9N24
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The 9N24 (Russian: 9Н24) sub-munition is of Soviet-era design and is used most often with the OTR-21 Tochka, NATO reporting name SS-21 Scarab.[1][2]
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The body of 9N24 consists of 18 fragmentation rings with an explosive fill of А-IX-20 mixture, which is constituted by four parts phlegmatized RDX to one part aluminium powder.[2]
The 9N24 uses a ribbon stabilizer.[2]
Quantity 50 of the 9N24 sub-munitions are arrayed inside a 9N123K projectile.
References
[edit]- ^ "Soviet 9N24 submunitions documented in Ukraine (2022)". Armament Research Services. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "9n24 Submunition". Collective Awareness to Unexploded Ordnance (CAT-UXO). Retrieved 5 February 2023.