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To: AppyPappy
Maybe. Depends on whether the warhead is attached.


14 posted on 03/25/2003 8:55:36 AM PST by The_Victor
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To: The_Victor; AppyPappy
Maybe. Depends on whether the warhead is attached.

Hmmm...did not take that into consideration...will see what I can find in a search.

16 posted on 03/25/2003 9:05:57 AM PST by ravingnutter
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To: The_Victor
Two possiblities...found the following in a search:

The warhead bay of the `Scud B' is 2.87 m long forming the nose section of the missile Source

2.87 m = 9.416 Ft., which would make it about the right length of the Scud in the article, if you deduct the warhead length. The following confirms that Iraq's Scud al-Husayn is equivalent to the Scud B and also mentions a shorter version, but no length was provided.

The first upgrade, called the al-Husayn had a range of 600-650 km, allowing strikes on Tehran. This rocket was modified through a reduction of the payload to approximately 300 to 350 kilograms. Some 11.20 meters in length and 0.90 meters in diameter, the Al Hussein corresponds more or less to the SCUD-B (length: 11.50 meters; diameter: 0.88 meters)...A variant of the Al Husayn was also produced, known as the Al Husayn Short.

FAS


25 posted on 03/25/2003 9:51:56 AM PST by ravingnutter
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To: The_Victor
From doing research I found that it could also be an Al-Sumud 2 missile which is described as a miniaturized Scud B. A recent news story indicated that they were cooperating with the UN by destroying some of these this month, so they do have some still. No dimensions are given however, and a search for the dimensions was futile.
27 posted on 03/25/2003 10:54:12 AM PST by ravingnutter
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