ICBM "Topol" successfully hit a conditional target at the Sary-Shagan training ground
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In order to test prospective combat equipment, an intercontinental ballistic missile RS-12M Topol was launched from the Kapustin Yar test site (Astrakhan region). The launch took place at 18: 15 (MSK) on Saturday 22 August. It is reported by the press service of the Strategic Missile Forces.
It is reported that the combat part of the ICBM successfully hit the target at the test site in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is about the Sary-Shagan test site. According to the statements of the men responsible for the launch, the specified accuracy was achieved.
It should be emphasized that for testing elements of the combat equipment of ballistic missiles, the Kapustin Yar test site is unique. Only its test tracks and a test range allow to test promising military equipment capable of overcoming the missile defense system, including a promising configuration in the entire range of possible conditions for its delivery to targets in the interests of the Strategic Missile Forces and the Navy.
For reference: the Topol ICBM was put into service in the USSR in 1988. The maximum target range is 10 thousand km. The maximum weight of the drop warhead is 1 ton. The launch weight of the rocket is 45 tons. The maximum charge power is up to 0,55 megatons.
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