Theatre ballistic missile

Type of ballistic missile

A theatre ballistic missile (TBM) is any ballistic missile with a range less than 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi),^[1] used against targets "in-theatre". Its range is thus between that of tactical and intermediate-range ballistic missiles. The term is a relatively new one, encompassing the former categories of short-range ballistic missile and medium-range ballistic missile.^[2] Examples of this type of in-theatre missile are the Soviet RT-15, TR-1 Temp and American PGM-19 Jupiter missile, both from the 1960s.

Specific TBMs

Specific types of TBMs (current, past and under development) include:

China

B-611 - 80–260 kilometres (50–162 mi)^[3]
BP-12/A - 80–280 kilometres (50–174 mi)^[4]
Type 621 - 80–280 kilometres (50–174 mi)^[5]^[6]
Type 631 - 400 kilometres (250 mi)^[7]
DF-11 - 280–300 kilometres (170–190 mi)^[8]
DF-12/M20 - 280 kilometres (170 mi)^[9]
DF-15 - 600–800 kilometres (370–500 mi)^[10]
DF-2 - 1,250 kilometres (780 mi)^[11]
DF-16 - 800–1,000 kilometres (500–620 mi)^[12]
DF-17 - 1,800–2,500 kilometres (1,100–1,600 mi)^[13]
DF-21 - 1,500–1,700 kilometres (930–1,060 mi) (China) , (Saudi Arabia) ^[14]

France

Hadès - 480 kilometres (300 mi)

Pluton - 120 kilometres (75 mi)
SE.4200 - 100 kilometres (62 mi)
SSBS S1

India

Agni I - 700–900 kilometres (430–560 mi)
K-15 - 750 kilometres (470 mi)
Prahaar - 150 kilometres (93 mi)
Pragati - 170 kilometres (110 mi) (planned)
Pralay - 150–500 kilometres (93–311 mi)
Pranash - 200 kilometres (120 mi) (planned)
Prithvi I - 150 kilometres (93 mi)
Prithvi II - 250–350 kilometres (160–220 mi)
Prithvi III - 350–750 kilometres (220–470 mi)
Shaurya - 700–1,900 kilometres (430–1,180 mi)

Agni II - 2,000–3,000 kilometres (1,200–1,900 mi)
Agni-P - 1,000–2,000 kilometres (620–1,240 mi)

Iran

Fateh-110 - 300 kilometres (190 mi)
Fateh-313 - 500 kilometres (310 mi)
Fateh Mobin - 300 kilometres (190 mi)
Naze'at - 100–130 kilometres (62–81 mi)
Qiam 1 - 700–800 kilometres (430–500 mi)
Ra'ad-500 - 500 kilometres (310 mi)
Samen - 750–800 kilometres (470–500 mi)
Shahab-1 - 350 kilometres (220 mi)
Shahab-2 - 750 kilometres (470 mi)
Tondar-69 - 150 kilometres (93 mi)
Zelzal-1 - 150 kilometres (93 mi)
Zelzal-2 - 210 kilometres (130 mi)
Zelzal-3 - 200–250 kilometres (120–160 mi)
Zolfaghar (missile)/Zulfiqar^[15] - 700 kilometres (430 mi)

Ashoura - 2,000–2,500 kilometres (1,200–1,600 mi)
Emad - 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi)
Fajr-3 - 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi)(estimation)
Ghadr-110 - 2,000–3,000 kilometres (1,200–1,900 mi)
Khorramshahr (missile) - 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) ^[16]^[17]
Sejjil - 2,000–4,500 kilometres (1,200–2,800 mi)
Shahab-3 - 1,000–2,000 kilometres (620–1,240 mi)

Iraq

Al Abbas - 800–950 kilometres (500–590 mi)
Al Fat'h - 160 kilometres (99 mi)
Al Hussein - 600–650 kilometres (370–400 mi)
Al Hijarah - 700–900 kilometres (430–560 mi)
Al Samoud - 180 kilometres (110 mi)
Badr-2000 - 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)

Israel

Jericho I - 500 kilometres (310 mi)
LORA - 300 kilometres (190 mi)
Predator Hawk - 300 kilometres (190 mi)
Jericho II - 1,300 kilometres (810 mi)

Nazi Germany

Rheinbote - 160 kilometres (99 mi)
V-2 missile - 320 kilometres (200 mi)^[18]

North Korea

Hwasong-5 - 320 kilometres (200 mi)
Hwasong-6 - 500 kilometres (310 mi)
Hwasong-7 - 700–995 kilometres (435–618 mi)
Hwasong-11 - 120–220 kilometres (75–137 mi)
KN-23 - 250–700 kilometres (160–430 mi)

Hwasong-9 - 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)
Hwasong-10/RD-B Musudan - 2,500–4,000 kilometres (1,600–2,500 mi)
Pukkuksong-1 - 500–2,000 kilometres (310–1,240 mi)
Pukkuksong-2 - 1,200–3,000 kilometres (750–1,860 mi)
Pukkuksong-2 - 2,500–3,000 kilometres (1,600–1,900 mi)
Rodong-1 - 1,000–1,500 kilometres (620–930 mi)

Pakistan

Abdali - 200 kilometres (120 mi)
Ghaznavi - 290–320 kilometres (180–200 mi)^[19]
Hatf-I - 70 kilometres (43 mi)
Hatf-IA - 100 kilometres (62 mi)
Hatf-IB - 100 kilometres (62 mi)
Nasr - 70–90 kilometres (43–56 mi)
Shaheen - 750 kilometres (470 mi)
Shaheen-1 - 900 kilometres (560 mi)
Shaheen-1 A - 1,000 kilometres (620 mi)

Ababeel - 2,200 kilometres (1,400 mi)
Ghauri-I - 1,500 kilometres (930 mi)
Ghauri-II - 1,800–2,000 kilometres (1,100–1,200 mi)
Ghauri-III - 3,000–3,500 kilometres (1,900–2,200 mi) (Cancelled)
Shaheen-II - 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi)^[20]^[21]
Shaheen-III - 2,750 kilometres (1,710 mi)^[22]^[23]

Serbia

Šumadija (multiple rocket launcher) - 75–285 kilometres (47–177 mi)

South Korea

Hyunmoo-1 - 180 kilometres (110 mi)
Hyunmoo-2A - 300 kilometres (190 mi)
Hyunmoo-2B - 500 kilometres (310 mi)
Hyunmoo-2C - 800 kilometres (500 mi)
Hyunmoo-4 - 800 kilometres (500 mi)
Hyunmoo IV-4 - 500 kilometres (310 mi)
KTSSM - 180–290 kilometres (110–180 mi)

Soviet Union/ Russia

9K720 Iskander-M - 400–500 kilometres (250–310 mi) Russia
OTR-21 Tochka-U - 70–185 kilometres (43–115 mi) Soviet Union/ Russia
OTR-23 Oka - 500 kilometres (310 mi) Soviet Union/ Russia
R-1 - 270 kilometres (170 mi)
R-2 - 600–1,200 kilometres (370–750 mi) Soviet Union
Scud A-D - 180–700 kilometres (110–430 mi) Soviet Union
TR-1 Temp - 900 kilometres (560 mi) Soviet Union

R-5 Pobeda - 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) Soviet Union
R-12 Dvina - 2,080 kilometres (1,290 mi) Soviet Union
RT-15 - 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) Soviet Union

Taiwan

Sky Spear - 300 kilometres (190 mi)
Sky Horse - 600–950 kilometres (370–590 mi)

Turkey

BORA I - 280 kilometres (170 mi)
BORA II - 360 kilometres (220 mi)
J-600T Yıldırım I - 150 kilometres (93 mi)
J-600T Yıldırım II - 300 kilometres (190 mi)
J-600T Yıldırım III - 900 kilometres (560 mi)

Ukraine

Hrim-2 50–500 kilometres (31–311 mi)^[24]

United States

Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon - over 2,775 kilometres (1,724 mi)
MGM-18 Lacrosse - 19 kilometres (12 mi)
MGM-31 Pershing - 740 kilometres (460 mi)
MGM-52 Lance - 70–120 kilometres (43–75 mi)
MGM-140 ATACMS - 128–300 kilometres (80–186 mi)
OpFires - 1,609 kilometres (1,000 mi)?^[25]
PGM-11 Redstone - 92–323 kilometres (57–201 mi)
Precision Strike Missile - 499 kilometres (310 mi)^[26]

Pershing II 1,770 kilometres (1,100 mi)
PGM-19 Jupiter 2,400 kilometres (1,500 mi)

Yemen

Burkan-1 (modified Scud) - 800 kilometres (500 mi) (Houthis)^[27]
Burkan-2 (modified Scud) (Houthis) - ^[28]^[29]
Qaher-1 (modified S-75 Dvina) - 300 kilometres (190 mi) (Houthis)
Qaher-M2 400 kilometres (250 mi) (Houthis) - ^[30]

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