SS-13 Savage
missile
Also known as: Savage
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intercontinental ballistic missile
- In rocket and missile system: From liquid to solid fuel
…Soviet solid-fueled ICBM was the SS-13 Savage, which became operational in 1969. This missile could carry a 750-kiloton warhead more than 5,000 miles. Because the Soviet Union deployed several other liquid-fueled ICBMs between 1962 and 1969, Western specialists speculated that the Soviets experienced engineering difficulties in producing solid propellants.
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