BZhRK Barguzin

Barguzin BZhRK
Barguzin BZhRK
Type	Intercontinental ballistic missile
Place of origin	Russia
Service history
In service	development, projectual
Used by	Russian Strategic Missile Troops
Production history
Designer	Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology
Manufacturer	Votkinsk Machine Building Plant Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant , KBKhA , ЦКБ Титан
Produced	nd
Specifications
Mass	45–50 ton each missile
Length	20–30 m
Warhead	up to 10 < 16, var. TNW MIRV MaRV HGV other (var. types, 6 to < 15 yield < 960 kt to 100 kt (single RV within or > 25 Mt), 1 - 4 to 8 yield 200 kt to < 5 Mt each)
Engine	Three-stage solid-fuel rocket or 3rd, 4th (warhead) liquid
Propellant	solid, third or fourth stage – warhead block can be liquid like other ICBM SLBM active or project test other
Operational; range	12,600 km (7,800 mi)
Guidance; system	Inertial with GLONASS, astrocelestial
Launch; platform	railway train TEL

The RS-27 (?) or SS-X-31\32Zh (?) Barguzin BZhRK БЖРК Project on development for RVSN, replacement of the previous railway missile train intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Molodets BZhRK БЖРК SS-24 Scalpel. BZhRK stands for ru:Боевой железнодорожный ракетный комплекс (railway missile train).

Until 2014 it was not clear whether the missile would be based on Yars, Bulava, SS-24 Scalpel, Rubezh Avangard, maybe some from SS-15 Scrooge, SS-N-20 Sturgeon and SS-N-28 developments.

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