Hwasong-6

Hwasong 6
Type	SRBM
Service history
In service	1989 or 1990
Production history
Manufacturer	North Korea
Specifications
Length	12 m
Diameter	0.88 m
Warhead	One
Engine	liquid
Operational range	500 km (310 mi)
Guidance system	inertial

The Hwasong-6 (Chosŏn'gŭl: 화성 6; Hancha: 火星 6) is a North Korean tactical ballistic missile. It is derived from the Hwasong-5, itself a derivative of the Soviet R-17 Elbrus. It carries the NATO reporting name Scud.

Work on an extended-range version of the Hwasong-5 began in 1988, and with only relatively minor modifications, a new type was produced from 1989, designated Hwasong-6 ("Scud Mod. C" or "Scud-C"). It was first tested in June 1990, and entered full-scale production the same year, or in 1991. It was superseded by the Rodong-1.

To increase range over its predecessor, the Hwasong-6 has its payload deceased to 770 kg (1,700 lb) and the length of the rocket body extended to increase the propellant by 25%; accuracy is 700–1,000 meters circular error probability (CEP).^[1][2][3] Such range is sufficient to strike targets as far away as western Japan. Its dimensions are identical to the original Hwasong-5. Due to difficulties in procuring MAZ-543 TELs, mobile launchers were produced in North Korea. By 1999, North Korea was estimated to have produced 600 to 1,000 Hwasong-6 missiles, of which 25 had been launched in tests, 300 to 500 had been exported, and 300 to 600 were in service with the Korean People's Army.^[4]

The Hwasong-6 was exported to Iran, where it is designated as the Shahab-2, and to Syria, where it is manufactured under licence with Chinese assistance.^[4]

See also

• Hwasong-5
• R-11 Zemlya
• R-17 Elbrus
• Scud

References

Scud missiles and derivatives
Soviet Union	R-11 Zemlya R-17 Elbrus
Iran	Shahab-1 Shahab-2 Shahab-3
Iraq	Al Hussein Al-Samoud 2
North Korea	Hwasong-5 Hwasong-6 Paektusan Rodong-1

Missiles of North Korea
Short-range	KN-2 OTR-21 Tochka Persian Gulf (missile) Fateh-110 Luna-M Luna Hwasong-5 Hwasong-6
Medium-range	Rodong-1 Hwasong-10
Intermediate-range	Hwasong-10 KN-08
ICBM	KN-08 (KN-14) Taepodong-2
SLBM	Pukkuksong-1
Cruise missiles	KN-09 (Local variant of Kh-35) C-602 C-802 P-35 P-15 KN-1 Silkworm KN-1
Anti-ship missiles	KN-09 (Local variant of Kh-35) C-602 C-802 Kh-28 P-35 P-15 KN-1 Silkworm KN-1
Surface-to-air missiles	KN-06 S-200 S-25 Berkut S-75 Dvina S-125 Neva/Pechora Buk Kub Krug
Air to air missiles	R/K-13 R-23/24 R-60 R-73/74 R-27 R-4 R-40 R/K-8 K-9 R-38
Anti-tank guided missiles	AT-1 AT-2 AT-3 Susong-Po AT-4 Bulsae-2 AT-5 Bulsae-3 AT-6 AT-7
Air to ground missiles	Kh-23 AS-8 Kh-28 Kh-25 Kh-29 KN-09 (Local variant of Kh-35)
Anti-ship ballistic missiles	Persian Gulf (missile) Fateh-110
Artillery rockets and MRLs	KN-09 M-1991 M1985 BM-24 BMD-20 BM-11 M-1985 Type 63

External Sources

• CSIS Missile Threat - Hwasong-6