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(Redirected from RPK-6 Vodopad) Soviet anti-submarine missile

RPK-6 Vodopad (Russian: РПК-6 Водопад, "waterfall") is a Soviet 533 mm anti-submarine missile deployed operationally since 1981.

RPK-7 Veter (Russian: РПК-7 Ветер, "wind") is a 650 mm version, deployed operationally since 1984.

Both missiles are given the same United States Navy designation SS-N-16 and NATO designation Stallion.

Both missiles are torpedo-tube launched, with a solid-fuel rocket engine to power them above the surface. Both missiles are dual-role; they can be armed with either a 400 mm anti-submarine torpedo or a nuclear depth charge.

The Veter's increased range of approximately 100 kilometers was an impressive boost over its predecessor the SS-N-15 Starfish, which could only reach half the distance.

Specifications (RPK-7 Veter)

Performance:

  • Range: 100 km (55 nmi)

Payload:

  • Nuclear depth charge or 400 mm torpedo

Guidance:

Operators

 Soviet Union
 Russia

References

  1. ^ Autofilled, Norman Polmar (2003). Cold War Submarines. Potomac Books. p. 670. ISBN 9781597973199.

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video icon SS-N-16 Stallion test launch on YouTube
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