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Scud (other)
Scud refers to a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Scud or SCUD may also refer to: * Scud (crustacean), Amphipoda, a shrimplike aquatic animal * Scud (dog), a character in the animation ''Toy Story'' * Scud FM, nickname of BBC Radio 4's continuous 1991 Gulf War news service * Scud Mountain Boys, an American country music band Acronym * Septicemic cutaneous ulcerative disease, a disease found in turtles * Socle pour le changement, l'unité et la démocratie, a Chadian rebel group Aviation and meteorology * Scud (cloud), scattered cumulus under deck * Scud running, flying at a reduced altitude to avoid clouds ;Gliders * Abbott-Baynes Scud 1 * Abbott-Baynes Scud 2 * Abbott-Baynes Scud 3 Comics and games * Scud: The Disposable Assassin, a science fiction comic book series * Scud: The Disposable Assassin (video game), ''Scud: The Disposable Assassin'' (video game), a Sega Saturn game based on the comic book series * ''Scud Rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scud
A Scud missile is one of a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was exported widely to both Second World, Second and Third World, Third World countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies. The Russian names for the missile are the R-11 (the first version), and the R-17 (later R-300) Elbrus (later developments). The name Scud has been widely used to refer to these missiles and the wide variety of derivative variants developed in other countries based on the Soviet design. Scud missiles have been used in combat since the 1970s, mostly in wars in the Middle East. They became familiar to the Western public during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, when Ba'athist Iraq, Iraq fired dozens at Israel and Saudi Arabia. In Russian service it is being replaced by the 9K720 Iskander. Development The first use of the term ''Scud'' was in the NATO name SS-1b Scud-A, applied to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
