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The RPK-2 Vyuga (Russian: РПК-2 Вьюга, blizzard; NATO reporting name: SS-N-15 Starfish), also designated as 81R, is a Soviet submarine-launched, nuclear-armed anti-submarine missile system, launched exclusively through 533-millimetre (21.0 in) torpedo tubes. The system was designed in Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR in the 1960s.
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RPK-2 Vyuga (NATO reporting name: SS-N-15 'Starfish') | |
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Type | Anti-submarine/ship missile |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1969–current |
Used by | Russia |
Production history | |
Designed | 1960s |
Specifications | |
Warhead | ≥5 kt thermonuclear warhead or a Type 40 torpedo |
Warhead weight | 2445 kg |
Propellant | solid fuel rocket |
Operational range | 35–45 km (22–28 mi) |
Maximum speed | Mach 0.9 |
Guidance system | Inertial guidance |
Launch platform | Akula, Oscar, Typhoon, Alfa, Delta, Kilo, Borei |
Analogous to the SUBROC missile previously used by the US Navy, it is designed to be fired from a 533 mm torpedo tube. It is boosted by a choice of mechanisms depending on model before clearing the water, firing a solid fuel rocket and delivering its payload up to 45 kilometres (28 mi) away. The payload ranges from a simple depth charge to a 200 kt nuclear depth bomb.
The RPK-2 uses a 82R torpedo or 90R nuclear depth charge in the 533 mm version, and a 83R torpedo carrying[clarification needed] or 86R nuclear depth charge in 650 mm version.
Both submarine- and surface-launched versions exist. The surface-launched versions are used by the Slava, Kirov, Neustrashimy and Udaloy classes. The submarine-launched versions are used by the Akula, Oscar, Typhoon, Delta, Kilo, and Borei classes. However, the munition package used in either is identical and hence the ship-launched version is launched into the water and submerges before firing its engines.
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