FROG-7

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The FROG-7 is the final version of the FROG family of unguided, spin-stabilized, short-range artillery rockets. The name “FROG” comes from then NATO designation of Free-Rocket-Over-Ground. The FROG-7 missiles were mounted on the ZIL-135 8x8 army truck. The FROG-7 (A or B model) has a range up to 70km and a CEP (circular error probable) between 500m and 700m. The road mobile rocket has a 550 kg warhead and is capable of delivering high explosive, nuclear, or chemical warheads. The FROG-7 was first introduced in 1965. The FROG-7 was extensively deployed throughout the many Soviet satellite states. The rocket has been extensively exported and is now in the possession of a large number of countries. After the war with Iran, Iraq modified its stock of Frog-7s by extending their range to 90km. The rocket was renamed Laith-90.^[1]

Contents 1 Operators 2 Specifications 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Operators

 Egypt

 Iraq

 North Korea

 Soviet Union

 Syria

 Yemen

[edit] Specifications

• Length: 30 feet (7A)
• Diameter: 1.8 feet
• Weight: 2.5-2.8 tons
• Range: 70,000 meters
• Warhead: high explosive, chemical, nuclear-capable

[edit] References

1. ^ Cordesman, Anthony: Iraq and the War of Sanctions. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999. Page 453. ISBN 027596528

[edit] External links

• UK Russian truck owners site and online forum resource

• http://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/row/frog-7.htm
• http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/www/284a.htm

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