Tochka-U ballistic missile with a range of 185 km, carrying a warhead weighing up to half a ton, is considered one of the most dangerous tactical ballistic missiles in the world.
It is known that the Tochka-U tactical ballistic missile used to be the pride of the Soviet army before the US and NATO.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, this type of missile was divided among member countries, in which the largest number were Russia and Ukraine.
The destructive power of this missile lies in the large warhead, with the pre-emptive attack tactic, Tochka-U can destroy the enemy’s tank corps.
It is known that Tochka-U is an upgraded variant of the Tochka tactical ballistic missile, which was developed in 1968 to replace the FROG-7B battlefield rocket.
The Tochka missile complex entered service in the Soviet army in 1976 and the more modern Tochka-U variant officially entered service in 1989.
The missile is transported and launched on a 9P129 self-propelled launcher, using an inertial guidance system for relative accuracy when destroying a target.
Tochka-U is used to destroy targets such as ground vehicles of reconnaissance-attack complexes, control stations, airfields, reserves, ammunition depots, and fuel which are located deep in the line of defense. of the opponent.
This type of missile has a range of 185 km, each missile carries a warhead weighing up to half a ton to destroy the target.
When necessary, this type of missile can be equipped with biological, chemical, and even nuclear warheads with great destructive power.
To maneuver on the battlefield, the missile is placed on the launch vehicle. These vehicles are equipped with a 300-horsepower diesel engine that allows them to run at a maximum speed of 60 km/h on asphalt roads and swim at a speed of 8 km/h.
The range of the launch vehicle is up to 650 km; 60% climbing ability; overcoming obstacles 0.5 m high and crossing ditches 1.2 m wide.
It can be said that Tochka-U is still an extremely dangerous tactical ballistic missile in modern warfare because of its great destructive power.
However, their weakness is their short range, recently Russian media reported that Ukraine is modifying the design to increase the range of this missile to 500 km.
With this range, the Tochka-U missile can reach further targets.
It is known that the Tochka-U tactical ballistic missile used to be the pride of the Soviet army before the US and NATO.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, this type of missile was divided among member countries, in which the largest number were Russia and Ukraine.
