OTR-21«Точка»
OTR-21 Tochka (Russian: оперативно-тактический ракетный комплекс (ОТР) «Точка», romanized: operativno-takticheskiy raketnyy kompleks (OTR) "Tochka", lit. ’Tactical Operational Missile Complex "Point"’) is a Soviet tactical ballistic missile. Its GRAU designation is 9K79. Its NATO reporting name is the SS-21 Scarab. One missile is transported per 9P129 vehicle and raised prior to launch. It uses an inertial guidance system.
The OTR-21 forward deployment to East Germany began in 1981,replacing the earlier Luna-M series of unguided artillery rockets. The system was scheduled to be decommissioned by the Russian Armed Forces in 2020 in favour of the 9K720 Iskander,but they have been observed in use against Ukrainian targets during the Russo-Ukrainian war.
The OTR-21 is a mobile missile launch system, designed to be deployed along with other land combat units on the battlefield. While the 9K52 Luna-M is large and relatively inaccurate, the OTR-21 is much smaller. The missile itself can be used for precise strikes on enemy tactical targets, such as control posts, bridges, storage facilities, troop concentrations and airfields. The fragmentation warhead can be replaced with a nuclear, biological or chemical warhead. The solid propellant makes the missile easy to maintain and deploy.OTR-21 units are usually managed in a brigade structure.There are 18 launchers in a brigade. Each launcher is provided with two or three missiles.
The vehicle is amphibious, with a maximum road speed of 60 km/h (37 mph) and 8 km/h (5.0 mph) in water. The vehicle is NBC-protected. The system began development in 1968. Three variants were developed.
Tochka
The initial version, Tochka, NATO reporting name Scarab A, entered service with the Soviet Army in 1975. It carried one of four types of warhead:
9M123F unitary High explosive warhead. Weight 420 kilograms (930 lb).
9M123K submunitions warhead. Anti-personnel, anti-armour and anti-runway submunitions available.
9M79B nuclear. Selectable yield of 10 or 100 kT.
9N123R EMP warhead.
The minimum range was about 15 km (9.3 mi), maximum range was 70 km (43 mi). Its circular error probable (CEP) is estimated to be about 150 m (490 ft).
Its simple kitbash static tel with 3 reloadable missiles in magazine.Variants with cluster,nuke and improved range (tochka-u) coming soon!
