The P-120 Malakhit (Russian: П-120 «Малахит» ' Malachite '; NATO reporting name: SS-N-9 Siren, GRAU designation: 4K85[1]) is a Soviet medium range anti-ship missile used by corvettes and submarines. Introduced in 1972, it remains in service but …

Based on the P-70 Ametist, the P-120 Malakhit (SS-N-9 Siren) is a medium-range anti-ship cruise missile designed by the Soviets in the late 1960’s to enable the Charlie II class submarine to fire without surfacing.

NATO SS-N-9 "Siren" designation. Solid fuel rocket P-120 (see diagram) was made according to the normal aerodynamic scheme, had a folding wing and externally repeated rocket P-70. P-120 (4K85) had a launching mass of 3180 kg and carried a shrapnel-phase warhead weighing 840 kg or a nuclear warhead with a capacity of 200 kt.

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The SS-N-9 is an antiship cruise missile and is carried by C-II and P-class nuclear- powered guided-misslle suhmarines ISS(;Ns) and by two txpes of patrol guided-missile hoats, the …

Nov 7, 2011 · Intended to replace P-50 missile, development of the P-120 Malakhit [industrial code 4K-85] started in 1963. The shorter range of the SS-N-9 compared to the SS-N-3 reduced the flight time of...

The SS-N-9 Siren (Russian: P-120 Malakhit) was an anti-ship missile, fitted initially from surface ships and subsequently installed in the CHARLIE II-class cruise-missile submarines for underwater launch.

The P-120 Malakhit (Russian: П-120 «Малахит» 'Malachite'; NATO reporting name: SS-N-9 Siren, GRAU designation: 4K85 [1]) is a Russian medium range anti-ship missile used by corvettes and submarines.

The P-120 was derived from the earlier P-70 Ametist (NATO: SS-N-7 Starbright). It can be distinguished from the P-70 by its increased length, larger wings, two large boosters instead of four smaller ones and the ventral pod housing the infrared seeker.

The P-120 Malakhit (Russian: П-120 «Малахит» ' Malachite '; NATO reporting name: SS-N-9 Siren, GRAU designation: 4K85[1]) is a Russian medium range anti-ship missile used by corvettes and submarines.