radar |
| Status: | Operational |
| In Service: | 1997-Present |
Details
The SSC-6 “Stooge” (3K60 Bal) is a short-range, ground-launched, turbofan propelled, single warhead, surface-to-surface cruise missile developed and manufactured by Russia.
The Zvezda-Strela OKB (now Tactical Missile Corporation) began developing the SS-N-25 “Switchblade” missile in 1983. It was originally intended as a surface-to-surface missile for ship and coastal launch, and an export replacement for the SS-N-2 “Styx” missiles. The ship-launched version is known as the SS-N-25 “Switchblade” (3M24 Uran) and the ground-launched coastal defense version as the SSC-6 “Stooge” (3K60 Bal). An air-launched version, the AS-20 “Kayak” (Kh-35), was added later.
The ground-launched coastal defense SSC-6 “Stooge” (3K60 Bal) is similar in appearance to the U.S. RGM-84 “Harpoon.” It has four triangular wings at mid-body, and four triangular fins at the rear. The missile is 4.2 m in length, has a body diameter of 0.42 m, and has a launch weight of 630 kg. Midcourse guidance is provided by an inertial navigation system (INS), with an active radar in the terminal phase. The missile is powered by a solid propellant boost motor and a turbofan engine with a maximum cruise speed of 290 m/second. The missile has a range of 130 km and carries a 145 kg high explosive semi-armor piercing warhead.
The SSC-6 “Stooge” entered service 1997 and is deployed on 8 x 8 Transporter-Erector-Launcher (TEL) vehicles each carrying eight SSC-8 missiles in canisters. A single battery of SSC-6 missiles has two command and control vehicles, four TELs, four reload vehicles, test and maintenance vehicles, and 46 personnel.
Russia has also developed an improved version of the SS-N-25 “Switchblade”/ SSC-6 “Stooge” known as the 3M24M. It incorporates GPS or GLONASS updates, carries more fuel, and has an increased range of 250 km. Its launch weight has been increased to 700 kg, and the missile is believed to be longer than the standard version. Russia offered this version for export in 1997 as the 3M24E1 version.(1)
Footnotes
- Duncan Lennox, ed., Jane’s Strategic Weapons Systems 45 (Surrey: Jane’s Information Group, July 2006), pp. 156-158; GlobalSecurity.org, “Zvezda Kh-35 / AS-20 Kayak / SS-N-25 Switchblade / SSC-6 Switchblade,” available at http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/as-20.htm, accessed on July 1, 2006.
