Thread: "R" in Soviet missile numbering?
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Old October 6th 03, 03:20 PM
Allen Thomson
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Default "R" in Soviet missile numbering?
"Alan Erskine" wrote

Raket (Rocket)?

Raketa. It means both "rocket vehicle" and "reactively propelled missile."
(A cruise missile is a "krylataya raketa," "winged missile.")