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  "id": "otr-21-tochka",
  "name": "OTR-21 Tochka (SS-21 Scarab)",
  "aliases": [
    "OTR-21 Tockka",
    "SS-21SS-21 Scarab",
    "9K79 Missile System"
  ],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Close-range ballistic missile",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1976,
  "operators": [
    "ARM",
    "AZE",
    "BGR",
    "BLR",
    "KAZ",
    "PRK",
    "RUS",
    "SYR",
    "UKR",
    "YEM"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 10,
  "summary": "First operationalized in 1975, the road-mobile Scarab-A variant was designed to be deployed alongside conventional forces, maintain flexibility on the battlefield, and attack tactical targets such as bridges, storage facilities, troop concentrations, and airfields.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "KBM (Kolomna)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chassis",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "BAZ-5921 6x6 mobile launcher vehicle",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Emplacement time",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Less than 20 Min",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 9.48,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "5D20B-300",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "300 hp",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "BAZ-5921 Mobile TEL Launch Platform",
      "role": "9M79 Tactical Ballistic Missile",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "9M79 Tactical Ballistic Missile",
        "Guidance": "inertial guidance system",
        "Warhead": "conventional, chemical, nuclear",
        "Warhead weight": "480 kg"
      },
      "range_km": 70
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Tochka-U (SS-21 Scarab-B),",
      "text": "Improved variant of the Tochka with a maximum range of 120 km. and improved CEP. It entered service in 1989.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "SS-21 Scarab-C",
      "text": "Its Russian designation is unknown. This missile system was developed in the 1990s. Range was increased to 185 km and CEP was further improved.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Oka (SS-23 Spider),",
      "text": "Essentially a longer version of the Tochka, with a maximum range of 480 km. The SS-23 Spider was eliminated due to the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (or INF treaty) during the late 1980s.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "KN-02,",
      "text": "North Korean reversed-engineered and upgraded version of the Scarab-A, with a longer range and improved CEP.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "image": {
    "file": "otr-21-tochka.jpg",
    "thumb": "otr-21-tochka-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Kalabaha1969",
    "license": "CC0",
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  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/otr-21-tochka.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-otr-21-tochka": {
      "title": "OTR-21 Tochka (SS-21 Scarab) Russian Close-Range Ballistic Missile",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/OTR-21_Tochka_SS-21_Scarab_Russian_Close-Range_Ballistic_Missile",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}