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701058 1/35 DPRK Hwasong -5 short-range tactical ballistic missile
701058 1/35 DPRK Hwasong -5 short-range tactical ballistic missile
 
Retail Price: $204.99
Scale: 1/35
Brand: TRUMPETER

Stock Status: In Stock

Product Code: 701058
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The Hwason g-5 is a surface-to-surfaceshort-range tactical ballistic missile derived from the Soviet R-17 Elbrusmissile and based on the ballistic missile Scud-B. Hwason g-5 with a range of300 km and a payload capacity of s lightly under 1,000 kg. North Korea purchased the Soviet Scud-B from Egypt in themid-1970s and made improvements to the airframe, guidance, and motor. Flight testsof the Hwason g-5 began in 1984 and themissile was deployed in 1986. The Hwason g-5 like the Scud-B isroad-mobile and launched from a North Korean copy of the Russian designed MAZ-543Transporter-Erector-Launcher (TEL) vehicle. However, the SRBM can also belaunched from converted commercial vehicles as well. It is believed that NorthKorea has around 300 Hwason g-5 SRBMs with around 12 to 15 launchers . endingproduction in 1991 or 1992.