RPK-9 Medvedka

Anti-submarine missile

RPK-9 Medvedka ("Mole cricket", NATO Designation SS-N-29)^[1][2] is a modern missile system used to engage submarines. The system consists of a launcher with eight missiles, each with the small torpedo as the warhead.

Specifications

• Operational depth: 15–500 metres (49–1,640 ft)
• Total weight of system (with 8 missiles): 19.4 tonnes (19.1 long tons; 21.4 short tons)
• Total weight of system (with 4 missiles): 12 tonnes (12 long tons; 13 short tons)
• Missile weight: 800 kilograms (1,800 lb)
• Diameter: 400 millimetres (16 in)

Operators

 Russia

• Russian Navy

References

1. "RPK-9 MEDVEDKA / SS-N-29 | Weapons Parade".
2. "Informatie Over De Tweede Wereldoorlog en Monumenten in Duitsland". Warfare.

External links

• Warfare.ru article