page_title: OTR-21 Tochka
section_title: Scarab A
hierarchical_section_title: OTR-21 Tochka / Description / Scarab A
caption_attribution_description: English: 9M79K missile for 9K79 Tochka missile systemРусский: ракета 9М79К ракетного комплекса 9К79 Точка
context_page_description: OTR-21 Tochka is a Soviet tactical ballistic missile. Its GRAU designation is 9K79; its NATO reporting name is SS-21 Scarab. It is transported in a 9P129 vehicle and raised prior to launch. It uses an inertial guidance system.
  The OTR-21 forward deployment to East Germany began in 1981, replacing the earlier Luna-M series of unguided artillery rockets.
context_section_description: The initial Scarab A entered service with the Soviet Army in 1975. It carries one of three types of warhead:
  482 kg (1,063 lb) of conventional HE
  fragmentation (lethal radius more than 200 m (660 ft)
  nuclear
  The minimal range is about 15 km (9.3 mi), maximum range is 70 km (43 mi); its circular error probable (CEP) is estimated to be about 150 m (490 ft).
caption: 9M79K missile for 9K79 Tochka missile system
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